Dreams come true. Me behind Gene Krupa’s drums at Zildjian.
Top of the world. At the Super Bowl rehearsal in Miami.
Having a ball being myself on the Farewell Tour.
Super Bowl, 1999, with the coolest lady, Cher, and my beautiful wife, Gigi.
In front of my house after a snowstorm, 2005.
Gigi and me in our favorite place in Hawaii.
Gigi and me in Cape Anne, one of my favorite places in the world. When I pass, this is where my ashes will be spread.
Nanny and me at my confirmation.
Nanny and me with Aunt Rosie’s cat, Devil.
Uncle George and Aunt Rosie.
My first communion at my school, Transfiguration.
My first set of drums. I would have slept with them if I could.
My grandfather, Peter Criscuola.
Mom and Dad. God, I miss them every day of my life.
The Kings Lounge in Brooklyn, where it all started.,” Ace said. “ l” ayis
In the King’s Lounge with The Barracudas, singing “In My Life” by the Beatles.
The Barracudas
The Sounds of Soul
Nautilus
Chelsea
Jerry Nolan, Gene Krupa, and me. It doesn’t get better than this.
My family with Lydia and me at our wedding, 1970.
Sgt. Pepper’s era.
Our Canarsie apartment. I painted the mural on the wall.
Check out my Beatles boots, mid-1960s.
My first KISS costume. My mom helped me make it in 1972.
Grandpa George and Stepgrandma Pauline, ready for a KISS show in San Francisco, 1979.
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Big John and me in our early desperado days.
My personal bodyguard, Rosie Licata, who has the heart of a child.
Debra and me on our wedding day, 1979.
First European tour for KISS, in England. Cool car, right?
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder; Ace and I took over for the first time.
First tour of Japan, 1977.
The day we recorded “Beth.”
Promo photo for the Peter Criss Alliance.
The great Jim Chapin, my drum teacher, 1980.
My daughter, Jenilee, 1981.
Sean Delany, his boyfriend, and me.
Mark St. John and a band we were trying to start.
On the Charles Bridge in Prague, early ’90s. a picture of my daughter sed him
The band Criss. I would do anything for Mark and Angel.
The wardrobe room on the Farewell Tour.
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The famous Superman drape for our dressing room. You walk in one way, and you come out a superhero.
Edward Mulvihill III and me backstage at MSG, July 1996. He was my greatest friend, and I will never have another like him.
Reunion tour. Dave the Hairdresser and I loved to joke around (having fun).
Having fun after a Jones Beach show, taking off my makeup in the limo, 2000.
With Bill Aucoin, backstage in Palm Beach, Florida, 2003.
Steven Tyler with a little Peter Criss.
My fifty-eighth birthday, and my last show with my band KISS, December 20, 2004.
The TV show Millennium. Ace and me as cops.
Rush. We became really good friends from the early days.
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HBO’s Oz. Tommy Waites about to kill me.
Gigi and me at our wedding, 1998.
Jenilee and me at Lake Tahoe, having a ball, 1988.
Tim Sullivan, Sam Huntington, and me on the set of Detroit Rock City.
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