

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Author Talk: 'Ozzy & Me' with Stephen Rea
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 17 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 17 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Stephen Rea, author of a new memoir titled 'Ozzy &amp; Me,' will discuss the book on Tuesday, March 17, 7 pm, at the East Bank Regional Library (4747 W. Napoleon Avenue in Metairie).

This event is free of charge and is open to the public.

Rea was born in Northern Ireland in 1969, the same year “The Troubles” began. Violence was everywhere. His grandmother was nearly killed when gunmen opened fire on the wrong house, leaving young Stephen to pick at the bullet holes in the walls. He found refuge from this turmoil in heavy metal—especially the music of Ozzy Osbourne. As a pre-internet teenager, he hunted down dozens of live concert bootlegs—corresponding by mail with collectors around the world—and devoured every music magazine he could find.

In late 1984, when Stephen was fifteen, he read about a huge festival in Rio de Janeiro that January called “Rock in Rio” with a bill that included AC/DC, Queen, and Ozzy Osbourne. As a lark, he mentioned it to his dad, and was stunned when he said they should go. He was even more shocked when his mother, looking for information about how to get tickets, began a correspondence with Osbourne’s secretary, who scored the family VIP passes and introduced them to Osbourne in Brazil. Thus began a friendship with Ozzy, his wife Sharon and the rest of the Osbourne family that has continued for decades.

While traveling on tour in the mid-nineties, Ozzy gifted Stephen a pair of fancy leather notebooks and told him to keep a record of their adventures and conversations. The result is 'Ozzy &amp; Me,' a behind-the-scenes memoir that proves the life-affirming, soul-nourishing power of music—and disproves the notion that you should never meet your celebrity heroes.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/metairie/author-talk-ozzy-and-me-with-stephen-rea/200029816461751
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Concerts, performances, Festivals, Music, Entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Metairie
- **state**: LA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: East Bank Regional Library
- **lat**: 29.995507271403
- **long**: -90.186099408479
- **full address**: East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W Napoleon Ave, Metairie, LA 70001-2310, United States

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- **organizer**: Jefferson Parish Library (https://allevents.in/org/jefferson-parish-library/924457)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 17 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W Napoleon Ave, Metairie, LA 70001-2310, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Jefferson Parish Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art, Concerts, performances, Festivals, Music, Entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Author Talk: 'Ozzy & Me' with Stephen Rea ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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