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King Biscuit live recording from the Dressed To Kill ( Alive! ) tour

 

Five songs, some sound like the real versions that made it to Alive! .. With the exception of an out of tune bass in the second half of Let Me Know this sounds better than Alive!

 

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There was a guy who sat next to me at my table in the food court at the mall. He looked like Paul Stanley without the makeup. I think he liked my pink Guess coat or maybe he wanted to get a better look at my chest.
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Underrated Gene

 

http://loudwire.com/...on-u-s-surgery/

 

Simmons and his wife Shannon Tweed took a trip to Africa to visit some of the children they sponsor.

 

According to KSHE, earlier this month one of those children was brought to Los Angeles to undergo leg surgery. Simmons says they are hosting his foster son Zinnah Sambolah while he is in the U.S.

 

“Zinnah is from Liberia – he comes from a village of 200 people,” Simmons says. “And we do a lot of charity work and Zinnah is staying with us for the whole month while he gets his operations to get his legs in shape. MendingKids.org covers the operations and the flights … look, we can all do more, especially if it doesn’t affect our lifestyles. So if you’re sitting at home and you got a few extra bucks in your pocket, you know what to do. You know how to make God smile. Come on.”

 

Simmons sponsors more than 1500 kids, and urges others to get involved as well: “I had to do this because children are our future. The next great mind or humanitarian could come from Africa. Because children are our responsibility, I urge you to do something. Pick up the phone and call Child Fund, or another charity organization and find out what you can do.

Gene really is a good guy, underneath it all.

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Underrated Gene

 

http://loudwire.com/...on-u-s-surgery/

 

Simmons and his wife Shannon Tweed took a trip to Africa to visit some of the children they sponsor.

 

According to KSHE, earlier this month one of those children was brought to Los Angeles to undergo leg surgery. Simmons says they are hosting his foster son Zinnah Sambolah while he is in the U.S.

 

“Zinnah is from Liberia – he comes from a village of 200 people,” Simmons says. “And we do a lot of charity work and Zinnah is staying with us for the whole month while he gets his operations to get his legs in shape. MendingKids.org covers the operations and the flights … look, we can all do more, especially if it doesn’t affect our lifestyles. So if you’re sitting at home and you got a few extra bucks in your pocket, you know what to do. You know how to make God smile. Come on.”

 

Simmons sponsors more than 1500 kids, and urges others to get involved as well: “I had to do this because children are our future. The next great mind or humanitarian could come from Africa. Because children are our responsibility, I urge you to do something. Pick up the phone and call Child Fund, or another charity organization and find out what you can do.

Gene really is a good guy, underneath it all.

 

GENE RULES!!!! Great guy!!! Gene deserves every penny he earns!!!!

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Today marks the 41st anniversary of my very first concert.

 

It was KISS and Uriah Heep at the Onondaga County War Memorial is Syracuse, NY.

 

I can truly say that that show and experience changed my life.

 

It is a memory I will remember and cherish all my days.

 

Rock and Roll All Nite, indeed!

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Today marks the 41st anniversary of my very first concert.

 

It was KISS and Uriah Heep at the Onondaga County War Memorial is Syracuse, NY.

 

I can truly say that that show and experience changed my life.

 

It is a memory I will remember and cherish all my days.

 

Rock and Roll All Nite, indeed!

 

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cM1vwHEyZW4/TMONV8d3yeI/AAAAAAAAB9s/4wK27pz-T5w/s1600/Picture+4.png

http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/38400000/KISS-July-28-1976-Destroyer-tour-paul-stanley-38423713-500-341.jpg

http://www.acefrehleylespaul.com/1976-07-03_03Jul76_The_Scope_Norfolk__VA__1_A.jpg

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45 years ago yesterday...

It wasn’t love at first sight – and indeed, Kiss guitarist Ace “Space Ace” Frehley’s relationship with colleagues Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley was often going to be tense. But when Frehley turned up to audition for the band on Jan. 3, 1973, and almost immediately upset his future bandmates, no one could deny there was magic in the air.

“Lead guitarist wanted with flash and ability,” read The Village Voice ad placed by Stanley the previous month. “Album out shortly. No time wasters, please.” The attention-grabbing words weren’t entirely accurate since Kiss, then known as Wicked Lester, had been dropped from their record deal. When Frehley first read the notice he knew it was one of many dozens of similar free ads in every edition of the weekly paper. Yet, something brought him back to this one.

 



 

“I loved playing the guitar and I knew I was pretty good at it, so that’s what I wanted to do with my life,” Frehley wrote in his 2011 book No Regrets. “There were no other options. I have to be patient and wait for the right opportunity to come along.” He wondered if Stanley’s ad was that opportunity, even though he dismissed most of them as “pure bulls---.” But, he thought: “f---, I have flash, and I sure as hell have ability. I doubted the part about the band having an album ‘out soon,’ but it seemed worth investigating at the very least.”

He called the phone number and found himself in a “businesslike” conversation with Stanley, who asked him a number of questions. He described himself as “a little like Keith Richards," although he knew almost every guitarist at that time was tall, thin and had long hair. At the end of the call, Frehley was still not convinced but said he’d “think about” attention the upcoming auditions. He later said that had he known the truth about Wicked Lester’s contract, he “probably would have stayed home that day, which obviously would have been the mistake of a lifetime.”

When Jan. 3 came around, Frehley had to rely on his mom to drive him to 10 East 23rd Street, above the Live Bait Bar, in New York City, because he wanted to take his amp and he couldn’t do that on the subway. And he also couldn’t afford a cab. When he got there, he experienced an attack of the “jitters” and decided to down a 16-ounce can of beer in the lobby before climbing the stairs to find the room where his future awaited.

Inside, Simmons, Stanley and drummer Peter Criss were in the process of auditioning Bob Kulick, who’d later fall into the band’s orbit. “We had about 50 guys come in,” Stanley recalled in an ‘80s TV feature. “Bob was really, really good. … Some guy walked in with an orange sneaker and a red sneaker.” “I thought a bum had walked in off the street, except he was carrying a guitar,” Simmons added. Frehley noted that much had been made of his mismatched sneakers, but it had just been a case of hurrying out of the house and not realizing what he’d done until he was en route to the audition. “I wasn’t worried, though," he said. "I thought I looked kind of cool.”

 

"He walked right past us, didn’t say a word or anything,” Simmons continued. “And basically plugged in his guitar and just started playing – and we almost threw him out," Stanley said. "‘Who the hell are you? Shut the f--- up! Sit down and wait your turn!’” Simmons recalled, “I thought, ‘Boy, this guy is spaced, out of his mind.’” Frehley remembered Simmons telling him he was being rude, so he apologized. He also remembered refusing to fill in the job application presented to him, thinking, “If they wanted to know more about me, they could ask.”

When his turn finally came, Frehley said Simmons threatened to “kick my ass if it turned out I was wasting their time.” It quickly proved to be a memorable audition – instead of a discussion about mutual influences and finding songs both parties might know, the band performed an original, “Deuce,” and asked Frehley to play along. He threw “every cool lick” he could think of into the solo, thinking to himself, “If this is the kind of stuff these guys are writing, then they might just be on to something.”

After 20 or 30 minutes, Frehley “felt like I nailed the audition, and I felt like these guys had potential, but I didn’t have expectations for changing the world or anything. It wasn’t that dramatic. … Nevertheless, I wanted in.”

They wanted him too. “When we all plugged in and played together, there was just magic,” Stanley recalled. Simmons agreed. “As soon as he played, it was like, ‘This is it,’” he said. The pair, along with Criss, went to watch Frehley perform a few weeks later, then invited him back to their loft, talked and jammed a little, then offered him the job. By that time, the band wasn't called Wicked Lester anymore. The rest, with all its ups and downs, is Kisstory.

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It was 45 years ago this week that Ace Frehley responded to an ad and auditioned for KISS ... Frehley says his mom had to drive him there, because he couldn't take his amp on the subway. Plus, he didn't have any money for a cab

 

 

http://www.necramonium.com/photos/Rare-KISS-pictures/KISS73.1.jpg

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All day yesterday I had this going through my head...

 

"I read your mind like an open boooooook..."

 

Glorious!

 

I actually love Lick it Up, Animalize and Asylum.

Asylum is a great record, as is Crazy Nighys.
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Duck and I have talked about this one ... I actually prefer the Not For The Innocent demo, mainly for Paul singing the pre chorus and chorus .. Love this song either way

 

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All day yesterday I had this going through my head...

 

"I read your mind like an open boooooook..."

 

Glorious!

 

Another great one from Paul ... loved that video !!

 

:LOL:

 

RIP Eric Carr

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEHwMaYM8a4

 

Funny Lucas.

 

I put my iPhone on shuffle in my car a few weeks ago and "Radar For Love" came on! I haven't heard that song in years! IT KICKED ASS!

 

I saw that tour Lucas.

 

The Cow Palace was half empty. Not half full, but I was so happy to see an Eric Carr drum solo on that huge red kit of his! WASP OPENED!!! EPIC!

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All day yesterday I had this going through my head...

 

"I read your mind like an open boooooook..."

 

Glorious!

 

Another great one from Paul ... loved that video !!

 

:LOL:

 

RIP Eric Carr

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEHwMaYM8a4

 

Funny Lucas.

 

I put my iPhone on shuffle in my car a few weeks ago and "Radar For Love" came on! I haven't heard that song in years! IT KICKED ASS!

 

I saw that tour Lucas.

 

The Cow Palace was half empty. Not half full, but I was so happy to see an Eric Carr drum solo on that huge red kit of his! WASP OPENED!!! EPIC!

 

http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/30600000/-KISS-eric-carr-30612991-500-375.jpg

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All day yesterday I had this going through my head...

 

"I read your mind like an open boooooook..."

 

Glorious!

 

Another great one from Paul ... loved that video !!

 

:LOL:

 

RIP Eric Carr

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEHwMaYM8a4

 

Funny Lucas.

 

I put my iPhone on shuffle in my car a few weeks ago and "Radar For Love" came on! I haven't heard that song in years! IT KICKED ASS!

 

I saw that tour Lucas.

 

The Cow Palace was half empty. Not half full, but I was so happy to see an Eric Carr drum solo on that huge red kit of his! WASP OPENED!!! EPIC!

 

http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/30600000/-KISS-eric-carr-30612991-500-375.jpg

 

 

YES!

 

BEYOND MIND-BLOWING!!!!

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It was 45 years ago this week that Ace Frehley responded to an ad and auditioned for KISS ... Frehley says his mom had to drive him there, because he couldn't take his amp on the subway. Plus, he didn't have any money for a cab

 

 

http://www.necramonium.com/photos/Rare-KISS-pictures/KISS73.1.jpg

I've read in two different KISS biographies that Ace auditioned on Jan 17th, 1973 and the other stated he joined KISS on Jan17th, 1973. Nonetheless, that is the day I WAS BORN and KISS came together as a whole. It's fitting this was the first hard rock I would get into at the tender age of 5 and still hold them in my Top 10 all-time favorites.
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