Currently listening - Van Halen II
I recently read that the guitar Eddie is holding on the back cover (the black and yellow one) is actually buried with Dimebag Darrell of Pantera because he had told Eddie that it was his favorite. Ed, for what it's worth, my favorite is the blue and white striped and polka-dotted guitar in the unofficial Unchained video. So, you know, if you want to bury that one with me, I'm cool with that. Although I plan on being cremated... but I digress.
This is definitely my favorite Van Halen album (today, at least) with tracks like Somebody Get Me A Doctor, DOA, Outta Love Again, Light Up the Sky, Bottoms Up!, etc... I seriously hope these guys do another tour (or 10) with Diamond Dave AND Michael Anthony. No offense to Wolfgang, but Michael's backing vocals and stumpy mulleted stage presence is part of the VH experience. Plus, he's probably one of the nicest rock stars I've ever met, so I hope to see them all onstage together soon.
Funny Diamond Dave quote, made on the Howard Stern show after his 1993 arrest for buying a small bag of weed from an undercover cop: "In New York City this small of a bust is a $35 traffic citation. It literally says 'Buick, Chevy, Other'. Your dog poops on the sidewalk, it's $50. If I was looking for publicity, I would have pooped on the sidewalk."
There is truly only one David Lee Roth.
Born on this date:
1952 - Bob 2 (guitarist, Devo)
1960 - Kyle Gass (the other half of Tenacious D)
1966 - Tanya Donelly (vocalist/guitarist, The Blake Babies, Throwing Muses, Belly)
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