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Hey, wait a minute! Is that a bird soaring through the skies? A plane? Dio’s dragon?? No, it's waggish Jon Bon Jovi on a jet-pack, rehearsing his spectacular flight into the Festival! “We’ve hired a stunt team,” yells Jon to Britmetal from 30,000 feet, the stewardess walking across the top of his head serving drinks looking most peculiar.

January 5, 1988
Sylvie Simmons

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Ronnie Don’t Lose That Yardstick!

The nation is in mourning and some of the nation is even in afternoon. It’s that bad. Dio didn’t bring their American stage show over here for the Castle Donington Monsters Of Rock festival. It’ll be short of a dragon and—Fire that person who said “short!" "The only thing that really gets me angry to this day are references to my size,” says Ronnie Janies Dio, who is wonderful beyond description, really. “I even get angry when people use descriptions of my size in good pieces.” Oh no!!

Hey, wait a minute! Is that a bird soaring through the skies? A plane? Dio’s dragon?? No, it's waggish Jon Bon Jovi on a jet-pack, rehearsing his spectacular flight into the Festival! “We’ve hired a stunt team,” yells Jon to Britmetal from 30,000 feet, the stewardess walking across the top of his head serving drinks looking most peculiar. “The guy who’s done all the James Bond movies. We’re thinking of parachuting onto the stage.” Have you ever parachuted before Jon? “No.” Erm, is this a good time to start? “Yeah! It’d be fun!” Do you like flying through the air or something Jon? "Yeah!"

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