Posted on 06/26/2020 5:57:03 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
David Lee Roth has changed his name.
The former Van Halen front man now wants to be called “David L. Roth” or “El Roth.”
The change was inspired by the current movement in the music industry to disown words having to do with the slavery that existed in the South — which comes in response to the Black Lives Matter protests that rose up after the death of George Floyd
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Yes. It is likely that will change.
Those cost of the name change will be millions of dollars.
Think of all the Chinese who will have to change their surnames if this movement catches on...
I think he just did...
it is hard to read FR these days. When you see the title you never know whether its a joke or for real
the world is so upside down right now
He should also move out of Southern California, because, ummm its “the South.”
I always thought he was a fairly solid guy actually. Didn’t he become a paramedic?
I should have MY name officially changed to Robert A. Lee. I like it!
No. LEERoy.
You are right. Not too long away, a 20-something dude was trying to score some points with his babe in tow. I exited a store and in a dimly lit area — in the exterior — I was walking against the suggested direction of arrows on the ground. Hey, I have the typical vision of someone in his upper 50s. He said to me “Follow the arrows!” I said “Why don’t you...” followed by an expletive. He continued to walk. Meanwhile, looters, robberies, destroying statues, eh, that’s all fun and games on TV.
I think he is just messing with people.
But — I have a friend whose middle name is Lee and he claims it comes from Marse Robert. He’s keeping it, though.
“Didn’t he become a paramedic?”
Yes, he did! VH was my guitar playing late husband’s favorite by far because of Eddie’s skills. Therefore I have read up on them quite a bit.
Dave was the brains of the band for most everything. He wrote almost all the songs, made sure the contracts were upheld, kept up with what the managers were up to, etc. Then I read Sammy did pretty much the same for “the brothers” and took good old Michael Anthony with him after he got booted for Eddie’s bass playing son which was rather dirty IMO.
He was an EMT in New York.
I have to believe he was being Tongue In Cheek here.
“The stupidity runs rampant in “el roth”.”
Unless he’s an anchor baby, “el” ain’t gonna go over with the non-appropriation crowd.
“You mean De-Nice?”
“Pre-Zent.”
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