Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
When a rock hero dies, it hits different.
In this episode, Robert John Hadfield and Gary Casella sit down for the first time since Ace passed and talk honestly about what his music meant to them. From making “Ace-only” mixtapes and dressing up as him on Halloween, to seeing him in tiny clubs with 150 people, this is less a news recap and more a conversation between lifelong KISS kids trying to process losing one of their own.
Along the way, they revisit Dynasty, Unmasked, Frehley’s Comet, Trouble Walkin’, and that final solo album, 10,000 Volts. The talk eventually turns to aging, health, estate planning, and what it means when the guys on your childhood posters start disappearing. This is part tribute, part therapy session, and part PSA to the rock ’n’ roll fraternity to take care of yourselves—and your legacy.
Timestamps
00:00 – Processing Ace’s passing
01:15 – Ace as “family” and turning off social media
02:20 – The Ace-only mixtape and favorite KISS songs
03:40 – Revisiting Dynasty, Unmasked & deep cuts
05:00 – Frehley’s Comet, Second Sighting & the solo years
06:30 – Why Trouble Walkin’ still holds up
07:45 – Dressing up as Ace on Halloween (three times)
09:00 – Seeing Ace in small clubs on Long Island
11:10 – The anticlimactic almost-meeting: Ace into the Cadillac
12:40 – Processing grief and how hard this one hit
14:00 – From Prince to Ace: legacy, wills & estate planning
15:30 – PSA to the rock fraternity: get your affairs in order
17:00 – Health, aging, and taking care of the “old car”
19:30 – “I don’t remember my life without Ace Frehley”
21:00 – Our heroes are leaving… and what that means for us
22:30 – Ace’s legacy, influence & the outpouring of love
23:30 – Thank you to Digitech & support for the channel
Hashtags / Mentions
#AceFrehley #KISS #FrehleysComet #TroubleWalkin #ClassicRock #KISSArmy #GuitarHeroes #RockLegends #AudiomoverRockShow @KISSOnline @AceFrehleyOfficial
When a rock hero dies, it hits different.
In this episode, Robert John Hadfield and Gary Casella sit down for the first time since Ace passed and talk honestly about what his music meant to them. From making “Ace-only” mixtapes and dressing up as him on Halloween, to seeing him in tiny clubs with 150 people, this is less a news recap and more a conversation between lifelong KISS kids trying to process losing one of their own.
Along the way, they revisit Dynasty, Unmasked, Frehley’s Comet, Trouble Walkin’, and that final solo album, 10,000 Volts. The talk eventually turns to aging, health, estate planning, and what it means when the guys on your childhood posters start disappearing. This is part tribute, part therapy session, and part PSA to the rock ’n’ roll fraternity to take care of yourselves—and your legacy.
Timestamps
00:00 – Processing Ace’s passing
01:15 – Ace as “family” and turning off social media
02:20 – The Ace-only mixtape and favorite KISS songs
03:40 – Revisiting Dynasty, Unmasked & deep cuts
05:00 – Frehley’s Comet, Second Sighting & the solo years
06:30 – Why Trouble Walkin’ still holds up
07:45 – Dressing up as Ace on Halloween (three times)
09:00 – Seeing Ace in small clubs on Long Island
11:10 – The anticlimactic almost-meeting: Ace into the Cadillac
12:40 – Processing grief and how hard this one hit
14:00 – From Prince to Ace: legacy, wills & estate planning
15:30 – PSA to the rock fraternity: get your affairs in order
17:00 – Health, aging, and taking care of the “old car”
19:30 – “I don’t remember my life without Ace Frehley”
21:00 – Our heroes are leaving… and what that means for us
22:30 – Ace’s legacy, influence & the outpouring of love
23:30 – Thank you to Digitech & support for the channel
Hashtags / Mentions
#AceFrehley #KISS #FrehleysComet #TroubleWalkin #ClassicRock #KISSArmy #GuitarHeroes #RockLegends #AudiomoverRockShow @KISSOnline @AceFrehleyOfficial
