According to band publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald, who probably doesn’t get to mention kittens in many Slayer-related press releases, guitarist Kerry King and some of the crew headed out to King’s favorite steakhouse in Indianapolis the day before the band’s December 4 show. After dinner, assistant tour manager Jess Cortese was approached by a homeless man who offered to sell her the animal for a dollar. As Robinson-Fitzgerald reports, “the kitten apparently was freezing so Jess took it, [it] slept with her in her bunk on the bus and went to the venue with her today, hanging out. One of the runners knew someone who wanted a kitten, so the little guy now has a new home [wherever] he or she currently is.” The kitten, named Gypsy by her new owner, is being treated for fleas and worms, which seems like a prudent move after spending the night on Slayer’s tour bus.
