news about O/D Saxon and Dio

Felamid · Oct 16, 2002

Go to www.melodicrock.com and you will find this interesting story in the 16th oct news...

DIO INVITES OLIVER/DAWSON SAXON MEMBERS ON STAGE:
Press Release:
Oliver/Dawson Saxon have been appearing a special guests to Dio on their recent UK tour, and on the last night, at Portsmouth Pyramids, a special event took place.
Dio personally asked Graham Oliver to come onto stage and perform Rainbow in The Dark as the final encore. As they started playing, Wardi (vocalist with Oliver/Dawson Saxon) made his way to the front of the audience, and Dio pulled him up on stage.
The occasion had added meaning for Graham Oliver. Dio performed at Manchester with Rainbow on October 6th 1976, where Graham went to see him perform. The very next day Graham had his accident, where he lost his finger, and was told that he would never play guitar again. That prophesy did not come true, as is apparent, but what was strange was that the fact that in 2002, the date that Dio performed in Manchester with Oliver/Dawson Saxon was October 6th! So Graham was performing on stage with his hero exactly to the day that he was told that he would never play again.

Lord S · Oct 17, 2002

yeah i was at that gig-Great to see Graham up there though the singer Wardi was terrible.

heavycelli · Oct 17, 2002

HI Felamid,

Has Graham Oliver only 9 fingers? I never noticed that, that makes him even a greater guitarist to me than he already was to me. I admire his sound a lot! I took quickly a better look on the fotos on the "innocense is no excuse album." Is it his left hand, the ringfinger?, or am I just talking nonsense?
Please can you tell me?

Bye

Twisted Tony · Oct 18, 2002

Those guys are assholes! What the fuck was Dio thinking taking the half-ass SAXON on tour with him?

Paxoman · Oct 18, 2002

heavycelli - Graham Oliver hasn't lost an entire finger, just the tip of one of his fingers on his left hand.

Felamid · Oct 18, 2002

Yes, Pax is right about that...
I think it´s strange that Dio (or his promotor) invites O/D to be the support act.
Surely Dio knows that the REAL Saxon is still around. He (Dio) is clearly backing the O/D version. I think that´s a shame.

heavycelli · Oct 18, 2002

Much thanks for the answer Paxoman and Felamid...

Bye

Saxon748 · Oct 18, 2002

Maybe Dio knows what a knob Biff really is...

Sammi951 · Oct 19, 2002

Oooh, fighting talk!! :lol:

At least Biff can sing - O/D's "singer" couldn't carry a tune in a carrier bag!! :lol:

Paxoman · Oct 21, 2002

Ooh touchy touchy Graham...........I mean Saxon748! :lol:

Black Lagoon · Oct 21, 2002

No it was Dobby really, he's pissed off at your jokes!

Paxoman · Oct 21, 2002

Jokes??? They were true stories Nige! :lol:

masterofsolos · Nov 1, 2002

What accident did Graham have?

WILKS · Nov 4, 2002

HE FORMED O/D SAXON :lol:

Paxoman · Nov 5, 2002

WILKS

STEELTEMPEST · Nov 5, 2002

sounds like crap to me, guess these guys can't let the past go and do something original. LIKE A DIFFERENT NAME AND SOME NEW MATERIAL. that would be a good place to start there dawliverxon, I'd be pretty pissed if I thought it were Biff and the boys and got refried beans instead. Hope they do show up soon,(o/d) that way I can bombthe stage with eggs. Rotten ones.