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ACE--Reality Check TV & Radio

Co-host/Producer/Publicist for RCTV/Radio & realitychecktv.com

About Me

I'm a native of Brooklyn, NYC who has been living in San Francisco for the past 20 years. I've been in the Entertainment industry in various capacities as a Promoter, Manager, Booker, DJ, Publicist, Soundman, Salesman and Security for bands, clubs, venues, labels, equipment manufacturers, music stores, and record stores during that time. At one time or another I've worked for Guitar Center, Gibson Guitars, Rainbow Records, Sam Goody's, Bill Graham Presents, Maritime Hall, Studio Instrument Rentals, Terminator, Hi-Frequency Marketing, a variety of "Gentlemen's Clubs" and so on. I've written for local music magazines like American Music Press and Bay Arts & Music, a national mag called FACES, and websites like Knac.com. I've been an actor/extra in big-budget films, Tv shows, commercials, and low-budget flicks. My more recent endeavors are listed in My Companies elsewhere on this page, and that now includes my work as a Production Assistant and Videographer for Sterling Media/TKC in Morgan Hill, CA.As the co-promoter/DJ/Booker for the short-lived resurrection of SUSHI SUNDAY SHOWCASES, I won a "Best of the Bay" Award from the SF BAY GUARDIAN in 2004. I've been on almost all of the local TV News programs, having been interviewed for "man on the street" reactions to a variety of subjects, like The World Cup, cellphone cameras in public and private places, local traffic problems, a story about a first-time promoter who ripped off a bunch of bands (including one I was managing), and one or two others. Don't ask me why--I just seem to get asked a lot, and it's fun. For the past 13 years, my primary endeavor has been and is the underground cable TV show called Reality Check TV (www.realitychecktv.com). (RCTV has also won multiple "Best of The Bay" Awards and an SF Weekly Reader's Poll Award). I'm also back on the internet with a podcast version of Reality Check Radio. The show is on hiatus, but will be back soon. Check the REALITY CHECK TV & RADIO GROUP PAGE:groups.myspace.com/realitychecktv for FAQ's, pix of us in action and special announcements!
For the latest information on Reality Check TV - streaming video - podcasts - the Reality Check DVD store - go to
REALITY CHECK TV.COM
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the website More about me: I like throwing parties, beautiful women, tequila, buds (420), beer, vodka and loud rock bands, preferably all at the same time! Even more recently, I've started doing Security @ MEZZANINE, a cool club in SF that has a wide variety of musical offerings. See mezzaninesf.com for info on upcoming shows. I'm sometimes seen at the brand-new BUCKSHOT (X-Alpha Bar 3rd & Geary in SF) DJing, doing security/door at special events, and "regulating" drunk people who do silly things. Sometimes I'm just hanging out, playing Hold 'em, shooting pool, or playing one of the many cool new games they've gotten in recently for fun. I DJ Rock, Punk and Metal at various clubs/events around town, and do MONSTER TRUCK RALLY with my fellow DJ (and new roomate), FERNANDO (in my Top Friends, also see my Blogs for info/updates) at another local haunt, the 540 CLUB on 7th & Clement in SF. And, let's not forget that I'm stage manager/soundman for San Francisco's premier Rock 'n' Blues Band: RATTLECANS! Besides that, I'm out on the town, in SF, LA, Vegas or NYC trying to get good material for RCTV/Radio! Layouts Graphics Quizzes Polls Surveys Layout Provided by MyEasyGen.com ! Layouts Graphics Quizzes Polls Surveys Home | Browse | Search | Invite | Film | Mail | Blog | Favorites | Forum | Groups | Events | Videos | Music | Comedy | Classifieds
'REAL ROCK DIVAS' BUY IT RIGHT NOW AT OUR DVD SHOP! CLICK HERE!
THE BEST CLIPS OF FEMALE ROCKERS PAST AND PRESENT! STORM LARGE * L7 *

THE DONNAS * LACUNA COIL * LITA FORD * DORO * KITTIE * LUNACHICKS * BIF NAKED * BOMBER * THE SKIRTS BARBEE KILLED KENN * BUBBLE * HEMI CUDA SAHARA HOT NIGHTS * IMAGIKA * HELLFIRE CHOIR BOUDEEKA * HARLOW * PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS

REALITY CHECK TV is the only show that dares to focus on girl bands. This collection contains our coolest underground interviews with the hottest female rockers in the business. STORM LARGE before she was on "ROCK STAR: SUPER NOVA" , LITA FORD of THE RUNAWAYS, the DONNAS, DORO PESCH and many more musicians you need to check out! Exclusive concert footage you cannot see anywhere else! Plus guest shots by Lemmy of Motorhead, Texas Terri and more! REALITY CHECK TV ¨ is the "TV SHOW OF UNDERGROUND CULTURE"¨ Your hosts (D-D- Danny, Ace, Dragon Dave and Huge) bring you the best in non-stop rock and roll backstage party action! Tune in and Turn it up!

My Interests


Your results:
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Besides the usual stuff in music and entertainment, I like sports, art, history and science. I have a geeky side and can be a Jeopardy! junkie. I am also a fairly decent pool player and depending on where I'm at, I can sometimes be found competing for fun on a house table. I also love cartoons and comic books. Lately, I've been playing a lot of Texas Hold 'em .. at fulltiltpoker.net, as RCTVRADIOACE or at bravotv.com as RCTVACE--so all of you poker addicts come look for me! I suppose I should add that I like to cook and love a good meal, either one I whip up or out at one of my fave spots in the area near my house.
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I'd like to meet:

Hot chicks, RCTV fans and cool bands! ..



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Music:

Rock, punk, glam and metal, as well as goth/industrial and the various sub-genres that tie in to all of those. I like what I like and am fairly immune to what anyone else thinks. At this point, I've probably been to 5000+ shows and seen 10's of thousands of bands. Still, I keep hearing bands in all the above genres that I am passionate about! Oh, and everyone should check out my good friend's website: www.richiescarlet.com. RS is THE most underrated player/performer/songwriter out there. Click on his pic in my Top 16 to hear some tunes and get info. Local boys American Heartbreak and I are good pals also, but why YOU SHOULD LISTEN IS BECAUSE OF THE TUNES. Click this banner: More recently, I've been getting back into the roots of contemporary music with Blues, Jazz, Reggae and so forth. I've long had a secret love for old-school 1960's Soul (particularly Motown) and 1970's Funk. I confess to liking some Rap/Hip-Hop, and even classical/modern day symphonic music, particularly movie soundtrack stuff.

Movies:

I tend to like Sci-fi, Horror, Drama, Comedy and offbeat stuff, as well as a good Documentary. I'm a big fan of Kevin Smith, Stanley Kubrick, Jim Jarmauch, Martin Scorsese, and local boy Francis Ford Coppola, among others. target="_blank"

Television:

Besides my own show, Reality Check TV (yes, I am both on camera and behind it, depending on the situation) I tend to like informational or documentary shows, sports, well-written drama/sci-fi, and cartoon/comedy shows. Most regular TV is boring, and most of the so-called "Reality" TV sucks, except for RCTV, which actually IS real!
For the latest information on Reality Check TV - streaming video - podcasts - the Reality Check DVD store - go to
REALITY CHECK TV.COM
click here for
the website HERE'S A FEW EXAMPLES OF BOTH CLASSIC AND RECENT REALITY CHECK TV: http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/xaiul_realitychecktv_rea lity-check-episodes

Books:

I've been into a lot of graphic novels lately, particularly anything edgy and dark. Frank Miller's stuff is awesome. I Read 'Omerta' by Mario "Godfather" Puzo recently, and I have been into non-fiction like 'Fast Food Nation' as well as political and biographical books. I'm a big Hunter S. Thompson (RIP) freak (read 'The Rum Diaries' a while back, awesome) also. I have a good Sci-fi collection and my favorite possession is my complete collected works of Edgar Allen Poe. I recently finished a great non-fiction book called 'CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HITMAN' by John Perkins. A must-read for anyone concerned about how multi-national corporations are screwing things up, particularly those involved in the military/industrial complex.

Heroes:

JFK, MLK, Ghandi, Confucius, Michael Moore, Al Franken, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Gene Simmons of KISS, and Lemmy from Motorhead. Oh, and let's not forget George Carlin, Stan "The Man" Lee and [The now late] Hunter S. Thompson. There's others as well, but these are good for starting debates! They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

My Blog

Blabbermouth.net posting more RCTV clips/news stories

Our good friends at blabbermouth.net have been showing a lot of love to me and the RCTV boys! The site has recently posted  several clips from our youtube.com/realitychecktv1 page, including the ...
Posted by ACE--Reality Check TV & Radio on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:02:00 PST

UNBLOCKED AT LAST!!!

Some of my friends may have noticed that my page was showing up as "deleted", and that I was unable to respond to emails/comments and so forth from this page.That is no longer the case, as I have fina...
Posted by ACE--Reality Check TV & Radio on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:02:00 PST

My ACE FREHLEY review & RCTV story in Your Music Magazine available in stores and online NOW..

The current issue (May 2008) of Your Music Magazine, a cool 'zine that is available in print and online has 2 great stories: one written by Yours Truly, reviewing my namesake ACE FREHLEY live in SF, a...
Posted by ACE--Reality Check TV & Radio on Tue, 13 May 2008 12:56:00 PST

ACE’s B-day @ 540 Club Sun May 11th 3-9pm FREE BBQ

ACE's B-day @ 540 Club Sun May 11th 3-9pm FREE BBQWhen:Sunday, May 11 2008, 3:00pm-9pmWhere:540 Club4 star rating based on 233 reviews540 Clement St @ 7th Av.San Francisco, CA(415) 752-7276540-club. c...
Posted by ACE--Reality Check TV & Radio on Tue, 06 May 2008 11:15:00 PST

RCTV page is back up...reach me there...

Sorry to all of my/our friends who've been inconvenienced by the untimely deletion of the RCTV Myspace page. However, we put up a new one, and we are readding everyone. We've installed some clips from...
Posted by ACE--Reality Check TV & Radio on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:32:00 PST

ACE FREHLEY, Angel, Dimmu Borgir reviews posted online, Frehley review in Your Music Magazine

I recently have been writing a ton of reviews on shows that I've been to, as well as promoted, on Yelp.com. Drop by my page at acerealitycheck.yelp.com to read the reviews, and maybe even start your o...
Posted by ACE--Reality Check TV & Radio on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:16:00 PST

Reality Check TV plans Black Metal DVD for 2008: DARK FUNERAL preview posted

In addition to our PUNK ROCK DVD, RCTV is working on a BLACK METAL DVD! We've posted a teaser from that project with DARK FUNERAL on youtube.com/realitychecktv1 and dailymotion.com/realitychecktvthis ...
Posted by ACE--Reality Check TV & Radio on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:13:00 PST

New RCTV PUNK Rock DVD in the works; previews w/ FEAR, JELLO BIAFRA posted online

We've begun a brand-new endeavor, this time featuring our vast archive of punk bands from our long history. We previously have contributed to PUNK'S NOT DEAD, the documentary feature film due out on D...
Posted by ACE--Reality Check TV & Radio on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:28:00 PST

RCTV Real Rock Divas DVD to hit Europe, and iTunes?

RCTV Real Rock Divas DVD to hit Europe, and iTunes? Our distributor, MDI, is currently working on placing our REAL ROCK DIVAS DVD in retail outlets across the pond in Europe, as well as...
Posted by ACE--Reality Check TV & Radio on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:24:00 PST

Reality Check Tv presents Drunk Tank Reunion w/ Jetboy on St. Pat’s Day @ Cafe DuNord SF!

..> Reality Check Tv/Drunk Tank Reunion w/ Jetboy St. Pat's Day! ...
Posted by ACE--Reality Check TV & Radio on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:30:00 PST