Blog: 30 Days Out

In the late 1970s I worked as an entertainment reporter and columnist for a small Southeast Texas daily newspaper. The Port Arthur News was close enough to Houston, Beaumont and Lake Charles (cities with venues that could host major concerts) that promoters and record labels often sought us out to help promote an upcoming concert. We had this executive editor, a family man and apparently a heavy dude in his church, who called me into his office one day. He said: "Kiss is coming to play in Beaumont. Many people in my church are upset, and [...]