April 20, 2000: Curve balls
The rock group KISS changed my life—more than anything I wanted to grow my hair long and become a legend. The first step was to hang their posters then paint my face. In 1977 the band inspired—eight years later I sat with Gene Simmons backstage at the Charlotte coliseum—those platforms made him four hundred feet tall. Sadly, 1994 saw me walking out of a KISS concert because they seemed unoriginal. I saw them again four years later, full makeup—there wasn’t an explosion of excitement due to religious changes experienced. I was with Billy Graham the night before. Tonight, they play again—the original lineup. Loose ends will be tied—the beginning of many things shall bloom a colorful rose. Realizing my age, almost middle aged, I could die at any time and if I do…at least I had fun and who better to blame than the rock group KISS.