And this is steady work. I know what I'll be doing for the next 16 months. With his ponytail and rugged features, Nordvold doesn't match the roadie stereotype of the beer-swilling biker. Likewise, the other 63 men and women who travel with the band range from fresh-faced twentysomethings to divorced dads in their 40s. They hail from San Francisco and small towns in Kansas, and many started in local theaters, where they began working their way, literally and figuratively, up the roadie ladder.
People learn from practical application.
Just as there is no handbook, there is also no union. The crew is joined together by more than just the standard uniform of black T-shirt, shorts, and running shoes. At each venue, Kiss set aside roughly 10 front-row seats, and just before show time, Augustine offers lucky ticket holders the chance to switch. There's only one catch. Augustine smiles faintly.