KISSFAQ.com: Tell us a little of your background and how you became interested in performing?
Like many others it was The Beatles on Ed Sullivan that turned my life upside down. I had never heard music like that before. I imagined what it would be like to have those girls screaming for me, and decided then and there to form a band.

KISSFAQ.com: What was the first record you bought?
I remember buying Runaround Sue and then Four Seasons records. I loved the girl groups too, like The Ronettes. I loved all the early R&B records also.

KISSFAQ.com: What was the first band you saw live?
I saw The Beatles at Shea Stadium but I was very far away and could not really hear them. When I was older the one show that stands out in my mind was seeing The Who and Cream at a Murray The K show in New York. Mitch Ryder and Wilson Pickett were also on the bill. I also saw Jimi Hendrix open for The Monkees at Forest Hills-that was a classic. All those Monkey fans did not know what to make of Hendrix.

KISSFAQ.com: You were the vocalist in Honey. How did you become a singer and did/do you play any instruments?
I just picked it up on my own and by listening to records. I would say I was most influenced by The British Bands. One major regret I have was never playing an instrument. Of course I fooled around with tambourines, cowbells, conga drums, etc

KISSFAQ.com: What do you recall of your first band?
My first band was called The Wrong - I never liked the name, just as I never liked Honey as a name either. If I remember correctly Honey was Paul's idea and everyone kind of went along with the name. Getting back to my previous band, my drummer ended up in Honey and on certain dates my keyboard player also. We played all the British Invasion stuff and did write several originals. We did some recording with the person who was handling The Lemon Pipers and Steam. To my knowledge none of those demos exist. I would love to hear them today.

KISSFAQ.com: From first becoming active in bands, what was the sort of timeframe prior to Honey and when was that band active?
I was in several bands right up to joining Honey, but I must admit the timeframe is a bit of a blur. The Wrong was my band right up till the time of joining Honey - I hope that helps.

KISSFAQ.com: Had you known Paul Frehley prior to being in Honey? If so, how?
I had heard about him through other musicians but had never met him. He did have somewhat of a reputation around The Bronx.

KISSFAQ.com: What do you recall of your first encounter with Paul Frehley?
It was very interesting to say the least. I had heard through the grapevine that a band in The Bronx was looking for a singer, so I showed up for an audition in somebody's basement. I dragged a friend George, along with me because I did not know what I was getting into. Paul asked me to sing a few Rolling Stones songs and maybe even A Humble Pie tune although I'm not sure on that last one. At the end of playing together for awhile he turns and says to me- we are playing in a club on Friday and that was pretty much it. I guess that was his way of saying I was in his band. I do remember my friend George asking him to play a certain obscure song by a British group called the Move, and after a quick listen he said he had it down. We both listened in amazement as he played it perfectly. The funny thing is it was a song called Hello Susie which Honey ended up playing later on.

KISSFAQ.com: Did you have any lasting first impression about him?
He was a man of few words, but his guitar playing was awesome. He could play any lead or solo note for note. He would always stand close to me onstage with his guitar slung very low. He had the look of a rock star, and the chops to back it up. He always had an innovative side about him. For example he would have foot switches near him and something strange would always happen when he used them. You might hear the Johnny Carson theme only instead of Heres Johnny, it would be Heres Honey. Sometimes he would put his foot on the switch and the theme from All In The Family TV show would come on. Quite frankly, there was never a dull moment with Ace.

KISSFAQ.com: What happened to Honey's second guitarist?
I think we pretty much phased him out, although I liked the sound of the 2 guitars.

KISSFAQ.com: What sort of music and where did Honey play?
We played many local clubs in the New York area. Our set consisted of many British bands music. Here is a list as I remember it. Jumping Jack Flash, Brown Sugar, Street Fighting Man and many other Stones tunes. Several Jethro Tull songs, I don't remember the exact titles. Zeppelin, The Who and Hello Susie by The Move. We did an Alice Cooper medley featuring Be My Lover and Eighteen. One of our favorites was Come On Up by The Rascals, of course we did our own version. We also did some Nazz including Not Wrong Long and Under The Ice. Vanilla Fudge-Keep Me Hanging On. A few clubs that stand out in my mind are The Rustic Pub in the Bronx. Fantasy East which was near 238 St in The Bronx, and The Fore and Aft in New Rochelle.

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