Gene Simmons' tongue was filmed hanging 20,000 feet in the air over Brazil, dangling from a so-called "tribute balloon." KISS are currently a couple weeks into their South American "End Of The Road" tour leg and it's the cause of some high-flying controversy within the flight community.

A member of a Brazilian jet's flight crew got the footage (seen below) off a mini-hot air balloon suspending a fabric-pic of the KISS bassist's makeup'ed face in full tongue glory, at significant altitude, in the skies of South America. The original posting is hashtagged #dangerous.

https://twitter.com/EPICSKY11/status/1520004520478130178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1520004795200901122%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fblabbermouth.net%2Fnews%2Fgene-simmons-tribute-balloon-filmed-from-cockpit-of-jet-in-brazil-20000-feet-up-in-the-air

Apparently, these unmanned tribute balloons are a cause of concern among pilots. Scott Bateman, a pilot and YouTuber who hosts an all-things-Aviation show The Layover, retweeted the video, scolding, "These are tribute balloons that are regularly seen in #Brazil and across S America. They pose a real risk to #aircraft and #WePilots need to keep a sharp lookout."

Gene Simmons retweeted that video, recommending you check it out.

https://twitter.com/genesimmons/status/1520489645917712384

A former NTSB accident investigator says free-floating balloons can be tough for pilots to spot and challenging to avoid, "Balloons can be ingested in the aircraft's engine, restrict airflow and cause the plane to lose power."  A la flocks of birds.  See Sullenberger.

It looks like at some point this thing came down and is now an impressive souvenir in someone's backyard (or tree.)

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KISS has played four Brazilian shows so far and Simmons has posted some cool media from the shows on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/genesimmons/status/1520600101613408256

https://twitter.com/genesimmons/status/1520615911413141505

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