Ozzy Osbourne Book Signing in Huntington Beach

You might have thought Ozzy was playing a live show on 2/3, at Barnes & Noble's Huntington Beach location when I came upon the huge crowd outside to meet the Prince of Darkness himself. Inside the scene was just as crazy, people everywhere in Ozzy T-shirts; hot moms who looked like they caught Ozzy's tour in the '80s and finally had a chance to meet him. Upstairs, where the signing took place, screams of “We Love You Ozzy" rang out as people whistled Black Sabbath songs. Babies were decked out in Ozzy gear and a ton of teen metal fans sporting jackets with patches—AX7, Pantera, and of course Ozzy. Looking around it was hard to figure out who brought who: Metal kids dragged the parents or the other way around. As the night went on, Ozzy signed away, when the people came away from the table with their book autographed, jumping up and down it became real clear: They all love Ozzy and they all brought each other. All words and photos by John Gilhooley.