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The Benny Doro Collection · 42 open chapters

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Manhattan skyline rising through windblown snow and winter haze across the river 01New York Storm 2010New York · December 2010 A private visit to the New York Stock Exchange trading floor 02The Coffee Was the First Red FlagWall Street · July 2013 Three Chef Benny Doro Signature Blend package designs 03My Name on the LabelFood & Business · December 2011 A long row of electric guitars inside Benny Doro's West New York studio 04Weapons of ChoiceMusic & Studio · West New York The Next Level and Wiremix office on downtown Howe Street in 2000, filled with computers and server equipment 05Before Banking Was on the PhoneBusiness & Technology · 2000 Lin Shaye laughing while Benny Doro and Scott McCluskey lift her between them in KISS makeup 06The Night Detroit Rock City Came Back to LifeFilm & Music · Hollywood, July 2003 Benny Doro posing as Paul Stanley backstage at Pepsi Center, with Jim Seda dressed as Gene Simmons 07I Had No Idea It Was John ElwayMusic & Arena Football · Denver, 2005 Flags, scoreboard and historic frieze inside the original Yankee Stadium before its final game 08The Last GameFriendship & New York · September 2008 East Van Halen performing at the Smilin’ Buddha in Vancouver in 1981 09Too Young for the Smilin’ BuddhaVancouver Music · 1981 Benny Doro, Randy Rampage, Ozzy Osbourne and Jeff Skunic at The Bay in Vancouver 10The Day We Met OzzyVancouver Music · 1984 Manhattan framed by the tall windows inside Benny Doro's home at Port Imperial 11The View from 24 AveWest New York, New Jersey · Port Imperial Times Square signs, lights and crowds captured from Benny Doro's moving camera 12Times Square DistressNew York · May 2012 A brightly branded food truck working the curb at Union Square in September 2012 13Working the CurbBusiness & Food · Union Square, September 2012 Space Shuttle Enterprise mounted on a NASA 747 passing through the clouds above Benny Doro's apartment 14History Flew Over My ApartmentHistoric New York · April 2012 Benny Doro holding a handwritten dedication to KISS and Eric Carr fans in Argentina 15The Pictures They NeededMusic · West New York, New Jersey · 2011 Black Diamond performing as the Ultimate Tribute to KISS in the mid-1990s 16The Part Nobody SeesBlack Diamond · Canada & the United States · circa 1994–95 Benny Doro holding his Les Paul in his West New York apartment 17Tease the Hair. Grab the Les Paul.Music · West New York, New Jersey · May 2012 A sunset over the waterfront in Split, Croatia 18Croatia, In My Own VoiceTravel · Croatia · November–December 2011 The New York Stock Exchange draped with a monumental United States flag in June 2012 19One Picture. One Moment.New York · Wall Street · June 2012 A table filled with dishes at Mission Chinese Food on Orchard Street in 2012 20Mission Chinese Food, Orchard StreetFood & New York · Orchard Street · August 2012 Benny Doro performing with Kill City in Vancouver circa 1982 21Blonde Benny & Kill CityMusic · Vancouver · circa 1982 Tim Steinrock, Benny Doro, Tim's mentor James, and Nina Cramer together after the 1990 Christmas production 22So They’ll Live Past Our TimePerformance & Friendship · British Columbia · 1990 Wayne Maleta, Benny Doro, Scott Carley and Rick Pesto together in Palm Springs in 1999 23One Photo Says a Lot to MeFriendship & Business · Palm Springs · 1999 The warmly lit dining room at Pietro’s with white tablecloths and red napkins 24Keep My Memories for NowFood & Friendship · New York City · circa 2001 Adam Pasquale standing on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange 25See It Before You Build ItMentorship & Business · New York City · July 2014 Paul Stanley archival composition with Benny Doro's autograph, agreement, backstage pass and meeting photograph 26I’m Going to Make That HappenMusic & Persistence · 1993 The first version of Unchained performing in British Columbia in 1985 27Before the StripesMusic & Touring · British Columbia · 1985 Tim smiling beneath an enormous birthday sombrero in North Vancouver 28Happy Birthday, TimFriendship & Memories · The 1980s Guitarists gathered at Robson Square for the Music West ’97 Guitar Marathon 29Music West ’97: Chasing the Guitar Marathon RecordMusic & Vancouver · Robson Square · May 11, 1997 Black Diamond in KISS costume during a MuchMusic interview in Minnedosa 30When MuchMusic Found Black DiamondMusic & Manitoba · Minnedosa · 1996 The orange-and-lime InFusion food truck photographed straight on like a portrait 31InFusion TruckBusiness & Food · California · 2012–2013 Benny Doro's silver 2000 Lincoln Navigator parked outside 55 Broad Street in New York City 32The Navigator55 Broad Street, New York City · circa 2010–2011 Benny Doro aboard a Japan Airlines flight with Black Diamond in 1999 33Black Diamond — Japan 1999Black Diamond · Japan · 1999 Benny Doro performing as Paul Stanley with Black Diamond in 2005 34The Last Shows as PaulBlack Diamond · Waukesha & Lancaster · 2005 An empty dinner plate with bread service, dips and glassware beyond it at 1792 35The Bread Service at 1792New York Stock Exchange · 2012 Ed amid New York city lights on his first trip in July 2007 36Ed’s First New York · 2007New York · July 2007 The original Journeycraft envelope addressed to The KISS Company 37UnchainedMusic & Vancouver · 1989 Inauguration crowds and the flag-draped Capitol seen through winter branches 38From the Outside, On the InsideWashington, D.C. · January 2009 Ed beneath the Madison Square Garden scoreboard 39The One-Dollar BetNew York · September 1, 2005 Black Diamond backstage in Japan40Black Diamond — Japan, 1996Music · Japan · 1996 Benny and CW Take Vegas: Mesa Grill at Caesars Palace41Benny & CW Take Vegas!Food · Las Vegas · January 2018 Xavier, affectionately called X, in April 201642Ed’s Kid XPeople · April 2016