I thought you would like to know my daughter who is 13 years old had to report on a famous person. Most of the children did george washington, abe lincoln and so on and so on. My daughter grabbed my kiss and make up book by you and she did her report on you. She had to dress up as this person as so she did. She had to pertend she was you. When all the kids asked her about all of the women you have been with she got a little red telling them. But they were all surprised to find out about you and your life. Most of the kids got 90 to 100 % on their reports, My daughter got 140% on hers. She did an awesome job being you especially since she is a full grown girl. Well then again she did learn all about you from her mom. So now you are up there with all of the famous presidents at her school.
Theresa
Hi Gene,
Just wanted to say my business partner/best friend and I visited your KISS coffeehouse in Myrtle Beach. It was a warm afternoon around 6 and it was busy! We are in the coffee business and both really enjoyed all the carefully thought out details. I bought an interesting hot tea (my fave) and she got a Rockuccino. She is very picky about coffee and she loved it. I also bought a tank top for my other best friend (whom you know as Doc from KY) and a tshirt for myself. The coffeehouse was visually stimulating and offered an excellent product. Well done as usual! I also wanted to say that your show on A&E, Family Jewels, is so entertaining. I am proud to have met you more than once and can say that you are truly a gentleman. Thanks for continuing to perpetuate what work ethic means and for being real.
Lisa
Gene,
Your show has helped my 15 year old son to heal our relationship, by spending quality time watching your show together. To be honest I never was a fan of KISS and don't know any of your music. Our family looks forward to Sundays @ 9pm. You are hilarious with great people skills!!! I would love you and Shannon to come to Kalamazoo, Mi to have dinner with our family, probably not likely that you will answer this a-mail but I thought I would try for my son Alex. Oh by the way if I were you I wouldn't mention adoption to Shannon anymore. I laughed so hard after that episode now that's entertainment! SO we are looking forward to hearing from you.
Sharon Kotrba
Dear Gene,
I was recently in Kansas City, KS at Kansas Speedway at the Indy car races. I was told that you were going to make an appearance and could not wait until the next day to meet you. We showed up an hour early only to learn that you were not coming and that you were sick. I was extremely disappointed, but understood completely. I was truely hoping that I would be able to get your autograph. See, this was not a selfish act, as much as I wanted your autograph, I was going to get it for my brother-in-law who is a huge KISS fan. He collects KISS memorabilia and would love nothing more than your autograph. I was hoping to obtain this and give it to him for Christmas. I am sure that you recieve letters like this from all over, but I can honestly say that I tried to get it in person and that it was probably a once in a lifetime opportunity for me to get. I will understand either way, but at least I can say that I tried twice. Thank you so much for taking the time to even read this.
Sincerely,
Laura Barb
Response from Gene:
Honestly, I was sick as a dog and literally couldn't move. A bug. AND, I passed a kidney stone. Otherwise, I would have been in the fine state of Kansas and watched our INDYCARS fly around the track.
Hello, Gene Simmons.
I recently read in an old magazine (1980) that you had once weighed 235 pounds! Is this true? I need to lose 40 pounds to reach my lean body weight and I would like to specifically know how you did it, how much time it took to lose, and how you kept it off for so long. Thanks!
Todd
Response from Gene:
The secret? STOP EATING. Forget about low fat, low cal, low this and low that...all protein...and so on. Eat anything you want, JUST EAT HALF THE PORTION YOU USUALLY EAT. You will lose a ton of weight right away. Water is ok, too.
Gene,
I just saw the item about the eBay vulture…what a douche! I know that the memories I can take from the brief conversations I’ve had with you on two separate occasions at the Cincinnati airport are worth more to me than any autograph would ever be….Have a great time at the Derby!
Regards,
Jamie Sanders
Gene,
Family Jewels is a very addictive show. I cannot stop watching it.
I confess that as a kid i would not listen to KISS. I believed all the urban legends about Knights in Satan's Service. I was very gullible then. I was trying to be a good boy. I am pleased beyond belief that that was just hogwash.
The show is great because you get to show the world another side of you. You are a caring loving dad and significant other. The respect you show your mother is touching. Surprise world! You are a human being. Being vulnerable just raises my esteem for you. Stooping to conquer and all that. Does it matter what i think? To me it does.
I have seen some comments on this site about people who were crushed or disillusioned by something that you did or said on your show, causing them to renounce their KISS army membership or whatnot.
I see now, unlike when i was a child, that a big part of KISS and Gene Simmons is the razzle dazzle. If a fan is really expecting you to be a real demon and really evil incarnate then i feel sorry for them. Everybody loves a show, loves a bit of magic and occasion. I for one say we should celebrate the magic that is KISS. Just like one shouldn't go harassing Christopher Lee telling him he isn't a real vampire. Just enjoy the performance for what it is.
That is my story and I am sticking to it.
-mice
Hello!
I was curious how I would go about pitching an honest business idea to Mr. Simmons. In watching him on T.V., I have gathered he is generally open to good ideas, and I have an oportunity that I'm fairly sure he would like.
Greg Gentry
Response from Gene:
While I am flattered anyone gives me the time of day, much less want to pitch me "idea"....let me add: No matter what you've heard. No matter what you have talked yourself into. No matter how you think the world works, it's difficult to get anyone's attention to hear an "idea". It's not enough. Please read all the other letters from all the other people who are convinced theirs is the only real idea out there and that the world cannot revolve another revolution without their idea. Of course, how the idea is funded (who pays for it), how it's distributed, who manufacturers it, who insures it (etc, etc) is supposed to be something someone else figures out.
Welcome to my world.
more thoughts on marrage,
When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.
- Sacha Guitry
After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can't face each other, but still they stay together.
- Hemant Joshi
By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
- Socrates
The great question... which I have not been able to answer... is, "What does a woman want?"
- Sigmund Freud
I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs with me.
- Anonymous
Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays.
- Henny Youngman
There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called marriage.
- James Holt McGavran
I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me, and the second one didn't.
- Patrick Murray
Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming
1. When ever you're wrong, admit it,
2. Whenever you're right, shut up.
- Nash
The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once...
- Anonymous
You know what I did before I married? Anything I wanted to.
- Henny Youngman
My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.
- Rodney Dangerfield
A good wife always forgives her husband when she's wrong.
- Milton Berle
A man inserted an ad in the classifieds: "Wife wanted." Next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: "You can have mine."
- Anonymous
Didn't want a wife, so I got a dog. Mostly because I can trust a dog!
- Wayne Shaw
D. W. Shaw
Response from Gene:
Girls? Your turn.
gene
i live in mexico in a small city, the name of my city is queretaro and i´m hug fan of you and the tv show "rock school" beacuase i have 22 year´s old and my name is carlos and no body give me a chance for sing that´s my pasion but my time is over, i want to say to you thank´s for help another kid´s to do something with their lives. well gene when you whant to come here to mexico you are welcome. thank´s for make my life different ¡¡¡¡ i send a foto of me and my girl is pretty no?
Hello Gene,
I just wanted to say Thank you for letting me take a picture of you and my wife. When we show it the guys think it's cool and the girls are JEALOUS......Thanks again
Dear Gene,
I think your comments about ideas meaning next to nothing is deceptive and incorrect. Let's be honest here, if someone came to you and truly had a one in a million idea (as opposed to the ones that you get on your site) that you thought would absolutely make money - YOU or someone associated with you, would put up the money easily and assist with the rest of the factors (manufacturing, distribution, etc.) to get the product out to the marketplace.
Truth be told, many one of a kind ideas have turned into multi-million dollar realities with the idea man not having to spend a dime to get his idea out there. There are investors, venture capitalists, marketing companies, distributors and other areas to pursue to get your idea out there if it is that good or one of a kind. In all actuality, you should be telling these idea people to not spend their own money and to find someone who will.
There is a TV show in the UK and Canada called Dragon's Den. On the show, investors listen to all sorts of ideas and actually invest in the ones that they believe will make a fortune. They have offered $50,000 to $1 million dollars for these ideas. The point? There are business professionals and investors always looking for that next great idea or the next Pet Rock. You should be advising your readers to learn a little business and create a business plan of your idea to show investors and other companies that will do these things for you to get the idea out there. You NEVER spend your own money.
I think you are telling your readers this somewhat incorrect information, because you don't want to be receiving ideas every single day. But you are NOT required to have the money personally to back up your idea - that is what partners and business associates are for. You have the million dollar idea, they have the million dollars to make it a reality.
Adam
Response from Gene:
The tv show idea is great. Take your ideas there!!! Maybe they'll give you money for it. I stand by everything I said. Oh, and by the way, what was the idea that YOU got other people to give you loads of money for???,
