{"id":93357,"date":"2023-04-10T09:44:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T09:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/10\/kiss-alive-handwritten-letters-up-for-auction-could-fetch-150k\/"},"modified":"2023-04-10T09:44:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T09:44:20","slug":"kiss-alive-handwritten-letters-up-for-auction-could-fetch-150k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/10\/kiss-alive-handwritten-letters-up-for-auction-could-fetch-150k\/","title":{"rendered":"KISS ‘Alive!’ Handwritten Letters Up For Auction, Could Fetch $150k"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Some KISS memorabilia is hitting the public sale block and anticipated to fetch a fairly penny — upwards of lots of of hundreds, in truth — and these things is not even musical, per se.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Instead of music, it is letters … handwritten by every OG band member, for his or her fourth album “Alive!” … and featured within the gatefold of the groundbreaking reside album. They’re up for grabs by way of GottaHaveRockandRoll.com<\/strong><\/a>, which is anticipating these private notes to succeed in bids between $50k to $150k.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Like we stated, the KISS rockers put pen to paper forward of the discharge of “Alive!” … writing separate items of correspondence to their fan base in fairly descriptive and distinctive phrases.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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There are notes<\/strong><\/a> from Gene Simmons<\/strong><\/a>, Paul Stanley<\/strong><\/a>, Ace Frehley<\/strong><\/a> and Peter Criss<\/strong><\/a>, respectively.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The content material is kind of completely different in every letter — Gene’s speaking about punishing\/pleasuring listeners, Ace is on one other planet, Pete’s feelin’ feline-ish and Paul’s entering into voyeurism. The letters match every rocker’s stage persona … The Demon, The Spaceman, The Catman and The Starchild.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The soon-to-be proprietor will get the 4 items of paper — inheriting them from a fortunate then-15-year-old, who initially copped them in 1976 — full with the glue an artwork division utilized approach again then as effectively.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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They’re all licensed professional by way of a number of authentication businesses … so we’re speaking one in all a form.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The present highest bid is $20k and the public sale ends April 14 … so there’s nonetheless loads of time to rock and roll all nite<\/em>, in the event you’re into it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Gotta adore it (loud)!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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