Funny Things that Ronnie did or said...

Richard241 · Joined: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 105 Location: Northwest / USA

If for some strange reason, that little *(ok not so little) yard gnome ends up being offered or for sale, I would like to have a chance at getting him. The story Ronnie described about that little creature was so utterly funny that I couldn't of made it through the funeral without something in my mind from Ronnie to make me think and laugh.

From what I had gathered, from Ronnie...

That Gnome is on borrowed time, lol. But I think it would be cool to have him and make sure someone is keeping a watchful eye on him. I heard he's kinda heavy according to Ronnie, about 60lbs.

LMAO, to me this is pretty funny! You'd have to be there to see it unfolding, hearing Ronnie describing the whole ordeal was like I said, just enough for myself to get thru all of this. I pretty much still have everything for my own thoughts of Dio in my head then add to it all his version describing that Gnome pushing him down the hill and tumbling together head over heels down the slope was just pure FUNNY as hell right there.

And as Ronnie described it all unfolding;

"What the hell am I going to do now? I'm known best for the horns!" This damn gnome just took off one of my trademarks! Driving himself to the hospital and holding his severed thumb in the other hand as he drove, reaching the hospital and hearing how, "I don't think we can save that!" LMAO...

thinking to myself, wait to they ask how it happened... LMAO again, I can't imagine the nurse knowing who Dio is or was. But hearing how, ummmm yeah...

See I was working in my garden and this ummm, we'll we will say yard gnome, yea thats what it was...

lol...

That story told alone by Ronnie has kept me sane during all of this so... if theres a chance at me getting this one item to remember Ronnie by, then from me to other fans & family, let me have this. I will forever get a laugh from seeing this thing and remembering the story.

Now I don't expect to actually get a chance at this or anything, but i wanted to share this little tid bit with the fans. Like some of the other things Ronnie did or whatever. Like collecting Frogs.

From what I've gathered, Ronnie like to collect those little frog statues and things, Bibles too if i remember correctly. Obviously the gnome thing must of been a short lived collection, lol.

How about other things....... that fans or family know of?

Do you have a funny story or something to share about Ronnie,
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Richard241 · Joined: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 105 Location: Northwest / USA

Heres the interview / story off of Blabbermouth Ronnie gave about the Gnome... LMAO

The exact details of Ronnie James Dio's gardening accident of 2003 have come to light in an interview with Rockdetector.com editor Garry Sharpe-Young. Besides discussing the brand new DIO album "Master Of The Moon", how Rudy Sarzo has fitted into the new band unit and how the new songs were constructed, Garry broached two awkward questions: just what did really happen to his thumb and what are Dio's real feelings towards Vivian Campbell? Here's a bit of the interview to be posted soon:

Rockdetector.com: Last year, Internet rumours surfaced that you had severed your thumb in a gardening accident. While I'm sure a lot of fans initially brushed this off as unlikely, it then transpired to be true. What actually happened on that day?

Ronnie James Dio: "It was a killer garden gnome. I'm not joking, although I certainly wish I was. What happened was that I was in my yard trying to place this garden gnome on a slope. This is a seriously heavy piece of garden ornament, probably 60lbs or so. Anyway, it fell over, I fell into the shrubbery and then began to slide down to the bottom of the hill. I was trying to stop myself with my feet but put my hand out at the wrong moment. You can understand this all happened in a split second. My hand landed on a rock, and the gnome landed on it, squashing my thumb between the rock and the gnome. Basically it was crushed and took the end of my thumb off. I just looked at my hand and the first thought that flashed into my mind was, 'How on earth am I going to make my devil horn sign now? That's my trademark!' I wasn't worried about the injury, more concerned with my career."

Rockdetector.com: Did it enter your head that you had been struck by the ultimate rock 'n' roll irony of a bizarre gardening accident?

Ronnie James Dio: "Oh of course it did. I was imagining all the headlines in my head. It had every comedy element and more."

Rockdetector.com: How did you deal with it practically?

Ronnie James Dio: "I just picked up the end of the thumb, went back into the house, washed the nub of my thumb then got myself down to the hospital. It was quite surreal because I had one hand with this crushed thumb, basically just red meat and miniscule bits of bone, and I was holding the end of the thumb in my other hand. It was quite fascinating. It's not too often you get to see inside your thumb.

"I got a shock when I arrived in the emergency room because a nurse took a look at it first and said, 'No, I don't think we can save this.' I had to wait a while then for a doctor, all the time praying that he would come up with a different evaluation. Anyhow, he did thankfully. He said he could sew it back on. 'Please do!' I said, and that's exactly what he did."

Rockdetector.com: Was there any pain or was it totally numbed out?

Ronnie James Dio: "Totally numb, no pain whatsoever. I think all the nerves got crushed or something. It looked like it should be painful, but it wasn't. After it was sewn back on they did a proper job of it and now it's OK. It looks a little distorted and the nail has not grown fully back yet but I'm thankful I still have my thumb and I can still do my horn sign."

Rockdetector.com: What happened to the gnome? Did you take revenge?

Ronnie James Dio: "Ah no, he's still there. Only now he is on a very sensible level piece of ground. It wasn't his fault, he's an inanimate object but sometimes I look at that face and think… Y'know, he just has one of those faces! Put it this way, if I'm involved in another gardening accident you won't have far to look."
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Don't care which god you follow
Whose promises you swallow
Time and again
We must meet at the end
Aaah

It's all right
When the music is over
Come on and dance
For the lord of the last day

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...how do I block users? Is it possible to do that?

Richard241 · Joined: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 105 Location: Northwest / USA

Devil Eyes · Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 3:47 am Post subject:

Ronnie's joke about testicles and test results is really hilarious.) Willie Fyfe was telling it at the Memorial Service. I'd rather not quote him, because you really need to hear this firsthand, if you haven't done it yet.

It is here, at 06:15 I think:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XPt2UV4oQ4
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StargazerGeisha · Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 9:44 pm Post subject:

Toss me your brassiere, my dear! Laughing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ipgc_v1WbA

Personally, I would have never thrown my bra at Ronnie. Cute bras in my size are hard to find!

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