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KISS Mr. Potato Head Toys Coming In July
- June 8, 2009
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Promotional Partners company will release a series of KISS Mr. Potato Head toys, complete with interchangeable parts. This collectors set includes all four members of KISS: The Demon, The Spaceman, The Catman and The Starchild. A variety of KISS costumes, instruments, hairstyles, footwear and faces are included to mix and match. The KISS Potato Heads are scheduled for a mid-July release. 
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COMMENT | HAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
posted by : Haymaker
6/8/2009 12:57:57 PM
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fucking rich! ki$$ toys for tots! just when you think these greedy, has-been fuckers couldn't get any more dorky, they prove you wrong! okay, ki$$ fans, let's hear how cool they are now! let's hear how the rest of us are just jealous because we don't have our own mr. potato head! $immon$ and $tanley should be shot and pissed on now!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/8/2009 1:11:26 PM
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No Anton Fig?
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COMMENT | trade
posted by : BSlash24
6/8/2009 1:13:07 PM
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I'll trade you a KiSS Tommy Thayer Mr. Potatohead for a Ace Frehley...oh, its the same. Which is it?...you say its just a brand, it doesn't matter who's in the suit...Then I guess I'll see KiSS down the street this weekend, the Kiss tribute band "Ladie's Room"....I'll have so much fun tonight laying out my Ultimate KiSS trading cards, next to my posed figurines, then playing with the Potatoe heads....I'll put them next to my Blue Oyster Cult Mr. Potatoe heads.
gotta run, UPS man is here, delivering my new KiSS Oven Thermometer with Complimentary Tommy Thayer Oven mits. Or are they Ace?
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/8/2009 1:21:01 PM
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Give me a fucking break. Mr potatoe head. Also it's aa smart idea to sell Kiss to the newer fans as what an aging never has been band. The only good Kiss is old Kiss and even then it was only a couple of albums.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/8/2009 1:25:41 PM
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That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen.
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COMMENT | I'm going to buy the whole set!!!!
posted by : laurjohn2
6/8/2009 1:26:07 PM
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Well, maybe not
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COMMENT | ^^^^rous^^^^^
posted by : brianca
6/8/2009 1:31:16 PM
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You KI$$ fans, or in your case KI$$ defenders, continue to miss the point that guys like Haymaker (in their own crass way) are making!
It's not about whether $immon$ CAN market the shit out of his band or not. It about whether he SHOULD! Hey, I'm with you - free enterprise, capitalism, make money all you want! But does that belong in rock and roll? I say it doesn't! If you want to be a cartoon show, be a cartoon show. If you want to be a rock and roll band, be a rock and roll band. Not both!
And calling someone a "commie" because they pointed out how un-rock and roll KI$$ is is just as lame and pointless as the "you're just jealous" argument! It has no merit.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/8/2009 1:31:54 PM
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Is this 1977? I guess everything old is new again to someone.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Lemmyisgod
6/8/2009 1:35:22 PM
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As if I wasn't ashamed enough to be a KISS fan. It's like being constantly clobbered and beat over the head with a KISS punching bag for simply loving this once great band.
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COMMENT | hey brianca
posted by : rous
6/8/2009 1:44:20 PM
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I am actually not missing his point at all. And my commie comment was just a sarcastic addition to my free enterprise (capitalism) comment. Respectfully withdrawn.
Now, my point is, what's the difference between a band having baby bibs and rattles, beach towels, action figures, or mr potato heads? Not sure? Well, Metallica has em. Foo Fighters have em. The reason most bands that are reported on here don't have that kind of stuff is because their market demographic won't buy shit like that. It has nothing to do with their "integrity". If it sold, I bet you any money any band would put it out. Countless others do as well. To take it even further, what's the difference, really, in principle, in a band selling t shirts to market themselves, or a doll, regardless of what the doll is? There isn't one. It's all for the same 2 purposes: 1) promotion for the band, and 2) making the band money.
Metallica are selling the Jump In The Fire monster on their website for $100. ONE HUNDRED US DOLLARS. What the fug? Gimme a break. But so what, if people will buy it, I don't care what they sell. It's supply and demand. If people will buy it, I have absolutely no problem with them putting it out. I certainly won't buy it, but obviously someone will.
I think it's absolutely ridiculous the shit that Kiss puts out, but I just don't get why people get so worked up about it and think that in some way it makes them any less a rock band than anyone else. They are just richer.
I think they are less a rock band because of the shit music they make, not the products they put out.
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COMMENT | We need a fair and open minded debate . . .
posted by : Angry Johnny
6/8/2009 1:50:01 PM
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I want to discuss whether or not these new KISSn Potato-Head dolls are as good as the original ones.
I personally like the newer ones better. They are dependable, they're not alcoholics, they're aware of how fortunate they are to be KISS Potato-Heads and they aren't letting drugs destroy their little potato-head lives for no reason at all.
Wait a second, what were we talking about again?
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COMMENT | ROUS IS RIGHT!
posted by : newob
6/8/2009 1:54:16 PM
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All of you haters all hypocrites. If ANY of you created a brand and yes KISS has become a BRAND, you would be pimping the crap out of it and laughing all the way to the bank. KISS has been a merchandising juggernaut pretty much since the beginning. That is part of what made KISS, KISS.
I was a fan back in the day. I can't get behind the current nostalgia act that they have become, though Eric Singer is probably the best drummer they ever had.
FYI: I think the Potatoheads are silly.
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COMMENT | By the way...
posted by : newob
6/8/2009 1:58:15 PM
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The "Peter/Cat/Eric" Potatohead looks like it is wearing a Germa army helmet...
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COMMENT | oops...
posted by : newob
6/8/2009 1:59:03 PM
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GERMAN
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COMMENT | well said, rous^^^^
posted by : brianca
6/8/2009 2:06:22 PM
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And I respect your point of view. But I maintain that just because other bands are marketing, it doesn't make it any more rock and roll!
Look, my point is that there has to be some type of limit. And I think what pisses people off about KI$$ is that they know no limit to merchandising. Okay, every band sells t-shirts and flags and posters at concerts. That's acceptable and goes hand in hand with the experience - you go to a concert, you want a souvenier (sp?). Some bands take it a step further, as you mentioned with Metallica and Foo Fighters selling other products. My feeling is that, in those situation, the bands probably have little to do personally with the marketing (although they will gladly enjoy the proceeds of sales!).
But KI$$ markets so much stuff, and they are actively involved in all of it, that it completely takes over for what they are (were) doing musically! And when that happens, I say "tilt". If your band ONLY exist to sell toys, then you aren't really a rock and roll band!
"I think they are less a rock band because of the shit music they make, not the products they put out." - A truer statement was never made! Well put! But again, remember when KISS did have some decent albums and decent songs? What would have been so wrong about nurturing that part of their creativity?
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COMMENT | Whatever
posted by : rock69
6/8/2009 2:18:21 PM
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Why should there be a limit on marketing? People who want this stuff will buy it and people who don't want it, will NOT buy it. End of story.
Just because you don't like this stuff doesn't mean other have the same opinion.
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COMMENT | you guys don't get it!!!!^^^
posted by : Haymaker
6/8/2009 2:51:10 PM
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what pisses me off so much is that $tanley and $immon$ are fucking hypocrits! both talked about how stupid they were back in the late 70's early 80's to alienate themselves from their fans by becoming "a family act". i remember $tanley talking about how ki$$ was this rock and roll band and how that doesn't go hand in hand with family entertainment. i remember $immon$ saying that the toys made ki$$ seem "sugar coated" (both quotes are in KISS EXTRME CLOSE UP).
so they go all this way to try and rekindle a relationship with their core fans by having the reunion and actually being rock again, only to fuck it all up with scab-ki$$ and all this merchandising shit! don't you guys see how fucking disrespectful and lame that is? as a guy who used to like the band, it pisses me off to be shit on!
look what you read on here - hardcore kiss fans saying they are ashamed to have ever been associated with the band. that's fucked up, guys!
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COMMENT |
posted by : rock69
6/8/2009 3:05:17 PM
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People who say they are ashamed of the band etc.. are NOT the hardcore fans.
If you don`t like apples, don`t $%^ing buy apples. Go buy oranges or shut up.
My 2yr old has more common sense than most of you.
- She likes the Elmo toys.
- She doesn't like the Big Bird toys.
SO, she asks for the Elmo toys and that's the end of it.
She doesn't spend her day on the internet bitching about how much she hates the big bird toys.
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COMMENT | GUESS WHAT
posted by : rock69
6/8/2009 3:06:11 PM
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BTW, I will be buying these Potato Heads.
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COMMENT | stupidest thing?
posted by : z0rkzer0
6/8/2009 3:13:27 PM
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@LordofSalem, If that's the stupidest thing you've ever seen then you should probably spend 30 seconds or so watching CSPAN.
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COMMENT | you know what, BSlash,
posted by : rous
6/8/2009 3:21:50 PM
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you're right when you say that it would seem ludicrous coming from any other band. But we've also become desensitized to them doing it, so it's no longer shocking. After the KISS coffin, nothing is.
I guess I could see myself being a little annoyed if I saw Pearl Jam toothpaste at my store. I see your point. Maybe it doesn't bother me as much just for that fact, that I was never a big fan like some of you obviously are.
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COMMENT | HAYMAKER!!!
posted by : rous
6/8/2009 3:23:25 PM
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LMFAO!!!
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COMMENT | kiss
posted by :
6/8/2009 3:33:00 PM
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I give the band credit for coming up with all of these ridiculous ways of making money. If you want to point a finger, its at the individuals that actually purchase the products. Someone is buying this stuff, or they'd stop.
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COMMENT | another good point, rous^^^
posted by : brianca
6/8/2009 3:37:13 PM
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I think many are de-sensitized to how ridiculous some of the merchandising is. After the KI$$ Koffin, I don't think anyone would be surprised to see anything with a KI$$ logo on it! I swear if they started to market KI$$ bottled water tomorrow, I wouldn't flinch!
Again, when I think of the early days of KISS and how much I enjoyed them when they were just a rock and roll band, I'm annoyed at what they have become. In a way, it's selfish because you want the band to stay the way you remember them best. But of course they don't. I'm sure many fans of the moptop Beatles were pissed when they grew their hair and started dropping acid in the 60's. Mind you, at least Beatles fans were always assured of a desent album!
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COMMENT | Hmmm
posted by :
6/8/2009 3:42:10 PM
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More like KISSter Potato Head.
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COMMENT | YES!^^^
posted by : brianca
6/8/2009 3:44:15 PM
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That's exactly it for me. I would still be a huge fan if the music output was decent. But KI$$ hasn't had a decent album in a long, long time! That just makes the emphasis on merchandising that much harder to tolerate!
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COMMENT | nice to have you back, painkiller30
posted by : Haymaker
6/8/2009 3:52:56 PM
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you want us to rip you a new asshole on this post again? no problem.
i've already sent plenty of feedback to $immon$! and $tanley. the cowards that they are don't have the guts to respond to the fans that once supported them. so i'll continue to do what i can, which is to call out idiots like you who condone whatever they do and follow them like sheep.
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COMMENT | Bslash 24...^^^^
posted by : Haymaker
6/8/2009 4:06:22 PM
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LMFAO!!!
actually, the KI$$ beef jerky is pretty good! i like to enjoy a slice with my KI$$ Kola!
actually, i think brianca is Paul! sorry to blow your cover, man!
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COMMENT | Kiss RealDolls
posted by :
6/8/2009 5:16:41 PM
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I have a great idea for Kiss. Since I believe Kiss fans are basically closet cases, they should make Kiss Real Dolls so instead of Kiss fans ogling Paul Stanley in his fruity stage costume. They could live out their fantasy of fucking a rockstar.
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COMMENT | wow
posted by :
6/8/2009 5:33:54 PM
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This just keeps getting better and better. I believe the beatles had dolls before kiss was even a band. Oh well. I do love however when most of the people bashing kiss or what they do call the others "fuckin' morons" "idiots" and other insulting things. I guess that makes you absolutly right in your "opinion". And because "you" feel the way you do, the others "must" be wrong. When will we ever see our misguided ways of likeing a band who has consistantly delivered live for thirty-five years now. They are one of the hardest working touring bands around (yet people still say they are not into it for the music???) And a lot of people LIKE kiss' music. I first discovered them in early '75 when i saw "hotter than hell" browsing through records in record world (r.i.p.) I had just gotten into alice cooper the year before, so i was interested in the whole stage show / make-up thing. So, i bought the "album". Needless to say i loved the album, FOR IT"S MUSIC. If i didn't like the "music" i would never have bought another KISS album. The stage show and make-up is just icing on the cake. I am still a huge ALICE and KISS fan. Do i agree with every thing they do? every song they write? every decision they make? NO! But i will take the diversity and dedication both of them have over every other band i'm into, and believe me, i listen to a lot of different music.
And just to get back to the comment thing for a sec. A good debate is always good, but the people calling others idiots and fuckin' morons are being way more childish than anything KISS is doing.
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COMMENT | spaceace69
posted by : Angry Johnny
6/8/2009 5:43:38 PM
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Under normal circumstances, name calling would be totally ridiculous and shunned, but here on Blabbermouth, it's almost the only thing you can find. It's mandatory.
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COMMENT | and johnny?
posted by :
6/8/2009 5:52:17 PM
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Can you give me the date of the show or shows where ACE didn't show up on time? I don't recall ever reading that KISS held a show up or cancelled due to ACE. You might be thinking about guns n roses.
Oh....and booger.... we're retards? Who find fake blood and fireworks? Nice one....What the fuck does that mean exactly? I hate to break it to you but thats fake blood in the movies too. Do you sit outside theaters calling people retards for that too? Or go to fourth of july ceremonies and yell at them for enjoying fireworks? If not, then what is your fuckin' point? It's called entertainment. Get off of your little kid up-tight attitude and enjoy some......or is this it for you?
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COMMENT | JESUS CHRIST!!
posted by :
6/8/2009 6:12:41 PM
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Nobody fucking cares anymore!!! God is this band fucking gay.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Fani Dilth
6/8/2009 7:03:04 PM
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I was wondering about these last night actually searching google. Well I guess I have my answer now.
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COMMENT | A bit of perspective...
posted by :
6/8/2009 7:52:04 PM
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There's a lot of anger here, which I don't really get. You guys need to take a break and go outside.
My six year old son loves KISS. He has most of the records on vinyl (original pressings). He loves the music. He also loves that they find ways to relate to him.
He also listens to Motorhead, Black Sabbath, the Ramones, and Iggy Pop.
As we get older, we get jaded by peoples' motivations. Hate whoever you want for whatever reason. If you think it's awful and crass commercialism, that's just great too.
I know a boy that is just discovering all the music we grew up on. He's not going to walk the "High School Musical" path (of his own volition). He's excited that he'll get to experience at least "half of KISS" on Halloween night, and I'm sure he'll be happy to add some cooler than usual Mr. Potato Head toys to his toybox.
Rock music is not for adults. It never has been and it never will. Face it. You're getting old.
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COMMENT | SpaceAce69 . . . It's time to visit Dictionary.com
posted by : Angry Johnny
6/8/2009 8:38:27 PM
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sat·ire /'sæta??r/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [sat-ahyuhr] Show IPA
–noun 1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.
3. a literary genre comprising such compositions.
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Origin:
1500–10; < L satira, var. of satura medley, perh. fem. deriv. of satur sated (see saturate )
Synonyms:
1. See irony 1 . 2, 3. burlesque, caricature, parody, travesty. Satire, lampoon refer to literary forms in which vices or follies are ridiculed. Satire, the general term, often emphasizes the weakness more than the weak person, and usually implies moral judgment and corrective purpose: Swift's satire of human pettiness and bestiality. Lampoon refers to a form of satire, often political or personal, characterized by the malice or virulence of its attack: lampoons of the leading political figures.
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COMMENT |
posted by : RiotAct666
6/8/2009 8:44:46 PM
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Rock on Kiss more money and fame
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COMMENT | Typo^^.
posted by :
6/8/2009 9:35:08 PM
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(know)
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COMMENT | bslash24
posted by :
6/8/2009 11:37:22 PM
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Perfect example of honest debate over opinions and what i think this site was intended to be. People feel strongly about shit in their lives, especially nowadays, so i get how it's easy to get going once you ("you" meaning people in general) start typing shit. The problem with this kind of thing is there is no inflection when it's just written words. I've seen many people get in arguements over a frigin' e-mail because they took the thing wrong because it looks different in type than if it was said in person. But when people call others some of that shit it's obvious where they're coming from. It's almost a waste to even comment on anything here anymore. I mean shit, i go to a story about a band i like and instead of just a comment i feel like i HAVE to defend my OPINIONS on liking them because i'm being labled a retard, idiot, loser....you name it. I actually laugh at it because it is funny but it does make you want to respond. I really don't get people who flat out do not like them even wasting their time reading the fuckin'story. And i'm not a blind KISS worshiper. I will be 48 on the 19th. I have a good friend of many years who also is a lifelong kiss fan who feels like other people on here and will not see them again. He's very disappointed to say the least. Me? I've had a rougher life then him, so it doesn't affect me the same.....i've learned to let things slide. I appriciate what they've done and am happy to have been around for the ride. After all....it's just music. Just entertainment. AND....Just a fuckin' personal choice after all is said and done. OK...now i still have time to visit dictionary.com to try and figure out what the fuck johnny's talkin' about. Yeah right...LOL!
Peace all! And ACE.......hurry the fuck up with that cd man!
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COMMENT | thanks, spaceace69
posted by : brianca
6/9/2009 12:01:38 AM
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Well said, and I'll take some advise from this as well. I think what's important to realize is that mostly everyone who posts was or still is a fan of the band. And to me, if you were ever a fan who supported KISS/KI$$, then you get to have an opinion, positive or negative. In other words, if you invested in KISS/KI$$ at any point, then you've earned your right to have your say.
Sometimes things get heated. Sometimes people are downright disrespectful and throw cheap shots. But that just shows that people do feel strongly about KISS/KI$$! So we all have that one thing in common.
Where the hell is the new ACE cd?
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COMMENT | WOW
posted by :
6/9/2009 11:50:41 AM
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It's a toy. Nuff said. Besides, all these old rockers r trying to find ways to stay alive. Doing tours in their 60s, dumb reality shows. They have all become potato heads...LOL.. Might as well go for it and become one. They are NOT GODS, Just old rockers, getting old like everyone else and trying to keep the fame. Good luck to em, and if potato heads help, so be it. I think they r funny, and my 2 yr old grandson will luv em.. LOL.
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COMMENT | ............
posted by : VerbalKint
6/9/2009 1:16:11 PM
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HOly crap...brilliant.
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