ROCK BAND #96 - KISS Traditional Cache

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Jtmlam59: Picked up the container today where it was hid. Just going to archive due to a few complaints from a couple of catchers who were not able to find it.

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Hidden : 11/21/2011
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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This is a new cache series dedicated to some of our favorite rock bands. The first live concert I went to was to see this band. It was in 1975 at the Springfield, MA civic center, and I didn't even know who Kiss was.

My neighbor had an extra ticket and ask me if I wanted to go with him. After pleading with my very "strick" parents, I was given the OK. Thankfully they had never heard of this band either. With the name Kiss, I guess they sounded like a nice band to Mom & Dad. If only they knew.
We have since been to their reunion tour, psycho circus tour, Farewell tour, Hey were not quite gone yet tour, and the 35th anniversity tour. My guess is their not planning to retire any time soon. Just a guess......

Kiss (often stylized as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, shooting rockets, levitating drum kits and pyrotechnics. Kiss has been awarded 24 gold albums to date, the most of any American rock band. The band has sold more than 40 million albums in the United States, of which 20 million have been certified by the RIAA and their worldwide sales exceeds 100 million albums. The 1973–'80 classic lineup of Paul Stanley (vocals and rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons (vocals and bass guitar), Ace Frehley (lead guitar and vocals), and Peter Criss (drums, percussion and vocals) is the most successful.

With their makeup and costumes, they took on the personas of comic book-style characters: Starchild (Stanley), The Demon (Simmons), Spaceman or Space Ace (Frehley) and Catman (Criss). The band explains that the fans were the ones who ultimately chose their makeup designs. Stanley became the "Starchild" because of his tendency to be referred to as the "starry-eyed lover" and "hopeless romantic". The "Demon" makeup reflected Simmons' cynicism and dark sense of humor, as well as his affection for comic books. Frehley's "Spaceman" makeup was a reflection of his fondness for science fiction and supposedly being from another planet. Criss' "Catman" makeup was in accordance with the belief that he had nine lives because of his rough childhood in Brooklyn. Because of creative differences, both Criss and Frehley were out of the group by 1982. The band's commercial fortunes had waned considerably by that point.

Buoyed by a wave of Kiss nostalgia in the 1990s, the band announced a reunion of the original lineup in 1996. The resulting Kiss Alive/Worldwide/Lost Cities/Reunion Tour was the top-grossing act of 1996 and 1997. Criss and Frehley have since left Kiss again, but the band continues with Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer, respectively. Stanley and Simmons have remained the only two constant members. Kiss has been named in many "Top" lists. They include Number 10 on VH1's '100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock', 9th on 'The Greatest Metal Bands' list by MTV, #1 on Hit Paraders's "Top 100 Live Bands", 56th on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists Of All Time", 2nd on Digital Dream Door's "Best Hair Metal Bands", and 26th on Gibson's "50 Greatest American Rock Bands". Kiss was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, ten years after becoming eligible. However, on December 15, 2009, it was announced that Kiss did not make it in. Maybe next time!

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This hide should not be too hard. Just look around at the obvious places. In fact why don't you just get that Ipod out and put on some "Strutter" while you are looking for this one. :-)

Congrats to southtexas and Steve-n-Kim for the FTF!

You folks must geocache all night and party every day! :-)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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