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Gene Simmons loves to be famous. Thrives on it. LOVES it.
He’s also one of the biggest self-promoters in the history of rock.
(Fact: There are 3,000 KISS-related trademarked items in the marketplace–and Gene has a piece of everyone one of them.)
He’s here at M for Montreal for a couple of reasons.
The first is to plug The Envy, a Toronto-area band signed to his Simmons Records label
(Fact: Gene trademarked the universal sign for “fingers crossed,” which is now The Envy’s logo).
The second to is gather fodder for Gene Simmons Family Jewels, his rather successful reality show.
The crew has taken up most of the 4th floor here at the hotel and when Gene’s around, there’s security everywhere. (And no, I haven’t seen any hot babes in the vicinity. At least, not yet.)
I found myself being used as said fodder when I was offered a chance to talk to Gene Thursday afternoon.
With the cameras running, Gene held forth in front of a band called Dance Laury Dance (not “Run Laury Run” as I previously posted; my error. It was late. A Montreal-area group that’s following him around like it was Take Your Kids to Work Day.
Whether I’ll make the final edit for this episode of Family Jewels is unknown, but Gene was in fine form for our talk.
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Run Laury Run = No web presence on Google….anywhere. Hilarious.
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Maybe Alan Cross should check his sources, because the band name is Dance Laury Dance.
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We are Dance Laury Dance, not Run Laury Run.
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