Kiss Me, You Fool

"I have a boyfriend. He's gonna kill me," said Tammy Metheney, kissing Adam Senko, whom she had just met for the first time during a class on the art of kissing Oct. 15, 2003, at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. These first-time acquaintances were two of just five people, three men and two women, who were willing to lock lips.

University of Michigan-Dearborn campus seniors Jessica Santos and David Stephens, get ready to practice their "French kiss" in front of a special class held Oct. 15, 2003. The two are not boyfriend and girlfriend. They are "just friends," they said. The class was presented by Michael Christian, pen name William Cane, author of the book, "The Art of Kissing."

At the "kissing class," LaWanda Ellis and Louis Salters demonstrate a "public kiss" which is stealing a quick peck, as speaker Michael Christian describes the type of kissing being demonstrated. The speaker is the author of "The Art of Kissing." He speaks at universities and colleges throughout the country. His busiest month? February, of course.

Of course, you could use a kiss to create some talk, as Britney Spears and Madonna did at the MTV Music Video Awards in August 2003.

Or you could use the name KISS for your rock band, like Gene Simmons, who performed Oct. 4, 2003, at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Selma, Texas, as part of the Aerosmith and KISS tour.

But, in the end, a kiss is for occasions like this: Douglas Mitchell and fiancee Tinosh Davarinia, both from Atlanta, Ga., in front of the British Airways Concorde after the legendary supersonic jet made its final landing at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., Oct. 14, 2003. Tinosh thought she was going to Baltimore for a few days; her fiance surprised her with a trip to London and a proposal on the Concorde flight home.