I'm opening for KISS tonight

[doubleM]

Long story short, I play trumpet with this group called March Forth (whose name comes from the fact that we sometimes do march, and that the first gig was on 3/4/03). It's a 30+ piece band that I mentioned once before in an earlier forum. 11 horns, 10 drum/percussionists, the rest are dancers, stilt-walkers, jugglers, fire-dancers, etc.. We do everything from Klezmer, to Monk, to Duke, to Bulgarian music. So, imagine my surprise when I got this message last week from our tenor player telling me that we have 3 ampitheater gigs coming up: 1. W/ No Doubt and Blink 182, which already happened, and Gwen Stefani is a serious minx/bambi. 2. W/ KISS/Poison--neither of whom I've ever really listened to, but w/t/f...and 3. W/ Fleetwood Mac. I actually dig some of their stuff. We will of course be playing Tusk. So, it's not like tables with cocaine and groupies everywhere, or free anything (we got 1 16 oz. soda ticket each! ). But I can now add these shows to my resume, or omit from, depending on the need. Feel free to make as many jokes as you wish, as I enjoy the good ones. See you all there!?!?!

[rockefeller center]

I would like to hear an audience recording of the entire night. Good luck! Sounds like you'll be having fun.

[Jim Alfredson]

Werd! I opened for Lynard Skynard once with my R&B band. I think our lead singer and bassist were the only two black dudes within a 20 mile radius of the stadium that night.

We also opened for Kool & The Gang once. That was fun.

[Joe G]

Werd!

Is that a combination of "weird" and "word"?

[Jim Alfredson]

Werd!

Is that a combination of "weird" and "word"?

No, it's a dialectical spelling of "word". Only up-tight people say "word". Hipsters say "werd".

B)

[Soulstation1]

is ace and criss playing with kiss, now?

ss1

[JSngry]

Wud!

[couw]

woid

[Big Al]

I thought Gene Simmons said KISS was retiring. You mean he lied?

[Soulstation1]

i just found out, kiss played in phoenix on friday

the line-up

Paul Stanley and Gene $immons, and replacement guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer

ss1

i still want an orignal kiss pinball machine

[Soulstation1]

[RainyDay]

I've seen No Doubt once at the Greek in Berkeley, and they really rocked. They are actually better live than on their records. A really kick butt band. And Gwen can sing. There aren't a lot of girls in rock that I care for very much but Gwen is baaad.

Opening for them was the Blackeyed Peas, who I liked better then than now. And another rock band whose name I forget. Crap. They're local too and made it big for about 30 minutes on the national scene. Lit. Boy, were they LOUD.

[Soulstation1]

the boyfriend of the manager of my fav bar is a huge kiss fan

(he wants the kiss coffin with the side car for her)

i just finished talking with her about the concert

i somehow knew they'd gone to the phoenix show.

they were in the front row.

my sister asked if it was loud, a kiss concert loud????

they bought a double cdr of the concert for $25, they were available 15 minutes after the concert.

that is amazing to me, she said she'd let me borrow the cds

ss1

[doubleM]

Well, I'll have to ask my bandmates if they were loud, good, etc.., 'cause right after our second set (after Poison and just before KISS), I had to bail to a softball game. Poison bit the almighty chode!!! (sp?).

[Jim Alfredson]

Poison bit the almighty chode!!! (sp?).

Some things never change...

[7/4]

and Gwen Stefani is a serious minx/bambi.

Oh yes...

[Use3D]

Kickass!