KISS fans of all ages came out Sunday to celebrate all things KISS at the KISS Fan Expo in Hillside, IL. Thanks to all the fans who stopped by to visit with us at the KISSOnline booth!


Photos by Doug Cataldo and John Wicker

The number of fans on KISS' Facebook page surpassed the 5 MILLION mark earlier this week! Thank you, KISS Army!

If you're not a fan of KISS on Facebook yet, head over to KISS' official Facebook page to "Like" us.

For my 41st birthday my daughter painted this for me!!! I am a big fan of KISS so I appreciate this very much! Thank you beautiful daughter.

Francisco Mendoza

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This is a scene from a Japanese TV commercial featuring the Starchild Dog playing the drums!

Thanks,
Wataru

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Check out Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament rockin' out KISS-style in Calgary last month!

Thanks to Débora Helena Costa for sending KISSOnline the image from Pearl Jam's site.

Here is my new Ink! I've got the best!

See guys on board!
Guile Scarantino

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Check out the Starchild Cowboy rocking the big screen at the Cowboys' Stadium! Special thanks to Ryan Mackey for shooting this video at last weekend's Dallas Cowboys game and sharing it with KISSonline!

Eventful and KISS Win 2011 OMMA Award for Best Integrated Online Campaign

Eventful, Inc., the leading digital media company connecting over 20 million consumers with live entertainment and local events, has been named the winner of the 2011 Integrated Online Campaign OMMA Award for the Entertainment & Music category. Eventful’s award-winning work with the legendary rock band KISS was recognized at the annual OMMA Awards in New York City, which celebrate the year’s best in online media, marketing, and advertising.

KISS and Eventful launched an integrated social media campaign, built upon Eventful’s unique and popular Demand it!® service, which enabled fans to determine which local band opened for KISS in each of the 22 markets during their 2010 US tour. By empowering passionate music fans to shape the event, Eventful helped KISS engender an emotional connection with fans and directly increased ticket sales for their tour.

Over 425,000 fans participated by “Demanding” over 3,700 unsigned bands which were competing to become an opening act for KISS. The campaign, which was presented by Guitar Center, also generated over 105 million social media impressions and 24 million online media impressions.

During 2009, KISS partnered with Eventful to become the first major artist to route an entire tour based purely on consumer demand, with over 500,000 fans using Demand it® to determine which 50 cities were included in KISS’s North America Tour. That campaign directly drove nearly $5 million in ticket sales to Eventful users.

TRIBUTES TO THE LATE KISS DRUMMER

Hello KISS Army,

I thought you would appreciate my new tattoo (pictured on the left), just got it September 12, and it pays tribute to a great KISS drummer, who left use 20 years ago this year. It was done at Wolf creek tattoos in Waverly , Iowa by Monte Snyder. He did an amazing job!

Thanks for all the years, a fan forever .....
Kyle Bade


HI!!!

Here I send you my KISS Tattoo (pictured on the right) of Eric Carr! It is in the Creatures of the Night style. R.I.P. The tattoo artist who made it, is Ovidiu from Transylvania Tattoo.

Greetings,
Olli

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Today, Entertainment Tonight continues its coverage of Gene's wedding, going inside the reception for a surprise KISS concert!

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Hello KISS,

KISS is everywhere! A chain of clothing stores in Holland, Bertus Ten Hoor, has a clear KISS reference in their new poster campaign. These poster are used for advertising on the streets. Also on their homepage you will find a girl with star make up.

Greetz from Holland,
Ad van Hoeffelen

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Here's a photo from Pensacola, Florida's "Barktoberfest," an annual event to celebrate the canine residents of Pensacola.

Thank you to RevJenkins for sending the photo to KISSonline!

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This is from a popular burger joint in Ecuador. KISS is everywhere, even though KISS has never played in Ecuador!

Maria Burley

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I got married on September 23, 2011, and I just had to make KISS a part of the special day!

p.s. Congratulations Gene and Shannon! Best wishes!

Tara (Reilly) Adams
Scranton, PA

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By Mia McNiece

Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed have made it official!

After 28 years together, the KISS bassist, 62, married his longtime girlfriend in an evening ceremony outside on the crystal lawn at the Beverly Hills hotel on Saturday, their rep confirms to PEOPLE. The couple's guests cheered when Simmons said "I do" to his partner.

Tweed, 54, walked down the aisle in an ivory Priscilla of Boston gown – one of three dresses she chose for the big occasion – and carried a bouquet of ivory garden roses.

The couple exchanged vows they wrote themselves in front of 400 guests including Hugh Hefner, Bill Maher and the KISS members (Paul Stanley was in the wedding party).

Also in attendance were the couple's two children Nick, 22, and Sophie, 19, who was the maid of honor.

And their planned first dance is quite fitting for a couple who have been together for almost three decades: "At Last" by Etta James, to be performed by their daughter Sophie.