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JamesG · 08-17-2013, 07:44 PM

KISS Brings Football Team to L.A.
8/16/2013
by David Greenwald, Billboard

Los Angeles will have a football team again this spring -- thanks, in part, to KISS.

According to ESPN, the Arena Football League will bring an expansion team to Anaheim under the ownership of a group that includes KISS' Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley.

The team will be dubbed the LA KISS and will use the rock act's logo. They'll join the league with play starting in March. Season tickets will reportedly come with a free KISS concert.

"As a fast-paced, high-action band, this partnership with the AFL was an obvious fit for us," Simmons told ESPN in a statement. "Attending an LA KISS game in 2014 will be similar to a live Kiss show, with thrilling, heart-pounding action."

Stanley also had praise for the AFL's underdog status in a sport dominated by NFL coverage. "The whole idea of an alternative to what has perhaps become a corporate sport is very intriguing, and resonates with us," Stanley told USA Today.

"We’ve always tried to be a band that relates to everybody, and the AFL is built on that whole premise."

L.A. has seen two previous AFL franchises, though no NFL team has called the city home since the Raiders and Rams both left after the 1994 season.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ear...team-la-608148

MrCleveland · 08-17-2013, 08:04 PM

KISS has good sports rock songs, so It'll fit!...

Okay...the last song doesn't fit well, but I love this song!

JamesG · 08-17-2013, 08:09 PM

KISS had a short-lived wrestler, The Demon, in WCW back in the late '90s who came out to 'God of Thunder'.

Wrestler Tazz also used 'War Machine' as his entrance song.

08-17-2013, 07:44 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,230	Rock Group KISS Launches L.A. Football Team KISS Brings Football Team to L.A. 8/16/2013 by David Greenwald, Billboard Los Angeles will have a football team again this spring -- thanks, in part, to KISS. According to ESPN, the Arena Football League will bring an expansion team to Anaheim under the ownership of a group that includes KISS' Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. The team will be dubbed the LA KISS and will use the rock act's logo. They'll join the league with play starting in March. Season tickets will reportedly come with a free KISS concert. "As a fast-paced, high-action band, this partnership with the AFL was an obvious fit for us," Simmons told ESPN in a statement. "Attending an LA KISS game in 2014 will be similar to a live Kiss show, with thrilling, heart-pounding action." Stanley also had praise for the AFL's underdog status in a sport dominated by NFL coverage. "The whole idea of an alternative to what has perhaps become a corporate sport is very intriguing, and resonates with us," Stanley told USA Today. "We’ve always tried to be a band that relates to everybody, and the AFL is built on that whole premise." L.A. has seen two previous AFL franchises, though no NFL team has called the city home since the Raiders and Rams both left after the 1994 season. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ear...team-la-608148 Attached Images

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08-17-2013, 08:09 PM	#3
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,230	KISS had a short-lived wrestler, The Demon, in WCW back in the late '90s who came out to 'God of Thunder'. Wrestler Tazz also used 'War Machine' as his entrance song.