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No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir - Ace Frehley
By: Chiprocks1 Date: January 18, 2012, 1:07 am
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[center]No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir (2011)
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Ace Frehley's book is a throughly enjoyable read from start to
finish. The beginning of the book which is devoted to his
upbringing might seem boring to most, but for me it was a trip
to hear about what he did as a kid with regards to his
association with the Duckies, the gang that first saved his ass
and then get's it into trouble.
But like all KISS fans, myself included, we are anxiously
waiting for when he gets around to the formation of the 'Hottest
Band In The World'. One of my favorite stories that he imparts
on in the book was when he went to his favorite Record Store
when KISS' first album was released and is flipping through the
vinyl rack looking for and finding it, flipping it over and
inspecting every inch and gawking at it for the longest time and
then giggling at the site of holding it in his hand. Without
thinking, he just goes up to the counter and buys it...his own
record.
The reason why I like this story a lot is that Ace's way of
describing this moment is basically describing what each and
every kid felt like when buying their first KISS album. It's so
universally relatable that I just couldn't keep from having a
sh*t-eating grin on my face. THAT'S how it felt for me and it's
awesome to see that even he was able to have that epiphany, that
moment of being a KISS fan even if he was in the band itself.
I know my ABC of the band's history. This is why I'm reading his
book. It's these kind of stories that take the excellent read to
another level and makes it worth reading for me. With a band
like KISS, there are a lot or rumors and myth-making that goes
into KISSTORY and any KISS fan worth its weight in gold will
know a majority of these. So, it's really cool to get first hand
accounts from someone other than Gene or Paul. In No Regrets,
Ace does a fanstasitc job of deconstructing a lot of those myths
with facts and stories that just make them even cooler in most
cases.
I think the sole reason for Ace writing this book was in fact to
get back at Gene and Paul (mostly Gene) for all the character
assassination stories directed at him and tell his side of the
story. Ace has every right to fire back and bring Gene to his
knees. But here's where it gets interesting, even though he has
Gene in his crosshairs, he never really goes for the throat to
destroy the man. Sure, Ace get's in a few jabs here and there,
but you can tell that he is holding back, not wanting to stoop
to Gene's level of mud slinging.
Like I said, this book is a fun read and will keep any fan of
'Rock N Roll Memoirs' entertained. But it does lose some steam
toward the end of the book. It's still good enough for me to
recommend this one as a Buy, one I can see myself reading again
in the future.
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Re: No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir - Ace Frehley
By: Mac Date: January 18, 2012, 9:36 am
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While I know very little beyond their musical output, this
biography too sounds interesting.
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Re: No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir - Ace Frehley
By: Chiprocks1 Date: January 18, 2012, 9:40 am
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I think it's a great book for those not too familiar with all
the sh*t that's gone down over the years regarding the members
of the band. All that's left is to get a book from Paul and
Peter now. I think if and when that happens, Paul's will
probably be the most politically correct, one that won't ruffle
feathers and Peter's would probably be the most debauched
tell-all.
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Re: No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir - Ace Frehley
By: Mac Date: January 18, 2012, 11:29 am
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debauchery, yea baby, give m the nasty dirt
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Re: No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir - Ace Frehley
By: Chiprocks1 Date: January 18, 2012, 11:31 am
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debauchery, yea baby, give m the nasty dirt
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Then you would do well to read The Dirt
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/>It doesn't get any more debauched than this one.
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Re: No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir - Ace Frehley
By: Chiprocks1 Date: February 29, 2012, 1:11 am
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[center]Ace Frehley Talks About Book (The Today Show 11/3/11)
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Re: No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir - Ace Frehley
By: Chiprocks1 Date: February 29, 2012, 1:22 am
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That was a pretty good interview. I just wish it was a lot
longer.
That's what she said.
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Re: No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir - Ace Frehley
By: boyinblack80 Date: February 29, 2012, 10:10 am
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good stuff.
it's too bad both parts of the interview were essentially the
same....but it's always great to hear Ace has been clean and
sober now for 5 years./
who knows...if Gene and Ace are talking....there could be some
upcoming rocking.
I seriously doubt Peter would be involved...but they might dump
Tommy for Ace/
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Re: No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir - Ace Frehley
By: Chiprocks1 Date: February 29, 2012, 10:51 am
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I seriously doubt Peter would be involved...but they might dump
Tommy for Ace/
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Gene Simmons + Paul Stanley + Peter Criss + Ace Frehley =
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Buh bye Eric and Tommy.
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Re: No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir - Ace Frehley
By: boyinblack80 Date: February 29, 2012, 2:01 pm
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there's is no way Peter will ever be back/
it's a 3 fold scenario.
age, health, and attitude.
the first 2 cancel out the third....he couldn't do a tour I
don't think.....although with that said...none of them are
getting any younger...if they did maybe 2 or 3 shows a
week.....and shorter tours it might work.
BUT.
Touring doesn't work that way. It costs waaaaaaaaaay too much
to have a crew of 100 sitting around on off days with NO money
coming in.
so that won't happen.
I think the most realistic would be Ace coming back....and I
mean who knows....they might like Tommy and not want Ace back in
that way.
BUT with that said...Ace back makes a tour that much more
interesting to the fans and that equals MONEY/
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