This photo provided by the State Department shows Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, center, posing the hard rocker group Kiss, Thursday, May 29, 2008, in Stockholm, Sweden. From left are, Tommy Thayer, Paul Stanley, Secretary Rice, Gene Simmons and Eric Singer (AP Photo/State Department, Anne Lyons)
It's true:
"It was really fun to meet Kiss and Gene Simmons," she told reporters, noting they seemed well informed about current events. The band had asked if she could stop by after she finished dinner with the Swedish foreign minister and Rice readily agreed, she said.
Simmons and his crew, who are on a European tour, weren't wearing their trademark stage makeup, but were recognizable as rock stars to even non-fans by their hair, according to State Department officials who were with Rice.
Rice, a classically trained pianist, said she has eclectic musical tastes ranging from Beethoven to Bruce Springsteen. Hard stadium rockers like Kiss are included in the mix and Rice said her favorite tune of theirs is "Rock and Roll All Nite."
OMG. Condi standing right. Next. To. Gene. Simmons. Ew.
Thanks to Sara at Wonkette and many others for the tip.
25 comments:
Condi in Kiss makeup? I'm picturing it now... What would her Kiss character be? hmmm... Space Ferret? Shoe Lady?
She's like the hardest-working Secretary of State in the world!
Only, yeah--she's not actually working.
Perhaps RandiBeans was there to take pics? And maybe Madame Shoes will get Hadley to post 'em on her Flickr site! Troll those interwebs, Princess!
Oh Princess... please PLEASE put Condi in a Kiss costume with full blown makeup and a Gene Simmons tounge. PLEASE!!!!
Did she show them everything she got? I hear that's quite a lot.
Wired has a photo. Sadly, none of them are wearing KISS makeup.
http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/she-wants-you-c.html
Got it, addict. Thanks for the heads-up.
Cry, the beloved coountry ...
What's with the matching black mops?
Gene Simmons is trying to look down her shirt. That's about as sad as when he came on to Terry Gross.
Who are these dreadful, low-brow people, and what are they doing appearing with the Secretary of State of what was once the world's greatest nation?
OMG, the thing with Gene Simmons and Terri Gross is one of my favorite things ever.
Just showing that I am NOT a member of Kiss Army, never was an never will be, a picture of KISS and Condi together reminds me of a lyric by Elvis Costello.
Tell the sorry tale of the spent princess
Her uncouth escort looking down her dress
Thereby re-establishing my never in doubt nerd street cred.
OK, "The Onion" is now officially redundant.
This does NOT rock!
That's the best use of an Elvis Costello quote I've ever seen, matty. Bravo.
I had a KISS lunch box.
Oy vey, that blue-black hair!
They all look like middle aged ladies on their way to a Hadassah brunch.
Gross! Gene Simmons--perfect match for Condi. I wonder if he showed her his tongue? My fave is his interview w/Terri Gross, too.
"Gene Simmons is trying to look down her shirt."
He won't see too much.
Way to go, Condiplomat--you just called them "Kiss and Gene Simmons," which will no doubt stir up all kinds of RnR drama akin to the "Miami Sound Machine"--> "Miami Sound Machine with Gloria Estefan" --> "Gloria Estefan"! Lecondel could stir up trouble in a nunnery.
Right on Paul Stanley! Your transition to womanhood looks complete! Congratulations!
So Condi gets on the phone and asks her staff to come up quick with her 'favorite' Kiss song.
I wanna see Condi stick her tongue out really far and wear 10-inch platforms, etc.
We all want to see that.
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