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Photos: The face-painting mastery of KISS fans

It is no surprise at this point that KISS fans do not come unprepared. Still, a flock spanning three generations spent hours getting that eye-star just right before last night's show at the Pepsi Center. Photographer Aaron Thackeray was there to commemorate their work. Here are our favorite face-painted KISS...
By Kiernan MaletskyJune 26, 2014
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It is no surprise at this point that KISS fans do not come unprepared. Still, a flock spanning three generations spent hours getting that eye-star just right before last night’s show at the Pepsi Center.

Photographer Aaron Thackeray was there to commemorate their work. Here are our favorite face-painted KISS fans. If it ain’t broke…

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Kiernan Maletsky is a former Westword intern.

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