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 Here is a link to a department store in Stockholm, Sweden. They use big cardoard figures of Kiss as gingerbread men in their window, and they were playing Deuce in the speakers facing the street when i walked by yesterday.
If you click on the link below, a photo of the window will appear after a couple of seconds.
http://www.pub.se/
Just thought i let you know in case they don´t have the permisson to do this.
Have a great new year!!!
Micke
Stockholm, Sweden
 My son Alex squeezed into KISS boots (and costume) recently, as an actor who portrays Mr. Simmons in a Cingular commercial currently airing nationwide (See YouTube.com - Cingular Supermarket). That's my boy - emerging from the freezer as Gene Simmons. Alex lives in Beverly Hills, CA. Would Mr. Simmons be interested in meeting him? I wold love a photo of the two of them together for my family album.
Sincerely,
One proud Mama,
Karen Fisher
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Hello Gene,
Well I walked in to my local BX/PX today in Kuwait and found the very last copy of Gene Simmons Family Jewels on the stand. I purchased it immediately. I cannot wait to view it tonight. Since I have been here, I have ordered KISS coffee(3 different orders totaling over $300.00) KISS him and her products(over $200.00 worth), Live to Win, KISSology, and now GSFJ. I will be going to purchase the new ALIVE package later tonight. Thanks for making all of the above possible. The memory of the past comes alive for me each time I hear a song by the band or see a video. You and Paul are right, a new album would be nice, but when I go to the concerts, there is a catalog of a thousand KISS songs from the past I want to hear. Keep doing what you know best and that is feeding the KISS fans with what they want. KISS. Plain and simple. Geez, it is so nice to not have think about what a song means and where the lyrics are taking me as with so many bands of today. Give me a song that makes me want to get up and kick ass everyday like Deuce, Let Me Go Rock and Roll and Take it Off!!!!! Whatever the Tour plans are for 2007, I am looking forward to seeing you.
Serving for you,
SAMUEL(ALAN)REYNOLDS, TSgt, USAF
386 ESFS
VIPER Flight Chief
Ali al Salem AB, KUWAIT
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Happy Holidays, everyone. Or, Merry Xmas.
Or, as I prefer to say it
"Happy Another Day Above Ground Day"
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Gene Simmons’ “Family Jewels” DVD offers audio treat…
December 16th, 2006
People receiving the deluxe edition of season one of Gene Simmons “Family Jewels” are receiving an audio treat. The package includes a bonus CD with two songs expected to be featured on Gene’s “MONSTER: THE GENE SIMMONS BOX SET.” The version of “You’re My Reason For Living” varies slightly from that released in 2003 on Gene’s “Sex Money KISS” audio book lunch box and Japanese version of “Asshole.” While it has more prominent drums, it lacks some of the electric guitar over-dubs and is 17 seconds longer, though most of that is the result of a longer fade-out.”
The second song is previously unreleased. “Rain Keeps Fallin’” is previously known as a song Gene demoed with members of Silent Rage around 1991. Several different lyrical versions of the song exist. Most interesting, perhaps, the riff at the start of this song can also be heard in a studio jam session with Dutch rockers Sleeze Beeze from around 1990/1 where Gene was working with the band on using his “Daily Planet” riff. They’d come up with the song “Jealous Woman” from the efforts, though the band didn’t use it. This is a great example of Gene and his creativity. “Rain Keeps Fallin’” was being developed during the COS sessions, with one September 1993 re-write being known with interesting lyrics such as “Burning crosses in my own back yard” and “My name’s on a cool headstone with a pretty rose.”
 I saw you when we were on two different private tours of the White House in 2000. My friends and I were sitting around a table inone room, and you walked through and caught me staring! You went through a door, then turned around and slowly shut it behind you while peeking through it in a way that gave me shivers.
I doubt you'll remember that, but my point is this: I have a killer long tongue that might rival yours. Can I send a picture through to this address? Dying to hear what you think of it!
xJessica in Brooklyn
Response from Gene:
The tour you're talking about was with the Secret Service, who were kind enough to take me to meet the President, who hadn't landed in Wash DC from an overseas visit, unfortunately. However thrilling it was to go to the Oval Office, it pales besides a beautiful woman's gaze.
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Gene,
I’m 42 and have been a lifelong fan since ’73. When I was driving across my home town of White House, TN and saw this (see enclosed picture) I bout flipped out and thought to myself: “I bet Gene nor Paul OK’d this”. I have to admit though, dude must be a hardcore fan too.
KISS Rules >>> by the way, I wish English keyboards came with the KISS “S’s”
Marc Carter
White House, TN.
The Gene Simmons - Family Jewels - Season One DVD will be released on December 19 and features all 13 original episodes from the debut season, exclusive interviews with the Simmons family, cast Biographies, photo gallery, interactive menu and scene selection.
Also available on the 19th is the Gene Simmons - Family Jewels - Season One Signature Series Collector's Set - exclusively at Amazon.com. This set features 2 DVDs with all 13 episodes of season one, 1 DVD with a feature length presentation of BIOGRAPHY: GENE SIMMONS, 20-page hardcover family photo album with photos personally selected by Gene as well as his commentary, a bonus CD with two unreleased songs from Gene, the never-broadcast pilot of Gene Simmons Family Jewels and more!
SIMMONS LAMENTS LOST BURGER-FLIPPING LIFE
 KISS bassist GENE SIMMONS is convinced he and fellow rocker SIR MICK JAGGER would have ended up flipping burgers in a fast food restaurant if they hadn't become successful musicians. The 57-year-old rocker believes today's biggest music stars don't have the talent for any decent back-up careers. He says, "They'd (ROLLING STONES) probably now be asking you if you want fries with that. That includes Jagger and myself. "Classical musicians are real musicians, the rest of us are lazy entertainers who never took time to learn how to play our instruments properly and can't read or write music."
http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/simmons%20
laments%20lost%20burger-flipping%20life_1016516
Not entirely what I meant. While it's true I believe most entertainers have little qualification to do anything else in life, Jagger is a graduate, I'm told, of a London Economic School...and I hold a BA in Education...which meant I taught 6th grade, among other jobs.
While the article was meant to make a point, and didn't really apply to Jagger or myself, I still stand by the general notion about most entertainers.
Everyday, we bring you the best thing we've seen on YouTube -- a great piece of archive footage, a music promo or a clip from one of our favourite movies of TV shows.
Today: Watch Gene Simmons and cohorts save Santa Claus, in this clip taken from Emmy- award winning US cartoon sitcom, Family Guy.
This clip is taken from a movie being watched by Peter within the Christmas special episode.
Simmons saves Santa from the pterodactyls by playing the “screech of his guitar.”
Best line –“Everyone to the Kiss-copter!”
The Family Guy Christmas Special is available on DVD now - along with a great New Years' Eve episode when the apocalyse comes to Quahog.
Check out an animated Kiss here
http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/kiss/news/9179
KISS COFFEEHOUSE - Cool Yule Stuff!!!
KOL has received many numerous emails asking if it is possible to buy KISS COFFEEHOUSE coffee and merchandise through the mail, and the answer is yes. You can do so by visiting their official web site - www.kisscoffeehouse.com .
Recently they've added a few coffee flavors for the holidays - KISSMAS HOLIDAY EGGNOG and KISSMAS HOLIDAY EGGNOG DECAF. As for merchandise there are 4 new limited edition pins (pictured here) and a new Rock N Roll Over COFFEEHOUSE shirt!
KISSONLINE.com
Bat Has Longest Tongue of Any Mammal
December 6, 2006—It's enough to give Gene Simmons (inset) appendage envy. Despite a '70s rock rumor, the Kiss bassist did not have his tongue surgically replaced with a cow's. But could Anoura fistulata tempt him to go batty?
A. fistulata (shown lapping sugar water from a tube) has the longest tongue, relative to body length, of any mammal—and now scientists think they know why.
"This bat was just discovered last year, and now we've observed a very unique relationship with a local flower," said Nathan Muchhala, a University of Miami Ph.D. student whose team's findings are to be published tomorrow in the journal Nature.
Found in an Andean cloud forest in Ecuador, A. fistulata (aka the tube-lipped nectar bat) evolved mutually with an extremely long, bell-shaped flower, the team says. In fact, armed with a tongue that retracts into the bat's rib cage, A. fistulata is now the only animal that can pollinate the flower.
—Ted Chamberlain
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/12/061206-tongue-photo.html
Listed below are more December "KISSMAS” events for the KISS FRAGRANCES.
If you attend any of these events, please take a photos for KISSONLINE!
The following is a list of "KISSMAS" Store promotions taking place on Dec. 9th:
Name That Mask - Match the name to the mask and Winner receives a goody bag w/sample,sticker & air freshener.
That Winning KISS - Large container w/ silver and gold Hershey's kisses, the customer tries to pick a gold Hershey kisses. Winner receives a sample, tattoo and sticker.
12/09/06 That Winning KISS Belk Avenues Mall / Jax,FL 10310 Southside Blvd Jax,FL 32256
12/09/06 That Winning KISS Belk Orange Park Mall/Orange Park,FL 1910 Wells Rd. Orange Park,FL 32073
12/09/06 That Winning KISS Belk Land O Lakes, FL 2111 Collier Pkwy LandOlakes,FL 34639
12/09/06 That Winning KISS Belk Lakeland,FL 1400 Towne Cntr. Dr. Lakeland,FL 33803
12/09/06 That Winning KISS Belk Leesburg,FL 10401-2003 HWY 441 Leesburg,FL 34788
12/09/06 That Winning KISS Belk Regency Mall/Jax,FL 9501 Arlington Expressway Jax,FL 32211
12/09/06 That Winning KISS Dillards Int'l Mall/Tampa,FL 2223 N . Westshore Blvd. Tampa, FL 33607
12/09/06 That Winning KISS Dillards Citrus Park/Tampa,FL 8161 Citrus Park Towne Cntr. Tampa,FL 33625
12/09/06 That Winning KISS Dillards Brandon Mall/Brandon,FL 303 Brandon Towne Cntr. Brandon,FL 33511
12/09/06 That Winning KISS Dillards Countryside Mall/Clearwater ,FL 27001 US HWY 19 N Clearwater ,FL 33761
12/09/06 That Winning KISS Dillards FL Mall/Orlando,FL 8001 S. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando ,FL 32809
12/09/06 That Winning KISS Dillards West Oak Mall/Occee,FL 9403 W. Colonial DR. Occee,FL 34761
12/09/06 That Winning KISS Dillards Avenues Mall / Jax,FL 10300 Southside Blvd. Jax,FL 32256
KISS ALIVE! 1975-2000 BEST BUY BONUS TRACKS
Universal Music has manufactured replacement discs for Best Buy customers that purchased the set without the bonus tracks - "2000 Man" and "God Of Thunder". The discs will begin shipping direct to Best Buy stores on 12/6. Depending on transit times, most Best Buy stores should have the discs by December 9.
To receive the free replacement disc, bring your receipt into a Best Buy store on or after December 9. If your purchase was made on Bestbuy.com, there will be instructions there as well, next week.
Best Buy will have plenty of replacement discs after the holidays too, for fans that receive the CD for Christmas.
Thank you for your patience while this solution was being worked out and implemented.
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Hi Gene,
this is an ad for a danceclub in Vienna, the posters are plastered all over the City. I suppose it's not endorsed by you, is it ? ;)
Take Care,
Christoph
GENE SIMMONS on COCA COLA BOTTLES!!!
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Hello Gene,
I saw this Gene Simmons KISS Coke Bottle on the internet at: www.CokeBottles4Sale.com
Any chance you can get any of these, I understand they were from France!
Thank You, Rich
KISS ROCKS!
 The NFL did it again!!! During the NFL Pre-game show between The Detroit Lions & the Miami Dolphins on CBS, the bed of music (under the commentary) was Detroit Rock City. It rocks my world to know that KISS' music is being used at professional sporting events!!!!!!
Mark Stewart
Greenville, N. Carolina
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