Texas calf born looking like KISS rocker Simmons
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The photo at right, provided by Heather Taccetta in Kerrville, Texas, shows a newborn calf named Genie, with facial marking that resemble Gene Simmons, the bass player for the rock group KISS, shortly after its birth in Kerrville. Simmons, pictured at left in 2009, tweeted his admiration for the calf.
KERRVILLE, Texas >> KISS frontman Gene Simmons is udderly thrilled by a newborn calf born with strikingly similar black-and-white markings to the face paint he wears on stage.
Simmons tweeted his admiration for the calf on July 30, saying, “This is real, folks!!!”
The calf was born July 28 at a ranch near Kerrville, Texas, which is about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northwest of San Antonio.
Heather Taccetta, who lives at the ranch with her family, said today the calf belongs to her grandmother. It is named Genie, in honor of Simmons.
Taccetta says the calf and its mother are doing fine and that Genie is a family favorite and won’t be sold for slaughter.
