I’ve only gotten one speeding ticket in my life.

And I was listening to Ozzy Osbourne.

I got pulled over about 6 houses from our driveway, on the way to school. Despite my plea for forgiveness, the cop was having no mercy on a 16-year-old with the ‘Flying High Again’ bass line billowing from the subwoofer.

I’d already asked my parents if I could get FLYN HI for a license plate, and in their customary wisdom, they said hell no. I’m not sure that I really knew what the song meant back then. I just liked the idea of being up above all the noise. And I’m guessing Ozzy did too, in a manner of speaking.

He’s up there now, that’s for sure.

RIP, Ozzy.