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< The Irish Metal Forum ~ Sabbath reunion hits another rough patch. |
| Quid |
 Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 8:03 pm |
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BAGGY wrote: Thelofty wrote: So is that Bill Ward statement a hoax then so?
emmmm no its not a hoax, but it does show that theres two sides to every story...... and check this out........
The statement on the page before about having to walk Ozzy's dogs before each show was a hoax. The post about the little drummer boy wasn't. |
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| Brox |
| Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 8:45 pm |
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Why are they saying Bill wanted paid for the charity show?
from Bills site 15 May.......
Communications between the representative and my lawyer continued through the weekend of May 5 finalizing on Wednesday, May 9. The offer we received on May 9 was, “come to the UK, play for free and see how the first show goes.” I was tempted. Playing for free would not have been a problem for me, but “seeing how the first show goes” left an element of risk which could have affected Download. My ideal thought was to play in full the Birmingham show, in full Download, and in full Lollapalooza. |
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| BAGGY |
| Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 12:45 am |
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more........
Response To Geezer’s Statement
Posted on May.20, 2012 under Black Sabbath
Dear Sabbath Fans and Musicians,
I have read Geezer’s statement of May 19, 2012 titled “Heavy Heart.” Out of respect for the Birmingham gig, I wanted to wait 24 hours before releasing this statement. There are some points he brought up which I want to respond to.
1) I had indeed notified Ozzy, Tony and Geezer, well before my first public statement, that I was having contractual difficulties.
2) I came out into a public forum to be accountable to the fans primarily, and to say at a public level there’s a problem. The band members stopped talking and corresponding with me some time ago, with the exception of a nice letter from Tony on my birthday. Prior to that, Geezer and I were corresponding, but that stopped abruptly in late February after I emailed a specific question to him.
3) In my statement of May 15, I clearly stated I would play Birmingham for free. That was not a problem – charity or otherwise.
4) My Download fee was not an extravagant amount. Originally, when Download was part of a full tour, I had asked for a decent fee. More recently, as we were negotiating just Download/Birmingham and Lollapalooza, I told my attorney that I would accept the proposed small Download fee, but there were other parts of the offer that were unsatisfactory.
I will continue to be honest and respectful towards the band and our fans. I will also confront any untruths about me, and any fault finding missions aimed at me that come to my attention.
I hope the band and the fans had a good gig in Brum.
Stay safe/stay strong.
Bill Ward |
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| Floss |
| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 2:22 pm |
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| Listening to a pretty decent recording of the gig now - sounds cool. Ozzys voice held up pretty well for the most part I think - except on Wheels of Confusion where he's way off but fair enough if it was their first time playing it - sounds like the monitor mix was bad or something. |
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| GOATLORD |
| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 2:33 pm |
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| It is generally really good apart from WOC - be interesting to hear the clean up on the official release |
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| Floss |
| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 9:01 am |
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| thejuice |
| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 9:29 am |
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Listening to it now on Youtube. Whole thing is up there.
Fuck it, have to try get a Donnington ticket now. |
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| thefamilyghost |
| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 2:50 pm |
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| Floss |
| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 2:54 pm |
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| Ha ha isnt that the Terminator dude (and hopeless gambler from the Sopranos?) |
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| thefamilyghost |
| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 4:00 pm |
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| Think he played a wife beater in Coronation St. Real name Bill Ward if I'm not mistaken. |
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| Opolus |
| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 11:44 am |
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