Topic: 50 Date Van Halen Tour

According to Billboard.com next week a press conference will be held to announce a 50 date arena venue tour to feature David Lee Roth, Eddie & Alex Van Halen, and Eddie's son Wolfgang on bass. Don't hold your breath though this was supposed to happen earlier this year, and more to the point, who cares??????

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Re: 50 Date Van Halen Tour

I actually know someone who has some inside info on this, dont know if "wolfie" is ready for this, we'll see, never a big " diamond dave" fan, think I'll go anyways.

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BluesMan wrote:

Something I'm sure you all know which I either didn't remember or didn't know until yesterday, is that Eddie Van Halen played the guitar solo in Michael Jackson's "Beat It" song. I know, useless information about two performers who I personally never did care about. But hey, something you can mention at the next cocktail party. Speaking of cocktails, where did I leave my Bloody Mary?

Roy

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Re: 50 Date Van Halen Tour

EVH phone home.

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NPB_EST.1979 wrote:

EVH phone home.

I've heard he's done with rehab and lookin' much healthier, now a trip to the dentist to replace whats left of his choppers and he just might be ready this time.

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I'm not privvy to your demographic T, but I'm 54 and there were a whole bunch of guys that came before VH that influenced them, most importantly Ronnie Montrose who Eddie has said was one of his faves. Even though they auditioned singers to replace Diamond Dave, Sammy was their only choice. As I've always heard it told.

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tmerrick wrote:

P.S. I use to think Eddie Van Halen was a guitar God..... Until Joe S., Eric Johnson And Joe B.

Much Love!!

lack of press & media for a spell hurt EVH? I think he's a musical wizard - playing piano & guitar. Not many guitar players can do a lick on a guitar and play the same thing on a piano.

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Re: 50 Date Van Halen Tour

Eddie Van Halen is one of the greatest guitar players of all-time. That cannot be questioned. But he's also just a touch on the insane side.

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Re: 50 Date Van Halen Tour

Lots of YouTube video snippets of a recent VH rehearsal are online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sQLjxtx63s; www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIEEUPde3XI; www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVKbkpbKH0U; www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2m_MtFKPGQ

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AYGUtM3WMo / www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc7FUj4TIQI / www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEzYmFa0Jfg / www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4HXia5QMHE / www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRokhdicywU.

The setlist is amazing...I'll try to find it again and post it.

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I would love to see Van Halen once more. I last saw them when they supported Black Sabbath on the back of their debut album. When EVH started playing Eruption he had his back to the audience. I was totally blown away as at that time there was no-one like him and I thought he must be miming to a tape. Christ did he not turn around and show every person in the Glasgow Apollo that he was a guitar wizard. I was amazed by the energy of DD and of the band in general and would love to see if these old codgers could re-capture that energy and vitality.
Even if they captured 1% of it they would be worth seeing again.

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Re: 50 Date Van Halen Tour

Setlist:
You Really Got Me
Romeo Delight
Somebody Get Me A Doctor
I'm The One
Mean Street
Unchained
Pretty Woman
Dance The Night Away
Ice Cream Man
Beautiful Girls
[Guitar Solo]
So This Is Love?
And The Cradle Will Rock
Everybody Wants Some
I'll Wait
Runnin' With The Devil
Little Guitars
Jamie's Cryin'
Atomic Punk
Feel Your Love Tonight
Little Dreamer
Panama
Hot For Teacher
Ain't Talkin' 'About Love

Encore:
1984
Jump

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spongeworthiest wrote:

Setlist:
You Really Got Me
Romeo Delight
Somebody Get Me A Doctor
I'm The One
Mean Street
Unchained
Pretty Woman
Dance The Night Away
Ice Cream Man
Beautiful Girls
[Guitar Solo]
So This Is Love?
And The Cradle Will Rock
Everybody Wants Some
I'll Wait
Runnin' With The Devil
Little Guitars
Jamie's Cryin'
Atomic Punk
Feel Your Love Tonight
Little Dreamer
Panama
Hot For Teacher
Ain't Talkin' 'About Love

Encore:
1984
Jump

little guitars would be great to see live

- Nic from Detroit... posting on JB's Forum since 6-2-2006
Ask me about my handwound Great Lakes Guitar Pickups
Since 2010, Bonamassa fans have taken advantage of my JB friend discount = my cost + shipping. cool

Re: 50 Date Van Halen Tour

spongeworthiest wrote:

Setlist:
You Really Got Me
Romeo Delight
Somebody Get Me A Doctor
I'm The One
Mean Street
Unchained
Pretty Woman
Dance The Night Away
Ice Cream Man
Beautiful Girls
[Guitar Solo]
So This Is Love?
And The Cradle Will Rock
Everybody Wants Some
I'll Wait
Runnin' With The Devil
Little Guitars
Jamie's Cryin'
Atomic Punk
Feel Your Love Tonight
Little Dreamer
Panama
Hot For Teacher
Ain't Talkin' 'About Love

Encore:
1984
Jump

Hey sponge

With a set list like this I will certainly be making the effort if they come to the UK.

Peace and jam

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I will be seeing the show Tuesday In Chicago.. I'll let all know how it goes..

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Hmmm

the odd problem:

http://warmowski.wordpress.com/2007/10/ … -in-pitch/

Yikes that was painful.....

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wow, that was beyond brutally painful.....OUCH!
there's no trainwreck quite like one involving a hosed taped playback during a live performance....
I couldn't even watch the whole thing - I feel bad for Porkchop, I mean Wolfgang.

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Re: 50 Date Van Halen Tour

spongeworthiest wrote:

wow, that was beyond brutally painful.....OUCH!
there's no trainwreck quite like one involving a hosed taped playback during a live performance....
I couldn't even watch the whole thing - I feel bad for Porkchop, I mean Wolfgang.

Hehehe here is what Uncle Ted had to say about Porky.....

“Yes, and you know what, Martin, I don’t know how you can convey this in your article. I’m sure you will do it with some sincerity and aplomb, but I watched the VAN HALEN press conference on the Internet. And I just have nothing but glowing admiration for Alex, just a superlative virtuoso, and Eddie, maybe one of the top two or three musical geniuses who ever lived, and David is just the quintessential showman, clever guy, great vocalist, true soulful rocker. But there’s Eddie’s son - is he only like… what, 17?! And he’s got blubber?! The kid is fat. And I’ll tell you why. The same abandonment - which is the number one crime against your soul - the abandonment of discipline that allows Eddie to rationalize smoking cigarettes, or all those years of the drugs and the alcohol. It’s the same abandonment of parental discipline that allows his own child to become unhealthy and blubberous. And I find that just damnable. If I was his dad, I would put that motherf..... on a treadmill and I would watch what Mr. Hand is bringing up to Mr. Fat Face.”

And when you see it in the schools, starting at five or six years old, those kids are going to battling that weight for the rest of their lives.

“Oh, for god sakes! And it’s about discipline. Now, you check out my four children. Fu...... decathlon masters. Firm, athletic, muscular, bright. They have good posture. They stand up straight. They carry themselves with dignity. And you know, if this offends anybody, f you! If you’re offended by my words, that would be guilt. Look in the mirror and get the f going and upgrade. I’m 59 and I still stand erect - come on! I’m in the airport every day and some of the f...... beached sperm whales I see walking around, it’s an embarrassment. It’s like saying, ‘Hey God, thanks for the gift of life. I think I’ll poison it.’ I find it just delirious.”

65% of people in North America are now overweight, and half of those are classed as obese.

“Dear God! Dear God in heaven! Inexcusable! And by the way, nobody likes to eat more than I do (laughs). I can eat a f......’ palette of chocolate cake and stuff like that. But I don’t! Because I give a s....! Instead I’m eating organic raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, and peaches from Oregon right now. That’s my meal today. I had some fresh halibut earlier today, but at the restaurant, ‘Would you like dessert?’ I go, ‘No, I’m going to be eating strawberries later.’ ‘Well, we’ve got some great chocolate, chocolate, chocolate, chocolate cake.’ I went, ‘That’s great. Give it to that fat f..... over there.’ I’m telling you, Martin, people who are offended by me are guilty.”

And now it’s not just chocolate cake anymore. It’s got brand name on it – it’s a Cadbury or Snickers chocolate cake to move it even closer to a chocolate bar!

“It’s still bad for you. And I mean, I had one of those little bite-size Three Musketeers yesterday. There’s nothing wrong about that. But kind of think intelligent. Spirit management. I’m deep into spirit management, baby. You may have noticed that about me.”

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Dude, I gotta thank you for your posts....I'm laughing so hard I'm crying.
Ted, although obnoxious, is spot on.
Valerie B should take Porkchop with her to Jenny Craig.
I think I'll skip the ice cream tonight.
KV