From:
John Bisci
Attached are the images for the KISS-themed cars competing in last
weekend's ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor
Speedway.
Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley will served as grand marshals on Sunday.
1 - Doug Kalitta MacTools/KISS Dragster
2 - Kurt Johnson ACDelco/KISS Pro Stock
3 - Tony Pedregon Castrol/KISS Funny Car
John Bisci
LVMS Public Relations
(702) 632-8231
jbisci@lvms.com
Kiss Apalooza
Winnipeg November 2nd 2003
Ramada Convention and Entertainment Complex
Winnipeg’s First Annual Kiss Expo “Kiss Apalooza” will
take place 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM Sunday November 2nd 2003. Kiss Apalooza
will be held at The Ramada Convention and Entertainment Complex, 330 Garry
Street Winnipeg Manitoba
We are trilled to be the only Kiss Expo this year to have not one but two former Kiss members: Bruce Kulick Kiss Lead Guitarist 1984-1996 Eric Singer Kiss Drummer 1991-1996 and 2000 Plus we have Michael Brandvold Webmaster Kiss online and we are working on a few more guests currently not confirmed
*Kiss vendors from all over the US and Canada
*Two Kiss tribute bands perform: The Paul Stanley’s Canada’s
premier Kiss tribute band, and newcomers Intravenus de Milo.
*Bruce will have a guitar clinic answering all your guitar related questions
as well as playing some “BK” trademark solos and riffs.
*Eric will have a drum clinic answering all drum related questions as
well as showing us why Eric is undoubtedly the best drummer in Rock
*Bruce and Eric will also have a Q&A session giving you the opportunity
to get the answers direct from the sources.
*Michael Brandvold will have a Q&A session answering your questions
about the Kiss official website
*Tickets are $30.00 (CDN) and will be available on Aug 8th 2003. Early
ticket buyer receives a black light Kiss poster ($9.95 USD value).
*Door prizes: We will have obscene amounts of door prizes including some
special items from Kiss Online
*Hotel: The Ramada Inn (next door to the expo) is offering all Kiss Apalooza
guest a discounted rate of $79.00 (CDN) call 1-888-298-2054
*Contests: We will be having a KISS costume, KISS trivia, KISS Diva contest
all with some great prizes.
*A Silent Auction for various items including some rare Kiss items will
take place with all proceeds going to Cancer Care Manitoba.
*Bruce Kulick has graciously donated one of his guitars, which he will
use at the expo to be auctioned off to the highest bidder with all proceeds
to Cancer Care Manitoba
**We will close the event out with Bruce and Eric performing together live for the first time ever in Winnipeg.
***Plus we are still working on a few surprises***
Check out the official Winnipeg Kiss Apalooza page @ http://www.kissexpo.ca
PS: I will be there also at the KISS Shop/KISS Freaks booth, stop by and say hello.
Still
sealed awesome Solo Faces blacklight poster. Awesome poster at a great price.
Don't miss this rare poster! [Click here to order]
From:
Andrzej 'UNJAY' Adamcewicz
When the Scooby Gang heads to the eerie town of Banning Junction to spend
Halloween with Velma's aunt, uncle and beautiful cousin Marcy, they join
the townspeople in their "100 Years of Halloween" festivities
- including an amped-out performance by the hottest rock band in the world,
KISS. Strange things begin to happen when a ghost returns to seek revenge
for wrongs done to him 100 years ago, and the gang puts their investigative
skills to work to find out who is behind the Halloween mischief.
Guest-voice appearances in the special include Paul Stanley of KISS, Jenny McCarthy, Julia Sweeney, Diedrich Bader, Rhea Perlman, Stacy Keach, Tom Kenny and Daran Norris.
The show will on the WB Network on Friday - October 24, 2003 - 08:00
pm ET
Borders Nashville, TN 9/23/2003
From: Michael
Shoemaker
This was one of those days that you know you will forever treasure. The
weather was beautiful. The location in a decent area. But just the thought
of what would end the day made it worth the time.
I attended this event with my friends Anthony Yates, Rick Barton, and
Rick’s wife Melody. We had gone to the Aerosmith/KISS concert the
night before at AmSouth Amphitheatre in nearby Antioch, TN. The show was
just as enjoyable, if not more, than the one we had all been to a month
prior in Noblesville, IN. It made for an excellent primer for the special
day at hand.
We arrived at the store just past the beginning of the noon hour. This
was perfect timing as it secured us the last four positions in the V.I..P.
line. The first ten people who purchased a book were secured in the line,
received a souvenir t-shirt, and got to meet Gene before anyone else.
We were fortunate and proud to be among this select group.
We spent the day sitting in the coffee shop area of the store. As we did,
we met and conversed with several other KISS fans to pass the time. At
some points, we left for food breaks, restroom breaks, etc. I walked down
the block to browse at a Tower Records store for awhile.
When it became within two hours of Gene’s arrival, things started
getting more exciting. The collective anticipation was generating a certain
feeling in the atmosphere of the store.
Local press and television reporters began showing up.
One of the local television reporters interviewed Rick for a segment.
It was more than just another KISS day for him. The concert the night
before was his four-hundredth KISS show! The book signing made a most
appropriate way to celebrate his personal achievement.
At 7:00 p.m., as scheduled, Gene Simmons entered the building. He walked
in through the back of the store. First, he had to stop and give an early
hello to a lady in line that struck his fancy. Then he made his way to
the small stage that was set up for him to sign copies of his books. He
did a brief interview with the media. Then the signing session began.
Rick and Melody went together first and second. It was like they were talking to an old friend when they got their moment with Gene. Anthony went third. He got several items signed and presented Gene with some gifts. As he posed for photos with Gene, you could tell that it was the happiest moment of his life.
I then allowed the fellow who had arrived first in the day to go next.
Then I let a woman who had a baby with her to follow. I was told by the
next person that I could go next. I asked him to be sure out of fairness.
He was fine with it. So up to the stage I went. Gene said “Hi Mike”
and we had a short but friendly conversation as he signed two books for
me. He then posed for two photos with me.
But it didn’t end there. A very unexpected surprise occurred. As
we began to leave the store, Brad Whitford of Aerosmith walked in. He
bought a newspaper. On his way out, he quickly signed a few autographs
and posed for a few photos. I got a photo with him.
It was the latest, greatest, and most KISStoric day of our lives!
What
a blast this show was! Eric's drum solo was probably the best one I have
ever seen. Fantastic show! If you haven't seen Alice Cooper on the current
tour, do it fast! Here are some photos from the show. Enjoy!
[Click
here to view the photos]
I
recently attended the Cincinnati Alice Cooper show, courtesy of Eric.
I got some great photos I want to share with all of you. If you haven't
picked up the new cd The Eyes of Alice Cooper, you should. Excellent cd
with my favorites being What Do You Want From Me? and Novacaine. Enjoy
the photos. I have more from the Indianapolis show to put up in the next
few days.
[Click here to view
the photos]
Great article from Guitar World that contains quotes from Tommy Thayer
about taking over for Ace Frehley.
(Media contact: Anne Leighton 718-881-8183/Leightonmedia@aol.com) - Guitarist Bruce Kulick is recovering at home, after being released early Thursday morning (October 16) from Cedars- Sinai hospital. The main discrepancy in previous news reports was that the venue he attended last night was at THE KEY CLUB and Bruce was not involved with the altercation that occured at the RAINBOW BAR AND GRILL.
Here is Bruce's report:
"I had a great time at the Key Club seeing Vince Neil perform.
Highlights of the night included seeing my old drummer from Union--Brent Fitz-- play with Vince. It was amazing to see Motley Crue's founder and bassist Nikki Sixx getting up to jam with Vince and his band.
After thanking the band for the show, I left the club at 1:20 a.m. I was walking down the street (Sunset Blvd) just outside of the KEY CLUB to get my car with my friend when shots rang out.
I felt my right leg hit and my left temple glazed from at least two shots. I shouted Get down! but never saw the shooter and did not realize the gunshots were fired from the gunman a half block up the street near the Rainbow.
My friends called 911 and it was then I realized that a bullet went into my thigh just above the right knee.
The police and the paramedics were called amongst the confusion, and I was taken quickly to Cedars Sinai. Upon a thorough examination at the hospital it was realized that the bullet went through my thigh, missing the major artery and bone. I was very lucky in this matter, although I am in pain and uncertain how long recovery will take.
My hearing is fine, the temple wound was bleeding for a while, and the doctors called it a very fortunate "abrasion". To think what could have happened from that bullet if my head was not in the position it was that night is a horrific thought.
It was certainly a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, walking in a public street having no knowledge of any altercation in the vicinity. Of all the hundreds of people exposed to the gunfire, it is mindblowing to think of shots being fired in a crowd of innocent people.
Ive received many messages and phone calls wishing me well and really appreciate all the support from my family, friends, and fans from around the world."
Bruce, who plays with Grand Funk Railroad and was in KISS for 12 years,
recently released a solo album, TRANSFORMER. His website is www.kulick.net
and the band is www.grandfunkrailroad.com. He'll be updating the sites
regarding his recovery from the wounds and his upcoming musical commitments.
From: Kulick.net
You may have heard or read that Bruce was injured during a shooting outside
the Rainbow Bar & Grill last night. Please rest assured that Bruce,
who was not the shooter's intended target but was hit by a stray bullet,
has been treated and released and will have an official, personal message
for you all shortly.
Track list includes:
• Jump The Shark (MP3 Clip)
• I Can't Breathe
• If Love's The Answer
• Crazy (MP3 Clip)
• All I Need
• Don't Tell Me Something
• Inn Of The Mountain Gods
• It's Just My Life
• Do It Right
• Beautiful To Me
• Truth or Dare
• Against The Grain
Ok Bruce fans, the time
is here! The highly anticipated full-length Bruce Kulick solo album. Fantastic
cd at a great price!
[Click here to order]
KISS This Sticker set of 2. One features the solo album artwork and the
other features the Destroyer cover. Solo faces sticker is 5.5"x3"
and the Destroyer sticker is 3.5"x5". Very colorful stickers!
Get both stickers for only $1.99!
[Click here to order]
KISS FM Auto Scan Radio
from 1998, still sealed and in brand new condition. These things are very
hard to find. It is an official item which features a retractable Earphone,
Speaker, Belt Clip and external headphone jack.
[Click here to order]
Last
weekend I attended the Baltimore KISS Expo. Here are the photos.
[Click
here to see]
Here
is another set of photos from the Charlotte KISS Expo last month. Again
we had a blast hanging out with KISS fans.
[Click here to see]
Although
it has been a couple months ago here are some photos I took at the event.
I was there with Keith Leroux of KISS Shop. We as always had a blast.
I haven't had a lot of time lately so I am really behind on adding this
type of stuff to the site. Hopefully I can get caught up and get all my
recent photos up in the next week or so. Enjoy!
[Click
here to see]
Signed
8x10 live photo of Tommy Thayer. The actual picture you receive may have
a slightly different autograph. Tommy signed these for us in West Palm
Beach, FL after the show. I have very limited quantities of these photos,
so get them fast! Very hard to get Tommy's autograph!
[Click here to order]
To commemorate the band's appearance, two KISS-themed cars will compete in the event. The cars of Tony Pedregon (Funny Car) and Kurt Johnson (Pro Stock) will carry special KISS paint themes to launch a die-cast car promotion for Action Performance.
“We had a blast with the KISS crew last year and I know Gene and
Paul got a kick out of our sport,” said Johnson, whose ACDelco Chevrolet
Cavalier Pro Stock will carry the KISS colors. “Our goal is to have
them once again join us in the winner’s circle in Las Vegas.”
KISS also will perform in a combo concert in Las Vegas with Hall of Fame
rockers Aerosmith at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Oct. 24-25.
With more than 80 million albums sold -- supported by sold-out tours and 24 gold records -- KISS is a rock ’n’ roll institution. For more information about the band, visit the official KISS website at www.kissonline.com.
Tickets are on sale for the third annual NHRA ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals at The Strip at LVMS. The event is the next-to-last race on the 2003 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series schedule and should figure heavily in championship battles. This event also will mark Shirley Muldowney’s final Las Vegas appearance as a Top Fuel Dragster driver and the return of Kenny Bernstein aboard the Budweiser King Top Fuel Dragster. Pro categories include Top Fuel Dragster, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Bike. Tickets may be purchased by calling the LVMS ticket office at (702) 644-4444.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE:TRK), a leading marketer and promoter of motorsports entertainment in the United States. In addition to Las Vegas Motor Speedway, SMI owns and operates the following premiere facilities: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Lowe's Motor Speedway at Charlotte, Infineon Raceway at Sonoma, Calif., and Texas Motor Speedway (Dallas-Ft. Worth). SMI also provides souvenir merchandising services through its SMI Properties subsidiary, and manufactures and distributes smaller-scale, modified racing cars through its 600 Racing subsidiary.
Contact:
John Bisci
LVMS Public Relations
(702) 632-8231
jbisci@lvms.com
September 25, 2003
Paul Stanley and Silvertone Guitars are just two of many major superstars who have become contributing supporters of a program created by Malott. Instruments for the Youth is what the program is called and Malott's program has names behind it in addition to Paul Stanley and Silvertone Guitars the likes of Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, Christina Aguilera, No Doubt, Third Eye Blind, Bush, The Tonight Show, Gladys Knight, Wynonna, Charlie Daniels, Jose Carreras, Chrissie Hyndes of The Pretenders, John Kay of Steppenwolf, Paul Anka, Jimmy Buffett, Backstreet Boys, Seal, and many others. Malott's, Instrument for the Youth program was created to provide underprivileged and impoverished children with free musical instruments. Malott's program is backed by sponsors the likes of C. F. Martin Guitars, Silvertone Guitars, SIT Strings, Ernie Ball, and Mid East Manufacturing.
However, the addition of Paul Stanley's name to the list was most rewarding for Malott. It was KISS that inspired Malott to pursue a career in the music business, when Malott was just a child in the late 70's. The first album Malott purchased in his early teens was "KISS ALIVE" an album which launched KISS into international fame and fortune. Malott has a KISS collection which could rival even that of the Hard Rock Cafe, owning title to one of Paul Stanley's personally owned guitars, KISS guitarist, Ace Frehley's original guitar strap from the late 70's, and a couple record albums from the Butterfield Auction which are from KISS bassist's Gene Simmons personal collection, a autographed sketch from drummer, Peter Criss and several other items including a complete KISS stage costume of Ace Frehley's.
KISS had a huge following during the late 70's with a string of mega hits and playing a major influence; Malott would later work with and even manage some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. Malott would also go on to later produce a solo album featuring one of the members of Bon Jovi along with a member of Grammy Award winning jazz guitarist, Al DiMeola's band and even briefly manage DiMeola himself. During the late eighties and early nineties, Malott promoted several shows throughout the Atlanta and Central Florida area, including a jazz series at Ruperts and even producing events at the Fox Theatre and Atlanta Civic Center.
Almost a year ago Malott was spending a few months living in Negril, Jamaica where he created the highly acclaimed Peter Tosh Tribute Album project. An album project featuring a number of major recording artists each performing a Peter Tosh song. Those confirmed contributing tracks on the album include Eric Clapton, Sean Paul, Slash, Ben Harper, Bad Brains, Lucky Dube, Aswald, Cypress Hill and even a track from the late Jerry Garcia recorded back in the early 1990's. The album being produced by Malott in association with the Tosh Estate and Jeanette Smith will raise funds to build a free medical clinic, library, and to complete the Peter Tosh Museum in Westmoreland, Jamaica. An EP will be released in November on Miami's, Stone Tiger Records label.
Several major label offers were rejected by Malott before Malott and his team of attorney's found a label most beneficial to the project. "There's no reason to be paying the light bills for someone like Sony for example, when the money could be going more directly to the cause itself". States Malott about the decision to go with a smaller label. The full length album will follow in February 2004. Malott is also about to release a fundraiser album entitled, "Put My Faith in Jah". The full length release will feature hits from reggae stars including Joe Higgs, Toots & the Maytals, Peter Tosh, Luciano, Pablo Moses, Mikey General, Peter Broggs, Big Mountain, Edi Fitzroy, and several others. The collector album is being released in a very limited quantity of only 1000 CD's and is available through pre-order at their www.ptosh.com website.
Once the albums are out Malott looks forward to devoting his entire time to his "Instruments for the Youth" program. "Having Paul Stanley behind the project is like having Superman become part of your family as a kid" adds Malott.
Silvertone Guitars, also a sponsor of Malott's program, have just released three new Paul Stanley model guitars. Silvertone Guitars came in as a sponsor only recently and have already proven to be a great asset to the program. The company has donated two Paul Stanley guitars to be signed by Paul Stanley and auctioned off during a celebrity auction in Los Angeles early next year to raise funds for the Instruments for the Youth program. Malott plans to auction off several KISS items donated by KISS and the event will have a KISS theme with Silvertone's participation and a performance by a top KISS tribute band and appearances by several top celebrity guest artists. Malott also hopes to get KISS guitarist, Paul Stanley to make a special guest appearance at the event.
Malott's Peter Tosh Tribute Album project has already been featured in over 350 publications all across the world, including CNN Headline News, ABC World News, Rolling Stone, ETV, Access Hollywood, Yahoo News, and has been mentioned by the Tonight Show and Good Morning America programs. It has been featured on three separate occasions on MTV and VH1 thus far.
The project has an extensive website which was designed by Matt Potter of Iron Lion Design located at www.ptosh.com and just recently won the 2003 Golden Web Award a couple months back. The website has hosted close to 100,000 visitors in the short
time it has been up. Malott also recently picked up a Humanitarian Award
with Honors from the South Africa based Worldwide Ambassadors Organization
and has
received a personal invite to meet with Nelson Mandela, as well as, a
letter from Mr. Mandela personally commending his efforts.
Malott has just announced his plans to launch the Instruments for the
Youth, "Summer Musik Kamp Program". This program will provide
100 needy children a year with a one week camp experience and participants
will receive free room and board and a new musical instrument free of
charge. The camp will feature many outdoor activities but focus on music
instruction featuring special appearances and music clinics from various
major recording artists. The camp will run four one week sessions at various
locations throughout the U.S. and host 25 children at each location. July
2004 is targeted as the kick off date for the first one week camp session.
Malott is currently residing part time in the Atlanta area, as well as,
Jamaica and Miami Beach.
FOR MORE INFO,
Peter Tosh Foundation / Instruments for the Youth
David Wiebking
Phone (404) 405-6196
www.ptosh.com
www.instrumentsfortheyouth.org
I will be with Keith from KISS Shop this weekend at the Baltimore KISS Expo, stop by and say hello! Keith has some awesome deals lined up for Baltimore so take advantage of the great pricing! For more information on the Baltimore KISS Expo go to:
http://users.erols.com/stophor/baltexpo/
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Moveable arms, legs, waist, head
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Puzzle piece included with each figure
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Made of plastic
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Ages 4 and up
These are the special boxed set version that sold at Spencers. They are now out of them, so these cannot be found anywhere right now. Sure to increase in value as everything exclusive to Spencers usually does. Get them before they are gone!
From: shout_army@hotmail.com
Shout It Out Loud will be playing the following shows in the month of
October:
10/3/2003 Longview, WA. @ The Cadillac Casino
10/9/2003 Salt Lake City, UT. @ DV8
10/10/2003 Montpelier, ID. @ Butch Cassidy's
10/11/2003 Butte, MT. @ The Butte Depot
10/31/2003 Couer d' Lene, ID. @ The Couer d' Lene Casino
11/1/2003 Seattle, WA. @ ***TBD***
Hope to see you there!
Shout It Out Loud
"The Ultimate Tribute To KISS"
October's giveaway is for KISS Pinball CDrom for your PC! You just have to be a member of the KISS Freaks Email List, doesn't matter when you joined.
"That 70's Show" Tshirt for the September giveaway was won by Eddie Baker Boissevain VA. Enjoy Eddie!
What do you have to do to win? Just sign up for the KISS Freaks Email List below. I will pick one fan at random at the end of the month, email that fan to notify them and get address info, then ship the cd.
