RARE! “KISS” Eric Singer Hand Signed PRESS PASS Picture Puzzle Card

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RARE! “KISS” Eric Singer Hand Signed PRESS PASS Picture Puzzle Card. Though released  by Press Pass in 2010, few were shipped and this almost never comes to auction.
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Eric Singer
(born
Eric Doyle Mensinger
; May 12, 1958) is an American
hard rock
musician. The drummer for the rock band
Kiss
since 1991, he has also performed with artists such as
Black Sabbath
,
Alice Cooper
,
Lita Ford
,
Badlands
,
Brian May
and
Gary Moore
as well as his own band
ESP
. In his career, Singer has appeared on over 75 albums and 11 EPs. Singer was born Eric Doyle Mensinger in
Cleveland, Ohio
. He grew up in Euclid, Ohio. His father, Johnny Mensinger, was of
Jewish
German descent and was a local big band leader who played around the area as well as on cruise ships from the States to Europe and back. Young Eric began playing drums from an early age, and was inspired by bands such as
Humble Pie
,
The Who
,
Led Zeppelin
,
Black Sabbath
,
The Beatles
and
Queen
and drummers such as
John Bonham
,
Keith Moon
,
Cozy Powell
,
Roger Taylor
,
Bill Ward
, and
Buddy Rich
.
[
Eric worked at King Musical instruments before becoming a professional drummer.
[
Singer's first professional drumming job was in the Cleveland band Beau Coup. He then became
Lita Ford
's touring drummer in 1984. In 1985 he joined
Black Sabbath
and recorded and toured to support the
Seventh Star
album. In 1987, during the recordings of
The Eternal Idol
he left the band to tour with
Gary Moore
band in support of his album
Wild Frontier
. After the tour, he was invited by his Black Sabbath colleague
Ray Gillen
to join
Badlands
. Singer accepted and played on the band's self-titled debut album. Singer left the group in 1989 as he would join
Paul Stanley
as his touring drummer on his solo tour of the United States and Canada. Singer played with
Olivia Newton-John
in the music video for "Culture Shock". He later revealed in an interview that he obtained that gig because he was working for Lita Ford at the time. In December 1991, Singer officially became the drummer for
Kiss
after the death of
Eric Carr
. Singer, who had performed with Paul Stanley on his club tour along with
Bob Kulick
two years earlier, was hired and debuted with the band on the album
Revenge
, on which he was originally slated to fill in on some tracks while Eric Carr recuperated from
heart cancer
. Singer played on
Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions
and toured with Kiss until 1996, when the band reunited with original drummer
Peter Criss
and guitarist
Ace Frehley
for the
Alive/Worldwide Tour
.
After five relatively quiet years, during which Singer toured with
Queen
guitarist
Brian May
, Singer was asked to rejoin Kiss in 2001 after Criss' departure shortly before the Australian and Japanese leg of Kiss' Farewell tour. Singer debuted in full "Catman" makeup and costume for the first time on the tour, which caused some controversy as the persona had previously been used only by Criss.
[6]
Singer was replaced again by Criss in late 2002 but returned to the band in early 2004 after
Gene Simmons
and
Paul Stanley
opted not to renew Criss' contract. Since then, Singer has been playing drums in Kiss as their permanent drummer. In 2009, Singer, along with lead guitarist
Tommy Thayer
, played and sang on the Kiss album
Sonic Boom
, the first studio album to feature the new line-up. It included the track "All for the Glory" (written by Stanley and Simmons) with vocals by Singer. In October 2012, Kiss released their 20th studio album
Monster
which includes a track called "All for the Love of Rock & Roll" sung by Singer (written by Stanley).
[
In a 2008 interview, Peter Criss stated that he thought Singer was a great drummer, despite being upset about Singer using his image