Well the R&R HOF induction is finally here, and for Kiss fans the moment we have all waited for is about 24 hours away from when I type this. Honestly I never thought I would see the day. I have literally screamed and yelled about this insane injustice (as did others) for the last 15 years. I agree with Paul Stanley’s comments that the HOF really doesn’t want Kiss there, but it was becoming so absurd with so much fan pressure they had to cave. So this is a victory for us the fans! After all the insane BS that has gone on the last couple months the bottom line is the founding members of this iconic band will finally get their due tomorrow night in Brooklyn. I will be there with Ace and Peter and I appreciate them having me as part of their group. I’ll do my best to update you via Twitter @EddieTrunk with info and photos when I can. Sucks there won’t be a performance but at least as fans we can finally see justice done for one of this institutions biggest snubs!
Headed to Mexico with Don and Jim this weekend. I fly to Mexico City early Friday AM. We will have a live show in Mexico City at Casino Life this Friday night. Then we are at McCarthy’s Pub in Puebla Mexico this Saturday night. The Puebla gig is a free show but you must have a ticket. Can’t wait to meet the great Mexican fans and thank them for their support of TMS! See you all soon and we will have some fun for sure. I will also have limited copies of both of my books available for purchase at both gigs.
This Friday’s Q104 radio show is a brand new special I’m calling “family tree”. Connecting two or more songs to related artists. Hope you like it. Debuts 11P ET on Q104.3 NYC or with the free stream via uHeartradio app.
I will be live this Monday on SiriusXM 6-10P ET for TrunkNation on channel 39. Guests will be Joe Elliot of Def Leppard and Chris Von Rohr of Krokus.
More when I can next get online and via Twitter and FB. Many more appearances TBA so please keep an eye on the home page listings. Also for those in the NYC area keep an eye on the concert calendar and win tickets for those shows on my radio show.
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Well, tonight is the big night! Something us KISS fans have been waiting a long time for. Hopefully, it all goes down in a way that can be memorable for you, Eddie and all that has followed this great band for years.(Ace Frehley’s solo record was the first KISS record I ever bought and the second of all the records that I bought.) After that I was hooked and have been ever since. The last couple of months have not made me want to get on your site and bash either side like so many have done. I’m still as big of fan as I ever have been. I guess it’s just disappointing that it has come to this between the 4 guys. I never believed this was going to lead to a second full blown reunion(would have loved to see a couple of songs though). On the other hand, I never expected all the stuuf that has been said either. I have read many articles, listened to many interviews, etc. from all of the members over the last several months and I must say that I can see both sides. I don’t agree with everything that has been said by any of them but, I don’t have hatred against them either. I see it as there really is no winner in any of this and the biggest losers are US, the fans. I have met only two members of this band over the years and those are Eric Singer and Bruce Kulick. Both were very nice I might add. Would love to see these guys go in, as well. Not going to happen though. I guess, in a perfect world all surviving members would be there to stand together and even jam a few tunes. Oh well, it is what it is and we can only hope for the best. Only time will tell. Enjoy the night Eddie and continued success to you and all that you do for this music!
Kirk,
Great post. I have talked so much about this ceremony lately that I decided to grab onto something in your post that I appreciate. You mentioned that the Ace Frehley (78?) was the first record you ever bought. That was the first time I ever listened to a “KISS” record. I remember the serene expression of Ace’s portrait and then my friend Rick put the needle on the record and BOOM!! I was blown away and shocked at the intensity of the first, then second songs on the album. It got me interested in the other three solo albums and it was all uphill from that point on. I think, in retrospect, it was the first time I heard a “heavy metal” album.
I was relieved to see the four original members get along on the stage together. According to an interview I just read on Billboard, all the stuff that goes on in the media is just hype and he said he gets along well with Paul, Peter, and Gene.
Eddie,
Get ready in Mexico for the loudest audience you ever had!!
Mexico is going to blow our ears!!!
Welcome Eddie and don’t forget to drink real tequila!!
Hope to grab an autograph in your book!
You could do a whole family tree show starting with Deep Purple and go from there!
its already posted on youtube.. ace had the funniest line of the night
WELCOME to PUEBLA MEXICO !!!!
Muero por verlos !!!