Letters

After being a fan for 31 years , it was time to pass on the live experience to a new generation. My three boys, Jake 11, Tommy 9 and Daniel 7. They had waited patiently for months for this day to come. They were upset that they could not attend Download 2008, but now their time had come. For my Birthday the only present I wanted was to be able to take my boys to see Kiss, Thanks to the wife, my sister and the rest of the family, they made it happen, so many thanks to you all. I had explained to the new recruits that this would be the best entertaining experience they would have ever see, past , present or indeed in the future. No other band in the world will ever be able to say that they are the worlds best at Entertainment. Indeed I was not to be proved wrong, from the moment of the intro, both the wife and I welled up, safe in the knowledge that for the next two hours this experience would never be forgotten, the torch was now being passed to a new generation of fans. This was my 5th time at the NEC/LG arena to see Kiss and their first. From the first to the last song they were on their feet singing and clapping to every song. It was a very proud moment from a parent who had spent all their pocket money and wages in later life on as much merchandise as possible; to now spending it again on all the merchandise for them. LOL. A T Shirt each, a program, signed photos and guitar straps to USB sticks, yet again money well spent on such a large array of great Merchandise, only this time for my children. I now have to invest on securing my merchandise before it all gets raided by these three new members of the KISS army. All three of them know the history of Kiss and all the members past and present, the Kisstory lessons that they have learned are now embedded in their brains forever. As far as I was concerned this concert holds up with some of the best I have ever seen, Stafford Bingley Hall 83 and 84 Donington 96 It all pails into what Kiss is about now, today. Kiss 2.0 or whatever they have been billed as, they can move forward safe in the knowledge that YES Tommy is indeed the Spaceman now and Eric is indeed THE catman. A great performance music wise that does indeed put some of the reunion shows into the distant past. Paul and Gene you will always be the Rock Gods to me and hopefully both of you; Tommy and Eric will now be the Gods worshipped by a whole new generation of UK Kiss Army recruits. Long may it continue. The sonic Boom in Europe finally left a resounding impression. Many thanks KIss!!!