New Haven? I purchased my first real guitar there (brand new '78 Gibson Les Paul Custom) when I was a kid; my guitar teacher worked there. The day I was looking at guitars to buy, Paul Stanley showed up.
My guitar teach asked if knew who he was, I said no; he said that's Paul Stanley from Kiss, you want to meet him? I said yes (was and still into Kiss); I had a guitar in my hand when my teacher introduced me to Paul who was clearly in a hurry, he picked out several guitars - I recall Brian asking him if he wanted them shipped to the "usual place", and Paul said yes. Then Paul asked me if I liked Kiss, I said yes, he asked what was my favorite Kiss song, I said Hotter than Hell, he reached for the guitar I had in my hand and showed me the riffs, handed the guitar back to me and left.
A few years later I found a used '68 Ric 4001 bass black at Brian's, with the checkerboard binding - the only guitar I regret selling.
