Bruce
Sullivan sent over a new screensaver for you Eric Carr fans. Bruce always
sends us some great stuff, so I am sure you won't be disappointed when you
download this.[Go to the Desktop Section of KISS Freaks to download]
Here
are a few pics of Gene in Toronto @ a book store signing. After meeting
him I must say he is the most sincerest and humblest members of Kiss.
Forget everything you read, he really is a nice guy. I thanked him for
a
lifetime of great music and for providing my life with a soundtrack. The
pic of Gene & I shaking hands is a composite of a digital shot and the
actual signature he gave me in his book superimposed; a nice little souvenir
don't ya think. If you ever get a chance to meet Gene, go- I almost didn't
and probably would have regretted it. Enjoy the pics.
You
have to check this out. One of the better KISS related sites to come out
in a while. The site has some Flash and lots of cool sounds. Great work
by Logan the webmaster. Stop by at: http://www.ltltribute.com
I have been adding more of the submissions I get every week from the fans that visit the site. There have been some in the Images section in Miscellaneous, Artwork & Fans. So be sure to check those sections to see them.
I
did not see Spinal Tap on their "Smell The Glove" tour. And it gutted
me. But Yad Geeks . this dose of figurine hero vaudeville flattened rumours
about who is imitating who. This was one awesome Rock & Roll experience
meted out by an entity that knows that it is time for one last kiss goodbye.
KISS have been both immortalised and lambasted in contemporary
culture. I forgive them for their US gliterazerama and laud their damned
earthy rock & roll. And it is that damned earthy rock & roll in this show
that stole my soul. Their show leaves the lame-arsed Stones at the MCG
long ago well in its wake with a 24 song extravaganza plus 5 song medley
encore. And by golly - there's so much more to them than "I Was Made"
and "Rock & Roll All Nite".
[Go read the rest]
I didn't know my current email list had a limit. Well I hit the limit this week of 500. So I have put together a new list that is unlimited. I will slowly be migrating everyone over to the new list. When you receive the confirmation email please click the link in the email to confirm your subscription. Also if you signed up this week, please sign up again on the new form in the right hand column. Looks the same but it is different, trust me.
Texas
will be celebrating Paul Stanley's birthday this weekend (Jan 18th and
19th)
Kiss Tribute Band "Destroyer" will perform the following dates
-Jan 18th Port Arthur, Texas The Bottleshop
-Jan 19th Houston, Texas Bobby's Extreme
"DESTROYER" will also be playing -Feb 23rd Dallas, Texas Canyon Club
For more information on Destroyer, check out their website www.kisstributeonline.com
THANKS for the support!
Mike (GENE)
It's been a while since my work appeared in Steve's KISSFreaks Special Delivery magazine, but to those of you who may remember me, I'm proud to announce that my short novel 'TinMan' has been picked up by Medium Rare Books. It will be published in a three novella collection entitled 'Killer/2' (pronounced Killer squared) alongside 'The Killing Mind' by John Turi and the title piece which is a collaboration between me and John. You can check out the Medium Rare Books website (www.mediumrarebooks.com) or my personal site (www.anthonyarmstrong.com) for further details and updates. If everything goes as planned, the book should be available by around September 2002. Thanks!!!
Anthony Armstrong
www.anthonyarmstrong.com
Bruce
sent us five new audio video covers for your cds and videos. You must
check these out. Bruce's work gets better everytime we get new covers
from him. This weeks batch includes a vcd cover for Buenos Aires, Argentina
1999, Dynasty Rehearsals 1979, Los Angeles, CA 1998, New Jersey 1992 and
New Zealand 1980.
[Go to the Features Section to see the covers]
American
Music Awards 2002. Gene and Paul present the award for Pop Rock Artist.
Lenny Kravitz won the award and stated he was very thankful to KISS for
being an influence.[Go to the Windows Media Section of KISS Freaks]
.
Peter plays a convict that injured several people during a softball game
after a play at the plate. He then is bribbed by one of the main characters
in the show to lie about witnessing a murder behind bars. We supposedly
will be seeing more of Peter this season on OZ. Congrats to Peter.[Go to the Windows Media Section of KISS Freaks]
Hey KISS fans I recently purchased the new KISS Alive! cards. Very cool I might add. Not sure if they are as good as the Cornerstone Cards that were released a few years ago, but oh well. I need help. I am five cards short of a set and I have a ton of extras to trade. So if you have any of the numbers below email me at: sstierwalt@kissfreaks.com
Card #'s 4, 10, 48, 23 & 16
I
worked this weekend on the KISS Freaks Store Books area. Just re-organized
and double check all links. Stop by and take a look. I also added ratings
for all of the books. That way if you want to know if its worth it to
you or not to buy the books.
[Go to the Store]
If
you remember back to the 70s, Brooke Shields was pictured with Gene Simmons.
I can't remember how much of a fan of the band she was. Anyway that is
her KISS connection. Did she grow up or what? Here she is complete with
a rose tattoo and another tattoo in a very nice area. Celebs in KISS Makeup
2002 starts off with a bang!
[Go see the big version in Celebs in KISS Makeup]
Here
is some amazing work by different KISS fans to create covers for your
cassettes, vhs, dvds & cds. The section features some great work by
Eric Emerson, Bruce Sullivan and myself. If you ever wanted for a cool
cover for your stuff this is the place. I uploaded 11 vhs covers &
13 cassette covers. More to come soon!
[More in the Features Section]
I
spent the last couple days finding some of the old video clips from the
old KISS Freaks site to add to the new one. This includes some Windows
Media and Other formats. Just go to the Audio
Video Section of KISS Freaks to check out all the new clips. Clips
include:
Holiday Inn KISS Commercial
Psycho Circus Walk Through
WABX Evansville Interviews KISS Freaks
KROQ Weenie Fest 1996
VH1`s Money Featuring KISS at number 13
Flash Ad for Psycho Circus Nightmare Child Game
Hey: You might want to share this site with the KISS Freaks, there are
a couple of good KISS shots here.
www.angelahubbard.com
Mandy Strunk
www.mandystrunk.com
Not really a question, just something I'd like to pass along to you.
I write for Mike Calinoff's StockCarCity.com
and run my own site, "The Car Guy of Benchfield". I did a humorous article
about KISS sponsoring a Winston Cup stock car about a month back, and
I'd like you all to read it. (And no, this is no kind of "slam".... I've
been a KISS fan for more than 20 years.) If you're interested, you're
more than welcome to post it or link to it on your site.... I'd consider
it an honor, in fact. Okay, here's the link to the story on my site: http://members.tripod.com/stevejen0/nascarandkiss.htm
Thank You, Steve Wingate Webmaster, "The Car Guy of Benchfield"
KISS Freaks Note: Thanks for letting us know Steve. Great article!
SHOUT
IT OUT LOUD ("the ultimate tribute to KISS") has just inked a deal to play
the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl block party this New Year's Eve in Tempe Arizona.
The party, which is expecting over 150,000 people, will take place the night
before the Oregon Ducks play Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl. Also appearing
will be Diamond Rio, Bryan Adams and much more. Tickets for the event can
be purchased by call 480-350-0911. SIOL 
I
really had low hopes for this new autobiography from Gene Simmons. We
have all read the countless intereviews that seem to contradict the one
the year before. Thats life in KISStory.
When I started the book I was pleasantly surprised with the first few chapters. Some very insightful information from Gene's childhood. A lot of stuff that I had never heard before. He really goes deep into his childhood and can get a better perspective of why he is the way he is. Great stuff.
As the book moved on into the teenage years on up to the creation of
KISS, still very good information and behind the scenes material. Still
going great. Once we move into the KISS related material I have to say
I was disappointed. Not because it wasn't good, but because there just
wasn't enough detail into the stories. I'm sure its hard to remember those
stories as they happened so many years later, but I wanted more. The short
stories seemed to pull you in then drop you off. There are some very funny
and very sad stories in there involving other members of the band. Some
you probably won't like, but they seem very true considering some of he
rumors of the past and other KISS related books. Gene does touch on the
major points in KISStory such as Peter leaving, Taking the makeup off,
Vinnie Vincent, the death of Eric Carr and the reunion. Those things just
didn't take up enough of the book. He leads into what the situation is
then really never discussed what completely happened.
[More of the review]
I
added several new photos by you the fans this weekend to most of the Image
areas of KISS Freaks. This included some artwork by Daniel Pistritto who
created some celebrities in makeup of his own featuring Liv Tyler, Lita,
Jennifer Lopez and Danni Minoque.[More Artwork Images]
Mary
McNeil sent in some more photos from the recent Louisville KISS Expo. So
check them out![See the Photos]
Hi
There, I don't know your name but I know you run the biggest Kiss website
on the net, except for maybe Kissonline.com. I'm desperately searching
for a specific image of Gene that I can't find anywere, and believe me,
I've looked. I recently purchased this jacket in the Kiss auction and
I was told that Gene wore it during the Crazy Nights tour 87-88. I've
scoured a kazillion sites looking for a picture of Gene in this thing
and there's not a one to be found. Can you help me? I really appreciate
anything you can do to get me closer to an image of this jacket on its
original owner. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
John Neumann
johnneumann@earthlink.net
KISS Freaks Note: I don't have a photo of it but maybe some of the KISS Freaks that visit the site do. See if you can help out another member of the KISS Freaks Army.
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