Letters

Their still my favorite thing to draw. -Howard Collins

Hey KISS! I am a HUGE fan of Eric Singer. He inspired me to start learning the drums recently, so I decided to not only start a new hobby in the world of music, but also in art- so I chose him as the subject for my first oil painting! It's 3.5 feet tall and took about two months to complete. Here is the whole thing and a close up too :) I just want to say thank you to the Catman! - Hailey Lewis

Photo from 1984. Boarding school, totalitarian Czechoslovakia during the communist era and a ban on photography under the condition of expulsion from school. Succeeded. Kiss forever! Jirka Pokorný

Mom made me a Peter Criss costume for Halloween. I thought I was the coolest kid on the block. - Darin Ellis

Dear Kiss, Just wanted to share a Polaroid from 1980 at my home in Melbourne, Australia. Kiss formed the year I was born 1973. I was 7 in this pic and it was taken before putting on a Kiss concert for my family in the backyard. My 2 cousins and sister made up the rest of the group. My first concert was Kiss at VFL park in the same year 1980. Not a bad first concert to go to. I have always enjoyed performing. Kiss made it possible for me to perform on stage as an actor and musician. Music is a massive part of my life. I still play guitar and I also do standup comedy. I think Paul Stanley is indirectly responsible for my standup career from listening to him on the Alive! album chatting to the audience. The first album I had was Dynasty which was huge in Australia. I immediately was hooked by everything you did and then bought your first album followed by Alive! The rest is kisstory. I still like to put the makeup on now and again, like if I?€™m going down to the convenience store to buy a loaf of bread. I had tickets to your final Tour on Australia that got canceled due to Paul?€™s sore throat. I hope to get tickets to the rescheduled Melbourne concert. I would really love to meet you in person and will be bringing my daughter who is also a fan of you guys and music. She?€™s a way more talented musician than myself. Hope to catch you guys for one last time. That would bookend the first and last time you played in Australia. Warmest regards, Andy.

A picture of me on Halloween 1979. My Mom and Grandmother made my costume. My Dad did my makeup. Fun times! -Bob Brodsky Jr

My father made this Ace Frehley get up, complete with 2x4 platform ?€?boots?€?. The best feature was the guitar. It was made from scrap wood out of the garage, With white plastic over the top. It had a toggle on the neck which made the body Light up. It ran off a 6volt battery. I was 8 years old, and thought Ace was the coolest thing in the galaxy. -Jay Henderson

Hy I was on a party in germany... :) - Manfred smietana

Hello; Attached is a photo of my July 8, 1977 used concert ticket, original tour t-shirt and a photo of Gene...all from Halifax, Nova Scotia, I was there!... Love Gun Tour's opening show for North America. Feel free to use them as you see fit. Joseph Boudreau

The armour doesn't fit nowadays but at least I still got it stored ... and the boy may have grown old on the outside but inside he managed to treasure the kid as well as the memories. - Berno Karotsch