KISS 1979 11 21 Seattle, WA - Seattle Center Coliseum (Stalin was there - age 8)

DerekJohnson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFEAkyvBUHI

El_K

How did you convince your parents to let you go? I want to hear the story of how you got to go and who you went with.

DerekJohnson

El_K said:

How did you convince your parents to let you go? I want to hear the story of how you got to go and who you went with.

A long-lost buddy of mine from Spiritridge Elementary, Steve Swartout, got me into KISS. Late summer or fall of 1979, my mom took my sister and I down to Factoria Square and while in a drug store I saw the KISS Alive! album. I begged, pleaded and threatened until my mom agreed to buy it. When we got home I raced to my bedroom and tore the cellophane off the album. Up to that point my only records were The Eagles The Long Run which I had just got, and The Beatles Let it Be. So this was an eye-opener.

About a month later I dressed up as Gene Simmons for Halloween. And with KISS coming to the Coliseum in November, Steve's dad agreed to take Steve and I to the concert. I don't remember if it was a struggle or not to get permission from my parents.

Walking up to the Coliseum, I had never seen men with long hair before and I had never smelled pot before. We were a distance from the stage but when the explosions went off I could feel the heat of the flames. Great thrill, the whole thing.

YellowSnow

DerekJohnson said:

El_K said:

How did you convince your parents to let you go? I want to hear the story of how you got to go and who you went with.

A long-lost buddy of mine from Spiritridge Elementary, Steve Swartout, got me into KISS. Late summer or fall of 1979, my mom took my sister and I down to Factoria Square and while in a drug store I saw the KISS Alive! album. I begged, pleaded and threatened until my mom agreed to buy it. When we got home I raced to my bedroom and tore the cellophane off the album. Up to that point my only records were The Eagles The Long Run which I had just got, and The Beatles Let it Be. So this was an eye-opener.

About a month later I dressed up as Gene Simmons for Halloween. And with KISS coming to the Coliseum in November, Steve's dad agreed to take Steve and I to the concert. I don't remember if it was a struggle or not to get permission from my parents.

Walking up to the Coliseum, I had never seen men with long hair before and I had never smelled pot before. We were a distance from the stage but when the explosions went off I could feel the heat of the flames. Great thrill, the whole thing.

Whatever became of those long playing records?

DerekJohnson

YellowSnow said:

DerekJohnson said:

El_K said:

How did you convince your parents to let you go? I want to hear the story of how you got to go and who you went with.

A long-lost buddy of mine from Spiritridge Elementary, Steve Swartout, got me into KISS. Late summer or fall of 1979, my mom took my sister and I down to Factoria Square and while in a drug store I saw the KISS Alive! album. I begged, pleaded and threatened until my mom agreed to buy it. When we got home I raced to my bedroom and tore the cellophane off the album. Up to that point my only records were The Eagles The Long Run which I had just got, and The Beatles Let it Be. So this was an eye-opener.

About a month later I dressed up as Gene Simmons for Halloween. And with KISS coming to the Coliseum in November, Steve's dad agreed to take Steve and I to the concert. I don't remember if it was a struggle or not to get permission from my parents.

Walking up to the Coliseum, I had never seen men with long hair before and I had never smelled pot before. We were a distance from the stage but when the explosions went off I could feel the heat of the flames. Great thrill, the whole thing.

Whatever became of those long playing records?

YellowSnow

DerekJohnson said:

YellowSnow said:

DerekJohnson said:

El_K said:

How did you convince your parents to let you go? I want to hear the story of how you got to go and who you went with.

A long-lost buddy of mine from Spiritridge Elementary, Steve Swartout, got me into KISS. Late summer or fall of 1979, my mom took my sister and I down to Factoria Square and while in a drug store I saw the KISS Alive! album. I begged, pleaded and threatened until my mom agreed to buy it. When we got home I raced to my bedroom and tore the cellophane off the album. Up to that point my only records were The Eagles The Long Run which I had just got, and The Beatles Let it Be. So this was an eye-opener.

About a month later I dressed up as Gene Simmons for Halloween. And with KISS coming to the Coliseum in November, Steve's dad agreed to take Steve and I to the concert. I don't remember if it was a struggle or not to get permission from my parents.

Walking up to the Coliseum, I had never seen men with long hair before and I had never smelled pot before. We were a distance from the stage but when the explosions went off I could feel the heat of the flames. Great thrill, the whole thing.

Whatever became of those long playing records?

Sad. I still have the first 3 records I've ever bought. CDs too.

Cassette tapes went to Cellophane Square on the Ave.

RaceBannon

The Capital Mall is built on a garbage dump

YellowSnow

RaceBannon said:

The Capital Mall is built on a garbage dump

So is my Boathouse (basically).

Alexis

I saw alot of great concerts back in the 80s. But missed all the great late 70s stuff. Never saw Kiss back in the early days. One of my great concert misses. Early makeup Kiss. Bon Scott and Van Halen with DLR.

huskyhooligan

I've got posters on the wall
My favorite rock group Kiss
I've got Ace Frehley
I've got Peter Criss
Waiting there for me
Yes I do, I do

YellowSnow

huskyhooligan said:

I've got posters on the wall
My favorite rock group Kiss
I've got Ace Frehley
I've got Peter Criss
Waiting there for me
Yes I do, I do

I have the cake eater version of that record on vinyl. And the pour people CD too.

DerekJohnson

YellowSnow said:

RaceBannon said:

The Capital Mall is built on a garbage dump

So is my Boathouse (basically).