STOCKHOLM, Sweden—The Kiss Army fan club has an enthusiastic new recruit: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

more stories like thisRice was in the Swedish capital Thursday for an international conference on Iraq. Kiss had a sold-out concert to play Friday.

"I was thrilled," Rice said of her late-night encounter with Kiss frontman Gene Simmons and bandmates Paul Stanley, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer in the executive lounge of the Sheraton Hotel where they signed autographs and handed out backstage passes and T-shirts to her staff.

"It was really fun to meet Kiss and Gene Simmons," she told reporters, noting that they seemed well-informed about current events. The band had asked if she could stop by after she finished dinner with the Swedish foreign minister and Rice readily agreed, she said.

Rice, a classically trained pianist, said she has eclectic musical tastes ranging from Beethoven to Bruce Springsteen.

Hard rockers such as Kiss are included in the mix, and Rice said her favorite Kiss tune is "Rock and Roll All Nite."

But, Rice conceded, she has never seen the band in concert.

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Condy is more of a poser than Lois Griffin, since she probably never even banged Gene Simmons.

how can you join the kiss army if you've never seen them?

that's like bush saying he was in the real army

and have a wonderful...time

techically he's the Commander in Chief of the "real army". so ya, same thing.

they call it "commander in chief" because cheney has his dick wedged in bush's chief ass

its good to learn something new everyday.

even if only in theory