Friend 'sobbing in the kitchen' over Ozzy Osborne

Are you the ghost of Diana?

What did she do to you to make it such a personal celebration?

Not at all, it's my life, my feelings. Can't divulge more about it, but if I explained it would make sense.

If I remember right it was the summer between primary and secondary school for me. I'd got up early to watch tv and saw the news. I went up and told my mum, she said "oh that's sad. Those poor children"
The next conversation about it was how we both found it quite disgusting the way people went on about it. It's not respectful, it's vile and attention seeking.

Re: Ozzie, I'd never be happy someone died of course, it is sad in a sense, but also hard to believe he lasted as long as he did!

That’s a bit of a strange thing to say @YourBrickTiger.

I was never a Black Sabbath fan but earlier on the radio news they played that opening guitar riff on 'Paranoid' and was instantly transported back 55 years(!) to 1970 when I was 15 and felt overwhelmed with nostalgia and sadness at the passing of all that time!

When a major celebrity dies, especially one who's been around a long time, the media go into overdrive and some people get caught up in all the emotion - especially if there is a musical backdrop.

Yeah, that's fucked up

Nasty.

I feel for Sharon and his kids because I know what its like to lose someone, so I do empathize. But of course I don't know them or him personally so can't imagine crying over it. He lived a long, full life and his death wasn't totally unexpected seeing as he was ill. I was sadder about Malcolm Jamal Warner the previous day because he was a younger man and his death was totally unexpected (I was a big fan of the Cosby Show as a child). I didn't cry about it, but it does make you more aware of your own mortality when someone dies before their time.

😂😂😂

For an alcoholic and drug addict I'd say its a pretty good innings.

it's a bit weird.

I'm an older metal head, and from Aston in brum, he was a massive part of my upbringing, the pride in my home city, my musical education and the cornerstone of an entire movement. Ozzy yelled into the Abyss so a generation could feel something more with their music. He was the inspiration for a generation and more. I've seen him in concert a couple of times.

Am i crying? I did shed a tear at one of the amazing tributes i came across from Yungblood, but sobbing in my kitchen? absolutely not.
am i sad? Yes. absolutely, it's the end of an era, the world feels a little less bright today, another Icon of Rock has passed.

Feeling sad or crying over the death of a celebrity is fine. I cried when the Queen died because she had always been there and it was the end of an era. I thought it was very sad when Diana died as she was leaving young children behind. However there is a huge difference between feeling sad about it and having a cry etc and posting about it all over social media about how distraught you are.

Or she like me dislikes performative grief.

Shrugs.

Was even worse when Di died. People
are weird but it’s harmless.

Yet again all I take from this is how much the OP dislikes her so-called "friend".

If you really think she's some sort of grief vulture who just wants to be the centre of attention, why are you friends with her in the first place?

If you're a real friend you'd be able to understand where she's coming from and what feelings might have been triggered, and make allowances even if she's behaving a bit OTT.

People have always been saddened and she'd a tear for a celebrity that means something to them.

I know people who were upset when The Apple founder guy died. I was completely baffled, but when Alexander McQueen died I was sad and shed a tear, due to having admired his work.

Of course Diana was on another scale. As would be expected. It's interesting that few people spoke disapprovingly of people who queued for hours and shed tears when the Queen died recently.

We grieve people we admire, people we've shared happy moments with (dancing along to their music, watching their acting with a loved one for example).

I have zero interest in Ozzy Osborne and my eyes are dryer than usual this morning, but can understand why it may impact others differently.

It’s ok to feel a bit sad, but utter stupid and dumb to be crying over someone who doesn’t even know or would have cared about your existence. Leave her to be but if she does this again, just leave and walk out. No need to entertain this nonsense.

Is the comment about her “gramps” a clue? Did he really like Black Sabbath or something? Or does Ozzy Osbourne remind her of her grandfather in some way?

It surely must have just triggered something else in her - like her grief for her grandfather or someone else. Or maybe she just has loads going on and it’s become the focal point for stress that has nothing to do with Ozzy?

I always like the Black Sabbath bridge in Birmingham but that’s about the level of my interest in them 😁

I think grieving collectively is a healthy practice. Personally, I often feel sad when a famous person I like dies, for that person but also for all the loved ones I lost along the way - it's stirs that grief again.

You should start your own thread.

This is well more 🤔 than OP's mate's waterworks in the kitchen.

Me too, although when Camilla goes I will be crying with joy.

i was the exact same