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Congratulations to former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick , who married his fiancée, Lisa Lane , in Los Angeles on Friday.  In a message posted Sunday on the 60-year-old rocker’s official Facebook page, Kulick wrote, “It was a magical day, with many wonderful memories to share.  Off for my Honeymoon, and some great photos I will be sharing soon.”

Attached to the note was a photo of Bruce’s and his new bride’s hands — sporting their wedding rings, of course.  Kulick also posted another pic showing his wife and him at the reception, raising a glass of wine sitting at their “sweetheart table.”

Kulick’s ex-KISS band mates Paul Stanley , Gene Simmons and Eric Singer all attended the nuptials, and each musician commented on the event in separate online posts.

Stanley took to his Twitter account on Friday to tweet , “My congrats to you and wishing you a beautiful life together!” along with an apparent snapshot of the wedding program.  Paul alsoposted a “selfie” of him and his wife, Erin , at the reception.

Simmons also sent out some Twitter messages on Bruce’s wedding day, including one that read , “All the very best to Bruce Kulick and his lovely bride Lisa on their wedding day. A great party.”

Lastly, Singer uploaded a photo to his official website that shows him signing Bruce and Lisa’s marriage certificate as the happy couple look on.

Kulick was a member of KISS from 1984 to 1996.  He joined Grand Funk Railroad in 2001.

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Tom Linhares, in makeup as the Gene Simmons’ ‘Demon’ persona from the band KISS, takes to the waters of Lake Ontario for the 29th anniversary of the Courage Polar Bear Dip for World Vision at Coronation Park in Oakville.

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When NHL COO John Collins told me about the Dodger Stadium ticket sales for the Los Angeles Kings andAnaheim Ducks – or lack thereof – he said this was going to be a big week in terms of marketing the game. Not only would the Winter Classic put the spotlight on outdoor NHL games, but “the musical act” for the game would be revealed as well.

Yes, the face-painted senior citizens have been revealed as the musical act for the Jan. 25 game, and it’s awesome. You know it’s awesome. You’re going to watch 20 minutes of the Ducks and Kings trying to puck-handle on soft ice, and then you’re going to watch the soft belly of Gene Simmons behind a giant bass as Paul Stanley screeches “Rock and Roll All Night” for the 100,000th time and flames shoot off and everybody parties ev-uh-ree-day.

From the NHL:

“Los Angeles is the premier hub for sports and entertainment in this country and we are honored to be part of an event that fuses both by rocking the first-ever outdoor NHL game in LA,” said Gene Simmons. “Fans can expect a spectacle at Dodger Stadium, similar to the one we will be creating at the Honda Center this season with our new Arena Football team, LA KISS.”

“Our goal with the NHL Stadium Series games is to give our fans an unforgettable experience,” said NHL Executive VP and Chief Marketing Officer Brian Jennings. “Having KISS headline our entertainment lineup is the perfect way to make our celebration of hockey in Southern California even bigger and more memorable.”

Gene Simmons is a puckhead, having attended Kings games for years. He also completely blew this surprise on Twitter six days ago, before deleting it.

I love Gene Simmons, by the way, because no man has ever been this shameless in inventing new ways to market his product – see KISS Coffin, KISS condoms and KISS checkers set. The NHL wishes it had an ounce of this man’s hubris; they’d be selling “Winter Classic Snow” in little logo-covered vials if it did.

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Kiss appears set for some sort of appearance featuring its original lineup as part of this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. But Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons aren’t considering any larger-scale reunion.

“It’s like you have great memories of former girlfriends, or whatever,” Stanley says in this Artisan News clip, “but it doesn’t mean you want to spend time with them.”

Stanley and Simmons formed Kiss in 1973 with Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. Frehley was in the group through 1982, and then again from 1996–2002. Criss only lasted through 1980, but has made two returns — from 1996–2001 and then from 2002–04.

“The trouble with getting together with certain people is that you remember why you got separated,” Stanley adds. “We wouldn’t be here today without them, and we couldn’t be here today with them.”

Kiss has moved on with current members Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer. Together, the group issued its 20th studio album in 2012, called Monster.

“That was then, this is now,” Simmons adds. “I would not be up on stage with anybody else except these three guys.”

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