KISS’s Gene Simmons: ‘I’m Very Conservative,’ Regrets Voting for ‘Unqualified’ Obama
Appearing as a guest on CNN’s Parker-Spitzer, rocker Gene Simmons of the rock band KISS and the TV show Family Jewels related to viewers that he is "very conservative" on fiscal and foreign policy issues, voiced his support for President Bush and the war on terrorism - including "nation building" in Iraq - and declared that he wishes he could take back his vote for President Obama from the 2008 election.
As he later explained that he normally does not talk about politics because he believes entertainers are not qualified to speak about such matters, he also took a jab at Hollywood liberal Sean Penn and suggested that politically outspoken celebrities are "morons."
Simmons, who has a history of declaring his love for America because of the rescue of his mother from Nazi concentration camps, also discussed his visit to the house of Holocaust victim Anne Frank and its inclusion in his TV show Family Jewels.
When asked by co-host Kathleen Parker about his support for President Bush and the invasion of Iraq, Simmons revealed some of his voting history:
Well, I'm like most Americans, we don't vote by party, we both by the person because a person is bigger than the party, which is why sometimes the Democrats get in and sometimes the Republicans get in. I voted for President Bush, I voted for President Clinton, and, although I do want my vote back, I voted for President Obama.
After Simmons declared, "By the way, as a wake-up call to all of you, al-Qaeda doesn't care what political party you are, they want you all to die," co-host Eliot Spitzer brought up the issue of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, leading Simmons to expand on his foreign policy and political views:
I don't care about that. ... No, I don't care whether there are or not. And politicians lie every day. I believe clearly that if you don't deal with a nuclear Iran now, and if you don't deal with al-Qaeda before it gets its hands on dirty weapons and if you don't stop the nonsense there, and, yes, I think there's got to be some nation building. I'm a very conservative foreign policy person. Fiscally, I'm very conservative. I don't believe in welfare states. I believe in giving people jobs. Most importantly, I believe I'm like most Americans, I'm socially liberal.
After Parker asked why he regretted voting for Obama, he suggested that he was caught up in the historical significance of Obama’s candidacy but now believes he was "unqualified" for the job:
Because I voted because the man that was running was a moment in history. I, in the back of my mind, I wanted to show the world that America - the land of slaves, the land that tortured its black population for hundreds of years - is also the place of hope that could give an African-American a chance to lead the most powerful place on the face of the planet. However, if you take a look at the resume, you couldn't find somebody, in retrospect, more unqualified - two years in public office, never ran his own company. So, I'm, after the fact, I was questioning the qualification.
When asked why he does speak out politically more often, he ended up sarcastically taking a shot at Sean Penn and other political celebrities:
What I discovered, however, by reading the Wall Street Journal but especially by seeing all the pop culture news is, I never knew that in America that our foreign policy was actually decided in Malibu. I never knew that. I didn't know that Sean Penn was our foreign policy expert. It's a revelation. That's what you want to hear is morons who are actually in movies and playing guitars.
During the Iraq war debate in April 2003, Simmons, whose mother survived the Holocaust after nearly all her family were killed, declared his love of America for rescuing her as he wrote on his Web site a response to anti-war liberals who were trashing America. In an April 17, 2003, posting, Simmons wrote:
America is the world's only hope for a bright future. Yes. I mean that. Yes, I know you live in another country and your country is cool, too. But, America is the only Superpower. There are no others. And that means, the world is a better place. Because if Nazi Germany or Communist Russia were the only superpowers, we would all be either dead or forced to live under their regimes. America is not interested in ruling your country. If you think it does, smoking crack may be your answer.
I wasn't born here. But, I have a love for this country and its people that knows no bounds. I will forever be grateful to America for going into World War II, when it had nothing to gain, in a country that was far away...and rescued my Mother from the Nazi German Concentration Camps.
She is alive and I am alive because of America. And, if you have a problem with America, YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ME.
During his appearance on Parker Spitzer, he also talked about his visit to Holocaust victim Anne Frank’s house in Amsterdam and its inclusion in his Family Jewels reality show. Simmons:
I will tell you initially we went there and I thought it was going to be sort of a sad day and just a sort of a historical overview, but it impacted me so much that I broke down because when I looked at the face of Anne Frank, a 13-year-old Jewish Dutch girl, I immediately saw my mother who, at 14 years of age, was herself dragged into the concentration camps and saw her whole family wiped out.
And the problem with ... information and history and schools is you think of it as far away. It's in the history books, the Holocaust. It's just a phrase. And the truth is it happened yesterday. It happened to my mother. I never met my grandmothers or my grandfathers. They were all wiped up in the gas chambers of Nazi Germany. And the phrase, if we don't learn from history, we're doomed to repeat it, actually means something. And I would urge everybody out there in all seriousness, if you haven't read a book by a 13-year-old girl while she was alive, you must read the Diary of Anne Frank because it's an inspirational book about life.
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Wow! I'll bet he'll never be
Submitted by ant on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 7:02am.
Wow! I'll bet he'll never be invited on CNN again.
WOW
Submitted by fbom0724 on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 7:31am.
Gene hit the nail on the head - and Ant is also on the money - I don't think that CNN was expecting that comment.
I have the same rsponse
Submitted by theduck6 on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 9:00am.
when an airhead Hollywierd lib opines on air. Why does this persons opinion matter any more than the rest of us? What has this person done to make him or her anyone other than someone with an opinion?...and we know what opinions are like.
If he is a "conservative on certain things" and regrets" VOTING FOR THE UNQUALIFIED OBAMA", he's either a long tongued, fire breathing, blood spewing ,painted face liar or a pretty damned uninformed conservative on some things.
"Trust me, I'm a Doctor". I don't think so Gene. Have a Mr Pibb.
Revisionist history on full display here, again
Submitted by ThisnThat on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 8:14am.
"support for President Bush and the invasion of Iraq". Note to CNN: this was also supported by most Congressional democrats.
In October 2002, the Senate voted 77-23 to authorize President Bush to attack Iraq if Saddam Hussein refuses to give up weapons of mass destruction as required by U.N. resolutions. The House approved an identical resolution, 296-133.
It's too bad we have the internet, isn't it CNN? We can look up the actual records and refute any and all revisionist history attempts by you lying weasles. If Kathleen Parker wanted to make a point, she should have asked "Why did you support the majority of the country's decision to back President Bush", rather than try to portray Bush's decision to go to war as against the will of the people?
__________
“Didn't win the Medal of Honor? Didn't even serve? Then lie about it. We'll support you." — 9th Circuit Court
Instant fact check
Submitted by Red Jeep on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 9:12am.
Liberals/ MSM hate it.
Wow, I hadn't a clue about
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 8:31am.
Wow, I hadn't a clue about this guy, heard of him and his group, as I am not a 'celeb-u-groupie' and don't follow that crowd, but he has a story to tell. More power to him and his Mom! Good to see him pushing Anne Frank's story.
His mom
Submitted by jon_torlin on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 9:07am.
I watched that episode on this past Sunday when I heard the announcement of what it was going to be about. Having seen a few episodes of the show, I figured I wanted to watch this particular one. It was very moving and I was even brought to tears by it and with good reason. Meeting the family of the kid that was doing an interview was emotional for him, since the family's paternal elder was also a camp survivor(different location) so there was a thing in common across the pond. It's worth watching if some of you haven't seen it, I'm sure you can find it on their website to watch or somewhere.
One thing to note, he is friends with Bill Maher. When Simmons talked about the "morons," I wonder if he included Maher in that group.
Simmons' life is a story of great success, he does know how to make money, even if he makes some bad decisions at times, but he's also all about the economy and people working and doing good jobs. He's also a very generous man and has used that to get other people involved like the one where he did a concert in a hall with all the branches of the military, INCLUDING the Coast Guard.(unlike the bogus potus)
There's a reason that KISS is still active today and people not only love their music, they love them.
-Jon
If you know anything about
Submitted by killa37 on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 8:53am.
If you know anything about Gene Simmoms, you'd believe he's 'socially liberal', in a rather jaded sense!!! Hahahaha!!! But...........gee, thanks Gene...........for sticking up for your conservative values and love for our country and the other comments - but I can't buy into your reason for voting for Boy Barry at all!!! You're a smart guy - you should have done your homework!!! Right now there are millions of people like you who 'want their votes back'...................who could and should have known what the Kenyan Kreep was really all about.
Wow! Home Run! Gene scores!
Submitted by Red Jeep on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 9:04am.
Among all excellent comments what struck me the most was this, "And the problem with ... information and history and schools is you think of it as far away. It's in the history books, the Holocaust. It's just a phrase. And the truth is it happened yesterday."
Those people who are 80+ today grew up during a time of one room school houses in farm country, outhouses, early death of relatives by diseases we don't hear about today like polio, WW2 and so much more and it did happen to them, yesterday.
Gene Simmons is an Israeli
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 9:27am.
Gene Simmons is an Israeli who came to this country and loves it. He is not conservative enough, but by hollywierd standards is an extreme radical.
Hungarian
Submitted by jon_torlin on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 10:03am.
His mom's from Hungary. He's Israeli in the sense that he was born in Israel. But his mother was Jewish anyway so it's accurate to say he's an Israeli Jew.
I would say that he's quite conservative but that's based on observation of his show when he's doing stuff. I can definitely say without any doubt, he's very charitable, which in my mind doesn't make him a social liberal. Just very generous.
-Jon
If he was a true conservative
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 12:18pm.
If he was a true conservative and awake he would have not voted for Obama!!!
Didn't say that
Submitted by jon_torlin on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 4:44pm.
I didn't say he was a true conservative. Besides, how many other conservatives voted for him? I'm sure there are a few, and it was just like the excuse that we've heard bounced around "I wanted to vote an African American into office." It's just too bad that there are a lot of people that didn't want to take the time to learn and find out, easy as it was, about the fraud that is the Chairman.
Besides, if you ever saw Simmons' show, he's a busy guy that he's constantly on the go.(his family has been after him to slow down before) He's a business man, he would only see what was on the TV at a glance versus doing the research that he probably wished he had done. What I've seen him do, which I suspect he did in the Chairman's case, is give people the benefit of the doubt until they prove otherwise. And he's been burned before in some of his dealings. His voicing the regret of voting for the Chairman is where he feels like he got burned.
The biggest problem in not doing the research into this fraud in the WH is that giving someone the benefit like that would lead to problems, which is where we are today. This is where a lot of people made the mistake and then the MSM was of absolutely no help whatsoever by propping Duh One like they did.
The dumbing down of America has been a great success otherwise, the Chairman would not be in the WH. Simmons was just one man, even if he hadn't voted for the Chairman, he's in California, that was a lock for the Democrats.
I just wonder how much Simmons will be on the WH's radar now after going on CNN like he did.
Just my thoughts.
-Jon
"Besides, if you ever saw
Submitted by TempusFugit on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 5:45pm.
"Besides, if you ever saw Simmons' show, he's a busy guy that he's constantly on the go."
Sorry Jon, that's not an excuse. All of us are busy. All Gene needed to do was Google Barack Hussein Obama sometime in the months leading up to the 2008 election and he'd have found evidence that Obama worshipped in a racist church for 20 years, was raised by Communists, associates with Communists, his platform was basically a watered down Socialist blueprint, and that he was making State-run health care a major issue and wanted everyone to be forced into it. Might've taken Gene all of an hour or so to learn that. Those of us who are civic minded did that
He lives in California
Submitted by ckc1227 on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 5:36pm.
Voting for Obama was, as happens in football sometimes, a free play. Obambi was going to carry that state in a landslide anyway.
I do have a problem with him calling America "the land of slaves" though. Do a little research, Gene. Slavery didn't originate in America, nor is it unique to America. Furthermore, it's kind of hard to elect a black president when the only blacks of any note running for the job have been the justice brothers.
To all of you Obama supporters who now regret it.
Submitted by okiehawk44 on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 9:42am.
>>I'm a very conservative foreign policy person. Fiscally, I'm very conservative. I don't believe in welfare states.<<
I'm tired of hearing people today say they didn't know this or that about Obama. Why not?
Many of us did because we used what little brain power God gave us to read his books, read up on his background presented by others, listen to his answers in debates, listen to his unscripted responses to everyday people like Joe the Plumber and his declaration that he was about to fundamentally change this country, research the backgrounds of those he associated with and were around him during the campaign, etc., etc.
Most folks still beleive the media
Submitted by Boudin on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 9:48am.
And thought Obama was going to be riding unicorns while passing out rainbows and pots of gold.
Gene the Sage....
Submitted by adamsmith on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 10:21am.
One of the smartest observations I've ever heard was a few years ago when Gene said, "It's not money that's the root of all evil, it's the LACK of money that is". I don't think I've ever heard truer words. He has what most people these days don't, common sense. The Obama vote was what most Americans did. Vote for a blank screen on which they could project all sorts of personal wonderfulness. Hopefully by next election YouTube will play a much bigger part. I saw all of Obamalinsky's Communism on full display in his own words long before the election...
Adam, you are sorely
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 12:23pm.
Adam, you are sorely mistaken. The love of Money is the root of all evil, not the lack of it. Gene is a man and his words are not true if he speaks like that.
I think that perhaps my favorite part of this interview
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 10:27am.
was when Gene said penn is a moron. I think that's kind, but still brought a smile to my face. I can't stand that commie.
Possibly his shoe polish hair dye,
Submitted by redright88 on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 10:32am.
seeped into his brain, and affected his judgement on election day
He really is a great American
Submitted by swaushorn on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 10:34am.
Have followed Kiss since high school and am a big fan - am also a big fan of his show. While yes, he's still a wild guy and correct that socially he falls on the liberal side, you'll also see that he deeply cares for his wife and children and only wants what is best for them, including setting the example of how great America is. The episode when he brought his daughter to the Marine base to go through a few basic training exercises was not only moving, but inspirational - at the end of the show, when asked by his wife (common law) Shannon if he was called up to Viet Nam would he have gone - he teared up and said absolutely - because it's the "Right Thing" to do....and yes he "teared up" and you could tell it was sincere.
It's sad about his Obama vote, but hey didn't Barry hoodwink a bunch of other folks as well...oh well at least Gene is honest about his regret.
Very touching!
Submitted by ekslib on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 11:11am.
I hope his admission that he regrets his vote has a domino effect.
"social liberal" comment
Submitted by sarge329 on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 11:14am.
Define "social liberal" . That's a term that I've never heard. Now, on to other things. I did like the remark about foreign policy not being made in Malibu. Penn must think that because he played two politicians ( Harvey Milk and a Huey P. Long clone ) , he's a political expert. Other than Ted Nugent, and most country singers, I'm not aware of any musicians who claim to love this country. If that's not correct, then by all means, someone can feel free to set me straight.
"Shut up & Sing"
Submitted by Diesel on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 3:22pm.
Sarge, I believe there are many, MANY entertainers out there who just refuse to expose their conservatism & love of country soley based on the hostile commie element prevalent in their business.
The funny/sickening part to me is the entertainers like Bruce Springsteen & John Mellencamp, who have made it big singing songs about America & "Good ol' fashioned Americana", are the biggest, most putrid communists in the country!
I guess the old adage still applies...."Can't judge a book by it's cover."
You Wanted The Best? You Got The Best!
Submitted by ljacone on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 12:02pm.
I dig Gene Simmons (and his fellow KISS cohorts) as a rocker, and his love of America is admirable. I have not seen the episode of Family Jewels referenced in the article but I will see if I can find it online or On Demand.
I don't like entertainers commenting about politics, but at the same time that's why he was on the show so you have to expect it. And at least he seemed to be honest, and not just tow the Hollywood "company line."
Gene Simmons
Submitted by RightRealDeal on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 12:14pm.
CNN probably freaked when he said hwta he did. The liberals in Hollywood have much to learn from Simmons. Maybe someday, the morons will recognize that America is great because of things we've done like WWI. In those days, we had guts that accompanied our commitment. Today, you have all the liberals tearing our country down and apart rather than unite behind what used to be our principles as a nation. They need to listen to what Simmons has to say, grow some guts for what is right and stop going to Venezueal to hang out with some whack job that is against everything most (yes, most) of us stand for.
Simmons is a great American!
Who Knew?
Submitted by DaMama on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 12:17pm.
Very revealing article. I've seen Simmons interviewed before, and caught some episodes when he was on Celebrity Apprentice. He is one of the few in Hollywood that seems to have a decent head on his shoulders.
I wonder what will happen to his show now that he has come out against Obama. Hollywood is a very unforgiving place. Obama is their crown prince, so it will be interesting to see if there is any backlash against Simmons or his show.
I don't agree with Simmons on a lot of things, but I admire his patriotism, his love for his family, and his passion for making sure the truth of the Holocaust is never forgotten.
Kiss is too big now
Submitted by exLib on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 12:53pm.
Kiss is too big now for anyone to have any say in their future. They can do and say whatever they want.
Musicians are outside Hollywood's influence, they have nothing on these people. Gene's show will be popular with Kiss fans regardless and they may pick up a number of viewers based on these kinds of interviews and the last show they did.
Gotta Love Kiss
Submitted by exLib on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 12:49pm.
I have a feed that I have become a fan of for Kiss info and I have seen even Paul Stanley talk about God and Country, it's hilarious. The group openly salutes the troops from the stage and talks about faith in God at their concerts.
I always loved Kiss and even now I love them even more.
The one thing I like about Gene Simmons is that he realizes the bigger picture politically and that is FISCAL CONSERVATIVISM needs to be the primary focus when voting.
One thing I see every so often, even on this site, is people who say "I would vote Republican except for the social issues"
To which I say, you show what is important by what you vote for. Sure you can say Obama did not openly talk about unrestricted abortion access funded with tax dollars but you if you did the research you knew that's what he would go for.
The other thing I notice is that people like Gene, who have had family rescued from Facism by the US understand the bigger picture on foreign policy as well. My mother survived WWII Germany, saw Hitler rise from nothing to great power and rejected it from the get go. Her and her family (and my dad and his family) all risked their lives no being a part of Hilter Youth and in the end my dad was a great ally of the US.
Because I voted because the
Submitted by mrsimele on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 12:50pm.
Because I voted because the man that was running was a moment in history. I, in the back of my mind, I wanted to show the world that America - the land of slaves, the land that tortured its black population for hundreds of years - is also the place of hope that could give an African-American a chance to lead the most powerful place on the face of the planet. Yay. We screwed the whole World up in the name of affirmative action.Hmmm
Submitted by Stop2think on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 12:59pm.
I was surprised Simmons voted for Obama. A few years ago he was on a talk show warning of the dangers of jihadists and how much of a threat they are to the US. How could someone who believes that still have voted for Obama? I know he throws out that white guilt thing (of which I am immune since, I don;t know, I never owned slaves), but come on. McCain was not a real conservative, I know. But Obama? What a joke.
Sorry, but if you vote for
Submitted by rowdygirl on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 1:18pm.
Sorry, but if you vote for someone just because they're black, it's just as ignorant as NOT voting for them because they're black. In my eyes there is no difference. I also wouldn't vote for a woman, just because she's a woman, if she wasn't qualified.
The people who chose to be involved in this "moment in history" by voting according to skin tone, have no one to blame but themselves for what they got... those of us who have a clue looked past his skin tone and saw that he just wasn't qualified to do this job. He wins either way. He's in the history books and will never have to work another day in his life once he gets out of office.
Tam
Rowdy girl~
Submitted by GG_NB on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 2:36pm.
I think in Gene's case, his mother being confined in a concentration camp was such a direct tie-in for the passion he felt in wanting America to send a message that all are free, all are of worth. I am sensitive to and can understand the "why" of it, but I'm always surprised by the "making history" reason in voting. I just cannot base my vote on a factor that is completely outside of someone's control, such as race or sex. The question for me always is: who is this person? What do they believe? What motivates them? What do they stand up for? What do their life decisions say about them? That all goes to character.
If Gene had dug into analyzing the character of Obama -- his words, attitudes, actions, associations, etc. -- I think he would have come up with a different answer at the voting booth. I think it is a sad irony that Gene voted for Obama based on wishing to profess America's goodness and freedoms. I truly wonder how Gene feels about how Obama handled the U.S. relationship with Israel in his first two years, or how he feels about Obama's agenda with many pieces of legislation. That is why I say you have to go with character. It goes deeper, and you can't go wrong in going deeper.
Although everyone can disappoint on character, I still say it's a treasure trove of clues as to who will make a good friend -- a good employee -- a good parent -- and yes, also a good president.
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
I'd be willing to bet that
Submitted by ML Stovall on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 2:44pm.
I'd be willing to bet that all here would agree that everyone has the right to screw up, admit it and try to make amends for it. Therefore, some of the self-righteous BS that is being spouted about this is really rather silly. Simmons qualifies his remarks about his wasted vote by stating that people shouldn't base their political decisions on whatever the idiot Hollywood liberals say, rather you should think for yourself and vote accordingly. He is admitting that he, too, wrongly got caught up in the 'historical significance' of the Obama vote. Also, He admits to being a 'social liberal', but put in a Hollywood context, Simmons is actually rather socially conservative as well. He has never, ever smoked - anything - nor has he ever drank alcohol. Ever. His family makes fun of him about it because he is such a control freak they contend that he's never drank because he might feel like he was 'out of control' for a few minutes if he did. He has (and relishes) a 'reputation' for being something of a sex maniac, but if you watch the show for a few episodes, that really comes off as more of an act, meant to shore up his 'rock-n-roll' persona, perhaps. Heck, his wife and his kids, who are both very intelligent and articulate, are always calling him an old prude, nerd, goody-two-shoes, etc. Gene seems to be quite the contradictory fellow - sort of the city version of Ted Nugent. He is a big believer in and a prime example of the principles of free-market enterprise. And anyone who knows him will say that he's simply a genius at marketing and merchandising and promoting the KISS brand, as they are still just about as popular and marketable today as they were 30 years ago.
Isn't that what we do here?
Submitted by TempusFugit on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 4:46pm.
"Therefore, some of the self righteous BS that is being spouted about this is rather silly."
Isn't that what we do here? I'd say 90% of the comments I read here are somewhat self righteous. Rants about illegals, welfare mooches, government intrusion, high taxes....all smack of self righteousness. And there's nothing wrong with that. Just because some people knock a rock star you like, doesn't mean it's silly
The show is scripted for
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 7:02pm.
The show is scripted for ratings and does not mirror his life. Anyone who voted for Obama is not to be trusted.
I will give him a pass
Submitted by Rukus on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 7:20pm.
He was up front and honest about it so I give him a pass for that. Everybody makes mistakes but not everyone owns up to it, Gene did. Besides, I was a teen in the 70's was part of the KISS Army, so I like him ok. And he did call Penn a moron so there is another plus! : )
I detest Kiss's music
Submitted by Blonde on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 2:40pm.
But I have a certain fondness for one Mean Gene Dr. Love.
As for Gene Simmons, who knew? Good for him for keeping his celebrity politics somewhat to himself, and for explaining the whys of his beliefs (as well as skewering the loudmouth entertainers).
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I detest Kiss's music too
Submitted by TempusFugit on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 4:41pm.
They were/are an average blues-rock band who would've been nothing more than a footnote to rock history had it not been for the makeup and special effects. I respect the man for all he's accomplished but there's an old saying: better to stay silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. And he certainly removed it. Geno, there was plenty of evidence that Barack Hussein Obama wasn't even remotely qualified for the office, but apparently you were just too lazy, or busy with your reality show to go looking for it. The sad thing is that millions of Americans thought as he did. They were caught up in the history making moment and elected the worst possible person to make that history. It's a great thing for the USA to elect a black president. But not Barack Hussein Obama. There's several more qualified candidates, like Colonel West
Blues-Rock?
Submitted by Rukus on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 7:26pm.
Don't know about that, they were more hard rock, when rock was actually rock. Went to a concert in Mobile, AL and that was one fun concert! They put on a fun show. My date at the time got some faux blood on her (we were up front at the stage) and she put her shirt in a plastic bag and saved it, LOL! We were crazy in the 70's! Great decade for music. BTW, my very first concert was ELO, best light show ever!
Oh poor Gary
Submitted by bkeyser on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 7:51pm.
Sure, there was some good music that came out of the 70's -Led Zeppelin certainly, along with several others. But unfortunately the 70's will always be remembered as the Disco Decade, and that my friend, is a reputation that just cannot be overcome. She's a brick- house. Mighty, mighty, just lettin' it all hang out!... Shake it down! Shake it down, now!
The 80's, on the other hand... ;-)
Some?
Submitted by Rukus on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 9:39pm.
Led Zepplin, Aerosmith, Foghat, ELO, Etc....! The 70's were the bomb as far as music was concerned. Disco in the late 70's sucked. Sex Pistols, Bad Company, etc... Great decade!
Not to mention The Who, Rush,
Submitted by Radical1979 on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 9:44pm.
Not to mention The Who, Rush, Yes, Todd Rundgren...There was always an alternative to disco.
Big fan
Submitted by Boudin on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 9:50pm.
Of the Who
Clapton forever!
Submitted by 26CX on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 9:51pm.
Clapton forever!
Did you say Manilow?
Submitted by bkeyser on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 11:30pm.
Did you say Manilow?
If my memory serves me
Submitted by killa37 on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 2:57am.
If my memory serves me well........Billy F. (and you KNOW what the 'F' stands for!!) Gibbens and ZZ Topp were laying down the law - and breaking it - during that era.........as well as the Rolling Stones.......even though Keef was a little bit AWOL!!! I"m not that big of a Kiss fan, but I do respect their work ethic and their success, as well as their ability to back up their talk with their results.........
Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and the rest of Kiss employed MORE people in ONE DAY than Boy Blunder has ever done in his entire pathetic life!!!!!
Not a big fan of
Submitted by Boudin on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 7:40pm.
Kiss either, but I saw their show in 79-80? And saw them again last summer at the VooDoo fest. Both were pretty fun. Worth the pyrotechnics
Lucky you
Submitted by Rukus on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 7:49pm.
KISS is a fun concert. Gene is one of the few that makes the bass cool! Love it!
Ahhhhhhhhhhh.....c'mon
Submitted by killa37 on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 3:02am.
Ahhhhhhhhhhh.....c'mon Rukus!!! Bass players ARE cool!!! Name me a bass player that wasn[t cool!!!! There can be NO finished song without the bass!!! Especially since they have been recording it correctly!!! LIsten to Paul McCartney..............Jack Bruce..................hell, Bill Wyman of the Roling Stones was great, although he gets lost in the hype of Jagger/Richards. I don't even know how good Simmons is, actually..........but if he has to be the bass player, then he's got to 'hold down the bottom', and add to the punch and the rhythm section................
Rukus~
Submitted by GG_NB on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 8:20pm.
Your tagline is funny -- and I'll take your word for it on the KISS concert. What the heck do I really know about KISS? Not a heck of a lot. I think Gene's an interesting person though.
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
I would have loved to
Submitted by djwolf12 on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 10:21pm.
I would have loved to be a fly on the wall in the green room after the show if Spitzer asked Gene about Groupies. If he did, Gene would probably say: Atleast I didn't have to pay for it. DOH!