Metallica on the Ozzy tour at the Frank Erwin Center, 1986.
First time ever I saw the arena already full for an opening act.
We had floor seats and we walked in to the arena right as Ecstasy of Gold was playing.
So we jumped on the first floor seats we saw: tenth row.
Battery starts blaring and the whole arena went wild.
Folks in the mezzanine were going nuts.
I gotta be honest it was scary.
They played their set and it was like a relief but at the same time you could tell the crowd was ready for more.
During Ozzy's set we went back to our seats in the back by the sound equipment.
I was there for Metallica.
And over by the crew but by himself was Kirk Hammett.
He was watching the show.
Surprisingly I went over to him and I shook his hand.
I was 16 and a scrawny shy motherfucker.