KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has posted the following message on his official web site:

"Lots of new KISS news... A show in Columbus, Ohio...the debut of Progressive Games' KISS video slot machine in Vegas... Find out the details by logging onto KissOnline.com.

"And, on my way to New York with my partner to present a new venture to 1,000 investment types. Also, happy to report that 'Groupies', a project/story I developed first for New Line Cinema (that came back in turnaround), then set up at MTV for a Movie Of The Week, has just come back to me. It is being eyed for a motion picture. We will go out and pitch this in the coming weeks.

"Meeting today for a new venture with my partners, Clear Channel. The new venture is 'Gene Simmons Presents Rock Star Poker'. I was recently invited to play in the Vegas poker event, and while there, came up with a new way to play the game and a new way to present it, market it and brand it. This will be like no poker game you ever saw and will be nationwide. The other new venture, as you might have guessed, is 'Gene Simmons Presents Rock Star Golf'. Golf has always struck me as a long yawn. This new version will make everyone take notice. I basically approached it with the notion that if you could care less about golf, what would it take to get you interested enough to attend/watch a golf event. It's going to be a TV show, a live event (held at different places around the country, simultaneously) and, of course, branded. Details to come."

How embarrassing.