Letters

This is my Dad and my uncle, not only rocking the face paint but my dad is really rocking those white short shorts. -Jami Hopper

Our cat, Lemur, doing her Gene Simmons impression! Ed Hodkey -

My 15 y.o. Birthday was amazing with Rock and Roll All Nite playing literally!!! - Chris Teillas

Dear Kiss army, We are a KISS family rocking all night long (until our bedtime) My son Wilder's favorite group This picture is from Santa Cruz California when we were at a cool Halloween party with lots of heavy metal bands - Kimo Elliott

My Sister-in-law made me this quilt out of 8 of my favorite KISS Concert / Regular T-shirts. It measures 73" x 83". She exceeded any and all expectations I had of the design. I can't thank her enough for her hard work and dedication in making this masterpiece! I will cherish this forever. -David Fluharty

Sporting my Gene mask in the snow in Del Rio Texas - Daniel Jalomos

Hi again, another portrait I did of Gene from away back during Alive. Hope you guys like it. I am working on Paul and Ace next. I will be doing Eric Carr, Vinnie, Mark, Bruce, Eric Singer and Tommy as well. Lots to do. Take care - Timothy Jenkins

1977 Rozzie Day Parade Boston. Talked my friends into walking in the parade as KISS - then I had to talk the parade coordinators into letting us in the parade. Went to the theater district to get Jack Stein Makeup. We were also introduced to duct tape which we wrapped around my friend Sudsies legs as Ace's boots (...his legs looked like a relief map when we took the tape off). I went as Gene and even with the girl across the streets platform shoes I was still the shortest. First concert: KISS 13 years old. - Edward Siracusa

my painting that I did for Gene Simmons, I hope you like it, hugs from Brazil! - Letícia Priebe

This photo is of my brothers, my Uncle and myself taken in 1979 after my uncle received his KISS Make-up kit for Christmas. We would paint our faces and air play along to KISS Alive II. My mother would later take this picture and send it to our local radio station in in Syracuse 95X who not only gave us tickets to see the band on The Creatures of the Night tour in 1983 (which would be all of our 1st concert ever) but they arranged for us to meet Gene Simmons and Eric Carr at the studio before the concert. Though a brief encounter they both made us all feel special and it was amazing for 2 reasons. The 1st is that KISS still wore makeup during this time and we met them unmasked and the 2nd was that Eric Carr like my uncle are no longer with us and just enormously adds to the sentiments felt that day even more. I have been a KISS fan for as long as I can remember and brought my love of them through the 41 years since this picture was taken and KISS became my sons 1st concert as well which culminated with us seeing KISS on the farewell tour last February in Allentown. Thank you to KISS for being the band I always wanted to see and for being such a huge part of my entire family!! - Scott Dobson