"Space Ace" Has Been Released Into Orbit 😞

On the evening of October 16, 2025, the world lost a rock icon. Paul Daniel “Ace” Frehley — better known to millions as the Spaceman of KISS — passed away at the age of 74 following complications from a fall that led to a brain bleed. In his final moments, he was surrounded by loved ones, and his legacy now rests with those who will carry forward the echo of his riffs, his swagger, and his spirit.

One of the most insane moments ever had to be on December 12, 1976, during a KISS concert in Lakeland, at the Lakeland Civic Center, Ace Frehley grabbed a metal railing on stage—unbeknownst to him, it was improperly grounded. With his guitar as part of the circuit, he was electrocuted. Sparks flew, his hand locked onto the rail, and he fell violently to the stage below when he finally worked his way loose. The fall itself was bad enough. But the ordeal nearly killed him. After a break, he came back to the stage and cranked out the rest of the show.

In 1982, he left KISS, citing creative differences and frustration with the band’s direction. Yet he did not vanish. He formed Frehley’s Comet, releasing records and carving a solo path. In 1978, his self-titled debut solo album (released the same day as his three KISS bandmates’ solo LPs) outsold theirs all—propelled by his cover of “New York Groove”, which remains a lasting anthem.

In the years to come, his echoes will live on in those who pick up a guitar and feel the itch to scream. In the riffs that borrow from his style. In the stage acts that push the envelope of light, smoke, and spectacle. In every rendition of Rock and Roll All Nite and Detroit Rock City that still carries the weight of his strings.

Enjoy his appearance with his good friend Alice Cooper, doing "School's Out" in Tampa back in 2021

Into the eternal orbit he goes..... #RIPACE