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All news should be considered an unconfirmed report unless verified, and all information published at KISS Asylum is attributed to the source from which it was received so that readers may judge the validity of the statements for themselves.Have KISS news to report?Show on Radio Reality Check show is scheduled for Thursday, January 31st at 8PM (PT) 11PM (ET)!Fans can chat live with other KISS fans around the world!KISS requests and look out for giveaways throughout the show!Subsequently he joined up with Tony Iommi and played on two classic BLACK SABBATH albums, SEVENTH STAR in 1986 and THE ETERNAL IDOL the following year.Thereupon he toured the world with Gary Moore before reuniting with his old Black Sabbath colleague Ray Gillen in Badlands.In quick succession he hooked up with Alice Cooper for some touring before stepping in to replace the ailing ERIC CARR in KISS and proceeding to record the classic REVENGE album in 1992 and the follow up CARNIVAL OF SOULS in 1997 as well as the live albums ALIVE III in 1993 and MTV UNPLUGGED in 1996.BRUTAL PLANET album in 2000 and THE EYES OF ALICE COOPER album in 2003.ACE FREHLEY, legendary original lead guitarist with New York City glam rockers KISS, will make a rare Western New York appearance as a solo artist when he brings his band to the Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel on Feb 29.The show was announced this afternoon in a release from the casino.KISS in nearly 20 years.KISS Meter: GENE SIMMONS Will Sell You a Hoover
From: RollingStone.Paul did happen to like the cake.Paul was very cordial and spent a few quality minutes with us.Being a KISS fan for 28 years, this day was one of my KISS highlights.Friday at the Long Island Wentworth Gallery.Call for details on the special VIP Reception with PAUL STANLEY.PAUL STANLEY was on Fox And Friends this morning.Check out the video at www.Saturday, January 19 at the Pearl booth.Every day above ground, indeed.The 2008 Japan KISS Expos have been confirmed for Feb.Club One Two (ESP Musical Academy Bldg.ERIC SINGER and BRUCE KULICK.Stanley, 55, an art major and graduate, returned to painting about seven years ago, finding a strong demand for his work which goes on show at the Wentworth Gallery Garden City in New York on Jan 4.KISS fan since 1976 when my older sister put KISS Alive!Not bad, but definitely not what the crowd was there to see.Ace cracked a few jokes, mentioned the Tiger attack, and thanked the military for their service.During his solo at the end of Shock Me, something happened to his Les Paul.He joked about fucking the guitar up, and then launched right back into the solo as if nothing happened.Love Gun was awesome with his drummer taking the lead vocal.Overall a great show with some classic KISS, as well as classic Ace material.Pauls Friday Interview Schedule
From: PaulStanley.What do Yogi Berra, the archbishop of Newark, the drummer from the rock group KISS and Miss New Jersey have in common?New Jerseyans who are making resolutions for the new year.Read the entire article at www.Hey, you want to do the show?KISS frontman GENE SIMMONS says you should never be too sure.On Tap This Week: KISS Guitarist Displays Art
From: NewsDay.Friday and Saturday at the Wentworth Gallery at Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City.Looking for more KISS News?KISS ASYLUM is an unofficial, fan run KISS web site.KISS ASYLUM is optimized for 800x600 screen resolution or higher using Internet Explorer 6.Have KISS News to report?Can you help us build wikiHow in Portuguese?Use lip balm, especially if your lips tend to get
dry and chapped.Breath mints are preferable,
because you can use them in a pinch and not have to worry about
getting rid of them.Pay attention to
signals that the other person is into you and is ready for a
kiss.Does he or she seem comfortable touching you.Has the subject of kissing or love come
up in conversation?Some good times are at a romantic movie after or
during an onscreen kiss, walking in the moonlight, or during a
particularly intimate conversation.Wait until the two of you are
alone so that the other person will feel more comfortable and so
that nobody will see if your attempt to kiss is rejected.Get permission for the kiss.May I kiss
you?If
the person pulls away at any time, he or she is not ready for a
kiss.Approach for the kiss.Depending on your starting position you may need only to turn your
head, or you may need to lean in a bit.You may want to close your
eyes after your lips meet to heighten the sensuality of the kiss
(and to avoid staring at the pores on his or her face).Make the kiss the reason for the kiss.French kissing or start
putting their hands in inappropriate places.Good kissers
concentrate on the kiss, and they kiss, at least seemingly,
expecting nothing more.Let your partner participate in the kiss.Gasping, however, or turning blue is not
romantic.Take small breaths through your nose as you kiss.You do
not forget how to breathe!Another turn on for the first kiss is to gently caress their
shoulder while you kiss.Don't forget your manners!"Be a gentleman (or a lady) at all times, and you'll be more kissable.""Be a gentleman (or a lady) at all times, and you'll be more kissable."Be a gentleman (or a lady) at all times, and you'll be more
kissable.Don't expect a kiss on the first
date.If you act polite, your partner might go out with you again
and then you might get a kiss once he or she is more comfortable
with you.Just keep in mind that trying to kiss
someone is not the same as expecting to kiss someone.Make sure your hair is out of your face.You will not kiss as well if your mind is
somewhere else."Do I look okay tonight?"ANY thoughts outside the kiss if you can help it.Instead,
concentrate on the way the other person's lips feel against
yours.Respond in a way similar to the way they
are kissing you.Unless
whoever you're kissing is just totally soulless, you can have a
good kiss with just about any one.When both
people approach a kiss with this mentality the moment can be
absolutely amazing.Warnings
Do not force anything!Kissing is not supposed to be aggressive, and it's definitely
not a contest of who can get their tongue the farthest into their
partner's mouth.Don't kiss a guy or girl who has a disease or cold sores in
their mouth, that will hurt you in the future!Let the other person give
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Anonymous, Krystle C.Jack H, Josh Hannah, Tom Viren, Ben Rubenstein, Ash, Erin, Versageek, Waited, Manuel_Montenegro_THANKS!Dvortygirl, Sondra C, KnowItSome, Cmseagle, Superjoe Software, Flickety, Dave Crosby, Nicole Willson, Bobb Fwed, Julia Maureen, Andy Zhang, Axiom, Rob S, Horses4Ever, Busbyhead, Jonathan E.All text shared under a Creative Commons License.This article includes inline links to audio files.Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973.Kiss has been awarded 24 gold albums to date.Demon (Simmons), the Starchild (Stanley), the Spaceman (Frehley), and the Catman (Criss).The band explains that the fans were the ones who ultimately chose their makeup designs.Paul Stanley became the "Starchild" due to his tendency to be referred to as the "starry eyed lover" and "hopeless romantic."Due to creative differences, both Criss and Frehley were out of the group by 1982.In 1983, Kiss abandoned their makeup and enjoyed a commercial resurgence throughout the rest of the decade.Buoyed by a wave of Kiss nostalgia in the 1990s, the band announced a reunion of the original lineup (with makeup) in 1996.Criss and Frehley have since left Kiss again and have been replaced by Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer, respectively.History of Kiss
1.They recorded one album, which was shelved by Epic Records, and played a handful of live shows.In late 1972, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley came across an ad in Rolling Stone placed by Peter Criss, a veteran drummer from the New York club scene, who was previously in bands called "Lips" and "Chelsea".Criss (born George Peter John Criscuola on December 20, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York City) auditioned for and joined the new version of Wicked Lester.The trio focused on a much harder style of rock than Wicked Lester played.Inspired by the theatrics of the New York Dolls, they also began experimenting with their image by wearing makeup and various outfits.Although the performance went well, Ellis hated the group's image and music.On top of that, as he was leaving, he was vomited on by Criss's brother.In January 1973, the group added lead guitarist Paul "Ace" Frehley (born April 27, 1951 in the Bronx, New York City).Frehley joined, the Wicked Lester name was dropped and the band became Kiss."SS" look like lightning bolts).SS, a symbol that is now illegal to display in Germany.Therefore, in Germany, after 1979, all of the band's album covers and merchandise used a modified version of the logo, in which the "SS" looks like a backwards "ZZ."None of these rumors have any basis in fact, as to which the band has consistently attested.The first Kiss performance was on January 30, 1973, for an audience of three at the Popcorn Club (renamed Coventry shortly afterward) in Queens.Kiss agreed, with the condition that Aucoin get them signed to a recording contract within two weeks.On November 1, 1973, Kiss became the first act signed to former teen pop singer and Buddha Records executive Neil Bogart's new label, Emerald City Records (which was shortly afterward renamed Casablanca Records).Kiss's first tour started on February 5, 1974 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium.Kiss, was released on February 18.Casablanca and Kiss promoted the album heavily throughout the spring and summer of 1974.Simmons was "just a nice Jewish boy."Simmons deftly parried this remark with neither a confirmation nor denial, by saying simply, "You should only know."You can't hide the hook," a sly reference to Simmon's nose.Despite the publicity and constant touring, Kiss initially sold just 75,000 copies.Meanwhile, the group and Casablanca Records were losing money quickly.With Hotter Than Hell quickly dropping off the charts, Kiss was pulled from their tour to quickly record a new album.Dressed To Kill, released on March 19, 1975, fared slightly better commercially than Hotter Than Hell.It also contained what would later become the band's trademark song, "Rock and Roll All Nite" (sample (info)).By late 1975, Casablanca was nearly bankrupt and Kiss was in danger of losing their record contract.Kiss wanted to express the excitement felt at their concerts (which their studio albums had so far failed to do), with their first live album.Kiss's first top 40 single, a live version of "Rock And Roll All Nite."It was the first version of "Rock and Roll All Nite" with a guitar solo, and this recording has come to represent the definitive version of the song; supplanting the studio original.In recent years the band admitted that additional audience noise had been added to the album, not to deceive fans, but to add more "excitement and realism" to the show.Kiss the breakthrough they had been seeking, but arguably saved Casablanca, which was close to bankruptcy.Following this success, Kiss partnered with producer Bob Ezrin, who had previously worked with Alice Cooper.The result was Destroyer (released March 15, 1976), Kiss's most musically ambitious studio album to date.While the album sold well initially and became the group's second gold album, it quickly dropped down the charts.For many teenagers, this was their first exposure to Kiss's dramatic appearance.In addition to the three performances, Kiss was the subject of a brief comedic "interview" conducted by Paul Lynde himself.This included Lynde noting, when hearing the member's first names, "Oh, I love a good religious group."Alive II, was released on October 14, 1977.Gallup poll named Kiss the most popular band in America.The first of what is now many Kiss greatest hits albums, Double Platinum, was issued on April 2, 1978.During this period, Kiss merchandise became a substantial source of income for the group.Some of the products released included a pair of comic books issued by Marvel (the first one of which contained ink mixed with actual blood donated by the group), a pinball machine, Kiss dolls, "Kiss Your Face Makeup" kits, Halloween masks, board games, and many other pieces of memorabilia.Membership in the Kiss Army, the band's fan club, was in the six figures.The first part involved the simultaneous release of four solo albums from the members of Kiss.While each album was very much a solo effort (none of the group appeared on another's album), they were all released and marketed as Kiss albums (with similar cover art and poster inserts).The Kiss solo albums were released on September 18, 1978.Despite all four solo albums making it into the Top 50 of the Billboard album chart, the massive preorder for these albums was soon followed by an equally enormous attempt to ship them back to the record company, followed by the subsequent discounting of these albums once sales had (very quickly) peaked.The albums were also the first Kiss albums to be seen in the "bargain bins" of many record stores, and it was the first clear harbinger of Kiss's waning popularity.Of the four, Frehley's album was the most successful (although not by a huge margin) and spawned the only radio top 20 hit (Russ Ballard's composition "New York Groove", originally performed by Hello).The second part of Kiss's and Aucoin's plan called for the band to appear in a movie that would cement their image as larger than life superheroes.They felt that the movie ended up portraying them more as clowns than superheroes.The band's first album of new material in two years, Dynasty (May 23, 1979), continued their platinum streak.Dynasty was recorded using session drummer Anton Fig, at the request of producer Vini Poncia, who felt that Criss's drumming skills were not adequate.Billed as "The Return of Kiss," the Dynasty tour was expected by Kiss and their management to build on the success of previous tours.Kiss World, but were abandoned due to the immense costs involved.Rather than being the band's biggest and most successful tour, "The Return of Kiss" saw a marked decline in attendance.Yet the disagreements were hardly noticed by Kiss' new fan base.Kiss makeup with their mothers and fathers (who were sometimes wearing the makeup themselves) in tow at most concerts.Kiss themselves did little to dissuade this new fan base, donning colorful costumes that reinforced a cartoonish image for these younger fans.With Criss' involvement in Kiss at an end, the group recorded the followup to Dynasty in early 1980.As with Dynasty, this album was recorded with session drummer Anton Fig, although at the time his performance was uncredited.Showcasing a slick, contemporary pop sound, Unmasked (May 20, 1980) had the dubious distinction of being the first Kiss album since Dressed to Kill to fail to achieve platinum sales.Due to disappointing domestic sales of Unmasked, this was Kiss' only U.For their next album, the band once again approached Bob Ezrin, with whom Kiss had found success on Destroyer.Early press reports indicated that the new album would be a return to the hard rock style that had originally brought the band success.The album was presented as a soundtrack to a film that was never made, making it difficult (if not impossible) to follow the storyline.To make matters worse, having received negative feedback following their record company's preview of the album, Kiss altered the record's track sequence in most countries to emphasize potential singles "The Oath" and "A World Without Heroes," which all but guaranteed the inability of listeners to understand the already muddled storyline.The commercial failure of Music from "The Elder" forced Kiss to forego a supporting tour completely.Kiss also performed "I", and "A World Without Heroes" on Solid Gold.Absent from the second performance was Frehley, who had become increasingly frustrated with Kiss' new musical direction.He recorded his guitar parts at his home studio in Wilton, Connecticut and mailed them to Ezrin.In June 1982, Frehley's departure from the band was negotiated, although he did not officially leave until December.Up, Simmons states that Eddie Van Halen, of the heavy metal band Van Halen wanted to fill Frehley's spot after he was officially out of the band, due to rising tensions with lead singer David Lee Roth.Simmons also states that he convinced Eddie to remain with Van Halen.Bill Aucoin, and cutting back on their unwieldy organizational tree.Although Frehley had already decided to leave the band, Simmons and Stanley needed for their record company to believe that Frehley was still in Kiss in order for the band to keep its newly renegotiated contract.So to keep up appearances, Frehley was pictured on the covers of 1982's Killers and Creatures of the Night, although he did not participate in the recording of either album.In Frehley's absence, Kiss utilized a number of guitarists for the recording of the album, including Vinnie Vincent (born Vincent John Cusano on August 6, 1952).Vincent's hurriedly developed identity was that of an Egyptian warrior (with a gold ankh painted on his face), although he did not need this persona for very long.While the tour was a commercial disappointment in the U.Paulo, Brazil) was the final show the band performed in makeup until 1996.Sensing it was time for a change, Kiss made the decision to abandon their trademark makeup and costumes.Lick It Up became Kiss's first gold record in three years, but the tour was even more sparsely attended than the one for Creatures of the Night.Kiss to begin with, as a contract making his employment official was never signed.His replacement was Mark St.John on board, Kiss released Animalize in September 1984.With the success of the album and subsequent tour, Kiss had recaptured some of their earlier glory (though not to the level of their '70s heyday).He was fired from Kiss in December 1984 and replaced by Bruce Kulick (born December 12, 1953 in Brooklyn), making him Kiss's fourth lead guitarist in three years.Crazy Nights, in particular, was one of Kiss's most successful albums overseas.Britain, the highest showing to date for a Kiss song.Kiss ended the '80s with the 1989 release Hot in the Shade.Was Made for Lovin' You" and was to be the band's last Top 10 single.Kiss struggled with their identity and fan base.Simmons, arguably the dominating force in Kiss during the '70s, became less involved with the group in the '80s as he pursued outside interests; most notably, a film career.After the band's unmasking, he struggled with the loss of the Demon persona.During this time, Stanley became the driving force in Kiss, as well as their most prominent member.Before recording could begin in earnest, however, tragedy struck.In March 1991, it was discovered that Eric Carr had a tumor on his heart.In September, he was hospitalized after suffering the first of two cerebral hemorrhages.Though devastated, Kiss continued, bringing in former Black Sabbath, Gary Moore, Lita Ford, and Alice Cooper drummer Eric Singer (born Eric Mensinger on May 12, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio).Singer has a connection with the group, having played in Paul Stanley's backing band during his 1989 club tour.Kiss released Revenge on May 18, 1992.In a surprise move, Kiss enlisted the aid of Vinnie Vincent for songwriting duties.Kiss embarked on a brief club tour of the U.American arena tour in September 1992.Kiss followed with the release of Alive III (May 14, 1993), which was recorded during the Revenge tour.Four days later, KISS was inducted into the RockWalk of Fame in Hollywood.During this period, Kiss nostalgia started to pick up steam.June 1994 saw the release of Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved, a compilation album featuring popular artists of the era putting their own spin on Kiss songs.The result was an eclectic mix, featuring Lenny Kravitz's funky version of "Deuce" (with Stevie Wonder on harmonica), a ska punk version of "Detroit Rock City" by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Garth Brooks' straightforward take on "Hard Luck Woman," with Kiss as his backup band.Kiss performed with founding members Ace Frehley (3rd from right) and Peter Criss (2nd from left).Worldwide Kiss Convention Tour.Kiss stage outfits, instruments, and memorabilia, performances by Kiss cover bands, and dealers selling Kiss merchandise from every stage of the band's career.June 17, 1995) Peter Criss appeared onstage with Kiss to sing "Hard Luck Woman" and "Nothin' to Lose."It was the first time Criss had performed publicly with the band in nearly 16 years.On August 9, 1995, Kiss joined the long line of musicians to perform on MTV Unplugged.The Unplugged appearance set off months of speculation that a possible reunion of the original Kiss lineup was in the works.In the weeks following the Unplugged concert, however, the band (with Kulick and Singer), returned to the studio for the first time in three years to record a followup to Revenge.Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions was completed in February 1996, but its release was delayed for almost two years.While Kiss continued to exist publicly as Simmons, Stanley, Kulick, and Singer, arrangements for a reunion of the original lineup were in the works.These efforts culminated with a public event as dramatic as any the band had staged since their 1983 unmasking on MTV.We need something different, something new.We need to shock the people.The conference, emceed by Conan O'Brien, was simulcast to 58 countries.On April 20, nearly 40,000 tickets for the tour's first show sold out in 47 minutes.The average attendance of 13,737 is the highest in the group's history.While the images of Frehley and Criss are featured prominently on the album, most of the lead guitar work was later revealed to have been performed by future band member Tommy Thayer and former member Bruce Kulick.Most drum duties were handled by session musician Kevin Valentine.The title track received a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance.On August 11, 1999, Kiss was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in the "Recording Industry" category.Kiss show in Detroit.The Kiss Demon whose face was painted to resemble Simmons.The group performed "God of Thunder" live on WCW Monday Nitro to debut the character.Kiss were cut by WCW when its head, Eric Bischoff was relieved of his duties in September of that year.Kiss announced in early 2000 that they would be launching a U.Farewell Tour in the summer, which was to be the band's last.The group quickly added dates to the tour, which ran through April 2001.Kiss: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child.Taking his place was previous Kiss drummer Singer who, in a controversial move among longtime fans, assumed Criss's Cat Man persona as the Farewell Tour continued.In introducing the Kiss Kasket, Simmons quipped, "I love livin', but this makes the alternative look pretty damn good."On December 4, 2001, KISS was one of the honorees at the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences("The Recording Academy") Heroes Award ceremony, at the NARAS New York Chapter.Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award.Kiss was relatively quiet through the rest of the year, but 2002 started with some controversy as Simmons took part in a controversial interview on National Public Radio, where he criticized NPR and berated host Terry Gross with sexual comments and condescending answers.In February 2002, Kiss (with Singer on drums and Frehley on lead guitar) performed during the Closing Ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.This was Frehley's last performance with Kiss to date.On March 6, 2002, Kiss performed a private concert at a resort in Trelawny, Jamaica.He was replaced by Tommy Thayer, who donned Frehley's Spaceman makeup and costume for his first live appearance with Kiss.That month, the band (with Thayer) taped an appearance on the American sitcom That '70s Show.The episode, "That '70s Kiss Show," aired in August 2002.Dick Clark's American Bandstand 50th Anniversary show, which aired on May 3.In February 2003, Kiss traveled to Australia and recorded Kiss Symphony: Alive IV with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at the Telstra Dome in Melbourne.Aerosmith, a band who in the past had opened for Kiss.He was permanently replaced by Thayer.Kiss after their performance, and a photograph with the band.Simmons and Stanley did not renew Criss's contract when it expired in March 2004.Criss, on his website, stated that "No one, again no one has called me, or my attorney about an extension for future touring.As a founding member I find this to be disrespectful to me, and to the fans that have made us one of the biggest bands in the world."During the summer of 2004, Kiss headlined the Rock the Nation 2004 World Tour, with Poison as the opening act.Selected dates on the tour were filmed for the Rock the Nation Live!Stanley, who had been experiencing increasing difficulty with his hip, had his mobility limited during the tour.Kiss in concert at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, on July 26, 2006.Since the conclusion of the Rock the Nation Tour, Kiss has performed only sporadically.Most recently, Kiss performed four July 2007 concerts, three of which were dubbed the Hit 'N Run Tour.In his absence, Kiss performed in concert as a trio for the first time ever.Despite the relative lack of concert activity since 2004, the group has remained visible.Kiss (along with Queen, Def Leppard, and Judas Priest) were honored at the first annual "VH1 Rock Honors" event, held May 25, 2006 in Las Vegas.Rob Zombie (vocals), Slash (guitar), Scott Ian (bass), and Supernova bandmates Tommy Lee (drums) and Gilby Clarke (guitar), performed "God of Thunder" with Ace Frehley.In June 2006, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley attended the opening of the Kiss Coffeehouse in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.On October 15, 2006, Simmons, Stanley, and Criss were inaugural inductees into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame, along with performers such as Neil Diamond, Billy Joel, Louis Armstrong, The Ramones and Tony Bennett.After being fired from Kiss in 1984, St.John largely dropped out of public view in later years, but did make occasional appearances at Kiss fan conventions.Nevertheless, a group of about 200 Kiss fans held a protest rally in front of the Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio on August 5, 2006.In 2007, a new comic book series featuring the band was released by the Kiss Comics Group in association with Platinum Studios.Entitled "Kiss 4K: Legends Never Die," the first issue came out in a regular size and a giant 1.In 2008, Kiss will travel to Australia to perform a one off show in Melbourne heralding the end of the 2008 Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park.The two day festival on March 22 and March 23 will see the band perform alongside other big names in rock such as Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper and Lordi at Westpac Stadium.Unconfirmed rumors claim Kiss are scheduled to play the 30.For more details on this topic, see Kiss band members.For more details on this topic, see Kiss discography and Kiss filmography.The Kiss Album Focus (3rd Edition), Volume 2.Songs, the Demo, the Lyrics And Stories!.The Kiss Album Focus (3rd Edition), Volume 3.Black Diamond: The Unauthorized Biography of Kiss.Kiss: The Early Years.Kiss: The Real Story, Authorized.Retrieved October 28, 2007.Wagging Gene Simmons Summons the Kiss Army".Retrieved July 30, 2006.Gooch and Suhs, KISS Alive Forever, pp.Leaf and 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St."Kiss fans protest Rock Hall of Fame snub".The Kiss Album Focus, Volume 1 (3rd Edition).Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History.Kiss: Behind the Mask: The Official Authorized Biography.Kiss and Sell: The Making of a Supergroup.New York: Billboard Books.You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!!Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.For the American rock band, see Kiss (band).For other uses, see Kiss (disambiguation)."Butterfly kisses" redirects here.For the song, see Butterfly Kisses.The Kiss by Francesco Hayez, 19th century.The word comes from Old English cyssan "to kiss," in turn from coss "a kiss."Biology and Evolution
2 Kissing as affection
3 Asymmetry in kissing
4 The anatomy of kissing
5 Kissing body parts
6 Symbolic kissing
7 Screen kiss
8 Disease transmission
9 Notable kisses
9.Anthropologists have not reached a consensus as to whether kissing is a learned or an instinctive behavior.It may be related to grooming behavior also seen between other animals, or arising as a result of mothers premasticating food for their children.Kissing allows prospective mates to smell and taste each other's pheromones for biological compatibility.This explains why couples are more likely to bond if they have the right "chemistry".Also, a study by researchers at University at Albany found that women use kissing as a tool to find the right father for their children and to judge men exclusively on the quality of the first kiss that they share.Dogs, cats, and other animals display licking and grooming behavior among themselves, but also towards humans or other different species that is typically interpreted by observers as a type of kissing.Kissing as affection
In modern Western culture, kissing is most commonly an expression of affection.This is unlike many parts of the world where kissing is viewed as a means of respecting others.In Middle Eastern countries till recent times, kissing was only considered proper when between two men, two women, or parents kissing their children.Kissing was not looked upon as a sexual expression in the Middle East.In African, Native American and Polynesian cultures, kissing was unknown till introduced by European and Western influence.In Eastern European countries till recent times, kissing between two men on the lips as a greeting or a farewell was as normal as the modern Western handshake.This custom has nearly died out due to Western influence.In the past, kissing wasn't considered sexual in Slavic and Muslim countries.Between people of close acquaintance, a reciprocal kiss often is offered as a greeting or farewell.This kind of kiss is typically made by brief contact of puckered lips to the skin of the cheek or no contact at all, and merely performed in the air near the cheek with the cheeks touching.Such kissing is a common greeting in European and Latin American countries between a man and a woman or between two women but also by two men in parts of Europe, the Middle East and Latin America, such as Argentina.However, in most Western societies, it is often more acceptable for women to kiss each other than men kissing each other.People sometimes kiss children to comfort them or show affection, and vice versa.As an expression of romantic affection or sexual desire, kissing involves two people pressing their lips together, usually with much more intensity, and for a considerably longer period of time.In more passionate kissing couples may open their mouths, suck on each other's lips, or move their tongues into each others' mouths (see French kiss).Sexual kissing may also involve one person kissing another on various parts of the body (see Foreplay).In some countries kissing booths exist, often at carnivals a person kisses people for money.The Kiss by Gustav Klimt.To avoid a clash of noses while kissing, couples often turn their faces slightly to one side, thereby orienting their heads at an angle with respect to each other.The person supporting the other may tend to take the more active role in the kiss.The anatomy of kissing
Kissing is a complex behavior that requires significant muscular coordination; in fact, a total of thirty four muscles working cooperatively.The most important muscle involved is the orbicularis oris muscle, which is used to pucker the lips and informally known as the kissing muscle.The tongue can also be an important part of the kiss.Kissing lips is common, as are other body parts such as cheeks, forehead, neck etc.Kissing hand is common practice during proposal of marriage.Kissing body parts is common during foreplay.Symbolic kissing
A kiss can be "blown" using actions of the hand and the mouth.One person kisses their fingers and then pretends to blow it to the other person.Blown kisses are also used when a person wishes to convey affection to a large crowd or audience.In written correspondence a kiss has been represented by the letter 'X' since at least 1763.Screen kiss
A screen kiss is one portrayed in a film (the equivalent act in a play is known as a stage kiss).Disease transmission
Diseases which may be transmitted via kissing include mononucleosis and herpes, in which the infectious organism is present in saliva.Research indicates that contraction of HIV via kissing is extremely unlikely, if not impossible.Trivia sections are discouraged under Wikipedia guidelines.The article could be improved by integrating relevant items and removing inappropriate ones.In history
At the Diocleia festival at Megara in honour of Diocles, lover of Philolaus, a kissing contest was held in which boys would kiss a male judge, who awarded a laurel wreath to the boy he deemed the best kisser.The Romans distinguished three types of kiss: osculum, a friendship kiss on the cheek; basium, a kiss of affection on the lips; and suavium (also known as savium), a lovers' deep kiss.Lord Nelson, British naval commander, famously requested "Kiss me, Hardy", as he lay dying (although they were not, as often reported, his last words).The pope will kiss the ground on arrival to a new country.Jews will kiss the Western wall of the temple in Jerusalem, and other religious articles during prayer.Catholics will kiss rosary beads as a part of prayer.In folklore
Both the fairytale "Sleeping Beauty" and the Greek myth of Pygmalion and Galatea, a romantic kiss is used by a male to awaken or breathe life into a female.In modern American versions of the fairytale "Frog Prince," it is the male who is transformed into the prince from the frog kissed by the beautiful female princess.Auguste Rodin's The Kiss.Works entitled The Kiss were painted by Gustav Klimt, Francesco Hayez and Edvard Munch.Auguste Rodin created the sculpture The Kiss (Le Baiser).The French photographer Robert Doisneau shot a couple kissing by the Hotel de Ville (Paris) in 1950.The photo, later called "The Kiss," is now considered a classic, a fact one couple alleging to be the subjects of the photo attempted to exploit in their unsuccessful 1990s lawsuit against the photographer.The movie was considered scandalous at the time of its release but has since entered film history as one of the most memorable early films.The Kid is a 1921 film, in which a tramp, Charlie Chaplin, kisses a child, Jackie Coogan.This scene is the first in film history in which a man kisses a boy on the mouth.In the 1955 film Lady and the Tramp, the canine characters Lady and Tramp unexpectedly kiss while simultaneously eating a spaghetti noodle from opposite ends, their lips meeting in the middle.Homages to and parodies of this scene have appeared in several movies, including Hot Shots!In The Princess Bride, the narrator comments on Westley and Buttercup's kiss: "Since the invention of the kiss, there have been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure.This one left them all behind."In the 1989 animated disney film, The Little Mermaid, Sebastian sings "Kiss the Girl" to Ariel and Prince Eric in an attempt to break the spell that was cast upon her which prevented her from speaking.In The Godfather: Part II, Michael Corleone gives, in Havana, an unnaturally aggressive kiss on the mouth to his brother Fredo, effectively telling him that he is disowned from the family because he betrayed its interests.Michael has Fredo killed.This kiss has been called by mafia movie fans as "the kiss of death."Jane Watson kisses her hero as he is suspended upside down from a web.In the Italian movie Cinema Paradiso, Salavote watches a clip reel of censored movie kisses that he inherited from his friend, the projectionist Alfredo.During a scene in the 1997 film Titanic, Rose DeWitt Bukater(Kate Winslet), is kissed by Jack Dawson (Leonardo Dicaprio) while they are standing at the bow of the Titanic.In "The Notebook", Allie (Rachel McAdams) and Noah (Ryan Gosling) share a romantic kiss in the pouring rain
A look at the famous film kisses in cinema history.In theatre
In William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo first greets Juliet with an exchange of metaphors stating that he wants to kiss her.Juliet (saint) and Romeo (pilgrim) can "kiss" hand to hand.Romeo then gets his kisses by saying that their lips should do what praying hands do (come together).An English cover version performed by Stella Soleil (and then later covered more successfully by Australian Holly Valance) is entitled "Kiss Kiss."Generation X made a song called "Kiss Me Deadly"
The Violent Femmes recorded a song called "Kiss Off"
KISS is an American rock band from New York whose name pays homage to The New York Dolls song Looking for a Kiss."This Kiss" was the first single off of American country singer Faith Hill's 1998 Faith album.The singer Prince released a song called "Kiss", that was later covered by Tom Jones.The Cure released their album "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me" in 1987.Kiss Me is a song recorded by Sixpence None the Richer and released on the 1997 album Sixpence None the Richer.American Rejects
"Kiss Me Goodbye" by Angela Aki was used in the Playstation 2 RPG Final Fantasy XII
"Kiss (Korean group) was a Korean girl group that disbanded in 2002 after one year
"Amazing Kiss" is a song by Korean singer BoA
"Kiss" and "Kiss the Future" are songs by Japanese singer Kotoko
"Something 'bout the Kiss" is a Japanese song by Namie Amuro
"One Kiss" by Sweetbox
"Kiss" was an instrumental piece composed by Yuki Kajiura for the anime .KoRn from their Untitled album."Long Kiss Goodnight" is a song on the rap album Life After Death by The Notorious B."Kiss Kiss" is a song by Chris Brown and T.Alfred Eisenstaedt's 1945 LIFE magazine photograph of a sailor stamping a masterly kiss on a nurse in New York City's Times Square was taken Aug.World Records
The longest recorded kiss took place in New York City on December 5, 2001, between Louisa Almedovar and Rich Langley.It lasted 30 hours, 59 minutes and 27 seconds.Mare at Channel 4's T4 on the Beach.More than 32,000 people kissed for 20 seconds, smashing the previous record set in France by over 30,000 people.On September 1, 2007, 6980 couples kissed for 10 seconds in Tuzla, Bosnia erasing the previous Guinness World kissing Records of the Philippines and Hungary (for synchronised osculation in 2004 with 5327 Filipino couples, overtaken by Hungary in 2005 with 5875 couples; Filipinos came back in February this year with 6124 couples but the Hungarians responded in June with 6613 couples).The longest onscreen kiss was performed by Gregory Smith and Stephanie Sherrin in the 2005 film Kids in America and lasted "just over six minutes."Schinemann JA, Gabardo J, Bicalho Mda G.Why do humans kiss?."How animals kiss and make up", BBC News, October 13, 2003.Oxford University press (1999).All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.LOVE Cards
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This is the most popular type of kiss.There are a few tips to create a great french kiss.Open your lips over your partner's slightly more
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This famous photograph captures a celebratory kiss in New York City's Times Square at the end of World War II.When you really think about it, kissing is pretty gross.Experts estimate that hundreds or even millions of bacterial colonies move from one mouth to another during a kiss.Doctors have also linked kissing to the spread of diseases like meningitis, herpes and mononucleosis.Yet anthropologists report that 90 percent of the people in the world kiss.Most people look forward to their first romantic kiss and remember it for the rest of their lives.Parents kiss children, worshippers kiss religious artifacts and couples kiss each other.Some people even kiss the ground when they get off an airplane.So how does one gesture come to signify affection, celebration, grief, comfort and respect, all over the world?No one knows for sure, but anthropologists think kissing might have originated with human mothers feeding their babies much the way birds do.Mothers would chew the food and then pass it from their mouths to their babies' mouths.After the babies learned to eat solid food, their mothers may have kissed them to comfort them or to show affection.In this scenario, kissing is a learned behavior, passed from generation to generation.But in some of these cultures, no one kissed until Westerners introduced the practice.Research suggests that mothers kiss their babies because of the way prehistoric mothers fed their children.Other researchers believe instead that kissing is instinctive.Bonobos kiss one another frequently.Regardless of sex or status within their social groups, bonobos kiss to reduce tension after disputes, to reassure one another, to develop social bonds and sometimes for no clear reason at all.Some researchers believe that kissing primates prove that the desire to kiss is instinctive.Several other animal species have behaviors that resemble kissing.In some cases, the animals are grooming one another rather than kissing.Regardless, when animals touch each other in this way, they're often showing signs of trust and affection or developing social bonds.Scientists don't entirely agree on whether kissing is learned or instinctive.What an Incredible Smell You've Discovered!People in some cultures rub one another's noses or cheeks rather than, or in addition to, kissing.While researchers aren't exactly sure how or why people started kissing, they do know that romantic kissing affects most people profoundly.Your psychological response depends on your mental and emotional state as well as how you feel about the person who is kissing you.Psychologically, kissing someone you want to kiss will generally encourage feelings of attachment and affection.If you're kissing someone you don't like, or you're kissed against your will, your psychological response will be completely different.Your body physically reacts to being kissed.Most people like to be touched, and that's part of your body's response to kissing.But kissing also affects everything from your blood to your brain.We'll look at your body's biological reactions to kissing in detail in a later section.The culture in which you grew up plays a big part in how you feel about kissing.In most Western societies, people are conditioned to, look forward to and enjoy kissing.The behavior of the people around you, depictions in the media and other social factors can dramatically affect how you respond to being kissed.Whether, why and how people kiss depends largely on psychological, biological and social factors.These factors play a part in all kisses, not just those that are romantic in nature.In other words, when a mother kisses her child's bruise to make it feel better, psychological, physical and social factors play a part in both people's reactions.The same is true when friends kiss as a greeting, worshippers kiss religious symbols or siblings kiss and make up after an argument.Regardless of exactly how people got the idea to kiss or what they mean when they do it, anthropologists are pretty sure that people started kissing thousands of years ago.We'll look at the history of kissing in more detail next.Do We Have to Hear the Kissing Part?Modern research suggests that just about every culture on the planet kisses.However, anthropologists and ethnologists have described a few cultures in Asia, Africa and South America that do not kiss at all.Some of these cultures view kissing as disgusting or distasteful.However, other researchers point out that these societies may view kissing as too private to discuss with strangers.In other words, they might kiss but not talk about it.For Mac Firefox we have to add this kludge to prevent our scrollbar from
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