BRENTrocks
Well-known member
Where do I start???
I got my first KISS album when i was like 7
Ace was my guitar hero. Plain and simple.
This is really tough!
I never thought he would be the first of the original 4 members of KISS to pass away.
It’s especially difficult because Deb and i just went to see Ace on the 4th of July. Front row. It was amazing !!
The first time I saw Ace was in 1990. It was the TROUBLE WALKIN TOUR. Tom Cowels and i went to see Ace at Club Eastbrook in Grand Rapids. Ace wore my hat that night
The next time was in 1994. Harpos in Detroit. Deb and i went. This was the first time i met Ace. We caught him coming out of soundcheck. There was about 6-7 of us waiting for the chance to meet Mighty Ace. He signed my TROUBLE WALKIN poster. I WAS ON CLOUD NINE!!! Deb and I saw Ace again at Harpos soon after.
Then in 1996 Ace got back with KISS for the big ALIVE WORLDWIDE TOUR…..the Epic First Show at TIGERS STADIUM in Detroit !!! Of course i was there. Alice in Chains opened I went with Pete Hawes.
Then Deb and i saw Ace again with KISS at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit.
Got to see Ace with KISS 2 more times before Ace and Peter left KISS for good….on the PSYCHO CIRCUS TOUR and the FAREWELL TOUR….both at Van Andel Arena. 1998 and 2000.
Then the BIG ONE. Saturday December 14, 2019. The Tolken Lounge, Westland, Michigan !!! Ace Frehley LIVE. Tom Cowels and i went to see Ace again….29 years later!!! It was an incredible show. So loud!! I didn’t even have earplugs. I tried to stuff 800mg motrin pills in my ears because thats all i had and i didn’t want to lose our spot in the crowd!!! I almost didn’t get one out of my ear !!! ( tom is laughing at me ). After the show, i met Ace for what would be the last time. That was the night he signed my left shoulder and the next day would become my first tattoo !!!! ABSOLUTE EPIC NIGHT!!
The final curtain for me seeing Ace live ….July 4, 2025. Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo Michigan. DEB AND I….FRONT ROW CENTER!!!! 10,000 Volts Tour !!! Deb and I caught 4 of Aces picks!!! And i caught Aces towel at the end of the show!!! Another EPIC NIGHT!!!
And now he’s gone…
Ace is the reason I picked up a guitar.
Ace is attached to many great memories in my life.
I feel very fortunate to have music, pictures, ticket stubs, autographs and memories !!!
R.I.P. Ace….
I got my first KISS album when i was like 7
Ace was my guitar hero. Plain and simple.
This is really tough!
I never thought he would be the first of the original 4 members of KISS to pass away.
It’s especially difficult because Deb and i just went to see Ace on the 4th of July. Front row. It was amazing !!
The first time I saw Ace was in 1990. It was the TROUBLE WALKIN TOUR. Tom Cowels and i went to see Ace at Club Eastbrook in Grand Rapids. Ace wore my hat that night
The next time was in 1994. Harpos in Detroit. Deb and i went. This was the first time i met Ace. We caught him coming out of soundcheck. There was about 6-7 of us waiting for the chance to meet Mighty Ace. He signed my TROUBLE WALKIN poster. I WAS ON CLOUD NINE!!! Deb and I saw Ace again at Harpos soon after.
Then in 1996 Ace got back with KISS for the big ALIVE WORLDWIDE TOUR…..the Epic First Show at TIGERS STADIUM in Detroit !!! Of course i was there. Alice in Chains opened I went with Pete Hawes.
Then Deb and i saw Ace again with KISS at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit.
Got to see Ace with KISS 2 more times before Ace and Peter left KISS for good….on the PSYCHO CIRCUS TOUR and the FAREWELL TOUR….both at Van Andel Arena. 1998 and 2000.
Then the BIG ONE. Saturday December 14, 2019. The Tolken Lounge, Westland, Michigan !!! Ace Frehley LIVE. Tom Cowels and i went to see Ace again….29 years later!!! It was an incredible show. So loud!! I didn’t even have earplugs. I tried to stuff 800mg motrin pills in my ears because thats all i had and i didn’t want to lose our spot in the crowd!!! I almost didn’t get one out of my ear !!! ( tom is laughing at me ). After the show, i met Ace for what would be the last time. That was the night he signed my left shoulder and the next day would become my first tattoo !!!! ABSOLUTE EPIC NIGHT!!
The final curtain for me seeing Ace live ….July 4, 2025. Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo Michigan. DEB AND I….FRONT ROW CENTER!!!! 10,000 Volts Tour !!! Deb and I caught 4 of Aces picks!!! And i caught Aces towel at the end of the show!!! Another EPIC NIGHT!!!
And now he’s gone…
Ace is the reason I picked up a guitar.
Ace is attached to many great memories in my life.
I feel very fortunate to have music, pictures, ticket stubs, autographs and memories !!!
R.I.P. Ace….
