Definition of NIB
Raymond B. Jennings III
James J.
>What does NIB stand for on the first album ?
>
said Bill Ward's beard looked like ("It looks like a pen nib" (the end of those pens
you need to dip into an inkwell)). All these years I've been calling it N.I.B (spelling
it out), but it's really just NIB, one word...
J. McCarty
Glenn Saunders
: What does NIB stand for on the first album ?
Nativity In Black.
Mike Rufo
: What does NIB stand for on the first album ?
N.I.B. never stood for anything.
on the black sabbath story vol. 1,geezer
tells how they were stuck for a name
and named the song nib because bill ward's beard
resembled a pen nib. the periods are there
to throw us off!
-Mike
Raymond B. Jennings III
>In <4fg3c0$h...@ixnews7.ix.netcom.com>, rjen...@ix.netcom.com (Raymond B. Jennings III) writes:
>>What does NIB stand for on the first album ?
>>
>According to Geezer Butler on the "Black Sabbath Story, Vol. 1", NIB is what they
>said Bill Ward's beard looked like ("It looks like a pen nib" (the end of those pens
>you need to dip into an inkwell)). All these years I've been calling it N.I.B (spelling
>it out), but it's really just NIB, one word...
That is what I thought, I just sounded so damn rediculus that I did
not want to go out on a limb and post that. I have also heard that it
stood for Nativity In Black. (Someone just email me on this one).
K.C.
> The mortal Raymond B. Jennings III wrote:
> : What does NIB stand for on the first album ?
>
> Nativity In Black.
No it doesn't. They named it NIB because bill wards beard looked like a
pen 'nib'.
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Cris Fuhrman
"K.C." <k_c...@alcor.concordia.ca> wrote:
>On 11 Feb 1996, Glenn Saunders wrote:
>
>> The mortal Raymond B. Jennings III wrote:
>> : What does NIB stand for on the first album ?
>>
>> Nativity In Black.
>
>No it doesn't. They named it NIB because bill wards beard looked like a
>pen 'nib'.
Ok, who knows the significance of Nativity In Black, then? It does appear
to be the name of some BS CD, e.g., "Nativity In Black (Sampler)"
According to the BS Faq, the song N.I.B. deals with the following:
N.I.B.:
The devil fells in love with a human and becomes a total different
person. The title has nothing to do with the content of the song.
--
Bacchus, n.:
A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse for
getting drunk.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Glenn Saunders
: On 11 Feb 1996, Glenn Saunders wrote:
: > The mortal Raymond B. Jennings III wrote:
: > : What does NIB stand for on the first album ?
: >
: > Nativity In Black.
: No it doesn't. They named it NIB because bill wards beard looked like a
: pen 'nib'.
Listen to Live Evil. Dio calls it Nativity in Black. That's
official-enough for me. It might not be the initial meaning, but I'd
call it an acceptable one.
Metal12
the name for the tribute album
James J.
>N.I.B. does stand for something!!!! It stands for Nativity in Black, hence
>the name for the tribute album
I've never heard the phrase "Nativity In Black" until this tribute album came out
and I've been listening to Sabbath since 1983. Where is your proof that N.I.B
stands for "Nativity In Black"? According to Geezer Butler in "The Black
Sabbath Story, Vol. 2" it doesn't stand for anything, it's what the group called
Bill Ward's beard.
J. McCarty
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Whoops, I mean "The Black Sabbath Story, Volume I"...
Jon Morgan
>
> In <4gankb$1...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, met...@aol.com (Metal12) writes:
> >N.I.B. does stand for something!!!! It stands for Nativity in Black, hence
> >the name for the tribute album
>
> I've never heard the phrase "Nativity In Black" until this tribute album came out
> and I've been listening to Sabbath since 1983. Where is your proof that N.I.B
> stands for "Nativity In Black"? According to Geezer Butler in "The Black
> Sabbath Story, Vol. 2" it doesn't stand for anything, it's what the group called
> Bill Ward's beard.
journalist in 1970, but the band called the song NIB after Bill Ward's
chin. It apparently looked like the nib of a fountain pen with the
beard he had at the time.
Later on (about 1974) I think, they set fire to his beard.
Bill commented that it was the 'best grass I have ever tasted'.
Hey, way out maaaan.
Jonno
Bill Montbleau
: N.I.B. does stand for something!!!! It stands for Nativity in Black, hence
: the name for the tribute album
Oh boy, here we go again...
WATCH the video "The Black Sabbath Story Vol. 1".
Geezer in the flesh tells you that it was because of Ward's
beard. They just put those periods in to confuse fans like us!
It was just a rumor from fans that it stood for "Nativity in Black" or
"Necromancy in Black" or whatever.