Black Sabbath 's Back To The Beginning show was an extraordinary success, a dizzying, warm-hearted celebration of history, roots and community. It was a celebration of Birmingham. And, most of all, it was a celebration of four men who changed the world: Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward.

Not only did Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne put on one hell of a historic show for their final performance, they managed to pull off a humanitarian feat as well. The Back to the Beginning show raised nearly $200 million dollars in charity funds for three separate organizations,

And while it was an important moment for all of us, it was an equally important moment for a number of houses and hospitals in the Birmingham area, as it turns out the event generated nearly $200 million for those causes.