Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN num: 9780965879408
ISBN number: 0965879402
Label: Pitbull Publishing
Manufacturer: Pitbull Publishing
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 218
Printing Date: 1997-05
Publishing house: Pitbull Publishing
Sale Popularity Level: 738038
Studio: Pitbull Publishing
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What's it like to be best friends with a Rock and Roll legend?
Bob McAdams and Gordon G.G. Gebert have been asked that question more times than they care to remember, each having the dubious distinction of being members of the KISS inner circle.
People never seem to get enough of all their outrageous stories and finally after re-telling these tales about Ace Frehley and KISS for the umpteen thousandth time - Bob and Gordon decided to tell their stories one last time in 'KISS and Tell!'
This book exposes the hidden reality of some of Rock and Roll's most excessive characters:
* Gene Simmons * Paul Stanley * Ace Frehley * Peter Criss *
Boh McAdams became Paul 'Punky' Frehley's closest childhood friend around 1963 and remained friends to adulthood where each served as Best Man at each other's weddings.
Gordon G.G. Gebert became Bob's successor as 'best friend and cohort' with Ace in 1985 until Gordon and Ace's controversial falling out in 1993.
Together, they have put to pen the most fascinating expose' in recent memory, full of candid details surrounding the lives of rock and roll's most secretive band, whose superstar status was perhaps the least interesting aspect of their twisted persona. Yes, it's about the power, fame, money, sex and madness associated with rock and roll and the lives of those who came in contact with these living legends (and everything you'd expect from the world's greatest rock band on the planet.) But better still, there is a comic insanity in these episodes that go beyond cartoon characters or the fictional members of Spinal Tap than actual human beings. 'KISS and Tell' is the epitome of the classic cliche 'Truth is stranger than fiction!'
Here is a 'behind the scenes' view of KISS with inside stories they wouldn't want you to know.
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Being a long time fan of Kiss and especially Ace Frehley I was curious to read it. If all this is true and not embellished, Ace seems to have no respect for friends, family, bandmates or fans. It is hard to believe that someone could live like this and survive. Truth or not it was a good read with lots of laughs. I still enjoy Ace Frehley as a musician and I am sure there are a lot of good qualities about him that did not make the book.
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Kiss & Tell is absolutely one of the funniest books I've ever read. A guilty pleasure.
Read Kiss & Tell along with Into The Void... With Ace Frehley and you'll get the "big picture". You'll feel like you're there.
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The one thought i had about reading this book is are
these indeed friends of Ace Frehley or enemies?
As friends they sure make Ace out to be a total deadbeat
person and pig of a man. I am sure Ace had some good
points and positive sides to him. These so-called friends
of his only wrote about the down-side of Ace Frehley.
I would of enjoyed to hear the good and the bad, not
all the disgusting aspects of his life.
Therefore i think the authors of this book only concentrated
on the bitter bad side of Ace to make their story more
interesting to market instead of showing an honest view
of Ace Frehley. I am sure that with the bad comes some good
in the man we know as the SpaceMan. I have faith in that.
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People are sometimes outraged that this book makes a lot of not proven bad claims against Ace. Well, maybe they are true (what you turn Ace into s despisable, VERY despisable person), maybe they are not.
But, the point is: I think it has become incresingly clear along the years that KISS was only interested in money EVER. Never cared about the fans in a real sense. Their merit was making good rock albums that had enormous influence over a lot of musicians. But the guys in Kiss... Urgh, they all su..k.
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You get a rare inside look at Ace Frehley that is both entertaining and sad. His drug \ alcohol addiction ruined what would have been a stellar career. Same with Peter Criss. Not too much about Kiss as a whole, but a good look at Ace during the worldwind of fame and how he dealt with it. Worth a read. Don't waste your time with part two of this title.
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