Gene Simmons
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Podcast Appearances
I don't want to tell people. Don't try it. There are so many videos on YouTube with kids who are trying to do that who went up in flames.
Well, in the beginning, we protected, you know, Superman, Clark Kent. Right. Yeah, that's funny.
Well, in the beginning, we protected, you know, Superman, Clark Kent. Right. Yeah, that's funny.
Well, in the beginning, we protected, you know, Superman, Clark Kent. Right. Yeah, that's funny.
Superman didn't want to talk about Clark Kent. Right. And likewise, we kept our faces hidden, our actual faces. You know, it's like beautiful women with makeup and all that stuff. They don't want you to see them in a potato sack without their makeup on.
Superman didn't want to talk about Clark Kent. Right. And likewise, we kept our faces hidden, our actual faces. You know, it's like beautiful women with makeup and all that stuff. They don't want you to see them in a potato sack without their makeup on.
Superman didn't want to talk about Clark Kent. Right. And likewise, we kept our faces hidden, our actual faces. You know, it's like beautiful women with makeup and all that stuff. They don't want you to see them in a potato sack without their makeup on.
In the days when $25,000 was a lot of money, there was a $25,000 reward on our heads without makeup, yeah.
In the days when $25,000 was a lot of money, there was a $25,000 reward on our heads without makeup, yeah.
In the days when $25,000 was a lot of money, there was a $25,000 reward on our heads without makeup, yeah.
No, not really. They were snippets, but no. To give you an idea of what $25,000 was, right before KISS happened, I worked on 47th Street in the jewelry district. Minimum wage was $1.25 an hour. It skyrocketed to $1.75 an hour. $100 a week was a good wage. People were making $5,000 a year or something like that? That's right. And a Volkswagen, you could get for $1,500. Wow. Brand new.
No, not really. They were snippets, but no. To give you an idea of what $25,000 was, right before KISS happened, I worked on 47th Street in the jewelry district. Minimum wage was $1.25 an hour. It skyrocketed to $1.75 an hour. $100 a week was a good wage. People were making $5,000 a year or something like that? That's right. And a Volkswagen, you could get for $1,500. Wow. Brand new.
No, not really. They were snippets, but no. To give you an idea of what $25,000 was, right before KISS happened, I worked on 47th Street in the jewelry district. Minimum wage was $1.25 an hour. It skyrocketed to $1.75 an hour. $100 a week was a good wage. People were making $5,000 a year or something like that? That's right. And a Volkswagen, you could get for $1,500. Wow. Brand new.
That's mind-blowing, actually. When I was a kid earlier, 1959 possibly- I bought a movie ticket for 29 cents and I saw two movies and three cartoons. That's crazy.
That's mind-blowing, actually. When I was a kid earlier, 1959 possibly- I bought a movie ticket for 29 cents and I saw two movies and three cartoons. That's crazy.
That's mind-blowing, actually. When I was a kid earlier, 1959 possibly- I bought a movie ticket for 29 cents and I saw two movies and three cartoons. That's crazy.
Well, a year or two ago, I think a dozen X was a buck 50. Now it's four bucks. Yeah. Unless you shop in LA and then it's seven dollars.
Well, a year or two ago, I think a dozen X was a buck 50. Now it's four bucks. Yeah. Unless you shop in LA and then it's seven dollars.
Well, a year or two ago, I think a dozen X was a buck 50. Now it's four bucks. Yeah. Unless you shop in LA and then it's seven dollars.
All were female, so don't get excited.