Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Offers Summer Update

August 17, 2006

Former KISS/current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick has posted a lengthy update on his official web site. An excerpt from his message follows:

"GRAND FUNK RAILROAD has been keeping me busy as usual as it is the season for the band to get out touring every week. This summer we have had great shows in Detroit, Denver, Traverse City, which was the Cherry Festival, and was so picture perfect. Played a new ESP Snapper guitar I got to replace the one that was 'lost.' We went to Fresno and it was hotter than hell, and outside San Francisco the Marin County Fair was actually comfy.

"The show outside of Hartford was nice, as it rained there the week before so we seem to bring some good weather. This past weekend all hell broke loose, as in 'thunder and lightening' in St Louis and that city didn't need any more problems. A week earlier they got hit with terrible storms and the city was in darkness. We played under the famous Arch and I brought my new (1981) Gibson Explorer to jam with the band. Everyone loved it. As you KISS fans know, the guitar on the cover of 'Alive III' is an ESP Explorer and that stays locked away, and this Gibson is very similar.

"Hung out in Vegas for a few extra days before our show at the Station Casino, as United Airlines sadly had a plane to fix, and by it took to get it flying, we could not make it to Cadott, WI, the big show we were so looking forward to. My apologies to the fans that were hoping to catch us there. Next year we will make it for sure. So we were in Fresno at the airport for 9 hours!!! Off to Vegas like a bunch of tired wounded animals, but after a nap got to go to dinner with a friend of mine who owns a great guitar store and is a player as well. The Mandalay Bay has a great Italian place that was perfect. Too bad Vegas had the heat wave California was having and it was like 115 everyday! Of course got in trouble at my friends store, bought a nice Gibson reissue Les Paul 58, that will undoubtedly wind up on my new CD."

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