On 14. October 1974, Kiss was invited by Rock Scene magazine to speak at the New York chapter of the Recording Academy (NARAS) at Radio Show Extravaganza, CBS Studios B, in Manhattan, New York, moderated by Allison Steel. The members of Kiss and Wayne County joined the panel for a discussion on the topic “Superstar or Superstud? (The visual vs the musical).” Other panelists included Jobriath’s manager Jerry Brandt; producer-writer, Michael Cuscuna; and publicist Connie De Nave.
“At the October meeting of the New York chapter of the Recording Academy (NARAS), moderated by Allison Steel, the members of Kiss and Wayne County joined the panel for a discussion on the topic “Superstar or Superstud? (The visual vs the musical).” Other panelists included Jobriath’s manager Jerry Brandt; producer-writer, Michael Cuscuna; and publicist Connie De Nave. Music will be supplied by the Dick Hyman-Ted Sommer Trio”
– Billboard, 10/19/1974
This event seems to have gone ahead with Kiss being explicitly mentioned in a George T. Simon article in the Dec. 14 edition of Billboard: “At the October membership get-together of the New York chapter of the Recording Academy (NARAS), a visitor attending his first such meeting in several years murmured loudly enough for those nearby to hear, “is this really a NARAS meeting?” Prodded further by his neighborly eavesdroppers, he intimated that he’s always thought these were rather stodgy affairs. “But now what do I see? Four members of Kiss preening away, and a guy in a dress and, I presume, wearing a wig (Wayne County), camping and pouting his way to Queendom come”
– Billboard, 12/14/1974
The Oct. 19 issue of Billboard noted that this NARAS discussion (“Superstar or Superstud” The visual versus the musical) was going to be held at CBS Recording Studio B on Oct. 15. In the Oct. 26 issue it was reported as taking place on Oct. 14 with topics such as “Superstar vs. Superstud And Homosexuality in music — Is it a turn-on or a turn-off and “Theatrics in Music” on Oct. 14 at Columbia Recording Studio B. Quite a few pictures of the band, with Wayne Country, exist and have been printed in the press.
