KISS R&R HOF News and More

So a week ago today, I happened to be listening to Eddie Trunks Friday Night Radio show in New York that I stream off of iHeartRadio like I usually do on Friday nights because I simply have nothing better to do at 11 and so on, so why not discover lost material from great bands, new music from new bands, and of course enjoy the classics as always that he's spinning up! I happened to notice that right before the show started, he stated that Ace Frehley had personally contacted him and he wanted to make an announcement about the Hall of Fame and what the current plans were for character's in makeup for the night of April 10th, 2014. It was noted that he would be calling in at the end of the show. His show ends at 1 in the morning here in good ole' Central Illinois.

After making it all the way to the end of the show, In summary, Ace called in and dropped the news. The original four members of Kiss wouldn't be reuniting in any way to play a song or two. Paul and Gene don't want anything to do with it, and even they aren't playing. There won't be any form of a Kiss performance at the ceremony. 

So, at the time, I definitely didn't take that very well. It was highly disappointing, and really I could think was how could this happen, Paul and Gene's ego's have got the best of them! All they care about is their money, and though they claim to be "for the fans," how is this "for the fans?" I made a good decision not posting about it immediately. After a week to let it sink in, I understand it now. 

The current version of Kiss is currently represented by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. The two head honcho's, and founders of the band. And then you have Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer in their own right have been affiliated with the band whether it's management or actually performing. They have been involved with the band for decades now. Kiss has become a business model, and these 4 men have been developing this concept for 12-13 years now. Having a straight up reunion with the original four men would really hurt this concept, and If I was in their position I would have done the same. What their doing is smart business, and believe me when I say that this band is eventually going to keep running without Gene and Paul when they can't go out and do what they do best anymore. 

After some interpretation, it really is the best choice, and Paul Stanley even went out of his way to say that no version of the band would be playing. Another great decision. In a band, with so many different era's and lineup changes, you seriously can't please ALL of your fans. You simply can't, and they recognize that, which is amazing to see. Honestly, if they were to go out there and play with current lineup, I really don't know how the crowd would react to that. That could get very dicey. 

To move on to other topics, the Samsung Galaxy S5 was unveiled this week at MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona. New processor, Better Camera, finger-print scanner, and even a heart rate scanner. Such innovation, much wow. (insert sarcasm)

In closing, sometime in the near future I'll have something about how awesome the new WWE Network is, I just want more time with it before I start critiquing it. It's also harder since wrestling isn't what you would call "cool" anymore and there's not much of an audience for it, at least for most people that I know around here.

Thanks for reading! And if your having a rough week, here's a pug dressed as a Wampa just to make your day a little better. (insert cheap Star Wars reference)