i+am+ozzy

Book Club Marking Period 4: //**I AM OZZY**//Brandon Chiger, Robert Ewing, John Dembowski, Patrick McLoughlin, Eric Kasper, and Stephen Fastow.

Week 1: Questions: 1. What is Ozzy's birth name? John Michael Osbourne. 2. Is the language appropriate for young children? No. All you have to do is look at the cover of the book to know its inappropriate. 3. Do you understand every single British word in the book? No, the British language is so confusing and the word fag in the book means cigarette for some reason. 4. What did Ozzy’s teacher do to him when he arrived late every day? Whenever Ozzy would arrive late at school his teacher would ask him to find the biggest shoe, if Ozzy did not find the biggest shoe the teacher would go to the back of the room, get the biggest shoe and spank Ozzie with it. 5. Does this book show signs of humor? Yes, every page has some random form humor.

Summary: Today we took time to look through the book and see some of its features. While the book contained mostly words, a small portion of the book was pictures. After enjoying a brief snack brought in by Robert Ewing, we started reading the next section of the book. Eric came up with questions for the page to be updated and Dembo sat and gamed. We decided that we need to read up to page 80 for next week. Along the way we had a few laughs, and Brandon told us his story about meeting Ozzy Osbourne. Overall, it was a great book club

Week 2: Questions: 1. How did Tony Iommi injure his fingers? He got the tips chopped off in a sheet metal factory. 2. What was Tony's big break? With Jethro Tull, playing with the Rolling Stones. 3. What instrument did Geezer switch over to? Bass Guitar. 4. What was Earth's first gig and who did they fill for? Why? They filled in for Jethro Tull because their van broke down. 5. What was Tony's first stage guitar? A Gibson SG.

Summary: This was a great week because we finally remembered to bring in food. We had a better idea on the formation of Black Sabbath. We learned about how heavy metal was created, because of Tony's factory accident. We are now more familiar with the band. It was a great week overall, and there really isn't much more needed to say.

Week 3: Questions: 1. What was Ozzy's favorite American Food? Pizza. 2. Did Ozzy's father like his music at first? No. 3. What was the band's music originally replaced by? Evil sounding music. 4. What was Black Sabbath's first major single? Paranoid. 5. What was the best way to get out of sharing the hotel room with other band members? Find a 'chick' with another room.

Summary: By Eric M. Kasper. What a meeting. It started off like any other with us struggling to get started quickly. Once we finally started Mr. Morone claimed he was worried about Robert. After finishing our laughing the real discussion started: how many of John's delicious cookies we would eat. After eating three we wrote down and answered the questions provided by Pat and everyone exclaimed how surprised they were that Pat was actually reading. The people in our group seem to really like reading Ozzy's book. For next week we will read to page 280. What a meeting!

Week 4: Questions: 1. What was Black Sabbath's first album, 1969? Black Sabbath 2. Did Ozzy ever think he would be a musician? No, that was the last thing he thought he would become. 3. Who is Ozzy's wife/manager? Sharon Osbourne (Arden, maiden name) 4. What kids did Ozzy have with Sharon? Kelly and Jack Osbourne. 5. What was Black Sabbath's stance in the world of heavy metal? One of the first and most influential heavy metal band. They are noted with CREATING the genre of music.

Summary: This week, Rob brought in cookies and drinks so we started off the book club by eating. Then, our book club took a route that is different than normal. Rather then talking strictly about ozzy, we linked his musical achievments to those of the recently deceased Ronnie James Dio. Since Chiger was so into him before he died, Chig took the rains and lead our group for today. Other than Johns uselessness, our group was very productive. ROB GOT CAUGHT GAMING!!!!