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Post by IanSingleton777 on Sept 10, 2003 16:59:59 GMT
Hello all,
Picked up the latest issue of 'Guitar Player' magazine and was ROCKED to the core by current, up-to-date admission of willing Rock Star impersonation!
The band KISS has silently replaced original member and lead guitarist Ace Frehley with a identical DOUBLE, dressing him in the exact same outfits and face make-up that Ace Frehley wore. The guy revels in the fact he plays every song and solo note for note as Ace did on records.
The fact that KISS wear full face make-up not only makes it easier to impersonate a MISSING MEMBER, but it makes the impersonation blatant and intentionally direct.
In other words, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley conspired intentionally to IMPERSONATE one of the original, founding members of their band. Therefore, for obvious reasons, we can assume that impersonation is completely ACCEPTED and UTILIZED in the entertainment industry, to solve all types of problems and issues. AND, IMPERSONATION OF WORLD FAMOUS MUSICIANS IS BEING USED HERE AND NOW.
This revelation is amazing; and in his interview the "new" ace tells how he went on stage as far back as the 1980's and duped the paying crowds who thought he was indeed Ace Frehley. This was all kept, for obvious reasons, on the down-low until now.
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Post by IanSingleton777 on Sept 10, 2003 17:15:46 GMT
CORRECTION: The above newest case of artist impersonation appears in the current, Oct. 2003 issue of 'GUITAR WORLD' (not guitar player) and the article is located on page 49 of the issue. The replacement Ace is named Tommy Thayer. He looks, to all intents and purposes, an IDENTICAL ringer for Ace Frehley. I believe those interested can visit www.guitarworld.comto check this out.
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Post by SunKing on Sept 10, 2003 20:11:47 GMT
...and...what about "Simply Red" last video? Title: "Fake" Topic: Singers' DOUBLES! See it at: www.simplyred.co.uk/fakevideo/fake.aspFakeWatching love drifting away And I feel like I’m someone else The hurting is rough Long are the days And you have hurt me enough You’re scared to be loved You know that’s your way Your youth has made you too tough You’re hurting for love in so many ways The truth has hurt you enough I read a book And it’s your face Fake… it’s your face now Still my love for you was no mistake Fake… I will always love you Fake Hoping for love Day after day And it’s always someone else The hurting is rough Long are the days And you have hurt me enough You’re burning your hair On your cigarette, oh baby Turning your nose up At the clothes your girlfriend wears I don’t care Always, always, always I will love you By the way, Mike Hucknall is living in Italy. Surely he has known 60IF...
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Post by xpt626 on Sept 10, 2003 20:15:34 GMT
WOW their headline "blurb" on the site: Tommy Thayer The incredible story of how the veteran guitarist went from being in a Kiss tribute band to becoming the new Ace Frehley.
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Post by Eggman on Sept 10, 2003 20:33:33 GMT
At least he had the dignity telling the truth
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Post by Darkhorse on Sept 10, 2003 22:02:17 GMT
Also, Eric Singer wore Peter Criss' makeup at the end of their tour several years ago when Criss was in contractual problems with Kiss. This is no big deal. But if you are saying that Frehley was replaced in the 80's without fans knowing it, then that is a big deal...
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Post by pennylane on Sept 10, 2003 22:04:35 GMT
yeah that is a big deal if i went to see one of the bloody concerts where he was a fake..
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Post by Eggman on Sept 10, 2003 22:21:13 GMT
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Post by IanSingleton777 on Sept 11, 2003 4:12:55 GMT
What is stated in the article is this newly-official, newly announced replacement impersonator Ace Frehley goes on record as discussing specific shows in which he went on instead of Ace Frehley, unannounced, to intentionally dupe the paying audience that it indeed WAS Ace Frehley on stage. This occurred, by his own admission, as far back as the 1980's or early 1990's.
That, in my view, is a big deal as it shows the willingness and ease to which an impersonator has been utilized in the big time music industry. In essence, the very topic isn't just a dusty, decades-old Paul/Faul instance, but is a readily and SUCCESSFULLY utilized tactic in TODAY'S industry. THAT is the bigger issue.
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