Mr Simmons, thank you

Sunday saw the last episode of ‘Rock School’ which involved Gene Simmons from rock giants Kiss turning a class of unruly kids from a school in Lowestoft into a band that supported Judas Priest and Anthrax in front of 20,000 people. The last episode really was an emotional roller coaster as the kids faced the final selection to be in the band. This wasn’t reality t.v, it was more like a documentary or shall I say ‘Rock-u-mentary’! It was a tour de force of television as the kids jostled and vied for a privileged position in the band, arguments and tussles were common place and tears of pain and disappointment were often shed. The series wasn’t about just being in the band though, it was the journey of each individual that hooked me, how they all changed for the better and benefited from a unique life experience that most working class kids dream about. Gene Simmons drew upon all of his years of experience in the rock industry to nurture the kids in the right direction, sometimes a therapist and sometimes an arse kicker his unique brand of verbal motivation always working in the end. When all seemed lost Gene never gave up, the kids rebelled in typical adolescent fashion but Gene held in there knowing that the end result would benefit the kids, it really wasn’t about him, after all what does a guy that has everything need or want? The end result was indeed worth it, the kids came good and had a night they’ll never forget, Gene just seemed calmly happy with it all. Several weeks later we got to catch up with the kids and see the positive effects of what they’d been through, amazing.

And lastly to my good friend Thulsa doom who allegedly thought of the idea of Gene doing a series for the not so privileged kids, don’t forget mate both series were done and dusted before we even knew about it!

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