The Year-End Double Issue of Entertainment Weekly features a page dedicated to (icon) MATH. It says 2009's most intriguing stars respresent the surprising sums of some well-known parts. Gene was used in the formula to come up with Russell Brand.

Bill France

Thought I'd share the latest KISS creation I received for Christmas from my sister Sherri.

Happy Paulidays!

Steve Ponchaud

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BEST WISHES TO THE GREATEST FANS

Very best wishes to all in the KISS family. We hope everyone has a wonderful Holiday Season. Be safe!

Paul, Eric, Tommy & Gene

Pictured is the actual card that KISS sent out for the holidays this year!

This photo of Gene Simmons made the top 10 list of Washington Post photographer Richard A. Lipski's favorite works of the year! The photo was taken at KISS' Washington, DC show in October.

Check out the cool new KISS Scooter from licensee Crossrunner.

Stay tuned to KISSonline for more details soon!

Hello KISS FANS,

I just wanted to share this with all. Tommy is in a Hughes and Kettner / Tommy Thayer Signature Edition Duotone Amplifier ad in the 2010 Holiday Guitar Review Guide.

Michael L. Aldana

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KISS' Sonic Boom album has been voted the #1 Rock Album of 2009 by the listeners of 'The Rock Show' on Sunshine FM in the UK!

'The Rock Show' is hosted by Jeff Collins, and every December features a Top 30 Rock Albums of the year show.

#1 KISS - Sonic Boom

It's the 70's all over again! Big killer riffs and booming choruses - KISS are back.

They've followed their awesome appearance at Download with an album, which takes rock back to its raw and raucous best.

KISS!

Bandit Rock in Sweden will be the official radio station for the two Sonic Boom Over Europe shows in Sweden this summer! As you can tell from the picture, Bandit Rock DJ:s Antonina Kobylinski and Fredrik Stenberg are already gearing up and getting ready to rumble! In the picture you can also see a newspaper outtake from the Unmasked tour back in 1980. It says "KISS - are they dangerous? Sex, blood and violence - Expressen at the premiere."

Bandit Rock 104.8 in Goteborg, Sweden recently did an interview with the Demon himself! The Bandit Rock KISSmas Special featuring Gene Simmons will air December 23rd at 6 pm CET (Central European Time). You will be able to catch the show through the web radio broadcast - www.bandit1048.com.

Fredrik Stenberg

Dear KISS,

Thought you would like to see this picture of my leather jacket. I have just finished painting it with the KISS Army logo on the sleeve and a full size picture on the back. Hope you like it!

Looking forward to seeing you in London on May 13th.. I've been a fan since 1978 and must say that Sonic Boom ROCKS!!!

Thanks,
John Joyner

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Thank you for the chance to meet you guys backstage in San Diego. You guys haven't lost a step. It might have been the best concert I've been to since my last KISS concert in Philly (where I'm from.) It was a BLAST!

I hope you get a chance to see this video I gave you of Navy SEALS doing their best KISS impersonation in Basrah, Iraq!

- Keith Jones

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Rock band members of KISS Gene Simmons and Eric Singer spoke to the kids at Boys & Girls Club of the Foothills with a message to stay away from alcohol, drugs and bad people.

Photos by SGVN/Staff Photo by Walt Mancini/SXCity

Hi KISS!!

Who would have thought it....a Gene Simmons waiter in front of the Legends Bar, north of the town of San Pedro on Ambergris Caye, Belize.

KISS truly is everywhere!!

Bill Moore

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Hey KISS,

I wanted to share with you and all the KISS fans all over the world this amazing cake my best friend made for my birthday on December 21st. I'm now 25 and I'm a huge KISS fan (and especially Paul Stanley as you can see) since I'm 2 years old. I caught it from my dad who's himself a very big fan since the beginning. I just can't wait to see you in Europe!

Oh and by the way, Sonic Boom is just unbelievable! One of the best KISS album ever, for sure!! I was dreaming of a new album since a long time now and you did it... How awesome is that!

Thanks a lot for all the things you're doing for us, YOU are the best! I love you all. Greetings from France!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE

William Wambst

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Here's Gene's recent Fox News appearance to promote KISS Kompendium!

KISS band members visit Boys and Girls Club in Monrovia

By Nathan McIntire

Children at the Boys and Girls Club of the Foothills discovered Monday that the Demon and the Catman aren't nearly as imposing without their makeup.

Gene Simmons and Eric Singer, also known respectively as the Demon and the Catman of the legendary rock band KISS, visited the club and signed autographs while imploring the kids to stay away from drugs and alcohol.

Though the lead singer and drummer of KISS didn't wear their patented white and black make-up, Simmons did oblige repeated requests to show his infamously long, slithering tongue.

"I would stick my tongue out, but look how dirty the floor is," Simmons told one child before relenting.