Although Gene Simmons found fame as a blood-spurting, fire-breathing, bass-playing demon with Kiss, his early years were about as far removed as you can possibly get from the notorious heavy metal band. Born August 25, 1949, and named Chaim Witz, he and his mother left Israel by the late '50s,…
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KISS vocalist Gene Simmons is totally impressed by the resemblance that a newborn calf in Texas has with the make-up he uses on stage. Simmons, who shows his face in black and white, wears leather clothes and frizzy hair, tweeted his admiration for the animal on Sunday. "This is real friends!" He wrote. The calf, called Genie in honor of the singer, was born Friday at a ranch near Kerrville, 60 miles north-west of San Antonio. Heather Taccetta, who lives at the ranch with her family, said Tuesday that it belongs to her grandmother. Taccetta said the 34-kilo (75-pound) animal and her mother are well. She added that Genie is a favorite of her family and will not be sold for her sacrifice.