"I'm going to die happy." Man who spent $12,495 to be Kiss icon Gene Simmons' roadie for a day has zero regrets
Dwayne Rosado and his son spent a day with Kiss star Gene Simmons and talked about sex, (a lack of) drugs and rock'n'roll
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"I'm going to die happy." Man who spent $12,495 to be Kiss icon Gene Simmons' roadie for a day has zero regrets
Dwayne Rosado and his son spent a day with Kiss star Gene Simmons and talked about sex, (a lack of) drugs and rock'n'roll
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Record companies, eh?
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