KISS’ PAUL STANLEY Visits Young Girl Recovering From Bilateral Microtia Surgery
March 12, 2015, 9 years ago
Arabella Carter, the little girl from Prince Albert, Sask. who was born without external ears, has had reconstructive surgery, reports CBC.ca. The youngster and her family were in Los Angeles for the procedure and were treated to a morale boosting post-op visit by music celebrity Paul Stanley, who supports a charity for children with microtia.
Bilateral microtia is the technical name for the condition of being born without external ears.
Arabella's surgery took place March 6th, according to a posting on the Facebook page Ears For Arabella. "Arabella is out of surgery," the post said, adding the four-year-old was recovering "safely in our arms."
The next day, KISS band member Paul Stanley was at the child's bedside providing well wishes for Arabella. Stanley was also born with microtia and waited over 30 years for his ear to be constructed. He is now closely associated with non-profit group Mending Kids, which raises funds to help children around the world access reconstructive surgery. The musician said the cause is very close to him and in interviews he has spoken about the teasing he endured as a youngster who was different.
KISS will return to Australia in October on their 40th Anniversary world tour playing arena shows in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Newcastle. According to the official press release be touring with ‘The Spider’ – their massive 43,000 kilo lighting rig featuring 900 pieces of pyrotechnics, 220 automated lights, 20 flame machines and 300 kilos of dry ice.
“I’ve loved Australia since the very first time I visited,” says Paul Stanley. “It is one of the greatest secrets on earth and probably better to keep it that way. The food, wine and women are all extraordinary and everyone has always welcomed me and made me feel like it is home.”Support comes from “supergroup” The Dead Dasies lineup of Richard Fortus (Guns N’ Roses, The Psychedelic Furs), Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake), John Corabi (Mötley Crüe, RATT), Dizzy Reed (Guns N’ Roses, Hookers & Blow), David Lowy (MINK, Red Phoenix) and Brian Tichy (Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol).
KISS' complete 2015 tour schedule is as follows:
April
12 - Bicentenario Park - Quito, Ecuador
16 - River Plate Stadium - Buenos Aires, Argentina
18 - Parque Central De Montevideo - Montevideo, Uruguay
20 - Devassa On Stage - Florianapolis, Brazil
21 - Pedreira - Curitaba, Brazil
23 - Independencia Stadium - Belo Horizonte, Brazil
26 - Monsters Of Rock - Sao Paulo, Brazil
May
31 - Grune Hölle Festival - Nurburg, Germany
June
3 - O2 Arena - Berlin, Germany
4 - Leipzig Arena - Leipzig, Germany
6 - Rock In Vienna Festival - Vienna, Austria
8 - O2 Arena - Prague, Czech Republic
10 - Hallenstadion - Zürich, Switzerland
11 - Arena di Verona - Verona, Italy
14 - Download Festival - Castle Donington, UK
16 - Le Zenith - Paris, France
18 - Ziggo Dome - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
21 - Saint Jordi - Barcelona, Spain
22 - Barclay Card Arena - Madrid, Spain
October
6 - Entertainment Centre - Adelaide, Australia
8 - Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne, Australia
10 - Allphones Arena - Sydney, Australia
12 - Entertainment Centre - Newcastle, Australia
13 - Entertainment Centre - Brisbane, Australia
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