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 December 2004 NewsPage updated on December 31, 2004All news should be considered an unconfirmed report unless verified, and all information published at KISS Asylum is attributed to the source from which it was received so that readers may judge the validity of the statements for themselves. All information is confirmed where possible, and all publication is governed by common sense.
KISS: 'Rock The Nation Live!' DVD Details Revealed From: Blabbermouth.net With KISS guitarist TOMMY THAYER overseeing it, as he has with most of the group's full-length videos in years past, "KISS - Rock The Nation Live!", the new live KISS two-disc DVD set will feature the hottest songs from the Washington, D.C. and Virginia Beach, VA concerts, filmed this summer in high-definition video, according to a posting on the group's web site. The song list is vast and features a collection of KISS gems, many performed and recorded live for the first time in many years. The DVD will also include KISS Powervision interactive bonus features that include Select-A-KISS, allowing the viewer access to separate channels for each of the four band members. At any time the viewer can watch the main concert program, or switch to different cameras focusing just on PAUL STANLEY, GENE SIMMONS, TOMMY THAYER or ERIC SINGER. The DVD will be loaded with additional behind-the-scenes, life-on-the-road footage and interviews, giving the viewer a virtual all-access pass to soundchecks, the famed KISS dressing room and other rare glimpses into the world of KISS. The DVD is tentatively slated for a spring 2005 release. PAUL STANLEY Surgery Update From: KISSOnline.com PAUL STANLEY this week underwent a second surgery on his hip to correct problems that arose following his hip replacement of October 12. After an undetermined period of rest and physical therapy, he is expected to make a full recovery. Book Of Poems In Honor Of Late KISS Drummer ERIC CARR Now Available From: Blabbermouth.net According to a KISS related website, each year the mother of late KISS drummer ERIC CARR (real name: Paul Caravello) writes a poem in remembrance of his tragic passing in November of 1991. Each November, the family places a copy of these poems at his resting place in the mausoleum at Cedar Hill Cemetary in New York. As it's 13 years ago this year that ERIC CARR passed away due to cancer, his mother Connie Caravello has now written 13 poems. All poems in Eric's honor written by his mother have been compiled in a heart-warming book, titled "Footsteps You Left Behind". Throughout the book, you'll also find several of Eric's personal photos. Each book is custom-made and personally signed by ERIC CARR's mother, and comes with a free ERIC CARR guitar pick. Each book costs $21.99 plus shipping and handling (and it only ships within the USA). For more info check out the official ERIC CARR web site (www.ericcarr.com). This year's poem by ERIC CARR's mother can be read at KISSKollector.com. KISSAsylum/KISSshop Merry KISSmas Giveaway! From: KISSAsylum.com KISSasylum.com and KISSshop.com would like to congradulate the winners of the Merry KISSMas Contest and thank the thousands of fans who entered the contest! November Prizes 26th KISS Car Visor CD holder Jesse Larocque from Ottawa, Canada 27th KISS Group Night Light Darrell Cook from Gilmer, Texas 28th KISS Logo Check book Cover Stanley Mifsud from Malta 29th KISS Auction Photo Set Bas Pullen from The Netherlands 30th KISS Car Set Patrick Mathis from Hamilton, Mississippi December Prizes 1st KISS Superposeble figure set Charles Edwards from Commiskey, IN 2nd KISS 2005 Calendar Chris Linder from Galt, CA 3rd KISS Chain Leather Wallet John Kelly from Cootamundra, Australia 4th KISS Door Poster Thomas Carson from Keansburg, NJ 5th KISS Goldmine Book Thrainn Arni Baldvinsson from Reykjavik, Iceland 6th KISS Greatest Hits UK CD Stephen Shinock from Parkside, PA 7th KISS Set of 18" Plush Dolls Mike Whitton from Toledo, OH 8th KISS Animator Box Set Mike McCarter from Concord, NC 9th KISS GENE SIMMONS Trucker Hat Kriss Brown from Blue Springs, MO 10th KISS Large Magnet Set Glenn J. Gariepy from Calgary, Canada 11th KISS 16 Sticker set Jeff Vullings from Ontario, Canada 12th KISS Work shirt Brian N. Brown from Phenix City, AL 13th KISS Farewell T-shirt Kevin Knebel from Bel Air, MD 14th KISS Alive II T-shirt Robert Spencer from Lakeland, FL 15th KISS Hotter Than Hell T-shirt Robert E. Webb from Salt Lake City, UT 16th KISS PAUL STANLEY T-shirt Beth Bier from Lauderhill, FL 17th KISS GENE SIMMONS T-shirt Billie Jo Kuczynski from Canastota, NY 18th KISS ACE FREHLEY T-shirt Dale Lahman from Knoxville, TN 19th KISS PETER CRISS T-shirt Chris Bscherer from Hartford, WI 20th KISS Alive Trading card Set Daniel Fiala from Velka Dobra, Czech Republic 21st KISS 20th Century Masters DVD Kevin Seal from Bogalusa, LA 22nd KISS Unplugged Vinyl D.T. Williamson from Omaha, NE 23rd KISS Women's Hooded Sweatshirt Mark Sylvia from Dalton, MA 24th KISS Men's Hooded Sweatshirt Tom Shafer from Mountaintop, PA 25th KISSMAS Day Grand Prize - Complete Set of 142 ACE FREHLEY Farewell Guitar Picks Anthony Chapman Japan Expos Update — Singer To The Rescue From: KISSAsylum.com Brent Fitz unexpectedly had to drop out of the Japanese KISS Expo. Seems Brent has a great opportunity to tour Canada and won't be able to drum with UNION. Bruce made a few calls and none other than KISS drummer ERIC SINGER came to the rescue. Eric will join Bruce, John Corabi and Jamie Hunting for the two Japanese shows on Jan. 29th & 30th. The lineup will perform several Union songs and classic cover tunes, which will of course include KISS songs. Eric will also appear at the expos during the day to greet fans and sign autographs. Bruce is so relieved Eric is on board. He really wants these shows to be special for the Japanese fans and can't think of a better way then to have ERIC SINGER on drums! Eric was happy to be able to help out his friends Bruce and Brent, and to also make sure that the shows were not canceled. Eric said he was really looking forward to performing with Bruce again and thinks the shows will be a lot of fun for everyone! KISS Japan Expo info: 2 great shows will take place at the TAKADANOBABA CLUB PHASE in Tokyo with doors opening at 1PM. BRUCE KULICK/ERIC SINGER/John Corabi/Jamie Hunting will perform at both shows. The first show is Saturday January 29th and also features KISS Tribute band KISS DOLLS. The second day is January 30th and in addition to BRUCE KULICK/ERIC SINGER/John Corabi/Jamie Hunting features KISS tribute bands KISSin' Time and KISS JAPAN. [more] Merry Christmas! From: KISSAsylum.com by Keith Leroux Hi Everyone!! I got a nice phone message this morning from my friend Matt Campbell. Matt phoned to wish me a Merry Christmas from Iraq!! Matt - I can't say it enough - THANK YOU!! I hope your day was peaceful and I look forward to next December when you return! Had a nice little Christmas get together with ERIC SINGER and BRUCE KULICK last weekend, when my friend Rich and I flew to LA, though we sadly missed our mentor Russ Dannecker who was involved in a car accident in NY. Russ is fine but the car was totaled. Went to the Lakers with Eric on Friday and then had a late dinner with Eric, Bruce and Bruce's girlfriend Mina! Mina is very sweet and seems to keep Bruce somewhat in line (just kidding Bruce!). [more] Merry KISSMas! From: KISSAsylum.com  December 25 KISSMas Contest GRAND PRIZE Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Anthony Chapman— Complete Set of 142 ACE FREHLEY Farewell Guitar Picks No Backing Tracks says Doc McGhee From: Blabbermouth.net KISS manager Doc McGhee has rejected a Rolling Stone magazine report suggesting that KISS regularly use backing tracks in concert to recreate the studio sound of their albums. In an early November article published in the magazine, Rolling Stone quoted a concert-industry source as saying, "A lot of the heavy acts do that [use backing tapes] — they thicken up the guitar sounds when they play live. KISS has backing tracks galore." In a letter to the magazine published in its latest issue, McGhee responded to the article with the following: [more] December 24 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Tom Shafer from Mountaintop, PA — KISS Men's Hooded Sweatshirt Happy Holidays from Gene From: GeneSimmons.com by GENE SIMMONS Wishing you all an early and happy holiday season. There seems to be an ongoing raging debate about Christmas nowadays. Some people want to emphasize Christ, others have a problem. Separation of church and state is often brought up. But the answer to all this seems so simple to me. Everyone wishes everyone else happy holidays and presto!!! It covers everyone's holiday. [more] December 23 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Mark Sylvia from Dalton, MA — KISS Women's Hooded Sweatshirt December 22 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com D.T. Williamson from Omaha, NE — KISS Unplugged Vinyl Merry KISSmas From: XMRadio.com XM Radio's Channel 41 ' Da Boneyard proudly presents the 4th Annual Kissmas Celebration! With help from Gene, Paul and even Ace, KISS fans across America get to open their Kissmas presents with da Boneyard as they play nothing but the music of KISS all day long. December 21 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Kevin Seal from Bogalusa, LA — KISS 20th Century Masters DVD December 20 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Daniel Fiala from Velka Dobra, Czech Republic — KISS Alive Trading card Set KISS To Play Festival?? From: Stickman-Radio.com Organizers of the Rock Am Ring 2005 festival (www.rockamring.de) have announced that they are in "promising negotiations" with KISS to play the festival. KISS previously headlined the Rock Am Ring/Rock Im Park festivals in 1997. Other acts scheduled to appear at the festival this year include Iron Madien, Green Day, and REM. KISSArmy Member Protecting America From: Matt Campbell Hello KISS Army soldiers, and fellow American service members. My name is Matt Campbell, and I am a SPC/E'4 with the Tennessee Army National Guard. I am currently deployed to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom III. I have been a KISS fan for years, and despite the fact that I am deployed to a combat zone, doesn't mean that I can't have fun. I had my bass guitar sent over to me. A few of my buddies have acoustics, so we rock out whenever we have free time, which isn't very often. But, just letting you know, that KISS is with me wherever I go. We broke Iraq in right. We played "Deuce" the other night unplugged, in the desert, and it sounded pretty good. But, anyway, gotta run. Remember our troops over here, and let's not forget the reason we're here.(9/11) NEVER STOP ROCKIN!!! KISS Album Focus From: KISSFAQ.COM Due for publication in January 2005, the third edtition of the "KISS Album Focus" sees continued digging, revision, rewriting, and other enhancements to the substantial unofficial biography. Volume 1, "Kings Of The Night Time World, 1972-82," covers the pre-KISS history of the original members of the band through the "Creatures Of The Night" era. The work has grown so large, it's been split into three volumes - Volumes 2 (1983-96) & 3 (1996-) will be published during 2005. Impressive, in its own right, the first volume of this work features new cover art and design by renowned KISS merchandise artist Christopher Franchi. December 19 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Chris Bscherer from Hartford, WI — KISS PETER CRISS T'shirt December 18 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Dale Lahman from Knoxville, TN — KISS ACE FREHLEY T-shirt December 17 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Billie Jo Kuczynski from Canastota, NY — KISS GENE SIMMONS T-shirt December 16 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Beth Bier from Lauderhill, FL — KISS PAUL STANLEY T-shirt December 15 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Robert E. Webb from Salt Lake City, UT — KISS Hotter Than Hell T-shirt Mexico Expo Report From: Eric-Singer.com 
Eric said that the Mexico KISS Expo was a huge success with over 1000 in attendance. He signed autographs for over 5 hours and also jammed with the tribute band. Eric said the promoters were great and that the event was very well organized. There are some cool pictures from the Expo on Eric's site at www.eric-singer.com.
KISSshop Christmas Shipping Info From: KISSshop.com All United States orders received by noon on Thursday Dec. 16th can ship via Priority mail and will be received in time for Christmas. All orders placed after noon Thursday Dec. 16th will incur additional postage charges to be delievered by Christmas. Please include a phone number when checking out and we will call you with the shipping charges. Don't forget we offer KISSshop Gift Certificates. BRUCE KULICK Update From: Kulick.net by BRUCE KULICK 
Hello everyone! Sorry for the delay in my message, but I have been taking care of moving my elderly parents closer to me, which is a huge project. I knew I would be dealing with this as soon as I returned from my trip from Europe, and thankfully things are finally being worked out. Will be great to have them 10 minutes away instead of an hour from my home.On to my amazing journey. Started in Boston with the last GFR show of 2004. We hit the freak November snow storm that gave the beantown 6 inches and whipping cold weather but I looked at it as a reminder winter is here and I will be cold in Europe. Odd though that the weather that weekend in Boston was colder than anything I experienced in Switzerland etc! The Grand Funk show in Plymouth, MA was sold out and it was great to do yet another east coast show for the band. We hope to play more dates on that coast next year. The band and our special cyberfunker fans all had some drinks and food after the show. THANK YOU all for making 2004 a successful GFR year again! [more] The Class From: RockBeast.com Imagine School Of Rock but called The Class. Made up of five thirteen year olds students from Christs Hospital who three weeks ago were unable to play their instruments which tonight they played with ease. In that course of time GENE SIMMONS, yes the GENE SIMMONS from KISS has turned The Class around into a hard rocking five piece and were here tonight for a Channel Four documentary called 'Rock School'. After only three weeks The Class showed charisma, talent and a huge amount of guts playing to a sold out, rowdy Hammersmith Apollo. Lets hope like GENE SIMMONS said that these guys and girls can become the next generation of British rock n roll. DIMEBAG DARRELL To Be Buried In KISS KASKET From: blabbermouth.net 
The family of slain DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott has requested a "KISS Kasket" for Abbott to be buried in, KISS bassist/vocalist GENE SIMMONS revealed during an appearance on Fox News' "The Big Story Weekend Edition with Rita Cosby" on Saturday (Dec. 11). The coffin features the faces of the four founding members of KISS, the KISS logo and the words "KISS Forever". A transcript of Simmons' appearance on the program follows:Rita Cosby: Gene, it's great to see you, my friend. I wish it was under better circumstances. GENE SIMMONS: Thank you, thank you. Cosby: Now, I understand there was something special. This just came down recently. Darrell Abbott's family requested something sort of special tied with your band. Tell us about it. Simmons: Well, I wasn't really prepared to talk about it, but the family requested, as a personal issue between the family and the grieving people who are going to be there, to send a KISS Kasket. We initially did it as a promotion. And you know, I think it meant a lot to Darrell when, you know — when he was alive, he gave lots of people great joy. I mean he had the band tattooed onto his chest. He was a major figure in rock and roll. He's going to be greatly missed. And the family wish — you know the one last wish they had was that he be buried in a KISS Kasket. And I think it's a private matter for the family and the fans actually. [more] December 14 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Robert Spencer from Lakeland, FL — KISS Alive II T-shirt December 13 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Kevin Knebel from Bel Air, MD — KISS Farewell T-shirt December 12 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Brian N. Brown from Phenix City, Alabama — KISS Work shirt More from Gene on Dimebag Darrell From: Rita Cosby Show GENE SIMMONS appeared Saturday on The Rita Cosby Show which runs on the Fox New Channel. Gene went on the show to talk about the tragic death of Dimebag Darrell. Gene spoke highly of Darrell and mentioned his the family had contacted Gene and requested a KISS Koffin for his burial. December 11 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Jeff Vullings from Ontario, Canada — KISS 16 Sticker set Gene's Toungue From: The National Enquirer Instead of lunching, let's board a mind flight to the gourmet delight of Gibsons Steakhouse in Chicago, where KISS rocker GENE SIMMONS got recognized by a table of femme attorneys celebrating a big courtroom win. The no-so-shy shysters yelled jokingly at Gene: "Show us the tongue, the whole tongue—and nothing but the tongue!" Growled Gene: "What's it worth to ya?" The well-heeled—and obviously well-oiled—ladies pooled their cash and made an offer he couldn't refuse...$230. Grinning, Gene unreeled his mammoth mouth boa as the legal lasses shrieked! Proving his heart's as big as his tongue, Gene later laid the cash on a homeless woman outside the Rush Street eatery... ACE FREHLEY Interview in January 2005 Guitar World From: Guitar World Magazine 
The January 2005 Issue of Guitar World (with Henry Garza of Los Lonely Boys on the cover) is on sale now and includes an interview with ACE FREHLEY. Some Highlights:Where did you get the idea for the smoking guitar? How did you make it work? And did it ever get out of hand and cause serious damage? Ace: "In the early Seventies we were on tour in Canada and I bought some smoke bombs. I had just replaced the pickups on my Les Paul with hand-wound DiMarzios — which [Larry DiMarzio] was winding in his bedroom at the time — and I wondered if the smoke would come out of the pickup ring if a bomb was in the potentiometer. It worked, but it wasn't a great effect, and it badly gummed up my volume and tone controls. The idea manifested itself again when KISS got bigger. I got together with an engineer and developed a fake rhythm pickup that snapped into a box mounted in the guitar's body. We stuck the smoke bombs in there, and it worked fine. Sometimes, for a really big show, I'd have my tech pack in an extra-big bomb. When we did that, the metal plate on the guitar's back would heat up and burn my leg, or cause a little fire. When Paul [Stanley]and Gene [Simmons]sold a bunch of my costumes, I noticed that some of them had burn marks on the right leg." [more] Gene and Paul React to Dimebag Darrell's Murder From: GeneSimmons.com/KISSOnline.com by GENE SIMMONS and PAUL STANLEY "Sad to report 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott, formerly of Pantera has been killed in a club incident. Our best wishes to his family and friends. — GENE SIMMONS "I'm stunned. The taking of Dimebag Darrell's life in this horrific murder is a senseless tragedy for his fans and an unfathomable loss for his family. I send my deepest condolences to Vinnie and the rest of his family. My thoughts are also with the families of all the other victims of this heinous act." — PAUL STANLEY December 10 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Glenn J. Gariepy from Calgary, Canada — KISS Large Magnet Set Dimebag Darrell Murdered From: Keith Leroux/KISSAsylum 
Yesterday we learned of the tragic news regarding the death of former Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott. He was shot and killed at a Columbus, Ohio nightclub while performing with his new band Damageplan. Darrell was a huge KISS fan. He performed with KISS stickers gracing his guitars and proudly displayed a tattoo of Ace's Solo LP on his arm. With Pantera he opened for KISS during the Mexico City Reunion shows. I attended those shows and spoke with Dimebag about how great KISS was and how excited he was to be opening for them. Darrell was rocking out in the front row for each of the three KISS shows! He appeared on the front cover of Guitar magazine with Ace and also played/produced "Snowblind" on the Ace tribute CD "Return of The Comet". Dimebag Darrell will be missed by the fans and the KISS ARMY!!!Shock Records has provided the following link to an MP3 of "Snowblind" by Dimebag Darrell December Q & A with TOMMY THAYER From: TommyThayer.com Question #1 Do you as a guitarist find that KISS songs have a limited amount of room for solo improvisation? — Orfeo Mark, Rotterdam, The Netherlands ANSWER: No, I actually like memorable guitar solos, the kind that you can hum and remember. I've never liked it when a guitarist doesn't hold true to the original guitar parts that are signature to the way a song was written and recorded in the first place. Question #2 I was wondering if Tommy has ever been approached to be a guest at a KISS expo, and would it be something he would consider doing in the future, if time allowed. — Barbara Urban, Villa Hills, Kentucky [more] Rock The Nation CDs Still Available From: Newburycomics.com Newburycomics.com is offering Instant Live high-quality live discs of all 32 shows on KISS' "Rock the Nation" tour for $29.99 each. You can also buy a set of all 32 shows for $899. Due to contractual restrictions, these recordings are authorized for web sales only and are NOT available at brick-and-mortar retail outlets. These CDs are the real deal, official four-color packages leftover from the tour. Less than 500 pieces of each date are available, many shows have only 50-60 available. Don't buy cheap bootlegs, get these authorized discs while you can! KISS Live Photos From: Aaron Knight Check out http://kiss1998.tripod.com for some great KISS live photos!! KISSArmy Member Protecting America From: Gilbert Hi I'm Gilbert a corporal in the Dutch Army. The last week of December I'm going to Afganistan (Kabul) , and I'm a big KISS fan,so guys while I'm in Kabul don't come touring Europe! I'm back begin April. Merry Christmas and a happy and safe new year. Gilbert December 9 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Kriss Brown from Blue Springs, MO — GENE SIMMONS Trucker Hat Biography: GENE SIMMONS From: A & E Show: Biography Episode: GENE SIMMONS Network: (A&E) A&E Network Date: Wednesday - December 08, 2004 Time: 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm ET Featured Artists Kiss, GENE SIMMONS About: GENE SIMMONS He is the co-founder of KISS, one of the biggest and most successful rock 'n' roll bands in American history. BIOGRAPHY: GENE SIMMONS reveals how Simmons has managed to outlast, out-think and out-play most other rock stars. He parlayed his rock 'n' roll success into books, movies, real estate development, TV shows, magazine publishing, merchandising and his latest, highly anticipated project, his first solo album in 25 years, Asshole. [more] December 8 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Mike McCarter from Concord, NC — KISS Animator Box Set KISS DVD Re-Releases From: KISSOnline.com Universal Music will be reissuing "KISS My Ass" and "Konfidential & X-Treme Close Up" on DVD January 25, 2005 KISS Radio webcast From: http://www.blindgreed.com/Rob/Kiss.html by Robert Fletcher Hey KISS Fans, I have set up an internet radio station, and have been playing 95 percent KISS with a little Alice Cooper sprinkled in there. Feel free to check it out here: http://www.blindgreed.com/Rob/Kiss.html You will hear KISS that you will never hear on any other radio source. The old era, new era, and every era in between. If you have any requests, e-mail them to me here Ozn865@cox.net. Thanks for listening in, Robert Fletcher "Sealed With A KISS" From: Blabbermouth.net According to KISS Kollector Online, Lydia Criss — ex-wife of original KISS drummer PETER CRISS — is planning on releasing her autobiography in the first quarter of next year. Titled "Sealed With A KISS" the book will focus on her years with PETER CRISS and KISS. Peter and Lydia met in 1966 and married a few years later. Lydia became Peter's support system while he was struggling to make it as drummer in bar bands and later on in KISS. When KISS made it big in the early Seventies, Lydia became a rock-star housewife. After Peter and Lydia divorced in 1978 she took on a professional career as a photographer. Over the years she has seen her photos appear in magazines, books, CDs, calendars, trading cards, etc. She photographed artists such as U2, AEROSMITH, QUEEN, THE BEATLES, ROLLING STONES, THE CARS, MICHAEL JACKSON and NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK. In 1998, Lydia Criss signed with a publisher to write her memoirs. Meanwhile, she finished the transcript and has selected 1,500 photos and items to be included in her book. December 7 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Mike Whitton from Toledo, OH — KISS Set of 18 inch Plush Dolls December 6 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Stephen Shinock from Parkside, PA — KISS Greatest Hits UK CD KISSArmy Member Protecting America From: ACC Carol Pressley, USN I am in the US Navy and stationed in Fort Worth, Texas. I have also been stationed in Pennsylvania, Florida, and Tennessee. I have been in for 17 years and could not imagine myself doing anything else! Everyone at work calls me "Ace". I take my KISS music with me everywhere I go. I also have pics of me and my best friends dressed as KISS when we went to all the concerts that came through Dallas, Texas. KISS ROCKS!! ACC Carol Pressley, USN Check out the latest issue of "Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror" Comic #10 From: KISSOnline.com 
The comic is a Monsters of Rock issue and contains 4 seperate stories being plotted by none other than :
1. GENE "SUPERMECHAGODZILLA" SIMMONS 2. ROB "ZONTAR: THE THING FROM VENUS" ZOMBIE 3. ALICE "THE CREATURE" COOPER 4. PAT "BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS" BOONE KISSArmy Member Protecting America From: Rich Kosak/MR. SPEED My younger brother Tim just deployed on November 17th for 14 months of duty in Kuwait and Iraq. He's a 20 year veteran of the military but this is his first tour of duty. I'm extremely proud of him and that he enables me to keep MR.SPEED rocking! He's equally as proud of me as he'll be sporting a MR.SPEED tee under his fatigues while manning his armored vehicle. The soldiers name is Tim Kosak. Rich Kosak MR. SPEED December 5 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Thrainn Arni Baldvinsson from Reykjavik, Iceland — KISS Goldmine Book GENE SIMMMONS' SCHOOL OF ROCK TV SHOW From: Blabbermouth.net GENE SIMMONS has finished shooting of his School of Rock reality TV show in England. In an article from the London Observer posted at GeneSimmons.com, not all the students took to Gene right away. The 13-year-old keyboard player said of their instructor: "We didn't really care who Gene was or that he was a rock star: when he drove into our school forecourt in his limousine and stepped out wearing his sunglasses and leather coat, we just thought he was really arrogant." Of course, arrogance is a trait that Gene embraces, and even included it in his curriculum. He told the paper: "Arrogance is how you get the only two things that matter in the world: sex and money. " The show will air in England this coming spring. December 4 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Thomas Carson from Keansburg, NJ — KISS Door Poster KISSArmy Member Protecting America From: SSgt Greg Abbate Hi, I'm in the US Air Force stationed at Luke AFB in Arizona. I've also been stationed in Florida, Turkey, Korea, & Hawaii. A few years ago I was in Afghanistan for three months. I brought two KISS cd's that I made. One from the makeup era and one from the non-makeup era. The guys in my tent loved hearing that stuff so it got played quite a bit. Can't go anywhere without KISS! Thanks, Greg Abbate, SSgt, USAF Merry KISSmas Contest update From: KISSshop.com by Keith Leroux Just wanted to thank the thousands of fans who entered the KISSmas contest so far. we are blown away by the response! You can still enter all the way through the last day of the contest by simply requesting a KISSshop catalog. If your name apprears on the site as a winner, you need to do nothing!! Your prize will be sent within a few days. Allow up to 3 weeks to arrive, especially the foreign winners. December 3 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com John Kelly from Cootamundra, Australia — KISS Chain Leather Wallet PAUL STANLEY Solo Album update From: Blabbermouth.net KISS lead singer/rhythm guitarist PAUL STANLEY will be back in the studio this month to record more songs for his upcoming (second) solo album, for which a release date is unknown at this point. Joining him in the studio will be former KISS lead guitarist BRUCE KULICK, who worked on songs with PAUL STANLEY before. Before KISS did the Rock The Nation Tour earlier this year, BRUCE KULICK had already heard some of the material PAUL STANLEY had been working on back then. KISSArmy Member Protecting America From: L Erb You wanted to hear about any military that is a KISS fan. My husband has always been a KISS fan. He is a pilot in the Air Force, Capt Brian Erb. His flying headset has Gene's face makeup on one side, and the KISS army logo painted on the other. He is currently stationed in Little Rock, AR, but has spent many months deployed in the desert, flying into Iraq when the war was going on, and also in Afghanistan. He always stopped by your website to check on KISSTORY, while he was over there. We went to a KISS concert for our honeymoon in Milwaukee, Wi, in 2000. In the months leading up to the wedding, when others would ask him when the big date was, (meaning the wedding date), he would say the date the concert was, a week after the wedding. Thanks for keeping the website up and going. L. Erb KISSWorld Update From: KISSWorld We are starting to add on more KISS collectibles exclusive to KISSWORLD and few rarer are PAUL STANLEY's actual played on stage guitars from the Farewell Tour 2000/2001!! We have secured 6 of these direct from Paul and they come with signed certificates of authenticity and even detail of which city on the tour the guitar was used - there are even guitar picks still clinging to these! These are top of the line Washburn PAUL STANLEY models and at this time, there are only 6 available so check them out. One of the most highly anticipated products that we have been preparing has been some cool items signed by none other than VINNIE VINCENT! The survey page on the website showed many of you wanted Vinnie memorabilia - you wanted it - you got it! We spent some time with Vinnie back in August and he has kindly signed a stunning lithograph of himself live on stage during the Creatures of the Night 10th Anniversary Tour in full make up and costume. He has signed this lithograph in gold to match his Ankh make up design. This lithograph is numbered and limited to only 200 worldwide and is on top quality acid free archival paper and is a heavy 300gsm in weight. This will look amazing framed and Vinnie's autograph is hard to come by with plenty of fakes out there. Come over to the website to see a photo of Vinnie taken after signing these items for us - this is the real deal! We also had Vinnie sign 4 different black and white 8x10's as well - 2 in makeup and 2 out of make up from his KISS time 1982-1984. There are only 100 of each of these 8x10's and like the lithograph they all come with a Certificate of Authenticity. If you are a fan of Vinnie's you wont want to miss these items and they are available NOW - and all are exclusive to KISSWORLD. Twenty years ago, Animalize came out and was a return to platinum form for the band. With a new guitarist MARK ST JOHN, the band had a smash with Heaven's On Fire. As everyone knows the tour started in the UK with BRUCE KULICK filling in on guitar and ultimately becoming a full time member of the band later that year. 1984 - where has the time gone?! KISSWORLD has 100 promotional publicity black and white 8x10's of KISS from 1984 featuring MARK ST JOHN, hand signed by Mark available now and also 100 publicity promotional black and white 8x10's of KISS featuring BRUCE KULICK, hand signed by Bruce available NOW on the website. Bruce has also given us a stunning full colour 8x10 of himself from the Revenge era that he has signed exclusively for us - and there are only 50 of these available. All signed product sold through KISSWORLD comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and you can see photos of Bruce and Mark signing for KISSWORLD on the site. [more] December 2 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Chris Linder from Galt, CA — KISS 2005 Calendar December 1 KISSMas Contest Winner From: KISSAsylum.com Charles Edwards from Commiskey, IN — KISS Superposeble figure set |
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