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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
[Re: Jimbo1]
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10/06/20 09:05 PM
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Bullfrog
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One of the greats. RIP.
Man if I knew what Oxner knows I could throw away what I know
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
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10/06/20 09:06 PM
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Rock legend doesn’t even quite have enough pizazz.
Man if I knew what Oxner knows I could throw away what I know
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
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10/06/20 09:17 PM
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"The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money." -Alexis de Tocqueville
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
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10/06/20 09:17 PM
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One of those bands that could always make you feel young and single.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
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10/06/20 09:44 PM
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
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10/06/20 10:17 PM
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Wow, RIP. His music was a big part of my youth.
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
[Re: bigbob_ftw]
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10/06/20 10:20 PM
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EVH was one of my faves. Here's my '83 Ibanez that I sort of paid homage to Eddie with design and tape! Addendum: Regarding the "free Dallas show" in '91 at the West End. VH was supposed to play a previous show in 1990. Sammy Hagar was sick, so they promised to play a free show the next year. I was working at DART at the time, and as the crowds grew outside the DART building, I realized what was happening. I went to eat lunch at Spaghetti Warehouse, which was next to the steps of the West End. That is where the band set up and played. Some of us DART employees watched the show from the top of the DART building a block away. Addendum II: I was a huge DLRoth Van Halen fan, not so much a Van Hagar fan. ...------
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
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10/06/20 10:40 PM
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Thr Jimi Hendrix of my generation. Reinvented the instrument. I'm so glad I got to see him in his prime with the original lineup it was January 26, 1984 in Jackson Mississippi. I never forget the guitar sound to unchained when they opened the show and Roth jumping off the speakers behind the drum kit doing splits in the air. And at the end of the show right before happy trails Valeri Bertonelli brought a cake out for Eddie's birthday and they all ran around the stage sliding around in it. I was about 15. Eddie was 29 that day. Eddie loved and lived to play. Amazingly underrated rhythm player.
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
[Re: bigbob_ftw]
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10/06/20 10:49 PM
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saw van halen in 1978 as a back up band for black sabbath in dallas, they blew sabbath off the stage that night
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
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10/06/20 10:57 PM
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RIP to a true guitar legend. I saw them back in '81 and it was an incredible show.
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
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10/06/20 11:00 PM
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Thanks for the video, rest in piece One of the great guitar players of our time.
My Yote toys, Ruger 77 22-250 Foxpro 416B & numerous hand calls ************ God would never send Firefighters to Hell because we would put the fire out!
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
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10/06/20 11:53 PM
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RIP
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
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10/06/20 11:57 PM
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saw van halen in 1978 as a back up band for black sabbath in dallas, they blew sabbath off the stage that night Me too and yep they did! So them again 79, 80, 82, 83, 84 and a few more times but those early date were awesome
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
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10/07/20 01:02 AM
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Saw Van Halen at the AAC 8-9 years ago. It was an awesome show. RIP to a legend.
I just turned it on . I was looking bird dogs in the butt this morning.
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
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10/07/20 01:31 AM
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The loudest concert I ever went to was Van Halen for their Diver Down album in the early ‘80’s at the Baton Rouge Assembly Center. One of the best I’ve seen... I did prefer Sammy vs Diamond Dave.
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
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10/07/20 01:35 AM
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
[Re: bigbob_ftw]
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10/07/20 01:50 AM
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I was 11 when 1984 was released and I listened to it nightly on my record player. True artists who actually played instruments and made real music. Eddie had a sound all his own and made guitar solos such a part of the 80’s. It was a great time to be alive. May he Rest In Peace!
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
[Re: bigbob_ftw]
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10/07/20 03:27 AM
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NORML as can be
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RIP Ed
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
[Re: bigbob_ftw]
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10/07/20 03:31 AM
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Van Halen was the opening act for the first Texxas Jam and they were the head liners for the last Texxas jam in 1988.
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
[Re: bigbob_ftw]
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10/07/20 03:54 AM
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RIP to a good one. The F111 group on facebook posted this which I though was cool.
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
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10/07/20 10:28 AM
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Van Halen was the opening act for the first Texxas Jam and they were the head liners for the last Texxas jam in 1988. I was there in 88.
Ultra MAGA '24.
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
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10/07/20 12:50 PM
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Van Halen’s “Jump” was at the top of the charts when I was in jump school at Ft Benning. Everyone was playing it all around the jump school.....
RIP Sir! True rock legend!
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
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10/07/20 12:54 PM
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A true innovator and one of a kind. RIP.
LETS GO BRANDON
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
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10/07/20 01:14 PM
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Re: RIP to a Rock Legend
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11/19/20 04:03 PM
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I should start a new thread but I will put this here. I listened to this interview with Eddie Van Halen from 2017 and was really impressed. He and his brother were the true American success story. The parents immigrated from Holland to the United states with $50.00 in their pocket and no English speaking skills. The father was a classically trained musician and insisted that Eddie and his brother learn piano. The story develops from there. They learned English, formed a band.....tried to get record deals and were constantly turned down. They were undeterred......they passed out fliers, hung posters etc advertising their gigs at bars, back yard parties etc. They worked their butts off and slowly gained fans and started playing larger venues. At this point the recording studios finally saw their talent and the rest is history. The guy is really down to earth. If you have a few minutes take a listen.
Make America Great Again
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