Van Halen Closing in on Orioles

E! Online (via Yahoo) ^ | 12 Aug 05 | Joal Ryan

[Drew68]

And the soap opera that has become Van Halen limps on...

[staytrue]

Baltimore loves hard rock. Van Halen would have done very well there.

[martin_fierro]

Sorry, I just had to.

[Choose Ye This Day]

It's hard to think of a more dysfunctional band.

They should take lessons frrom Aerosmith or even (yech!) the Rolling Stones, who at least know how to stick together and roll with the changes.

[cripplecreek]

Discount Dave in all his glory.

[randog]

...Van Halen, the rocker who used to be "a fun guy," might "change back, and then we can do it again."

Is Sammy suggesting that Eddie should start drinking again?

[Choose Ye This Day]

That falls under the "cruel and unusual punishment" category.

[Drew68]

It's hard to think of a more dysfunctional band.

Someday, someone will make a movie. I'm sure it'll be a comedy.

[Drew68]

Is Sammy suggesting that Eddie should start drinking again?

For some people this isn't necessarily a bad idea!

[Choose Ye This Day]

And I imagine Sammy has a suggestion for what Eddie should start drinking...

[Sometimes A River]

"Reinforce the asbestos underwear"

I'm not sure I know (or want to know) what that means.

[mikeus_maximus]

That's not Van Halen... it's Van Hagar (*cringe*).

And this nonsense isn't Rock & roll.

[Senator Goldwater]

"a judge rejected the team's attempt to bench the band's lawsuit challenge"

Nice to see Havana Pete Angelos getting sued for a change.

[MississippiMan]

Isn't David Lee Roth the one who's driving an ambulance in NY now?

MM

[TheSpottedOwl]

I thought they broke up and went into rehab. Their last couple of albums sucked.

[Recovering Hermit]

And this nonsense isn't Rock & roll.

You got that right. Van Halen was great...about 2 decades ago.

[Drew68]

That's not Van Halen... it's Van Hagar (*cringe*).

As a teenage fan of loud, guitar-driven hard rock back in the 1980s I eagerly anticipated the release of "5150" in 1986. I loved Van Halen and I thought Sammy Hagar was pretty damn good as well. Putting them together in the same band seemed like a perfect match.

Few times in life have I been greeted with as much disappointment as that day when I unwrapped my brand new "5150" LP and placed it on my turntable.

[isthisnickcool]

Isn't David Lee Roth the one who's driving an ambulance in NY now?

No, that's the guy that played Eddie Haskel on Leave it to Beaver. The guy who used to be Johnny Holmes. I read about it because Robin Williams wrote about it at about the time Denzel Washington gave a bunch of money to the military. Or was that George Carlin?

[goron]

I would say Sammy's havin fun, judging by this:

http://www.redrocker.com/video/080105/baycafe.html

[softwarecreator]

Few times in life have I been greeted with as much disappointment as that day when I unwrapped my brand new "5150" LP and placed it on my turntable.

Yep.  Same here.  I was unhappy with DLR leaving but figured "Hagar + Van Halen = Rock!".  I bought 5150.  It was the last Van Halen LP I bought.  Too bad, because the original VH was about as fun as heavy metal gets.