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Just FYI - I sent this letter to the Seattle Times, our local newspaper. They decided not to cover the INCREDIBLE KISS Show at Key Arena on Sunday Night and that's just beyond my comprehension. This band has undoubtedly been revitalized! What a night! I've been seeing KISS since 1979 and I'm pretty much still amazed and kind of speechless after the Seattle show. Words fail. I hope they come back as soon as possible. My friends and I are going to try to set a record for as many people as possible showing up to their next Seattle show in full makeup. Paul, Gene, Tommy and Eric - thanks a MILLION for one incredible show. I hope you felt appreciated when you were here! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: joe mckinstry Date: Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 1:57 PM Subject: KISS at Key Arena - Lack Of Times Coverage To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] It didn't escape my notice that the Seattle Times ignored Sunday's KISS concert at Key Arena. Given the economic climate in Seattle and the cloudy future of Key Arena, it disappointed me to no end that the Times refused to be on hand for this event. Granted, I am a bit biased because I am a fan of the band. But if anybody, and I mean anybody, is going to pack the place with 10,000-15,000 people then the event should be covered by your paper. Why? You guys are now the only newspaper in town. You have a bigger responsibility now to cover all of the bases now that the PI is gone. Second, and probably more importantly, any event at Key Arena is going to fuel the local economy in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood. With the Sonics gone for good, that's good news for everybody in that area. Further, the public ought to know when its civic assets are being utilized - whether it's for the Dalai Lama, a motivational business seminar, or a first-rate rock show like we got Sunday night. Maybe I'm wrong, but I sense that your music critics were biased against this band and sort of of turned their nose up at the thought of covering the show. I base that on seeing every other classic rock band's Seattle-area concerts getting reviewed in the Times. Honestly, if I had known that no one from your paper was going to be there, I would have volunteered to be a stringer for the show. It would've been a great review. The band deserved it and everyone who was there would have agreed with it. This was an EVENT. You missed it. If you want to be credible as the lone newspaper voice in town you have to cover all of the events that draw the masses, not just the ones that your music critics believe are cool or hip. Thanks for the opportunity to comment, Joe McKinstry

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