Man this is a story chock full of insults against Greed $immons and I love it. Greed likes to tout the fact he is this awesome business man. (See his appearance on the Celebrity Apprentice), but could Bob Lefsetz be correct in his assessment of $immons...that he is a fraud business man?

Here are some excerpts from the email are below:

Bob: Imagine you’re stranded on a desert island and you stumble upon a member of the opposite sex. You’re thrilled! You’re gonna have someone to talk to, you’re gonna make love until the Coast Guard finally figures out your ship sank and rescues you.

And this person may not be a beauty queen, but hey, he or she is all right. At least that’s what you think at first. Maybe you even have sex and forget your plight for a moment or two. But then, even though you’re exhausted, your partner just won’t give up. Insists on having sex every hour, being coddled, all the while telling you how fucking hot they are. It would almost be enough to get you to jump back into the water and swim to your death.

That’s what listening to Gene Simmons is like.

$immons: Thank You

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Bob: I mean if we really want to get down to it, don’t we have to give credit to Bob Ezrin?

$immons: YES. ALWAYS.

Bob: The producer of “Destroyer”, containing the KISS klassics “Detroit Rock City”, “Shout It Out Loud” and the band’s biggest hit, “Beth”? Not only did Ezrin produce those tracks, HE CO-WROTE THEM! I’m thinking without Ezrin, KISS is a footnote.

$immons: PERHAPS. OH, I FORGOT TO MENTION, KISS STARTS THE SOUTH AMERICAN LEG OF THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR AT BUENOS AIRES STADIUM – 90,000 PEOPLE. LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT A TICKET.

Bob: Ezrin went on to further greatness, producing one of the biggest albums of all time, Pink Floyd’s “The Wall”, as well as the critically lauded debut of Peter Gabriel. KISS? They took the makeup off and put it back on, reunited with the original members, kicked them out again and kept dunning us with endless product promotions.

Bob: Just because you’re a big musical act, that doesn’t mean you’re a decent executive, that you can run a record company.

$immons: SAYS WHO. YOU? AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MAKE THESE ASSESSMENTS. WHAT‘S YOUR QUALIFICATION, IN FACT, FOR SAYING ANYTHING…

Bob: That’s like saying a great football coach has to have been a star quarterback. They’re different skills. One that Mr. Simmons has yet to master. Sure, he made that demo tape with Van Halen, but the band ended up on WARNER BROTHERS!

$immons: THIS MORON DOESN‘T KNOW DETAILS AND BEHAVES AS IF HE DOES. FACT ONE: AFTER SEEING THE BAND AT THE STARWOOD CLUB IN LA IN 1977, I SIGNED VAN HALEN TO MY PRODUCTION COMPANY, “MAN OF 1,000 FACES” AND PRODUCED THEIR 24 TRACK DEMO, 15 SONG DEMO AT ELECTRIC LADY STUDIOS. KISS WAS GOING OUT ON TOUR, AND I DIDN‘T WANT TO KEEP VAN HALEN TIED UP, SO I LET THEM SHOP THEIR OWN DEAL, WITHOUT INSISTING I KEEP A SLICE.
WHAT HIS POINT ABOUT ALL THIS, IS BEYOND ME.

You get the point. You can read more of the exchange here. The bottom line is Bob and Greed will debate the first day at Canadian Music Week. The debate will take place at 4pm.

This won't even put a dent in the massive ego of Greed $immons, but if it can knick it just a tiny a bit, that is good enough for me.