R.I.P. Ace Frehley

Well, here's another post I didn't plan on making.

Ace Frehley, the original lead guitar player for KISS, passed away at the age of 74. I've been a huge KISS fan since the summer of 1977. The first KISS record I ever owned was a 45. The A side was Christeen Sixteen (sung by Gene Simmons), the B side was Shock Me (sung by Ace Frehley).

In 1978/1979 Collegeville released KISS costumes for Halloween. Here's some pictures I found on the interwebs.

Rest in peace Space Ace.

Here's a costume released by Illusive Concepts in 1999.

NECA has been releasing Ben Cooper Costume Kids action figures in waves. 

They recently released a set of KISS figures.

Monster Mags #8: Famous Monsters of Filmland #226 (1999)

 

Paul Stanley Mask

I went thrift shopping yesterday to look for stuff for my Halloween costume. I didn't find anything I could use, but I did find this at The Salvation Army. It's a Paul Stanley from KISS mask made by The Paper Magic Group in 1997. I paid $2.99 for it.

I'm A Pinball Wizard!

My local bowling alley Stonehedge Entertainment is also Akron's largest pinball parlor. My wife and I stopped in there Friday night to have a beer and see our son (he's a bartender). While there I played The Creature From the Black Lagoon and KISS pinball machines. Although it was hard to hear the machines because they had lunar bowling going on. I also took some pictures of some of the monster related machines because Halloween!!!

Stuff I Got For Christmas Part 2

Sorry it took so long for this post. I've been deathly ill for the past week. But, I'm feeling much better now. :)

Here's the rest of the non-Hulk pop culture stuff I got for Christmas. Everything is from my wife unless noted.

 2011 Diamond Select Frankenstein figure, ReAction Freddy Krueger and a skull sucker.

 Snow Miser and Heat Miser Funko Pop! figures.

Rudolph and Bumble notepads.

 Mystery Minis! Nebula from GOTG and Loki and Thanos from Marvel.

Loki is 1/144 and Thanos 1/72. Both rare figures!

 Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments.

Frano Harris "The Immaculate Reception" and The Legendary Leg Lamp.

 Star Wars Imperial Cherry Sours, Jelly Belly Galaxy Mix, 

Yoda Lightsaber Lip Balm and KISS playing cards.

 Books! The Nearly Complete Essential Hembeck Archives Omnibus, Comic Books 101 and two Peanuts hardcover books from the late 1960s.

Seven packs of Stupid Heroes, one pack of Heroes and two packs of Mars Attacks Invasion from my wife. Two packs of Star Wars Galaxy 7 from my brother.

 Yay! Stupid Heroes sketch card!

Butter Boy by Neil Camera.

 My son bought me the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and the first two Hobbit movies on blu-ray. I haven't seen the Hobbit movies yet.

I also got two more t-shirts. But, they're in the dirty laundry and I didn't feel like digging them out. Superman logo from my wife and Guns 'n Roses from a fellow co-worker.

Non-geeky stuff I got: lounge pants, slippers, blanket, knee brace, assorted candies and a bacon press!

All in all it was a pretty great holiday!

O Tannenbaum

Happy Christmas Eve!

Here's some photos of my tree and the pop culture ornaments that my wife let's me hang on the tree. :)

The Incredible Hulk

Little Hulk and Gene Simmons

Mickey Mouse

Spider-Man

Gene Simmons Boots

Darth Vader

Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

Bigfoot

Atlantic City: Slot Machines

Whenever we go to casinos, my wife and I only play the slots. We never win really big, but we have a good time. I did manage to walk away from a KISS machine with $190.

Here's a few photos of some licensed slot machines I snapped with my phone while we were in Atlantic City.

Me playing KISS

KISS Again

My wife playing KISS

Godzilla on Monster Island

Godzilla again

The Munsters

Elvira's Secret

Hee Haw

Universal Monsters