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The Phillies’ Throwback Celebration Tomorrow Will Feature Mini KISS, a Little Person KISS Tribute Band
By Jim Adair
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During tomorrow night’s Phillies game against the Brewers, they’ll be tossing it back to 1976 with throwback uniforms, former mascots Phil & Phillis, and help from Mitchell & Ness. But that’s not the best/most insane thing. From the Phillies:
At 6:30 p.m., stop by the Phillies Retro Party in Ashburn Alley and have some fun with characters from the era. Mini Kiss – a KISS tribute band – will perform behind Section 147 at 6:00 p.m. and later sign autographs at McFadden’s.
MINI KISS:
KISS were on top of the world in 1976. They released ALIVE towards the end of 1975 and were still riding high. Tomorrow, to celebrate that year, a little people version of KISS will play on a walkway at the stadium of a .500 baseball team. I’m sure there’s a comment on the futility of life in there somewhere, on parody vs. tribute, on iconography, but I can’t find it. I’m just amazed. If the Phils win, Mini KISS has to play every game now. That’s the rule.
When he's not writing about sports here or ranting about them on Twitter, Jim is probably watching X-Files on Netflix or drinking a beer somewhere. Jim has nothing against hockey, it's just not his style. He once met Duce Staley at a Sixers game.