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Gido-Blaster'z 1st Koncert
At my first concert December 1, 1979 At Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, NM, we got to the show around 1 in the afternoon. A cluster of people were out there already with sleeping bags & such.  People were climbing the trees trying to get in through upper story windows.  People were singing KISS songs & celebrating the event.  The crowd grew huge & major pushing was going on.  Many policemen were called upon to resist it, but they ended up having to open the doors early around 4 or 5pm.  There was no sound check probably because of that.  

Immediately after they opened the doors, we stormed in & it was a mad dash to the front of the stage.  Days later there were 11 deaths at the Who concert in Cincinnati, and it was easy to visualize that happening after experiencing this.  We were very close to the front.  At the time, they didn't tape down any chairs & it was general admission.  The chairs were all neatly set at first, but they soon became an insane twisted wreckage of chaos.  The concert was incredible!!

I've been collecting KISS since '76.  Destroyer was my 1st album & I borrowed Alive from neighbor for months & I remember the Rock & Roll Over commercial on TV, so I had to have it too.  Then, I got all the albums up to that point around Spring-Summer of '77 when Love Gun was released.  I was lucky & got first print blue labels of all LP's.  

I have many toys & a nice collection, but mainly my focus has always been & still is the music.  KISS has influenced me in music.  I have played in bands in front of audiences performing my own material since 7th grade.  I play guitar, bass & sing.  I have learned and played many, many KISS covers too including all the main songs plus some wild obscurer stuff like, "2,000 Man," "Strange Ways," "Rip It Out," "Nowhere To Run," "Is That You" and "Wouldn't You Like To Know Me," , etc. etc etc.  I remember the 1st bootlegs, Destroys Anaheim, Blitz London & Takes Tokyo I had before that 1st concert.  I had a tape of the Dynasty show from NY before that show too.  I remember them on Land Of Hype & Glory, Paul Lynn, Night Flight USA, etc. & of course Phantom.  I even audio taped Phantom with all my friends comments in the room.  Funny stuff!  Hope you got a kick out of reading some of my early KISS memories.

Here's a list I made of shows I've seen and times I was fortunate to meet KISS members... In parentheses and with an asterick ( * ) are what I'd like to find on audio &/or video:

1.)  Albuquerque, NM 12/1/'79 Tingley Coliseum (*Audio and/or Video)
2.)  Albuquerque, NM 1/22/'84 Tingley Coliseum (*Video)
3.)  El Paso, TX 9/19/'90 (*Audio and/or Video)
•  Peter Criss w/Tribute Band - 4/'91 New York Annual KISS Convention
•  Gene $immons - Anaheim, CA 1/'92 NAMM Show (met Gene)
•  Gene $immons - West Hollywood, CA '92 Sunset Blvd outside the Whiskey after Helmet concert (met Gene)
•  Gene $immons - West Hollywood, CA '92 Tower Records (met Gene)
4.)  West Hollywood, CA 4/25/'92 Troubador (*Video) • (went to the pre-show party and hung with the band)
5.)  Phoenix/Tempe, AZ 4/27/'92 After The Gold Rush (*Audio and/or Video) • (met Paul Stanley & Eric Singer at KUPD Radio Station in the day • Also, went to the pre-show party and hung with the band)
6.)  Phoenix 12/20/'92 America West Arena (*Audio and/or full Video - Note: I have 30mins of show vid)
7.)  Burbank, CA 9/6/'93 Foundations Forum (met the band)
•  Peter Criss - 9/'93 Foundations Forum (met Peter)
8.)  Albuquerque, NM 9/13/'93 Ramada Classic (*Video) • (met and hung with the band)
•  Ace Frehley - Albuquerque, El Rey Theatre '93-'94 (*Audio and/or Video) • (met Ace)
•  Ace Frehley - Staten Island, New York, The Wave 4/23/'94 (*Audio and/or Video)
•  Vinnie Vincent & Peter Criss - 4/24/'94 New York Annual KISS Convention (met Vinnie & Peter)
9.)  Phoenix, AZ 10/'94 State Fair
10.)  Dallas, TX 7/5/'96 Reunion Arena
11.)  Albuquerque, NM 10/27/'96 Tingley Coliseum (*Audio and/or full Video - Note: I have 50 min highlight video)
12.)  Hamburg, Germany 5/24/'97 (*Audio and/or Video)
•  Eric Singer - 6/'97 Cleveland Annual KISS Convention (met Eric)
•  Eric Singer w/Tribute Band - 4/'98 New York Annual KISS Convention (met Eric)
•  Eric Singer w/Tribute Band - 6/'98 Cleveland Annual KISS Convention (met Eric)
13.)  Los Angeles 10/31/'98 Dodger Stadium
•  Paul Stanley (as "Phantom Of The Opera") - Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Pantages Theatre 7/1/'99 (*Audio and/or Video)
14.)  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 12/31/99-1/1/2000 B.C. Place Stadium
15.)  Las Cruces, NM 3/14/2000 Pan-Am Center
16.)  Albuquerque, NM 8/15/2000 Tingley Coliseum (*Audio and/or Video)
17.)  Cleveland, OH 9/3/2003 Blossum Music Center (*Audio and/or Video)
18.) Albuquerque, NM 10/20/2003 Journal Pavillion (*Audio and/or Video)

•  Also met at various KISS conventions & Events:  Pamela Stanley, Evan Shane Stanley, Christina Kulick, Tori Clark (Eric Singer's chica), Bob Kulick, Bill Aucoin, Barry Levine, Lydia Criss, Chip Rock, Eddie Kramer, Dale Sherman, Loretta Caravello, Mr & Mrs Caravello, Doc McGee, Monique Frehley, John Corabi, Jamie Hunting, Brent Fitz, John Regan, Richie Scarlett, Todd Howarth, Gordon G.G. Gebert, Robert Conte, Anton Fig and a lot of other KISS related people.

 

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