<b><center>KISS</b></center>

<b><center>"Lick it up. After rock and rolling all night, we need nourishment. And every drop of chocolate milk has the same vitamins and minerals regular milk has. All the more reason to have a really, really long tongue."</b></center>

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<b>Brief:</b>
<b>Name - </b>Gene Simmons
<b>Birthday - </b>8/25/47
<b>Instrument - </b>bass, vocals
<b>Stage Name - </b>The Demon

<b>Notables:</b>
Black leather outfits with platform shoes and white kabuki make-up helped launch these milk-mustachioed pioneers of glam rock into the upper stratosphere of musical legends. Founded in 1972 by Gene Simmons and longtime friend Paul Stanley, KISS has been attracting fans, young and old, for two decades. With 23 gold albums in a row, KISS ranks behind only the Rolling Stones and Beatles for consecutive gold albums. Pretty good company to keep, for a group of guys from Queens, N.Y.

So, what's the story behind the makeup and crazy, high-tech stage shows? It's simple, the members of KISS want to give their fans something extra. Not only music, but a carnival-like stage spectacle that personifies the whole KISS "image," which continues to influence popular culture. In their heyday, Marvel Comics released a series of KISS comic books, which led to KISS action figures and a full-length TV movie, Phantom of the Amusement Park.

These days, members of KISS can be found behind billowing clouds of dry-ice fog, playing such high-profile shows as the Super Bowl and MTV's Unplugged. In addition, members of KISS put on a yearly convention called KISS-Con, where fans from around the world have the opportunity to meet the superstars.

Rocking and rolling all night long has always been the anthem of KISS, and it seems to have as much staying power as their favorite drink - chocolate milk, at least three glasses a day.

Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978) an American politician and gay rights activist, was the first openly gay city supervisor of San Francisco, California. He and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated in 1978. His assassin, Dan White, was sentenced to only seven years in prison. Outrage over the verdict lead to widespread rioting in San Francisco by enraged homosexuals and others. Milk is seen by some to be a martyr to the LGBT community.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Milk

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<b><center><a href="http://mayapur.info/2004/05-10-04/Nrisimha%20Chaturdasi/index.htm"><span >Lord Narasimha</span></a></center></b>

Lord Narasimha was originally created to kill a very stalwart demon, Hiranyakashipu. In order to kill Hiranyakashipu, who cannot be killed by human, god or animal, Narasimha is partly all three: a god incarnate as a part-human, part-animal. He comes upon Hiranyakashipu at twilight (when it is neither day nor night) on the threshold of a courtyard (neither indoors nor out), and puts the demon on his lap (neither earth nor space). Using his nails (neither animate nor inanimate) as weapons, he disembowels and kills the demon.

Even after killing Hiranyakashipu, Narasimha cannot control his fury. He was only calmed by the prayers of his devotees. He is invoked by His devotees in danger and there are testimonies of people who were saved by Him.


<b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narasimha"><span >Wikipedia Entry</span></a></b>

Narasimha is worshipped and bathed by his followers each year on his <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=500789">Appearance Day</a>. Part of this ceremony involves annointing Narasimha with milk and yogurt.

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It keeps his bones strong.