While in Greece I had the opportunity to stay at Platis Gialos Beach, an absolutely beautiful beach. To go to the town square or hora, one must take a taxi or a bus unless you have your own vehicle. Taking the bus is actually convenient and relatively cheap in comparison to renting a car and much safer than driving a motorcycle. The roads are quite tight and unless experienced on these roads it is advisable not to take the risk. The bus ride also gives one a look at the Mykonos landscape and views of the mountains, hotels and beaches.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWEUESae_II
Recorded on May 12 1995. The occasion was a going away party for my brother who at that point in time was preparing to leave for the US. Joe, my brother's brother in law, was in attendance and put on a little show, It was not planned, and was recorded live in one take using the video camera's built in mic!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xocw38TFLes
Harley Davidson on a Crane
Many years ago, I videotaped an interesting event. It was in 1993, specifically October 30. I was awakened by the excessive noise of heavy machinery and looking out my window I saw a crane setting up in front of my apartment building. A crowd of people had gathered, and parked next to the crane was a vintage pickup truck and a Harley Davidson motorcycle. They seemed to be in the process of preparing to hoist the Harley to the 3rd storey balcony of the apartment building facing my window. I immediately got out my video camera and began filming. The event seemed quite surreal. Who does that? and why?
In the days following the event, I heard a story that was apparently published in a local newspaper. The story goes as follows: as part of the sales agreement, the vendor of the Harley Davidson motorcycle agreed to deliver said Harley to the living room of the buyer. The buyer however, lived on the third storey of an apartment complex. I was never able to verify the validity of the story, but I did witness a Harley Davidson motorcycle being delivered by crane through a 3rd storey balcony window! Funtastic!
For many years I could not locate this footage. In 93, we used 8mm video tapes to record and to view these tapes today is quite difficult since there aren’t any players left to play them on. Each tape contained 1 to 2 hours of footage, and finding a small segment meant going through hours of tape, then the footage needs to be digitized. Quite a bit of time consuming work. Fortunately, while searching for some other “lost” footage, I stumbled upon this one.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frw3KaMdi6I
Black Sabbath, War Pigs, Montreal, April 7.14 Bell Center
They put on an amazing show! Really worth the price of admission!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DG1bquD9E4
Kenny Dupree, Chris V, Carl Hamel, Serge Leblanc,
Born Under a Bad Sign - Albert King cover
At Duffy's Wed, July 6 2016
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4p8TAR7jxM
"We Want Kiss!" is available on itunes. http://itunes.apple.com/album/id978742223
Thank you for the KISS Army support! and
Thank you Kiss...
Tony V.
ps. I am a guitar player!! not a singer! I am trying my best! :D
Lyrics:
We Want Kiss!
words and music
Tony V.
I remember that day, like it was yesterday
The day my brother changed our lives, when he brought home Kiss Alive!
He infected us all, but man we had a ball
playing Kiss, all day long
Haters called us names, we had no time for their stupid games
We always held our ground, cause we loved their sound
It wasn't hard to see, that all my friends seemed to be
Kiss Army soldiers, loyal fans
The hottest band in the land
Chorus
Kiss army, the Kiss army wants you
Kiss army, the Kiss army wants you
Kiss army, the Kiss army wants...You!!
We picked up drums and guitars, we wanted to be stars
Playing our favourite song, with Kiss you can't go wrong
Where ever I seem to be, I meet fans like me
Ready to help out, have fun and hang out
Ace, Gene, Peter or Paul, you know we love them all
Super heroes of rock and roll!
Chorus
So here's the bottom line, they stood the test of time
40 years, still rocking strong, a million fans can't be wrong
The hottest band in the world!
guitar!
solo
chorus X 2
chanting "We want KiSS!"
I want to dedicate this song to KISS : Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley. Without them life would have been simply boring! I also wish to dedicate it to my brother and all the Kiss fans out there, affectionately known as the Kiss Army. My brother being the one who infected myself and our group of friends with the Kiss crazy.
My intention with the song was to thank Kiss for the many years of enjoyment that they provided us with. They had great songs, a great sound and an incredible show. They were in essence superheroes of rock and roll. And the show is still going on to this day!
I was hoping to create a song that sounded like it was recorded in 1975 and paid homage to that period and to Kiss. I wanted the song to be from the perspective of the Kiss fan, thanking his idols for the great time he had. Sort of an anthem for the fans of Kiss or as they are better known: The Kiss Army.
The inspiration of writing this song came in a bizarre way. I had fallen ill with stomach ulcers and was bedridden for a week. To encourage me to stay off my feet and recuperate, I chose to read a good book. I happened to chose Paul Stanley's autobiography. Reading this book brought back memories of my past and helped me understand myself a little better. I realized just how much of an influence they had been on my life. I had grown up on Beatles music but was too young to experience Beatlemania first hand. Kiss were my "Beatles". I wanted to play guitar because I wanted to e
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg8cR-jNH_w