SEX, DRUDGERY, AND ROCK & ROLL MY LIFE OF HELL, HUMILIATION, AND GROUPIE HERDING ON THE ROAD WITH KISS

Imperiumi.net: "Actually, it's not real blood, and technically, it's on my towel. But never mind. I am a roadie, at least temporarily. When Kiss announced this spring that its four founding members (Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss) would reunite for the first time since 1979 for a world tour, I realized there would be no better opportunity to answer a question almost as pressing as the exact length of Simmons' tongue: What exactly do roadies do? The tour promised to re-create the burlesque excess of Kiss' '70s stage shows, complete with Kabuki- bondage costumes and rocket-launching guitars. If there was roadie work to be done, this was my chance."