Ozzy Osbourne in town?!

I heard Ozzy Osbourne was in town this afternoon. People spotted him at various places around town, and wondered what he was doing. (he plays GM Place on June 1, but that's still a couple of months away) Turns out he had to hole up at the Pan Pacific Hotel and take care of some visa business with the consulate before heading home to Los Angeles. He couldn't enter the United States without a clear visa or some such. (renewal of British visa, I hear)

Interesting stuff.. but then Vancouver's a spot for the celebrities in "Hollywood North." Heck, Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn live here because their son Wyatt plays hockey with a Richmond team) Fidel Castro was in Richmond a few weeks ago, too: he can't enter the States because of the trade embargo they have against Cuba. (or something) That doesn't even take into account all the celebrity sightings that crop up because people are shooting movies here, either. Don't know if I've ever seen one, though.