Chapters 17 and 18 Summary and Analysis

In Chapter 17: Rock and Roll All Night, John went on the Return of KISS tour in the summer of 1979. He'd been working for months on special effects. He always worried whether his special effects would work. The first date was in Orlando, Florida. After he arrived, he took out all the rigged guitars from his bags to make sure they had not been damaged during the flight. He checked the lights to make sure they all worked. He brought the guitars to the venue and showed everyone his new light design—moving ripples like those on a pond. Ace loved the new effect.

Ace urged John to work on some new special effects. Could a rocket come out of his guitar, he asked. Or could he make a laser guitar or shoot ammunition from his guitar? John's head...