Bill baker ace frehley book

Ace frehley anomaly 2lp silver marble limited editon. Ace frehley outer space hq with lyrics by twiggypumpkinhead. Shot by guitar tech bill baker, this video is to show my friend mark the testing of his new stage smoker heres a look at how i do it, just as i did for myself back in 1993 playing in the ace. A funny, candid, new york times bestselling memoir from the former lead guitarist of the legendary rock band kiss. The story of kisss ace frehley and his former ultimate fan. Its a real life lovable loser story tailormade for a peter bagge comic book adaptation. After receiving payment i ship the next business day. My name is bill baker, and growing up in the 70s i was a huge kiss fan, and ace was. A new book on kiss entitled kiss klassified is scheduled to be released on september 29, 2017. Im not up on the current kiss happenings, so i cant comment on much of that. I asked him to narrate a commercial for my book, and he was happy to do it, and what an honor for me that he did so.

We ended up making a trade for the guitar, and i happened to meet ace the next day when i delivered my side of the trade which was a rare marshall guitar speaker cabinet. The cast of characters in kiss loves you is as large as the kiss nation of course, but it focuses on the members of two tributes in particular hotter than hell and strutter and a fella named bill baker, an ace frehley lookalikeobsessed collector who was also a regular at the conventions, with his massive collection of ace memorabilia. Bill baker is a long time kiss and ace frehley fan who contributes frequently to. Bill bakers ace frehley ultimate fan scrapbook has 2018 members. Bill baker s incredible ace frehley archive website. Ace frehley ultimate fan scrapbook bill baker shows the last 2. Bill had nowhere to set up or sit, so after we were introduced, i offered him the spot in front of my museum. Bill baker, a guitar tech from new jersey, works at daves sound repair in whippany, nj. In the comments of that post, a reader named eric posted watch this next and a link to a youtube clip, part 1 of ace s high, a short 1999 documentary aboutget. The ultimate fan scrapbook which is nearly sold out. We are publishing this magazine in partnership with ace himself and it is guaranteed to be shot full of rock. Admission is free and the event runs from 10am to 6pm. Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook by bill baker 2008 signedunsigned bill baker. A creative and gifted teenager, he counts the rolling.

Since the waves have been made about who owns aces makeup, i think all kiss fans need to read this. Ace frehley s 1959 gibson les paul standard, 20 al romano playing ace frehley s 1959 les paul in the early 1990s, footage shot by bill baker al romano. Bill baker, guitar tech bill knows a lot of people and has worked on guitars owned by ace frehley and dez cadena the misfits who is bill baker. Sofa king cool caught up with rachael gordon, ace frehley s girlfriend for the past years and we talked about her relationship with ace and how it ended. I didnt meet ace at the convention, i met a friend of his who was trying to sell aceswashburn guitar. Im sure you all will love this book, and that it was worth. The memoir of kiss drummer peter criss is endearingly needy and sleazy. Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook by bill baker 2008 signedunsigned. One such individual is musicianauthor billy baker who chose ace frehley as his collecting inspiration and over the years managed to amass a collection that can easily be considered the envy of any fan of the masked foursomes space ace. The ultimate fan scrapbook are now online for viewing.

Sealed with a kiss and bill baker of the ace frehley archives, where he will also be selling his book. Bill baker presents a collection of videos and clips to provide a cool little peak into his life of guitars, music, cats, and guitar how to videos. Ace himeslf loved the book click the link below and order yours today bill baker s incredible ace frehley archive website. We all knew ace had a serious drinking problem and has since found sobriety. Bill bakers ace frehley ultimate fan scrapbook facebook. Guitarings interview part 3 bill baker and ace frehley s 1959 les paul and more 9 1878 enjoy.

The ultimate fan scrapbook has sold out thanks to all the ace fans out there that purchased the book. Bill baker early kiss expo ace frehley book promo shot for. Check out the best podcast episodes all about ace frehley as rated by himalaya. The event will be held at the hilton garden inn 2016412024 70 challenger rd. Bill baker has 36 books on goodreads with 8811 ratings. I think ace felt the same way when i gave it to him. Im honored to know that there is now two great books on ace out there, and mine is one of them. Such a friend to lend his celebrity to help me spread the word about this incredible book available to kiss and ace frehley fans. Bassist john regan who had worked with peter frampton, whom frehley met in 1980, was also an original member of the band as was vocalistguitarist richie scarlet and keyboardist arthur stead. He has been fixing and playing guitars since he was a teen and has been working with dave hirsch his whole. Prints are generally made to order and delivery usually takes 4 to 6 weeks. Rachael spoke up on how ace left her with thousands of dollars in bills and no.

November 01, 2011 hardcover kindle space ace frehley a legendary. Bill recounts how he braved the rare november snowstorm to meet up with ace at the chiller theater convention along with members of the cast of the 70s sit. If january 31st is corrent, then i think this is more likely january 31, 19 76, in dayton, oh. It is a covers album which features guest appearances from slash, lita ford, john 5, mike mccready, and frehleys former kiss bandmate paul stanley. Ace frehley talk to me kiss hit live at lamour 1994 just for fun tour bill baker gets a thanks.

Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook by bill baker 2008. Peter criss of kiss and his imposter on phil donahue 1991 duration. Baker was also in attendance and was able to meet with ace and present him a copy of this book and find it very well received. So join me now as we open the pages on this beautiful and well thought out book. Dec 29, 2014 bill baker selfpublished a book, ace frehley. You can buy it at his website, which features all manner of ace frehley memorabilia and videos. Ace frehley impersonator, collector and tribute band member bill baker discusses his disappointments and regrets with the kiss guitarist in the following excerpts from the documentary. Ace frehley space invader special edition picture disc vinyl. Last year i posted about ace frehley s former ultimate fan, bill baker and his brush with greatness his fallen idol.

Used normal wear, not much to say about this space ace les paul jr inspired by bill baker s rendition of ace s les paul junior that he built for ace frehley himself in his heyday. We all knew gene simmons is an asshole who sold his soul for the money. Ace frehley scrapbook vintage promotional film by bill. I know for a fact that bill baker of the ace frehley archive, changed one or. Former ace frehley guitar tech opens website bravewords. No regrets written by ace frehley with joe layden and john ostrosky gallery booksmtv books release date. Bill baker just posted this on his facebook group page. Heres the text from the 11th edition of the blue book of electric guitars specific to gibson electric guitars. The memoir of kiss drummer peter criss is endearingly. The group, whose name alternated between ace frehley and frehley s comet, recorded a series of demos throughout 1984 and 1985. Along with some cool memorabilia at his table hey at least i kept my. Bill baker, guitar tech musicxplorer, the online music magazine. Some of these shots are courtesy of the ace frehley archive and bill baker, used by permission this shot comes from chip rock daytons book, outtakes and he has it dated as january 31, 19 75. Ace frehley and kiss memorabilia from the bill baker ace frehley.

Photos from the early days in the 70s, to the spacemans solo career of the 80s and all the way up to the present. Ace frehley with the cast of whats happening kiss asylum. Mar 24, 2007 bill baker, a kiss fan since his teen years, became friends with ace frehley and was also his guitar and amp tech from 1990 to 1995, just opened his site here bill, who also during that time fronted his own tribute band, fractured mirror, the only nonmakeup ace frehley tribute band to ever have surfaced. Bill baker s ace frehley ultimate fan scrapbook has 2,018 members. Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook by bill baker 2008 book.

Bill baker is one of the thoughtleaders and pioneers of place branding. I am trying to have the book completed before christmas 2007. Kiss klassified is kiss story told from johan kihlberg, the president of kiss army sweden for ten years. Be on the look out for the footage i shot of ace s old 59 les paul guitar. Ace fan extraordinaire bill baker has, over the past 10 years, produced this definitive graphic collection of ace history, memorabilia and images. Bill baker books list of books by author bill baker. A look inside a smoking guitar ace frehley style bill. Bill bakers ace frehley ultimate fan scrapbook public group. Bill is also the author of the 2008 book ace frehley the ultimate fan scrap book.

Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook by bill baker has. Bill baker, a kiss fan and collector, is the worst of them. I had my museum of ace and kiss memorabilia set up behind a bunch of tables. I know for a fact that bill baker of the ace frehley archive, changed one or more of the original pots in the early to mid90s, when he was ace s guitar tech. However, with the help of the current owner and the techs at gibson. Feb 24, 2015 heres bill, dreaming about putting out a book on ace, with one of the first covers put together at a kiss expo maybe 2004. I interviewed bill baker a friend and guitar tech of ace frehley.

The latest news from bill baker check out the ace frehley archive youtube page to see what i have been up to lately. Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook by bill baker 2008 signedunsigned bill baker, bill baker on. Im sure you all will love this book, and that it was worth the wait. Thanks to all the ace fans out there that purchased the book. Join facebook to connect with bill baker and others you may know. Ace frehley shot full of rock live at hammerjacks 1992 by bill baker by bill baker. In the comments of that post, a reader named eric posted watch this next and a link to a youtube clip, part 1 of aces high, a short 1999 documentary aboutget. My name is bill baker and i worked with and was friends with ace frehley. Frehley was born paul daniel frehley on april 27th, 1951 in the bronx, new york city and received his first electric guitar at age 14.

Space ace and played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982. He has had a stellar career working for airlines, tour operators, national and r. Kiss army argentina interview with bill baker kiss asylum. Hi bill, i just wanted to write to not only thank you for selling me a copy of your book at the show, as well as kindly personalizing it to me, but also for putting the blamed. Including pictures, memorabilia, guitars, media, ace frehley biography and even sale items from bill s personal collection. Ace frehley performs jimi hendrix foxy lady ny 1994 by bill baker by bill baker. These two clips, from a documentary titled kiss loves you, tell the story of how bill and ace met and what happened next.

Ace frehley ultimate fan scrapbook bill baker shows the. Ace frehley book signing no regrets at books a million chicago. When i received my copy of the book an email from the author arrived at almost the same time and it informed me about ace frehley having appeared at the 2008 chiller convention in new jersey. Last year i posted about ace frehleys former ultimate fan, bill baker and his brush with greatness his fallen idol. Bill recounts how he braved the rare november snowstorm to meet up with ace at the chiller theater convention along with members of the cast of the 70s sitcom whats. Filthy riffs from kiss drummers tellall the catman dishes a heaping, entertaining pile of dirt in his new memoir. Announcing the official ace frehley magazine from fantasm media.

Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook by bill baker 128 color pages big coffee table book. The books are written in a white guy, postwaynes world english that in spite of their grammatical. Nov 07, 2012 news \ peter criss stabbed a guy, gene simmons stinks. New kiss book called kiss klassified to be released on september 29th. It is a 2004 les paul junior with custom silver sparkle paint, 1970s grover pearl button tuners, custom solo album ace pickguard, custom dimarzio hot rail pickup and purple chrome top knobs. The original space invader, ace frehley, is landing at fantasm media. Cotn episode 39 ace frehley special with bill baker. Plenty of videos to see for all you ace frehley fans.

Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook by bill baker has sold. Im proud to haveproduced one of two great ace books. Bill baker is back with his october updates to his ace frehley archives website. He told me about his over the phone but we did not bring it up on the 70s kiss podcast. Bill baker, a kiss fan since his teen years, became friends with ace frehley and was also his guitar and amp tech from 1990 to 1995, just opened his site here bill, who also during that time fronted his own tribute band, fractured mirror, the only nonmakeup ace frehley tribute band to ever have surfaced. Former lead guitarist for hard rock super group kiss, best known for his space ace character, on stage stagger, cackling laugh and smoking guitar effects. New kiss book called kiss klassified to be released on. No regrets frehley, ace, layden, joe, ostrosky, john on. My name is bill baker and i worked with and was friends with ace frehley back in the 90s. The 10 best ace frehley podcast and radio episodes in 2019. Heres the text from the 11th edition of the blue book of electric guitars specific to. Released to coincide with kiss successful 1996 reunion, 12 picks contains six highlights from ace frehley s late80s solo albums, plus six live tracks featuring the guitarist running through kiss classics with frehley s comet. Ace frehley the ultimate fan scrapbook by bill baker.

Bill bakers ace frehley ultimate fan scrapbook public. One of the bass drums from this kit peter would have had at least one back up bass drum and snare drum on tour, a 14x22, was acquired by kiss collector alexander zihlmann from former ace frehley friend and guitar tech bill baker. Nov 10, 2011 bill baker is a long time kiss and ace frehley fan who contributes frequently to. Interview with rachael gordon, ace frehleys girlfriend.