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OZZY OSBOURNE COMES THROUGH FOR N.L. FAN

A Newfoundland pizza deliveryman who lost his collection of rock and roll CDs to a thief has been re-upped by the godfather of metal himself: Ozzy Osbourne.

Josh Cook’s car was stolen as he made a delivery in St. John’s. The thief returned it to the same spot the next day, but Cook’s CD collection was gone.

All that was left behind: An album by Zakk Wylde, Osbourne’s longtime guitarist.

Local media coverage of the story was picked up by blogs and a rock music magazine, where Wylde’s son saw it and contacted Cook to ask for his address.

Cook said he was surprised when he got a notice to pick up a package from a courier about a week later.

“He sent me like six T-shirts, three long-sleeve T-shirts, three zip-up hoodies, a copy of his new album on CD and vinyl and other collector items,” Cook said.

Cook said he was blown away by the gesture, but it didn’t end there.

Another large box arrived a few days later — with Osbourne’s back catalogue.

“I opened it up and a couple T-shirts fell out. Then a load of CDs fell out. Black Sabbath and all the Ozzy Osbourne stuff — basically everything Ozzy did. I thought it was amazing, and then this white envelope falls out. I opened it and there’s an autographed picture of Ozzy.

The picture says “To Josh” and has Ozzy’s signature.