So I'd get the stuff Dippity-Do, drench my hair with it, and I'd take a piece of my Mom's nylon stocking, tie a knot in one end, and pull it over my head like a burglar.

[7] Salt & Pepper had marginal success playing other events, such as opening for Nina Simone in December 1971 at the Academy of Music (New York City).

In 1974 a fire broke out during a discothèque gig at Gulliver's nightclub in Port Chester, New York, killing dozens of people including the band's keyboardist, Damon DeFreis, and lead singer George D. Chase.

Caravello escaped and was credited with saving two people, the other two members of Creation (not including himself), husband and wife John and Sarita Henderson.

In early 1978 Gregg Diamond, who had recently released an album title Bionic Boogie, hired Mother Nature-Father Time to play as the touring.

[2] Flasher played the club circuit in New York City and Long Island for several months before Paul Turino, their keyboard player, quit to join a band that was signed to a record label and touring.

[2] Eventually, bookings diminished and Caravello become discouraged about his musical future after so many years trying to make it without a break and considered settling down with a non-musical career.

[11] After Caravello passed the audition, time was short and the band had some trouble coming up with a character persona and a stage name for him before his debut concert.

[20] On July 30, Carr was introduced to the public on an episode of the syndicated television youth show Kids Are People Too!, which aired in September 1980.

[22] The European tour ended in mid-October, after which KISS flew to Australia for a four-week run on the Southern Continent and New Zealand, beginning on November 8 and concluding on December 2.

[17] His first lead vocal in the studio was a re-recording of "Beth" (a song originally sung by Peter Criss) for the 1988 compilation album Smashes, Thrashes & Hits.

Unlike fellow bandmember Bruce Kulick with the same status, Carr grew ever more frustrated and unhappy, culminating in his feeling of being ditched by Kiss during his 1991 hospitalization.

In his 2014 memoir Face the Music: A Life Exposed, Kiss frontman Paul Stanley described Carr as a kind and talented, but troubled, soul.

In his 1980 resume sent to Kiss, Carr stated that his drumming style ranged from heavy metal and hard rock to pop and new wave claiming that "I can adapt to most situations easily."

In April 1991, Carr underwent a series of surgeries to remove tumors in his right atrium and lungs in an effort to restore heart function and prevent the cancer's growth.

Soon after Carr's diagnosis, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons replaced him with session drummer Eric Singer to commence new recordings for the band's upcoming album Revenge.

Stanley and Simmons refused; both have stated they repeatedly told Carr to focus on his cancer treatments and they would allow him to return to Kiss once he regained his health.

After the video shoot, Carr flew back to New York to continue cancer treatments; his health had deteriorated to the point where he was unable to play drums for the recording sessions for Revenge.

[36] In keeping with Carr's accessibility to his fans, his family decided to open his funeral service to the public while reserving the interment as a private event.

Both Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons were labeled the "bad guys" by Carr for booting him out of the band and not supporting him in his time of need.

Stanley wrote in his autobiography that, at the time, he believed the allegation of mistreating Carr was simply untrue and that he did what he thought was right to support him.

This album includes "Somebody's Waiting" and "Tiara", a song that he originally wrote for his planned children's cartoon show called Rockheads, a rock band parody featuring four characters (Slider, Clive, Scruffy and Punky) with different characteristics and personalities.

that Carr is a relative of skater Perry Caravello,[citation needed] star of the cult film classic Windy City Heat.

The album consists of 18 songs and runs 43 minutes in length, and includes Carr singing Shandi, which was taken directly from his 1980 tape he sent into KISS for his audition.

Carr had for years been trying to get his hands on a copy of the solo for his personal collection, but his request was always rebuffed by Bob Ezrin with the excuse that he did not know where the masters for the session were.

Though broadcast just once, Eric Carr: The Memorial Tribute was released several years later (seemingly in an unofficial capacity) as a two-tape box set, designed to resemble the Kiss solo albums.

[43] Only July 25, 1995, 15 years to the day of Carr's Kiss debut, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock Walk Hall of Fame at Guitar Center in Hollywood.

There is a hidden "easter egg" in the 2007 Kissology II DVD collection (on disc three at the end of the production credits) showing a family videotape made of Carr, on his hospital bed, speaking into the camera thanking his fans for their cards, letters, and concern about his health.

Dressed in white, Carr then exits the bed, and begins walking away only to return and moon the camera in rock n' roll style.

"The Rise of the Fox" [51] explores Carr's life in detail from his birth in 1950 up to KISS entering the studio to record the 1982 album Creatures of the Night.