We all know that Ozzy briefly left Sabbath for the first time in 1977, and that the band decided to bring in ex Savoy Brown singer Dave Walker as a replacement. Walker stayed for a few months until Ozzy's return and only performed with them live once in the Television show Look! Hear! where he sang an early version of Junior Eyes. The audio is easily available online, but the footage has never surfaced on the Internet and has become one of the most sought after pieces of Sabbath history.
I just found out that a compilation of Look! Hear! performances can be viewed for free within the facilities of the British Film Institute in Southbank, London, the footage has the identifier N-423109 and includes performances by Black Sabbath, Diamond Head and Magnum (although I should say that I'm not sure if the Black Sabbath show available within the compilation is actually the one with Dave Walker or another one they also gave on the show). I should also add that that footage is obviously not available online, not even on the BFI's website. While I unfortunately don't have any time to travel to the UK anytime soon to actually watch said footage and to verify this information, hopefully someone else here has the opportunity to go to the BFI and to finally watch this legendary footage.
More info on that footage: http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/154357231
He so over everything. He’s the ornery old timer who “doesn’t need this shit right now” 😂. I think he should retire 💀.
SOMEONE PLEASE WRITE A STORY FROM THE PROMPT. ALL THE COMMENTS ARE JUST A DISCUSSION ON THE SOURCE MATERIAL.
Omg I crack up at his face during interviews when the suspect says something stupid. Or even when they’re just hanging out in the office. You can tell he is so over the bullshit. 😂
Dave Walker was a 58-year-old Canadian who had spent the last year living and working in Cambodia as a film researcher and writer. He was a partner in a film company called Animist Films and was working on a documentary about the Khmer Rouge regime. He had previously worked for U.S. ABC News as a freelance news producer throughout Southeast Asia from 1995 to 2009. He then returned to Canada to get a degree at York University in Toronto in Augmented Reality. Walker had ties to Cambodia through his work and his ex-wife's family. He spoke the local language and was familiar with the local culture.
Walker's Disappearance
Walker was staying in a guest house in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Around 1:00 he was in his room when housekeeping arrived to clean the room. He left taking his cell-phone and wallet. Shortly after he returned to his room and left his phone to charge. He was then seen leaving the hotel and walking onto the street. He had only a bottle of water and his wallet with him. He left his charging cell-phone as well as his passport and laptop at the guest house. When his friends and business partner didn't hear from him they thought he may have gone to Thailand to work on research for a story, but when he didn't return their phone calls they grew concerned. He ex-wife filed a missing persons report with the local police. His business partner, Sonny Chhoun, visited the guest house he was staying at and learned they hadn't seen him in several days. He began to search local hospitals and contacted the police.
Discovery of the Body: Why was Walker at the Temple?
Walker had been missing nearly 11 weeks when a group of children searching for fruit discovered the body in a forest approximately 200 meters from the "Gates of Death" at the Angkor Temple Complex.
The temple complex is a popular tourist destination, but Walker's family claim that he had no reason to visit it. In an interview with The Globe and Mail, Sonny Chhoun, his business partner mentions looking for Walker by "combing nearby lakes and temples where Mr. Walker frequently goes walking." This implies that Walker did walk and explore frequently. However, the location where his body was found is found approximately 13 kilometers or 8 miles from his hotel. It is only a 15-minute drive though. It seems unlikely that he walked the entire distance himself, especially as his family claims that he had knee problems.
Identifying the Body
The body wasn't discovered until May 1st and was
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