Sammy Hagar turned Michael Anthony... the once JD swiggin' bass player...

[WARF]

What a fucking tool.

[Catfish]

To be fair, he turned him into a pussy first!

[manwiththedogs]

Mike has allowed himself to be sodomized by the sisters, plain and simple. It`s sad, really.

[WARF]

Remember when Mikey, grew a set of balls a couple years ago... and was in that supergroup, "HSAC" or somethinf like that? The group featured Neal Schon (did I spell that right?) from Journey???

[lms2]

Mikey, say what you will about him, is, was and always will be an easy going guy who knows that most of the time the fight just isn't worth what you will get out of it. I wish he wasn't getting tight with the Spamster, but honestly, Spam, besides being a lousy singer and no replacement for David Lee Roth, does not look half bad for his age, has a lot of interests and enjoys life outside of his involvement with Van Hagar. Mikey knows one thing. If you can't be the party, and Van Hagar is not the party, be where the party is at.

[DLRdelight!]

whats wrong with being mexican!!!

[WARF]

He's a gringo!

[manwiththedogs]

Originally posted by lms2
Mikey, say what you will about him, is, was and always will be an easy going guy who knows that most of the time the fight just isn't worth what you will get out of it. I wish he wasn't getting tight with the Spamster, but honestly, Spam, besides being a lousy singer and no replacement for David Lee Roth, does not look half bad for his age, has a lot of interests and enjoys life outside of his involvement with Van Hagar. Mikey knows one thing. If you can't be the party, and Van Hagar is not the party, be where the party is at.

I disagree. Mike has never been confident enough in his own playing ability to try making his own way.

[WARF]

I'm sorry, but what I remember from when I was a young kid... was Mikey swingin' on a vine.... in the panama video.... drinking a Jack Daniels bottle... it's how I think he'll be immortalized... with the JD signature bass... it was a symbol of Classic Van Halen! Just like when Dave made that comment about the Clash during the US festival... and took a swig from the Jack bottle...

Tequila represents Van Hagar.

Am I wrong?

[lms2]

Originally posted by manwiththedogs
I disagree. Mike has never been confident enough in his own playing ability to try making his own way.

I respect that you disagree, and than you for your opinion, however, though he may be no DAVID LEE ROTH, he accepts that, and I see no problem with that.

Maybe he has just never felt the need to prove himself beyond what
he accomplished with Van Halen, and then later, to a lesser degree, with Van Hagar.

Some people just don't need the spotlight. He has the love of a beautiful wife who he has been with since high school, two beautiful daughters, money to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, and he has had fun doing it. What is so wrong about that.

[BARE BONE]

VAN HALEN's Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony are preparing to open the first-ever Mad Anthony Pepper Bar at the Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

"Mad Anthony's Pepper Bar will be bringing you all kinds of tasty and exotic chili pepper concoctions featuring Mad Anthony's Hot Sauce as well as other killer foods to wrap your lips around and light your bellies on fire," reads a posting on Anthony's web site. "Those of you with two assholes could even make the Wall of Flame! There will also be a special drink menu featuring Cabo Wabo tequila, the brand new MA Shot and other unique delights. What's even better, we've begun to assemble the menu, and want you to have a hand in it!

"So, all you aspiring chefs and pepper connoisseurs out there start whipping up your best recipes made with Mad Anthony's Hot Sauce. Come on....impress us! Michael and Sammy will personally re-create and sample each submission and the ones that kick the most ass will be included on the Mad Anthony's Pepper Bar menu!"

In other news, Anthony has confirmed that he will be making the trek down south of the border to take part in Sammy's annual Cabo Wabo "Birthday Bash" in in Cabo San Lucas. LOS TRES GUSANOS, featuring Michael, Sammy and David Lauser, will perform on October 12. Anthony will also be joining SAMMY HAGAR AND THE WABORITAS on October 11 and 13 "for a little extracurricular activities — just in time to celebrate the Red Rocker's birthday in true Cabo style," reads a posting on Anthony's site. "Just what you need to get that VH fix while the band is on a short break."

[Viking]

Message to Mike: Dave can pull off the whole cartoon character gig and look cool in the process. You can't.

[Matt White]

"COOL" and Mikey have NEVER been seen TOGETHER!!!!

DAVE OR THE GRAVE BABY!!!!

[bueno bob]

Originally posted by lms2
Maybe he has just never felt the need to prove himself beyond what he accomplished with Van Halen

True. He has never had any ambition as a professional musician...he's let everyone else in the band take care of that and the results of that on his playing are evident.

Originally posted by lms2
Some people just don't need the spotlight.

Which is good, because he's never really BEEN in the spotlight...the RWTD video proves without a doubt how poor he is in it...

Originally posted by lms2
He has the love of a beautiful wife who he has been with since high school, two beautiful daughters, money to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, and he has had fun doing it. What is so wrong about that.

Nothing, really. Other than what I've mentioned up above. I just wish that he'd quit with the whole Van Halen thing then, and just go do something else. I wish they'd ALL do that at this point. Go do your "Happy Life as an Adult" bit and quit ruining Van Halen.

[lms2]

the results on his playing... I agree with the comment, but disagree with the tone your voice...

In Van Halen, bass is a supporting role, not a main one. In some music bass takes on a heavier role, and thats all good. A bad supporting actor can ruin a good movie. Mikey did his job. So what if he is a yes man.

Not good at being in the spotlight...

I saw them on this tour. Mikey is as good as he wants to be. He has been in the business long enough to know what the spotlight can do to a guy. Now this sucks. I like Mike, but you have to quit making me defend him. This is a David Lee Roth site dammit....

Now, and if you get me in trouble on this shit Bob, I'm taking my vote back. Van Halen was ruined when DAVE QUIT. He left those poor defenseless young children to fend for themselves after he had provided for them for sooooo long. What kind of a parent does that to his children? Then spends the next 19 years waiting for them to see how fucked up they are. If you kick your children out on the streets before they have matured into the kind of responsible adults you want them to be, don't expect them to come crying back to you after they have learned how to stand on their own two feet.

I understand that these are four grown men we are talking about, and now a parent child. But for comparison sake, that is pretty close to how I see it. See next post. Otherwise, I think SLH will get me again.