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<v Speaker 1>On vacation but still made time to talk to us

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<v Speaker 1>today because Rick Lewis from The Fox is the man. Rick,

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<v Speaker 1>Are you as shocked as we are, even though none

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<v Speaker 1>of us should be shocked about this?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, I was surprised when I heard the news, Mandy,

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<v Speaker 2>because you know, we just watched him perform what two

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<v Speaker 2>weeks ago, and yeah, obviously he was struggling, did the

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<v Speaker 2>whole show from a wheelchair, and he seemed pretty weak

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<v Speaker 2>and feeble. But the fact that he did that two

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<v Speaker 2>weeks ago, yeah, I'm shocked that he passed away today. Man,

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<v Speaker 2>we lost a total icon in the rock world, the

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<v Speaker 2>godfather of hard rock, the godfather of heavy metal. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I have stunned. You know, I'm starting to wonder too

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<v Speaker 2>if maybe that show was a little too much for him.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I know we had to travel for it,

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<v Speaker 2>he had to rehearse for Yeah, he got through it.

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<v Speaker 2>But man, I got.

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<v Speaker 1>An interesting text message from a listener earlier who said,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he was in Switzerland seeking treatment for his

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<v Speaker 1>Parkinson's but Switzerland also has assistant suicide. And I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>saying that's what happened, but it was an interesting thought

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<v Speaker 1>because Parkinson's is a terrible debilitating disease, and the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that he was able to do that show, I think

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<v Speaker 1>in his advanced condition, was pretty remarkable. And to your point,

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<v Speaker 1>it had you have taken it out of him.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and I wonder, I mean, looking back now, we

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<v Speaker 2>could we could pretty much say that he knew the

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<v Speaker 2>end was near. I don't know if you heard the

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<v Speaker 2>the raw audio of him singing, Mama, I'm coming home,

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<v Speaker 2>yeah show, but I got a chance to hear that.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, we played it on my radio show on

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<v Speaker 2>the Fox in the morning, and it was it was

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<v Speaker 2>kind of hard to listen to because he was trying

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<v Speaker 2>real hard not to cry.

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<v Speaker 1>It was really emotional.

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<v Speaker 2>Voice was trembling, he got choked up, and it's like

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<v Speaker 2>he was saying goodbye, Mama, I'm coming home. Very very powerful.

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<v Speaker 2>Your listeners out there can probably find it somewhere on

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<v Speaker 2>the internet, and I don't think they'll ever be another

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<v Speaker 2>Ozzy Osbourne. He was one of a kind.

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<v Speaker 1>He was one of a kind and talk about doing

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<v Speaker 1>things on your own terms. We talked about this a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit earlier in the show. This is a guy

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<v Speaker 1>who did it his own way for his entire career

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<v Speaker 1>and now it seems that he planned his daughter. Kelly

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<v Speaker 1>was quoted as saying Kelly or Amy was quoted as

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<v Speaker 1>saying that this final show was really his funeral and

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<v Speaker 1>that that's how they kind of all looked at it.

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<v Speaker 1>It was like the last chance to come out and

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<v Speaker 1>celebrate Ozzy. But even in death, the man goes out

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<v Speaker 1>the way he wants to. I got to tell you

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<v Speaker 1>him a little bit jealous, right, it's not they to

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<v Speaker 1>just live with reckless abandon the way he has and

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<v Speaker 1>to have so many different phases of his life.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's a good way to put it. He did

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<v Speaker 2>it his way and he was true to his authentic self.

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<v Speaker 2>He never changed and all the way to the end

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<v Speaker 2>at fifty five years, close to sixty years of being

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<v Speaker 2>Ozzy Osbourne. And you know, a lot of people were

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<v Speaker 2>surprised he made it to seventy six years old. And

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<v Speaker 2>then in some ways people were looking at him like, man,

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<v Speaker 2>nothing can kill this guy, right, nothing's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to kill Ozzy Osbourne. Well it's it's eventually, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the Parkinson's as you said, it's such a devastating disease,

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<v Speaker 2>and yep, I'm sure that was a big part of

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<v Speaker 2>what took him out.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we should all be so lucky as to

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<v Speaker 1>have the career that he's had. You know, I was

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<v Speaker 1>talking to a rod Rick because a Rod's young, so

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't remember like we do. When Ozzy was like

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<v Speaker 1>this pariah and if you went to church and you

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<v Speaker 1>listened to Ozzie, there was gonna be problems, right because

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<v Speaker 1>he worshiped the devil and he bit a head off

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<v Speaker 1>a bat and did all this crazy stuff. But when

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<v Speaker 1>you think about the rest of his life, where he's

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<v Speaker 1>been basically like everybody's rock and roll grandpa for the

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<v Speaker 1>past fifteen years, right since since the Osbourne's came out.

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<v Speaker 1>What an evolution.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, look at him, the artists he influenced, and just

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<v Speaker 2>look at the lineup at that back to the beginning

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<v Speaker 2>show a couple of weeks ago, was a who's who

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<v Speaker 2>of rock and rollers and they all played for free

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<v Speaker 2>reportedly and raised two hundred million dollars for charity. What

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<v Speaker 2>a way to go out. You are absolutely right. If

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to come to the end of your life

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<v Speaker 2>and you can have one last performance and raise two

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<v Speaker 2>hundred million bucks for charity, man, you did it right.

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<v Speaker 1>You absolutely did.

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<v Speaker 2>Rick.

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<v Speaker 1>Why don't you go and enjoy your vacation for a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit. You go on vacation for one day and

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<v Speaker 1>look what happens.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, man, I'm actually in Michigan right now with

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<v Speaker 2>the family. I'm just about to jump on the plane.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm getting calls and requests for the last hour

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<v Speaker 2>and a half to appear on various podcasts. Yeah, I bet,

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<v Speaker 2>and radio shows, and hey, that's what you do.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe, you know, yep, got to strike while the iron's hot.

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<v Speaker 1>If they want to talk to you, you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>talk to them back, especially with something it feels as

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<v Speaker 1>big as this. Now here's my question. What do you

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<v Speaker 1>think the funeral is going to be like for Ozzy Osbourne?

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<v Speaker 2>You know you said something interesting just a minute ago

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<v Speaker 2>that really was like his funeral. Yeah that we witnessed it. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>many people witnessed. I can't imagine it could be any

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<v Speaker 2>bigger or better than that. And all those same artists

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<v Speaker 2>that you saw at that concert will be in attendance,

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<v Speaker 2>and man, it blows me away. Like I said, he

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<v Speaker 2>was one of those guys that you never thought was

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<v Speaker 2>going to die. Yep, and now you know, you kill him.

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<v Speaker 1>Keith Richards is sitting at his home right now, going,

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<v Speaker 1>oh crap, Ozzie's gone. They're coming for me next. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>they're just these rock icons that are never going to die,

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<v Speaker 1>just like Rick Lewis on the Fox and a woven

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<v Speaker 1>part of the Denver Colorado fabric. So you too, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>are going to live forever. This is my prediction.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm planning on it.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you and a right man, go on the vacation.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll talk to you later. Rick, thanks for making time.

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<v Speaker 1>Appreciate you.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that guy.

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<v Speaker 1>Talk about a guy that's just as nice off the

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<v Speaker 1>air as he is on the air. You know, we

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<v Speaker 1>don't really work with any dill holes here, ah Rod,

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<v Speaker 1>And trust me, in other radio groups that I've worked in,

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<v Speaker 1>there's always a dill hole.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh we've all heard stories, Yeah, none of them have

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<v Speaker 2>come from here. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>This is just a lovely group of on air people

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<v Speaker 1>that are just the same off the air as they

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<v Speaker 1>are on the air.