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Photo: Lydia Criss at Kiss Expo in New York, may 14,
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When I contacted Lydia for the first time, she
answer me that "at
the present time I am not doing interviews, but I will when it comes closer
to the release of the book", but later
she says OK for this interview, because "I have
received letters from Russian KISS Fans back around 1993, when I was selling
early photos of KISS".
Lydia was
very nice to answer few questions about the book Sealed With A Kiss" and
send for the russian fans two hand writting messages.
(by Vladimir Ilyin, "Kiss
Revenge")
Lydia,
you show us the cover of your upcoming book called "Sealed With A Kiss" on
your own web-site, can you explaine where this title picture (you kissing
with Peter) was taken, who did it, when, where and... you both with Peter
posed for this picture specially or picture was made casually?
Lydia
Criss: The
picture of Peter & I was taken on the airplane just before we were landing
in Japan for the first time 1977. It was taken by Bob Gruen (photographer
for John Lennon & KISS album "Dressed to Kill"). The picture was not posed
for, Bob Gruen just took the picture without our knowledge.
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Photo: Lydia Criss with Peter at airplane in Japan, 1977
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Your
book called "Sealed With A Kiss", can you explaine the title you gave your
book, what sence you put in this title? What it's mean?
Lydia
Criss: "Sealed
with a KISS" is an American expression which means "Completed With Love". I
am finally telling my story in it's complete form and it has been a
gratifying experience.
"Sealed
With A Kiss", what kind of the book you want to release, I mean more photos
with part of text or more text with rare photos. Do you wanna tell us some
stories or show some pictures? What kind of this book will be?
Lydia Criss:
This book will be a lot of photos and a lot of text. The fans are really
going to get everything. It will be similar to KISSTORY, but not quite as
big and not as expensive. The book will be approximately 10" x 12" or 25.4
cm x 30.4 cm.
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Photos: Lydia Criss' messages for the russian KISS fans |
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Is it
possible to buy from you singed copies of the book? Is it possible to buy
only through your web-site? No Amazon, no book stories, only from hand to
hand?
Lydia Criss: Yes, I
will be selling singed copies. Maybe the first 1,000 copies will be singed.
Maybe all, I haven't decided yet. At the beginning the book will only be
sold through my website. After that I will decide if I want to go to Amazon
or if they will come to me.
When it
happen, when your book finally available? Can you tell us a release date?
Lydia Criss: I
am still working on the design and editing, so I really don't know the
release date, but I would think some time early 2006, January - March. |
