KISS Dorks

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1602147624366510081

Wrestling References in Unexpected Places thread crosspost.

Tbh, I'm surprised that there hasn't been more KISS crossover with wrestling besides the KISS Demon (and Memphis had a KISS-esque character during KISS' original heyday in the late '70s, didn't they @BruiserBrody ?) given how much of hams and shills they all are. I know Vince turned down KISS showing up as guest GMs on RAW during the Sonic Boom era cause he felt that they weren't culturally relevant enough.

I'm gonna be pissed on my deathbed thinking about how we missed out on Paul Stanley selling a Randy Orton punt.

 

[Epic for the Summer]

I could have sworn Gene showed up in the crowd on Raw or Smackdown during the Family Jewels era but maybe I'm wrong.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Paul Stanley goes to WWE when they're in LA and is good friends with Jericho and weirdly, John Cena.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/580406200019382272

 

[BruiserBrody]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1602147624366510081

Wrestling References in Unexpected Places thread crosspost.

Tbh, I'm surprised that there hasn't been more KISS crossover with wrestling besides the KISS Demon (and Memphis had a KISS-esque character during KISS' original heyday in the late '70s, didn't they @BruiserBrody ?) given how much of hams and shills they all are. I know Vince turned down KISS showing up as guest GMs on RAW during the Sonic Boom era cause he felt that they weren't culturally relevant enough.

I'm gonna be pissed on my deathbed thinking about how we missed out on Paul Stanley selling a Randy Orton punt.

Honky TM played "The Kisser"

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Happy 69th (nice) birthday to maybe the most liked KISS member of all time Bruce Kulick!

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1602377579532517376

Man, I'd have liked to have been a fly on the wall when Space Ace met THE TASKMASTER!

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I don't want to derail Adam Sandler getting his proper respect anymore and I apologize to Vale for dragging him into the KISS thread but---

Gene Simmons said that depressed people should just kill themselves. I can't even joke about his character.

I genuinely think that was Gene passively aggressively lashing out at Paul Stanley. It was a few months after Paul's book came out. Paul's book is mostly centered around overcoming his mental health & body image issues and repudiating the notion that Gene is the face of KISS (and how annoyed he is that Gene appointed himself spokesman of the band). Gene would rather piss off an entire group of people than address criticism from his work wife

And looking further into it, Gene's comments about how people who are depressed are stupid came up during a fluff interview about the A&E show about KISS' Arena Football team. And it was an answer to an innocuous question about whether or not he still stays in touch with his former bandmates (neither of whom really have any issues with depression but I guess to an aggressively neurotypical person like Gene, mental illness and substance abuse are the same thing). He really is quite the heel.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Bad Classic Rock Fan Takes.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1605183577288851457

Genuinely thought this was a picture of Keith Moon. HBD Catman, you cranky bastard!

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Rise to it (KISS Fan-Film)

Get Up! Lights, camera, action! The Shock-Rock rulers of the road are back in this brand-new Rockumentary. Get an uncensored look at what it's like to travel…

vimeo.com

Christmas came two days late for me, @Winter Epicland . Finally a feature length documentary on the Hot in the Shade tour.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Better than the Tim Burton/Johnny Depp version.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

HAPPY NEW YEAR @Mickey Massuco !

 

[Mickey Massuco]

Sounds surprisingly good for a guy pushing 80.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Hot damn. What a bill.

 

[BUTT]

GNR ended up not playing that tour. They opened for the Cult in Canada instead. Faster Pussycat took their place.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1618948133731590144

We can stream KISS’ best studio album of the past 25 years now, @Winter Epicland .

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1618977191588696064

OK. This looks a lot more exciting than Sonic Boom streaming, @Winter Epicland .

Edit: HOLY POOP! This is the only soundboard recording with Mark St. John playing live with the band. I might actually get this.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

So nice I’ll say it twice.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1620222896923881472

HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY TO THE HOTTEST BAND IN THE LAND!

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

KISS announce support acts for final UK tour

KISS have confirmed the two support acts for their final ever UK shows this...

planetradio.co.uk

It’s better than a painter.

 

[Epic for the Summer]

Skindred is still around?

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1621600374162341888

“Insane” is my favorite Frehley’s Comet song and “Speedin’ Back to My Baby” is an absolute bop. I thought I was done with seeing solo Ace shows but maybe I thought wrong.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Ace Frehley Learns Mid-Interview That KISS Never Won a Grammy

KISS have only received a single Grammy nomination, but don’t tell that to Ace Frehley!

loudwire.com

Somehow never seen this. Love that Space Ace.

 

[Epic for the Summer]

https://www.facebook.com/100044544364772/posts/721139436047529

39 years ago today was KISS' first and thankfully only foray into hip hop.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

First off, that song is awesome. Secondly, I didn’t even know “All Hell’s Breakin’ Loose” was considered proto rap rock until 5-10 years ago. I always assumed Paul was going for a talking blues vocal more than trying to rap.

He was pretty in tune to NYC nightlife in the late ‘70s/early ‘80s so I suppose it wouldn’t be impossible he was an early fan of hip hop.

 

[Epic for the Summer]

I forgot which book I read it but it did mention that song was indeed inspired by early hip hop. From the same book: apparently KISS prefer Dinosaur Jr.'s cover of Going Blind over the Melvins'.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Ace Frehley Shakes Things Up at First Shows of 2023

Ace Frehley threw fans some curveballs during his first shows of the year in February 2023.

ultimateclassicrock.com

“The Elder” deep cuts in the set list!? Fine, I will see Ace when he comes back to New England if I get a chance.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1626675668393275392

TIL Bob Kulick was in a long term relationship with ‘60s/‘70s starlet Stella Stevens.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02dV43ZvJMJryYfrdFoCwEoFEXhigqDyqDzNdhY8u32oYVmrNcEVHbJzU8AMZuAysGl&id=100044234809038

Great rock journalism is still alive. Paul Stanley always jokes about how this is the one Diane Warren song that wasn’t a massive hit. It really should’ve been and probably would have it it were released by a different band.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1630946715141554177

KISS officially announced their final shows will be on December 1st and 2nd at MSG (congratulations @Winter Epicland ).

No New England dates. Whatever. I didn’t want to see that garbage anyway. Hmph!