Posted on 04/05/2002 12:00:16 PM PST by TMC_13
Wildman rocker Ozzy Osbourne has reportedly been invited to dinner at the White House by US president George W Bush, according to reports. It follows the hugely successful launch of a new reality TV show following the UK singer and his family.
I thought I'd be on a wanted poster on the wall, not invited to his place to tea
Ozzy Osbourne The Osbournes has become music channel MTV's biggest ever hit in the US, with more than three million viewers and President Bush is said to be a huge fan.
Osbourne said he was stunned to be invited, according to the Express newspaper.
He said: "I thought I'd be on a wanted poster on the wall, not invited to his place to tea."
Family values
The TV show follows the real-life family sagas of the former Black Sabbath frontman - previously better known for stage antics like biting the head off a bat than for being a family man.
Osbourne, 53, his wife and manager Sharon and their children Kelly, 17, and Jack, 16, have all been filmed going about their daily lives in their Beverly Hills home.
Osbourne's other daughter Aimee refused to take part in the programme, and even moved out of the family home while filming took place.
Osbourne suffered from drink and drug problems in the past
Viewers see Osbourne giving his children advice on sex, drink and drugs, arguing with neighbours who keep him awake at night by playing folk music too loud and having to seek advice from his son on how to use a new digital TV.
The singer, originally from Birmingham, made his name in heavy metal band Black Sabbath and earned a reputation as one of the wildest rock stars.
He has battled drink and drug addictions, been notorious for trashing cars and hotel rooms, bitten the head off a live dove in a meeting with record executives and spent time in jail after urinating on The Alamo.
He still releases solo albums and heads the popular annual Ozzfest rock festival.
Viewers will also see scenes such as the family moving home, and packing boxes with one marked "linens" and another marked "dead things".
The show will start on 25 May on MTV UK and Ireland.
To each his own I guess.
Now, if MTV wanted to run a "Real World"-type show where Ozzy & Ashcroft lived with each other.....ooooh, the possibilites....
Always remember, and never forget, that Dubya just adores Willie Nelson.
P.S.: Where's Minerva?
Yeah, but this will be a great thing to remember when the "family values" crowd starts crowing about the effects of entertainment on the young 'uns.
Then people could just say, "but President Bush just looooves 'The Osbournes' and even had Ozzy to the White House...."
You mean he doesn't think that Willie helps fund terrorists?
Maybe Willie can come back to the White House and repeat his infamous stunt of sparkin' one up on the roof.
I would have liked to see it myself..
I just had to say it.
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You sure are a &%$*(#% party-pooper on a Friday afternoon.
I can just see the conversation in my head that an advisor had with Bush over inviting Ozzy --
*whisper, whisper*.......band called "Black Sabbath".......*whisper, whisper*.......snorted a line of ants.........*whisper, whisper*..........Ozzfest......*whisper*.......song called "War Pigs"........*whisper, whisper*.......tattoos......lots of drugs & swearing.......*whisper*..........
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