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December 24, 2008
OZZY AND FREDDY AT THE ROXY
Tired. Drained. Beat. Mentally Exhausted. Emotionally Bankrupt. Spiritually Enlightened. These words describe how I feel after five hours sleep and one of the best Camp Freddy shows in the bands seven years. The noise that the audience made when we brought the one and only Mr Ozzy Osbourne out to the stage was deafening. And Crazy Train, Iron Man and Paranoid brought the house down. I don't care who you are - watching a true legend like Ozzy perform in a small club like that is a very special and very intense experience. Standing on the stage with him playing those iconic songs is beyond. Linda Perry, Steve Jones, Juliette Lewis, Naveen Andrews, Chris Vrenna, Mark McGrath and Royston Langdon were all part of the final show at The Roxy. And we closed the month long residency with Ozzy and huge smiles all around. The energy was electric, both from the completely sold out venue and the band onstage. Huge thank you's go out to all the musicians and performers that took part in the shows with us. I hope everyone who played, came out, watched and experienced these gigs had as good a time as we did. I would imagine that pictures and video will be flowing freely as usual and when I get it all, I'll put it up here. I want to wish everyone Happy Holidays and thank each and every one of you for the love and support. 2009, baby. More of the same coming your way soon.
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Posted by vivelerock at December 24, 2008 07:57 AM
Comments
I am torn up, that was a crazy crowd. Thanks Billy for giving us something really special.
Happy Holidays to all of you here!
Posted by: Beth at December 24, 2008 09:09 AM
Awesome show last night, and the whole month. Thanks Billy for a great month of Dec and May this year.
Posted by: jake at December 24, 2008 09:39 AM
Trivia:
Q: How many F-Bombs did Ozzy drop last night?
A: 722
It was fucking awesome! The energy was incredible and The Prince of Darkness had a huge smile on his face for most of his set.
Another question: How many Red Bulls did Juliette Lewis consume before hitting the stage?
A: 722
Huge props for the stage dive.
Posted by: Digger at December 24, 2008 09:50 AM
Damn...what a show to miss...but had to go home for xmas. I looove Naveen Andrews! He was great when he played w/ you guys in May...and Ozzy?!?! I knew it!! I've seen almost 10 CF shows in the past 2 years now, and never seen the Prince of Darkness. :) Maybe someday...
Have a beautiful Christmas, Billy and everyone! See you guys next year!
xoxo
Amber
Posted by: Ambersonian at December 24, 2008 12:43 PM
Damn...what a show to miss...but had to go home for xmas. I looove Naveen Andrews! He was great when he played w/ you guys in May...and Ozzy?!?! I knew it!! I've seen almost 10 CF shows in the past 2 years now, and never seen the Prince of Darkness. :) Maybe someday...
Have a beautiful Christmas, Billy and everyone! See you guys next year!
xoxo
Amber
Posted by: Ambersonian at December 24, 2008 12:43 PM
The crowd was Crazy, and full of energy. They never seemed to stop jumping or waving their fists.
I loved the little crowd surfing from Juliette Lewis, what a brave soul she is.
Thanks for the great memories during this 2008 both 5 weeks in May and these 4 wekks here in Dec.
Posted by: Tom at December 24, 2008 01:38 PM
LIVING VICARIOUSLY THRU BILLY MORRISON AND THE CAMP FREDDY CAMP. NICELY DONE. THANKS AGAIN FOR SHARING. HAPPY DEC 25TH TO YOU AND JEN.
JD
Posted by: JD at December 24, 2008 01:39 PM
You said epic.
We got BEYOND EPIC! Blown away doesn't even cover it. Thank you thank you thank you thank you!
and one more time... Thank you! Being 4 feet away from Ozzy... priceless. God bless you and your beautiful wife, mucho holiday happiness. See you in 2009!
Posted by: Kate at December 24, 2008 02:09 PM
Merry Christmas to everyone!
Posted by: Merc957 at December 25, 2008 09:00 AM
MERRY BAH HUM BUGG 2 ONE AND ALL!!!! =P
sorry i couldnt make it down...i seriously tried!!!
LOVE YOU ALL!!! .....PEACE N LUV BIIATCHIZZ!!!
Posted by: UC13 at December 25, 2008 04:33 PM
DAMN! Ozzy looks and sounds amazing, I think he's pulling a Benjamin Button and aging backwards :) What a way to finish off the residency for 2008.
Happy Holidays to all, much love.
~Sue
Posted by: Sue at December 26, 2008 06:25 AM
Billy,
Sounds like we missed the best show ever! The wife and I missed last night's show, I couldn't get off work and she couldn't get a baby sitter for the little ones. Oh well, there's always next year!
Here are a few shots from dec. 16 show, got some really cool pics of you, this being my fav:
http://flickr.com/photos/faerielu/3119246897/in/set-72157611373207652/
Check out the whole set from that night and please, feel free to use any of the pics, also if you want the full resolution copy of anyone pic, just drop me a line! Keep checking back to the set, I have over 500 shots and still have a lot in the batch that I need to work on post production.
http://flickr.com/photos/faerielu/sets/72157611373207652/
Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!
Sincerely,
JA Cafe
Posted by: JA Cafe at December 26, 2008 09:00 AM
Happy New Year-may you have as much fun and excellent times as 2008:) Bless you Billy and Jen!
Posted by: Danni at December 26, 2008 09:27 PM