Gene Simmons

In America, the land of plenty, even during World War II, people ate. We grew wheat.

In America, the land of plenty, even during World War II, people ate. We grew wheat.

When my mother came to America, she had to work, you know, the whole time. And I was, I remember going into my Uncle Larry's house and they had their own house with a basement and stuff. I mean, I just couldn't, and you'd look out the door and there were paved streets and cars going everywhere and people were fat. And I never saw a refrigerator.

When my mother came to America, she had to work, you know, the whole time. And I was, I remember going into my Uncle Larry's house and they had their own house with a basement and stuff. I mean, I just couldn't, and you'd look out the door and there were paved streets and cars going everywhere and people were fat. And I never saw a refrigerator.

We had a box, and if you had a piece of ice, you'd stuck it in there so you can have milk. By the way, not branded. They'd give you a sheet of newspaper and your week's piece of meat and your week's butter. It was a new country. There was nothing. There were no stores. People can't fathom that. I remember all that. And I remember just everything was new. You know, you have branding cups and

We had a box, and if you had a piece of ice, you'd stuck it in there so you can have milk. By the way, not branded. They'd give you a sheet of newspaper and your week's piece of meat and your week's butter. It was a new country. There was nothing. There were no stores. People can't fathom that. I remember all that. And I remember just everything was new. You know, you have branding cups and

And canned food, I never saw canned food until I got our first, until we got our first care package from the UN. And we opened up the box and there was a, I get choked up when I, and there was a can of peaches. And I never saw a can, I know people are going to think, well, he's exaggerating. No, I never saw a can of food. There were no supermarkets or grocery stores, nothing. You lived in hills.

And canned food, I never saw canned food until I got our first, until we got our first care package from the UN. And we opened up the box and there was a, I get choked up when I, and there was a can of peaches. And I never saw a can, I know people are going to think, well, he's exaggerating. No, I never saw a can of food. There were no supermarkets or grocery stores, nothing. You lived in hills.

And I remember taking the can, and they were a full-color picture of peaches dripping with the stuff. And I remember at about seven years of age looking at it, and my mother grabbed that out of my hand, and she took a big rock. There's no such thing as can openers. And she put it on the ground and banged into it and then peeled back the metal.

And I remember taking the can, and they were a full-color picture of peaches dripping with the stuff. And I remember at about seven years of age looking at it, and my mother grabbed that out of my hand, and she took a big rock. There's no such thing as can openers. And she put it on the ground and banged into it and then peeled back the metal.

So the sharp stuff was going there, and she gave it into my hands, and my little hands grabbed it, and I looked and saw the yellow peaches inside, and my mother said, you know, in Hungarian, because I spoke Hungarian, Hebrew, Turkish, Spanish, and those stuff. And I remember tasting it, and I Sorry, I'm getting a little verklempt here. Never tasted anything. I still taste it.

So the sharp stuff was going there, and she gave it into my hands, and my little hands grabbed it, and I looked and saw the yellow peaches inside, and my mother said, you know, in Hungarian, because I spoke Hungarian, Hebrew, Turkish, Spanish, and those stuff. And I remember tasting it, and I Sorry, I'm getting a little verklempt here. Never tasted anything. I still taste it.

Never tasted anything so sweet or anything. And I wanted to show my mother. And she was like, we were just amazed at this thing. And the fact that this, and it also had a Bugs Bunny book. colored with these going down the road and all that. I never heard of Bugs Bunny and a sweater that was all torn. My mother put it on me and it was all too big, but it was colorful and all that.

Never tasted anything so sweet or anything. And I wanted to show my mother. And she was like, we were just amazed at this thing. And the fact that this, and it also had a Bugs Bunny book. colored with these going down the road and all that. I never heard of Bugs Bunny and a sweater that was all torn. My mother put it on me and it was all too big, but it was colorful and all that.

And my mother would read me the same Bugs Bunny book every night, but she had to make up the words in Hungarian because she couldn't speak Hebrew and the words were in English. So she'd make it up and I'd just look at the pictures and I'd go to sleep with that.

And my mother would read me the same Bugs Bunny book every night, but she had to make up the words in Hungarian because she couldn't speak Hebrew and the words were in English. So she'd make it up and I'd just look at the pictures and I'd go to sleep with that.

And as a matter of fact, Mel Blanc, a Jew who did all the voices for all the warrants, who did all the voices, Daffy Duck and Mel Blanc, all that, Elmer Fudd told him the story. And he said, that's one of the reasons why I wanted to do these voices for the children whose lives had changed. And

And as a matter of fact, Mel Blanc, a Jew who did all the voices for all the warrants, who did all the voices, Daffy Duck and Mel Blanc, all that, Elmer Fudd told him the story. And he said, that's one of the reasons why I wanted to do these voices for the children whose lives had changed. And

Which is why, as soon as I got some money, I made sure that I took a bunch of money and sent it to kids in need. Originally through the Christian Child Fund, and then became the Child Fund, and to this day support 1,400 kids in Africa who, if they don't go to school... won't get close, and won't get fed. That means you'll starve, because there's nothing there. Zambia.

Which is why, as soon as I got some money, I made sure that I took a bunch of money and sent it to kids in need. Originally through the Christian Child Fund, and then became the Child Fund, and to this day support 1,400 kids in Africa who, if they don't go to school... won't get close, and won't get fed. That means you'll starve, because there's nothing there. Zambia.