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Poem of Remembrance.
#Veterans day
#Armistice day

November 11 th 2020

Speak honourably of the persistence
That vowed to right the undoing
Of humanity,
Remember, and try to embrace
The last kiss, the last fingertip touching,
Before the disassembly of the spirit
Be strengthened, at the coming home,
Without limbs, or a mind,
Hold them all tightly, with respect,
Wherever they reside, upon this earth,
Say thank you, with sincerity,
Let your tears, enforce the heartfelt alliance,
Be grateful in your warm beds
With your refrigerators, and cold water,
See them march now,
Into eternity, forever soldiers brave
Men and women, heralded now,
To rest in grace,
With the multitudes that came before,
Let them abide, in forevermore,
As brothers
As sisters
Glorious and whole again. Amen.

©Aston Cross Music Bill Ward
11/3/20

Third Halloween Poem
Porcupine Pink’s Palace

DARK reissue for Halloween 2020.

First Halloween poem
It’s Nearly Time.

A Halloween Poem , pre curser.

BLACK SABBATH CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR ICONIC ALBUM ‘PARANOID’ VINYL DELUXE EDITION OUT TODAY. Five-LP Collection Includes Album Plus Rare Quad Mix Along With The Vinyl Debut Of Two 1970 Concerts Also Available As A 4CD Set

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In 1969 and 1970 my musical experiences were exciting, adventurous, heady, and inspiring.  Days full of risk and being vigorously alive, Black Sabbath was a hardworking road band, getting tighter with each gig.

Deep in my heart and with the recording of Black Sabbath accomplished, I felt emboldened and awkwardly able to step out and play newer songs, like Hand of Doom, Iron Man, Electric Funeral, and War Pigs.  I knew those songs were different and I felt remarkably assured within myself that we were making music that upon first listening might not be popular.  However, those thoughts were outweighed by the overwhelming feeling I was part of a great band making great music.  I was twenty-two years old, and to know that about our band was not only satisfying, but at times overwhelming.  I didn’t know if we would have hit records, which we did, but I did know I was in a place of purity and euphoria about how we played and sounded. Night after night we pummeled and released our aggression and emotions onto our audiences.  We were whole, we were as one, time was in front of us and in our favour.  To be of those times is an honourable place to look back on, and my memory ignites with great experiences of that period, I wouldn’t change a thing, except that bass drum sound on Iron Man LO.L.

Love to Tony, Geezer, and Ozzy, and all our fans,

Rock forever and ever and ever,

Bill Ward