A Story

Randy Magic · Post by **Randy Magic** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 4:02 am

Thought IÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢d share a story with you all regarding one of the last times I saw Randy.

In the Summer of 1980 (I believe it was) he had come home for a visit, and called me up to meet him up at his house. I had not seen him since the QR reunion shows and was anxious to catch up with him about England, Ozzy, etc. We were only able to hang out for about an hour, but it is an hour I will definitely never forget. He was glad to be home, and in a familiar place, his mom was there, as well as my own mother. He told me they were thinking about naming the first LP ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œBlizzard of OzzyÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â

SixPounder · Post by **SixPounder** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 5:42 am

Thats awesome man!

Thanks alot for sharing that

Xanadu · Post by **Xanadu** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:23 am

Gary.....Really cool of you to stop by and share that story with us. Very much appreciated. To you, Randy was a close family friend. To us, he is an icon. A really great post.....the story, the autograph, and the photo.....all of it. Thank you again.....

Post by **skezza** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:38 am

Fantastic Gary, thank you very much. Also lovely picture!

Ell · Post by **Ell** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:11 am

Thank you very much for sharing that with us, you are a very lucky person.

stealaway · Post by **stealaway** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:12 pm

Huh! YouÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â´re one the lucky ones! Great story!

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:14 pm

Wow.... Thanks for sharing your story! Sounds like you knew him well?

Randy Magic · Post by **Randy Magic** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:00 pm

Glad you all liked the story, I had some free time last night. I'll look around and see what else I have that may be of interest. Randy was a dear friend and I am just happy to see so many great fans continue to honor him. There seems to be a large following of younger and younger fans, he would be especially happy about that.

Gary

Xanadu · Post by **Xanadu** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:37 pm

Gary.....Indeed Randy would be proud and honored by the legions of younger fans that hold him in such high regard. I'm one of the "old school" guys who continues to be inspired by Randy even all of these years later. Randy's influence will continue to be felt for generations to come, as even newer fans come to discover his genius.....and that is what will keep his memory alive forever.

damonk · Post by **damonk** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:47 pm

Just a big thanks for sharing that, anything else will be much appreciated but hey , I hope you knew that already!
Excellent.

Paul Wolfe · Post by **Paul Wolfe** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:44 pm

Thank you for taking the time to share your memories, Gary.

Post by **The Flying Dutchman** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:15 pm

Thanks for this MAGIC post!

Sweet_Amber · Post by **Sweet_Amber** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:33 pm

Awesome post, thank's alot for sharing that with us

andy m · Post by **andy m** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:35 pm

Cool read Gary! Thanks for sharing!!

Andy

GUITARIDOL5682 · Post by **GUITARIDOL5682** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:01 am

Hi Gary,
Its a shame that you haven't getting the personnel photo with Randy.Whats the odds of ever seeing this??? Cheers for the cool story..