Amy & Norway
It would be disrespectful of me if I didn’t mention the passing of one of my all time favourite musicians, Amy Winehouse. To me , she was and is up there with Billie, Bessie, Sarah, Dinah, Ella, and I was so looking forward to her new stuff, but will always love the old stuff. A tremendous talent taken from us. Her voice will live on longer than all the crap written about her.
On yet another sad note, my thoughts go out to the people of Norway, after such a terrible tragedy there. So shocking in such a peaceful, beautiful country.
I definitely saw Amy’s talent and potential in future recordings, and it’s just too bad that she let herself go. Another waste.
I don’t even want to get started on the Norway massacre, or my contempt for the man who walked around, stalking and shooting those children. I’ll just leave that justice to the imagination.
Thi weekend was very sad due to those 2 events. Best regards to the greatest bass player in hard rock ! My respect!
Well said Geezer! I find the bile written about Amy so incredibly distasteful. Perhaps in years to come these immature people will realise what a talent she was, and what she could have been, and that it was the dark forces that surrounded her that took full advantage of her vulnerabilities. RIP Amy.
To the people of that lovely country that is Norway; don’t let the actions of a deranged, racist lunatic alter your way of life! My condolences to the families of everyone involved in this tragedy.
Thanks Geezer.
I live just 500 meters from the Goverment building in Oslo. My house took on a big shake, yet was not harmed. I went downtown to watch, but it was just chaos. So I returned home and switched on TV. The pictures was terrible.
A while later we got the first news on the shooting at Utøya island (Labour Party Youth Camp, 30 km west of Oslo). The total amount of dead are still unknown. But 7 are confirmed dead in Oslo, over 80 at Utøya island. Most of them were young people, some of the 11/12 year olds.
It is an unbelievable action done by a sick man (a 32 yr Norwegiean) – but still an ugly reality.
I´m still sad. My thougts and empathy goes to the family and friends of the victims.
Martin Johannessen, Oslo.
My condolences and thoughts are with Norway. Such a disgusting act becomes even more so, when it is motivated by political reasons.
R.i.p. all who, ultimately, die.
yea bro r.i.p norway&amy hope u can come back2 nz 1day i cn u here with heaven&hell & down it was the best bro
Dear Geezer,
that fits it. It sad to see so much Talent wasted. God bless her.
Love,
Steve
Geezer you are kind and sane human being during insane times in the world.
To many tragic things going on around the world.
Just wanted to say your fans love you and wish you the best.
Well said… im only 13 and to think that kids my age were shot is really sad, its like 9/11 all over again. As if the world needs more massecres and terrorists. My thoughts are with Norway
There was a joke in the 80′s : Newspaper Head Line: “Nuclear Bomb Kills Michael Jackson , (and 20, Million other People)”.
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A very sad end for such a young talented singer…And about norway tragedy, i will say only one thing about it : FUCK BIGOTRY !!!
Hi.
Thanks Geezer.
Always been a fan of your bassplaying.
Greetings and thanks from a fan in Norway.
Just a word to say ive grown up with Sabbath music and it still means so much to me until this day so god bless and keep on rocking in this wicked world lol
Geezer, im so sad about Amy, about the way she was talked about. Dont you think the people who choose journalism and are part of that gossip monster , dont you think they are responsible for alot of the bad media ?…shouldnt we look at journalists and media whores as bad as we look at the words they publish ?