Gene Simmons
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to bring some pruta, you know, the shekels, the Israeli pennies of the time, and bought my first ice cream when I was a little kid, six and a half years old, and I still remember That taste, I'll never forget that as long as I live. Because nothing is as sweet as something you, you know, by the sweat of thy brow, it says in the good book.
to bring some pruta, you know, the shekels, the Israeli pennies of the time, and bought my first ice cream when I was a little kid, six and a half years old, and I still remember That taste, I'll never forget that as long as I live. Because nothing is as sweet as something you, you know, by the sweat of thy brow, it says in the good book.
to bring some pruta, you know, the shekels, the Israeli pennies of the time, and bought my first ice cream when I was a little kid, six and a half years old, and I still remember That taste, I'll never forget that as long as I live. Because nothing is as sweet as something you, you know, by the sweat of thy brow, it says in the good book.
Nothing is as sweet and rewarding as something you worked for. You don't have to thank anybody. It's all yours. And then I put all the rest of the money on the table in front of my mother. And she was amazed. I remember her hugging me and saying, that's my little man. And ever since then, I've been working for women. Without the money, I don't get much attention.
Nothing is as sweet and rewarding as something you worked for. You don't have to thank anybody. It's all yours. And then I put all the rest of the money on the table in front of my mother. And she was amazed. I remember her hugging me and saying, that's my little man. And ever since then, I've been working for women. Without the money, I don't get much attention.
Nothing is as sweet and rewarding as something you worked for. You don't have to thank anybody. It's all yours. And then I put all the rest of the money on the table in front of my mother. And she was amazed. I remember her hugging me and saying, that's my little man. And ever since then, I've been working for women. Without the money, I don't get much attention.
So I must have been 13 or something, and it was a Sunday night. And of course, Sunday, I went around getting everybody's money for delivering the newspapers and all that. And by the early evening, I was at home at my mother's apartment. And the Ed Sullivan show came up. And the Ed Sullivan show, for those of you that don't know what it was, was the biggest show on television.
So I must have been 13 or something, and it was a Sunday night. And of course, Sunday, I went around getting everybody's money for delivering the newspapers and all that. And by the early evening, I was at home at my mother's apartment. And the Ed Sullivan show came up. And the Ed Sullivan show, for those of you that don't know what it was, was the biggest show on television.
So I must have been 13 or something, and it was a Sunday night. And of course, Sunday, I went around getting everybody's money for delivering the newspapers and all that. And by the early evening, I was at home at my mother's apartment. And the Ed Sullivan show came up. And the Ed Sullivan show, for those of you that don't know what it was, was the biggest show on television.
When the Beatles were on, literally 75 million people were watching this. At the time, half the population of the United States of America. The total population at that point, 64, 60 something, was about 160 million. So, Again, I put my, I remember what I had. I had faschirt, which is Hungarian hamburger, and peas, which I hated.
When the Beatles were on, literally 75 million people were watching this. At the time, half the population of the United States of America. The total population at that point, 64, 60 something, was about 160 million. So, Again, I put my, I remember what I had. I had faschirt, which is Hungarian hamburger, and peas, which I hated.
When the Beatles were on, literally 75 million people were watching this. At the time, half the population of the United States of America. The total population at that point, 64, 60 something, was about 160 million. So, Again, I put my, I remember what I had. I had faschirt, which is Hungarian hamburger, and peas, which I hated.
And I remember putting, my mother always treated me like a king, so I had like a a little stand with legs on it so I could stand in front of the TV, sit in front of the TV and watch it. And I'm watching the Ed Sullivan show. And, you know, they're singing and stuff. And I, I never saw or heard anything like that.
And I remember putting, my mother always treated me like a king, so I had like a a little stand with legs on it so I could stand in front of the TV, sit in front of the TV and watch it. And I'm watching the Ed Sullivan show. And, you know, they're singing and stuff. And I, I never saw or heard anything like that.
And I remember putting, my mother always treated me like a king, so I had like a a little stand with legs on it so I could stand in front of the TV, sit in front of the TV and watch it. And I'm watching the Ed Sullivan show. And, you know, they're singing and stuff. And I, I never saw or heard anything like that.
They looked very feminine, little guys with cutesy haircuts and, you know, hair above their ears. I've got some hair left as well. And I, that sound, that high-pitched sound of girls in the audience screaming like turkeys about to be let, you know, to get their heads cut off. I'd never heard anything like that in my life. What the hell is that? And the cameras kept panning to their faces.
They looked very feminine, little guys with cutesy haircuts and, you know, hair above their ears. I've got some hair left as well. And I, that sound, that high-pitched sound of girls in the audience screaming like turkeys about to be let, you know, to get their heads cut off. I'd never heard anything like that in my life. What the hell is that? And the cameras kept panning to their faces.
They looked very feminine, little guys with cutesy haircuts and, you know, hair above their ears. I've got some hair left as well. And I, that sound, that high-pitched sound of girls in the audience screaming like turkeys about to be let, you know, to get their heads cut off. I'd never heard anything like that in my life. What the hell is that? And the cameras kept panning to their faces.
You know, they looked like they were having a conniption. Outside of New York City, you think it's a connish. No, it's not. They were like having seizures. I never saw anything like that. And then I figured, that's probably not a bad job to have. And then right after that, by about 14, I joined a band. I couldn't play an instrument then. And I started to talk like that, you know.
You know, they looked like they were having a conniption. Outside of New York City, you think it's a connish. No, it's not. They were like having seizures. I never saw anything like that. And then I figured, that's probably not a bad job to have. And then right after that, by about 14, I joined a band. I couldn't play an instrument then. And I started to talk like that, you know.