… for a bar brawl of all things. Ol guy’s still got it in him, eh?
This story broke last night, but I wanted to wait till I heard from Geez & Gloria themselves before saying anything. Apparently last night that Geezer had been arrested for a bar brawl. Some of the stories online say he was provoked, some don’t say anything, and probably due to (I’m guessing) legal advice, they’re not saying anything about the specifics.
Oddly enough, my mother from back home emailed me and said “Isn’t this the guy you do some work for?” That’s pretty funny that my mom (who keeps wishing I’ll grow out of this music) emailed me about this when at that point, I hadn’t heard about it. The bigger question is why my mom was hahaha. Anyway, a few minutes ago, Geezer himself finally had something to say on his various social media outlets:
Thx for your messages & support following the unfortunate altercation that occurred.
— Geezer Butler (@GZRMusic) January 29, 2015The response since last night seems to be pretty much in support of Geezer, mostly leaning towards the hilarious side with some of the responses. He’s also trending on Facebook – here’s the trending link. :)
Nice to see @GZRMusic still not taking any shit and throwing the Hand of Doom at the unworthy. Respect.
— Dave -The Vile Grin (@Dave_VileGrin) January 29, 2015@GZRMusic Don't fuck with the Geezer, 'mkey?
— Miklós Tarai (@miq_bass) January 29, 2015Geezer's status as a badass was recently elevated. @GZRMusic http://t.co/TbqpBTlPlf @1063thebuzz
— Johnny Thrash (@the_thrashman) January 29, 2015@GZRMusic don't sweat it buddy, we all stand by you! I for one thinks it's awesome! Heavy Metal lives!!!!
— Ducky (@OzzyMertrioz) January 29, 2015@sabbathfans @GZRMusic I would be honored to back him up in a fisticuffs.
— Scott Sutton (@ScottNPD) January 29, 2015Just read that @GZRMusic was arrested last night in L.A after a bar fight broke out. Still a badass aged 65!
— Eoin Spelman (@Babyo100) January 29, 2015FREE GEEZER! @GZRMusic @AVFCOfficial pic.twitter.com/H1WqPdzRXc
— Riot Season Records (@riotseasonrecs) January 29, 2015@GZRMusic Boxing Gloves for next Xmas!
— Jake Paton (@Paton_Jack) January 29, 2015@sabbathfans let him know that there's nothing to be worried about. Shit happens and it's nothing anyone should look down on him about.
— Shawn Prosper (@Daewolf) January 29, 2015
at a boy geezer, don not take any bull, i am sure it was a misunderstanding keep on rockin
As long as the other guy deserved it! When you read books of Sabbaths history Geezer was always the one to shy away and avoid violence as he was a known pacifist. I can only assume it must have been an extreme situation to cause his arrest. Demon alcohol obviously played its part. It shows there’s still life in GB yet, sometimes the only language another person understands is physical force. I hope it doesn’t haunt him and it is brushed aside. Long live GB, the greatest bassist (plus rarely matched lyricist) in the world!
My thought was maybe someone insulted the wife or Sabbath.
Go Geezer!
Love Geezer….
As long as nobody disses Aston Villa it’ll all be fine!
The guy must have deserved it. Alright Geezer, good for you.
Gee, golly, Geeze(!); and I always believed that you were the most Peaceful bloke in the band!! Hope you landed some potent blows, just as you have, with your Bass playing! Keep sluggin’ away!!
In one of the pix above, it looks like he’s with Tom Hanks; is he?
Do you think for one minute he’d prefer to be getting all this juvenile encouragement from people 40-50 years younger than he is, or…that he’d prefer it never happened? I was sorry to hear about it, don’t give a shit about the specifics, hope there are no legal consequences and that the whole thing is forgotten as quickly as possible.
A bit of the old “Birmingham handshake”, eh Geez? Sometimes that’s all that can be said.