[The Dark Wolf]

Originally Posted by Chris

Yeah, right. So, Bruce hurt Ozzy's feelings, after which the only recourse for Sharon was to plant 3 dozen eggs in the audience. Then, after getting pelted with eggs the entire set, (Bruce even mentions Niko cleaning off his drum kit to continue), his bandmates of 20 years go up behind his back and apologize to Sharon for Bruce getting pissed off?

Yes, I'm positive that's exactly how it went down.



Solid, responsible, stable plan. Disrespect the entire fucking audience and fuck up their show that they paid good money for because you're pissed at one guy. Stupid fucking whore.

No fucking shit. AND, run the risk, that if Iron Maiden was HALF, fuck, 1 TENTH, as immature as her, and said, "Fuck this shit, we're outta here.", she could have ended up liable as the promoter for a fucking riot of pissed off fans. Brilliant business accumen.

I like how she glossed over the fact that half of all those 45,000 so-called 'Ozzy/Black Sabbath/Ozzfest' fans up and left after her bullshit hijinks.

[eleven59]

Yeah, if Bruce was saying anything negative about Ozzy, Sabbath, or the tour it was probably in response to something they said about him/Maiden, and it was more than likely that sarcastic British humour that Sharon seems to have lost now that she's an American.

Sorry, what's that accent again? You're from England, eh? So how come you're pissed off that the British guy is waving a British flag, and not showering praise on the American troops?

Everyone's allowed to have an opinion. If you're going to shut them down every time you hear something you don't like...

...how many people have been taken off the air for anti-Bush commentary again?

[Chris]

She's a bitch for even mentioning our mjlitary as part of her fucked-up reasoning in the first place. I'm sure that while living in England with her millions of dollars, she really relates to the American soldiers abroad.

Grrr..

[Shannon]

Hey Chris, where's this huge rant you promised us?

[Chris]

Hell, just read this thread. Everything's been said that I would have spewed out anyhow, and I'm not going to paraphrase my members for the sake of a writeup.

I hate that bitch.

[SevenatoR]

We'll just have to take it in pieces then. LOL.

By the way, everyone who posted something slamming Sharon in this thread should get mucho Rep Points. Heheheheeeeeeeeeeee

[Shannon]

^ Can I be cool too?

Sharon's a "cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey shit!"

*Some will figure where I got that quote.

[Shorty]

Hey. If any of you are looking for any last-minute gift ideas for me, I have one. I'd like Frank Shirley, my boss, right here tonight. I want him brought from his happy holiday slumber over there on Melody Lane with all the other rich people and I want him brought right here, with a big ribbon on his head, and I want to look him straight in the eye and I want to tell him what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey shit he is. Hallelujah. Holy shit. Where's the Tylenol?

Go Clark!

[Metal Ken]

"Rod,

"I found your statement to be completely void of the facts that led up to Saturday's show. Your press release was written like an old-time '80s manager, trying to use every opportunity to try and sell the record and the upcoming shows instead of just dealing with the truth.

Sharon would know. thats all she does anyway.

"These are the facts:

"You claim to have been in the business for 30 years and have been to hundreds of gigs, but can you tell me how many times you have heard of an opening band talking sh*t about the headliner during their set and getting away with it?

Dillinger Escape Plan.

Not only is Ozzy the headliner, but he is also the man who is paying your band $185,000 a night. We gave IRON MAIDEN a chance to play to the biggest audiences they have ever played to in the U.S.A. We accommodated them with their stage set and at the band's request we even scoured the audience for people wearing IRON MAIDEN t-shirts and brought them down front during their set to make them feel more comfortable. Tell me, what other headliner would do that? Unfortunately those gestures were completely lost on Bruce Dickinson who for over 20 shows continually berated Ozzy and Ozzfest during his set.

Who would ever usher fans to the front? ive NEVER Heard of that. i call it BS.
I think Iron Maiden has played bigger audiances, they dont need the help of sharon osbourne. They played to 250,000 people in Brazil in 2001.

"Over the last 10 years of Ozzfest, we have worked with over 200 bands. None of them were ever disrespectful to Ozzy or any of the other bands on the tour. But for 20 shows we were forced to hear Dickinson's nightly outbursts from the stage: 'When we come back to America, we'll be back with a proper sound system,' or "We won't be playing the same old songs every night (like SABBATH),' 'We don't need a teleprompter (like Ozzy)' and 'We don't need a reality show to be legit (again, like Ozzy).' Night after night we heard his complaints from the stage about how 'corporate' the venues were and how 'outrageous' the ticket prices were. Strangely enough, if you want to get a general admission ticket to stand in a field to see IRON MAIDEN at Reading this weekend it's going to cost you over $120. I would say that's very pricey, wouldn't you?

Sabbath doesnt play anything past 1978. Not like Ozzy can remember the lyrics anyway. He couldnt even remember them in 1974. Listen to Live at Last and hear him fuck up the lyrics to War Pigs, or Iron Man. Listen to the Cali Speedway '74 bootleg. He can barely stand up, from the sounds of it. BTW.. 120=Cheaper than ozzfest still. Probably better bands anyway.

"When an artist comes on stage and says he's not playing the 55 minutes that he was allotted and that he is going to play for as long as he wants (cutting into SABBATH's set), I'm not going to let that happen.

So you're gonna throw eggs and cut off the sound in the middle of the set?

Dickinson was under the delusion that the 46,000 people in San Bernardino had come only to see IRON MAIDEN. He even proclaimed 'This is not the Ozzfest, This is Maidenfest.' I guess no one told him that we have an audience of 45,000 to 53,000 people every year in San Bernardino.

The only reason i would have gone to ozzfest was for maiden. Havent gone to one of those crappy Numetal propogating corperate crapshoots.

"Here's another fact for you. Bruce Dickinson's own band was embarrassed by him. IRON MAIDEN leader, Steve Harris, even came to Ozzy's dressing room to apologize to Ozzy for Bruce's behavior before MAIDEN took the stage in San Bernardino.

Yeah. So, he apologized and you fucked them over?

"It's shameful that Dickinson felt he had the right to air his issues publicly onstage every night as a way to boost his own ego. Dickinson never once came up to Ozzy and me to voice any concerns. He certainly had the opportunity to do so every night. If he wasn't able to show us that courtesy then why should I give him the respect to air my grievances with him in private?

I think the public forum works well enough.

Ozzy's only interaction with Dickinson was on the first night of the tour. Ozzy, being the true gentleman that he is, passed Bruce in the hall and said 'Good luck and have a great show.' Unfortunately Dickinson felt the need to turn his back to Ozzy and walked away. Frankly, Dickinson got what he deserved. We had to listen to his bullsh*t for five straight weeks. He only had to suffer a couple of eggs on the head.

In front of 50,000 people. Bitch.

"On closing, yes, I did cut IRON MAIDEN's sound. This is the way I look at it: Ozzfest is our tour. We built it into something that's lasted 10 years now. We've been responsible for breaking many new bands and resurrecting the careers of former superstars.

Who'se got the ego now?

Part of our success stems from the fact that when a band is on Ozzfest we treat them with nothing but kindness and respect just as if we had invited them into our home.

By charging all second stage acts to be there.

You can ask all of the bands who have been on the tour. They all describe it as the 'ultimate summer camp.'

And like summer camp, you pay to play.

It's like one big family. Unfortunately Dickinson doesn't have the manners to realize that when you are invited into someone's home, are seated at their dinner table, are eating their food and drinking their wine, you shouldn't talk disrespectfully about them (Ozzy, BLACK SABBATH and Ozzfest), otherwise you just might get your ass handed to you.

Or just get some egg in the face.

Every action has a reaction. Was Dickinson so naïve to think that I was going to let him get away with talking sh*t about my family night after night? I don't think he realizes who he's dealing with. I will not endure behavior like this from anyone.

So you just didnt kick them off the tour, you had to go to a lower level and dike out?

"I know you would love to keep talking about this because this is the most press that IRON MAIDEN has had in the U.S. in twenty years, but let's move on, shall we?

In America maybe. But that doesnt matter, lets forget about the quarter million people they played to in 2001. Thats probably more than any 4 or 5 ozzfest dates combined.

"Sincerely,

"The 'Real' Iron Maiden

"Sharon Osbourne"

Fuck you, sharon.

[eleven59]

Yeah, why do some people (who weren't born in the US, didn't grow up in the US, and didn't start their career in the US) think that success in the USA is the only success that matters?