Backblast by Rio (Andrew DiGiovanni) on 10/18/2025

Backblast! Ace Frehley Tribute

AO: Farm
Q: Rio (Andrew DiGiovanni)
PAX: Boys 2 Men (Scott Markel), Josh Burton (jingle), Spit Valve (Geoff), Floppy Disk (Tom Neal), Rio (Andrew DiGiovanni), Shutterfly (Mustafa), fahrenheit , Paranoid (Nick C), Dowry (Derrick Wolfe), Homer (Scott Neuweg), Papi (Isaias Brito), F3 Phunny (Kip Lowery), Jay Z (Shawn Carter), Trey Fussell (Bill Nye), Char-Grill (Pavlo), Mediocre/Dan , EKG (Lee White), Gilmore (Jim T), Melamine (Chad), Billy Goat
FNGs: None
Count: 20

20 Pax went “to the park, & spaced our heads out” to complete a one hour Q accompanied by a compilation of Ace Frehley’s solo music, & songs he took over vocals with KISS.
Paul Daniel “Ace” Frehley lived a life of music, mistakes, & laughter, always at Maximum Volume, & with no regrets. One of my personal favorites, & a guitar legend who inspired the formation of countless rock bands.
Standard Rio Warm Up: 10 SSH, 8 Good Mornings, 10 Imperial Walkers.

5 Items on the list:

Bojangles Biscuit: 5 Burpees, with 1 Merkin at the bottom. Increase number of Merkins each Burpee. Ex. Burpee #1, 1 Merkin. Burpee #2, 2 Merkins…. Run around path to the back corner. While there, do 25 Plank Jacks (4 Count), & return to start. Then do..Burpee#1, 5 Merkins, Burpee#2, 4 Merkins, etc.

Set of 7’s: Mosey to covered areas 1 & 2. Irkins & Squat Jumps

Rios’ Crab Dip: Split Pax into 2 groups. Group One AMRAP Dips at the fountain while Group 2 Crab Walks to fence by side of Main St & back. Flip Flop the Groups & repeat.

Agility & L-R Step Ups: Mosey to Rolesville Elementary, where we slalom columned to end & back. High Knees out- Butt Kicks Back. We wound our way next to the Gymteria to do 25 L-R Step Ups (IC).

4 Station Track Circuit: Moseyed to the back of the school where there were 4 Cones spread out along the track. Each stop featuring a different body group; Upper, Abs, Legs, & Cardio, in sets of 25 reps.

25 Hand Release Merkins
25 LBC’s (4 Count)
25 Squat Jumps
25 Mountain Climbers IC
25 East Carolina Dry Docks
25 World War One’s
25 Squats
25 Apollo Ohno’s
25 Ranger Merkins
25 Hello Dolly’s (IC)
25 Dancing Chillcuts
25 Bonnie Blair’s
25 Nipplers (L-R =1)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fireside Fellowship, 10/25/25 @ Lucky’s

COT: Continued prayers for Rob and Ginger. Healing to the many not mentioned.

Ace Frehley Tribute