While hundreds of Ozzy Osbourne fans - mostly dressed in black - poured through the Fargodome doors for his concert Monday night, an "angel" sat in the lobby alone, watching everyone walk by.
Isabel Marvin, 55, of Fargo attended the "I Don't Wanna Stop" singer's show dressed in a homemade, floor-length white dress adorned with wings, lace and a silver garland halo that towered over her.
The handwritten sign attached to Marvin's back read: "Be an angel and upgrade my seat." The message referred to a local radio station's costume contest that awarded its winners with seating close to the stage.
"I think you hope for a wing and a prayer for an upgrade offer," she said while waiting for her daughter so they could take their seats in the Fargodome's "CC" section.
The former Black Sabbath front man and reality TV show star performed at the Fargodome while touring in support of his latest album "Black Rain."
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Marvin and a few others were the odd ones out while most of the concert-goers donned black clothing including old concert T-shirts, leather jackets, dresses and vests.
So why do so many Ozzy fans wear black?
"He's the Prince of Darkness," Jessica McKay of Stanton, N.D., said while standing outside the Fargodome in a black and while halter top with pants and long red eyelashes. "He's got a great stage presence and he's an icon because everyone knows who he is," the lifelong Osbourne fan said.
Brothers Marty and Benjamin Wharram, both from Grand Forks, N.D., also consider themselves longtime Osbourne followers, dating back to his Black Sabbath days.
"He's always had a good guitarist," said Benjamin Wharram, 43.
"It's the music I grew up with. I remember buying him on 8-track and cassette tapes," said Marty Wharram, 47.
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