Imerge Magazine January 2014 | Página 16

and put together in time for the show. Greg Miranda is a member of I.A.T.S.E. Local 369, he has been a stage hand for the last 16 years and the work he does is not easy by any means, but he truly enjoys this work. A musician himself, (Greg is the bass player for a local band “The Mad Hadders”) he has been able to meet and talk to the mem- bers of more than 1500 bands over the years. The highlight of working concerts he tells me, was working the KISS farewell tour, being a long time KISS super-fan he said he was beyond excited to be able to actually pick up and hold Gene Simmon’s bass and Paul Stanley’s guitar. The most heartwarming story was Greg being able to arrange for his mother Patricia, (who was fighting cancer