Shortly after the concert the members began doing odd jobs to raise money for their costumes, wigs, and make-up. This was the first time so much time, effort, and money went in to creating a look that was close to that of KISS. Troy had never designed costumes before, but took on the job like a seasoned pro. He designed patterns from newspaper and transformed them in to amazing looking costumes that came very close to KISS' Love Gun costumes. With the help of Jacks grandmother and Joey's mom to do the sewing, they brought Troy's creations to life.

Back in the 70's, fabric and craft stores didn't carry the selection of material, studs, rhinestones, and all the other materials needed to put such elaborate costumes together so Troy improvised and found ways to make things come together. Silver material was impossible to find so for Joey's Ace Frehley costume they used "Even-Up Blankets" (silver blankets about 5 feet long by 3 feet wide used to get an even tan). Since platform boots were near impossible to find in their size, they used old roller-skates boots and cut 2"x4"s to make the platforms. For Troy's dragon boots he used fishing waiters which he cut to the height they needed to be and then made the platform heels out of large Styrofoam blocks. The heel and foot part of the boots were covered in paper mache to create the dragon face and teeth. A lot of ingenuity went in to the creation of their costumes and the results were nothing short of amazing for the time and the fact that Troy was only sixteen years old.

What a night this turned out to be for the group. They had $10 in their pocket, an interested producer, and were on top of the world. Never in their wildest dreams did they think they would have such an incredible night. It was just like they were real celebrities and they loved every minute of it. What started out as something to do on Halloween just two years before had transcended light-years and would continue to evolve and improve for many more years.

Once again the group took things a step further then their first concert in Troy's garage. They built a full stage in Jack's backyard. They were able to get a stack of plywood, from an abandoned site, which they used to lay out a full stage floor. They also built a drum riser over six feet high that was flanked by sets of stairs and platforms for the guys to stand on located on each side of the drum riser. The group spent every day after school and a couple weekends working on building the stage. Once it was completed, the stage looked like KISS' Love Gun stage set. Once again the guys built their guitars that they would use for the concert. While the stage was being built, Greg Garro who had been a body guard on Halloween, had been very involved in helping with the stage construction. Since the guys were aware that Paul Alberts was not one to perform in front of a crowd, they dropped Paul from the group and recruited Greg as their new Peter Criss.

Sunday, December 10th arrived and the guys got to Jack's house early in the morning. They spent all morning getting all of the final touches in place on the stage. Costumes were laid out and by about 3:00 p.m. they started the make-up process. Usually it took about two to three hours to get the make-up complete. Troy would draw everyone's design which usually took about ten to fifteen minutes for each person. On this day Troy had everyone's design done in about fifteen minutes total. That gave the guys some extra time to kick back and talk about what lie ahead that night. There was plenty of excitement in the air as they went over show plans and what it was going to be like performing on such a big stage to a crowd that they knew would be bigger then that of their first show.

Right before show time the guys climbed out of Jack's bedroom window so they could get on the stage without being seen. There was a curtain that hung from a big frame at the front of the stage keeping them hidden from the crowd so they could get in place atop of the stage. Once in place the curtain was lowered and the show was under way. The guys were a bit surprised at the size of the crowd when the curtain came down and they got their first view of rows of kids and parents along with plenty others standing behind them.

The guys followed up with Strutter, Room Service, Love Gun, Rockin' In The USA, and C'mon And Love Me. Firehouse was next and finished with Troy breathing fire. Up next was Calling Dr. Love, Larger Than Life, Do You Love Me, and Shock Me, which featured Joey's smoking guitar. You would have thought that the firebreathing and smoking guitar would have been highlights of the show but the crowd went wild when Greg came down from his perch atop the drum riser to sing Beth. As Greg took his place back at the drums, Troy took center stage and as the bass rumbled through the amps, he began to let the stage blood drip from his mouth before letting it all out. The crowd went even wilder then they had during Beth. God Of Thunder rocked the audience before kicking in to Rock And Roll All Nite and Jack smashing his guitar then tossing it in to the crowd. The show came to a close with Shout It Out Loud.

The group felt the show was a big success even though there were a few problems. The first issue was the temperature outside that December night. One of their parents had reported to them that it was 56° outside. You can see from the pictures that the audience was bundled up in jackets, hats, and even gloves. The guys did feel the cold temperature affected their performance a bit because they were in nothing more than thin clothing with minimal amounts on their upper body. There was also an issue with the audio during Larger Than Life when the main speaker went out, but the group continued on with minimal sound until it was fixed part way through the song. Finally the fireworks that were suppose to go off at the end of the show were ignited during Calling Dr. Love rather then during Shout It Out Loud. The audience had no clue about this mistake and to them, the fireworks were just another part of the show. Unfortunately Mr. Lewis was unable to make it. The guys were a bit disappointed because they knew how much he liked what they were doing.

A few weeks later, 1978 came to a close as did the year of the KISS Impersonators. It had been a year of progress with their first concert in Troy's garage using costumes from Halloween of 1977, to costumes that had advanced to stunning proportions, and closing out the year with a concert on a big stage they built. No one would have guessed this group that wanted to do something fun on Halloween two years before would have taken it to the level they had and in some ways, they were just getting started.