Back in March, The Shmooze reported that the A&E reality show “Gene Simmons Family Jewels” was coming to Simmons’s native Israel. Now we have a glimpse of what Simmons, the former KISS star, found there. It seems that he was overcome by regret for his estrangement from his father, Feri Weitz, who left him and…
It appears that President Obama can cross “Rock and Roll All Night” off his list of potential 2012 campaign songs. The president’s recent speeches on Israel have made a critic of KISS rocker Gene Simmons, who implied on CNBC that Obama has “no [expletive] idea” about how to solve the Arab-Israeli impasse. “If you’ve never…
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Coming up with fresh TV material can be difficult – even if you’re a rock icon with a porn-star wife. For the next season of his A&E reality series, KISS singer Gene Simmons has solved the problem by planning a family trip – to the Holy Land. Israel’s Ynet news Web site is reporting that…
Did I ever think that I’d be calling a studded codpiece-wearing demon the best Jewish husband on television? No, but after developing a mild addiction to the A&E cable network reality show “Gene Simmons Family Jewels,” starring the KISS bassist, his long-time girlfriend and their two young-adult children, I must. Simmons was born in Haifa…
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