A good time at Ozzfest

I went to Ozzfest in Massachusetts yesterday and had a blast. I went with a few of my buddies -- Peter, Paul Z and Paul B -- and everyone had a great time.

There were plenty of bands for this year's free Ozzfest but the big draw for me was definitely Ozzy himself. Peter and the two Pauls had a good time during Hatebreed's set on the second stage -- they were in the pit and got totally thrashed. Personally, I had a good laugh over that.

Why wasn't I in the pit? Well, I was in the sound booth on the main stage with engineer Greg Price. He took me on a tour of the sound setup for Ozzy, showing me Pro Tools and the Macs he had on hand.

Then, he invited me back to watch Ozzy from his vantage point. I have to say, there is nothing like standing behind the sound board during a show.

I only wish Black Label Society had played the show. Zakk did play with Ozzy, of course, but seeing BLS would have made it that much better.