The best part of this video is when she tells Gene you cant hide the hook...you hear Ace backstage laugh! Ha ..Haa..Haaaaaaaaa...cant mistake his cackle!
The reason why Totie Fields was great in this episode was because even though Chaim (aka "Gene Simmons") Witz was trying to shock the audience with his "The Demon" persona, she saw right through it and could tell he was a mensch from back in Eretz Yisrael. "Is your mother watching?" "Just a nice Jewish boy." "You can't hide the hook!" That's why she called him out.
Me too with my grandma after school, I remember her laughing at them lol, I was seven years old and really didn't understand what was so funny about these scary people, I sure do now though 😂 what a bunch of dorks. Love em though!
yeah my mom was the same... she asked me "who and the hell are these guys" and I told her it was a new R&R band called Kiss. She just laughed and told me how silly they looked.@@williamsherman1089
me too coming home for lunch, from college; my dad from work. we at the kitchen dining table w/ the tele on - dad was of course like "what is this crap" ? eating tuna sandwiches and watching totie and gene banter a bit. then the performance which was fire breathingly historic.
Totie Fields (to Gene’s left) was a legendary comedienne who died in her 40’s from a blood clot. She was on Laugh-In and used to tour all over the country. Loved that she was on this show and delivered some ball busting to Gene, which was normal and expected on Mike Douglas and probably why she was booked on the same show . Part of the early Kiss act was to be outrageous and play foil to the status quo.
I noticed in early interviews like Tom Snyder. When the band was on there …what I’m trying to say is Gene Simmons always respects his mother Totie said “Is your mother watching today..”Gene replied “ Actually she is.”😂
Mike Douglas Show was so under rated but presented so many huge acts before they were superstars. Even Gene Simmons admitted Mike Douglas was so influential in there meteoric rise.
I'm sitting here reading Ace's book No Regrets and came to page 120 where he talks about this interview. Had to check it out. Totie Fields is priceless! I love Ace and Paul is not only a prolific songwriter but IMHO one of the greatest frontmen in rock history. On December 29, 1977, I went to my first concert. I was 12. It was KISS ... and it was awesome!
Absolutely, I did have this song, as I remember it was on a 8-Track tape, LoL 😆, but yea I was in the Columbia house music club and definitely ordered it through their buy one get 12 free tapes or record's.
are you kidding me...that was robert klein on the end ..he is legend in the field of comedy was on the Johnny Carson show 82 times alone he is still working while kiss is collecting social security
If I'm not mistaken that's comedian Robert Klein on the panel I saw this particular show live on channel 2 CBS in New York City and I went out and bought the album a week later and it became a fan ever since
Gene is a master at playing to the crowd..he knows how to use makeup, costume, outrageous appearance to maximise commercial exposure…clearly, it was all about making $$$ and Totie saw right through it !
@@masterofreality5528Believe it or not, no… not all bands are/were in it for the money, but KISS definitely were. You’re obviously not a musician, or else you’d know that at least half of us are in bands strictly for the love of music and the catharsis of playing live. There’s also a huge contingent that are in bands just to get laid. In all actuality the money grubbers are a fairly small minority. Believe me, there are much easier and more reliable ways to make money than being a career musician.
KISS essentially launched in popularity from 1974 through 1977 and beyond...in the face of quite a few naysayers. This was a big part of the KISS history. KISS was like the weird, skinny kid from down the street who swore one day he'd be a muscle-bound ladies' man...and while people scoffed....it happened. Today, the guy they're laughing at is valued at almost ONE BILLION DOLLARS.
I’m always impressed with Peter Criss’s understated drumming in this clip. Very tasty fills in the pre-chorus sections and that little flam ( or whatever the precise terminology for it is) he uses right as they’re coming into the second vocal stanza is GOLDEN! Very subtle and probably nothing he’d ever have used at a live gig. But here on this small soundstage he could use it to great effect. He really was perfect for this band at this stage in their career!
You must have had a lot of courage to dress like that in '74, before the punk wave. Kiss and those who dressed and behaviored like them were forward, social innovators
What? Glam happened a good 5 years before punk. The original Alice Cooper band were wearing makeup, heels, and dressing in women’s clothes as early as 1969… five years before this interview/performance took place. The glam thing was much bigger in the UK, but it was also happening here in the states in cities like New York, L.A., San Francisco, and a few others starting around ‘72. The most outrageous band of that whole scene was the New York Dolls, and I definitely don’t need to say where they were from. In other words, by the time this happened in ‘74, it was already played out enough to where the only people who found it ‘outrageous’ were the squares in middle America. Courage had very little to do with it. It’s not like the members of KISS dressed like this in their everyday lives. They were performers. It was all just showbiz.
Effectivement. Et combien dans le lot de gamines de 14 ans, au final moins intéressantes que passé l'âge de 16, car d'après "Gene juice Monopoly" plus aptes à apprécier poils et sueur... entre autres joyeusetés starifiées. Sacré lui.
Really? I dunno. I personally think they peaked about a year later, around the time “Alive!” came out. They were still a bit rough around the edges here.
all these years later when so many people laughed and said they would nt make it....they absolutely killed it...one thing is for certain...tears are (NOT) falling...not bad for a former taxi cab driver (Paul) and a nice jewish boy that could nt hide the hook lol
In 3rd grade, Fairview OK, we had a talent show. My 3 friends and I went to our principal to explain our pitch for a KISS lip sync. Maybe he'd heard of them by then, but we explained that it would involve crazy makeup, spiked boots, spitting fake blood, fire. We did not compete. In 12th grade, another city, we competed in the talent show doing "I love it loud". Got 2nd place. Rigged but a circle complete. : )
So cool seeing Gene from years ago, thin and with the boots looks like an NBA player instead of a rockstar. The evolution of the make-up over the years, not to mention semi-straight hair. Very cool 👍
I was 7yrs old & my mother was a Mike Douglas addict, his show was on constantly in our house. Gene scared the living 💩 outta me when I saw it, but there was something mesmerizing about it… I was a Major KISS fanatic then. I honestly lost touch with them when they took off the makeup, booted Criss & started dressing like all the rest of the hair bands in the 80’s… sorry that changed line up never peaked my interest. Simmons, Stanley, Frehley & Criss are the one & only KISS!!! Alive 1 & 2 are rock brilliance in my humble opinion…👅🤘🏻🤟🏻
Really is a miracle that kiss made it from then to now, didn't look like they got off to a very good start. But who knew how things would change over time I just don't know how they could wear makeup for decades
Michael Delaney Dowd Jr. (August 11, 1920 - August 11, 2006), known as Mike Douglas, was an American "Big Band" era singer, entertainer, television talk show host of The Mike Douglas Show, and actor.
@@dane21dc So what if this person used Wikipedia? SOMEONE did the research to get those facts. (I think some people go online to let out the whiny b**ches they keep in during their average existences.)
Watched the new movie about Casablanca Records. At the beginning of the movie Kiss played at Casablancas 1974 grand opening celebration and the fire sprinklers came on and ruined their gig, wonder if that’s true. Anywho that brought me to Mike Douglas 1974 show. Gene’s spitting fire was epic and what a beginning. That show was so kind to this band, I’m sure Casablanca had something to do with them getting on the show.
I can see why Aucoin told him to be quiet and let the others do the talking. It enhanced his image measurably when he never said anything. It was funny listening to him make snorting noises through the whole thing. No telling what he thought that implied. He was pretty campy here.
According to Maria Contessa (the woman who designed KISS' costumes) there was a wardrobe mix-up, and two of the same foot boots were brought for Gene that day. He wore them anyway and nobody was the wiser.
Seen them in "76. They were cutting edge at the time! Broke the mold! Gene's flame spitting was so gargantuan! You could feel the heat off of it! Amazing!
“Cutting edge”? In 1976? Really? Glam was already over by then and punk was getting started. This was definitely popular at the time, no doubt… but far from ‘cutting edge’.
now thats a lady that knowes how to put you in place .epic about the hook .gene is a troll but she didnt give him much space.the band though had guts to dress like that in 1974.
Why is it insulting to say someone looks jewish? She's hewish herself, that wasn't the insult. The joke was more about him possibly just being a 'nice boy' under the weirdness. He also wasn't really insulted, most likely just surprised that she guessed correctly about his religion, which was not common knowledge at the time.
How is it that they “had guts to dress like that in 1974”? By ‘74 glam had already been in full swing for at least two years. Ziggy Stardust came out in ‘72. This was hardly considered outrageous at the time, except maybe for middle America. Alice Cooper was doing this schtick as early as 1969.
I think she had him figured out even before that. She just made it official. She really got him good here. She was great. Too bad she passed only a few years later.
One of those rare instances where they actually acknowledged publicly that they totally ripped off AC’s schtick. New York Dolls were another major source, especially for Paul, but they’ve always copped to that one.
Im back yet again. Totie always gives me the biggest kick out of this video. And I was wondering if there were more Kissing Marathons sponsored by The band? Anyone out there in Kissville know if this was repeated?
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"Wouldn't it be funny if under this he was a nice Jewish boy?" I love the irony... Totie Fields had no idea that Gene's mother was indeed watching.
And he IS a nice Jewish boy.
@@steveb1164 "You can"t Hide the hook"!
You can't hide the hook....Priceless
Nose?
@@robalex9387Yes
@@MrSouthofBoston thank you
Most hide it with plastic surgery.
@@robalex9387hahahaha....she noticed he had a big nose, that's why she said that
I was 9 and forced daily to watch this talk show. THIS WAS THE BEST DAY OF MY YOUNG LIFE!!!!!
I'll bet it was!
GENE SIMMONS FUCS MK ULTRA IN THE ASS😮
mike douglas make's me moist
The best part of this video is when she tells Gene you cant hide the hook...you hear Ace backstage laugh! Ha ..Haa..Haaaaaaaaa...cant mistake his cackle!
I wanted to say and can’t believe no one else has commented on how great Paul’s voice is on Firehouse, best I’ve heard him sing it.
Ace laughing up a storm backstage lol
In 1974, this must have shook up a few people. Kudos to Mike for having them on the show
The reason why Totie Fields was great in this episode was because even though Chaim (aka "Gene Simmons") Witz was trying to shock the audience with his "The Demon" persona, she saw right through it and could tell he was a mensch from back in Eretz Yisrael. "Is your mother watching?" "Just a nice Jewish boy." "You can't hide the hook!" That's why she called him out.
Gene Simmons mentioned his interaction with Totie Fields in his autobiography KISS and Tell. :)
And then you can hear Ace’s unmistakable high-pitched cackle coming from the backstage immediately after she says that. Too funny.
“He’s up for adoption”. Hahaha great line.
Gene did a good job, but you can definitely tell he's nervous. And his mom was definitely watching.
I could listen to young Gene's speaking voice all day.
Really??
Yes, it's too soothing.
Just a baby demon here.
He does have a beautiful voice.
Believe it or not, I remember watching this on TV!
Me too with my grandma after school, I remember her laughing at them lol, I was seven years old and really didn't understand what was so funny about these scary people, I sure do now though 😂 what a bunch of dorks. Love em though!
Cool!
yeah my mom was the same... she asked me "who and the hell are these guys" and I told her it was a new R&R band called Kiss. She just laughed and told me how silly they looked.@@williamsherman1089
me too coming home for lunch, from college; my dad from work. we at the kitchen dining table w/ the tele on - dad was of course like "what is this crap" ? eating tuna sandwiches and watching totie and gene banter a bit. then the performance which was fire breathingly historic.
Gene gets outed, by Totie Fields, and totally freaks out! PRICELESS!
She got him perfect..all he could do was wiggle his nose 🤣
The Mike Douglas thing was so weird. He was the squarest guy in the universe, but he had amazing guests, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Zappa, Patti Smith
oh wow!
His interview with Frank Zappa was great.
Totie Fields (to Gene’s left) was a legendary comedienne who died in her 40’s from a blood clot. She was on Laugh-In and used to tour all over the country. Loved that she was on this show and delivered some ball busting to Gene, which was normal and expected on Mike Douglas and probably why she was booked on the same show . Part of the early Kiss act was to be outrageous and play foil to the status quo.
Imagine being able to show Mike Douglas in that interview the final concert of Kiss after a 50 year career
Totie Fields with her "you cant hide the Hook" remark was absolutely priceless. R.I.P.🪦 Ms.Totie Fields taken way too soon. 1930/1978
Was that implying about Jewish noses?
😂
That and "he's up for adoption" She stole the show.
Aw man...she passed four years later? And at 48?
I noticed in early interviews like Tom Snyder. When the band was on there …what I’m trying to say is Gene Simmons always respects his mother
Totie said “Is your mother watching today..”Gene replied “ Actually she is.”😂
Mike Douglas Show was so under rated but presented so many huge acts before they were superstars. Even Gene Simmons admitted Mike Douglas was so influential in there meteoric rise.
their
Kind of like the John peel show in uk
Mike Douglas was a template for people like Oprah Winfrey, as well as Merv Griffin. and many other talk show host who followed years later.
I was 11 when this aired.. My mom was speechless……lol
hehe
Gene Simmons looks like he bought that outfit at the Halloween store
Well they didn't have a lot of money at that point. 12-18 months later things (success) were about to change.
There weren’t “Halloween stores” in 1974.
Ace's mother sewn it together
They actually purchased a lot of stuff for their outfits from sex shops.
@@YungMisfit20 Same as the Sex Pistols did a couple of years later
wow he was slim 😱
You bet something from this interview served as inspiration for making the final scene between Joker and Murray Franklin.
Firehouse performance is perfect KISS.
I'm sitting here reading Ace's book No Regrets and came to page 120 where he talks about this interview. Had to check it out. Totie Fields is priceless! I love Ace and Paul is not only a prolific songwriter but IMHO one of the greatest frontmen in rock history. On December 29, 1977, I went to my first concert. I was 12. It was KISS ... and it was awesome!
Same - Portland, Or with Cheap Trick!
@@rumginray I was at that show right up front. August 13, 1977. It was really hot that night. Good times.
I was at the 12/12/77 concert with AC/DC in Louisville.
Also my first concert, 3 days before my 13th birthday.🤘
“Firehouse “, one of my favourites.
Absolutely, I did have this song, as I remember it was on a 8-Track tape, LoL 😆, but yea I was in the Columbia house music club and definitely ordered it through their buy one get 12 free tapes or record's.
Gene was a master showman way back.
Mike Douglas was just the best with new guests
Damn, Gene’s voice sounded more calm back then.
Great decade to be a part of.
In retrospect, yes. Still, I remember how at the time so many people were bitching and moaning about how boring and awful it was. We had no idea.
They laugh at him... But this man has become a legend. Well all of those nobody's have been forgotten in time.😂
Mike Douglas, Eartha Kitt, Robert Klein, Dr. Joyce Brothers.. forgotten in time eh? you are clearly uneducated.
And in time he will be forgotten.
are you kidding me...that was robert klein on the end ..he is legend in the field of comedy was on the Johnny Carson show 82 times alone
he is still working while kiss is collecting social security
@@robertdoble7665yeah right
@@clwww Yeah you know best.
“You can’t hide the hook”
LMAO
Like the kissing couple too.
Yeah a lot of beard for lip smacking for hours :)
His voice ❤❤❤😌😌 it’s so calming
The cheesy skull and crossbone outfit is hilarious.
that was all real leather and not breathable, I don't want to know how it smelled
@@staciehrv6387 Gene is one of those people who just looks like he probably stinks!!
@@staciehrv6387gnarl
Gene Simmons is one of the wealthiest rock stars in the world now. And still playing live with KISS.
So? Roger waters is too and he is trying to spread a good message unlike gene
Live???? They haven’t played live in years!!! Backing tracks are ruining live music.
...up until last week!
Of course he's rich he's a money 🤑💰 grubbing Jew
@@samzach2057, perfectly honest response! And yet So true
If I'm not mistaken that's comedian Robert Klein on the panel I saw this particular show live on channel 2 CBS in New York City and I went out and bought the album a week later and it became a fan ever since
Gene is a master at playing to the crowd..he knows how to use makeup, costume, outrageous appearance to maximise commercial exposure…clearly, it was all about making $$$ and Totie saw right through it !
Gane parece un travesti jajajajaja realmente ridiculo ver a un adulto pintarse como mujer
All bands are in it fir the money. All of them have their personas and doing shit for the fame. Kiss just does that 100times better
@@masterofreality5528Not all actually are. Plenty are for the music. Kiss just wasn't really one.
@@bluewhye8832 All of them sell t shirts, coffee mugs etc. Kiss just do it better
@@masterofreality5528Believe it or not, no… not all bands are/were in it for the money, but KISS definitely were. You’re obviously not a musician, or else you’d know that at least half of us are in bands strictly for the love of music and the catharsis of playing live. There’s also a huge contingent that are in bands just to get laid. In all actuality the money grubbers are a fairly small minority. Believe me, there are much easier and more reliable ways to make money than being a career musician.
Priceless. These hippie cats lock lips for 4 days and the concert was canceled 😂
Hard work for gene to be in this show,
My deepest respect!
Greetings from Germany,
Kreuzzer!
This is a all-time classic when kiss made it debut you wanted the best and you got the best the hottest band in the world Kl⚡⚡
Well, it could have been worse, had Ed Sullivan lived another 10 years, he would’ve had no other choice, but to book them for his show
@@yell0wberry lol
LOL it was literally AWFUL
I don’t know why, but Kiss back in the 70s terrified me as a kid. Especially Gene.
Gene was the scariest. He looked wicked. 😂
Same. He was terrifying.
Me too. Had a poster of kiss on my wall when I was a kid and I couldn't sleep at first because Gene was so scary.
🤣
I love what Eddie Van Halen said when asked about kiss. He said " they Suck".
Dave has the hook, too.
I like kiss, but this was embarrassing. Seemed more of a bunch of kids dressing up and playing rockstar in the basement. Thankfully they got better.
Funny considering he wanted to join kiss because him and David Lee Roth wasn't getting along to say the least
You know what sucked? Van Hagar.
@@alan22470Ahahaha 🤣... Exactly 💯
I was born in April 1974 ❤😅I'm a fan
KISS essentially launched in popularity from 1974 through 1977 and beyond...in the face of quite a few naysayers. This was a big part of the KISS history. KISS was like the weird, skinny kid from down the street who swore one day he'd be a muscle-bound ladies' man...and while people scoffed....it happened. Today, the guy they're laughing at is valued at almost ONE BILLION DOLLARS.
And yet they still blow dog. Just goes to show, P.T. Barnum was bang on in his assessment.
Early Kiss was amazing
“Amazing”? Ok then.
@@Shikta-poobah67 yes, “amazing”.
Ok then.
@@Shikta-poobah67 yep… “ok, then” 🤷🏻♂️
@@llg3pe 🥱
I’m always impressed with Peter Criss’s understated drumming in this clip. Very tasty fills in the pre-chorus sections and that little flam ( or whatever the precise terminology for it is) he uses right as they’re coming into the second vocal stanza is GOLDEN! Very subtle and probably nothing he’d ever have used at a live gig. But here on this small soundstage he could use it to great effect. He really was perfect for this band at this stage in their career!
Sucks
This is great!!!! 🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻
Amazing guitar tone
You must have had a lot of courage to dress like that in '74, before the punk wave. Kiss and those who dressed and behaviored like them were forward, social innovators
Glam was a few yrs before this and far more outrè.
This is black metal before black metal very daring like extreme to look like this even punk didn’t take it this dark
David Bowie
What? Glam happened a good 5 years before punk. The original Alice Cooper band were wearing makeup, heels, and dressing in women’s clothes as early as 1969… five years before this interview/performance took place. The glam thing was much bigger in the UK, but it was also happening here in the states in cities like New York, L.A., San Francisco, and a few others starting around ‘72. The most outrageous band of that whole scene was the New York Dolls, and I definitely don’t need to say where they were from.
In other words, by the time this happened in ‘74, it was already played out enough to where the only people who found it ‘outrageous’ were the squares in middle America. Courage had very little to do with it. It’s not like the members of KISS dressed like this in their everyday lives. They were performers. It was all just showbiz.
Gene's young voice
YES
Gene looks "disturbed" during the interview 😆
All part of the gig
If by “disturbed” you mean awkward, embarrassed, and out of his depth… then yes, he sure does.
Mike Douglas was great.
I was 4 yrs old..
and alrdy listening to this kind of music.
😎
And 5,000 women later, Simmons is STILL performing!
Effectivement.
Et combien dans le lot de gamines de 14 ans, au final moins intéressantes que passé l'âge de 16, car d'après "Gene juice Monopoly" plus aptes à apprécier poils et sueur... entre autres joyeusetés starifiées.
Sacré lui.
I think Gene’s sword has the chickenpox.
Great guitar tone with no toys in the signal chain👍
None at all?
Imagine trying to manipulate a stomp box with those shoes🤣
@@subg8858guitar, cable, and amp here.
This is Kiss at it's best.
Really? I dunno. I personally think they peaked about a year later, around the time “Alive!” came out. They were still a bit rough around the edges here.
all these years later when so many people laughed and said they would nt make it....they absolutely killed it...one thing is for certain...tears are (NOT) falling...not bad for a former taxi cab driver (Paul) and a nice jewish boy that could nt hide the hook lol
Things I love about this. The "worried" music that they play when Gene enters. Gene trying to be in character, until Tote Fields bursts his bubble.
Back in the day these were high Teck props. I love seeing this band at their start. Who would have known?
gene looks like such a punk it's awesome
You mean like what being a “punk” meant in the days before it was associated with a youth movement or a specific kind of music? Agreed.
simply amazing and iconic
NOW THAT IS WHEN KISS WAS KISS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In 3rd grade, Fairview OK, we had a talent show. My 3 friends and I went to our principal to explain our pitch for a KISS lip sync. Maybe he'd heard of them by then, but we explained that it would involve crazy makeup, spiked boots, spitting fake blood, fire. We did not compete. In 12th grade, another city, we competed in the talent show doing "I love it loud". Got 2nd place. Rigged but a circle complete. : )
I was unable to see them in concert when they were in San Bernardino, CA love them!❤❤❤❤
I always think that Paul Stanley is one of the most underrated rock vocalists. The man can sing!
Yo creo que tiene una voz hermosa!
He’s so thin here
KISS Army forever! 🤘🏼🔥
So cool seeing Gene from years ago, thin and with the boots looks like an NBA player instead of a rockstar. The evolution of the make-up over the years, not to mention semi-straight hair. Very cool 👍
That's what I thought, he's so thin there.....
Fricken awesome so raw with loads of primal energy ..the way in which rock n roll ought to be produced
I was 7yrs old & my mother was a Mike Douglas addict, his show was on constantly in our house. Gene scared the living 💩 outta me when I saw it, but there was something mesmerizing about it… I was a Major KISS fanatic then. I honestly lost touch with them when they took off the makeup, booted Criss & started dressing like all the rest of the hair bands in the 80’s… sorry that changed line up never peaked my interest. Simmons, Stanley, Frehley & Criss are the one & only KISS!!! Alive 1 & 2 are rock brilliance in my humble opinion…👅🤘🏻🤟🏻
I was born a few days later after this show aired on tv. 😊
This was incredible!!!
I was 12 years old when I saw this performance the first time.
woohoo! love that raw, live sound. this is so cool!
Even though Gene is 25 in this interview, he looks and sounds like he’s in his teenage years
6 months No wonder still honey moon stage! Wow this interview year before I was born.
And vocals
"Incidentally he's up for adoption" 😂🤣😁
Thanks
Really is a miracle that kiss made it from then to now, didn't look like they got off to a very good start. But who knew how things would change over time I just don't know how they could wear makeup for decades
My grandmother wore makeup all the way up to her last days at the age of 96. It can be done.
Michael Delaney Dowd Jr. (August 11, 1920 - August 11, 2006), known as Mike Douglas, was an American "Big Band" era singer, entertainer, television talk show host of The Mike Douglas Show, and actor.
Thank you Wikipedia
@@dane21dc So what if this person used Wikipedia? SOMEONE did the research to get those facts. (I think some people go online to let out the whiny b**ches they keep in during their average existences.)
What a shitty birthday
Watched the new movie about Casablanca Records. At the beginning of the movie Kiss played at Casablancas 1974 grand opening celebration and the fire sprinklers came on and ruined their gig, wonder if that’s true. Anywho that brought me to Mike Douglas 1974 show. Gene’s spitting fire was epic and what a beginning. That show was so kind to this band, I’m sure Casablanca had something to do with them getting on the show.
Spinning gold 📀 rocks.
Sure miss those days
I can see why Aucoin told him to be quiet and let the others do the talking. It enhanced his image measurably when he never said anything. It was funny listening to him make snorting noises through the whole thing. No telling what he thought that implied. He was pretty campy here.
Developing his persona
@@jeffreycuray81963 Or learn by your mistakes. It was likely a good thing that only homemakers were watching this at the time.
@@Playitstraight44 lol
“Campy” is one word for it. More like “cringey” in my opinion.
According to Maria Contessa (the woman who designed KISS' costumes) there was a wardrobe mix-up, and two of the same foot boots were brought for Gene that day. He wore them anyway and nobody was the wiser.
I can’t believe I’ve never seen this.
I saw this at my friends house in '74!
Been in the Kiss Army since 77, can't believe I have never seen this before. Incredible stuff. Thanks for sharing
You need to use specific words to get different videos.
It's me, Roxo the Rock'n'roll clown!
Seen them in "76. They were cutting edge at the time! Broke the mold! Gene's flame spitting was so gargantuan! You could feel the heat off of it! Amazing!
“Cutting edge”? In 1976? Really? Glam was already over by then and punk was getting started. This was definitely popular at the time, no doubt… but far from ‘cutting edge’.
So wonderful to see them performing firehouse that early! Thanks for sharing!
now thats a lady that knowes how to put you in place .epic about the hook .gene is a troll but she didnt give him much space.the band though had guts to dress like that in 1974.
Why is it insulting to say someone looks jewish? She's hewish herself, that wasn't the insult. The joke was more about him possibly just being a 'nice boy' under the weirdness. He also wasn't really insulted, most likely just surprised that she guessed correctly about his religion, which was not common knowledge at the time.
How is it that they “had guts to dress like that in 1974”? By ‘74 glam had already been in full swing for at least two years. Ziggy Stardust came out in ‘72. This was hardly considered outrageous at the time, except maybe for middle America. Alice Cooper was doing this schtick as early as 1969.
Totie Fields had Gene figured out in 30 seconds. Too funny.
I think she had him figured out even before that. She just made it official. She really got him good here. She was great. Too bad she passed only a few years later.
sure was a fun ride
welp
alll good things must come to an end
and it has.
As far as I’m concerned it came to an end in late ‘77.
"If one Alice Cooper works, so will four!" -KISS (from an early interview)
One of those rare instances where they actually acknowledged publicly that they totally ripped off AC’s schtick. New York Dolls were another major source, especially for Paul, but they’ve always copped to that one.
Qué genios. Ya tenían todo armado en 1974. Totalmente seguros de su propuesta. Bueno, son los Kiss, Señoras y Señores.
They were ahead of their time.....
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50 years ago
Half a century !😮
I JUST ADORE YOU ALL 😘💖☦️🪖🇺🇲🐕🦺🎈⚕️🌎💯🍯♾️
Pretty good, even now.
Im back yet again. Totie always gives me the biggest kick out of this video. And I was wondering if there were more Kissing Marathons sponsored by The band? Anyone out there in Kissville know if this was repeated?
Gene is so in character here!! It was so believable in the early days. Nothing forced.
Really? Seems pretty damn forced and awkward from where I’m sitting.