#alpine valley

[chelle-bent]

Alpine Valley, 7.28.24

[queenofbaddecisionsandchaos]

Ozzy

I didn't say a word about this yesterday.... or I guess the day before now that I realize i've been awake that long.... but...

The death of a musician is something that has affected me before.... Tom Petty, Taylor Hawkins..... and now... Ozzy Osbourne. I am not sure I will ever forget this one.

I feel like we alll have thoughts about him - whether we liked, loved, or hated him.... Ozzy touched so many freaking millions of lives.

Growing up, I was a "Miss Goody Two-Shoes" .... I was a show choir geek to the core.... my first concert in high school was with my parents - I saw "The Nylons" in Milwaukee and I honestly don't remember where..... I guess my only memory of that was being there with both of my parents. However, my first "real" concert after was seeing Ozzy at Alpine Valley.... Ugly Kid Joe opened for him. This cocert was ... if I remember right... in July of 1992. My oldest boys Dad took me. It was our first "real" date - he ended up having Mono - I remember he was soooooooo sick.

I'll never forget though - Ozzy..... he was one of those performers you never forget for your entire life.

So.... yeah... I was on my way to work and my youngest son sent me a message "Mom, I know you really liked him but I'm not sure you heard.....Ozzy died today" With those words, I had to pull my truck to the side of the road...I began to cry like I had just heard my dog died or something....

Ozzy - he has touched my life. To some - they are just like "oh yeay, it's whatever, another old musician died" but to me it's sad that they would ever view him as anything but what he truly was - Ozzy Osbourne was a fucking legend - he made metal music what it it is today... the man was more than just a musician - he was the biggest influence on my generation of rockers - he had the greatest love story with his wife (no - I know there were issues in thir marriage but they never gave up on each other either) - he was a father - he helped discover amazing talent and brough t them into his own family (Zakk Wilde) .... I could go on and one but fuck - the man was so incredibly phenomenal.

So - yes - I pulled over to cry my freaking eyes out.... I called my friend immediately to check in with thim - I knew that this would impaccct his day, or week...... I just felt so much numbness. I knew it was coming, I did, just like when a child knows that their parent's life is getting to the end - but I didn't want to believe that. Ozzy was going to live forever....

With all this being said.... RIP Ozzy. I am stilll in shock a day later. The death of Hulk Hogan today didn't evej phase me because I can not even come close to "healing" from your death.

Ozzy - YOU touched my life. The rock world will NEVER be the same without you.....

Thank you SIR Ozzy Osbourne.

I can't wait to rock with you in heaven.....

[yaki-science]

It's been a hell of a weekend thus far. Can't wait for tomorrow,

[mothmiso]

Altyn Arashan, Kyrgyzstan, 2018 (2) (3) by Renaud Forest

[huariqueje]

Spring in Val Bregaglia   -   Giovanni Giacometti  , 1912.

Swiss , 1868-1933

Oil on canvas,  65,5 x 60,5 cm.

[bonepalaceballerina]

love the vibes of small, Midwest ski hills. something just very charming about them.

[got-to-rise-above]

can you find @idroveatank ?

drone shot of Phish at Alpine Valley WI this weekend

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