Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Overview
For the past week we’ve been celebrating the life and legacy of Ace Frehley. To close out the series, we crack open one of the coolest KISS collectibles—the 1996 Reunion Tour Book—and revisit the Ace-focused pages and a handful of group shots. It’s a visual time capsule: Les Paul with three pickups, blue eyeshadow, moon boots, and that iconic smoking-guitar vibe that turned the Spaceman into a legend.
Along the way we talk about Ace’s underrated solo run, why his unfiltered personality made interviews electric, and how the reunion era imagery blurred time behind the makeup. We also riff on KISS artwork, ’80s videos, “We Are One,” and the eternal mystery of band photos that look like outtakes but somehow still rule.
Timestamps
00:00 – Series wrap & tour-book premise
00:41 – Jumping to Ace’s pages
01:01 – The “pyramid” prop & alien jokes
01:27 – Moon boots nostalgia
01:45 – Iconic smoking-guitar poster
02:20 – Close-up: Ace card necklace & jewelry
03:18 – Why Ace keeps getting cooler with time
03:48 – Solo career rundown & Hall-of-Fame talk
05:23 – “Loose cannon” vs. spin: reading Ace fairly
06:40 – Why Ace interviews hit different
07:58 – Paul & Gene: careful, scripted… too careful?
09:00 – ’80s video chat: “Tears Are Falling”
15:00 – Makeup = time machine (reunion era look)
16:31 – Halloween/makeup anecdotes
17:55 – Gene Simmons “leave the makeup on” story
18:32 – Group shots: purple backdrop, Killers vibes
19:24 – Not-our-favorite photo… but good effort
19:43 – “We Are One,” Psycho Circus shout
20:41 – “Modern Day Delilah” love + video nod
21:04 – Bicentennial-era poster nostalgia
21:35 – Dorm days, finals, and fan posters
22:23 – Sponsors? Yes please.
22:45 – Sign-off vibes
Hashtags & @Mentions
#AceFrehley #KISS #KISSArmy #KISSReunion #Spaceman #ClassicRock #TourBook #PaulStanley #GeneSimmons #PeterCriss #FrehleysComet #RockHistory #VinylCommunity
@KISS @PaulStanleyLive @genesimmons @AceFrehleyOfficial @EddieTrunk
Overview
For the past week we’ve been celebrating the life and legacy of Ace Frehley. To close out the series, we crack open one of the coolest KISS collectibles—the 1996 Reunion Tour Book—and revisit the Ace-focused pages and a handful of group shots. It’s a visual time capsule: Les Paul with three pickups, blue eyeshadow, moon boots, and that iconic smoking-guitar vibe that turned the Spaceman into a legend.
Along the way we talk about Ace’s underrated solo run, why his unfiltered personality made interviews electric, and how the reunion era imagery blurred time behind the makeup. We also riff on KISS artwork, ’80s videos, “We Are One,” and the eternal mystery of band photos that look like outtakes but somehow still rule.
Timestamps
00:00 – Series wrap & tour-book premise
00:41 – Jumping to Ace’s pages
01:01 – The “pyramid” prop & alien jokes
01:27 – Moon boots nostalgia
01:45 – Iconic smoking-guitar poster
02:20 – Close-up: Ace card necklace & jewelry
03:18 – Why Ace keeps getting cooler with time
03:48 – Solo career rundown & Hall-of-Fame talk
05:23 – “Loose cannon” vs. spin: reading Ace fairly
06:40 – Why Ace interviews hit different
07:58 – Paul & Gene: careful, scripted… too careful?
09:00 – ’80s video chat: “Tears Are Falling”
15:00 – Makeup = time machine (reunion era look)
16:31 – Halloween/makeup anecdotes
17:55 – Gene Simmons “leave the makeup on” story
18:32 – Group shots: purple backdrop, Killers vibes
19:24 – Not-our-favorite photo… but good effort
19:43 – “We Are One,” Psycho Circus shout
20:41 – “Modern Day Delilah” love + video nod
21:04 – Bicentennial-era poster nostalgia
21:35 – Dorm days, finals, and fan posters
22:23 – Sponsors? Yes please.
22:45 – Sign-off vibes
Hashtags & @Mentions
#AceFrehley #KISS #KISSArmy #KISSReunion #Spaceman #ClassicRock #TourBook #PaulStanley #GeneSimmons #PeterCriss #FrehleysComet #RockHistory #VinylCommunity
@KISS @PaulStanleyLive @genesimmons @AceFrehleyOfficial @EddieTrunk
