Gene Simmons

In Israel, you got a newspaper, used newspaper, and they'd give you a slab of meat and a little thing, a little butter. There was no brands. That was your food for the week. And cornbread, big honking pieces of stuff. There were no stuff, barely any canned goods. And the land of plenty, you bet. I remember my Aunt Magda was married to my mother's brother, who'd done well.

In Israel, you got a newspaper, used newspaper, and they'd give you a slab of meat and a little thing, a little butter. There was no brands. That was your food for the week. And cornbread, big honking pieces of stuff. There were no stuff, barely any canned goods. And the land of plenty, you bet. I remember my Aunt Magda was married to my mother's brother, who'd done well.

Both her brothers were very successful. And she, Aunt Magda, I was looking at the refrigerator because I didn't know what it was. We didn't have one. Yeah, we never had a refrigerator. Just a white kind of a thing with a handle. So I spoke Hungarian as well so much. She didn't speak Hebrew. Aunt Magda walked over and she opened the thing and I... Couldn't believe it. This box was filled with food.

Both her brothers were very successful. And she, Aunt Magda, I was looking at the refrigerator because I didn't know what it was. We didn't have one. Yeah, we never had a refrigerator. Just a white kind of a thing with a handle. So I spoke Hungarian as well so much. She didn't speak Hebrew. Aunt Magda walked over and she opened the thing and I... Couldn't believe it. This box was filled with food.

Both her brothers were very successful. And she, Aunt Magda, I was looking at the refrigerator because I didn't know what it was. We didn't have one. Yeah, we never had a refrigerator. Just a white kind of a thing with a handle. So I spoke Hungarian as well so much. She didn't speak Hebrew. Aunt Magda walked over and she opened the thing and I... Couldn't believe it. This box was filled with food.

There was fruit and, you know, eggs and stuff, all this food. And I remember looking on the side To my right, I must have been eight. Actually, I was eight before I was nine. See what I just did there? There was another joke. I looked over there, and there was this kind of reddish thing, and I was attracted by the color. And I opened up the top, and my Aunt Magda gave me a spoon. It was jam.

There was fruit and, you know, eggs and stuff, all this food. And I remember looking on the side To my right, I must have been eight. Actually, I was eight before I was nine. See what I just did there? There was another joke. I looked over there, and there was this kind of reddish thing, and I was attracted by the color. And I opened up the top, and my Aunt Magda gave me a spoon. It was jam.

There was fruit and, you know, eggs and stuff, all this food. And I remember looking on the side To my right, I must have been eight. Actually, I was eight before I was nine. See what I just did there? There was another joke. I looked over there, and there was this kind of reddish thing, and I was attracted by the color. And I opened up the top, and my Aunt Magda gave me a spoon. It was jam.

My Aunt Magda might have been schmuckers. And she gave me a spoon. I guess she meant for me to taste it. Sure. I'd never had jam. Tell me you ate that whole jar. I punished. I tasted it, and I went, oh, my God, it's crack. And emptied out that thing, and I couldn't stop eating. I never tasted anything like that. I bet. And both my mother and Aunt Magda were crying so hard they were in tears.

My Aunt Magda might have been schmuckers. And she gave me a spoon. I guess she meant for me to taste it. Sure. I'd never had jam. Tell me you ate that whole jar. I punished. I tasted it, and I went, oh, my God, it's crack. And emptied out that thing, and I couldn't stop eating. I never tasted anything like that. I bet. And both my mother and Aunt Magda were crying so hard they were in tears.

My Aunt Magda might have been schmuckers. And she gave me a spoon. I guess she meant for me to taste it. Sure. I'd never had jam. Tell me you ate that whole jar. I punished. I tasted it, and I went, oh, my God, it's crack. And emptied out that thing, and I couldn't stop eating. I never tasted anything like that. I bet. And both my mother and Aunt Magda were crying so hard they were in tears.

And I had no idea with mouthfuls of jam what they were laughing at. That's so funny. What a story.

And I had no idea with mouthfuls of jam what they were laughing at. That's so funny. What a story.

And I had no idea with mouthfuls of jam what they were laughing at. That's so funny. What a story.

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It must have been a trip for your mom to come to America, too, though. From her perspective, yes. And I remember I had never heard of television. We went to my Uncle George's house, and in those days, television screens were smaller, about the size of your head. Well, mine. Yours is a little smaller. It's a little more compact. And you'd have six-foot-long furniture.

It must have been a trip for your mom to come to America, too, though. From her perspective, yes. And I remember I had never heard of television. We went to my Uncle George's house, and in those days, television screens were smaller, about the size of your head. Well, mine. Yours is a little smaller. It's a little more compact. And you'd have six-foot-long furniture.

It must have been a trip for your mom to come to America, too, though. From her perspective, yes. And I remember I had never heard of television. We went to my Uncle George's house, and in those days, television screens were smaller, about the size of your head. Well, mine. Yours is a little smaller. It's a little more compact. And you'd have six-foot-long furniture.