OZZY OSBOURNE Fan Disappointed He Couldn't Deliver Gift

October 24, 2007

Renato Gandia of the Canada's Sun Media reports: An Ozzy Osbourne superfan drove back to Peace River yesterday with a heavy heart after he failed Monday night to give the rocker a specially designed canoe paddle he spent many hours making.

Patrick Lesko, a 34-year-old veteran woodworker, said he's still a fan and he might try again when Ozzy goes to Toronto in January.

"I'm not gonna say, 'What a jerk,' " said Lesko while he took a rest in Fox Creek from driving to Peace River, 484 km northwest of Edmonton. "I don't know what really happened.

"Do I still love BLACK SABBATH more than anything? Hell, yeah. Honestly as much as I love Ozzy, I love BLACK SABBATH."

Lesko said he was able to bring the paddle to the coat check at Rexall Place, but that's as far as it got.

"I was hoping that I would be able to get to the meet-and-greet, but I didn't realize that's before the show, not after."

He went to Rexall Place at 3 p.m. on Monday to try to give Ozzy the paddle.

"I was disappointed. It was a huge investment of time and energy that went into making the paddle."

Lesko said he couldn't snap up a $1,000 backstage package for the show before they sold out and his calls to Ozzy's tour management company in California went unreturned. He paid $750 for a front-row seat to the concert.

If he can't give it to Ozzy in Toronto, Lesko's not sure what to do with the otter tail-style paddle carved out of solid Canadian black cherry.

It took Lesko 25 hours to make it and is worth an estimated $500.

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