Gene Simmons announces final tour with KISS

Gene Simmons says it is his last tour with the rock group KISS.
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He’s Kiss-ing all of it goodbye

Contemporary from Europe, off to Australia, born in Israel as Chaim Witz, multimillionaire Gene Simmons says it’s his last tour.

“Rock ’n’ roll’s useless. Beatles, Stones, Elvis, Madonna, disco, Motown, David Bowie, Kiss, Metallica withstood the check of time. Now followers stopped paying for music. It’s Web, social media, streaming, artists earn hundredths of a p.c of a cent. Can’t sustain with downloading, laws, minimal wage legal guidelines. Write songs and be a performer, it’s now pennies to your work.”

I muttered that Streisand’s carried out 40 moneymaking farewell excursions.

“I’m 73 quickly. I carry 40 kilos of armor and 7-inch dragon boots platform heels. The physicality makes it the final tour. I can’t sit in a chair choosing a guitar like blues musicians. I do know you'll be able to’t keep on the stage too lengthy. Higher get off whereas the getting’s good.

“My mom and I, 8 ¹/₂, flew El Al in ’58. On a field referred to as TV we’d by no means seen earlier than we noticed the whole lot massive. Folks, buildings, superheroes, animated cartoons. Solely a land like America may like this.

“Now, I’m into AI firm Noble, restaurant chain Rock, three casinos, the Gene Simmons band, a crypto operation and many stuff.”

Fortunately married, to Shannon, he claims he’s slept with 5,000 girls so — understood he lacks energy for touring. And this last tour — what number of cities?

“In all probability 100.”

Jo Hoy has a brand new movie and describes it as “my household bickering, consuming, consuming. Actually my life.”

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‘Easter’ is available in August

CHELSEA Handler’s ex, Filipino funnyman Jo Koy, has a brand new film “Easter Sunday.”

Koy: “It’s my household bickering, consuming, consuming. Actually my life. Comedy and chaos, all legit, going down on sooner or later. Steven Spielberg is producing.”

Co-star Tia Carrere: “I’ve performed Chinese language, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai. By no means Filipino. I’m lastly representing my true ethnicity.” And Tiffany Haddish: “I've seen no film like ‘Easter Sunday’ ever.” What which means I don’t know.

This factor nobody’s ever seen will be seen in theaters this weekend.

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Bits & bobs

DISCOVERY Community’s Henry Schleiff at Polo celebrating Nelson DeMille’s new Oct. 11 guide “The Maze.” Its protagonist John Corey might seize a movie sequence . . .

THINK Elon’s sticky or icky? Mother Maye Musk’s “staff” lists interview necessities: what we approve or assembly’s canceled, ship inquiries to overview beforehand, learn her guide pre-interview. To date this partial record omits shopping for one among his vehicles.

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His title’s Dino

America the attractive. Washington’s the one president who didn’t blame any earlier administration for his troubles. Congress and Senate? Unpredictable. You by no means know what life-threatening issues they’ll do nothing about.

Ought to Joe fall down and break his crown, Kamala’s tumbling after. With a meals taster — and an English trainer. Biden? Is aware of quite a bit. He simply can’t keep in mind it. He stands on his report so no one can see it. Do highly effective pursuits management him? It’s “Go away my household out of this.”

Additionally: Reporters are warned to not focus on the person’s superior years. No mentioning he as soon as had a pet dinosaur.

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And will this president know that, in keeping with East Coast old-age specialists, the ten finest years of a head of state’s life are between 55 and 79.

Possibly solely in New York, children, possibly solely in New York.