Bill baker early kiss expo ace frehley book promo shot for. New kiss book called kiss klassified to be released on september 29th. Jul 26, 2006 any kiss fans will know that paul stanley and gene simmons are jewish, and that peter criss is an italianamerican. I interviewed bill baker a friend and guitar tech of ace frehley. Behind the masks, behind the scenes, between the sheets, you can not get any closer than into the void. During this time he supported these releases by touring with alice cooper and iron maiden. A creative and gifted teenager, he counts the rolling. We all knew gene simmons is an asshole who sold his soul for the money.
Ace frehley was born on april 27, 1951 as the youngest of the three kids to his parents carl daniel and esther anna frehley. Jan 27, 2011 bill baker playing around with ace s 1959 les paul currently owned by al b. Im sure you all will love this book, and that it was worth. Find great deals on ebay for ace frehley book signed and peter criss signed book. Frehley was born paul daniel frehley on april 27th, 1951 in the bronx, new york city and received his first electric guitar at age 14. You can buy it at his website, which features all manner of ace frehley memorabilia and videos. Ace frehley born paul daniel frehley in the bronx, ny, united states on april 27, 1951 is an american guitarist and singersongwriter best known as a founding member and lead guitarist for the hard rock band kiss.
Sold at ace shows for the australia new zealand 2017 tour. Since the waves have been made about who owns aces makeup, i think all kiss fans need to read this. The book covers the period from the early days of his. Bill baker, a kiss fan since his teen years, became friends with ace frehley and was also his guitar and amp tech from 1990 to 1995, just opened his site here bill, who also during that time fronted his own tribute band, fractured mirror, the only nonmakeup ace frehley tribute band to ever have surfaced. Kiss army argentina interview with bill baker kiss asylum. My name is bill baker, and growing up in the 70s i was a huge kiss fan, and ace was. Im sure you all will love this book, and that it was worth the wait. Guitarings interview part 3 bill baker and ace frehley s 1959 les paul and more 9 1878 enjoy. New kiss book called kiss klassified to be released on.
Bill baker s ace frehley ultimate fan scrapbook has 2,018 members. The latest news from bill baker check out the ace frehley archive youtube page to see what i have been up to lately. I recall in an old hit parader interview circa 1989, ace complained that he had to follow a stupid schedule on second sighting, and the album suffered for it. Ace used this backdrop on the trouble walkin tour and then passed it down to his friend bill baker of new jersey, in which bill then displayed it at various kissconventions as pictured in his book, the ultimate fan scrapbook, ace frehley. Ace frehley with the cast of whats happening kiss asylum. After leaving kiss, frehley embarked on a solo career, which. Urban dictionary and our advertising partners set cookies on your computer to improve.
Gene simmons and ace frehley to kiss and make up at st. Youll just have to order a book and read the story. Ace frehley 1989 tour stage backdrop being sold online. The only global resource for the ace frehley signature model les paul guitars by gibson musical instruments. If january 31st is corrent, then i think this is more likely january 31, 19 76, in dayton, oh. Similar in approach to paul stanleys album, frehley did not stray far from the expected heavy kiss sound like gene simmons and peter criss did with their releases, but ace was equipped with better compositions than stanley. I am trying to have the book completed before christmas 2007. Ace frehley s 1959 gibson les paul standard, 20 al romano playing ace frehley s 1959 les paul in the early 1990s, footage shot by bill baker al romano. Frehley has joined the lineup for the simmonsled children matter concert at chs field on sept. Heres the text from the 11th edition of the blue book of electric guitars specific to gibson electric guitars. The memoir of kiss drummer peter criss is endearingly. A funny, candid, new york times bestselling memoir from the former lead guitarist of the legendary rock band kiss. Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook the 128 page photo book and. Bill bakers ace frehley archives anyone that is a kiss fan is probably a kiss collector in one way or another.
Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook by bill baker has. Some of the best, never before seen photos, documents and details of ace frehley. Bill is also the author of the 2008 book ace frehley the ultimate fan scrap book. The ultimate fan scrapbook which is nearly sold out. Pages in category songs written by ace frehley the following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. Loved reading about his days growing up, and early days in the band. I know for a fact that bill baker of the ace frehley archive, changed one or more of the original pots in the early to mid90s, when he was ace s guitar tech. Plenty of videos to see for all you ace frehley fans. Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook by bill baker has sold. But as he shows in no regrets, his memory for a lot of things is just fine. Ace frehley les paul 1974 heritage cherry burst les paul. This book will appeal to all rock fans as it delves into the private lives of the most secretive rock band on the planet kiss. I think ace felt the same way when i gave it to him. Ace frehley was recruited by an ad placed in the village voice.
Bill baker s ace frehley archives january 2008 update from. When scripts were circulated, kiss members were amused to discover that the only line of dialogue the scribes had composed for the spaceman, the character played by ace frehley, was a constant. His 3rd full length album trouble walkin was released under ace frehley and hit the shelves on october 1989. Books by bill baker author of alan moores exit interview. Spaceman ace frehley offers his bland version of kiss story. Now ive heard that hes of german descent but ive also heard that hes part native american and he kinda looks native american. While his father was of dutch origin, mother esther was a german raised in the united states. Bill recounts how he braved the rare november snowstorm to meet up with ace at the chiller theater convention along with members of the cast of the 70s sitcom whats happening.
Ace frehley impersonator, collector and tribute band member bill baker discusses his friendship with the kiss guitarist in the following excerpts from the documentary kiss loves you. His vocabulary is very limited, but what he does with that is just so much more meaningful then what most guys do with a bigger vocabulary. From the publisher the latest, most informative inside information, on the rock band kiss. Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook by bill baker 2008.
Playing the popular character of the spaceman, frehley played with the group from its inception in 1972 until his departure in 1982. The ultimate fan scrapbook has sold out thanks to all the ace fans out there that purchased the book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. These two clips, from a documentary titled kiss loves you, tell the story of how bill and ace met and what happened next. The ultimate fan scrapbook are now online for viewing.
Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook by bill baker 2008 signedunsigned. Bill baker has 36 books on goodreads with 8844 ratings. I hadplanned on taking them with me to sell, as i had a pile of 2000 books sitting in front of me with nodistribution deal. However, with the help of the current owner and the techs at gibson. Ace fan extraordinaire bill baker has, over the past 10 years, produced this definitive graphic collection of ace history, memorabilia and images. Ace frehley scrapbook vintage promotional film by bill. Bill baker presents a collection of videos and clips to provide a cool little peak into his life of guitars, music, cats, and guitar how to videos. Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook by bill baker 2008 signedunsigned bill baker. Photos from the early days in the 70s, to the spacemans solo career of the 80s and all the way up to the present. I think that might be why it seems a little tod howarth heavy, songwise.
Im glad that we are still friends and that he personally gave me one of his books. Save ace frehley signed book to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Ace frehley ultimate fan scrapbook bill baker shows the last. Im honored to know that there is now two great books on ace out there, and mine is one of them. We were there to support the release of a bunch of star wars books by dk publishing.
Founder of kiss who became one of the most admired lead guitarists in rock history, despite spending much of the. No regrets kindle edition by frehley, ace, layden, joe, ostrosky. Ace frehley and kiss memorabilia from the bill baker ace frehley. I could not put the book down, great read, flowed well. Dec 29, 2014 bill baker selfpublished a book, ace frehley. Ace just happened to be a guest for the very first time at a convention called chiller theatre here in new jersey the same weekend that my books arrived from the printer. Ace frehley performs jimi hendrix foxy lady ny 1994 by bill baker by bill baker. Seeing as it was a new year, we decided to give the site a new look.
Jul 21, 2014 as the founding guitarist for kiss, youd expect ace frehley to have some pretty good war stories if he can remember them. Of the four kiss solo albums released simultaneously in 1978, the best of the bunch is guitarist ace frehley s. Some of these shots are courtesy of the ace frehley archive and bill baker, used by permission this shot comes from chip rock daytons book, outtakes and he has it dated as january 31, 19 75. Be on the look out for the footage i shot of ace s old 59 les paul guitar. My name is bill baker and i worked with and was friends with ace frehley back in. Bill was visiting with al and they were going through some memorabilia and shot a few short videos. Before achieving fame, was the bass player for the ace frehley of kiss tribute band fractured mirror led by ace s longtime friend bill baker founder of the ace frehley archives memorabilia museum. Ace frehley ultimate fan scrapbook bill baker shows the last 2. Bill baker books list of books by author bill baker. Filthy riffs from kiss drummers tellall the catman dishes a heaping, entertaining pile of dirt in his new memoir.
We all knew ace had a serious drinking problem and has since found sobriety. Nov 01, 2014 ace frehley ultimate fan scrapbook bill baker shows the last 2 boxes 11114. This book is an absolute must have for any ace frehley fan. Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook by bill baker 2008 signedunsigned bill baker, bill baker on. On saturday, i was at a local 501st legion ner troop over at bookends bookstore over in ridgewood, nj. Frehley put out two more albums under the moniker frehleys comet. Having said that, i like second sighting better than frehleys comet. Hotter than hell and strutter and a fella named bill baker, an ace frehley lookalikeobsessed collector who was also a regular at the conventions, with his massive collection of ace memorabilia in tow much of it obtained from frehley himself and performing with his frehley. Ace frehley signed book no regrets kiss autograph jsa coa rock n roll hof. When i was young, there were dolls, trash cans, record players, and almost anything you could think of that has a kiss image on it. Former kiss guitar god ace frehley is deep into writing a followup to his 2011 bestselling tellall, no regrets. Space ace and played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982. Bill baker is back with his october updates to his ace frehley archives website.
No regrets written by ace frehley with joe layden and john ostrosky gallery booksmtv books release date. A selfconfessed party animal, frehley has been open about his addicitions to alcohol, cocaine, and painkillers. Used normal wear, not much to say about this space ace les paul jr inspired by bill baker s rendition of ace s les paul junior that he built for ace frehley himself in his heyday. Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook by bill baker 128 color pages big coffee table book.
Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook by bill baker. It is a 2004 les paul junior with custom silver sparkle paint, 1970s grover pearl button tuners, custom solo album ace pickguard, custom dimarzio hot rail pickup and purple chrome top knobs. Ace, born in bronx county of new york city, was originally named paul daniel frehley. Bill bakers ace frehley ultimate fan scrapbook facebook. Ace frehley s new book no regrets covers his time with the ducky boys gang, and surprisingly is insync with james hannons lost boys of the bronx. Former ace frehley guitar tech opens website bravewords. Nov 07, 2012 news \ peter criss stabbed a guy, gene simmons stinks. Bill baker is a long time kiss and ace frehley fan who contributes frequently to. The story of kisss ace frehley and his former ultimate fan. One such individual is musicianauthor billy baker who chose ace frehley as his collecting inspiration and over the years managed to amass a collection that can easily be considered the envy of any fan of the masked foursomes space ace. Thanks to all the ace fans out there that purchased the book. This is david, ace s webmaster, with some news for you.
Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook the 128 page photo book and scrapbook of long time kiss fan and friend. He told me about his over the phone but we did not bring it up on the 70s kiss podcast. A new book on kiss entitled kiss klassified is scheduled to be released on september 29, 2017. Ace frehley discusses his 8th solo album, spaceman considered by those in the know to be the musical genius behind kiss, ace space ace frehley was an original member of the band when it formed in 1973, and was a mainstay of the group until his departure in 1982 to pursue a solo career. The rocker told us hes already six months into the new book, and that. The memoir of kiss drummer peter criss is endearingly needy and sleazy. Ace frehleys second kiss tellall on the way page six.
Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook by bill baker 2008 book. No regrets by ace frehley overdrive rakuten overdrive. Ace frehley is a founding member and former lead guitarist for the legendary rock band kiss, which has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide and is ranked among the topselling rock bands of all time. My name is bill baker and i worked with and was friends with ace frehley back in the 90s. Kiss klassified is kiss story told from johan kihlberg, the president of kiss army sweden for ten years. The cast of characters in kiss loves you is as large as the kiss nation of course, but it focuses on the members of two tributes in particular hotter than hell and strutter and a fella named bill baker, an ace frehley lookalikeobsessed collector who was also a regular at the conventions, with his massive collection of ace memorabilia. Ace frehleys no regrets and the ducky boys gang james. Some of the coloring page names are photos view full size, kiss mens ace frehley t shirt size xx large color black clothing, photos view full size, kiss band drawing at for personal use kiss band drawing of your choice, 3572 best ace frehley s in 2019, ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook by bill baker, awesome kiss band. No regrets frehley, ace, layden, joe, ostrosky, john on. See more ideas about ace frehley, hot band and eric carr. We all knew ace had a serious drinking problem and. So join me now as we open the pages on this beautiful and well thought out book. No regrets is a book cowritten by former kiss lead guitarist ace frehley, joe layden and john ostrosky.
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