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re: Eddie Van Halen has died
Posted on 10/6/20 at 6:07 pm to Rebel
Posted on 10/6/20 at 6:07 pm to Rebel
quote:
Eddie got throat cancer from eating Valaries WAP.
Incorrect...his doctors contribute his cancer the metal pics he used to put in his mouth all the time...The smoking contributed to his GI issues that plagued him recently.
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Posted on 10/6/20 at 6:17 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Damn 
Posted on 10/6/20 at 6:20 pm to lsuwontonwrap
What a downer. Like loosing SRV, Randy Rhoads, or John Bonham. EVH made such a monstrous impact on rock and metal, we wouldn’t know it today without his influence on guitar players worldwide.
Truly a big loss, but glad he’s not in pain anymore.
Truly a big loss, but glad he’s not in pain anymore.
This post was edited on 10/6/20 at 6:23 pm
Posted on 10/6/20 at 6:22 pm to lsuwontonwrap
I’ll miss this guy. VH exploded when I was in my teens and their work in the 80’s defined that decade moreso than punk or new wave, IMO.
2020 has fricking sucked.
2020 has fricking sucked.
Posted on 10/6/20 at 6:29 pm to lsuwontonwrap
That's a damn shame.
Posted on 10/6/20 at 6:43 pm to Jim Rockford
I was there that legendary night in August 1980 (no pics) with my high school boyfriend. My first rock concert, so awesome. Saw them again in ‘81 or ‘82 with my best friend. Great times.
Posted on 10/6/20 at 6:48 pm to Dawgwithnoname
quote:
And yet, Ozzy and Keith Richards still above ground.
yep
ironically saw van halen open for Black Sabbath at sam houston coliseum in h town nov 1978
front row
awesome fuggin rock concert
man, what a time to be alive...
Posted on 10/6/20 at 6:57 pm to Dissident Aggressor
quote:
saw van halen at a warehouse in nola in 78' when they first started
with journey i think
My parents went to that show at the Hirsch in Shreveport. My dad said no one knew who VH was and they completely blew everyone away and Journey stood no chance after that.
Edit* it may have been Boston that they were opening for at that show, I'll have to have my pops tell the story again now that he's passed.
This post was edited on 10/6/20 at 6:59 pm
Posted on 10/6/20 at 7:01 pm to GreyBear
Steve Vai and Angus Young up there. Eddie is my favorite. Don’t get me wrong, but I’ve seen all of them in concert live and I can tell you they all were freaking awesome.
Posted on 10/6/20 at 7:03 pm to lsuwontonwrap
I tell myself
Hey only fools rush in
Only time will tell
If we stand the test of time
All I know
You've got to run to win
And I'll be damned if I'll get
Hung up on the line
Rest in Peace - Edward Van Halen
Hey only fools rush in
Only time will tell
If we stand the test of time
All I know
You've got to run to win
And I'll be damned if I'll get
Hung up on the line
Rest in Peace - Edward Van Halen
Posted on 10/6/20 at 7:08 pm to JPinLondon
Posted on 10/6/20 at 7:12 pm to SouthEndzoneTiger
Met Steve Vai at the joy theater when he did his 25 anniversary tour of one of his albums (name escapes me) about three years ago. Got to talk with him briefly and watched him do sound check. Was a real down to earth guy.
Vai is a guitar virtuoso, Eddie was on an entire different plane with just how he approached playing guitar, his writing style and creating the tapping method.
Vai is a guitar virtuoso, Eddie was on an entire different plane with just how he approached playing guitar, his writing style and creating the tapping method.
Posted on 10/6/20 at 7:18 pm to lsuwontonwrap
frick you 2020!
Posted on 10/6/20 at 7:27 pm to back9Tiger
quote:
Met Steve Vai at the joy theater when he did his 25 anniversary tour of one of his albums (name escapes me) about three years ago. Got to talk with him briefly and watched him do sound check. Was a real down to earth guy. Vai is a guitar virtuoso, Eddie was on an entire different plane with just how he approached playing guitar, his writing style and creating the tapping method.
I believe that was the Passion and Warfare anniversary tour. Fantastic album, fantastic show.
Posted on 10/6/20 at 8:05 pm to Saint Alfonzo
That was it and yes a great show.
Posted on 10/6/20 at 8:08 pm to back9Tiger
Girl i went to HS with was "discovered" by EVH. She was good friends with Eddie and Valerie.
Her band opened for Van Halen a few times, it was called "Private Life"
Her band opened for Van Halen a few times, it was called "Private Life"
Posted on 10/6/20 at 8:24 pm to lsuwontonwrap
The greatest guitarist of my generation. RIP great one.
Posted on 10/6/20 at 8:54 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Coolest EVH story I got(probably should have posted this in the "claim to fame thread"):
Eddie once stayed the night in the house my wife grew up in in the early 90's when he was married to Valerie Bertinelli. Valerie was friends with the previous owners.
Eddie once stayed the night in the house my wife grew up in in the early 90's when he was married to Valerie Bertinelli. Valerie was friends with the previous owners.
This post was edited on 10/6/20 at 8:55 pm
Posted on 10/6/20 at 9:01 pm to WildcatMike
quote:
Incorrect...his doctors contribute his cancer the metal pics he used to put in his mouth all the time...The smoking contributed to his GI issues that plagued him recently.
Incorrect. That’s Eddie’s theory. There’s no medicallly valid claim that metal guitar pics cause cancer.
He died of throat cancer because he was a chain smoker for 45+ years.
Posted on 10/6/20 at 9:03 pm to lsuwontonwrap
frick YOU 2020!!!!!!
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