Drafted

By the KISS Army!

Through a connection with CHOC, over a dozen tickets were offered at the office for the KISS show at the Anaheim Honda Center last Tuesday, as a thank you for our fundraising efforts for CHOC. Our WalkTeam raised over $6200--thank you all for supporting us. And thanks C! The seats were awesome:

Unbelievably, there wasn't a mad rush for tickets and there were even enough tickets for the kids. Of course, I was psyched that I was able to convince my co-workers to let me paint our faces (don't judge my skills!):

I loved that the girls wanted the Catman's makeup. Adult KISS fans only opt for the Demon or Starchild so you never see the Catman on display--but the girls made it work:


This was the girls' first arena show and they enjoyed the opening band, Buckcherry:

As the main show started and KISS brought every one on their feet, Velina whispered, when do we get to sit down? The show was a blast...from the past! All the pyrotechnical glory, Paul Stanley screaming "Anaheim!" and yes, even that old chestnut--Gene Simmons spitting out blood--brought back the blaring grandeur of yesteryear. It was an exhaustingly fun night:

The next morning I told Velina about the tradition of wearing the concert shirt the next day at school:

She wasn't as excited by the idea as I hoped. I told her that she had seen an iconic rock band and could now cross it off the bucket list. Of course, her response was what's a bucket list? Pfft. Kids. Anyhoo, she was game with a bit of liquid courage:

Hope everyone had a rockin' Thanksgiving week!