Saturday, June 25, 2011

Spokane Boy's KISS Wish Comes True

I love these kind of stories...

Annie Bishop | KXLY4 Reporter



SPOKANE, Wash. -- A Spokane boy's lifetime wish came true Friday night when he met the members of KISS at the Spokane Arena.

Dilan Kohn has cystic fibrosis which requires him to spend weeks and sometimes months at a time in the hospital.

Through it all, the magic of music has inspired Dilan to remain positive.

A Spokane boy's lifetime wish came true Friday night when he met the members of KISS at the Spokane Arena. KXLY4's Annie Bishop reports.

He became a KISS fan at 9 years old and has never looked back.

"Every time I listen to it I just imagine being at a Kiss concert," Dilan said.

"His face just perks up, he immediately sticks out his tongue," said Paul Kohn, Dilan's Dad.

So, when Dilan's dad scored floor seats to see KISS in concert at the Spokane Arena Friday Dilan began counting down the months, weeks and days.

What he didn't know is that his dad and the staff at the Spokane Arena were working behind the scenes to make the evening even more special.

On Thursday, a day before the concert, arena staff got the green light to arrange KISS and Dilan meet backstage.

Just after 8 p.m., Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer, in their concert costumes, walked through the doors of a room backstage to meet Dilan.

"I'm excited," said Dylan

The band spent about ten minutes with Dilan and a few other fans taking photos and signing autographs before heading onto stage.

It was a night Dilan will never cherish forever.

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