Oh yeah I was watching it. I was still somewhat of a Kiss fanatic at that point and thought it was all great. I didnāt realize that Ace was probably putting the last straw on the camelās back that night. I guess Peter too. LOL!
Not to be that guy, but the show was called āTomorrowā sometimes āTomorrow with Tom Snyderā. Thought it maybe would good for those who have no clue who he was or what the show was. Your right he did have a distinct, hardy laugh. Dan Ackroyd did a great impression on SNL centered around his laugh. And of course Aceās laugh is notorious. Those were the days.
I should say youāre also correct that most people including myself referred to it as the Tom Snyder show or just Tom Snyder.I stand corrected. My family always just referred to it as "The Tom Snyder show". At any rate, as a guy now in my mid-50's, anytime KISS, Elvis, or any of the Beatles were on TV back then - I always tried to make sure I caught it.
At least in the 80's we had VCR's.
A minus for the vocals? I give him props for posting his work here.
Hey bud, I'm with ya. I'm 59 and my first times (of many) seeing KISS and Rush was back in 1977. They were my 2nd and 3rd concerts ever.I should say youāre also correct that most people including myself referred to it as the Tom Snyder show or just Tom Snyder.
Iām 57 and at one time was the typical KISS nut. Dressing up, makeup, faking breathing fire with hairspray and a lighter, etc.. Also, in the Alex Lifeson Gift of Tone thread I credited Alex as the man who inspired me to play guitar, and in the āseriousā sense this is true. However it was Ace and Kiss that started my fascination with music, performance and guitar. At the time I lusted after a Les Paul Deluxe like Aceās. The ironic thing is as much of a KISS freak I was I never got a chance to see them. On top of that I have never owned a Les Paul of any type. In fact I never owned a Gibson. One of my first guitars was a Cortez copy of a Gibson L6S. Actually a nice guitar.
Sorry for hijacking your post.
For sure. I was a kid too, much of what I knew about this was from one of Geneās or Paulās books. I donāt think I caught it at the time either. I was too excited that my Rock idols were actually on TV. Ace was acting like a crazy Rock Star which is what they were to me. Youāre right, looking at it now itās clear to see Gene is wanting to wring Aceās neck and Paul is much better at maintaining his composure. Ace just keeps on going. Itās pretty funny.@GitGuy513 - going back and watching more of that video of the band with Tom Snyder - you can clearly see that Gene is getting irritated. Paul is annoyed but to a lesser degree. And that makes it even funnier. Ace clearly understands the absurdity of grown men wearing makeup and costumes, while Gene the businessman is taking it seriously and trying to protect the "mystique factor". I'm sure Gene didn't like that Ace kept jumping in and interrupting with his funny quips. Watching Gene get irritated and then the camera zooming in on his "demon boots" is ironic. That said - at the end of the day - Gene has way more $ than Ace does.
Anyway, thanks for posting that video. It brings back fond memories. Being a kid at the time, I didn't really pick up all the non-verbals.
Definitely fond memories. Iām happy you liked it.
While I think it sounds good, the quote says it all about how it's supposed to be.Obvs we were going for fun here, not perfection.
