Ace!:
Watch in amazement as Ace's Les Paul shoots a rocket at a row
of lights! "OOH!! AHH!!"
Flying
Paul: Who knew Paul could fly?
Paul:
This is the part where Paul flew out to be closer to the audience.
One word: RAD!
Gene
Soaks the Crowd: Gene spits blood all over the crowd...the
picture isn't too clear though...
Peter
flys too!: Peter said "Hey Paul, fuck you, I can fly
too!" and at that point his entire drumset tookoff and flew
to a spot above the crowd....awesome.
Flash!:
Gotta love those flash pods and giant KISS signs!
BOOM!:
Awww Yeeeeah! This is why KISS is truly 'The BIG show!'
The
End: One final bow.
RED!!!!!!!!!:
Some of you who know the band may have heard us talking about
the mysterious 'RED'...well here she is in all her glory, it was
a quick shot and its not that great, but its all about the hair
and thats in the picture so...rock on!
More
RED!!!!: This was after the show when we were stalking her...
A
sampling of ricks handwriting: A small snipet of Rick's handwriting...
The
Onion Ring King! (aka scott): This lovely illustration was
crafted by the great Krishna (superwaitress) on May 7, 1999. I
took Scott to Denny's when he was a bit...shall we say...inebriated...and
Krishna was so delighted that she drew a picture!
Pictures from the 175 Days and Counting session!
brothers:
"la la la" The Kockler boys singin a song.
brothers
again: Hmmm...for some strange reason scotts drums remind
me of mickey mouse in this one.....probably cause im on crack.
high
F#: Rick gives everyone the high F#. Watch where your pointin
that thing buddy!
joe!:
This is the only black man closely associated with the band. Scott
has him tied up...umm...nevermind....joe is the man...and he is
the ONLY man i know that can manage to record an entire tape in
mono, and not realize it till the end.
kenny!:
This is kenny, south park fans need not comment. He is the kid
we make do shit for us, like bring us drinks...find the end of
that really really really long cord...and untagle that cord at
the same time....you know...roadie stuff.
rock
on rick!: Rick shows off his majestical bass playin skills.
ricks
baby: This is the guitar on which Forest Hills Girl was written.
Hey Rick, looks like it could use some guitar polish...
rick
gets mad: UH OH! QUICK! GIMMIE THE TWINKIES!
goin
down on scott: Kenny got on his knees for scott in this picture...oh
baby!
scott
from the left: This picture makes it pretty clear that apparently
scott is the only person keeping zildjian cymbals in business.
look
and see for yourself!: If you look closely above scotts rock
crash cymbal you can see a faint image of what appears to be a
ghost!...and if you stare at the bass drum you can see a hidden
picture...really. i promise....
scott
and steve: In this one you can see the shirt scott bought
me for christmas...it had my name on it too. =)
from
the loft: A shot from above.
steve:
Nice! Check out the curves on that baby!...the guitar that is.
steve
on drums: SHHH!!! Dont tell scott! He went to have a surgeon
general...and i played his drums! SHHH!!!
steve
solos: I wanna rock and roll all night...and party everyday!
the
band: A nearly perfect group shot...kenny is still learning
how to use a camera...
basement:
This pic was snapped by steve sometime in early 1997. It was taken
on the date that "New Years Day" was written...that
song is now known as Desdemona.
drawing
of rick: This illustrative rendition of rick was made by scott
sometime in early december of 1998. Points of interest: Euphonium
and Ass Crack.
drawing
of scott: This is a self portrait made by scott at the same
time as the rick drawing. If you can guess what is on the television
email steve here and you
may win something....
drawing
of steve: This drawing is also from the previously mentioned
illustrative breakout by scott. [i must add that i am not that
small, i dont wear hats anymore, and my peavy has two speakers,
not one. =)]
volksempfanger
performing: The first and only professional performance of
Volksempfanger--here at the bar fast eddies in rochester,
new york in july of 1996.
volksempfanger
again: Another pic from the fast eddies gig.
steve
at his h.s. graduation party: This pic was snapped by my sister
while me and my bro gave an impromptu jam session at my h.s. graduation
party in june of 1997. I attribute the fro-ee-ness of my hair
to the extreme humidity of the day.
a
sampling of scotts handwriting: A quick sample of scotts handwriting............(lyrics
in progress???)
jon
schott: Here is jon the former bassist and worlds best chris
farley impersonater. Nice pads!!!
john
putnam [juan(t)]: Ex-bandmember but still good friend john
putnam.....how old are you young man?!?!
scott
in one of his brighter moments: This was taken sometime in
may of 1997 during what just might be the lowest point of the
relationship between me and scott.....and thats kara next to him.
kara's cool. =)
scott
strikes a pose: Watch as scott shows of his blackbelt skills...notice
juan(t) in the bottom of the pic focused on Goldeneye for N64...
scotts
senior picture: Taken sometime in mid-to-late 1996.....the
8" Zildian Splash cymbal was a new toy, and you can see a
piece of ol' blue--scotts first drumset.
scott
flying: You might want to maximize your resolution for this
one...its kinda...umm...big.
scott
speaking in early 1996: Scotts famous "Farewell seniors"
speech....i get a tear in my eye just thinking about it...
steves
senior pic: Taken in august of 1996 when i was a ripe young
16 years of age.....mmmmhmmmm!
scott
and rick: Family Picnic Time!!! awww werent they so cute when
they were young!
vincent
(vinnie) reeder: Yet another Ex-bandmember but still good
friend vinnie reeder...taken on the bus driven by "doug--the
man" on the h.s. band trip to washington dc in may of 1996.
steve
tries to take the edge off: Hard to believe i dont drink now
aint it! I was approximately 12 in that picture....and no, the
bottle is not open!
glam
shot of steve with his baby: From the same shoot as the previous
pic...dont ask me what the hell im playing...cause honestly...i
have no idea!