This seems to be more of a Kiss thread than a pinball thread...... 
Here's my 2cents worth....
If you saw Kiss on the "Footy Show" last year before their Melb concert, and what a dismal lack-lustre performance it was on the Footy show, i can safely say the guys were totally shagged and dis-interested in being there.
After appearing on TV/Radio for 30+ years they really didnt give 2 shytes about that performance.
Funnily enough, backstage, Gene & Paul had their own seperate changerooms, where the crew had to place adhesive 'footsteps' and 'arrows' on the ground with "Gene" & "Paul" written on them, so the guys could follow them back to their rooms, i thought this was odd, since their rooms were down a 10 metre hallway, and around 1 corner, not hard to forget hahahahaha.
I was called to Pauls room to adjust the undo the locknut on his guitar, cos his local guitar tech didnt bring enough stuff along as it was all out at the main-concert setup.
Paul was changing a busted string and i was called upon to find an allen-key to suit, and play with his axe while his guitar tech dealt with Gene.
Sadly for you lot, i'm no Kiss fan, so for me it was "just another guitarist" to deal with hehehehehehe.
I guess you all know where i work now 
Now, is it just me?, or does Paul have THE POOFIEST voice in the world? do ya think he's gonna come-out one day??????? i wait for the headlines one day and i know i'll say to myself "I Knew it!!!"
Sorry if i'm shattering idols 
MM.
Marty - with all the "stories" going around, this is fairly typical.. Their Footy Show performance was terrible, but from what I've heard, their concert performances were excellent.. No I didn't go, and I won't go to another KISS show, as it is more of a "nostalgia" show with the same tired old setlist, and Ace was always the cornerstone of KISS and he is not there.. Unfortunately, they are a Tribute band thesedays.. Better off rehiring Bruce Kulick and stripping the makeup off until the FINAL shows with Ace and Peter..
