KISS last night

My 4 year old made it through the entire show. Our tickets wound up being FRONT ROW CENTER!!!!!!!! Kristen got a drumstick from Eric Singer and was the star of the meet and greet.

An amazing night, and something I didn't think was possible as jaded as I have become about music. The best show EVER for so many reasons!

Pics to follow. The professional ones will be emailed to me tomorrow along with the full story.

Glad to hear you had a good time. I have tickets for Sept 11. Looking
forward to it!

Ed wrote:My 4 year old made it through the entire show. Our tickets wound up being FRONT ROW CENTER!!!!!!!! Kristen got a drumstick from Eric Singer and was the star of the meet and greet.

An amazing night, and something I didn't think was possible as jaded as I have become about music. The best show EVER for so many reasons!

Pics to follow. The professional ones will be emailed to me tomorrow along with the full story.

As much as you paid for those damn tickets, you should have been on stage with them!!

Only joking of course! I'm sure Kristen will remember it for the rest of her life. Can't wait to see the pics!

Video of my daughter in the front row!

PRICELESS!!!

What a little rocker! You're gonna have your hands full with her!

Pam it worked out well. I had a lot of people telling me it was a mistake to take someone so young to a rock concert.

They were wrong.

Ed wrote:Pam it worked out well. I had a lot of people telling me it was a mistake to take someone so young to a rock concert.

They were wrong.

Never too young to rock! You protected her ears, and she was obviously enjoying the heck out of the show, good for her! Adorable clip, Ed. And one that she will get a kick out of seeing again 20 years from now I'm sure.

Thats awesome Ed ! She is rocking hard. I am hoping to get to take my kids to TSO this coming November !!

Behshad wrote:Thats awesome Ed ! She is rocking hard. I am hoping to get to take my kids to TSO this coming November !!

Lucky bugger! The closest TSO is coming this year is Vancouver and that's a 12 hour drive (only the one western Canada show??) So it ain't happening this year. My daughter thoroughly enjoyed the shows and meeting the artists the last couple of years. LOL I think she has a small crush on Angus.

Ed... why is she giving them the "loser" sign? I noticed it around the 1 minute mark, and think she did it later too. You gotta get that girl's hand-signs down man!

GI_Jim wrote:Ed... why is she giving them the "loser" sign? I noticed it around the 1 minute mark, and think she did it later too. You gotta get that girl's hand-signs down man!

LOL Jimbo, nah.....she's got it right, she's got her pinky up too. Ed, ya wanna show Jimbo some hand-signs?

I didn't even know Kristen knew how to do the "Dio horns". I think she was imitating Gene.

Still waiting for the professional pics to be uploaded.

It's in her "genes"!!!! \m/

Behshad wrote:I am hoping to get to take my kids to TSO this coming November !!

What did they do wrong to deserve that?

Saint John wrote:

Behshad wrote:I am hoping to get to take my kids to TSO this coming November !!

What did they do wrong to deserve that?

They ?! Shouldn't you say " What did WE do wrong daddy " , son ?!

Saint John wrote:

Behshad wrote:I am hoping to get to take my kids to TSO this coming November !!

What did they do wrong to deserve that?

Classic post Dan!

Of course my daughter was smiling the whole time but not in the picture. LMAO. Still cool though and she's still talking about how Paul picked her up.

Thanks for posting a few pictures Ed.
Glad the three of you were able to go.

They drew a great crowd with only unknown opening acts.

Awesome pics Ed. Saw them last night. Paul's voice was a bit rough but they put on a great show and a very heart warming 9/11 tribute!

DSHinMICH wrote:Awesome pics Ed. Saw them last night. Paul's voice was a bit rough but they put on a great show and a very heart warming 9/11 tribute!

As Paul told me personally, his voice "is what it is at his age" but he said he feels good and knows the show is still the best out there.

DSHinMICH wrote: Saw them last night.

Any shots from you Senorita?

Sadly no moonie but my niece got some great pics. They got VIP tickets given to them so they were pretty close.

AID FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS SEALED WITH A KISS
September 23, 2010

By Adam Folk
Photo by John Curry



The rock band KISS has been sending more than just affection to the wounded soldiers in the Augusta area after visiting the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center last year.

Since the start of their Hottest Show on Earth tour in July, the members of the group -- known more for makeup and theatrics than philanthropy -- have donated more than $440,000 to the CSRA Wounded Warrior Care Project.

They're not done yet.

The band is donating $1 for every ticket sold during the tour. The U.S. leg of the tour is scheduled to end Saturday in Fontana, Calif.

The latest check was donated after their show in San Antonio. A photo of the band on stage with service members is displayed on the KISS Web site after each show.

The relationship between KISS and the Wounded Warrior project began in October 2009, when the group invited several veterans and service members from the project to a show in Atlanta.

Several days later, three members of the band followed up with a visit to the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center.

"It's awesome because what KISS has been able to do is to activate not only their fan base, which is pretty incredible, but also to activate a nation," said Laurie Ott, the executive director of the project. "They are getting us into a national conversation in a way we couldn't do otherwise."

Ott said the band's support will be used for several projects, including establishing transitional housing, expanding programs to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, and building a retreat center to train more providers to deliver marriage and family workshops for returning service members.

"These are people who have actually been to Augusta and seen the rehab unit," Ott said. "It's pretty personal for them."

Last year, lead singer Paul Stanley told veterans in Augusta that those injured in the line of duty should be recognized for what they have given the country.

"People talk about the ultimate sacrifice," Stanley said. "But isn't it a sacrifice to come back home and discover you no longer have your life? We want everyone home safely and to urge everyone to give these people the respect they deserve."

The project

The CSRA Wounded Warrior Care Project is built on ensuring warriors get coordinated care, family reintegration skills and training and education that will lead to employment, according to Laurie Ott, the executive director of the project. It is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to create a community-based model for gathering care resources and increasing the coordination between federal, state and local levels. Some of its initiatives include the first-in-the-nation Veterans Curation Project, as well as marriage and family workshops and a mentor program that pairs wounded warriors with veterans.