On 29. November 1978, Gene Simmons did an in-store appearance at Cosmic Comics, and an interview at WMMS Radio in Cleveland, Ohio, promoting his solo album, which was released 18. September 1978, simultaneously with the other Kiss members’ solo albums.
Denny Sanders interviewed Gene on WEWS-TV’s Afternoon Exchange at Tony Isabella’s Cosmic Comics at the Colonial Arcade in downtown Cleveland.
Accompanied by Casablanca Records’ Gary Bird and a photographer/reporter from not Rolling Stone (Are you crazy?), not Creem, not Circus, but 16 Magazine, the ‘entourage’ spent time with Simmons at the WMMS radio studios, among other destinations & activities. Simmons took calls from listeners and talked about his new solo album. He ‘Guest DJed’ and had listeners in the palm of his hand (I remember tuning in that day thanks to WMMS’ hyping it ahead of time).
Simmons kept busy that day in Cleveland. Interviewed by the famed Jane Scott of The Plain Dealer, various other local media types, and also shadowed that day by WMMS’ Denny Sanders. Sanders was taping a segment on Simmons for WEWS’ Afternoon Exchange television program.
– The Demon That Devoured Cleveland
