Letters

Dear Kissonline, I just wanted to write you a quick letter thanking everyone involved with the Kiss Meet and Greet in Charlotte, N.C. My brother and I took our children to the Meet and Greet and it was worth every penny of $8,000.00. First I want to thank Dean Snowden who help with the VIP passes and who took the photos. They were fantastic!(I tried to include them but I believe the files are to big-sorry.) Then I want to thank The Doc who was kind enough to take a picture with my children. He is a very giving person and it shows. Then there was the British gentelman who was part of the Meet and Greet crew who gave both my children an Eric Singer guitar pic! Thank you. Finally, thank you to Kiss for making my dream come true. In 1977 on the Kiss Alive II tour, my brother and I went to our very first concert which was Kiss at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, S.C. with Nantucket as the opening act. My brother and I had tickets in the very last row in the upperdeck against the wall. Great show! Thirty four years later we have front row seats and we get to meet KISS with our children! Talk about a dream come true! Paul as always remembered my daughter Charlotte who wore the silver sparkling hat and gloves. Charlotte says she told Paul to name his daughter Sarah. I wonder if she influenced Paul a little? My son Johnny was very shy and absolutely in amazment to see KISS up close. My brother Jamie took his four daughters Jennifer, Jessie, Caroline, and Grace. They were all in love with KISS! KISS was kind enough to sign some record awards which are proudly hanging on the wall as a reminder of what a fantastic time we had! Is it worth $8,000 for a family of eight to see KISS. ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY, YES!!! If you want a first class ticket with all the trimmings, buy a Meet and Greet ticket! When KISS tours next year for their new album, I will be there for the MEET AND GREET! I also filmed from the front row several songs with my KISS FLIP video camera which I have posted on youtube. Take a look. I think you will be impressed at the quality of the footage. The Flip video camera was a nice trimming that was included in the Meet and Greet package. Once again, I thank you KISS for being so loyal to your fans and the KISS ARMY. Rock on, John Upshaw Downs, Jr.