GENE SIMMONS Celebrates Birthday At INDY 300 Race In California; Video Available

August 28, 2007

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons celebrated his 58th birthday prior to the Indy 300 auto race on Sunday, August 26, 2007, at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Video footage of Gene's speech at the event can be viewed below.

According to Metromix.com, the A&E network is already talking about a possible fourth season of Gene Simmons' reality series "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" (which just wrapped season 2).

"My life's an open book," Simmons said. "There is no reason why anybody should ever show up in the rags that women buy on the way out of the supermarket — you know, the 'National This' or 'Enquirer That.' The only reason people show up in the magazine is because they have dual lives — a public life and a secret life. I don't have a secret life."

Variety reported in June that A&E in the U.S. has said yes to a third season of "Gene Simmons Family Jewels", upping its order to 24 half-hour episodes from last season's 20 installments.

A&E's relationship with Mr. Simmons started with a one-shot "Biography" hour of the rock legend and KISS bassist/vocalist. That "Biography" episode scored so well in the Nielsens that A&E negotiated with Mr. Simmons and "Jewels" executive producer Leslie Grief to create a 13-episode weekly half-hour series that would delve into the rock star's life with his common-law partner, former Playboy Playmate Shannon Tweed, and their teenage son and daughter.

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