Saturday, April 13, 2002

The Poop on the Alamo Piss

Courtesy of an excellent Ozzy site:

On Feb. 19, 1982, while visiting San Antonio, Texas, Ozzy was drunk from drinking a bottle of Courvoisier.

Sharon -- his wife/manager -- decided to lock his clothes in the hotel room so Ozzy would not go outside and cause trouble. To solve this problem, Ozzy dressed in one of Sharon's evening gowns. While taking some photos of himself in drag, he had to urinate and did so on the historical Alamo building.

The Alamo is the 1836 site of the legendary battle between the Texans and the Mexican Army.

Ozzy was arrested and charged with defiling a national monument and banned from playing in San Antonio. This would be another blow to his image that would haunt him to this day. The ban was eventually lifted.

I received a piece of email from one of the officers who arrested Ozzy at the Alamo.

Contrary to the dress he was supposed to be wearing, this officer says Ozzy was not in one.

This is just one of the many contradictions in this FAQ. Until they can be proven, they will remain.

Here is the e-mail I received (Thanks Sam):

I am one of the officers who arrested Ozzy at the Alamo and to set the record straight he was not wearing a woman's clothes. He had on athletic shoes with no socks, a T-shirt and a pair of sweatpants with no underwear. He also had a pack of cigarrettes rolled up in one sleeve.

He was wasted and never spoke. Billy actually arrested him and I was driving the "wagon" that day. The wagon is a van outfitted for prisoner transport. I was called to transport him from the Alamo to jail. The jail was then directly across from the S.A.P.D. and it now is the Wackenhut federal parole violator jail.

I've kicked myself several times since then for not having kept copies of the reports.

I know what he was wearing because I searched him for weapons and had very close contact with him. Half way to the jail, which was only about a mile away, the dispatchers were already calling to know who had him in custody. By the time I dropped him off there was a long black stretch limo waiting.

You might note for your records he was actually given a big break. He was arrested and booked for public intoxication a class "C" misdemeanor which carries a max $200.00 fine. The law that more appropriately applied was "Desecration of a venerated Object" which covers among other things "Shrines".

The Alamo is considered a shrine.

posted by Bohica at 8:30 AM