On 26. February, 1982, Paul Stanley underwent reconstructive surgery by Dr. Frederic Rueckert, a New Hampshire-based reconstructive surgeon, who successfully built Stanley a new right ear using cartilage removed from his rib cage. Paul suffered congenital ear deformity called Grade 3 Microtia. Stanley kept the birth defect a secret for [...]
On 9. December 1978, Paul Stanley did a rare in-store appearance at Cactus Records, Houston, Texas, promoting his solo album, which was released 18. September 1978, simultaneously with the other Kiss members' solo albums. Top photo from rockinhouston.com
On 6. December 1978, Paul Stanley did a rare in-store appearance at Peaches Records, Everett, Seattle, Washington, promoting his solo album, which was released 18. September 1978, simultaneously with the other Kiss members' solo albums. Ric Aliberte: "In late 1978, I took Paul Stanley out to do a bunch of [...]
On 4. December 1978, Paul Stanley did a rare in-store appearance at Oasis Records & Tapes, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, promoting his solo album, which was released 18. September 1978, simultaneously with the other Kiss members' solo albums. PM Magazine did an interview which was broadcasted on WTTV Channel 4. He also [...]
On 18. September, 1978, Kiss released four solo albums, one by each member. In 1978, the world saw one of the most extravagant album launch campaigns ever: the simultaneous release of solo albums by all four members of Kiss. Kiss has claimed that the solo albums were intended to ease [...]
On 4. April 1975, Paul Stanley performed the concert at the Nordic Ice Arena in Hartland, USA, with sunglasses. Right before this concert, Stanley developed a bad eye infection that prevented him from putting on any makeup near his eyes. There’s also a rumour that following the April 4. concert, [...]
On 1. April 1975, Paul Stanley smashed his guitar on stage for the first time, during the encore of the song "Black Diamond" when Peter Criss started smashing his drums. Kiss filmed four songs for the The Midnight Special TV show at NBC Studios, and appropriately enough Paul played his [...]
On 1. June, 1974, Paul got his signature tattoo of a rose at Lyle Tuttle's tattoo parlor in Los Angeles. Paul Stanley: "When I got my tattoo, we were stranded at a hotel in Los Angeles with neither shows nor money. After breakfast with the guys, without telling them, I [...]
On 31. December, 1973, Paul Stanley played his first of three shows with the bandit make-up. The first version of the bandit make-up, was just a black Lone Ranger mask, with silver edges, and silver around the eyes, while the second version was more diamond shaped than the first version. [...]
On 26. May, 1973, Paul Stanley used his star makeup for the very first time (confirmed by Lyn Christopher) while playing with Kiss for 200 people at the Free Library Benefit at the Palisades Free Library, Snedens Landing in Palisades, New York. The Starchild idea came as a suggestion from [...]
