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would somehow hamper the show, mess up the vibes,'1 said promoter Cal Levy. Levy said a “pretty ridiculous scene” ensued backstage as the Procol members and Wakeman’s road crew argued about Rick’s decree.stage, Gene Simmons said to me, ‘Do you want me to spit blood (one of their stage effects1 v If you hedge, I won’t do it.' I said, *Weeeefilllll. .So be didn’t. They put on a class show. And they seemed like real straight, nice guys. Having them come to Cadillac has done more to unify the town than anything I can think of.”Oh, yes: Cadillac beat Chippewa Hills, 10 to 6.According to a spokesperson for Chrysalis Artist Services, Procol’s KEITH REID attempted to take the stage after Gentle Giant’s set to explain what was happening—only to be turned back by Wakenum’s crew. Then the irate band members stormed out of the theater. Their non-appearance wasn’t announced until Wakeman performed his set.But our story doesn’t end here. Heid and piano player Gary Brooker drovedirectly to WE BN radio, where they lambasted Wakeman for his “egotistical and unreasonable” behavior. Wakeman, tiding back to his hotel at the time, had the station tuned in; he became incensed. Upon entering his room, he rang up WEBN and demanded equal time. He, in turn, blasted Procol for their “lies.Procol Hamm returned to Britain shortly afterwards and were unavailable for comment; a Wakeman aide refused to talk, imploring, “It's ever with, let’s forget it.”When Cadillac High in Cadillac, Mich., lost its first two football games in the 74 season, head coach Dave Brines called a staff meeting. “The kids weren’t having any fun,” he said, so 1 suggested we start playing some music in the locker room before and after practices.” He called on an assistant coach (“our rock and roll export) to think of something suitable; he came up with Kiss. The rest is Cadillac High history—seven straight wins and a piece of the conference championship-So it was only natural this year that the school should Invite Kiss themselves to help celebrate their recent ’Homecoming.1 Kiss* management, knowing an ideal publicity gimmick when it stared them in the face, happily agreed. Two days of Kissmania resulted, as the painted and caped punk-rockers descended on the town for a parade, photo sessions and a campus concert in front of 1,500 likewise-painted students and parents.Kiss was on its best behavior. Coach Brines: “Five minutes before going on
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The Gastonia Gazette
Gastonia, North Carolina, US
Tue, Nov 25, 1975
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