Three Sides of the Coin ALIVE! on the KISS KRUISE 11/15 – Remembering ACE FREHLEY

Three Sides of the Coin – A KISS Podcast and Radio Show

Michael Brandvold, Tommy Sommers, Mark Cicchini and Lisa Martini

Music, Music History, Music Interviews, Music Commentary

4.3 • 523 Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Episode 644. Day one of Three Sides of the Coin recording live at the KISS KRUISE in The Shag Room of the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas on November 15th, 930am. Was anyone going to show up this early in the morning? Yes! Security actually stopped letting fans in as the room quickly reach max capacity.

This live recording we are joined by two special guests, Gilda Caserta and Phil Diehl. This recording our guests share their memories working with Ace Frehley… Gilda ran the Rock Soldiers fan club and Phil was Ace’s tour manager. We also set up a mic so fans could share their memories and stories of Ace Frehley. This episode is all about the fans remembering Ace!

Thank you to everyone one who joined us for this live recording!

Press requests please contact Michael Brandvold at www.michaelbrandvold.com

Since launching in 2012 Three Sides of the Coin has been viewed or listened to over 6,000,000 times. Three Sides of the Coin has been joined by special guests including former KISS lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, Eddie Trunk, AEW Superstar and lead singer of Fozzy Chris Jericho, Angel lead guitarist Punky Meadows, Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Jason Hook, Vinnie Vincent Invasion and Slaughter lead singer Mark Slaughter, Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider, comedian Craig Gass, KISS’ former business manager Chris Lendt, the Black Veil Brides’ Andy Biersack, Frank Munoz associate producer for Ace Frehley’s Anomaly album, award winning songwriter Adam Mitchell, Ed Kanon (Peter Criss’ drum tech), Kevin Valentine (drummer on KISS’ Psycho Circus album). Three Sides of the Coin was picked (October 2013) as a ‘What’s Hot’ podcast by Apple’s iTunes.

In the early ’90s, Michael Brandvold launched the fifth ever website on the Internet devoted to KISS, KISS Otaku. He built, launched and maintained Kissonline.com (KISS’ official web presence). He now owns Michael Brandvold Marketing, providing marketing services and digital strategy to musicians. Tommy Sommers spent 15 years on the record show circuit collecting, trading and selling memorabilia / Kiss merchandise. He is now a successful residential Real Estate agent in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area. Tommy has also produced a KISS song For The Oddfathers and is the owner of Rock Steady Digital Photography. Mark Cicchini, is a world renown KISS collector. KISS have used parts of Mark’s vast KISS collection for audio, video & print materials including their book NOTHIN TO LOSE, CD re release of the LOVE GUN album & the VH1 Ultimate Album KISS ALIVE! special as well as many other KISS projects. His wife also makes a mean meatloaf!!!

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0:00.0	This is Three Sides of the Coin talking all things. Kiss.
0:05.6	So you love the show, visit www.3Sidesof thecoin.com.
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0:16.3	We appreciate your support.
0:18.1	Surf into the Ultimate Kiss Store, the largest in the galaxy.
0:21.6	Explore an incredible collection of merchandise and collectibles from every era of the greatest band of all time, Kiss.
0:28.6	We have something for Kiss fans of all ages.
0:31.6	Visit www.kiss Army Warehouse.com.
0:34.6	All right everybody, welcome to another episode of Three Sides of the Coin.
0:45.1	We've got a couple guests, but first, the four knuckleheads up here.
0:50.0	We're just going to chat a little bit.
0:52.9	I got to tell you, I'm freaking overwhelmed.
0:57.0	Thank you.
0:57.7	Seriously, from the bottom of our hearts.
0:59.2	Thank you guys for getting up so early.
1:01.1	You're probably all hungover, you know, so thank you.
1:05.0	I mean, this is, you know, Tommy and I started this 13 years ago with no idea what was going to happen.
1:16.0	We just wanted to talk kiss.
1:17.9	And here we are at an official kiss event.
1:22.6	Talking about kiss.
1:24.9	With a room full of, I don't know.
1:28.6	I mean, we definitely draw more than the number two podcast.
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