Unmasked My 50-Year Journey with Kiss: An insider’s scrapbook containing a half-century of KISS stories and artifacts that go beyond face painting and fireworks.
by Thad Zylka
About the Book
🎸 Unmasked: My 50-Year Journey with KISS – Rock & Roll Memories, Rare Finds, and Once-in-a-Lifetime Moments 🎸
Some fans collect albums. I collected history. For 50 years, I’ve chased the music, the moments, and the magic of KISS—and this is my story.
It’s the tale of a teenage fan who turned his passion into an epic rock & roll adventure: uncovering lost treasures, meeting his heroes, and becoming part of KISS legend.
Inside Unmasked, you’ll experience:
Turn it up. The show is about to begin.
Some fans collect albums. I collected history. For 50 years, I’ve chased the music, the moments, and the magic of KISS—and this is my story.
It’s the tale of a teenage fan who turned his passion into an epic rock & roll adventure: uncovering lost treasures, meeting his heroes, and becoming part of KISS legend.
Inside Unmasked, you’ll experience:
- The mystery of the missing Key to the City of Cadillac—lost for decades, found again, and making a historic return for the 50th anniversary celebration.
- A 15-year quest for rock royalty’s signatures—tracking down each original KISS member to sign one legendary artifact.
- A guitar like no other—direct from the Crazy Nights tour and into my personal collection.
- Dinner with Gene Simmons—what happens when you break bread with the Demon.
- Becoming KISS—from the makeup to the boots, what it really takes to step into their world.
- A Facebook post that rewrote history—leading me to the artist behind Paul Stanley’s 1987 flag guitar.
- Stage-worn outfits—the story behind multiple authentic KISS leotards now in my possession.
- The Las Vegas DVD surprise—why my email-checking cameo is immortalized in KISS history.
- The Salt Lake City miracle—arriving ticketless and but ended up with a front-row seat.
- Full-circle moment attending both my first KISS concert in 1978 and their final show in 2023 with the same friend.
- Frozen in time—a rare photo of Gene Simmons with Cadillac’s Key to the City in 1975.
- KISS in Cadillac, 50 years later—the celebration plans for 2025.
- DIY rock dreams—how a pair of stolen winter boots became my first KISS platforms in 1977.
- The final song that gave fans chills—and why one city’s name will never be forgotten.
Turn it up. The show is about to begin.
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Book Details
| ASIN | B0FP3LCZBH |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Thad Zylka |