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July 28, 2004

Gene Simmons' "Firestarter" Video

Bad. Taste.

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Hi Gene. I am a lifelong fan of You & Kiss. I just finished reading Sex Money Kiss and must tell you I loved it. I see myself in many of your traits (ambitious always looking to make money) You have taken it to the "next level" in life. So few people get this

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That was so bad. Not even bad in a campy way, either. I need to go shower now.

Posted by: xpats at 07/28/04 3:38 PM | Reply
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Looks like McG has a new song to cut his action scenes to.

Posted by: karatechimp at 07/28/04 3:50 PM | Reply
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I think my ears are bleeding. Oh wait, that's the ice picks I shoved into them trying to stop the music.

Posted by: dpamac at 07/28/04 3:50 PM | Reply
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I didn't like the Prodigy version when it came out, but it sure beats this.

Posted by: stereogum at 07/28/04 3:53 PM | Reply
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Good. God. Someone has actually topped that terrible Moby "We Are All Made Of Stars" video. eww.

Posted by: yo la mama at 07/28/04 4:00 PM | Reply
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Who knew you could accomplish so much with a a copy of iMovie and an empty weekend.

Posted by: Dan at 07/28/04 4:02 PM | Reply
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so this is what you have to do to take it to the "next level?" ugh.

Posted by: chase at 07/28/04 4:16 PM | Reply
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It actually made me want to kill him.

Posted by: run chico run at 07/28/04 4:23 PM | Reply
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That might be the most inessential song anyone has ever covered. But it still beats Kid Rock. And I like his pimpy coat.

Posted by: the management at 07/28/04 4:31 PM | Reply
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the car is really cool (silver lining)

Posted by: janine at 07/28/04 5:25 PM | Reply
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was that a commercial for V!agra?

Posted by: brigita at 07/28/04 5:29 PM | Reply
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I watched this at work with the sound off, I am pretty sure the video I saw was 'Hot for Teacher'

Posted by: zipyflavor at 07/28/04 5:56 PM | Reply
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I think I...no I don't know what I think anymore.

Posted by: calliwell at 07/28/04 7:46 PM | Reply
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If such a statistic could possibly be conjured:
What percentage of the thousands of women who supposedly slept with Gene would admit it after the viewing of this? And what percentage tell everyone they encounter in the grocery line? What percentage completely hide it, even to themselves? I'm gonna say... 30/20/50.

Posted by: Krissy at 07/28/04 10:04 PM | Reply
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Posted by: megyn at 07/29/04 2:10 AM | Reply
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i read somewhere that most of the women in the video are his daughter's friends.

hahhaa
just kidding, but seriously, they are definitely young enough to be his daughters. and he really does have a daughter, i believe. what a great role model, gene. nice way to objectify women in every way possible in just one music video.

Posted by: nag at 07/29/04 2:16 AM | Reply
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Argh! He looks like John Galliano the whole way through!

Posted by: Brit at 07/29/04 4:02 AM | Reply
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before he joined KISS, he was a NYC teacher

Posted by: janine at 07/29/04 9:55 AM | Reply
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....sigh,how the mighty have fallen.

Posted by: william at 07/29/04 2:28 PM | Reply
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THAT SHIT HAD ME IN STICHES!!!

oh how the mighty have fallen

Posted by: enochen at 07/29/04 3:52 PM | Reply
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Ya know...I think that song would be a hit if it were sung by Joe Pesci.

Just sayin'...

Posted by: roe at 07/31/04 11:04 AM | Reply
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Take it for what it is, Gene isn't playing for the masses, although I.m not sure who he is playing for. I thought it was cool, very different from Kiss, but shows he can do anything

Posted by: dkny at 07/31/04 1:56 PM | Reply
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what a great video to make normal looking women feel like something the cat dragged in..

Posted by: ellie at 08/18/04 6:48 PM | Reply
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anyone who can watch this and think it is anything more than seedy sleaze manufactured to pander to a fading ego of a low rate rocker must either be very sad or very desparate

Posted by: nike at 08/18/04 6:51 PM | Reply
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Whatever. Keep rocking Gene. Rock and Sexy women go together like T&A. They are wonderful by themselves, but when you have both......lookout!

Posted by: Jeff at 09/22/04 6:57 PM | Reply
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WHAT EVER THE MAN DOES IS EITHER FOR THE $$$$ OR THE SEX OR BOTH, AND HE COULD CARE LESS WHAT ANYONE THINKS. WHILE ALL YOU NEGITIVE CHILDREN ARE SUBMITTING YOUR DISLIKES ABOUT THIS ONE SONG AND IT'S CONTENTS, HE'S LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK WITH POCKETS FULL OF CASH, AND ARMS FULL OF HOT WOMEN, NOW WHAT THE HELL MORE IN LIFE COULD ANYONE EVER ASK FOR. (MORON'S) KEEP ON ROCK'N GENE, THESE CHILDREN KNOW NOTHING ABOUT BUSINESS.

Posted by: TMIKE at 10/02/04 3:52 PM | Reply
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I THOUGHT HE WAS POKING FUN AT ALOT OF THINGS IN THIS VIDEO....HE IS TOO SMART TO ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE A MILLION SELLING SINGLE...C'MON YOU MORONS...GIVE GENE MORE CREDIT THAN THAT.....DUMB ASSES !!!!

Posted by: KISS FAN at 02/07/05 11:40 AM | Reply
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So is Gene trying to look like a hip-hop pimp daddy or what. Little late to that party. Sorry, Gene.

Posted by: memememe at 09/30/05 1:13 PM | Reply
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