{"id":173356082,"date":"2026-08-20T16:17:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casey.life\/blog\/?p=173356082"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:17:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:17:54","slug":"50-years-ago-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casey.life\/blog\/2026\/08\/20\/50-years-ago-today\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Years Ago TODAY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/casey.life\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KISS_1976.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/casey.life\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KISS_1976.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173356083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/casey.life\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KISS_1976.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/casey.life\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KISS_1976-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/casey.life\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KISS_1976-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/casey.life\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KISS_1976-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/casey.life\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KISS_1976-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At my workplace, we have an icebreaker question asked of every new hire during their staff introduction, &#8220;What was your first concert?&#8221; And the answers are wide ranging and always fun&#8230; boy bands, classic rock stars seen before they were &#8216;classic&#8217;, various pop artists and one hit wonders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For me, the answer to that question is a very memorable one&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/kisstimeline.com\/timeline\/flo-and-eddie-introduces-kiss-on-stage-at-anaheim-usa\/\">KISS at Anaheim Stadium, 1976<\/a>. I went with my two older brothers, then aged 15 and 14, who I&#8217;m sure weren&#8217;t thrilled that dragging along their 11 year old kid brother was a condition of them being able to attend. I recall it being quite the spectacle, not least due to the high wire artist Steve &#8220;Unique&#8221; McPeak who walked a 150 foot high tightrope from one end of the stadium to the other, tossing frisbees down to the crowd below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, 50 years later, KISS is releasing a LIVE album of that concert titled <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/destroys-anaheim-76-live-at-anaheim-stadium-anaheim\/1895747566\">KISS Destroys Anaheim &#8217;76<\/a> (iTunes Link). I&#8217;m looking forward to a re-listen to what I first heard live 50 years ago, and reliving this, the first of my concerts. If only I could find a high wire act to help complete the experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-orange-county-register wp-block-embed-orange-county-register\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Pmsg0ujgVi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/08\/12\/gene-simmons-remembers-first-kiss-california-concert-that-fans-can-now-listen-to\/\">KISS played their largest show to date in Anaheim 50 years ago. Now fans can listen to it<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cKISS played their largest show to date in Anaheim 50 years ago. Now fans can listen to it\u201d \u2014 Orange County Register\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/08\/12\/gene-simmons-remembers-first-kiss-california-concert-that-fans-can-now-listen-to\/embed\/#?secret=OUoI0gOkGs#?secret=Pmsg0ujgVi\" data-secret=\"Pmsg0ujgVi\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At my workplace, we have an icebreaker question asked of every new hire during their staff introduction, &#8220;What was your first concert?&#8221; And the answers are wide ranging and always fun&#8230; boy bands, classic rock stars seen before they were &#8216;classic&#8217;, various pop artists and one hit wonders. 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