Originally Posted by rbrruss

When I was 15, my dad's secretary had a daughter who worked for Dio. She was able to get me backstage passes to his show. This was the mid-80s and I was heavily into metal at the time so I thought this was about the coolest thing that could ever happen.

The show was classic Dio ... complete with a mechanical fire-breathing dragon that he would slay with a sword. Afterwards, I got to meet him backstage and he was really a nice guy. No attitude ... took time to chat with everyone. Class act.

Sad to see him go.

RIP Ronnie.