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Va Beach VH Fan
03-24-2015, 06:32 PM
Welcome to the Official October 2 Hollywood, CA, Hollywood Bowl Meetup/Review Thread. This thread is to discuss anything leading up to the show, as well as all reviews.

Let's hear it !!

katina
09-30-2015, 01:31 PM
Tickets for the Hollywood Bowl October 2 and 4 checked, passports checked, hotels booked, two RA t-shirts packed, and enough american dollars bought at the black market.
In less than two hours Im leaving to the airport !!! :jumping0041:

I cross my fingers that everything goes well.

Dan
09-30-2015, 01:59 PM
Have A Great Time.:)

PETE'S BROTHER
09-30-2015, 03:27 PM
wish you were stayin' the whole week!

Va Beach VH Fan
09-30-2015, 03:55 PM
Tickets for the Hollywood Bowl October 2 and 4 checked, passports checked, hotels booked, two RA t-shirts packed, and enough american dollars bought at the black market.
In less than two hours Im leaving to the airport !!! :jumping0041:

I cross my fingers that everything goes well.


Wow, have a great time....

Even the guy in the skirt in Scotland didn't make the trip to the States this time around... ;)

cadaverdog
09-30-2015, 04:15 PM
Tickets for the Hollywood Bowl October 2 and 4 checked, passports checked, hotels booked, two RA t-shirts packed, and enough american dollars bought at the black market.
In less than two hours Im leaving to the airport !!! :jumping0041:

I cross my fingers that everything goes well.

Be careful if you decide to take a walk down Hollywood Blvd. A lot of low lifes hang out there at night. It's fairly safe during the day.

IceCreamBlondie
10-01-2015, 05:08 PM
Can Hardly wait for tomorrow night - - - this weekend will be a BLAST at the Bowl!!!!

Dave, STAY SEXY FOR ME!!!! :08S::579:

IceCreamBlondie
10-01-2015, 05:10 PM
Tickets for the Hollywood Bowl October 2 and 4 checked, passports checked, hotels booked, two RA t-shirts packed, and enough american dollars bought at the black market.
In less than two hours Im leaving to the airport !!! :jumping0041:

I cross my fingers that everything goes well.

Welcome to Los Angeles - - it will be GREAT! (and the weather is perfect right now:cheer: too!)

IceCreamBlondie
10-01-2015, 05:10 PM
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IceCreamBlondie
10-01-2015, 05:13 PM
Sorry for the double posts!!! I am just excited as HELL!!!!

Von Halen
10-01-2015, 05:17 PM
Tickets for the Hollywood Bowl October 2 and 4 checked, passports checked, hotels booked, two RA t-shirts packed, and enough american dollars bought at the black market.
In less than two hours Im leaving to the airport !!! :jumping0041:

I cross my fingers that everything goes well.

You just went to Gojira, and now you're going to this?

That's like the time I went to see Ozzy with Randy Rhoads, and then a week later went to see Foreigner!

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 04:16 PM
My mom is going to a van halen concert tonight... Not sure how I feel about that— moscato mamacita (@ariellebarba) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 04:16 PM
Netflix and nevermind, I'm going to see Van Halen tonight.— Razzle (@MyNameisRazzle2) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 04:18 PM
Cannot wait to see what sorts of characters are at the Van Halen show at the Hollywood Bowl tonight— Elizabeth Weinberg (@eliz) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 04:19 PM
VAN HALEN TONIGHT!!!!!— SUGAR TITS (@UH_HUH_HUNEY) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 04:20 PM
I'm doing pretty great. Had a really productive meeting this morning for a new thing and I'm going to see Van Halen tonight.— Orthy™ (@adam_orth) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 04:20 PM
Seeing Van Halen tonight!!— johnny blaze (@_jacob_schwartz) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 04:29 PM
@DiegoWaffles_ yo I'm jealous of your mom she's going to a van halen concert tonight *— Erika▪️ (@ErikaaRenaae) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 04:41 PM
Van halen tonight!— Kels (@ThatllDoKels) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 05:06 PM
Fucking van halen!!!!— The Metal Man (@JohnDavidWest) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 05:06 PM
I've been waiting 7 months for this day!!! I finally get to see Van Halen finish their last tour! *— Brina (@brinadalilha) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 05:08 PM
Tonight will be my 11th time seeing Van Halen. Wonder what @Wolfiesmom is wearing.— Evil E (@EvilERUReady) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 06:03 PM
Eddy Van Halen tonight!— Oscar (@MoviePoskie) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 06:03 PM
my parents are going to see van halen tonight and I'm pretty jealous rlly— luibh draiochta (@bryanasol) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 06:03 PM
Going to Van Halen tonight at The Hollywood Bowl!!!!!— Rockin' Bill McClure (@Rockin_Bill_666) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 06:04 PM
Hurry and don't miss, Van Halen and Kenny Wayne Shepherd at Hollywood Bowl
Tix: http://t.co/PlASEXtag6 pic.twitter.com/pmBoLSjXCP— LAsportsfan Tickets (@LAsportsfanTix) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 07:14 PM
Countdown to Van Halen 4 hours and counting— Norton Leufven (@NLeufven) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 07:15 PM
Hahahaha, here we go !!!


First time using the word lit.. it was the only way to describe how my dad feels about Van halen.... Pls send help.. pic.twitter.com/hunOQflpgC— Bailey Martin (@BaileyNicole714) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 07:15 PM
S/O to KO for going to her first Van Halen concert ever and making that her first of many concerts in CALI ..HAVE A BLAST💥🙉🍻— Hailey (@atilano_hailey) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 07:17 PM
#FF all Southern California dads who are getting a limo (and some coke) with their bros for Van Halen tonight. #DrakkarNoir— Brendan Smith (@blacksab67) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 07:18 PM
VAN HALEN... Tonight-Live!! Hollywood Bowl!! Going to Get my Dose 0f 'FLASH!!— Mitch Manning (@Captkirkoes2) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 07:37 PM
Going to see Van Halen! Is it 1985?!?— Owen (@WeAreDuval) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 07:46 PM
I'm taking my 15 year old daughter to Van Halen at the Bowl tonight. Thank You Roberta Dolgin Tragarz!!! You are the best.— Joe Kaplan (@Joemkaplan) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 07:56 PM
Not sure if this is positive or negative...

The average van halen fan looks pretty much like how their music sounds— Tehlaserwolf (@TehLaserwolf) October 2, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 08:00 PM
van halen tonight at the Hollywood bowl? 👍🏻— Beware of Darkness (@BewareoDarkness) October 2, 2015

IceCreamBlondie
10-02-2015, 08:07 PM
ALMOST TIME!!!!!! WHOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!:08S::08S::08S::metalbang:

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 08:13 PM
Heading over to the Hollywood Bowl to c VAN HALEN. Backstage as Ed's guest. For REAL— Janice Francis (@mauizoo) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 08:27 PM
Off to see Van Halen at the Hollywood Bowl!— Recovery 101 Radio (@Recovery101) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 08:33 PM
My dad is super excited for the Van Halen concert lol 💃 pic.twitter.com/KXPimpKxJQ— Ash. (@Foreverrrash) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 08:37 PM
Van Halen Concert Tonight💃🏻 pic.twitter.com/QS7PYhRS87— short stack (@ashleebrooke12) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 08:39 PM
Me: I love Van Halen
Kylie's dad: I hate Eddie Van Halen. He's an ass
Me: why?
Kylie's dad: he took my girlfriend
Me: oh I'm sorry 😂😳 #lol— Briana Crosby (@BrianaCrosby) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 08:40 PM
Sound check with Van Halen at the Hollywood Bowl! Sweet! #VanHalen— Trevor Maskoske (@TMaskoske) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 08:44 PM
Here we go. #HollywoodBowl #VanHalen A photo posted by Wolf Van Halen (@wolfvanhalen) on Oct 2, 2015 at 5:43pm PDT

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 08:46 PM
my mom is going to a Van Halen concert… pic.twitter.com/DWcJnn788I— cam'ron (@babybakkbitch) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 08:47 PM
van halen in a few hours hell yeah— leila (@leilayasha) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 08:47 PM
Off to see VAN HALEN, tonight at the Hollywood Bowl....sooooooooooooo excited!!— Nikhil Korula (@NKMusicMan21) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 10:25 PM
@TheEllenShow Thanks Ellen for the best Van Halen seats ever! ☺😊😀😁😃😄💯 pic.twitter.com/8OX3Ok5GMZ— Victor Andrade (@vicandrade33) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 10:25 PM
I've waited 35 years for Van Halen to play the @HollywoodBowl #backstage #proudmama pic.twitter.com/3LZ7eOWfTS— Valerie Bertinelli (@Wolfiesmom) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 10:26 PM
sooo excited for van halen— leila (@leilayasha) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 10:27 PM
Van Halen tonight 🔥— Michelle Denise ♡ (@MichelleDenisee) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 10:28 PM
I'm at the Hollywood Bowl getting ready to see Van Halen!— Riccipoo (@riccipoo) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 10:28 PM
So. Cal. friends...who's heading to see Van Halen at the Hollywood Bowl tonight or Sunday?? http://t.co/DuxRT48mTn— The Atomic Punks (@TheAtomicPunks) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 10:29 PM
VAN HALEN TONIGHT— Sierra Paoli (@Sdaniellep12) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 10:30 PM
Van Halen at the Hollywood Bowl! First time seeing the band. pic.twitter.com/4uEqNbea9X— Wally Kurth (@wallykurth) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 10:31 PM
Van Halen at Hollywood Bowl tonight. 😃— Sandy Smokebomb (@SmokebombSS) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 10:31 PM
It's a good night to see Van Halen pic.twitter.com/nD3sAKA5Xq— Christopher Zatta (@crzatta) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 10:35 PM
Backstage with the beautiful @JanieVanHalen. Can't wait for the show!! pic.twitter.com/zWiPMGjERY— Melina Kanakaredes (@TherealMelinaK) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 10:35 PM
Can't wait for my friend to play his guitar tonight!#legend @eddievanhalen 💋 pic.twitter.com/atuBqJmYyF— Melina Kanakaredes (@TherealMelinaK) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 10:43 PM
Note the account....


Opening act for van halen pic.twitter.com/gQyWJuGXPF— Trinity St. ClairXXX (@TrinityStClair) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 10:45 PM
this van halen concert must hold a world record for most saggy old boobs in one place #Panama #the80sneverended— Beware of Darkness (@BewareoDarkness) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 10:47 PM
Live Tweeting Van Halen at the Bowl: A $22 bottle of Sonoma Cutrer is $65.— Brendan Smith (@blacksab67) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 10:48 PM
Spending our last night in Hollywood @ Van Halen & Kenny Wayne Shepherd @ The Hollywood Bowl 10/2/2015 #vanhalen #kennywayneshepherd #hollywoodbowl #livemusic #rocknroll #california #october2015 A photo posted by Yasmine Baluch (@yazb) on Oct 2, 2015 at 7:46pm PDT

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 10:50 PM
Van Halen is at the Hollywood Bowl and they're backing up traffic and I have to pee really bad and now I don't like VanHalen. #Dying— Tyler Etheridge (@TylertheIntern) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 10:56 PM
Van Halen virgin. Glad my first time is @HollywoodBowl— Tina Trivan (@tinatrivan) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 10:57 PM
I'm so excited to see Van Halen 😍💃— Ash. (@Foreverrrash) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 11:15 PM
Opening act - Van Halen coming, kids! Hold tight. pic.twitter.com/UOAH6RJ12d— Bob Stephenson (@bobstephenson) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 11:21 PM
Fun Fact: When Van Halen plays, it marks the 1st time The Wife has witnessed a guitar being played that's plugged in! pic.twitter.com/R9L33mbBCA— Jeff Goldsmith (@yogoldsmith) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 11:23 PM
Great seats for Van Halen at the Bowl pic.twitter.com/ay6aXLHD9T— Sean Monahan (@MImonahan) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 11:26 PM
It's almost time for Van Halen!— robert manke (@pacomanke) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 11:28 PM
I am about to see Van Halen.— Todd G. Levin (@tglevin) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 11:40 PM
Van Halen pic.twitter.com/fShBAY8JYg— Barry Cheevers (@barrycheevers) October 3, 2015

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 11:50 PM
Periscope...

https://www.periscope.tv/w/1YqxoYbXqZkGv

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 11:52 PM
https://www.periscope.tv/w/1kvKpNwVgRDJE

Va Beach VH Fan
10-02-2015, 11:54 PM
https://www.periscope.tv/w/1eaKbEZXDprxX

Va Beach VH Fan
10-03-2015, 12:06 AM
LETS GET IT!!!! #VanHalen A photo posted by Malcolm Van Halen (@van_halen2015) on Oct 2, 2015 at 9:03pm PDT

Subway2Infinity
10-03-2015, 12:11 AM
Hangin out with my friend Ed VanHalen before tonight's show. #vanhalen A photo posted by Griffin Steinfeld (@griffinsteinfeld) on Oct 2, 2015 at 7:48pm PDT

Subway2Infinity
10-03-2015, 12:16 AM
Back stage at the Van Halen concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Got a pic with my friend the man himself Eddie Van Halen. @van_halen_rocks #vanhalen #5150 #hollywoodbowl #concert #rockstar A photo posted by Bonesfab (@bonesfab) on Oct 2, 2015 at 7:14pm PDT

Va Beach VH Fan
10-03-2015, 12:27 AM
We at the top!!!!!! #VanHalen A photo posted by Malcolm Van Halen (@van_halen2015) on Oct 2, 2015 at 9:25pm PDT

Subway2Infinity
10-03-2015, 01:08 AM
#whatever @ericstonestreet A video posted by Valerie Bertinelli (@wolfiesmom) on Oct 2, 2015 at 9:28pm PDT

Va Beach VH Fan
10-03-2015, 08:50 AM
DDL / FYLT

Va Beach VH Fan
10-03-2015, 08:51 AM
EVH / YRGM

Va Beach VH Fan
10-03-2015, 08:56 AM
Beautiful Girls / WIL / HFT

Va Beach VH Fan
10-03-2015, 02:58 PM
Review....

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/halen-685949-roth-eddie.html


Van Halen closes out its tour with a spirited show at the Hollywood Bowl
Oct. 3, 2015 Updated 11:38 a.m.

Where: The Hollywood Bowl
When: Oct. 2
Next: The band plays the final show of its tour at 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets, $30-$250, are available at ticketmaster.com

Say what you will about Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth, the guy leaves it all onstage.

Theres no holding back, even as he sings himself hoarse. Even though his stiff-looking karate kicks dont fly as high as they used to. Even as his schmaltzy antics distract from Eddie Van Halens solos.

Roth keeps going and going, that reptilian smile plastered across his face.

And you know what, it works.

Roth and the boys Van Halen brought a high-energy show the next to last of their long tour to the Hollywood Bowl on Friday. The battle-scarred band, who close out the trek with a second Bowl show Sunday, played like it was the tour opener.

From the first note of the 21-song set to the last, Van Halen thrilled the capacity crowd with a performance that mixed vaudeville with classic rock.

The set list, reportedly written by Eddies son, bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, included fan favorites plus a few deep dives into the catalog, such as Light Up the Sky.

The band was as tight as ever, yes, Wolfgang can play. Eddie remains a master shredder, producing a sonic tidal wave from his six-string as he high-stepped across the stage. Alex Van Halen holds down the beat tirelessly.

Roth, musically, is the weakest link and yet the bands biggest asset.

He is the glittery ringmaster of this rock circus. And he does it with aplomb.

He is the tissue that connects all the musical muscle.

Sure, its fashionable among some Van Halen fans to slag Roth.

He goes low when he should go high, complained one fan, referring to Roths singing.

Indeed, Roth will drop an octave or speak the lyrics to save his voice. But he goes for the high note more often than not. And he can still do the splits, though its visibly harder to get back up.

His shtick, part singer, part storyteller, part fashion plate, part band major, keeps things interesting.

And Eddies guitar can do the screaming when Roth no longer can.

Some choice cuts of the night: Runnin with the Devil, Little Guitars, Hot for Teacher and Everybody Wants Some.

Wolfgang and Eddie were more than capable on the high background vocals, no creaks there.

Eddie took the stage alone for a 10-minute guitar solo, a fret-tapping, fast-fingered assault. The years have made Eddie a little grayer and a little thicker, but they havent affected his playing. Hes still a speed demon.

Standing in the wings, Wolfgang snapped pictures of his father hammering away, all smiles.

By the time they joined hands for a final bow, it seemed like they genuinely enjoyed playing together, after years of feuding.

Or, as one fan observed, maybe they just realized they need each other.

Va Beach VH Fan
10-03-2015, 03:31 PM
Last night was pretty damn cool. #HollywoodBowl #VanHalen Photo by @pbertinelli A photo posted by Wolf Van Halen (@wolfvanhalen) on Oct 3, 2015 at 12:30pm PDT

vaijuju
10-03-2015, 05:22 PM
Review....

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/halen-685949-roth-eddie.html

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Thanks again VA Beach for all your great find, it's was an awesome summer with VH !!

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Va Beach VH Fan
10-03-2015, 08:38 PM
Cool shot from the crowd last night... Can't wait to do it again tomorrow. #HollywoodBowl #VanHalen A photo posted by Wolf Van Halen (@wolfvanhalen) on Oct 3, 2015 at 5:35pm PDT

Va Beach VH Fan
10-03-2015, 10:04 PM
One more review...

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-van-halen-hollywood-bowl-review-20151003-story.html


Van Halen finally crosses the finish line at the Hollywood Bowl
Mikael Wood

Nobody in Van Halen said anything onstage Friday night about whats next for the famously volatile hard-rock band, which this weekend is wrapping up 3 years of intermittent activity with a pair of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl.

We know whats already happened. In 2012 Van Halen released A Different Kind of Truth, the bands first album with its original frontman, David Lee Roth, since Roths acrimonious departure in 1985. (The singer, whose slot was filled first by Sammy Hagar, then by Gary Cherone, came back initially in 2007 for a blockbuster reunion tour.)

Reaction to the new music was strong, as was the new music itself. Yet it didnt take long for the wheels to start falling off: Only three months into playing shows behind A Different Kind of Truth, Van Halen postponed, then canceled, dozens of 2012 tour dates. More recently, guitarist Eddie Van Halen has had some less-than-charitable words for the inveterate ham who helped form the band along with Van Halens brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, and bassist Michael Anthony in Pasadena in 1974.

Roths perception of himself is different than who he is in reality, the guitarist told Billboard over the summer. Were not in our 20s anymore. Were in our 60s. Act like youre 60.

None of this raised hopes for Van Halens latest run of shows, tied to a throwaway live album and set to conclude Sunday with an encore at the Bowl. I walked into the venue Friday night half-expecting a stumble to the finish line, with maybe a public brawl if we were lucky.

Imagine my surprise, then, to find that Van Halen sounded pretty great: speedy and precise but with a walloping bottom end. Whats more, the bands mood seemed downright civil.

Ed and I agree to apologize every few summers and come out and share the good news, Roth said at one point, delighting an audience clearly packed with hardcore fans whod been with the group since its early days. Then he said the best moments in his life have taken place onstage with this band. (You took it for granted that he meant the version with Anthony as opposed to Eddie Van Halens 24-year-old son Wolfgang, who took over as bassist in 2006.)

Highlights? A crunching Runnin with the Devil. A thunderous Unchained. An appealingly sleazy Ice Cream Man. Beautiful Girls boogied; Feel Your Love Tonight had crisp vocal harmonies. And Hot for Teacher was absurdly, almost comically fast, probably 20% faster than it is on record.

Conscious of the hometown crowd, Roth peppered his usual banter with rambling anecdotes about playing the now-defunct Gazzarris on the Sunset Strip and about how he was one of the only white kids at Pasadenas John Muir High School. I wouldnt have it any other way, he said.

As at AC/DCs concert this week at Dodger Stadium, the production was relatively low-tech compared with the complex multimedia spectacles you now get from younger acts. But Van Halen didnt need that newfangled flash. It had a frontman willing to put on a new hat or scarf between virtually every song and a mad-genius guitarist whose 10-minute solo near the end of the show was a marvel of hard-won technique.

Im not saying Van Halen is here to stay. If nothing else, the fact that these guys played only one song from A Different Kind of Truth it was Shes the Woman, performed more carelessly than anything else Friday suggests the last few years havent exactly filled them with warm memories.

But who knows? Perhaps in their 60s theyve gotten good at forgetting.

Twitter: @mikaelwood

DavidLeeNatra
10-04-2015, 04:59 AM
Watch DTNA from that show...if the moment between Ed and Dave is the moment of closure for this band, so be it.

Great moment in rock history!

qikgts
10-04-2015, 12:14 PM
I had to look for it...

Dan
10-04-2015, 02:03 PM
Damn,That Was Very Moving @ 7:14-7:36.:579:

bantonelli
10-04-2015, 02:35 PM
Every true blue VH & DLR fan will be there!!! Went Friday night (Oct. 2) and ran into old RothArmy'er AlbertR. Fantastic Set List !! - the Bowl didn't have an empty seat - a true sea of fans.... VH had a fantastic set list - just wish they wouldn't end with "JUMP" - oh well, gotta give the casual VH'er what they want?

Happy "early" Birthday Dave!!!!!

Fairwrning
10-04-2015, 02:42 PM
If there was ever a time for VH to make it right, it would be this show..Hollywood Ca..final show..you need to add a shitload of extra shit..surely somebody would love to come onstage and jam with Eddie...including a certain bassist that would allow Wolf to pursue his own music, and setting up one last album and tour by the original lineup..yeah,Im dreaming.

Va Beach VH Fan
10-04-2015, 02:49 PM
Van Halen the other night.. A video posted by HH (@goochfacekilla) on Oct 4, 2015 at 11:41am PDT

Va Beach VH Fan
10-04-2015, 02:50 PM
Every true blue VH & DLR fan will be there!!! Went Friday night (Oct. 2) and ran into old RothArmy'er AlbertR. Fantastic Set List !! - the Bowl didn't have an empty seat - a true sea of fans.... VH had a fantastic set list - just wish they wouldn't end with "JUMP" - oh well, gotta give the casual VH'er what they want?

Happy "early" Birthday Dave!!!!!


Remember when we met along with Albert at the House of Blues in Vegas in '06 ??

IceCreamBlondie
10-04-2015, 04:58 PM
Awesome show!!! Smiles galore! Going tonight to the closing show, will write more about both shows later . VH ROCKS!!!!!!!!

bantonelli
10-06-2015, 02:29 PM
I remember it well... in fact, the uncomfortable thing I remember about that concert is that some girl kept looking at me like she wanted to get in my face - it was bizarre! I'm looking/watching DLR and she's staring at me the whole time.....Creepy!

But it was so great to see my fellow RA'ers there - VA & AlbertR. Awesome time with you guys and the "Toastmaster General" himself!
:hula:

Va Beach VH Fan
10-06-2015, 02:34 PM
I remember it well... in fact, the uncomfortable thing I remember about that concert is that some girl kept looking at me like she wanted to get in my face - it was bizarre! I'm looking/watching DLR and she's staring at me the whole time.....Creepy!

But it was so great to see my fellow RA'ers there - VA & AlbertR. Awesome time with you guys and the "Toastmaster General" himself!
:hula:


Yeah it was great seeing Dave in an intimate setting like that, that was my 1st time to Vegas after my son moved there....

We go every year now, and going for the 2nd time this year at the end of the year when grandchild #3 is born, due on New Year's Eve....

katina
10-07-2015, 09:57 PM
Be careful if you decide to take a walk down Hollywood Blvd. A lot of low lifes hang out there at night. It's fairly safe during the day.

Thanks for your advice CDog, I did take a walk down the Hollywood Blvd. during the afternoon, and walked at night to the Parlour Room to have some drinks, a little dark but nice place.

katina
10-07-2015, 10:29 PM
Welcome to Los Angeles - - it will be GREAT! (and the weather is perfect right now:cheer: too!)

Thank you ICB, the weather was perfect, it began to rain on the last show but it stopped, I am having a great time at LA, I hiked a couple of times the Runyon Canyon, a couple of days ago trying to reach the top, there was a beautiful rainbow before it begins to rain, I was soaking wet, it was fun !!

Von Halen
10-07-2015, 11:15 PM
I was soaking wet

Pics or it didn't happen!

Seshmeister
10-07-2015, 11:24 PM
Hahahaha! :D

Seshmeister
10-07-2015, 11:45 PM
I had to look for it...





This was cool. A few things strike me about it. There are some people that say ah it's all fake it's the same every night and there are others now when he doesn't call it rambling = can't win.

I wonder if Ed had apologized about his shitty Rolling Stones article improving relations.

The other thing is there is a common thing said that most stand up comedians wish they were rock stars and vice versa- there has to be some truth in that.. :)

Finally anyone else notice it's almost always Alex that Dave looks to for conformation when he says a line?

You divide what rapport there is onstage and I'd guess it's 5% Wolfie, 10% Ed and 85% Alex although I haven't seen a peer reviewed scientific article so far...

ZahZoo
10-10-2015, 09:02 AM
I agree with your assessment... Dave's body language indicates Alex is who Dave pans to for confirmation in most cases. So now we know who's mom on stage...