The five day Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp: Hollywood is taking place over this President's Day Weekend, February 15th - 19th. Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick has issued the following blog:

"Hello everyone! Fantasy Camp is here again, and since I was asked to do a blog for this event - one that is hard to describe, just experience - I will try my best to share with you all the LA 2007 Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp.

As usual, day one was jammed packed with excitement. I have to admit it has been a tough day one for the counselors, as actually it is day two. Wednesday we kicked off rehearsing songs for the campers and between learning some QUEEN songs, BAD COMPANY and FREE, STEELY DAN, and GO GO's songs my head has been spinning!! We don't have a counselor bass player, so I have been sharing the duties with a few others. But I do love playing bass as well, so I have been getting my fingers in shape. Some of you know I have recorded bass guitar on some KISS tunes in the past.

So really Wednesday we got set up with our gear, and of course Gibson was there in full force with some fine guitars. I brought some of my own instruments as I live here in Los Angeles. The counselor band was asked to perform Wednesday night for a charity that was put together by a camper named Laura Sperber. She is a coin collector ... how is 5 million for a nickel sound!! She's got one! Her guests were all in the coin field, but it made for a great night and of course kind of rehearsal for the Camp. We all celebrated the start even though the event was separate of the Fantasy Camp, but for us players, it was a great dress rehearsal of the songs we would play for the campers.

So day one really started with a catered lunch for VIPs and some of the returning campers. I had to get back to SIR to work on the STEVE VAI performance with Simon, and Teddy and Skunk as we knew Mr. Vai is a professor of guitar. One we were done around 2PM the audition process started for the campers. I have to say that this year's campers seemed very talented. We all were impressed with some of the jams, and we applauded many of them. That took 3 hours, and then suddenly Steve Vai appeared and did his Q and A. I must say he is VERY knowledgeable about all things, no only guitar playing. After an hour of his sharing it was time to play!

I was asked by Steve to play bass with him and Simon Kirke on drums and Teddy Zig Zig on keys and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter played guitar for rhythm support. We played a song of Steve's called 'Crying Machine', which we extended of course for him to play. It was simply amazing the way he plays the guitar. The crowd was in awe and I must say I am familiar with his playing but in this setting he was just magical. Campers in the crowd had their jaws drop! I suggested to him we jam over this HENDRIX tune from the Woodstock performance, which I went over with the guys in the afternoon rehearsal and Steve jumped right in, again amazing the crowd. His guitar speaks, and cries and laughs when he plays. He asked Skunk to trade off riffs and that was just over the top. What an amazing performance and the camp is always full with magic like this.

Steve then did a meet and greet with the campers and of course he proved he is a total gentleman and class act. Cocktails, sushi and dinner followed and then Mr. Fish - the promoter of the camp dressed as Gene Simmons (KISS make-up I mean, and David is more fitted to be Gene than Paul Stanley!!) to greet the crowd and announce which band each camper will be in. Lynn Hoffman from VH-1 is our host, so the two of them with Kelly Keagy from NIGHT RANGER gave the news to all the campers. They all came up band by band to meet their counselor and to get ready to rock the next morning and rehearsals begin at 10 AM.

The counselor band then had our performance to entertain the crowd, and we rocked the campers with a short set as things ran late (as usual)! We did 'Black Friday' by Steely Dan, and 'Can't Get Enough Of Your Love' by Bad Company, and ended with a spirited 'We Will Rock You' and 'We are The Champions' by Queen. Spike, Queen's keyboard player is here this year, and he is quite the expert on all things Queen and more.

I was happy with day one and that it went as smooth as it did as jammed packed as the schedule can be. Great catering this year as well... which makes everyone happy with all the hard work.

More tomorrow. BK out!"