Rock Fresno
Subject: Rock Fresno
From: casey cole on 11/12/2009
Dear Kiss, I've seen all of your music videos, concert footage. This going to be my first Kiss concert 11/21/09. I want to see Gene spit fire during calling Dr.Love. My aunt susie and my Uncle Bubba and my cousin Joey and I are going to the concert as well. CAN"T WAIT TO SEE YOU!!!!!!!!
Come to Edmonton!!
Subject: Come to Edmonton!!
From: Kyle Oswald on 11/12/2009
I first heard about you guys when I played one of the Guitar Hero games, that was 4 years ago. Ever since that day I have loved listening to yuor guy's music. I have bought lots have your albums and have nearly 200 of your songs on my i-pod. I haven't been able to go to one of your concerts yet though. If you guys could come to Edmonton it would be a dream come true to me. I would surely go!!
Sincerely,
Kyle Oswald Age 12 Edmonton, Ab.
PS:Happy birthday Tommy, and rock on Eric, Gene, and Paul!!
Thank You!
Subject: Thank You!
From: Brett Hammond on 11/12/2009
I just wanted to take the time to thank you all for a few things. First of all thank you for the constant recognition of your fans it just shows that you respect and appreciate us as much as we do you. Second I want to thank you for your constant support of the Armed forces, my step-father is in the military and just spent over a year in Afghanistan and constantly seeing you guys showing support for them really means a lot to me. I also want to thank you for making South Carolina a part of your tour in the form of Greenville which gave me the opportunity to finally see you all live! And finally I want to thank you for your song "Everytime I Look at You" this song became the song that summed up just how much I loved and cared for a very special woman in my life. We are now dating and I plan to ask her to marry me. Your song is now our song. In closing I just want to thank you all so much again for everything you do.
Sincerely,
Brett Cody Hammond
Mannequin Stage!
Target Center
Subject: Target Center
From: Al Fast on 11/12/2009
This picture was taken Nov 7th at the Target Center. Doc asked how the sound was tonight, I told him out of the 27 concerts I've been to, this was one of the TOP TEN. What a performance! What a night! Thanks, Doc, for taking time out to make my night even better. Thank you, KISS, for being such a big part of my life. See ya in Council Bluffs. Your truly, Al Fast
MY SON
Subject: MY SON
From: Harry on 11/12/2009
This is my son Georgio, he's 4 years old and he loves KISS just as much as i do.
He's favorite song is 'Shout It Out Loud' and he knows all the lyrics to sing along. I have promised to take him to the next KISS concert in Australia as he always asks me when we are going. You are definitely he's favorite KISS member and would love to meet you one day.
He loves watching 'Family Jewels' with me and spends hours in my room dedicated to KISS.
Regards
Harry
Can't Wait For
!
Subject: Can't Wait For KISS!
From: Aidan Bamberg on 11/12/2009
My name is Aidan Bamberg, I am 13, and I cannot freaking wait to see you guys in Austin...my dad saw you guys once and talks about it all the time I'm so ecstatic! Also cant wait to get sonic boom....our seats probably wont be all that great though...with money and everything....but still I don't care just being there will be amazing! all of my friends are jealous but I don't think their as big KISS fans as I am. I mean they know "Rock And Roll All Night" and "I Was Made For Loving You" Which are good songs don't get me wrong but my favorites are ones such as "Let me go rock and roll, 100,000 years, Fire house, Plaster Caster, and Shout It Out Loud. And I've also been thinking about picking up the bass. I currently play the drums and guitar. Even though my drums have practically fallen apart when they where in good shape I would get on them every day and jam to "Love Gun" and "Detroit Rock City" and then get on the guitar and play "Lick It Up, War Machine" and "God Of Thunder" My friend and I have a kind of band going called The Mind's Eye and we like to sometimes jam some KISS but haven't jammed in like two or three months. ....Cant wait to see the hottest band in the world!!!!!!!
Sorry if you thought this e-mail was kind of long (if you even will read this at all ha!).
Sincerely,
Aidan Bamberg
(P. S. Remember, here in Austin, WE LOVE IT LOUD!)
My Photo
Subject: My Photo
From: John La Macchia on 11/12/2009
Gene,
Here is the photo you were so gracious enough to take with me after pouring your guts out at MSG. I’ve been so excited I’ve written twice about it. Thank you and Paul for being so gracious. It was the best show I’ve ever seen. Meeting you was better than I thought it would be. You were so nice. I don’t even have the words to express it. Again THANK YOU!
John La Macchia
NOAH
Subject: NOAH
From: Noah’s Grandma on 11/12/2009
I know you probably get thousands of these … especially at Halloween, but my grandson is a great fan of yours, so I wanted to send this along in the hope that you might acknowledge it and/or show it on your website. It would be such a wonderful surprise present from Grandma to him. Thanks!
Fondly,
Noah’s Grandma
Claire Starr
OUR ANNIVERSARY AT THE COFFEEHOUSE
Subject: OUR ANNIVERSARY AT THE COFFEEHOUSE
From: Kelli on 11/12/2009
Dearest Gene,
First you and KISS made my birthday phenomenal at Wachovia in Phillie PA....now my 25th wedding anniversary was a dream!! My husband drove over ten hours to get to the coffee house....delicious!! Owners are awesome and huge KISS fans which makes the experience even better!!
Thanks for ALWAYS being there for me.....
Love and KISSes
Kelli
Pumpkin
Subject: KISS Pumpkin
From: Tori Gansen on 11/12/2009
Hello... our whole family is fans so I just wanted to share a photo of this years Halloween pumpkin. My 6 year old Daughter Abby requested that our Halloween pumpkin be a KISS pumpkin. My husband gave her a CD cover so she could choose who she wanted it to look like and she choose you. Enjoy!
Tori Gansen
My Son
Subject: My Son
From: Jerry d'Paoli on 11/12/2009
Gene,
I just hope you read this, it really doesn't matter to me if it gets posted on your website. I know you are busy and I will try to make this short.
To start in 2006 my wife and I took our son Frank when we met you at Virgin Records in Downtown Disney for the KISS fragrance line. We had him in a KISS bears beanie and matching T-Shirt, it is amazing that he was less than a year old and that was the start of it all for him.
Now just over two years later quite the little fan he has become, he became attached to you as the Demon, before any other members. He has two of my posters up in his room(among a plethora of Kiss, & "GENE" items), and KISS does not spell "Kiss" it spells "GENE".
My wife got tickets as a present to me for my birthday for the 3 of us to the Tampa show. We painted his face, bought him a shirt, and a program ("GENE BOOK") and to see his excitement when the KISS curtain dropped was one of those moments as a parent you will never forget. The first initial explosion at the start of Deuce scared him, he then turns to me and asks "is that really Gene", I told him "yes it is Gene", he started calling your name out and saying hello, telling others around us to quiet down Gene can't hear him.
He started dancing at the start of Strutter, (we were seated at the end of our row) and stood out by the stairs and says, "Bye mama, bye daddy, I am going to go say Hi to Gene." When I stopped him and explained that he couldn't he started to cry his eyes out, he wanted to go on stage and say hi to you, that is all we heard throughout the show from him, until your bass solo.
When Paul came out into the audience he was not more than 20ft. away from us, Frank was calling out to Paul, "Hi Paul, its me Frank, Paul, HI". After the show was over, he cried as if someone had just blown up Disney World.
So my wife and I have decided that if KISS goes back out on the road we are going to purchase the Platinum Package so our little one can meet you in make-up and costume.
In closing, this past NAMM (2009) after your son and his band performed you back by the mixing board under the canopy, my wife tried coming up to you to say thank you, but you got pulled away so soon, after you got done tease flirting with the older lady in the wheel chair. Not only have I been a fan of KISS, and you, but Shannon as well, and she allowed me to take a picture with her.
I just wanted to send this email over to you, along with the photos of my son, hopefully you read it, I know it is long and it could've been longer. Thank you Gene, for ....well it all!!
Sincerely,
Jerry d'Paoli
DUNE BUGGY Picture
Subject: DUNE BUGGY Picture
From: Tammy & Mike Huard on 11/12/2009
Here's the photo
MY
DUNE BUGGY
Subject: MY KISS DUNE BUGGY
From: Tammy & Mike Huard on 11/12/2009
These are a few pictures of our dune buggy named Kiss This!! As you can see, you are the hilight of the paint scheme. We take it out to Glamis, CA and it is a big hit with everyone. It has a Ford Mustang Cobra motor with 500 horsepower!!. We have yet to see another one like this. It took two years to be built and worth every penny we paid for it. If you would be interested in seeing it we could bring it to you when you play in Anaheim in Nov. If you would like to see more pictures we will be happy to send them to you.
Thank you for your time:
Tammy & Mike Huard
Be careful Gene
Subject: Be careful Gene
From: Roland and Ruth VanDenderen on 11/12/2009
Gene:
How in the hell do you do it? We are watching behind the scene on Kissonline, where you are hoisted to the platform when you spit blood. How high are you up in the air? You really have to have lots of faith to trust your employee's because your life is really at risk. To think that you put on a hell of a show but you also risk your life during the show is really dedication to your fans. People need to get off of KISS's back and enjoy a fucking good show. Look forward to seeing you in 17 days in Portland, Oregon
An excited KISS fan who loves the new Sonic Boom album
From the desk of Roland and Ruth VanDenderen
