Letters

II took my 17 year old Daughter to see the show in Kansas City, MO on 12/10. I told her last summer that the first concert I wanted her to see was a KISS concert. Well since then we had a local fair here in our hometown Springfield, MO and they had a show called the 80's Invasion Tour. The lineup was L.A. Guns, Firehouse, and Great White. I took her to that because I thought it would be fun for her, and it was. I knew KISS would be touring North America soon and I waited patiently for them to come to a city close by and within a few months announcements were made and they would be in Kansas City, MO on 12/10! As soon as tickets went on sale I purchased two Premium Package tickets (still haven't received anything over and beyond the tickets by the way) and we had seats center stage 5 rows from the stage, Leading up to the night of the show I would show her videos on YouTube of KISS, including the opening sequence and Deuce to try and get her prepped up for the show. She wasn't too familiar with a lot of songs but she was getting there little by little. Five nights before the show, she went with a friend of hers to a local concert at a hall that might seat a few thousand at most. Breaking Benjamin and three other bands were playing there. Finally the day of the show had arrived and we made our way up to Kansas City. The night couldn't have gotten there any sooner! My Daughter, Samantha, couldn't believe the size of the venue and just that alone she began to get excited! Once we were inside and I showed her the inside of the hall she was like, 'OMG!'. So, we took our seats and sat through a band that warmed up for KISS that was local. Then after what seemed to be an eternity, the lights finally went out. Samantha started screaming because she couldn't believe it. Then the announcement, "ALL RIGHT KANSAS CITY....YOU WANTED THE BEST, YOU GOT THE BEST....THE HOTTEST BAND IN THE WORLD...KISSSSSS!!!!!!!". She was unbelievably taken aback the whole show!! She even got down on her hands and knees trying to find a guitar pick Paul had thrown into the crowd, and she found it! The whole experience was just awesome guys!! I am glad she went to go see those other concerts before she went to go see KISS because now she has a comparison and can see how the big boys do it!!! It is really something to take your child to a concert and see someone you yourself saw when you were their age, and let me tell you guys...you ROCKED just as hard the other night as you did then! Thank you!