On 21. May, 1983, Ace Frehley was arrested following a chase up the Bronx River Parkway with his 1981 DeLorean at speeds up to 90 mph. Ace would be charged with drunk and reckless driving; and leaving the scene of an accident after hitting 4 cars during the incident (without [...]
On 3. December 1980, at Western Springs Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, Ace Frehley played his last full show with Kiss before quitting in June 1982. Ace Frehley: “I was on a downward spiral and really needed to get away from the whole music business, and try and get a [...]
On 22. June, 1979, Ace Frehley used the "ray gun" for the first time when playing at the Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, SC, when Kiss toured North America for the "Dynasty" album. According to MAGIC - KISS Kronicles 1973 to 1983: "Ace would use the "raygun" to shoot sparks. This effect [...]
On 15. June 1979, Ace Frehley used the light guitar live for the first time playing "New York Groove", when Kiss played the Civic Center, Lakeland, Florida, on the opening night of the "Return of Kiss" tour. Ultimate Guitar: The original Light Guitar started out its life as a blonde [...]
On 8. November, 1978, Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley did a radio interview at WGCL Radio, Cleveland, Ohio, with DJ Tim 'The Bird Man' Bird promoting his solo album. Tim 'The Bird Man' Bird: "Now to talk about the day, Ace was a nice dude, came in sipping beer from a [...]
On 18. September, 1978, Kiss released four solo albums, one by each member. In 1978, the world saw one of the most extravagant album launch campaigns ever: the simultaneous release of solo albums by all four members of Kiss. Kiss has claimed that the solo albums were intended to ease [...]
On 10. October, 1977, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley did solo photo sessions with photographer Lynn Goldsmith in New York. Paul Stanley did not attend this shoot. On 10. October 1977, Ace Frehley did a solo photo session with photographer Lynn Goldsmith in New York. [...]
On 8. July 1977, Ace Frehley sang live for the first time, playing "Shock Me" in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Kiss' opening night of the "Love Gun" tour. "Shock Me" was added to Kiss' setlist starting with the "Love Gun" Tour. Frehley's guitar solo, previously performed during "She" and [...]
On 12. December, 1976, Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley is nearly electrocuted when he grabs a metal railing on the poorly wired set, at a show in Lakeland, Florida. At the end of 1976, Kiss were touring their fifth studio album "Rock And Roll Over" with Uriah Heep as their opening [...]
On 23. August 1974 Ace Frehley crashed the crew's car, a brand-new Monte Carlo, while driving drunk in the Hollywood Hills, hitting a telephone pole. Ace Frehley: "For the photo session we did for the “Hotter Than Hell” album, the doctor told me I could only put makeup on half [...]
