Van Halen Tour over before it begins

That's correct -- if you remember, a while back Paul McCartney (idiotically) made a public campaign out of trying to get Yoko Ono to agree to reverse the order of the "Lennon/McCartney" credit on songs like "Yesterday" that Lennon had nothing to do with.

 

Now that I think back on it, I think you're right about that. it was too nice and everything seemed down pat.

 

That is freaking funny. Well played.

 

Walkin' Slowly with the Devil ....

 

The Patrick Starfish reference earlier on this thread is making me think of David Lee Roth as Mermaid Man and Eddie Van Halen as Barnacle Boy.

Wolfgang would be SpongeBob.

 

Big, bad Bill is old, decrepit William now.

 

I'm hot for nursie!

 

It's not Van Halen without Anthony.

 

Preach on.

 

McCartney's assitude is what broke up the Beatles. Going in and recording his own drum parts over Ringo's during the making of the White Album. . . prick. And now everyone finally knows it thanks to his campaign to change the songwriting credits.

As for Van Halen . . . sigh. They were the first band I liked as a wee laddie, and I was bitter when I was nine and Roth left. I listen to their old albums now, and sometimes think that their music was so enjoyable, they had real Zeppelin-like potential during that fleeting moment when Fair Warning was released. No BS, no messages, just music about having a good time.

And there is no way I would consider seeing them on tour unless Anthony was with them. Didn't support Van Hagar, not gonna support Van Wolfgang (or Van Nepotism . . . ).

That said . . . it would have been interesting if they instead took Anthony along and brought Wolfgang as a second guitarist, to pick up the rhythm parts daddy can't handle in his drug-addled life. And a double solo, even if young Wolfy sucked, would have brought a lot of houses down.

 

Everybody Wants Some (Viagara)!

 

Without Rogaine, they won't need Viagra.