Letters

hello kiss world!! picture from azkena rock festival 2010 in vitoria/gasteiz. a night to remember!!!!!

In KISS we trust! here is a second picture from me and the axe, thanks Gene for setting my world on fire in1979! I´m the Bass from HAMMERSCHMITT and these Gods of Rock n`Roll are the only reason for it! KISS forever!

Hello Kiss World! I just wanted to pen this letter to thank KISS and Simfy live for putting together a fantastic little piece of technology � the KISS concerts on USB. I�m a 33-year old Australian guy living in Madrid who grew up with this band. I remember being fascinated as a little guy watching Gene in the �I Was Made for Loving You� film clip and being completely enthralled by their make-up and antics. I still am! I went to the 22 June 2010 gig here in Madrid and the guys rocked. They rocked so hard that all I wanted to do was listen to the music again and again. Now I have it on a KISS USB drive. Not only does the USB look cool but the music quality is second-to-none. Keep rocking guys and see you on the next round! Cheers Adam

This is from the Racine Journal Times on July 8th, written by Lee Roberts "Scene & Heard: Local KISS fan vying to be band's opening act oey Talbott was just 5 years old when he first became fascinated with the rock band KISS. As a youngster growing up in Racine, Talbott was introduced to the '70s-era band by a neighborhood friend whose older brother was a KISS fan. "We'd take his records into the basement and play them and have air band contests," Talbott remembers. "We even had fake guitars cut out of wood and used to put on the makeup." As he grew up and became serious about playing music, KISS continued to influence Talbott, who sports a KISS tattoo on his arm and has collected the band's memorabilia throughout his life. "They are the reason I got into music," he said. Now a father of two boys, ages 7 and 4, Talbott has a pretty good chance of performing on the same stage with the legendary rockers when they come to Milwaukee in September. He and the rest of the local band Wheeliebar - for which Talbott is the bass player - are competing for the chance to open for KISS at their Sept. 2 concert at Milwaukee's Marcus Amphitheater in a contest at eventful.com. And they need our help to get there. All it takes is a few minutes to vote for Wheeliebar by going to their MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/wheeliebar) or Facebook pages and clicking on the "Demand It!" link. They need to be among the top five vote-getters to be considered for the coveted gig (KISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley will make the final decision) and at press time they were in sixth place - having been knocked out of the top five only recently. Wheeliebar is competing against bands from throughout the Midwest and across the country for the chance to open for KISS, but Talbott is confident they are the right pick for the job. And it isn't just his lifelong fan status (he's seen them perform 17 times) that qualifies them. Wheeliebar - which also features Paul Tadder on guitar, Jay Wennerholm on drums and Eric Wennerholm on vocals - has not only been rocking southeast Wisconsin for 10 years, but has built a national fan base with shows in New York City, Nashville, Boston and beyond. They have played Milwaukee's Summerfest eight times and have opened for numerous big-name acts including Incubus, Papa Roach, Sevendust and Blue Oyster Cult. For a complete list of their accomplishments and awards, as well as samples of their music, go to http://www.myspace.com/wheeliebar Even if metal rock is not your thing, why not help one of Racine's own make his childhood dream come true? In addition to opening for KISS, the winning band will have a meet-and-greet with Gene Simmons and crew and have their photos taken with them. "It would be a great opportunity for us," said Talbott. No matter what the contest's outcome, Talbott said he will take his sons to see his rock heroes play in Milwaukee (his 7-year-old has already experienced KISS live once). Meanwhile, folks here in Racine will have a chance to hear Wheeliebar live when the band plays at the Fill the Cupboard on Hubbard fundraiser outside Michigan's Pub. Talbott and Tadder have been working on some new material for the band and are excited for the opportunity to share it with their fans. They are also hoping those fans - and others - will continue to "Demand" that they be the ones to warm-up the crowd for KISS in September. Voting will continue into August."

And here is my one of Paul which is the most recent done on wednesday, many thanks, Rich.

Just thought i'd share my new kiss tattoo, had it for 3 weeks now.

just wanted to let you know our Red Sox affiliate minor league baseball team is doing KISS night tonight.....KISS is everywhere! here is the link: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100709&content_id=12101926&vkey=news_t428&fext=.jsp&sid=t428

Dear Kiss, i recently bought this little album of yours called rock and roll over and i gotta say for being 34 years old its still in great condition. and i see it as a testament of how you guys are still looking and sounding amazing after 35 years. thanks for your dedication and keep on doing what you are doing

hey guys, all your aussie fans would love you to come back down under to do the Sonic Boom Tour. There is not one song i dont love on this album. i play it everyone. please come back to share your classic and some new songs with us. x x x x debbiedownunder

Dear Paul and Gene: My name is Yol, and I assisted to your show in Madrid, Spain - Europe, on 22-06-2010, with Fabio, the love of my life. Fabio is a big fan of the band too, and he never had the chance to see a show from KISS, so I thought it could be the best experience of our lives seeing together and do it more real, using the make up of "The Demon". I practice during hours and days, the best way to apply in his face, and get only a result with great quality as the own Gene Simmons could say, yeah, I will use it! The photo you are seeing is only the previous part to the show, because we took the image in the metro, but the make up resisted all the concert tricks (fire and pirotecnics included), even if we stay near the stage, in the 7th position place. I hope you like it ;) I am a fan from the band since almost 20 years ago (i discovered you with 4 years old by the hand of my father), and I can´t describe with words, what is meaning the band, the attitude and the songs for me. KISS made me as I am now, and Im so proud to my way of life. KISS, thanks for made me like that, and Gene, specially to you, thanks for stay there all those years...