On 10. July, 1981, Aucoin Management Inc. filed the Eric Carr makeup design for trademark registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office under serial number 73318435. The trademark was registered on 14. December, 1982. The trademark is classified under the category of Entertainment Services Rendered by a Vocal [...]
On 24. August, 1980, Kiss' new drummer, Eric Carr participated in a promotional photo session for Ludwig Drums at LaGrange, Illinois, following a new endorsement deal. The session was less than a month after making his live debut with Kiss at the Palladium in New York. The session produced a [...]
On 4. August, 1980, photographer Bernard Vidal captured a series of promotional photographs of Kiss' new drummer, Eric Carr, at two iconic New York City locations. The first set was taken at the fence surrounding St. Paul's Chapel at the corner of Church Street and Vesey Street, while a second [...]
On 24. July, 1980, Eric Carr (real name Paul Caravello) officially signed his first contract with Kiss, securing his place as Peter Criss' permanent replacement, who officially left Kiss 18. May, 1980. The agreement was finalized just one day before Carr made his live debut with the band at the [...]
On 24. July, 1980, the People magazine Kiss photo shoot with photographer Raeanne Rubenstein took place. This was the first photo session with the new drummer Eric Carr. The photos were printed in People Magazine 18. August, 1980. On the same day as the photo session, Eric Carr signed his [...]
On 25. July, 1980, Kiss played their first concert without founding drummer Peter Criss, introducing Eric Carr to the world at the Palladium in New York City. C. K. Lendt: "On July 25, just before packing the equipment off to Europe, a show was put on for the public. Kiss [...]
On 22. July, 1980, Eric Carr was announced as the new drummer in Kiss after Peter Criss had been "voted out" of the band a couple of months earlier. Gene Simmons alleged that Carr wanted to use the stage name "Rusty Blade" until Simmons dissuaded him. He decided on "Eric [...]
On 1. July, 1980, Paul Caravello (Eric Carr) got the call inviting him to be the new drummer for Kiss, after auditioning for the band 23. and 27. June. Peter Criss had officially left Kiss on May 18, 1980, or as Kiss says “Was voted out of the band”. Dale [...]
On 23. June, 1980, at 1:30 Paul Caravello (Eric Carr) auditions with Gene, Paul and Ace, at Star Rehearsal Studios, NY, bashing out five tunes, including "Black Diamond", "Firehouse", "Strutter", "Is That You?", and "Detroit Rock City". He then does a short drum solo, it’s all video recorded by the [...]
