For those who are interested: (never saw this before)
THE FINE PRINT - A Randy Rhoads Tribute Kept Secret for a Decade
UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, APR 2, 2008
By: Jeff Kitts
Hoping you all get a kick out of this one. Ten years ago we were putting together a big Ozzy issue (August 1998, to be exact), and one of the sidebars dealt with the details surrounding the plane crash that killed Randy Rhoads. When we came up with the concept for the story, we had the idea to commission a graphic artist to illustrate the events surrounding the crash...something scientific, showing trajectory, point of impact, etc., the type of thing you would see in a newspaper in the days following a major plane crash.
What we ended up with was the illustration you see here...which almost has a cheery, cartoony feel to it, and shows the plane crashing into what appears to be a Christmas tree! It was hardly the scientific analysis of the crash we were expecting, so we decided not to run it in the issue.
I've held onto the drawing for all this time, as that morbid side of me just can't part with it...the public has never seen it, until now.
Being an air fanatic myself I always wondered how the accident did happen. And for those who still wondering: the drawing shows in a simple/visual way how it happened and what the situation was. Even the plane in that drawing is a beechcraft airiplane so it's not just a cartoon drawing, they obviously did their homework.
I don't think the drawing makes the outcome any less real. Sadly we have to live with the events of March 19th 1982 and people like us (The members) will strive to keep his legend alive.
Cologne she'll wear silver and americard, She'll drive a beetle car and beat you down at cool Canasta. And when the clothes are strewn don't be afraid of the room touch the fullness of her breast feel the love of her caress she will be your living end.
I think that stopped them from publicing it. Because of the cartoon style it can come over as they are making bit fun of it.
However I've seen the draws at TDTMD and this draw shows in a much easier quicker way how the crash did happen and it's still very accurate imo. (aside from the scales)
