Thank you! I was just in the wrong mindset, but talking it out, and reminiscing a bit, made me feel that fire again. Thanks for listening, and joining in on the fun. Take care man. 🙏🎄🙏
Dude, no worries, bro. I'm with ya all the way. I love your channel. Wow, so many moments I could share. My mother use to work many moons ago at a video store privately owned. She could get a couple of movies free on Fridays. I knew they had Animalize live on vhs. I remember begging for her to bring it home so many times. Finally, one night she came home and I saw it, the Animalize live vhs. I was fit to be tied. Of course no one else wanted to watch it with me. I didn't care. It was the first time of me seeing them do a whole concert. Wow ! I was speechless . Everyone else went to bed and there I was. Sitting right in front of the TV 3 feet from it soaking it all in. In Kiss glory.
That's so awesome! That is one video I need to buy. I have never owned that VHS. This made me want to get it even more. I may need to see if that is on TH-cam anywhere and watch that this weekend. Have a great weekend! Talk yo you soon. 🙏🎄🙏
@ItsAllForYouDemon OH, it very much is on youtube. I watch it a lot for many reasons, and I have to say, they were on FIRE that night ! I saved it as a favorite video list. I don't know if you've heard the story or not, but on that tour at one of their concerts, way up high, one of their concert light men fell to his death. That happened at my local concert venue back then. I wasn't there that night. I managed to get there and see them on Crazy Nights tour a few years later, and then on the Alive 35 tour.
Let me say this: Thank you, Ric for the great memories you've shared throughout the years. Whether it is specifically about KISS or friends that you've shared experiences with and then in turn shared your thoughts and memories with us, the TH-cam Community. I myself look forward to your videos and I.G. posts. You my Friend are regarded in this KISS Kommunity as the coolest M'ef'er since the invention of Beta Big Box( fill in the blank). Thank you so very much for your candor and all-around awesome personality conveyed via TH-cam. With that.......I will also like to add. Dynasty is an efin killer studio KISS album. Bought it in 1979 at K-Mart. Great memories. Happy Holidays and have a light Winter. 'Cause shoveling f*****g snow sucks, when waking up before going to work. Really f*****g sucks.❄❄❄❄❄😂
HaHaHa....shoveling is the pits. I love when it snows heavy, but the streets are clear (that light & fluffy snow). That's the best. Thank yo so much for the kind words. That means a lot. I was just a little bummed, and didn't have a topic, and was like, "I'm just going to vent". It kind of turned out nice, because I snapped myself out of my mood, by pure KISS nostalgia. Much like hearing your K-mart memory. I freaking love it! Happy Holidays my friend. 🙏🎄🙏
I clearly remember when KISS started KISSmas era fame when they were pictured in Creem magazine centerfold with snow they were everywhere or every KISSmas after 1976 even today .used to take my Creem magazine to school during that Christmas 🎄 year and just wanted everything KISS for Christmas ! Memories of my youth 🥰
That's awesome. I was just talking to another fan about that CREEM magazine. I'm going to have to hunt that down one day. Very cool! Thanks for sharing those memories. Those are the best. Have a great weekend !🤘🎄
@@ItsAllForYouDemonRock “n” roll over is the original KISS Christmas 🎄 album released in November of 76” all the vintage photos and posters are from 1976 era original Christmas ! The Christmas, Glitter and Barry Leiven’s colored Mylar photos are the most iconic in KISStory . In my humble opinion. I was there in the biggest KISS era in history mid to late seventies at the height of KISS Army mania 😊 wish all KISS fans were there to witness what I did
Hi, 👋 The Creem magazine is from January 1977 and features the "vintage" Kiss poster as a centerfold not a calendar as I had mistakenly thought. I do know they had a Kiss calendar in one of the early 90's Kiss magazines from Rock Scene though. Hope this helps. Current price for January 1977 Creem Kiss magazine is $39.99 and up. 😮
Great video...... great magazine..... great poster. I remember listening to KISS records and playing with the KISS Megos with my friends and what a great time we had. Thanks for sharing your great memories with us. 🤘
Great Memorys!...We have been lucky to have KISS, almost all of our lives!...Love it Rick!.....Saw KISS for the 1st time on CRAZY NIGHTS tour...Jan.1 1988...it was amazing!....i got Lick it up for Christmas 1983....and Animalize Christmas of 84....The walls of my room were rattling!!....Love those KISS memorys!....and Loved the 80s adult tapes..lol.....Rock on Rick!
Heck yes! I love these memories. That literally lit me up. Nothing better than a heavy metal record for Christmas. Those are the best memories. I may need to crank some 80’s KISS tonight! Have a great weekend. Happy holiday season! 🙏🎄🙏
The only childhood KISS story I have is in January 1978 our house burnt down during the Blizzard in Northeast Ohio. We lost a lot of things in the fire. So the Insurance company of course gave us money to replace those things. Dad gave my brother & I $50.00 each to get whatever we wanted!!! I got the Destroyer album & my brother got Double Platinum. I was 10. It wasn’t for Christmas, but I will always have a special place in my heart for both those albums!!!! 🎶🎶🎶❤️❤️❤️❤️
Oh man. I'm sorry to hear about that, but I'm glad you have some great memories coming out of that. Those are two great albums to have as a kid. Magical memories. Have a great weekend! Talk to you soon.
Yes Ric!!! I will never forget that, but as you said, some nice memories coming out of that!!! Another memory is going & looking at the magazines in the store to see if KISS was in any of them!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️😍😍😍
You know what is cool about your channel.... You.... You keep it 💯 % real. No bullshit. Your not trying to be like other people. If you want to talk about something and you are not an expert on the topic you tell people that. This is what you really liked about said kiss topic and that's what makes IAFYD Fridays fun. When I was a teenager I always wanted to know who gave Paul Stanley the T shirt with his makeup face as big as the Shirt. Now I know it was you. So remember rock and roll all night and party when ever you can. 🎸 🎉
Hahaha. That's awesome (the Paul shirt). Thank you so much for the kind words. I just wasn't in the mood to do a video this week, so I really started overthinking everything. Didn't have a topic, or a subject, so I just made think of something and went for it. Turned out to be a nice little reminder of why this is fun. Thank you so much for your encouragement. Means a lot. Next week will be a lot more fun. More Christmas Dynasty fun LOL. Have a great weekend. Wishing you the best this Holiday Season! 🙏🎄🙏
I think you're doing fantastic.Please don't stop. You are actually bringing back memories for me. As well as a lot of other individuals, listening to you.
Thank you so much. I won't, in fact, that's why I made this video. All day I was just feeling really bummed out, and I just felt the need to vent, hence this one was more of a personal rambling. But by the end, I was having so much fun, I wasn't bummed anymore. So thank you. And thank you for listening. Have a great weekend. Happy Holidays ! 🙏🎄🙏
Don’t ever stop sharing the Nostalgia ♥️. This is how we keep the memories Alive! As we grow older we understand how important and special the early days of our youth were. The magic of being a KISS fan transcends time and age!!! Thank you for all your hard work throughout the years in reminding us to cherish our memories and to keep the torch burning 🔥 Merry Christmas 🎄
Thank you my friend! I was in a funky mind set prior to filming, but talking it out, made everything good. Thank you for your friend ship, and KISS fandom fun over the years. Cue the Golden Girls theme. LOL. Have a great week. Merry Christmas to you and your family as well! 🎄🤘🙏
I won't. I was just feeling a tad burn on Thursday when I filmed this. Didn't have a topic, and threw this together super fast, but by the end, it felt good just to talk it out. Thank you for the kind words, really means a lot. Have a wonderful weekend. 🙏🤘
I don't have a holiday memory, but on senior ditch day in 1993 my buddy went to pick up oneof his friends who was a huge KISS fan. He brought out Alive 3 and we blasted it all the way up to Great America. Thank you for another great video. It seriously isn't a Friday night until I see a new video from you. Your channel doesn't need to be or compete with anyone else's. The personal spin you put on your videos is pure magic and the KISS community would seriously be lacking if you stopped making them. Have a great weekend my friend.
Thank you so much! That means a lot. And I love that you all listened to ALIVE III on senior skip day. That's awesome. I love that record, and to add a little high school truancy in with that, is superb. "What is your fascination with truancy?" - Mr. Hand. Have a good weekend my friend! Happy Holidays. 🙏🎄🙏
I feel the same about social media and for what it's worth, your channel is my favorite kiss channel because it's pure and real love for kiss. The same way I love them. Keep doing what you do man, it's the best
Thank you so much for the kind words. It was just one of those days, no topic, felt a bit burnt out, but talking thru it helped. Thank you again. Next week will be back on track. Have a great weekend!
1992 Revenge tour UK, I’d never seen KISS before, and I entered a KISS Crazy fan club competition to win tickets and backstage passes… I won. 🙏🙏🙏🙏 Getting the letter through the mail, I just couldn’t believe it was true! 😂 Then phoning my friend who got me into KISS and telling her we had backstage passes, and she would get to lust after Gene in the flesh, it was just the best feeling ever. I had the Golden Ticket! This shit doesn’t normally happen… but it did!! 🎉 Ric, love your show dude, please keep going, you’ve influenced my approach to collecting (who needs mint condition right?!?!🤘) Have a great Xmas.
That is absolutely magical! I freaking love that. That's the best. Those times when the planets align, and rock and roll magic takes place. Thank you for sharing that. I'll keep trucking. I was just in the wrong headspace, no "thing" to discuss, so I was just winging it. Turned out, I felt a lot better after. The magic of KISS. LOL. Have a great weekend. Wishing you a super fun Holiday Season! 🎄🤘
Thanks for sharing those awesome memories. I have one friend in particular from the time period you are referencing who was my one Kiss friend so to speak, in fact when we met we bonded over Kiss and TV sitcoms. We both got into kiss when we were toddlers and they were the coolest thing at the time, but by the time you are referencing we were the only two people we knew who still loved Kiss. Well fast forward to this current holiday season and there is only one of my close friends i have coming on Christmas Eve to celebrate Christmas with me and my family and that friend I was just referencing is the one. We are still like brothers all these years later still and we are also going to see Gene and Ace on their solo tours together with some other school day friends in 2025. And please never think that you don't have anything to contribute , every Kiss fan's story is unique in its own way. And every person counts. Merry Christmas to you, and Happy Holidays to everyone watching and reading.
I love that! How much fun of that is going to be. No only this holiday, but going to see Gene? That's awesome. Thank you so much for the kind words. Greatly appreciate it. Have a wonderful weekend, and a very Merry Christmas to you as well. 🎄🙏🎄
Thank you! I wasn't in the right mindset, and was kind of forcing a topic, but it all worked out. Felt better after it was done. Nostalgia works every time. Have a great weekend!! 🤘
You keep doing you. Nostalgia and you and never knowing what we are going to get every week is the beauty of your channel. (Witches and Strutter as well, were and are what makes your channel unique also) The stories and memories you give us every week, they spark our memories as well, and put that glow of being young again back in us. Dont worry about reviews etc.. they have been done to death. You can only take so many reviews before they are just not as fun . In my opinion. Please dont ever do record reviews. We have plenty of that. Yes , the one album out of the discography that most closely for me that relates to Christmas is Dynasty. Gift for Christmas eve in 79. I remember playing it all day, Christmas day with my friend. And Christy Canyon and Amber Lynn over here from the golden age. Amazing how we can remember playboy and penthouse covers etc and video box tops from 40 years ago and your right it brings back a special nostalgia as well. Ohh to be young again. LOL. 🔥 Have a great weekend bud!!!
Heck yes, that DYNASTY memory is the best! I've learned long ago, I can't do record review, so no worries there. The golden era was the best! 78-89, some of the best stuff made. LOL. Probably why I loved BOOGIE NIGHTS so much, to see that transition from film to video. "You come to my house, and tell me the future is videotape, not film? Amateur's not professionals?" HaHa. Have a wonderful weekend!!
Dude I would have freaked out if I were Brett, waking up on Christmas morning and getting the entire back catalog that you were missing!! Man that was such a cool story. Thanks for your videos every week; we look forward to them every Friday 👏 Daphne says that you are a great storyteller lol And I very much agree!! You don't have to have up-to-minute news and revelations to be one of the best KISS TH-cam channels out there. Thanks for consistently bringing us awesome content! I feel like I either learn something new, see something new, and/or appreciate something new in every video 🙏
Thank you so much for the kind words (thank Daphne as well). I was just having bummed out day, and didn't have a topic, and not in the right mindset. I know you've been there. Over evaluating everything. So, I hit record, and it kind of just turned into a KISS therapy session LOL, and I felt better after reliving some nostalgic magic. Thank you again. Wishing you both the happiest of holiday seasons! 🙏🎄🙏
Another great video. Ric !!!! Us Kiss fans get it. We understand and fill everything that you do . We have different memories but the same band. Never stop brother. We look forward to this every week. I have all those 80s magazines but never opened the posters. I’m glad I have the Christmas poster and didn’t even know it. Can’t wait for the next episode!!! Rock on!!!!
That's awesome you have never opened the posters, that's some fun right there to look forward to! Thank you so much for the kind words. Have a wonderful weekend, and I wish you the best holiday season! 🤘🎄
What fantastic memories, Ric! I love hearing the stories and the personal touch you give every video you do. You are like a good Kiss buddy that I look forward to hearing from that I can’t talk back to. Ha ha. I used to do a short-lived Kiss collectibles channel (Eclectic Collecting) that I stopped doing since it wasn’t much more than “here’s my new thing” all the time. You do something special and you would be missed if you decided to ever stop. Btw, The Elder has the same Christmas vibes, for me, due to when I got it and listened to it a lot. Have a Merry Christmas!!
Thank you so much for those kind words. That really means a lot. I wasn't in the right mindset yesterday when I recorded this. Didn't have a topic, just felt off. All worked out, by reliving some KISS magic. Now, on your channel...you need to start that up again!! That would be awesome. I'm almost certain I learned about the Lynn Goldsmith book from you. This makes me smile. It's all full circle. How cool is that! Happy Holidays my friend. Take care. 🙏🎄🙏
I always felt KISS and Christmas time in the 70s was a better match than KISS and Halloween. Likely it was because most of the people I knew (who were my age) were not into KISS the same as I was. Albeit, my friends would ask their parents or older siblings for a KISS record for Christmas. When I come to think of it the only KISS album I got for Christmas was RARO. When you talk about 'glowing with nostalgia' I understand what you mean. I glowed with nostalgia when Nina Hartley and Christy Canyon were making all of those training films too.
Hahaha! (Training films), that's great! The good ol' 80's! R&RO for Christmas would have been awesome. And I'm with you on Christmas and KISS, especially with their marketing....the two blended perfectly. Have a wonderful week.
Awsome video man my very i got kiss alive 2 for christmas back in 2008 and that was in the era when you had to listen to samples of songs either on amazon or walmarts website and the sample i played to death was dr. love i thought live version was so cool and when i got the cd for christmas i went to my room put it in my sony cd player that still works and went straight to dr. love heard pauls stage rap which that was the 1st time hearing pauls stage raps i didn't know about them before alive 2 other songs that i listened to were christine sixteen shock me god of thunder rockin in the usa and anyway you want it thats my favorite studio track always liked from the moment i heard it have a great weekend my man and take care
I love that. Listening to samples before you bought a CD....those were the good old day's. That makes me want to break out ALIVE II this Christmas. Have a great weekend. Happy Holiday season to you! 🙏🎄🙏
Happy Holidays Ric and Merry Kissmas!!!! Stephanie Rage was soooooooooooo HOT!! LoL that was also the golden era of those movies Lol... great video Ric
Hahaha! Yes! It took me forever to find the image of that cover, but when I saw that I was 15 again. The golden era rules! Happy holiday season to you! 🙏🎄🙏
Ric, I feel everything about this. Me- I have no legit childhood memories of being "active" in going to concerts or anything with this music- or any good music. My childhood may have been surrounded by good music at home, but with friends it was all suppressed. Me pretending I'm into other crap like Katy Perry with girls at middle school (think 2007-2009). Absolute BS. Then I would go home and listen to kiss. Me- When I talk about an album, I don't really have anything new to bring to the table, you can look it all up on wikipedia or a kiss making of book. I do love reviewing albums, but I feel I'm regurgitating already known info!! Lol. With the tech and videos- me, I almost quit when I was getting some random and BIZARRE comments. Comments from creeps my dad's age trying to pick me up- I blocked a guy who was emailing me, asking me to write a song with him. At first it was "oh I love your video!", I said thanks, but then it got creepy- EWWW. I seriously almost quit. But then I realized, I make videos for me- for my friends- for my fellow fans to connect Hang in there Ric!!!!
Amen. Do it for no one else. It's all good. I was just feeling a bit burnt, no topic, etc...but talking it out felt better. At the end of tonights episode, I felt I got my groove back. Thanks for sharing that. Have a great weekend!!
Ric, awesome video!! Thank you so much for sharing. Please don't feel bummed. I think your videos are awesome! I'm not sure if you ever bought that Billboard magazine that came out on January 21,1989 or not? It has a group picture of Kiss (with Eric Carr and Bruce Kulick), and it has an advertisement for Smashes, Thrashes and Hits, and I believe a small article too about Kiss. My very first magazine in 1989 was Metal Edge with Kiss on either page 4 or on page 7 (I think). I have three identical vintage pinups of that first Kiss picture I removed from that magazine. On the reverse side is Skid Row. I'm still searching for that specific Metal Edge magazine to replace the one that I had originally. Without an exact month to go by it's difficult to say which exact issue my first Kiss pinup came from. I also had (and long since replaced) Metal Madness Nov. 90, Kiss on the Record 1990 (replaced), Kiss Kollection by Rock Scene magazine I'm still trying to find. I definitely bought that yellow RIP special Kiss magazine with that huge wall poster of Vintage Kiss in 1990 for $2.95 plus tax. It's volume 2, number 4. That "vintage" poster was originally in Creem magazine photo shoot that was a calendar in 1976. I have the same poster you show in the video, but mine is worse for wear nowadays. I have two copies of the yellow Kiss Rip photo special magazine, but just one poster. I'm hoping to get a third complete copy very soon because the "Maylar Kiss" Barry Lavine centerfold is my favorite! I also loved the Ace pinups and the Peter Criss pinups from that same issue. 🥰 I absolutely love that you showed the magazine with the poster too! I remember when mine was brand new... that is, until I taped it to my wall as a teenager. I single-handedly destroyed any future collector value that poster would have had otherwise. 😅 Do you have a copy of Rip magazine "One more time, for the Kids." June 1990 with Paul and Gene on the cover in full makeup? It has a tiny picture of Sebastian Bach on the cover in the lower right corner. Lower left corner picture is of Bon Jovi : "Off the road... finally" caption. This Rip magazine is from June 90' and features the article: "Kiss immoral and immortal" with Gene breathing fire. The centerfold Kiss poster is a group shot with them crouching against a white wall backdrop. The band is holding instruments, Eric Carr is holding drumsticks. Kiss logo will be a purple/ blue on the centerfold. I have one copy of that I replaced years ago. I enjoyed this video Ric. I always find there doesn't need a specific topic when us fans discuss our love for Kiss. 😊 And oh yes, Merry Kissmass Ric! 🎄😊
Thank you for the kind words! Means a lot., I wasn't in the right frame of mind, I didn't have a topic, and was scrambling to make sense of what I was doing, or why...LOL. Felt better after the talk though. Thank you again. Yes, I have that RIP "One more time for the kids". Wasn't that a magical magazine to get back them? Man, that one was so much fun. Thank you for the reminder on where the 'winter' pic came from. I thought it was CREEM but wasn't sure, and didn't know if was a calendar poster, that's very cool! Great memories you shared tonight! Takes me back to a simpler time, and that is what I love about this fandom. Have a great weekend. Hope your having a great lead in to Christmas! 🤘🎄
@ItsAllForYouDemon you're always very welcome. 😊 I remember my Christmas of '89. My parents, siblings, and I were preparing to move away from our hometown. I remember then at the age of 12 feeling a lot of apprehension and uncertainty about my academics. Having been bounced around in public schools (and I transferred five times, sometimes in the middle of the year) wasn't kind on me. It was difficult for me to adjust to new schools, new kids (and my peers were younger than I by the time I was 14. I had nothing in common with them.) I was very shy and quiet as a teenager and not outgoing. I didn't mind having friends as long as they were genuine. Yet, trying to remain in contact with the friends that I had was a problem during those pre-internet days as you well know. I lost contact with nearly all my friends, except two that I still hear from occasionally. One thing that always pulled me through my rough times whenever moving to a new place (and continues to pull me through) is that I always had Kiss whether it was on cassette or Lp. And I had my four tattered Kiss pinups. This was a morale boost of sorts throughout my teens that not everyone could relate to. Nowadays I placed those tattered Kiss pinups in my scrapbook and hung up replacements on my walls. Christmas of '89 I got a brand new Sears model Walkman and my siblings and I each received a new portable Emmerson cassette tape player with Am/Fm radio. My parents weren't rich. They bought these on store credit back then. And yep, everything about those vintage Kiss magazines are magical. I still vividly remember the excitement of buying those brand new and I couldn't wait to read them and skim through the color pages. Actually everything about Kiss will have a certain quality and special nostalgia to every fan. I bet if you did a "memory lane" video or a "reaction" video for other Kiss fans to recollect their stories, you'd have a ton of replies. 😊 Seeing that Dynasty album you showed on CD and the solos and about your friends exchanging Christmas gifts that year was defentative indeed. 😊 For this Christmas this year I will probably buy more vintage Kiss magazines and check those off my physical 'want'/ replacement list. I might have to wait until after Christmas to buy some extra Kiss 8-track tapes. Dynasty is my favorite on 8-track and I'd love to snag another copy. I'd also want to find Hotter Than Hell on 8-track tape eventually. I have the just lp currently. You have a great weekend and I'm looking forward to seeing more new Kiss videos by you! 😊🤘
Edit: Creem magazine January 1977. The original vintage Kiss poster was actually a centerfold not a calendar. I likely confused this with another Kiss magazine from the early 90's. 😊
Sadly I didn't know anyone who liked KISS near as much as myself . only had two friends who had RARO but they were not KISS fans . I was the odd one who loved KISS . I had all the albums up to Dynasty 79 then I kinda stopped paying attention to them when Unmasked came out up till 89 . Then HITS came out and I got back into the band and picked up everything I missed all the way up to Monster . A fan of every era but mainly 74 to 79 .
That's awesome. Although DYNASTY is my favorite album, I love to hear about kids losing interest at that point. That's kind of the magic of the machine for me. From hunger to the peak of success, to the bloating, to the demise. It's a wonderful thing to think about. Memories like this confirm just that. Have a great weekend. 89' was a fun time to be a KISS fan. Happy Holiday Season to you! 🤘🙏🎄
It means a lot to me Ric. Don’t sell yourself short. There’s lots of us just like you. Merry Christmas buddy & thanks for doing what you do 🤘🏻😃👍🏻
Thank you! I was just in the wrong mindset, but talking it out, and reminiscing a bit, made me feel that fire again. Thanks for listening, and joining in on the fun. Take care man. 🙏🎄🙏
Dude, no worries, bro. I'm with ya all the way. I love your channel. Wow, so many moments I could share. My mother use to work many moons ago at a video store privately owned. She could get a couple of movies free on Fridays. I knew they had Animalize live on vhs. I remember begging for her to bring it home so many times. Finally, one night she came home and I saw it, the Animalize live vhs. I was fit to be tied. Of course no one else wanted to watch it with me. I didn't care. It was the first time of me seeing them do a whole concert. Wow ! I was speechless . Everyone else went to bed and there I was. Sitting right in front of the TV 3 feet from it soaking it all in. In Kiss glory.
That's so awesome! That is one video I need to buy. I have never owned that VHS. This made me want to get it even more. I may need to see if that is on TH-cam anywhere and watch that this weekend. Have a great weekend! Talk yo you soon. 🙏🎄🙏
@ItsAllForYouDemon OH, it very much is on youtube. I watch it a lot for many reasons, and I have to say, they were on FIRE that night ! I saved it as a favorite video list. I don't know if you've heard the story or not, but on that tour at one of their concerts, way up high, one of their concert light men fell to his death. That happened at my local concert venue back then. I wasn't there that night. I managed to get there and see them on Crazy Nights tour a few years later, and then on the Alive 35 tour.
Ric is officially Father Kissmas, and his dogs are his helpers!
Excited to watch this!!!
HaHaHa! Happy Holiday Season to you and your family! 🙏🎄🙏
Let me say this: Thank you, Ric for the great memories you've shared throughout the years. Whether it is specifically about KISS or friends that you've shared experiences with and then in turn shared your thoughts and memories with us, the TH-cam Community.
I myself look forward to your videos and I.G. posts. You my Friend are regarded in this KISS Kommunity as the coolest M'ef'er since the invention of Beta Big Box( fill in the blank). Thank you so very much for your candor and all-around awesome personality conveyed via TH-cam. With that.......I will also like to add. Dynasty is an efin killer studio KISS album. Bought it in 1979 at K-Mart. Great memories. Happy Holidays and have a light Winter. 'Cause shoveling f*****g snow sucks, when waking up before going to work. Really f*****g sucks.❄❄❄❄❄😂
HaHaHa....shoveling is the pits. I love when it snows heavy, but the streets are clear (that light & fluffy snow). That's the best. Thank yo so much for the kind words. That means a lot. I was just a little bummed, and didn't have a topic, and was like, "I'm just going to vent". It kind of turned out nice, because I snapped myself out of my mood, by pure KISS nostalgia. Much like hearing your K-mart memory. I freaking love it! Happy Holidays my friend. 🙏🎄🙏
I clearly remember when KISS started KISSmas era fame when they were pictured in Creem magazine centerfold with snow they were everywhere or every KISSmas after 1976 even today .used to take my Creem magazine to school during that Christmas 🎄 year and just wanted everything KISS for Christmas ! Memories of my youth 🥰
That's awesome. I was just talking to another fan about that CREEM magazine. I'm going to have to hunt that down one day. Very cool! Thanks for sharing those memories. Those are the best. Have a great weekend !🤘🎄
@@ItsAllForYouDemonRock “n” roll over is the original KISS Christmas 🎄 album released in November of 76” all the vintage photos and posters are from 1976 era original Christmas ! The Christmas, Glitter and Barry Leiven’s colored Mylar photos are the most iconic in KISStory . In my humble opinion. I was there in the biggest KISS era in history mid to late seventies at the height of KISS Army mania 😊 wish all KISS fans were there to witness what I did
Hi, 👋
The Creem magazine is from January 1977 and features the "vintage" Kiss poster as a centerfold not a calendar as I had mistakenly thought. I do know they had a Kiss calendar in one of the early 90's Kiss magazines from Rock Scene though. Hope this helps. Current price for January 1977 Creem Kiss magazine is $39.99 and up. 😮
I loved those magazines ! Spent hours and hours looking at those, loved the Dynasty pictures!!! 88-89 was a great time!
Amen! Have a wonderful weekend my friend. Thank you so much for your post tonight. Means the world to me. Happy Holiday season to you! 🙏🎄🙏
Magical!! They were so good at making cool photos
Great video...... great magazine..... great poster. I remember listening to KISS records and playing with the KISS Megos with my friends and what a great time we had. Thanks for sharing your great memories with us. 🤘
That is magic right there! Pure childhood, pop culture magic! Have a great weekend! 🙏🎄🙏
Nothing like a little nostalgia over 80’s adult movies😂 I can’t believe someone actually did soundtracks for them. You have the best stories Ric!
Hahaha! He said it was amazing work. You’d just go in and put down an hours worth of music, different moods. Hans a great weekend! 🤘🙏🤘
Great Memorys!...We have been lucky to have KISS, almost all of our lives!...Love it Rick!.....Saw KISS for the 1st time on CRAZY NIGHTS tour...Jan.1 1988...it was amazing!....i got Lick it up for Christmas 1983....and Animalize Christmas of 84....The walls of my room were rattling!!....Love those KISS memorys!....and Loved the 80s adult tapes..lol.....Rock on Rick!
Heck yes! I love these memories. That literally lit me up. Nothing better than a heavy metal record for Christmas. Those are the best memories. I may need to crank some 80’s KISS tonight! Have a great weekend. Happy holiday season! 🙏🎄🙏
"you did that dewberately!"
Bwahahahahaha!
The only childhood KISS story I have is in January 1978 our house burnt down during the Blizzard in Northeast Ohio. We lost a lot of things in the fire. So the Insurance company of course gave us money to replace those things. Dad gave my brother & I $50.00 each to get whatever we wanted!!! I got the Destroyer album & my brother got Double Platinum. I was 10. It wasn’t for Christmas, but I will always have a special place in my heart for both those albums!!!! 🎶🎶🎶❤️❤️❤️❤️
Oh man. I'm sorry to hear about that, but I'm glad you have some great memories coming out of that. Those are two great albums to have as a kid. Magical memories. Have a great weekend! Talk to you soon.
Yes Ric!!! I will never forget that, but as you said, some nice memories coming out of that!!! Another memory is going & looking at the magazines in the store to see if KISS was in any of them!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️😍😍😍
You know what is cool about your channel.... You....
You keep it 💯 % real.
No bullshit. Your not trying to be like other people.
If you want to talk about something and you are not an expert on the topic you tell people that. This is what you really liked about said kiss topic and that's what makes IAFYD Fridays fun. When I was a teenager I always wanted to know who gave Paul Stanley the T shirt with his makeup face as big as the Shirt.
Now I know it was you.
So remember rock and roll all night and party when ever you can. 🎸 🎉
Hahaha. That's awesome (the Paul shirt). Thank you so much for the kind words. I just wasn't in the mood to do a video this week, so I really started overthinking everything. Didn't have a topic, or a subject, so I just made think of something and went for it. Turned out to be a nice little reminder of why this is fun. Thank you so much for your encouragement. Means a lot. Next week will be a lot more fun. More Christmas Dynasty fun LOL. Have a great weekend. Wishing you the best this Holiday Season! 🙏🎄🙏
Great KISSMAS story!
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I think you're doing fantastic.Please don't stop. You are actually bringing back memories for me. As well as a lot of other individuals, listening to you.
Thank you so much. I won't, in fact, that's why I made this video. All day I was just feeling really bummed out, and I just felt the need to vent, hence this one was more of a personal rambling. But by the end, I was having so much fun, I wasn't bummed anymore. So thank you. And thank you for listening. Have a great weekend. Happy Holidays ! 🙏🎄🙏
Don’t ever stop sharing the Nostalgia ♥️. This is how we keep the memories Alive!
As we grow older we understand how important and special the early days of our youth were. The magic of being a KISS fan transcends time and age!!!
Thank you for all your hard work throughout the years in reminding us to cherish our memories and to keep the torch burning 🔥
Merry Christmas 🎄
Thank you my friend! I was in a funky mind set prior to filming, but talking it out, made everything good. Thank you for your friend ship, and KISS fandom fun over the years. Cue the Golden Girls theme. LOL. Have a great week. Merry Christmas to you and your family as well! 🎄🤘🙏
Love 😍 your channel, please don't stop. Being a big kiss fan,really enjoy your channel, take care brother 😊.
I won't. I was just feeling a tad burn on Thursday when I filmed this. Didn't have a topic, and threw this together super fast, but by the end, it felt good just to talk it out. Thank you for the kind words, really means a lot. Have a wonderful weekend. 🙏🤘
I don't have a holiday memory, but on senior ditch day in 1993 my buddy went to pick up oneof his friends who was a huge KISS fan. He brought out Alive 3 and we blasted it all the way up to Great America. Thank you for another great video. It seriously isn't a Friday night until I see a new video from you. Your channel doesn't need to be or compete with anyone else's. The personal spin you put on your videos is pure magic and the KISS community would seriously be lacking if you stopped making them. Have a great weekend my friend.
Thank you so much! That means a lot. And I love that you all listened to ALIVE III on senior skip day. That's awesome. I love that record, and to add a little high school truancy in with that, is superb. "What is your fascination with truancy?" - Mr. Hand. Have a good weekend my friend! Happy Holidays. 🙏🎄🙏
I feel the same about social media and for what it's worth, your channel is my favorite kiss channel because it's pure and real love for kiss. The same way I love them. Keep doing what you do man, it's the best
Thank you so much for the kind words. It was just one of those days, no topic, felt a bit burnt out, but talking thru it helped. Thank you again. Next week will be back on track. Have a great weekend!
1992 Revenge tour UK, I’d never seen KISS before, and I entered a KISS Crazy fan club competition to win tickets and backstage passes… I won. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Getting the letter through the mail, I just couldn’t believe it was true! 😂
Then phoning my friend who got me into KISS and telling her we had backstage passes, and she would get to lust after Gene in the flesh, it was just the best feeling ever. I had the Golden Ticket! This shit doesn’t normally happen… but it did!! 🎉
Ric, love your show dude, please keep going, you’ve influenced my approach to collecting (who needs mint condition right?!?!🤘)
Have a great Xmas.
That is absolutely magical! I freaking love that. That's the best. Those times when the planets align, and rock and roll magic takes place. Thank you for sharing that. I'll keep trucking. I was just in the wrong headspace, no "thing" to discuss, so I was just winging it. Turned out, I felt a lot better after. The magic of KISS. LOL. Have a great weekend. Wishing you a super fun Holiday Season! 🎄🤘
Thanks for sharing those awesome memories. I have one friend in particular from the time period you are referencing who was my one Kiss friend so to speak, in fact when we met we bonded over Kiss and TV sitcoms. We both got into kiss when we were toddlers and they were the coolest thing at the time, but by the time you are referencing we were the only two people we knew who still loved Kiss. Well fast forward to this current holiday season and there is only one of my close friends i have coming on Christmas Eve to celebrate Christmas with me and my family and that friend I was just referencing is the one. We are still like brothers all these years later still and we are also going to see Gene and Ace on their solo tours together with some other school day friends in 2025. And please never think that you don't have anything to contribute , every Kiss fan's story is unique in its own way. And every person counts. Merry Christmas to you, and Happy Holidays to everyone watching and reading.
I love that! How much fun of that is going to be. No only this holiday, but going to see Gene? That's awesome. Thank you so much for the kind words. Greatly appreciate it. Have a wonderful weekend, and a very Merry Christmas to you as well. 🎄🙏🎄
Thank you for doing what you are doing. We all benefit from your memories and I love me some nostalgia.
Thank you! I wasn't in the right mindset, and was kind of forcing a topic, but it all worked out. Felt better after it was done. Nostalgia works every time. Have a great weekend!! 🤘
Ric, you know the drill… whenever you break out “The Might and Magic” magazine, I have to give a shout out in the comments 🤘100% nostalgia!
HaHaHa! Amen! Have a great weekend. 🤘
You keep doing you. Nostalgia and you and never knowing what we are going to get every week is the beauty of your channel. (Witches and Strutter as well, were and are what makes your channel unique also) The stories and memories you give us every week, they spark our memories as well, and put that glow of being young again back in us. Dont worry about reviews etc.. they have been done to death. You can only take so many reviews before they are just not as fun . In my opinion. Please dont ever do record reviews. We have plenty of that.
Yes , the one album out of the discography that most closely for me that relates to Christmas is Dynasty. Gift for Christmas eve in 79. I remember playing it all day, Christmas day with my friend.
And Christy Canyon and Amber Lynn over here from the golden age. Amazing how we can remember playboy and penthouse covers etc and video box tops from 40 years ago and your right it brings back a special nostalgia as well. Ohh to be young again. LOL. 🔥
Have a great weekend bud!!!
Heck yes, that DYNASTY memory is the best! I've learned long ago, I can't do record review, so no worries there. The golden era was the best! 78-89, some of the best stuff made. LOL. Probably why I loved BOOGIE NIGHTS so much, to see that transition from film to video. "You come to my house, and tell me the future is videotape, not film? Amateur's not professionals?" HaHa. Have a wonderful weekend!!
Dude I would have freaked out if I were Brett, waking up on Christmas morning and getting the entire back catalog that you were missing!! Man that was such a cool story. Thanks for your videos every week; we look forward to them every Friday 👏 Daphne says that you are a great storyteller lol And I very much agree!! You don't have to have up-to-minute news and revelations to be one of the best KISS TH-cam channels out there. Thanks for consistently bringing us awesome content! I feel like I either learn something new, see something new, and/or appreciate something new in every video 🙏
Thank you so much for the kind words (thank Daphne as well). I was just having bummed out day, and didn't have a topic, and not in the right mindset. I know you've been there. Over evaluating everything. So, I hit record, and it kind of just turned into a KISS therapy session LOL, and I felt better after reliving some nostalgic magic. Thank you again. Wishing you both the happiest of holiday seasons! 🙏🎄🙏
Another great video. Ric !!!! Us Kiss fans get it. We understand and fill everything that you do . We have different memories but the same band. Never stop brother. We look forward to this every week. I have all those 80s magazines but never opened the posters. I’m glad I have the Christmas poster and didn’t even know it. Can’t wait for the next episode!!! Rock on!!!!
That's awesome you have never opened the posters, that's some fun right there to look forward to! Thank you so much for the kind words. Have a wonderful weekend, and I wish you the best holiday season! 🤘🎄
What fantastic memories, Ric! I love hearing the stories and the personal touch you give every video you do. You are like a good Kiss buddy that I look forward to hearing from that I can’t talk back to. Ha ha. I used to do a short-lived Kiss collectibles channel (Eclectic Collecting) that I stopped doing since it wasn’t much more than “here’s my new thing” all the time. You do something special and you would be missed if you decided to ever stop. Btw, The Elder has the same Christmas vibes, for me, due to when I got it and listened to it a lot. Have a Merry Christmas!!
Thank you so much for those kind words. That really means a lot. I wasn't in the right mindset yesterday when I recorded this. Didn't have a topic, just felt off. All worked out, by reliving some KISS magic. Now, on your channel...you need to start that up again!! That would be awesome. I'm almost certain I learned about the Lynn Goldsmith book from you. This makes me smile. It's all full circle. How cool is that! Happy Holidays my friend. Take care. 🙏🎄🙏
@@ItsAllForYouDemonMaybe someday!! I’m not buying as much, these days, but still enjoy what I have. Yes!! Full circle. Ha ha.
I always felt KISS and Christmas time in the 70s was a better match than KISS and Halloween. Likely it was because most of the people I knew (who were my age) were not into KISS the same as I was. Albeit, my friends would ask their parents or older siblings for a KISS record for Christmas. When I come to think of it the only KISS album I got for Christmas was RARO. When you talk about 'glowing with nostalgia' I understand what you mean. I glowed with nostalgia when Nina Hartley and Christy Canyon were making all of those training films too.
Hahaha! (Training films), that's great! The good ol' 80's! R&RO for Christmas would have been awesome. And I'm with you on Christmas and KISS, especially with their marketing....the two blended perfectly. Have a wonderful week.
Man oh man,,these nostalgic vlogs are my fave, good shit tonight man, and now I'm seeking out a new Kiss mag...lol
Thank you! Looking forward to my Aussie stickers coming in! Have a happy holiday season weekend my friend! 🙏🎄🙏
@@ItsAllForYouDemon you'll love em
Awsome video man my very i got kiss alive 2 for christmas back in 2008 and that was in the era when you had to listen to samples of songs either on amazon or walmarts website and the sample i played to death was dr. love i thought live version was so cool and when i got the cd for christmas i went to my room put it in my sony cd player that still works and went straight to dr. love heard pauls stage rap which that was the 1st time hearing pauls stage raps i didn't know about them before alive 2 other songs that i listened to were christine sixteen shock me god of thunder rockin in the usa and anyway you want it thats my favorite studio track always liked from the moment i heard it have a great weekend my man and take care
I love that. Listening to samples before you bought a CD....those were the good old day's. That makes me want to break out ALIVE II this Christmas. Have a great weekend. Happy Holiday season to you! 🙏🎄🙏
Happy Holidays Ric and Merry Kissmas!!!! Stephanie Rage was soooooooooooo HOT!! LoL that was also the golden era of those movies Lol... great video Ric
Hahaha! Yes! It took me forever to find the image of that cover, but when I saw that I was 15 again. The golden era rules! Happy holiday season to you! 🙏🎄🙏
Ric, I feel everything about this. Me- I have no legit childhood memories of being "active" in going to concerts or anything with this music- or any good music. My childhood may have been surrounded by good music at home, but with friends it was all suppressed. Me pretending I'm into other crap like Katy Perry with girls at middle school (think 2007-2009). Absolute BS. Then I would go home and listen to kiss.
Me- When I talk about an album, I don't really have anything new to bring to the table, you can look it all up on wikipedia or a kiss making of book.
I do love reviewing albums, but I feel I'm regurgitating already known info!! Lol.
With the tech and videos- me, I almost quit when I was getting some random and BIZARRE comments. Comments from creeps my dad's age trying to pick me up- I blocked a guy who was emailing me, asking me to write a song with him. At first it was "oh I love your video!", I said thanks, but then it got creepy- EWWW.
I seriously almost quit. But then I realized, I make videos for me- for my friends- for my fellow fans to connect
Hang in there Ric!!!!
Amen. Do it for no one else. It's all good. I was just feeling a bit burnt, no topic, etc...but talking it out felt better. At the end of tonights episode, I felt I got my groove back. Thanks for sharing that. Have a great weekend!!
Ric, awesome video!! Thank you so much for sharing.
Please don't feel bummed. I think your videos are awesome!
I'm not sure if you ever bought that Billboard magazine that came out on January 21,1989 or not? It has a group picture of Kiss (with Eric Carr and Bruce Kulick), and it has an advertisement for Smashes, Thrashes and Hits, and I believe a small article too about Kiss.
My very first magazine in 1989 was Metal Edge with Kiss on either page 4 or on page 7 (I think). I have three identical vintage pinups of that first Kiss picture I removed from that magazine. On the reverse side is Skid Row. I'm still searching for that specific Metal Edge magazine to replace the one that I had originally. Without an exact month to go by it's difficult to say which exact issue my first Kiss pinup came from. I also had (and long since replaced) Metal Madness Nov. 90, Kiss on the Record 1990 (replaced), Kiss Kollection by Rock Scene magazine I'm still trying to find. I definitely bought that yellow RIP special Kiss magazine with that huge wall poster of Vintage Kiss in 1990 for $2.95 plus tax. It's volume 2, number 4.
That "vintage" poster was originally in Creem magazine photo shoot that was a calendar in 1976. I have the same poster you show in the video, but mine is worse for wear nowadays. I have two copies of the yellow Kiss Rip photo special magazine, but just one poster. I'm hoping to get a third complete copy very soon because the "Maylar Kiss" Barry Lavine centerfold is my favorite! I also loved the Ace pinups and the Peter Criss pinups from that same issue. 🥰
I absolutely love that you showed the magazine with the poster too! I remember when mine was brand new... that is, until I taped it to my wall as a teenager. I single-handedly destroyed any future collector value that poster would have had otherwise. 😅
Do you have a copy of Rip magazine "One more time, for the Kids." June 1990 with Paul and Gene on the cover in full makeup? It has a tiny picture of Sebastian Bach on the cover in the lower right corner. Lower left corner picture is of Bon Jovi : "Off the road... finally" caption. This Rip magazine is from June 90' and features the article: "Kiss immoral and immortal" with Gene breathing fire. The centerfold Kiss poster is a group shot with them crouching against a white wall backdrop. The band is holding instruments, Eric Carr is holding drumsticks. Kiss logo will be a purple/ blue on the centerfold. I have one copy of that I replaced years ago.
I enjoyed this video Ric. I always find there doesn't need a specific topic when us fans discuss our love for Kiss. 😊
And oh yes, Merry Kissmass Ric! 🎄😊
Thank you for the kind words! Means a lot., I wasn't in the right frame of mind, I didn't have a topic, and was scrambling to make sense of what I was doing, or why...LOL. Felt better after the talk though. Thank you again. Yes, I have that RIP "One more time for the kids". Wasn't that a magical magazine to get back them? Man, that one was so much fun. Thank you for the reminder on where the 'winter' pic came from. I thought it was CREEM but wasn't sure, and didn't know if was a calendar poster, that's very cool! Great memories you shared tonight! Takes me back to a simpler time, and that is what I love about this fandom. Have a great weekend. Hope your having a great lead in to Christmas! 🤘🎄
@ItsAllForYouDemon you're always very welcome. 😊 I remember my Christmas of '89. My parents, siblings, and I were preparing to move away from our hometown. I remember then at the age of 12 feeling a lot of apprehension and uncertainty about my academics. Having been bounced around in public schools (and I transferred five times, sometimes in the middle of the year) wasn't kind on me. It was difficult for me to adjust to new schools, new kids (and my peers were younger than I by the time I was 14. I had nothing in common with them.) I was very shy and quiet as a teenager and not outgoing. I didn't mind having friends as long as they were genuine. Yet, trying to remain in contact with the friends that I had was a problem during those pre-internet days as you well know. I lost contact with nearly all my friends, except two that I still hear from occasionally.
One thing that always pulled me through my rough times whenever moving to a new place (and continues to pull me through) is that I always had Kiss whether it was on cassette or Lp. And I had my four tattered Kiss pinups. This was a morale boost of sorts throughout my teens that not everyone could relate to. Nowadays I placed those tattered Kiss pinups in my scrapbook and hung up replacements on my walls.
Christmas of '89 I got a brand new Sears model Walkman and my siblings and I each received a new portable Emmerson cassette tape player with Am/Fm radio. My parents weren't rich. They bought these on store credit back then.
And yep, everything about those vintage Kiss magazines are magical. I still vividly remember the excitement of buying those brand new and I couldn't wait to read them and skim through the color pages. Actually everything about Kiss will have a certain quality and special nostalgia to every fan. I bet if you did a "memory lane" video or a "reaction" video for other Kiss fans to recollect their stories, you'd have a ton of replies. 😊
Seeing that Dynasty album you showed on CD and the solos and about your friends exchanging Christmas gifts that year was defentative indeed. 😊
For this Christmas this year I will probably buy more vintage Kiss magazines and check those off my physical 'want'/ replacement list. I might have to wait until after Christmas to buy some extra Kiss 8-track tapes. Dynasty is my favorite on 8-track and I'd love to snag another copy. I'd also want to find Hotter Than Hell on 8-track tape eventually. I have the just lp currently.
You have a great weekend and I'm looking forward to seeing more new Kiss videos by you! 😊🤘
Edit: Creem magazine January 1977. The original vintage Kiss poster was actually a centerfold not a calendar. I likely confused this with another Kiss magazine from the early 90's. 😊
Sadly I didn't know anyone who liked KISS near as much as myself . only had two friends who had RARO but they were not KISS fans . I was the odd one who loved KISS . I had all the albums up to Dynasty 79 then I kinda stopped paying attention to them when Unmasked came out up till 89 . Then HITS came out and I got back into the band and picked up everything I missed all the way up to Monster . A fan of every era but mainly 74 to 79 .
That's awesome. Although DYNASTY is my favorite album, I love to hear about kids losing interest at that point. That's kind of the magic of the machine for me. From hunger to the peak of success, to the bloating, to the demise. It's a wonderful thing to think about. Memories like this confirm just that. Have a great weekend. 89' was a fun time to be a KISS fan. Happy Holiday Season to you! 🤘🙏🎄