Check out these photos of Tommy Thayer applying makeup to his wife Amber before tonight's concert in New Orleans!

Photos by Shannon Tweed.

Here's KISS featured on the cover of the current issue of Sweden Rock magazine!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

We hope you have a great Halloween! Be safe and have fun!

Here are some of the great photos of Halloween costumes and pumpkins we've been receiving from the KISS Army today!

Check out this KISSonline exclusive clip of KISS playing "Say Yeah" Thursday night in Little Rock!

Take a look at the cover of the Holiday 2009 issue of Guitar Player magazine!

Here's a great note from the magazine's editor:

"The cover looks amazing - so much so that we deleted ALL cover lines from the facing, except the band's name. This is one of the few times in the magazine's 42-year history that we've let an image alone do the talking for newsstand sales."

Check out this video of KISS opening the Madison Square Garden show on October 10, 2009 with "Deuce" - shot from ON the stage!

Hi KISS!!

My name is Santiago Corrada and I am the Neighborhood Services Administrator and work for the Mayor of Tampa, the Honorable Pam Iorio. I have been a loyal member of the KISS Army for over thirty years, have met you in the past and have one of those famous KISS rooms.

This past Wednesday before the concert at the St. Pete Times Forum, I had the pleasure of presenting you and the other members of KISS with the keys to the City of Tampa on behalf of our Mayor. Please see the picture from the presentation.

Again, thank you for coming to Tampa and putting on the greatest show on earth. Tampa loves KISS!!!

Sincerely,

Santiago C. Corrada

LETTERS

I work for a local TV station in Augusta, Georgia, and have been a Kiss fan pretty much my entire life. Yesterday was an amazing day for me, as I got to meet Paul, Tommy, and Eric. It's been a dream of mine since I first bought "Lick It Up" at age 11. They stopped by the Norwood VA Center here in town and spent a good amount of time with people who are part of the Wounded Warriors Care Project of the CSRA.

It was a great pleasure to get to meet members of my favorite band and chat with them for a few minutes. But, what was even more awesome was to see how they interacted with people who put their lives on the line for our freedom. You could tell, KISS were the ones who were honored to be there and spend time with those special veterans.

I have been to many KISS shows, and have seen first-hand how the band salutes the military in their shows. But what I saw yesterday was a much deeper, more heartfelt salute. Taking time out of their busy touring schedule to stop in a town where they weren't scheduled to play, before jetting off to Nashville for last night's show, says a lot about the people behind the make-up, fireworks, and great music. I feel very lucky that my job allowed me a glimpse of that.

The Wounded Warrior Care Project is a great project here in Augusta, and it's nice to see it get some recognition from some huge celebrities. It was wonderful to see how excited the veterans were when Paul, Tommy, and Eric came into the room yesterday. But it was even more impressive to see how excited Paul, Tommy, and Eric were to be there. It was a wonderful moment that will certainly stay with those veterans the rest of their lives, and it is something I'll never forget either.

I'm glad I was lucky enough to be a "fly on the wall." I've always been a proud member of the KISS Army, but I've never been more proud than I am today. Thank you, KISS, for recognizing how important these wounded warriors are to our freedom and ability to do whatever we want. And thank you for spending some time with them. I have enclosed a photo of myself with Tommy Thayer.

Sincerely, Damon Putzier

LETTERS

By Penny Parker

If you're flying on Southwest Airlines today, don't be spooked if you see Ben Franklin, the Statue of Liberty, Larry Bird or Julia Child along for the ride.

Southwest chief executive Gary Kelly is known to surprise passengers and employees with a costume every Halloween, and he practically makes the occasion a company holiday.

In past years, Kelly has masqueraded as Gene Simmons of the rock band Kiss.

Look for KISS to headline the Guitar Hero stage on November 19 with a three song track pack that's sure to satiate the KISS fan in everyone. The track pack will feature "Modern Day Delilah," the first single off their new album, Sonic Boom, "Lick It Up," the title track from their 1983 album, Lick it Up, and "I Was Made for Loving You," KISS's second Gold single.

KISS Track Packs will be available on 11/19/09 via Xbox Live Marketplace for Xbox 360 for 440 Microsoft Points, on the PlayStation Store for the PS3 for $5.49 and for Wii for 550 Wii Points. In addition, all songs in the KISS Track Pack will be released as downloadable singles for Xbox 360 for 160 Microsoft Points each, PS3 for $1.99 each and Wii for 200 Wii Points each.

While you wait, you can also rock out to KISS right now in GH5, which features "Shout It Out Loud!" For more information, visit www.guitarhero.com.

By MITCHELL KLINE

The flames, lights and fog machine were installed this week, helping to make a home on Franklin's West Main Street look like a stage for one of rock's most sensational acts: KISS.

Every Halloween since 2001, Jondie and Rebecca Davis have decorated their house with a theme and invited friends to join them. West Main Street, with its large, historic and gothic-looking homes, has become a popular place for trick-or-treaters. Rebecca Davis said more than 1,800 kids came to their house for candy last year. She expects about 2,000 Saturday.

"It's become kind of bigger than life," she said. "Kids come back every year and say they remember what we did the year before. It's become a lot of fun for us."

Past themes have included Sleeping Beauty, vampires, pirates and the Addams Family. Jondie Davis said he's been a fan of KISS since 1977, when he was 9. He said his friend John Pavlovsky suggested last Halloween that they all dress as members of the rock band and put on a real show.

Coincidentally, the real band put on a show in Nashville this week, making the theme extra-topical.

The new issue of the Spanish 'HEAVY ROCK' Magazine features KISS on cover, The issue also includes a review of the Madison Square Garden Show and an interview with Tommy Thayer!

Thanks to Javier Rueda for sending this to us!

Hello KISS!

Last night was the best night in the world for me and my new fiance. I had been waiting for Love Gun all night to propose to her, and when it came on, I stood her up on her chair, got on one knee and asked her to marry me. Thank you so much for making this possible for us!! We love you guys so much and thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for all the great years of the best rock in the land.

KISS GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO US!!!!!

Collin & Tabitha

LETTERS

Check out this great 'Creatures of the Night' inspired poster for the Arkansas Roller Derby's October 17th event.

Thanks to Tom Hale for sending us the poster image.

Check out the KISS Army last night in Nashville!

All photos by Heather Byrd/The Tennessean