Black Sabbath In Gay Parade 1970

[katie]

Black Sabbath 1st trip to the USA sitting on a WB float promoting their 1st LP at a Gay Parade.

Look at the back of the float about 9.15 into the vid



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[FORD]

Is that when they wrote "Fairies Wear Boots"?? :D

[bueno bob]

Highly possible!

[ELVIS]

That's not watchable...

[cMb]

Some info from sabbathlive.com

This old 8mm film footage was actually taken from a Gay Pride parade on Folsom Street in San Francisco. Although the year given is 1970, I'm not certain that this is actually the June 27th, 1970 parade that was done in protest of the Stonewall riots. Based on the descriptions I have read, the footage looks like it might have been taken from the smaller 1971 parade on Folsom Street. Yet the June '70 date would make sense logistically, since this is when BLACK SABBATH was released in the U.S.

Regardless, I don't believe Ozzy actually appears anywhere in this footage. I have seen him appear in drag before in a few videos and I didn't see anyone here that resembled him closely enough. To the best of my knowledge, none of the members of Black Sabbath had ever visited the United States before their 1st U.S. tour at the end of October 1970. Given this evidence, the claim of Ozzy being in such a parade would have to be just a hoax.

I DO find it interesting though that the gay community would make such an effort to promote the release of their first album in the States, even before the band had ever played there. And this is yet another reason why I tend to lean towards the 1971 date. Black Sabbath did play at the Fillmore West in San Francisco in November 1970, so maybe they earned their loyal following after that visit? Ozzy hoax or not, it's still a pretty funny video to see.

[katie]

Originally posted by cMb


Regardless, I don't believe Ozzy actually appears anywhere in this footage.

Ozzy is sitting on the back of the float about 9.15 mins into vid. He is not in drag.

This was Sabbaths 1st day in the US in 1970

[ELVIS]

Yep...

Ozzy is in it, not in drag...

The only time Ozzy was in drag to my knowledge was when he put on one of his wife's dresses (his clothes were locked up to keep him from going out drinking) and pissed on the Alamo...

Oh, and there's an Osbourne's episode where Ozzy is in drag supposedly making a video...

[FORD]

And now, featuring a special guest vocalist who knows a thing or two about fairies and gay pride parades.......

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[bastardog]

Everybody knows Ozzy is a fag........that's why Sharon controls him like a puppet. Maybe he was the one with the idea to be there.

Now, the rest of the band I'm sure were convinced by Ozzy to be there

[katie]

Stupid campaign/idea by WB records.
This was the very 1st day that Sabbath was in the USA.