Organizers of KISS KRUISE LAND LOCKED in VEGAS 2026 Join and Answer All Our Questions

Three Sides of the Coin – A KISS Podcast and Radio Show

Michael Brandvold, Tommy Sommers, Mark Cicchini and Lisa Martini

Music, Music Interviews, Music History, Music Commentary

4.3 • 523 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Episode 668. Anthony Diaz COO from Topeka joins us this week. Topeka is the company putting together the 2026 KISS Kruise Land Locked in Vegas event this coming November. Anthony answers all the questions we ask him…

Challenge of going from a Kruise ship to a casino hotel.

What are some top items you worked on changing.

Will Peter Criss be attending.

Details on the Ace Frehley All Star Tribute Show.

And much more!

Anthony grew up a KISS fan and is now organizing KISS Kruise events.

Visit https://kisskruisevegas.com

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Since launching in 2012 Three Sides of the Coin has been viewed or listened to over 6,000,000 times. Three Sides of the Coin has been joined by special guests including former KISS lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, Eddie Trunk, AEW Superstar and lead singer of Fozzy Chris Jericho, Angel lead guitarist Punky Meadows, Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Jason Hook, Vinnie Vincent Invasion and Slaughter lead singer Mark Slaughter, Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider, comedian Craig Gass, KISS’ former business manager Chris Lendt, the Black Veil Brides’ Andy Biersack, Frank Munoz associate producer for Ace Frehley’s Anomaly album, award winning songwriter Adam Mitchell, Ed Kanon (Peter Criss’ drum tech), Kevin Valentine (drummer on KISS’ Psycho Circus album). Three Sides of the Coin was picked (October 2013) as a ‘What’s Hot’ podcast by Apple’s iTunes.

In the early ’90s, Michael Brandvold launched the fifth ever website on the Internet devoted to KISS, KISS Otaku. He built, launched and maintained Kissonline.com (KISS’ official web presence). He now owns Michael Brandvold Marketing, providing marketing services and digital strategy to musicians. Tommy Sommers spent 15 years on the record show circuit collecting, trading and selling memorabilia / Kiss merchandise. He is now a successful residential Real Estate agent in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area. Tommy has also produced a KISS song For The Oddfathers and is the owner of Rock Steady Digital Photography. Mark Cicchini, is a world renown KISS collector. KISS have used parts of Mark’s vast KISS collection for audio, video & print materials including their book NOTHIN TO LOSE, CD re release of the LOVE GUN album & the VH1 Ultimate Album KISS ALIVE! special as well as many other KISS projects. His wife also makes a mean meatloaf!!!

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Three Sides Of The Coin is unofficial & unsanctioned and has no affiliation with the band KISS.

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0:00.0	This week on three sides of the coin, Anthony Diaz, the chief operating officer of Topeka, sits down with us, and he answers all of our questions about the Kiss Cruise event in Vegas. Why is he here? Because he's the guy who puts this all on. He knows he's organizing it. we grill him with a lot of questions and he answers
0:25.6	every single one of them. Welcome to Three Sides of the Coin, a podcast about rock, heavy metal and
0:32.4	KISS. Founded in 2012 and over 10 million plays, where four longtime Kiss and music fans discuss everything Kiss.
0:40.3	Three Sides of the Coin has moved to a brand new YouTube channel.
0:43.3	Please hit the subscribe button below so you don't miss future episodes on YouTube.
0:48.3	Hey everybody, welcome back to another episode of Three Sides of the Coin.
0:53.3	Just so you know, the show isn't going to suck even though you're not seeing Lisa.
0:59.6	She's here for the interview.
1:01.6	All right?
1:02.2	So just hang around for a minute or two and then Lisa's going to show up.
1:08.0	Because if you're a long-time listener, you know we record this part of the show
1:12.6	after we start the show. Let's just cut through everything here. We've got a great guest that's
1:21.4	joining us today. We've got Anthony Diaz, who's the chief operating officer of Topeka.
1:28.7	And for those who don't know, Topeka is the company that puts on the whole event in Vegas.
1:36.8	They did it last year, doing it again this year.
1:40.2	And Anthony sits down with us and answers all of our questions and is pretty much straight up, honest, open about it.
1:51.2	And I think you're going to get a lot of your questions and concerns answered after you watch this episode.
1:59.3	So just let it roll. We're going to see you at the end.
2:03.5	Anthony from Topeka. So you love the show, visit www.3Sides of thecoigne.com. Subscribe on YouTube.
2:11.0	Follow and rate us on Spotify. Subscribe and leave a review on iTunes. We appreciate your support.
2:17.3	Surf into the Ultimate Kiss store,
2:19.1	the largest in the galaxy. Explore an incredible collection of merchandise and collectibles
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