Shawn Posted February 19, 2009 Report Posted February 19, 2009 Tony Iommi - Born Feb 19, 1948 - Birmingham England Here's a picture of Tony with the "Rockin Chevrolets" in 1963 (4th from left) Quote
7/4 Posted February 19, 2009 Report Posted February 19, 2009 Here's a picture of Tony with the "Rockin Chevrolets" in 1963 (4th from left) That's him on the front? Anyways...I always like Sabbath. Happy Birthday! Quote
Shawn Posted February 19, 2009 Author Report Posted February 19, 2009 That's him on the front? Anyways...I always like Sabbath. Happy Birthday! No, he's the guy standing up behind him. Quote
7/4 Posted February 19, 2009 Report Posted February 19, 2009 Darn. I really, really, really wanted the the guy in the front row to be him. dB Quote
Shawn Posted February 20, 2009 Author Report Posted February 20, 2009 By odd coincidence, today also marks the 29th anniversary of Bon Scott's death. Happy Birthday Tony and R.I.P. Bon! Quote
mjzee Posted February 20, 2009 Report Posted February 20, 2009 So Geezer Butler's not the only geezer in the band! Quote
DTMX Posted February 20, 2009 Report Posted February 20, 2009 He was always my favorite one-time member of Jethro Tull who was missing the tips of two fingers on his fretting hand. Of course, it's a very small field of contenders, but still... Quote
robviti Posted February 20, 2009 Report Posted February 20, 2009 oh shit, don't talk about his industrial accident or chewy is going to have a meltdown. Quote
AndrewHill Posted February 21, 2009 Report Posted February 21, 2009 I've also been a Sabbath fan for a long time. Its kinda funny, I was making that Geezer joke to my brother-in-law earlier! HB Tony! Quote
jmjk Posted February 21, 2009 Report Posted February 21, 2009 I've also been a Sabbath fan for a long time. Its kinda funny, I was making that Geezer joke to my brother-in-law earlier! HB Tony! Happy Birthday, Tony! Love his playing. Tony is looking pretty healthy, too, unlike Ronnie Dio, who reminds me of that puppet character on Tales From The Crypt. Quote
Shawn Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Posted February 21, 2009 (edited) This picture is a pretty good shot of the thimbles that Tony wears on his fingers so he can play guitar. His middle finger is cut off just above the joint, his ring finger is missing the tip. He had to re-learn to play guitar after the accident and has no sense of touch in those fingers...I can't imagine playing the guitar without being able to feel the strings. Edited February 21, 2009 by Shawn Quote
greggery peccary Posted February 21, 2009 Report Posted February 21, 2009 He was always my favorite one-time member of Jethro Tull who was missing the tips of two fingers on his fretting hand. Of course, it's a very small field of contenders, but still... Tony was in JT? I've never heard that before. What are the specifics? Thanks. Quote
Shawn Posted February 22, 2009 Author Report Posted February 22, 2009 (edited) He was always my favorite one-time member of Jethro Tull who was missing the tips of two fingers on his fretting hand. Of course, it's a very small field of contenders, but still... Tony was in JT? I've never heard that before. What are the specifics? Thanks. He was in the band for 2 weeks, just long enough to appear in the Rock N Roll Circus film (although the band was miming the performance). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyzfD0VqDW8 Edited February 22, 2009 by Shawn Quote
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