Posted on 03/25/2021 9:01:21 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The story of his early life in Israel as portrayed in his book “on Power” is an amazing story.
He said his mom moved there after leaving a Nazi death camp after the war. Said he had no TV, no radio, no anything. Said every single thing in his life was used and reused. He never saw a disposable item to include toilet paper. He said the family mended clothes until they were rags, and those were used for TP and then washed and used again.
He said when his mom was allowed to come to America, they were at a consulate and a US Officer told her to raise her hand to swear an oath. She shot her hand out in a Nazi salute. He described the officer coming around from the desk and moving her arm down into the American “swearing in” position and telling her she would never have to give that salute again. He said she burst into tears. He says he will never forget what America did for him.
It goes on to describe arriving in New York and being utterly unable to process what he saw. Then how hard he had to work to lose his Jewish accent etc.
It’s an interesting read. I’ll give the guy some slack.
LOL Lemmy would rip off his head and puke down his neck. I did see Kiss live in San Diego at the Coors Amphitheater in the early 2000s. They were back in full Kabuki and opening for Aerosmith. Much better live than on CD, the show was fun. What was really fun was watching Joe Perry kick the ever loving shit out of Ace Frehley. No comparison.
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As you say, pure kabuki
My wife is a huge old school rock music fan. The last concert she took me to was Kiss in Kansas before COVID. I’m not a big fan of their music, but they put on a great show.
Can’t wait till I can go see a concert again, hopefully country music.
And their is no hope because we have lost the ability to vote
I don’t care for their music, but this was a really cool story from their early days...
The Amazing Story and Photos of KISS Played at Cadillac High School’s Homecoming in 1975
https://www.vintag.es/2017/08/the-amazing-story-and-photos-of-kiss.html
sad days for aerosmith, the first real concert of mylife in 1974
LOL, the Kiss members always went around wearing masks, before they removed the makeup in the 80s.
We’re also leaving CA for good next month.
UHaul canceled our truck rental reservation because there are so many outbound trucks from CA that they can’t replenish them in time.
Hate the band, hate Gene, love Chaim the American citizen and businessman.
Simmons on Lemmy.
He said in October he was moving to Washington.
They used the troops for their concert attendance. When BLM riots were going on, they supported them.
If listening to Lemmy’s “1916” doesn’t make you bawl your eyes out, you aren’t human.
If he moved to Montana soon, he could become a Dental Floss Tycoon.
“And that’s why it’s good to be ....Me”
Leaving to go and f up some other place after helping f up California.
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