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Old 05-01-2018, 1:20pm   #1
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Default So, I got to meet this guy yesterday...

You may know him as the "God of Thunder"....

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...and rock and roll

Nice little meet and greet, about 30 people there. Gene was very accommodating, and answered questions and played a little music for an hour or so. Nice guy, very conservative and thankful for what this country has done for him. Great, dry sense of humor.
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Gene Simmons!

Very cool.


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Would love to meet him! Very cool.
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I have seen Kiss masked, unmasked and masked, Always a good show.
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He told some interesting stories of how he and Paul write songs. It was pretty neat. Very talented guy.
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How did you get to a ~30 people meet and greet with a big time Rock-N-Roll dude?
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A (well-heeled) friend of mine donated some $ to a charity Gene is associated with, not because of Gene, but because he wanted to support the charity.

Gene called him a few months ago to thank him for the donation, and said he wanted to come in and do this for him.

I'm guessing it was a sizable donation.
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As a young guitarist in 1979, their music and style was a big influence.
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According to Gene, the Beatles were a huge influence on him. He taught himself to play guitar after seeing them on the Ed Sullivan Show.
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I took about 6 actual formal lessons, basically learning how to hold it, tune it, which fingers are used and how to read chord charts.

I took the rest of my education upon myself. With a little help from the Young Brothers, Kiss, Def Leppard, etc.


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I admit to being jealous....
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As a young guitarist in 1979, their music and style was a big influence.


This song always was a fun one to play back in the day.
Kiss is for real.
Laugh all you want no Kiss fans.

Jeff... Member of the Kiss Army



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i have a sizeable vinyl collection.

Lots and lots of mint KISS gatefolds.



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I admit to being jealous....
Sometimes, its good to be a golf pro...




(.....other times, I'm just waiting for people to finish playing so I can lock up and go home!)
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I still have everything but the stickers from The Rock & Roll Over and Double Live Albums.

The stickers got stuck appropriately.
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Saw then in '79. Still have all the old vinyl. Even have the paper pop pistol from the "Love Gun" album.
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