Updates ~ Additions
January 2003: Updated a few tour dates and added some information about Randy's guitars courtesy of Kevin DuBrow.
November 2002: I haven't updated too much lately with the exception of some of some 'news' oriented things. I did add a scan of a ticket stub from the 1981 Canadian tour, courtesy of Barry (?) who went to this particular show.
June 2002: I've added some information about a book that's supposed to be released soon called: Ozzy Osbourne - The story of the Blizzard of Ozz Band, by Garry Sharpe-Young. According to the news release, there should be enough about Randy Rhoads, the events leading up to his inclusion in Ozzy's band, and the events following his departure, to interest his fans. I remember that there was work being done on a book solely about Randy, not sure if that ever happened,... so, you might want to check this out.
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~ 82: More scans from Atlanta 9.4.81 & San Diego 1.4.82.
May 2002: I've actually got some CD's to give away this month, from Emm Gryner (Dead Daisy Records). Full of cover songs, it includes her interpretation of Ozzy and Randy Rhoads' Crazy Train. Emm Gryner has performed on the Lilith Fair, toured and recorded with David Bowie and provided some vocals on Rob Zombie's 'The Sinister Urge,' not to mention forming her own label: Dead Daisy Records.
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~ 82: A few more scans from 81 & 82 tour ticket stubs. 41 tickets and/or passes so far,... I still got more too.
Randy Rhoads Recordings: Added a new show (new to me anyway) from March 31st, 1979.
Mislabeled Rhoads Recordings: Added some extra information I found and a cover scan.
Fixed some links,... added some, ditched some broken ones.
April 2002:
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~ 82: In the ever-on-going quest to find the actual dates Randy played, I've added more scans of ticket stubs from the Rhoads era - Bradford, England 1980, Birmingham, AL 1982 - sent to me by Andrew. Pine Bluff, AR 1982 - that a friend left at my house. Dallas, Tx 1981, Essen, Germany 1981, Koln, Germany 1981 and Dortmund, Germany 1981 - courtesy of my friend Scott and his impressive ticket collection. Could these be the actual 3 shows played during that European tour that was cancelled after just 3 shows? Or does it just throw doubt to the fact that only 3 shows were played?
March 2001:
The Day The Music Died: Added an accident article from San Francisco.
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~ 82: Ticket scans from from: Buffalo, Seattle & Toronto 1981 right from the tickets themselves,... and Atlanta, GA 1982.
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~ 82: Added the complete listing for the second leg of the Diary tour, most of which Randy did not play. Thanks Richard!
Diary of a Madman on tour: Review from - Day on the Green, San Francisco, California, 1981.
January 2001:
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: Ticket scans from from: Phoenix 82, Tuscon 81/82, Buffalo 81, Toronto 81 and Omaha 82, most from Dan & Andrew.
My Randy Rhoads Biography: Added another link to a web page using this bio, if you know of any others - let me know so I can link to 'em.
August 2000:
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: This is about it,... 3 ticket stub scans from Kansas City 1981 & 1982, and one from Florida from 1981.
June 2000:
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: Added a date or two and scans of ticket stubs from September 1980 and October 1980.
Randy Rhoads Links: Took out a few of the ones that haven't been working,... if you find any others, let me know.
Mislabeled Rhoads Recordings: Added another album scan.
May 2000:
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: Added a couple more concert listings,... got a few more ticket stubs, just haven't scanned 'em yet.
Mislabeled Rhoads Recordings: Added info. on another album plus a scan.
April 2000:
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: Added a couple more concert listings,...
Randy Rhoads Recordings: Changed it up a little, had some tapes disappear and listed the ones I'd like to trade for,... to get back.
Mislabeled Rhoads Recordings: Added this section as I didn't think it came across right on my tape page. Let me know if this is a waste of time.
Visited Randy's grave again this year on the 19th. I'll stick a few photographs on here next month.
March 2000:
The Day The Music Died (main page): Added a link to Darin's MP3 page - download the entire 7.28.81 Montreal show for free.
My Randy Rhoads Biography: Added a photo of Randy with his father and two 1/2 brothers backstage in 1981,... from Paul Rhoads.
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: Added a few more dates, venue names, cancellations, and a ticket stub from August 15, 1981.
February 2000:
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: Added a scan of a backstage pass (5.4.81) that was used by Randy's father William,... scan sent by Paul Rhoads.
Randy Rhoads Song Index: I added the Crazy Train Dance Re-Mix to this list. Sampled guitar parts - but it is Randy's playing that was sampled.
January 2000:
My Randy Rhoads Biography: Added a small audio portion of Randy playing "Diary of a Madman" at a February 1982 Guitar Clinic.
The Day The Music Died: Added a third accident article from the New York City area.
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: A few more "Blizzard" dates & a ticket stub from the 1st Blizzard show in Glasgow from 1980.
November 1999:
Diary of a Madman on tour: Review from - South Yarmouth, Massachusettes from August of 1981.
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: Added a seperate page with 2 Montreal '81 advertisements,... linked from the 1981 Montreal date.
October 1999:
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: Added a couple of dates & a scan of an advertisment from the Montreal show in July of 1981.
The Day The Music Died: Accident article from: Providence, Rhode Island.
My Randy Rhoads Biography: Added a few things,... took a few things out.
August 1999:
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: Added a scan of a ticket stub from Kalamazoo, MI - February 9, 1982.
Diary of a Madman on tour: Reviews from - Milwaukee, Wisconsin,... two from 1981 and one from 1982.
July 1999:
The Day The Music Died: Accident article from Seattle, Washington.
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: Added a scan of a backstage pass from Johnston, PA: 5.8.81. No dates, but more info.
June 1999:
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: Added a few more dates,... and ticket stubs from 6.7.81 and 8.29.81.
Diary of a Madman on tour: Review from - Seattle, Washington: July 13, 1981, 1981 and Kingston, Ontario: July 26, 1981.
May 1999:
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: A bunch of tour dates ranging from Quiet Riot to Ozzy.
Diary of a Madman on tour: Review from - Southbend, Indiana: August 29, 1981
Randy Rhoads Song Index: Didn't add any "new" songs,... just new information about a few of the songs.
April 1999:
My Randy Rhoads Biography: Took the .wav's out & updated some pictures that I took at Musonia and Randy's grave on 3.19 & 3.20 1999.
That's really it for this month,... I still can't believe I was at his grave site on March 19th this year.
March 1999:
My Randy Rhoads Biography: Put the .wav's back up along with some .rm's,...
The Day The Music Died: Added a scan of Andrew Aycock's (pilot) personal items to the list of Randy's personal items.
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: A few more concert dates and ticket stubs from 6.5.81, 2.2.82 (color), 3.18.82 (last show)
February 1999:
My Randy Rhoads Biography: Added a link to a French translation of my Randy biography - took .wav's down temporarily, changin' them up.
The Day The Music Died: Added a portion of a scan of Randy's last pay check to the "Property list" section
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: A few more dates,... found a few more ticket stubs from 1981 and 1982,... probably put those in next month.
January 1999:
The Day The Music Died: Accident article from Allentown, Pennsylvania & list of Randy's property from March 19, 1982
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: More tour dates & a photo pass from 5.24.81
The Randy Rhoads Guitar Collection: Added another acoustic guitar picture
December 1998:
My Randy Rhoads Biography: Added a photograph of the last venue Randy Rhoads ever played
The Day The Music Died: Accident article from - McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: A few dates and a backstage pass from 5.1.81
November 1998:
My Randy Rhoads Biography: Added fourth .WAV file linked to: mutual friend
The Day The Music Died: Accident article from - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: A few dates and a backstage pass from 8.23.81
Diary of a Midi~man: Got rid of this annoyance,... had three negative responses to it - if you include my own!
October 1998:
The Day The Music Died: 3 accident articles from - Bakersfield, CA; New York, NY & England
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: A few dates and ticket stubs from 10.7.80 & 8.1.81
Diary of a Madman on tour: Reviews from - Long Beach: 6.27.81 & Corpus Christi: 2.21.82
September 1998:
My Randy Rhoads Biography: Added third .WAV file linked to the words: American record label,...
The Day The Music Died: Accident article from - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: More concert dates and a ticket stub from 2.2.82
Links: Added a link for the person who made my logo - here - About time!?!
August 1998:
The Day The Music Died: Accident articles from - Corpus Christi, Texas & Los Angeles, CA
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: More concert dates and ticket stubs from 1.23.82 & 2.21.82
Diary of a Midi~man: Some missing 'Blizzard of Ozz' and 'Diary of a Madman' midi's
July 1998:
The Day The Music Died: Accident article from - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: More concert dates, ticket stubs from: 2.19.82 & 2.20.82
Diary of a Madman on tour: Review from - Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas - February 17, 1982
Diary of a Midi~man: Added the whole damn annoying thing!
Articles: Actually added one,...
June 1998:
The Day The Music Died: Accident article from - Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: Yes, more concert dates,... please keep 'em comin'!
Diary of a Madman on tour: Review from - Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - February 2, 1982
Quiet Riot Lyrics: You guessed it,... added more Quiet Riot Lyrics (What are you, psychic?!)
Bernie Torme: More concert dates added from 1982
May 1998:
My Randy Rhoads Biography: QuickTime Movie clip of the 3.19.82 accident site
The Day The Music Died: Accident article from - Shreveport, Louisiana
Diary of a madman on tour: Review from - Hirsch Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana - March 2, 1982
April 1998:
The Day The Music Died: Sketch of crash site
Randy Rhoads on tour 77~82: More concert dates, ticket stubs from: 4.22.81 & 8.16.81
March 1998:
My Randy Rhoads Biography: Second .wav file linked to the words: began to write, & photographs of Flying Baron Estates - 1982 & 1996
The Randy Rhoads Guitar Collection: Added this entire section