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this is the a.r.m.s. show back in '83, a series of shows to benefit multiple sclerosis in light of ronnie lane being diagnosed. the u.s. shows were in nyc at the garden & in san francisco. it was historic in bringing the 3 onstage together, though many others played as well, the pairing of paul r...

there was this whole contingency of people there from japan, including a woman who interviewed the band for the tv show as well. some japanese guy off camera would ask the question in japanese, the band would make faces wondering what was being asked, and then she would interpret and they would a...

ahhhh...the little 'jump' hop-forward dance three years before most people ever saw it!

i don't remember where we shot this. cliffside park, maybe? who knows? somewhere somewhat local. danny spitz is on billy milano's shoulders for the show, but hanging in the back for the shoot was ace frehley as well.

for anyone interested, if this wasn't mentioned before, this was filmed at the capitol theater in passaic, nj, as was billy idol's 'rebel yell' & bon jovi's 'silent night', plus it's where kiss recorded the extra tracks on alive II.

actually, while the song was not 'written' as a christmas song, by the point the video was made, it was selected over 'the hardest part is the night', delayed from a september release to either late october or sometime in november with the hope that indeed some people would see it in the store an...

it's been said before, but yes, this was shot over the course of 2 days in seaside park, nj in june '85. it is excellent splicing, as there were only 3 live cuts of the song on that stage, with alec MIA for the first 2. somehow, he didn't get back from, yes folks, the howard johnson's in toms riv...

for anyone who cares, this was shot at both keanseburg amusement park and the old hunka bunka ballroom in sayreville, nj (now the starland ballroom).