November 1977 at the Convention Center. I was home on fall break from college and my father scored me some backstage passes.
That's the one, it was part of my 12th birthday present, now that you mentioned the month/year. My step-dad didn't think it was a big deal, my mom was horrified I was going to that show and was just sure I'd return as a total pot head.
Hoss, I'd always heard Peter Criss got hit in the mouth with a bottle the year before, which may have been at the Pavillion.
As I recall, Kiss used to open their shows with: "You wanted the best band in the land and you got it...KISS!!!!" Or some such thing. The opening band for the show Michael and I were at was called "Detective", I think, and when they came on to open it went something like: "Tulsa, you wanted the best band in the land, but we fooled you!" As if Kiss wasn't going to show up in retribution for the bottle incident. Good show as I recall, but that's been many many years and Marshall's beers ago.