Guitarist BRUCE KULICK (GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, ex-KISS) checks in with the following update:

"Day 1 of Rock Fantasy Camp is when the counselors get a chance to meet their bands and get to work on songs that will be jammed, possibly for famous guests, and to learn songs for the big last night (Sunday) at the Whiskey on the Sunset Strip.

My band, Vito on guitar (my band captain), Myles on guitar, Angela on bass, Jeff on drums, and Angus and Patrick rounding out the group on vocals and percussion, were excited to meet ACE FREHLEY, the special guest of the day. So, obviously it was time to learn a KISS song and Vito suggested 'Cold Gin'.

We started to learn the sections, and as I always say, KISS songs are NOT as easy as some people think. My band ranges from having musical band experience to NEVER playing their instrument with any other players. (Angela, our bassist, only picked up the bass a month ago! But she is determined!!) So I have a challenge to get a common ground and make them sound cohesive and enjoyable. I was VERY pleased by the time Ace jammed with them. Ace signed CD's and posed for pix with everyone.

Just before Ace's jam in my room I was asked by David Fishof to interview the Space Man. He seemed in good spirits, and we chatted briefly before the Q&A; about his new Anomaly CD. I told him about the songs I loved and he seemed quite proud of his CD. Ace was full of great stories, and of course the fans had some great questions for him to answer. It lasted about a half hour, and in some ways was very surreal for me. When we discussed the MTV Unplugged performance Ace said to me, "That was you? Sorry I made you lose your job!" It was hilarious!

My band (unnamed yet) spent the rest of the afternoon working on some songs for the final night. We looked at some originals to record at Capitol Records on Saturday, and kicked around a few DOORS songs as the guitarist Robbie Krieger will be performing with the bands. Again, my challenge is getting the right songs for them to perform.

There were some stop-in guests, GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler and ENUFF Z'NUFF's Chip Znuff, both of them looking great. The evening ended with Master Classes and jamming in the rehearsal rooms. Everyone was happy but exhausted at the end of Day 1, but I know the excitement of getting the songs to come together is what drives their enthusiasm."

BraveWords.com recently received the following press release:

If you ever play Six Degrees of Bruce Kulick, the former KISS/current Grand Funk Railroad guitarist’s résumé will keep you happily busy for hours. Having been tapped by artists as diverse as MEAT LOAF and KANYE WEST, the veteran axeman’s boundless creative energy permeates his third solo LP, BK3.

In the works for nearly six years and produced by Jeremy Rubolino, BK3 delivers explosive hard rock arrangements and addictive pop melodies that honor both Kulick’s singular past and bright future. And then there’s the jaw-dropping guest list, boasting members of KISS, THE KNACK, TOTO, MÖTLEY CRÜE and more.

“Bruce was to KISS what Ronnie Wood is to the Stones,” says Rocket Science GM & Fanboy Enterprises A&R; executive Ken Gullic. “The new guy to one generation, and the long standing stable horse to another.”

After getting his solo feet wet with 2001’s Audio Dog and 2003’s Transformer, Kulick - the often unheralded driving force on 12 years of classic KISS records, from 1984’s Animalize to 1992’s Revenge - assembled his own rock ‘n’ roll dream team. The roster: KISS icon GENE SIMMONS and up-and-coming son Nick (each vocally appearing separately), longtime friend John Corabi (Mötley Crüe, Kulick’s own UNION), The Knack mainman Doug Fieger, Toto axe authoritarian Steve Lukather, EDGUY power metal stalwart Tobias Sammet and even current KISS drummer Eric Singer.

“Many albums lack cohesion with different vocalists, but I know that my guitar playing is the glue on BK3,” Kulick says. “There was the clear goal of making absolutely the best record that I could put together. I feel like this is my Revenge.”

BK3 will be released February 16th on Twenty 4 Records /Rocket Science Ventures.

BK3 tracklisting:

'Fate

'Ain't Gonna Die' (featuring Gene Simmons)

'No Friend Of Mine' (featuring John Corabi)

'Hand Of The King' (featuring Nick Simmons)

'I'll Survive'

'Dirty Girl' (featuring Doug Fieger)

'Final Mile'

'I'm The Animal' (featuring Tobias Sammet, Eric Singer)

'And I Know'

'Between The Lines' (featuring Steve Lukather)

'Life'

Further updates to follow. More on Kulick at this location.