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03-16-2004, 05:26 PM
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What's Geezer's real name? I know it's not Geezer. I heard an interview with Ozzy and another member of Black Sabbath just a few years back (when they were first doing the reunion thing) ...anyway, I don't rememeber who was involved in the interview. They were on Loveline with Dr. Drew and Adam Carolla (they have great "interviews" because the musicians hang out and do a 2 hour call in show, I feel like they get great stuff out of them on that show...) So, Ozzy was there as was Sharon (to translate for Ozz  ) and I think either Bill or Tony was there. Somebody mentioned a man's name in a story about the old days and Ozzy asked "who the %$#@ is that?" to which somebody replied "It's Geezer" and Ozzy made a joke about how long he's known Geezer and he doesn't even know his real name. Sorry the details were so sketchy, but I know Geezer is not the man's given name. Anybody know what it is? |
03-16-2004, 05:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: London, UK | | | it says real name= "Terry Butler" in my Guinness Book of Rock Stars. |
03-16-2004, 05:34 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Seattle, WA. | | Why is he called Geezer. Was he the "old man" of the group when they started out or something? 
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03-16-2004, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by The Mock Turtle Regulator it says real name= "Terry Butler" in my Guinness Book of Rock Stars. |
That's it. Thank you. |
03-16-2004, 06:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: London, UK | | http://www.black-sabbath.com/intervi...ezer_0494.html Geezer (real name Terry) explained the origin of his nickname right off the bat. "It's English slang for 'man.' I always used the word when I was a kid so eventually everyone used it on me. It's been my name since I was ten!" |
03-16-2004, 06:12 PM
| | | How about Ozzy - John Michael Osbourne, if I'm not mistaken.
When my mom was pregnant with my much younger brother she was hounding everybody in the family for name suggestions. I had the "winning" suggestion - the one she and dad used. ...now bear in mind, my mother is very much not an Ozzy fan so I didn't tell her for many years where I came up with the name John Michael  |
03-16-2004, 06:18 PM
| | | In other related news - In the same Loveline interview I learned that not only did NIB never mean Nativity in Black (that phrase was coined for the title of the tribute album - which we all knew...) ...but NIB was never N.I.B. - it was Nib. (a word, not an acronym) Ozzy said that Geezer had been wearing a little goatee beard that looked "like a pen nib" so they started joking around calling Geezer Nib as a nick name. The song was named for Geezer's nib (on his chin) 
here's a site that tells you what pen nib is, because I'd never heard of one and had to Google it: http://members.chello.se/blam/nibs/ |
03-17-2004, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by The Mock Turtle Regulator "Terry Butler" in my Guinness Book of Rock Stars. | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Matthew Bryson Ozzy - John Michael Osbourne, if I'm not mistaken. | And if anyone is interested, Tony Iommi's real name is Frank Iommi....Bill Ward being the only member who used his real name....
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03-18-2004, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Almighty Bass Bill Ward being the only member who used his real name.... | It's probably William Ward. |
03-18-2004, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by the ombudsman It's probably William Ward. | Now you're just being technical...
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03-18-2004, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Almighty Bass Now you're just being technical... | Don't you know I'm a friggin' French Canadian nitpicker! |
03-19-2004, 02:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia | | | Tony got no fingers......
The best story in rock is that Tony got no fingertips.......dont you think?
Lets talk about overcoming adversity....the guy is amazing.....
PS< I know he only misses a couple, it still is so ROCK.
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03-19-2004, 10:06 AM
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03-19-2004, 10:12 AM
| | | | Ok to cut a long story short his name is Terence Butler. it says so in my black sabbath riff by riff book |
03-19-2004, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by The Mock Turtle Regulator it says real name= "Terry Butler" in my Guinness Book of Rock Stars. |
... yep it is.
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03-20-2004, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by FiXeR Why is he called Geezer. Was he the "old man" of the group when they started out or something? | "Geezer" is one of those words that changes meaning as it crosses the Atlantic... in America it means "old man", but in the UK, it just means "man"... but it's usually used to describe tough guys in somewhat dodgy occupations... tends to get used a lot in connection with gangsters!
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