June 26 – The very day that Cindy Adams printed a not-very-flattering interview with Gene Simmons in her gossip column, she hosted a party at her penthouse apartment for his new book, Sex Money Kiss. The outrageous Kiss rocker looked the gentleman, dressed in pinstriped suit and white shirt with no tie. When Hampton Sheet publisher Joan Jedell told him she’d worn her rock ‘n roller-style sequined jacket in his honor, Simmons replied, “A woman can’t dress for me. A woman dressing for me takes off all of her clothes.” Simmons cringed in embarrassment when the Letterman Show’s Paul Shaffer mentioned Adams’ column, and then matter-of-factly explained how he lies to women, in terms more graphic than we’ll print here. The actor Matthew Modine’s charming wife Cari mentioned Simmons’ tighter-than-necessary grip while the two posed for photos, and added, “He doesn't care that I’m married!” The invitation to the book party was on target, stating, “This book is sure to be gossiped about, and this is a good place to start.”