Gene Simmons
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So the two original guys, Ace and Peter, were great in the beginning, but it didn't last long. You know, once... In the beginning, there was no drugs and alcohol, maybe outside the band. But once they got money and the money came in fast, we used to put in order forms in the albums. So you can put $5, $10, $20 before the post office became, you know, a crook haven.
And night and day, we would open these envelopes for T-shirts, belts. We had four envelopes. warehouses operating 24 hours a day in the valley in 1976, fulfilling orders. Nobody's ever done that before, during, or since. No. Well, during, we did. And in 1979, 20th Century Fox's... Top two licensing and merchandising things were Star Wars and Kiss.
And night and day, we would open these envelopes for T-shirts, belts. We had four envelopes. warehouses operating 24 hours a day in the valley in 1976, fulfilling orders. Nobody's ever done that before, during, or since. No. Well, during, we did. And in 1979, 20th Century Fox's... Top two licensing and merchandising things were Star Wars and Kiss.
And night and day, we would open these envelopes for T-shirts, belts. We had four envelopes. warehouses operating 24 hours a day in the valley in 1976, fulfilling orders. Nobody's ever done that before, during, or since. No. Well, during, we did. And in 1979, 20th Century Fox's... Top two licensing and merchandising things were Star Wars and Kiss.
At 7-Eleven, they had Slurpee Kiss cups.
At 7-Eleven, they had Slurpee Kiss cups.
At 7-Eleven, they had Slurpee Kiss cups.
We were going to do a Kiss Barbie. We had Kiss. You kissed dolls.
We were going to do a Kiss Barbie. We had Kiss. You kissed dolls.
We were going to do a Kiss Barbie. We had Kiss. You kissed dolls.
There have been more items. Here comes the joke. This is true. We have had kiss condoms, kiss caskets. We got you coming and we got you going. But it's true. Dimebag Darrell, the guitar player in Pantera, passed away on stage. Some idiot, a psycho, shot him on stage while they were doing a show. And his last will and testament was to be buried in a kiss casket. Wow. Yeah, we sent it to him. Yeah.
There have been more items. Here comes the joke. This is true. We have had kiss condoms, kiss caskets. We got you coming and we got you going. But it's true. Dimebag Darrell, the guitar player in Pantera, passed away on stage. Some idiot, a psycho, shot him on stage while they were doing a show. And his last will and testament was to be buried in a kiss casket. Wow. Yeah, we sent it to him. Yeah.
There have been more items. Here comes the joke. This is true. We have had kiss condoms, kiss caskets. We got you coming and we got you going. But it's true. Dimebag Darrell, the guitar player in Pantera, passed away on stage. Some idiot, a psycho, shot him on stage while they were doing a show. And his last will and testament was to be buried in a kiss casket. Wow. Yeah, we sent it to him. Yeah.
That's crazy. Are you going to be buried in a kiss casket? I don't think I'll know. But you know what I'd like to do is to have the biggest party in the world invite everybody just to have a party and forget about the problems of the world. And if you want to talk about me, celebrate my life, not my death. We're all going to have a turn.