Just recently The Metal Voice had a deep discussion on the life and times of controversial QUIET RIOT‘s singer Kevin Dubrow with Author and fan club president Missy Whitney, Photographer Mark Weiss and best friend/filmmaker Ron Sobol. Other topics US festival 1983, Randy Rhoads era.
Jimmy Kay from Canada’sThe Metal Voice spoke to Kathy Rhoads the sister of the late guitarist of Ozzy Osbourne Randy Rhoads at D’Argenzio’s Wine Tasting Room at 1204 West Burbank Blvd. Burbank, California USA.
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Kathy Roads gave The Metal Voice an recap and an update on the Thanksgiving robbery at the school of Musoina which is owned and run by Kelle and Kathy Rhoads which showcased Randy Rhoads memorabilia. She said, “After the robbery the local news got hold of the story and came to the Wine Tasting Room in Burbank. They did a whole news report on TV at the same time Ozzy Osbourne put a $25,000 reward for the conviction of the criminals and the return of all the items that were stolen and that went viral. I can’t tell you how heart felt that was.” She continued, “The next morning we get a call saying some items were found in a dumpster by two people. We suspect whoever stole the items panicked and got rid of the trivial stuff and kept main more valuable pieces, to throw everyone off their trail. The main Items that are still missing are Randy’s first electrical guitar (Harmony Rocket early 1960’s), the first release of the Randy Rhoads Marshall white stack, the Delores Rhoads (Mom) French horn plus many other stuff.”
Kathy Rhoads concluded, “it’s an ongoing investigation I can’t say too much but I can say right now there are no Musonia tours (stay tuned) as of yet, as we are a little guarded and cautious we need to get more security. Everyone is rooting for us, everyone is like how can anybody do this to Randy and our family? We have been so open, so honest , so giving when it comes to Randy legacy.”
The robbery occurred Thanksgiving night (November 28 2019) at the Musonia School Of Music in North Hollywood, California, the school where Randy Rhoads famously taught guitar and which was run by Randy‘s late mother Delores. Following Randy‘s death 37 years ago, the school drew fans from all over the world as a place where the Rhoads family happily opened their hearts to share the life of Randy.
Anyone with information regarding the theft, should reach out to Nick D’Argenzio, 818-281-7893 (phone) or e-mail: nickdargenzio@gmail.com.
Jimmy Kay Editor-in-Chief of The Metal Voice talks to local resident Barry Stiglets as he and his neighbor Debrad Brooks discovered some Randy Rhoads items in a dumpster this morning at 9am Dec 8 2019 L.A. time, as he was taking his dog for a walk. He told THE METAL VOICE The dumpster was on Burbank and Sunny Slope Street.
Watch below the exclusive interview with Barry Stiglets as he explains how he discovered some of the stolen Musonia school of music items of Randy and Delores Rhoads.
Jimmy Kay from Canada’s The Metal Voice spoke to Kathy Rhoads D’Argenzio the sister of legendary guitarist Randy Rhoads about the recent burglary of the Musoina School of music. Kathy spoke about the items that where taken that belonged to her mother Delores and Randy, as well as Ozzy Osbourne‘s recent $25,000 reward to catch the criminals.
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For information regarding the theft or return of these items please contact: Nick D’Argenzio Phone: 818-281-7893 E-Mail: nickdargenzio@gmail.com
When asked about her initial reaction when she found out about the robbery
“I had a really heartbreak sad week, it’s been really heartbreaking what has happened to our family, to my mom and to Randy, no words. When this first happened I could not believe it, I started crying. I was devastated, who would do this? We open our hearts to the fans, we love to keep our brothers legacy alive out there and now we feel so violated and it was such a brutal attack that when I went to Musonia I was just stunned at what they did to the place. ”
When asked about the stolen items
“It was definitely a Randy Rhoads hit we believe a hundred percent they were looking for his guitars, I totally believe that. We tell people year after year after year for forty years we don’t keep his stuff in her homes and at Musonia. So we thought you know this would never happen. I think they were looking for guitars but when they didn’t find any they just cleaned out 40 years of history since had been Randy’s gone, every picture The Osbournes have given us, every picture of Randy, 40 years of memorabilia and equipment. In terms of stolen equipment there was the amp head from Quiet Riot days, they stole Randy’s first electric Harmony Rocket guitar probably about 1963. They stole a white Marshall head amp. I think they took either one or two, if anybody finds it,it was given to my mother after the company released it. There were so many instruments that were stolen. The trumpet that was stolen and let me tell you the history of it because this is probably one of the most devastating items stolen from us. In the Depression era my grandfather was a medical doctor in San Bernardino, that was his practice. Back then with the Great Depression people didn’t have money to pay for medical services. So as a barter for medical services my grandfather was given this trumpet, then he gave it to my mom and the rest is musical history in the Rhoads family and that changed her life. That trumpet was a very significant trumpet because the company it came from in World War 2 the Nazi’s bombed that company from France and so the company no longer exists. I remember my mom telling me when I was little about that trumpet, that there were silver coins used to melt down to make it, so that’s a gut-wrenching loss.”
“It’s just unbelievable there’s nothing left to show anybody, my brother Kelle did Musonia tours he did a phenomenal job on these tours he’s fantastic at it, now what is he gonna do? There’s nothing to show fans except a building that’s empty it’s so sad. They did not take pianos out of there I’m not gonna say every instruments is gone but our heart is gone from the Randy memorabilia my mother’s trumpet. I forgot to mention a very historic French horn that was my mother’s that was also taken. The Thieves just went down the hallways and took everything off the walls it was un-real.”
When asked about Ozzy Osbournes $25,000 reward to catch the robbers
“I believe that he said and you can all look up it’s on his Instagram, Facebook page which is like stunning to me, I mean I I just tear up when I think about what he’s done helping this crime be solved. The $25,000 is to the return of stolen items and I believe and/or conviction of the criminals so either one. We’ve always had the highest admiration a good rapport with them both Ozzy and Sharon they were wonderful to my mother they treated her so well I’ve always respected and appreciated that all these years so our relationship with them it’s good. I have to say this about Ozzy and Sharon they hold Randy and very high esteem they’ve always done that. I know this was very devastating to them as well and I appreciate that I really do it’s very heartfelt, it’s not phony, it’s not fake. I’ve been in touch with the office management I had a very close relationship with them they let me know about this and that they were gonna do this and I needed to provide photos for it so that’s what happened. They’re very detailed photos on Ozzy Facebook page if anybody wants to see detailed photos. We’ve found some incredibly high professional quality photos as some of the key items that are missing not all of them we just decided to do the key items and in the last picture in the grand salon of Musonia pretty much everything in that whole photo is gone.”
When asked about the good and dark side of fans of Randy
“You know 90% of the fans are amazing but there is always one twisted person.”
When asked what the future is for Musonia
” I own it with my brother but Kelle runs it. The pride that I take in that building the history that it has, the memories I have growing up there and practically my second home as I said. We will go forward I will not stop this has to be preserved as a historical place and that’s my mission. I’m not gonna let them win they’re not going to destroy our spirit and my brother Randy’s spirit and my mom this would have devastated my mother and by golly they’re not gonna win. ”
For information regarding the theft or return of these items please contact: Nick D’Argenzio Phone: 818-281-7893 E-Mail: nickdargenzio@gmail.com
Jimmy Kay from Canada’s The Metal Voicerecently spoke with Kelle Rhoads brother of Randy Rhoads and Director of the school of Musonia in North Hollywood about the recent break in and robbery at the school.
Watch the interview below.
When asked when the burglary happened
“This would have occurred some somewhere after Thanksgiving and before the next morning so in the middle of the night on the 28th of November 2019. We were aware of it on Friday the next day when somebody that works down in the backyard called me and said you’ve been broken into. It was devastating. It’s bad, the Rhodes family essentially has no more pictures or memories there’s no more memorabilia or pictures or anything about my brother Randy it’s all gone it’s devastating. Also the cabinetry of the school was vandalized, if anybody has been here they’ll recognize we had beautiful wood cabinets and the ones in the grand salon had glass in them well these people didn’t break any glass but they took a crowbar and a chisel to the wooden cabinets and just completely disfigured the drawers it’s it’s sickening to even think about it.”
When asked if there were any eyewitnesses or leads
“No they robbed the place when everyone was sleeping around here. ”
When asked what other items they stole
“They took Randy’s amps but they left the cabinets, they were probably too heavy to take. They even stole a beautiful picture that somebody painted and a picture of me performing the inaugural show of the Randy Rhoads remembered concert series. They spent some time here they even turned one of the heaters on so they’d be warm while they were robbing us blind. They also took the first guitar that Randy ever played. And they stole a pre-world War rare French Besson trumpet that was my mom’s almost all of her life and her French horn.”
When asked if the robbers could have been major Randy fans or just looking to make a fast buck
“They took too much stuff that was just related to Randy they had to be fans, they knew what they were looking for. Now one thing that’s really scary is what if they were hoarders and they just want to own it so they won’t resell it and put it out. I can’t imagine them trying to sell this stuff people are gonna know that it belongs to Musonia and get caught. Unless they’re gonna sell it to a fan who just want to own anything and everything they can of Randy’s and keep it private. They would have probably taken the Musonia tour because there was some stuff that that they went for that they would have been exposed to when they took the tour. ”
When asked if the police has any leads
“The police aren’t real cooperative right now they’re kind of like we’ll make a report which they did and too bad for your loss. A lot of people have been burglarized lately so good luck we’ll see you bye. It’s real hard to even communicate with the police either to many burglaries and the police don’t have the manpower or they found a really good place to get the coffee and the donuts.”
When asked about any last comments
“We got cleaned out, they cleaned us out, they must have had a big truck and they they knew what they were looking for and they basically just cleaned us out. The school is an empty shell right now. It impacts the fans because there’s nothing there to take a Rhoads tour, we were planning on making a museum here dedicated to my brother and my mom and there’s nothing left to put in the museum. Right now of course we’re still giving lessons but everything else is just done.
“What’s weird, we were broken into almost three years ago, almost the exact same time of year in November but they only got some amps from the guitar dept. We didn’t have cameras but we had Iron bars but the robbers had special bar cutters to cut those bars that is what I always thought that would be everything secure. ”
“We will carry on I lived through my mom’s death and my brothers death, so this is just things at the end of the day, don;t get my wrong these were very personnel things. But if I can make it the two tragedies, the death of my mom and brother I can make it through this.”
For The Metal VoiceNeil Turbin Interviewed Kelle Rhoads at this years annual Ride for Ronnie 2019 charity. Rhoads talked about the origins of the Classical piece Dee by brother Randy Rhoads as well as Kelle Rhoads’ upcoming studio album.
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Kelle Rhoads told The Metal Voice about the origins of the piece Dee and how the record label did not want that piece on the Blizzard of Ozz album.” Rhoads said, “First of all it goes deeper than that, there is a Quiet Riot song called Laughing Gas and most of Dee is in the guitar solo. So what Randy did was make it into a classical composition and then the record company said we don’t really think that that belongs on Blizzard of Oz. And Ozzy Osbourne went to bat for Randy and said if Randy wants this on the album it stays.”
