BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The City of Bakersfield said today’s passing of rock icon Ozzy Osbourne has brought to light a unique connection between Ozzy’s infamous bat incident and Bakersfield.
In 1982, following Osbourne’s infamous act of biting the head off a bat during a performance in Iowa, Bakersfield took a proactive step to prevent similar incidents.
Ahead of Osbourne’s scheduled performance in Bakersfield later that year, Mayor Mary K. Shell advised the City Council to consider an emergency ordinance to prohibit such actions. On June 9, 1982, the City Council voted unanimously to add Chapter 6.20 to the Municipal Code…