Distracted by a Simple Kiss

Today is a special day for my family. Special in a sad way, but that's not the point of this blog.

You see, despite today being an important anniversary, I woke up and came to work worrying only about one thing; what Kiss albums I was going to listen to today.
I'm serious.

For my overseas friends, Wellington is holding a huge 2 day rock concert called "Rock 2 Wellington" next Easter - oh wait, I posted that link about churches not wanting it there, right? Cool, so you are up to speed and all aware that Kiss are headlining the first night. Well anyways, most people who know will know that Kiss (after Queen, of course) are the reason I am such a nut case on stage. My last year of high school and the next 3 or 4 years after that were spent listening to Kiss, and I will always give Ace Frehley credit for being the man who inspired me to learn how to play guitar solos - especially ones like his.

And though Tommy Thayer is playing instead of Ace (BOOOOOOOOO), I'm actually terribly excited at the prospect of seeing them live again. It was almost 11 years ago I saw them live, and it always ranks very high on my list of greatest concerts ever.

So I've dusted off my old Kiss cds and getting my glam rock on. Hilarious, considering the day before all I was listening to was Kanye West. And then to further my collection, I ordered all 3 Kissology DVDs from the states like a fool. 12 discs of live Kiss. That is going to mean some serious Kiss watching next year.

Good to know that when it comes down to it, the only thing on my mind is rockin' out