Eddy Jones : May 2008 Archives

This entry is going to be a bit different.  I'm going to paste in a very short story (known as flash fiction) that I wrote.  If you're interested, click on the "Flash Fiction" link below.

OK, this article will definitely come as a shock to many of you, but it's certainly something that I can't go without griping about.
I've been a fan of  since I was about 6 years old.  I stuck with them through their disco phase (KISSco anyone??).  I stuck with them through their misguided attempt to show the world they were musical geniuses with (Music From) The Elder. I championed them as the replaced members Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Vinnie Vincent, Mark St. John.  I stuck by them when Eric Carr died and was replaced by *gasp* a blonde from CLEVELAND.

I was ecstatic when they reunited with Peter and Ace and did a reunion tour. I even took my brothers to go catch the show!  Bought the t-shirt!  Bought the program!!  Loved it!!  It was the greatest show on earth!!

Then...  Peter Criss left again.  And was replaced by the blonde from Cleveland.  OK, good, fine, he's a great drummer.  BUT!!!!!  He was wearing Peter's Cat makeup!  That was an insult.  But ok..  fine, they're still making decent money on the shows.  Keep going for a little while.  So Peter comes back and Ace leaves.  They replace Ace with Tommy Thayer.  Former guitarist of Black&Blue and behind the scenes KISS guy for years.  In fact Tommy had to re-teach Ace many of his licks.  Tommy wore Ace's makeup.  Again, an insult, but there are still 3 originals in the band and people still want to see KISS in makeup.

Then... Peter Criss left again.  And was replaced by the blonde from Cleveland. (No that's not a typo, it happened again). 

So now..  Kiss Consists of Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer (in Ace makeup), and Eric Singer ( in Peter makeup).  The band has not released any new studio music since 1997. They continue to play all their old songs in concert with two people pretending to be members of the original KISS..

This being said, I feel justified in saying that KISS is now the greatest tribute band in the world as they happen to have 2 original members of the band they are paying homage to.

Because of this I refuse to go to a KISS concert.  I don't want to pay $100 a ticket to see a tribute to something that used to be great. 

After listening to Paul's latest solo album, I know they still have great music left in them.  Tommy and Eric are both great players.  Please, either take off the make up and start writing new tunes or give them their own makeup and write some new tunes.

-e

Well, this is my second attempt at creating and starting a blog, we'll see how well I keep it up.  I don't really know yet what I will be writing here. Or even what, if anything, people will want to read.  I will start my first entry off with a link to something I find very cool.

Microsoft's WorldWideTelescope

I hate to tell all you MS haters out there, but this product blows Google Sky out of the water.  This is like having your own observatory on your desktop.  Not only can you browse light years worth of space in seconds, but you can also download and watch virtual tours by noted astronomers.  Better!  You can record your own.

Check it out.  It's well worth your time.

- e