Hi Paul, and all you fans checkin' this site.
Want to let you know that I'm very happy with my new Paul guitar.It's a real feast to play this acoustic monster.
Put myself with the guitar on the invitation to celebrate my 40th birthday next month. People invited, now telling me that they expect me to play live on this event.
We'll see what happens that night!!
The picture is taken at my house, in Hazerswoude, The Netherlands.
Good luck to you all!.
Greetings,
Stephan ten Brink
Hi Paul,
I just wanted to say thank you so much for your latest solo album, Live To Win, I listen to the cd everyday. (Especially my favorite songs)
Congratulations on your new family I hope you will always be happy together and that life is good to you all. Your wife is beautiful and seems very intelligent and its good to hear her point of view of you. I always suspected you had strong morals and it's reassuring when its backed up.
You are a very inspirational person and you have changed my life for ever. Since listening to your new album I feel like I'm alive again, I was desperately unhappy with my life and stuck in a rut and you are the one who has made me take a good look at it. Maybe its the fact that I just turned 30 (But I got a great birthday present, you were on TV in Australia doing an interview with Richard Wilkins.) You looked great, I wish some of your photos could capture you with that great smile. On your solo album and the flyer for your Solo Tour down under your face is so serious. Your hairstyle really suits you as well.
Richard Wilkins is not everyone's cup of tea down under, his interview wasn't the greatest, (but I wasn't paying as much attention to him as my partner was). The best interviewers most Aussie's will agree, who are down to earth and get a lot of respect in Australia are Mel & Koshi. They are on our Channel 7 Network. Most of Australia wake up with the Sunrise group, they are a genuine bunch of people, also Nat, Bretz, Simon and Grant are great. I'm not sure if you know of Sunrise they are on our free to air tv every morning weekdays from 6am. I am emailing them to ask them to interview you. Please accept if you hear those names, you wont regret it, just ask Nelson, they talk to him via satellite at least twice everyday. (He's from America and always gives us updates on the celebrities. He's warm and funny).
Anyway can't wait to see you, my partner and I have tickets to the Twin Towns Show. First show off the rank :-). We are huge fans, and I have a tattoo just like your rose on my right arm in the same position as you. I shopped around for a tattooist who could recreate your tattoo from pictures. Also I have a pure bred, red English staffordshire terrier and he has the best looking features for a staffy everyone says, and his name is Stanley, after you. No wonder he has the best looking features. When I get the photo out of my phone I will upload a picture of him. We've also been to all your Kiss Concerts, except me, I was however a bit too young when you first came, my partner however is 12 years my senior and he fortunately saw you with Eric Carr.
I read on your web site there was a set list from Atlanta. Great Song List, everyone at Kiss Army Australia are debating whether you will change any songs. I was disappointed though some songs were missing, glad my old time favorite is there though, Hide Your Heart. But no pleasing everyone. My other favorites are Nothing Can Keep Me From You, Tears Are Falling, Let's Put The X In Sex, Lick It Up, Forever, Live To Win, Loving You Without You Now, Where Angels Dare, Wake Up Screaming. (Or can I narrow it down?? Too many great songs from Live To Win). Favorite albums Kiss Alive 3 and Disc 4 1983-1989 of the 5 Box Set and of course Live To Win. I play them a lot, even on my walkman when I can't use the stereo.
I read your interview a few weeks ago about the old songs have memories and the new ones can't stand up to them (Similar to that), I have to disagree, new songs create new memories and Live To Win has already created new memories for me that I will remember always. When you take the chance and do something out of the normal life sup rises you sometimes when you least expect it.
Anyway, hope you and your family has a great Tour and a great time in Australia.
Thank you Very Much for your Time sorry for the painfully long letter.
My son Geordie is the biggest KISS fan in New Zealand. Although he is only 7 he has been a hard out fan for almost two years. This isn't your normal kids faze. He has over ten CD's, he loves the Elder, unplugged and revenge. He also loves nothing better than watching and preforming along with his KISS DVD's. He practices Paul's move form Anamilize and Rock the Nation. He and his mother spend hours finding Kiss "stuff" on the internet and "they" now have a collection including set of action figures, flags, cars, and badges. He has a little black leather jacket like the one he saw Paul wear in one of the DVD's wear he's talking about the band. He also found a black cap the same. He is also learning to play the guitar and only asks for KISS songs from his teacher. So far he has worked on Love gun, New York grove and sure know something. He is also possibly the only kid in New Zealand with a KISS school bag and has all his books covered with KISS photos.
This year he started school with a homework sheet. One question was what do you like. His answer was KISS, Rock music, Paul Stanley and the guitar. The next question was if you had three wishes what would they be. He answered go to Australia, see KISS in concert and meet Paul Stanley...little does he know that two (hopefully 3) of these are going to come true!!!! As a surprise for his 8th birthday his mother is sending me and Geordie to Sydney to see Paul Stanley in concert. It is a quick 4 day trip and is going to be totally based around Geordie and Paul Stanley. We will do anything we can to get to meet Paul and make a kids dream come true. We did go into the draw for the "gold tickets" but missed out but I'm sure we will be able to "track Paul Down" (in the nicest possible way!!).
We haven't told Geordie yet as it's going to be a long countdown as it is but I know when he finds out he will freak out.
It's cool that a kid like Geordie has a band like KISS to help define who he is. In a country that is sport made being no sporty isn't always easy for a kid, but with KISS at his side Geordie knows he can be who he wants and others think he's cool. So the trip will be amazing and all I can say is "Well see yah there Paul" so keep an eye out for a little star struck Kiwi kid.
