A listener letter leads the guys to nerd out on the unlikely career and success of Ronnie James Dio and that band he led before another rock legend came calling.   SHOW NOTES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_James_Dio Ronnie Dio and the Prophets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHgcFXcY_yo First Time Reaction to Rainbow’s “Stargazer” #1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiD9dzIa4J #2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVP25CPi934   Remembering when Black Sabbath spent more on cocaine while making ‘Vol. 4’ than on the album itself https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/black-sabbath-cocaine-vol-4/ Sabbath live 1980 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wexC2FMVsR4 Hear N Aid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hear_%27n_Aid Elf, Sit Down Honey, Everything will be alright https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqLJP5-5y0s Dio on South Park https://southpark.cc.com/video-clips/s24ibx/south-park-dio “Ronnie James Dio: Unlocking His Secrets” https://tprs.com/interviews/ronnie-james-dio-unlocking-his-secrets/ Find a Grave.com-Nick Pantas https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52407857/nicholas-zaharis-pantas Doug Thayer interview https://www.classicbands.com/DougThalerInterview.html