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January 30th -

   Everyday...and I mean every day is INDY DAY!!!.
   Everyday the INDY Story gets more exciting. Log onto INDYCAR.COM for more.
   Wanna hear and/or download I AM INDY written by Bag and myself as the Indy Anthem...? Be our guest. Go to INDYCAR.COM.

   Yesterday, a HUGE SPORTS STAR came by the house to talk about a New Opportunity. More on this when we can talk about it.

   Proud to say I am in contractual negotiations re TWO NEW CARTOON/LIVE ACTION TV SHOWS I have created. The names of the shows and the details coming soon!!!

   And, a NETWORK TV deal proposal has just arrived on my desk re a new tv show. It's killin' me, but can't say more about it for now.

   Meantime, our SIMMONS ABRAMSON MARKETING venture is going gangbusters and, if you haven't noticed, INDY is our main focus.


New letters posted...

Hi Gene,

Don't you think it's time you came back to Australia??
Nikki Reid x
P.S. loved Rock School!


New letters posted...

Just to let you know that the 2nd series of Rock School starts to air in the UK from this Sunday 29th at 9PM. Advertisements for the show have already started to appear on Channel 4.
Paul - KISSin' UK
http://www.kissinuk.com

January 25th -

   Just came back from Phoenix with Rich Abramson, where the great Drivers of INDY were testing their "rockets' -- because, that's what they are!!! 220 mph....average. Amazing. They have wings in the front of the cars, to keep them on the ground and TO PREVENT THEM FROM FLYING OFF THE ROAD.
   Drivers Tony Kanann, Danica Patrick, Tomas Scheckter and the rest of these fantastic athletes were all there.
   We brought along the fine folks at EXTRA to shoot the event and our new friends at UNIVISION came to support the only multi-national, multi-racial racing league.
   Log onto INDY.COM for more!!!


January 23rd -

   Created a new show called BABY 101. Have partnered up with MADISON ROAD, who are a great group of people active in various areas of the entertainment world.
   We are setting up this show ASAP!!!.
   Here's some info about Madison Road.


GENE SIMMONS CREATES 'MOTHER & BABY' TELEVISION SHOW -- 'BABY 101"

"Madison Road Ent, a Los Angeles based entertainment company, has announced it has signed an agreement with Gene Simmons to produce 'BABY 101.'

Madison Road Entertainment is a Los Angeles-based branded entertainment studio serving the broadcast television and advertising industries. Our primary function is to develop and exploit large-scale network television opportunities through which advertisers can more effectively reach their audience. Opportunities include television projects originally developed by Madison Road, as well as those co-developed with or wholly owned by the US television networks.

By functioning as an advertiser-supported studio, Madison Road operates with negligible risk while dramatically improving revenue per episode of affected primetime programming – thus increasing chances for success and positively impacting both network and studio cash flows as well as advertiser targets for the audience’s ‘share of mind’. 

Presently, MRE has a series that is their own original production with Imagine Entertainment entitled Treasure Hunters, a CBS telenovela with Jonathon Prince and Jackie Collins Dirty Laundry.  They have had brand integrations in The Apprentice, America's Next Top Model, Bernie Mac, Last Comic Standing, and several others. In addition, Madison Road has an exclusive branded entertainment partnership with NASCAR. 


January 21st -

   Every day is INDY day!!!.
   Every day we get up and get more excited...Every day the story gets bigger. We're not sharing a lot of it with you, because we'd rather hit you over the head with it -- all at once.
   I AM INDY!!!
   Check out INDYCAR.COM for more...

   Spent the day at NAMM Convention in Anaheim with young Nick and our GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS film crew.
   We walked through the crowds, said hello to as many people as we could...jammed a little and worked the phone for our most exciting New Venture with (...you guessed it) INDY!!!


January 21st -

   Visited Miss JENNA JAMESON on her live Playboy TV show...Was a Judge to determine who the next "Jenna" was going to be. Jenna was, as always, charming, funny and beautiful. We also brought along our GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS cameras, so you can see all the action when we go on the air early Summer.


January 20th -

   Woke up this morning -- early, to go on ESPN's COLD PIZZA to talk about my new passion in life: INDY!!!. Check out INDYCAR.COM for details and read the SIMMONS ABRAMSON MARKETING - INDY story underneath.
   Yesterday, young good lookin' NICK SIMMONS and I did voices for CARTOON NETWORK's ROBOT CHICKEN. Creator Seth Green (who has a great NBC TV show on the air, and was in AUSTIN POWERS) was there directing all the action. Seth apparently does a lot of the writing and producing of this killer show.


January 17th -

   Just came back from a hectic but exciting day at the BRANDED ENTERTAINMENT CONFERENCE held in Hollywood, where I was Keynote Speaker, "The Gene Simmons Brand." Self serving title, but it did the job.. The conference was a think tank/meeting ground for various entities to hob nob and make deals.
   Rich Abramson, my esteemed partner in our newly launched SIMMONS ABRAMSON MARKETING was up there with me. We shook hands, took numbers and made deals.
   The highly respected head of UNIVISION in LA, Mr. Jorge Delgado was there to support us, and it's appreciated.
   Our friends at INDY, with whom we are proud to be working with, were all there: CEO Tony George, Phil Lengyel, Todd Crawford (who brought us over to Indy) and the INDY team. You will be hearing about all of this very soon.
   Click on to INDYCAR.COM for more info.
   I AM INDY!!!


New letters posted...

Hamilton Spectator
01/14/06

The Indy Racing League has signed KISS frontman Gene Simmons to help promote the circuit through appearances and a new song he's written. Good Choice. Having claimed to have slept with 4,600 women, even Goodyear doesn't know as much about rubber on the road.

- Scott Radley
Way Offside Sports Column

January 14th -

   It's official. The first KISS COFFEEHOUSE has started construction!!!
   Want to know where it is? When it will be open?
   Check out all the details in the ONLY official KISS site -- KISSONLINE.COM.




New letters posted...

Hey Gene,

For starters, I just want to thank you for being who you are, you rock!
You know, I'm pretty damn proud being a KISS fan, especially here in Sweden. The reason? Well, TV4 is showing your Rock School and they've scheduled it on the best possible time there is.. 20:30. That's when the majority of the Swedish people watch the telly, that's really awesome.
Well, that's everything from me.. Sweden loves you Gene !

Best regards
Paul Lundgren


January 9th -

   Those of you who watch cartoons, may be aware of MY DAD THE ROCK STAR, my cartoon show (showing on Nicktoons in the US and 24 countries around the world, I'm proud to say). The amazing and gratifying thing is that we continue to do so well in ratings. In the patois of the street, we're kicking butt.
   That means you're watching.
   If you haven't checked it out, please accept my invitation to do so.
   If this seems like I'm beating my chest and roaring to the world my pride in the show, you bet your ass I am.




New Lady in Waiting!




New letters posted...

Hola Gene:

look at her KISS t-shirt,she is part of singers called RBD, they are from México and they are at the top of chart in the latin music,best wishes for this new year, Fan forever.

Freddy López Medrano


January 2nd -

   Just got back from MAMMOTH, California. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, it's a small community that sits atop 7,000 feet of mountains. All snow covered. People go there to unwind and ski and snowboard.
   My two muppets and Miss Tweed tried snowboarding. They fared better than I did. Unfortunately for me, my prat falls will be chronicled in an upcoming GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS (A&E) episode.


New letters posted...

Hi Gene!

To all Belgian KISS fans: Gene Simmons' ROCK SCHOOL is currently on VITAYA. This week, they're showing the first episode. Every Saturday at 20:10 there will be a new episode. Watch Vitaya's teletext for details. Rock and roll!

Best wishes!

Diederik




Gene,

KISS is alive and well...got a mention in Dave's Top 10 list last night:

TOP 10 REASONS YOUR AMISH TEENAGER IS IN TROUBLE:

10. Sometimes stays in bed until after 5 a.m.
09. In his sock drawer, you find pictures of women without bonnets.
08. Shows up at barn raisings in full "KISS" makeup.
07. When you criticize him, he yells, "Thou sucketh."
06. His name is Jebediah, but he goes by "Jeb Daddy."
05. Defiantly says, "If I had a radio, I'd listen to rap."
04. You come upon his secret stash of colored socks.
03. Uses slang expression, "Talk to the hand, 'cause the beard ain't listening."
02. Was recently pulled over for driving under the influence of cottage cheese.
01. He's wearing his big black hat backwards.

Gene you rock, and continue to inspire...
Alan Smith



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