Letters

"Oh, you'll grow out of it....." - how many times have we all heard that?? I certainly hope I never grow out of it because KISS and rock and roll has kept me young!! KISS has brought so much fun and friendship to my life. I even taught myself bass so I could be Gene in the first ever all-female tribute band Black Diamond which I played in from 2004-2010. I was also on the VH1 "KISS:Fanclub" show in 2000 as a featured fan. I still play bass in 2 bands - "Iron Mullet" (Iron Maiden/Dio tribute) and "Dream Police" (Cheap Trick tribute). But I still dress as Gene any opportunity I get - expos, Halloween, conventions. I even took "liberties" on my new costume - I felt my alter ego the "Goddess of Thunder" deserved her own look. Thank you KISS, for adding so much fun to my life ❤️❤️ - love, Leigh Westee

Today makes one year since my girlfriend Jennifer and I went to Richmond, Va. to see Kiss on the Rock The Nation tour! We had front row in front of Gene and the guys were at their best that night! (Like usual!) My girlfriend caught a pick from Gene and he kept hamming it up for our camera all night! We Wanted The Best-We Got The Best! -Alan

The mayor of Daito-shi, Osaka, Japan played Love Gun with his own guitar at the tribute band event named Daito Rock City. He was cool!! -Makiko Oji

Hi guys! Just wanted to share with you my 3 month old daughter, Ryleigh in her Gene Simmons hat and booties! Thank you for being there for me when nobody was, you guys truly made one of the biggest impacts on my life and I'll make sure my daughter grows up knowing how important you guys are to me! Hope you enjoy the photos! Kayleigh Andrews Celina, OH

I've been a KISS fan for over 40 years. I finally made a long time dream come true and did the Meet and Greet on August 19th at the Seneca Niagara show. What an awesome experience. I won't forget that day for the rest of my life! I decided to ask Paul to sign under my KISS tattoo and got it permanently inked the next day. - Laura Townsend

For the first time these two guys named marco and fabrizio savouring their idols on 18/12/1996 and 15/03/1999 at the Milan forum italy, two historical dates ... the prayers are served!! Thank you so much KISS band - ceccarelli fabrizio

Just wanted to share this great photo get got with Gene at Wizard World Chicago. It was my 5th time meeting Gene and my wife's 4th. We were dressed in our 1982 Creatures of the Night Costumes. Gene as usual was awesome and took a few seconds to check our costumes and have some small talk. Always a true professional when meeting fans. Until next time Gene. - Marc Meeker

This is me and my brothers playing a show at amusement park in Massachusetts I think we did war machine and lick it up we had alot of fun. - Michael dineen

I love you since 1981 ... This design dates back to 1984 I was 16 years old. with love from Italy - Ceccarelli Fabrizio

The little daughter of my friend drew this Demon. I like it a lot.