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DALLAS - KISS rock legend Gene Simmons, star of A&E's Reality Series Gene Simmons' Family Jewels will host 1,000 Texas servicemen and women and more than 3,500 partygoers at the 2011 Aces and Angels Salute to the Troops, a benefit supporting The Wounded Warrior Project and the USO. It is the first major event of the big game week in Dallas and takes place at Fair Park's Centennial Hall, Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 6 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Aces and Angels will feature live performances in part by multi-platinum Grammy-nominated artist Five for Fighting, ACM Vocal Group of the Year Little Texas, and many others. Aces and Angels Salute to the Troops will also play host the $100,000 Texas State Poker Championships where the winner will advance to represent the State of Texas at the World Series of Poker. The first 100 ticket purchasers will receive $100 off general admission. For more information or to purchase tickets, log on to www.aces-angels.org or call 214-440-3936.

"There is one man who will blow the roof off Dallas and that man is Gene Simmons. This is absolutely the one event that you definitely don't want to miss," said Executive Producer Michael Eakman.DALLAS - KISS rock legend Gene Simmons, star of A&E's Reality Series Gene Simmons' Family Jewels will host 1,000 Texas servicemen and women and more than 3,500 partygoers at the 2011 Aces and Angels Salute to the Troops, a benefit supporting The Wounded Warrior Project and the USO. It is the first major event of the big game week in Dallas and takes place at Fair Park's Centennial Hall, Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 6 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Aces and Angels will feature live performances in part by multi-platinum Grammy-nominated artist Five for Fighting, ACM Vocal Group of the Year Little Texas, and many others. Aces and Angels Salute to the Troops will also play host the $100,000 Texas State Poker Championships where the winner will advance to represent the State of Texas at the World Series of Poker. The first 100 ticket purchasers will receive $100 off general admission. For more information or to purchase tickets, log on to www.aces-angels.org or call 214-440-3936.

"There is one man who will blow the roof off Dallas and that man is Gene Simmons. This is absolutely the one event that you definitely don't want to miss," said Executive Producer Michael Eakman.

Simmons will be personally escorting a select group of servicemen from Ft. Hood to Dallas for the Aces and Angels Salute to the Troops via caravan and hosting a small group of injured troops at the big game. His Aces and Angels Salute to the Troops Dallas visit will be documented for his A&E reality series Gene Simmons� Family Jewels, and Aces and Angels Salute to the Troops attendees will experience the live filming of the one of the episodes.

Also performing are the 2010 Bluegrass Artist of the Year The Grascals and 4Troops, a quartet made up of military veterans featured on Good Morning America, CNN, and Game 4 of the 2010 World Series. The event, which will also feature top celebrities from Hollywood and Nashville, top professional athletes, comedians, and celebrity poker players, includes a red carpet arrival, Vegas-style casino games, hosted bar, four and five-star gourmet food, VIP lounge, cigar lounge, VIP cabanas, and silent & live auctions.

Celebrities at past Aces and Angels Events include Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney Kardashian, Shannon Elizabeth, Derek Hough, Dane Cook, Annie Duke, Hal Sparks, and more. In the coming weeks, more celebrities will be added and a surprise superstar will be added to the existing concert line-up. This year for the first-time ever, Aces and Angels will be unveiling a one-of-a-kind Gene Simmons Salute to the Troops Custom Chopper at the event.

The Texas State Poker Tournament, including a prize package worth $100,000, will be hosted this year by Jamie Gold, Scotty Nguyen, and Kenna James. Six hundred Aces and Angels Salute to the Troops ticketholders may enter the Texas State Tournament, which starts at 11 a.m. on February 2, 2011 at Centennial Hall, at no charge. The Texas Shoot-Out style tournament is designed so that if you win your table you will advance and have the chance to play the championship round with Gene Simmons and Phil Hellmuth and celebrity players like Shannon Elizabeth, Jennifer Leigh, Tiffany Michelle, Liz Liu, Trishelle Cannatella, Kim Kardashian, Dane Cook, and more during the Aces and Angels Salute to the Troops Event. The winner of the championship round will represent the State of Texas at the World Series of Poker.

Aces and Angels began in 2007 and to date has raised more than $427,000 for various non-profit organizations including the Wounded Warrior Project (WPP) and the USO. The mission of Wounded Warrior Project is to honor and empower wounded warriors.

KISSPickWorld.com is your exclusive source for licensed, authentic KISS tour guitar picks, featuring commemorative city tour guitar picks from KISS' Hottest Show on Earth and Sonic Boom Over Europe tours!

And now, KISS Pick World is giving away a guitar autographed by all four members of KISS!

This beautiful Paul Stanley Washburn guitar was autographed by Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer, Eric Singer, and Gene Simmons backstage in St. Paul, Minnesota during the Hottest Show on Earth tour, and the guitar also features picks from KISS' 2010 European and North American tours.

To enter to win the guitar, or other great prizes, visit www.KISSPickWorld.com and register to win through December 31st! No purchase is necessary to win. But, for each KISS Pick World order you place from the between now and the end of the year, you'll also receive an additional entry into the contest!

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KISSPickWorld.com is your exclusive source for licensed, authentic KISS tour guitar picks, featuring commemorative city tour guitar picks from KISS' Hottest Show on Earth and Sonic Boom Over Europe tours!

And now, KISS Pick World is giving away a guitar autographed by all four members of KISS!

This beautiful Paul Stanley Washburn guitar was autographed by Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer, Eric Singer, and Gene Simmons backstage in St. Paul, Minnesota during the Hottest Show on Earth tour, and the guitar also features picks from KISS' 2010 European and North American tours.

To enter to win the guitar, or other great prizes, visit www.KISSPickWorld.com and register to win through December 31st! No purchase is necessary to win. But, for each KISS Pick World order you place from the between now and the end of the year, you'll also receive an additional entry into the contest!

First Prize: Band-signed autographed Washburn guitar signed by Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer, Eric Singer and Gene Simmons, featuring official KISS guitar picks from the Sonic Boom Over Europe and Hottest Show On Earth tours!

Second Prize: Complete Sonic Boom Over Europe official guitar pick set, featuring Paul, Tommy, Eric and Gene picks from each of the stops on the European tour, plus a bonus pick from each night!

Third Prize: Complete Hottest Show On Earth official guitar pick set, featuring Paul, Tommy, Eric and Gene picks from each of the stops on the European tour, plus a bonus pick from each night!

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"Forget the white picks! These are the Collectors' Collectibles!" -- Paul Stanley

You rocked with KISS on the Hottest Show on Earth and Sonic Boom Over Europe tours. Now own the ultimate tour collectible - KISS commemorative city tour guitar picks!

Limited-edition KISS city picks were made for each tour stop on both tours featuring the country's flag with the city, date and band member's signature. A 5th, bonus pick was created for each tour stop on both tours as well.

Only a very small quantity of these KISS city tour picks are left from each show and are now available exclusively at http://www.KISSpickworld.com/

"The custom tour city guitar picks were a special addition to our usual arsenal of KISS picks. We had just a few to throw out onstage each night of the tours. I told my guitar tech to save a couple for me!" - Tommy Thayer

Each pick is limited to a maximum of only 200 made, and they will never be made again! The only remaining picks are the ones that were not thrown out to the crowd by KISS or kept by the band members for their own collections.

To put how limited these picks are in perspective, note that a normal KISS tour pick is produced by the thousands, and in some cases, tens of thousands during the course of a tour.

"I love the way these picks look! What a great souvenir from each show. I threw these out every night when we came out to bow before the encore." - Eric Singer

Paul Stanley's guitar tech, Fran Stewart, told us that once people realized how rare these picks were, local crew and stage hands were taking them from the mic stands before KISS hit the stage. The techs then resorted to handing the picks directly to the band members while they were on stage to keep them from being stolen.

Because these picks are in such demand, bootleg versions have been circulating. Be sure to order directly from KISSpickworld.com to guarantee you'll receive an authentic KISS city pick, Only the genuine KISS city tour picks include a bonus KISS Tour Guitar Picks collectible card, featuring a statement of authenticity. These beautiful cards are collectibles in their own rights.

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Paul Stanley of KISS was among the celebrities attending the 2010 Freedom Awards in Los Angeles on November 7th.

LOS ANGELES -- More than 27 million people are trapped in slavery throughout the world today. But there are heroes - many of them escaped slaves themselves - who risk their lives to free others from brothels, sweatshops and horrific mistreatment in modern slavery. These heroes are the Frederick Douglasses and Harriet Tubmans of our time.

Each year, the non-profit organization Free the Slaves honors the best of the best with the anti-slavery movement's highest honor: The Freedom Award.



About Free the Slaves: Free the Slaves liberates slaves around the world and helps them rebuild their lives. With its main offices in Washington and Los Angeles -- and field offices in Ghana, India and Nepal -- Free the Slaves works with grassroots groups on the frontlines of slavery today. Free the Slaves builds awareness, influences policy, and researches real-world solutions to eradicate slavery in our lifetime.Paul Stanley of KISS was among the celebrities attending the 2010 Freedom Awards in Los Angeles on November 7th.

LOS ANGELES -- More than 27 million people are trapped in slavery throughout the world today. But there are heroes - many of them escaped slaves themselves - who risk their lives to free others from brothels, sweatshops and horrific mistreatment in modern slavery. These heroes are the Frederick Douglasses and Harriet Tubmans of our time.

Each year, the non-profit organization Free the Slaves honors the best of the best with the anti-slavery movement's highest honor: The Freedom Award.



About Free the Slaves: Free the Slaves liberates slaves around the world and helps them rebuild their lives. With its main offices in Washington and Los Angeles -- and field offices in Ghana, India and Nepal -- Free the Slaves works with grassroots groups on the frontlines of slavery today. Free the Slaves builds awareness, influences policy, and researches real-world solutions to eradicate slavery in our lifetime.