News Archive August 2010

KISS In Scranton Fan Report
From: Fran C.
Posted: August 16, 2010

My name is Fran C. I'm 35 years old and have been a die hard KISS fan for 31 years. I'm not 100% sure, but I believe that the August 15th 2010 Scranton show was my 28th time seeing the band. (The 29th being tomorrow night in Saratoga). When I tell people things like that, they just look at me weird. They just don't get it.

It poured most of the day. I got soaking wet. Once inside the venue while I was in line at the merchandise stand, a woman accidentally spilled almost her entire beer on me. The day was not going well.

My mood improved greatly once I got to my seat and found that what looked like a 7th row seat on the internet actually turned out to be a 2nd row seat! The fact that I was drenched and smelled like a brewery didn't matter much to me anymore! I got my camera ready, I knew it was going to be a good night!

And a good night it was. Seeing KISS live never gets old for me. It's an experience that no other band can come close to. I'm struggling to find the words to write a review for the show because there are no words that can do it justice. You have to be there to understand it. Several times over the years I've taken people who had no idea what they were in for. The only reason the smile leaves their face is because their jaw is on the floor by the end of the show. They can't believe what they have witnessed. They finally get why I never shutup about this band!

I can't rave enough about seeing KISS live. But if you take away "the show" and just put the band on stage with instruments in hand. You have 4 guys who put more heart, soul, and intensity into their performance than anybody else....it can't be faked. You can hear it in the music. It's as real as it gets. That's why as long as there is a KISS concert to go to, I will be there!

Here are a few photos I took and wanted to share with the rest of The KISS Army. Thank you KISS for each and every night that you are out there rockin', showing all the other bands how it's supposed to be done!