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    Kiss & Tell
    Kiss & Tell

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    Authors: Gordon G. G. Gebert, Bob Mcadams
    Publisher: Pitbull Publishing
    Category: Book

    Buy Used: $41.99



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    Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 50 reviews
    Sales Rank: 720841

    Media: Mass Market Paperback
    Edition: 1
    Number Of Items: 1
    Pages: 218
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
    Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5

    ISBN: 0965879402
    Dewey Decimal Number: 790
    EAN: 9780965879408
    ASIN: 0965879402

    Publication Date: May 1997
    Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
    Condition: Moderate wear to outside. Overall solid. Ships next business day. Outstanding customer service and unconditional return policy.

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    Editorial Reviews:

    Book Description
    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.


    Customer Reviews:   Read 45 more reviews...

    4 out of 5 stars Interesting, Questionable and Sad   April 11, 2007
     3 out of 3 found this review helpful

    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.


    5 out of 5 stars One of the best books on Ace Frehley and KISS   April 9, 2005
     6 out of 8 found this review helpful

    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.



    2 out of 5 stars Friends or Foe?   August 24, 2004
     3 out of 3 found this review helpful

    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.



    2 out of 5 stars I't's not only Ace   July 2, 2004
     3 out of 12 found this review helpful

    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.


    4 out of 5 stars Great Book For Ace Fans   June 16, 2004
     10 out of 11 found this review helpful

    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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