Who Peed on the Alamo?

39 Years Ago: Ozzy Osbourne Arrested for Urinating on Alamo Cenotaph. Ozzy Osbourne didn't wake up Feb. 19, 1982, and decide he was going to cause trouble that afternoon by pissing on a treasured national monument in San Antonio, Texas.

Why do people pee on the Alamo?

The truth is that Ozzy urinated on the Alamo Cenotaph, a 60-foot high statue erected in 1939 to honor the 189 Texans who died there. The Cenotaph is adjacent to the mission, in the Alamo Plaza. Osbourne was arrested for public urination and intoxication, and was reportedly released on a $40 bond.

What Rocker peed on the Alamo?

It's one of the most notorious moments in rock history: Ozzy Osbourne, arrested in San Antonio, Texas in February 1982 for urinating at a monument near the Alamo dedicated to the lives of soldiers killed in the 1836 Texas Revolution. Following the incident, Osbourne was banned from the Texas city for a decade.

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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