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Hamlet - Prince of Denmark |
Whilst our erstwhile prince ponders heavily on the burden of castle maintenance, I’m lamenting the demise of another prince – the Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne, who unexpectedly gave up the ghost last week. “Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!”
I still can’t believe Ozzy is no more. That’s definitely put the kibosh on any more ‘final’ tours or future appearances at the Download Festival unless the prank-meister has found a way to cheat death by being digitally resurrected. Anything’s possible these days.
I remember well that epic ‘final’ Black Sabbath gig at Hyde Park that my son and I went to a few years back where Ozzy sprang about the stage showing more va va voom than a Renault Clio. The black-clad crowd went wild as he belted out hit after hit, never wavering or slowing down. He was awesome! And if he has gone to heaven, I can’t imagine he’d be swapping his trademark black ensemble for any of that white ethereal garb. No siree. I’d like to think he’d show them angels (or demons) what it’s really like to rock the underworld.
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Ozzy - Prince of Darkness |
Still, it’s no good mooching about playing Sabbath songs with a face like a wet weekend when there is DIY to be done. Ozzy wouldn’t have wanted that and so here I am varnishing planks for yet another woodworking extravaganza.
Impressed by our home-made library bookcases, Number 1 Son who is now the proud owner of a small three bed terrace in the wilds of Somerset, has commissioned us to make some bookcases for his tiny home office.
‘Yeah, no probs’ I eagerly volunteered us for the task, knowing full well the other half would devise a million tortures for me once we got home at the thought of cutting any more timber. Carpentry is up there along with brick laying on his list of things he hates with a passion.
Now when I signed us up to this project, I thought it would be a simple job judging by the size of the alcove in son’s home office. Floor to ceiling bookcase along the back wall – bish, bash, bosh. Job’s a good ‘un!
World's smallest alcove? |
Then I was given the design brief – a set of corner bookcases (no backs) painted the same colour as the walls. What??? No way!
And so dear readers for the next few weeks, prepare to be regaled with tales of how we dared to put ‘baby’ in the corner but in the meantime, it’s Sabbath Bloody Sabbath! RIP Ozzy.