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RIP Ace Frehley

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  • butterflyfishbutterflyfish Posts: 1,495

    sad

  • Jan_ScrapperJan_Scrapper Posts: 601

    So very sad!  He was a great!!

  • LeanaLeana Posts: 12,855

    RIP sad

  • whispers65whispers65 Posts: 1,034

    Bummer.  I saw that.  I haven't been much of a KISS fan, but it's still a big loss.

  • EightiesIsEnoughEightiesIsEnough Posts: 1,245
    edited October 2025

    Ace is only the second KISS member to pass away.  In 1991, Eric Carr was the first band member to pass away - he died of cancer.

    If memory serves correctly, Ace is the first member of the original KISS lineup to pass away.  Peter Criss, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons are still with us.

    It makes me wonder if, someday, a character depicting Ace - in his Kiss makeup and outfit - will someday be available for DAZ figures (likely not in the Shop).

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  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,781

    Condolences. Such good songs to take me back to the 70s, if only for a few minutes at a time.

    I remember the 1st picture I ever saw of KISS on a 1974 or 1975 magazine cover my oldest brother had bought. I didn't even realize they were a rock band then, I thought it was a photo from a monster movie and very scary, especially Gene Simmons with that fake blood he was always spitting out.

  • EightiesIsEnoughEightiesIsEnough Posts: 1,245
    edited October 2025

    KISS was such an iconic band.  I even remember a KISS tribute album released in 1994 titled "KIss My (bleep): Classic KISS Regrooved" and it featured Garth Brooks with his cover of the band's "Hard Luck Woman" - which was Garth's only top 40 hit on the pop chart, if I recall.  There was even a long instrumental version of "Black Diamond" by a symphony orchestra, plus an acoustic remake of "Rock N' Roll All Nite".

    I also had a desire to dress as one of the members of KISS - Paul Stanley to be exact - for a Halloween dance I went to in 2005, which was inspired by the 1999 movie "Detroit Rock City" I had seen weeks before the event. The DJ even played "Rock N' Roll All Nite" at the event, and I was dancing along to the song like a real rock star. It was the only time my costume ranked among the top three best costumes, as I won third prize - a DVD of the 1996 movie "The Fan".  At the time, my KISS costume was the first time I wore an actual costume with makeup since 1994.

    KISS performed in my hometown, St. John's, Newfoundland, in the early 2010s - I believe it was around Halloween.  The concert drew a large audience, as if many Newfoundland residents love KISS.  I could of sworn I read an article a few years back that KISS was calling it quits - and it makes sense since many of the members are old enough to be grandparents. I tell ya, many of the iconic singers from the 1970s - and even 1980s - are dying.  Even Madonna is having health issues now.

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  • CricketCricket Posts: 487

    EightiesIsEnough said:

    Ace is only the second KISS member to pass away.  In 1991, Eric Carr was the first band member to pass away - he died of cancer.

    If memory serves correctly, Ace is the first member of the original KISS lineup to pass away.  Peter Criss, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons are still with us.

    It makes me wonder if, someday, a character depicting Ace - in his Kiss makeup and outfit - will someday be available for DAZ figures (likely not in the Shop).

    Mark St. John, who replaced Vinnie Vincent and played on the Animalize album, passed away in 2007, so Ace is the third member. Granted St. John was only with the band for the one album and only played 2 1/2 live shows with them before being replaced by Bruce Kulick (who played with the band for most of the tour). 

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