During an Ozzy Osbourne concert in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1982, a member of the audience threw a bat onto the stage. Stunned by the light, the bat lay motionless and Ozzy thinking it was plastic, (of course he had to be drinking) thought it would be a good laugh to bite its head off. As he attempted this, the bat started to flap his wings and Ozzy soon realized it wasn’t fake, but in fact a living thing. After the show, Ozzy was immediately rushed to the nearest hospital for rabies shots. He later described the incident as “one of the most horrible, painful experiences of my life.” Ozzy Osbourne Releases 'Life Won't Wait' Single; iTunes App". Blabbermouth. 10 August 2010 . Retrieved 24 July 2014. Ozzy was rushed to the Broadlawns Medical Center after the concert, and according to the Des Moines Register, who caught up with Ozzy in 2001, the musician had to undergo three weeks of rabies shots on the road. “Every night for the rest of the tour I had to find a doctor and get more rabies shots: One in each arse cheek, one in each thigh, one in each arm,” Ozzy said. “Every one hurt like a bastard.” There was panic in Wisconsin, where Osbourne was due to play a few nights later. Members of the local Humane Society said they would attend the gig to make sure the incident wasn’t repeated (the headline accompanying this story punned that officials were “aflutter” over the situation). The nurse on duty in the Des Moines hospital on the night said “50 per cent” of her job for the following week was fielding calls from journalist and fans from as far as the UK. DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL – BAND EDITION : CRANKING IT UP TO 11 FOR THE HIT COMIC BOOK SERIES’ WORLD TOUR THIS MARCH

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