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    The Ultimate Review Thread - Take Notes

    FOR IMMEDIATE FUCKING RELEASE
    SEPTEMBER 30, 2007


    THE QUEST FOR THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN

    Your Friendly Neighborhood Webmaster Searches For the Mighty Van Halen in Greensboro, North Carolina--September 29, 2007

    (A.P.) Hell, Mich. - Roth Army World Headquarters


    ***DISCLAIMER*** There are many people on this board, and other boards, who have issues with this tour, including me. For the general population, the #1 reason and excuse at why this tour isn't legitimate is because Michael Anthony isn't there. I think I speak for EVERYONE in saying that Michael Anthony probably should be here. Bottom line though? Who gives a shit. I've said it before, and I'll say it again...anyone who SAYS THAT THEY LIKE VAN HALEN, OR STARTED TO LISTEN TO VAN HALEN, OR CONTINUED TO LISTEN TO VAN HALEN, is because of the bass player, is a lying sack of shit. DO YOU HEAR ME PEOPLE...BULLSHIT! So, if Van Halen performs without MA, it's not legitimate? Did you not support David Lee Roth for 23 years WITHOUT MICHAEL ANTHONY? WAS THAT NOT LEGITIMATE? Oh, I get it, it's not Van Halen WITHOUT MICHAEL ANTHONY? IS THAT IT? So over the past 23 fucking years, the 'Dave IS VH' motto most have taken is bullshit? Over the past 23 fucking years, the 'Dave and Ed is VH' motto most have taken is bullshit? Get off the fucking high horse...how about that...because that's fucking ridiculous. Go back to the early 1970's Pasadena, take Michael Anthony off the VH roster, and get another bass player with moderate singing skills, and Van Halen STILL BECOMES THE MONSTER THAT IT WAS. No, I'm not discounting MA. Yeah, he's the working man's bass player, and was the undertone to the Van Halen sound. With that being said...HE'S THE FUCKING BASS PLAYER. He should be there, but he's not...get over yourselves. Oh, and that's never been my reason anyways. It's bogus...period. You know what...it's funny...I never heard the term reunion spoken last night. I don't see it as a reunion...and neither did anyone else. I saw it as Dave's return.

    So those of you that BACKED AND SAID THAT THE HAGAR SHAM SHOW was something to be considered...BUT NOW ARE ANTI-VH BECAUSE MIKE ISN'T THERE can shut the fuck up. You know who you are, and it's good to see the true colors coming out. Have fun watching the fat rocker performing in front of his 10 best friends...for the rest of his life. Oh, and those of you that are saying that Dave 'sold out' for this show SIMPLY BECAUSE THE FREEBIES JUST WEREN'T THERE...grow the fuck up.

    No, the reason that I doubted this tour is the belief that Dave was being controlled by the Brothers Grimm. I immediately took what I still believe was the correct stance to take...'THE FUCK YOU' STANCE. Over the years, there has been so many fucking almosts, that I was hoping for a never. At this stage of the game, I pretty much figured that Roth was doing whatever the Van Halen's wanted him to do. Yeah, call Roth a 'VH Puppet' if you will.

    So, I decided two things..

    1. I was going to spend the money to go to a show.

    2. I wasn't going to let ANYTHING in the Army taint my opinion, or taint my take on the show.

    Most of you will notice I disappeared for the better part of four months. That was on purpose. I didn't want ANYTHING to taint my impressions of this reunion, or the show. I went in as a pessimist...and a fucking vocal one. I can be no different than that. I didn't SEE the presser...just heard some comments about it...and some snippets. Never the whole thing. I didn't watch any youtube of the rehearsals...I didn't watch anything about anything.

    If the show was good or bad...I wanted to judge it on my own...and not on what others had predisposed me too. It was the only way to figure it out.

    Thus...my Quest for the Mighty Van Halen Began... ***End of Disclaimer***




    Part 1: The Trip



    Part 2: Meeting Fairwrning



    Part 3: Big Dogs



    [color=dark red]Part 4: Red Rocker Rev-o-What-The-Fuck?[/color]



    Part 5: The Parking Lot



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    Part 7: Pre-Game



    [color=sky blue]Part 8: The Show[/color]



    Part 8a: The FUCKING Show



    [color=royal blue]Part 8b: The MOTHERFUCKING Show[/color]



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    The Trip
    The Quest: Part 1


    I had decided to attend a show for two reasons.

    1. Roth was performing, and I've seen a show (usually more) on nearly every tour, mini-tour or what not, since I've been able to see tours, and I didn't plan to stop now, and...

    2. I needed to see if this was going to be the train wreck that I thought. David Lee Roth as a 'puppet' wasn't something I wanted to see, but I needed to see the truth, and not some fucking flim-flam from people that are basing it off of youtube and heresay. I had heard or seen, essentially nothing about this tour, other than ridiculous proclamations from folks that have never seen VH saying that it was a GIVEN that this show would be good.

    Sorry...I don't buy that even AFTER seeing the show. Anyone who can toss away 20+ years of bad blood is just plain fucking idiotic.

    Anyways...I found out a few things on the trip from Va.

    • Dave spoke nearly 90% of the time at the presser. I took this as a good sign. The last time that the four were together in front of a presser, Ed nearly got into a punch Dave in the dick party because of his fucking hip. It was obvious the battle for supremacy of the band would continue then. Dave was the spokesman, and the rest of the band seemed okay with that. That was a plus.
    • According to Va, there were several shirts the VH was selling that looked like Dave had his hands on, which put Dave in a marketing slot...like the past. Another good sign that Dave wasn't a puppet.
    • The reviews of the show were all positive in some form or fashion. Dave was solid, although not moving a lot, and that Roth was below his old register. Ed and Dave seemed to be smiling and happy. I was thinking the same thing, so what. You can say it, but it doesn't MEAN it. Show me the money.
    • Va believed that Ed didn't kick Mike out for any other reason than the fact that he wanted his son in. I immediately disagreed with this. Obviously, I didn't think I could prove or disprove this.


    Yeah, there was more to the trip, in our VH discussion. I had seen the setlist...but didn't really talk about it.

    We talked a bit about some of the Army members that would be at the show...and was looking forward to meeting a few. I've made it a policy to stay away from meet and greets aside from a few folks that I've known from the past 10 years on the net...but if there was ever a time to do it...

    It was during a Roth-fronted VH show.


    THE POJO QUEST WILL cunt-inue HERE...COMING SHORTLY...KEEP REFRESHING...EVEN AFTER YOU SEE SHIT POSTED...

    I'LL KEEP ADDING...UNTIL I RUN OUT OF SHIT TO TALK ABOUT.

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    I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that you had a good time last night?


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    Ok. But--Didn't YOU proclaim that this tour would suck?

    Something like----The tour will "suck ass---That is all?" Wrong---This tour obviously does not and will not suck---Just the opposite. So, now we move on to a little revisionist history here?

    Better late than never....I guess. Never too late to jump on the bandwagon.
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    Originally posted by Combat Ready
    Ok. But--Didn't YOU proclaim that this tour would suck?

    Something like----The tour will "suck ass---That is all?" Wrong---This tour obviously does not and will not suck---Just the opposite. So, now we move on to a lttle revisionist history here?

    Better late than never....I guess. Never too late to jump on the bandwagon.
    Oh Fuck ..this is gonna get ugly folks..buckle up..

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    Originally posted by Combat Ready
    Ok. But--Didn't YOU proclaim that this tour would suck?

    The only thing I saw Pojo say was that in his opinion, this tour was 10 years too late...
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    Originally posted by Combat Ready
    Ok. But--Didn't YOU proclaim that this tour would suck?

    Something like----The tour will "suck ass---That is all?" Wrong---This tour obviously does not and will not suck---Just the opposite. So, now we move on to a little revisionist history here?

    Better late than never....I guess. Never too late to jump on the bandwagon.
    Who the fuck are you?

    I could end it there...but let me retort...

    1. ANY 'Van Halen' fan that professed that this tour was/is a fucking lock going in is an assclown...plain and simple. Anyone that DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT that Edward Van Halen has sounded like complete dogshit for the past 10+ years is just plain ridiculous. Anyone that DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT that it's been 10+ years since David Lee Roth performed in front of 20,000+ is just plain ridiculous. Anyone that DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT that this tour looked like a puppetmaster view from the Brothers Grimm IS JUST FOOKIN' FOOLING THEMSELVES. So yeah Mr. Brilliant...I was pessimistic. I've fucking earned that right.

    2. BANDWAGON. YOU...ARE CALLING ME A VAN HALEN/ROTH BANDWAGONER. Dude...do us all a favor and shut the flying fuck up. 8 years ago, when I was hear helping Sarge START a fucking site for Roth, was I a bandwagoner then? When I helped revamp and update this site for every fucking fan like me...was I a bandwagoner then? When I went to every fucking show within a day's trip to see Roth...was I a bandwagoner then? When I liked the fucking idiotic bluegrass bullshit simply because it put him on a national stage...was I a fucking bandwagoner then? When I spent literally THOUSANDS of dollars over the past 25 years on this band in some form or fashion...was I a bandwagoner then?

    Yeah...guess not...

    So pardon fucking me...if I have an opinion that actually RINGS FUCKING TRUE...and I'm not walking around like someone has fucking blown flowery potpourri up my fucking asshole...

    I helped fucking BUILD the fucking wagon this band pulls behind it...

    just like everyone else who has gone to a show, or spent a percentage of their life's wage has...

    period...

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    Originally posted by POJO_Risin
    Who the fuck are you?

    I could end it there...but let me retort...

    1. ANY 'Van Halen' fan that professed that this tour was/is a fucking lock going in is an assclown...plain and simple. Anyone that DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT that Edward Van Halen has sounded like complete dogshit for the past 10+ years is just plain ridiculous. Anyone that DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT that it's been 10+ years since David Lee Roth performed in front of 20,000+ is just plain ridiculous. Anyone that DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT that this tour looked like a puppetmaster view from the Brothers Grimm IS JUST FOOKIN' FOOLING THEMSELVES. So yeah Mr. Brilliant...I was pessimistic. I've fucking earned that right.

    2. BANDWAGON. YOU...ARE CALLING ME A VAN HALEN/ROTH BANDWAGONER. Dude...do us all a favor and shut the flying fuck up. 8 years ago, when I was hear helping Sarge START a fucking site for Roth, was I a bandwagoner then? When I helped revamp and update this site for every fucking fan like me...was I a bandwagoner then? When I went to every fucking show within a day's trip to see Roth...was I a bandwagoner then? When I liked the fucking idiotic bluegrass bullshit simply because it put him on a national stage...was I a fucking bandwagoner then? When I spent literally THOUSANDS of dollars over the past 25 years on this band in some form or fashion...was I a bandwagoner then?

    Yeah...guess not...

    So pardon fucking me...if I have an opinion that actually RINGS FUCKING TRUE...and I'm not walking around like someone has fucking blown flowery potpourri up my fucking asshole...

    I helped fucking BUILD the fucking wagon this band pulls behind it...

    just like everyone else who has gone to a show, or spent a percentage of their life's wage has...

    period...
    Well--I was just stating the obvious Mr. Pojo. Your opinion that the tour would "Suck Ass---That is all", was, and is, in my opinion dead wrong. Nothing more and nothing less.

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    Originally posted by Combat Ready
    Well--I was just stating the obvious Mr. Pojo. Your opinion that the tour would "Suck Ass---That is all", was, and is, in my opinion dead wrong. Nothing more and nothing less.
    Alright...

    I was dead wrong...what part of which show that you saw are you basing this off of?

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    Julius Jones...touchdown Dallas!!

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    Originally posted by POJO_Risin
    Alright...

    I was dead wrong...what part of which show that you saw are you basing this off of?
    Sorry to say that they have not made it out West just yet. I've got cheap tix for two (Sac and Portland) shows and 5 stars for Seattle.

    I'm basing my opinion on the rehersal clips as well as reviews from the Army, and other sources.

    That and a simple reality of life----A tour with ROTH---Never---EVER sucks! Never has----Never will! The Mighty Van Halen Lives!

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    Originally posted by Combat Ready
    That and a simple reality of life----A tour with ROTH---Never---EVER sucks! Never has----Never will! The Mighty Van Halen Lives!
    Yeah...okay...I'll let Dave know that that show he played in Corry fucking Pennsylvania...

    in front of about 100 screaming fans...

    wasn't as bad as he fucking thought...

    This is the shit I'm talking about. I'm glad you have a blind belief that Roth does nothing wrong.

    I don't, and won't...ever.

    In other words...I'm dosed in reality...

    so sue me...

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    Originally posted by Combat Ready
    Sorry to say that they have not made it out West just yet. I've got cheap tix for two (Sac and Portland) shows and 5 stars for Seattle.

    I'm basing my opinion on the rehersal clips as well as reviews from the Army, and other sources.

    That and a simple reality of life----A tour with ROTH---Never---EVER sucks! Never has----Never will! The Mighty Van Halen Lives!
    Exhibit A

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    Originally posted by Fairwrning
    Oh Fuck ..this is gonna get ugly folks..buckle up..
    LMMFAO!!
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    Originally posted by POJO_Risin
    Yeah...okay...I'll let Dave know that that show he played in Corry fucking Pennsylvania...

    in front of about 100 screaming fans...

    wasn't as bad as he fucking thought...

    This is the shit I'm talking about. I'm glad you have a blind belief that Roth does nothing wrong.

    I don't, and won't...ever.

    In other words...I'm dosed in reality...

    so sue me...
    Ok---so, do you still have the opinion that the tour will suck----Or not? If so---We agree to disagree!

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    Originally posted by Combat Ready
    Ok---so, do you still have the opinion that the tour will suck----Or not? If so---We agree to disagree!
    Dude STFU and let him finish why don't you?

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    Originally posted by Hyman Roth
    Dude STFU and let him finish why don't you?
    Just a friendly debate of opinions here.

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    Okay...Combat Ready...

    Shut the fuck up so I can finish this review.

    Your THAT GUY that tells the guy that give YOU A FUCKING FORUM to yap his mouth off about the band that he's a fucking bandwagoner...

    Which is utterly fucking ridiculous.

    It's that plain and simple.

    Your THAT GUY that says Dave can do nothing wrong.

    Which is utterly fucking ridiculous.

    Your THAT GUY that BEFORE all the YouTube bullshit came out said, DAVE CAN DO NOTHING WRONG, but now uses the YouTube bullshit to back up your point.

    Which is utterly fucking ridiculous.

    DO YOU WANT ME TO POINT OUT THE BLUEGRASS AS A CASE IN POINT AT WHY DAVE WASN'T UP TO PAR FOR A TOUR LIKE THIS?

    Are you going to say THAT made him ready for VH? Was him doing that the pointed factor that made you say 'a tour with roth never...ever...sucks?'

    Did you go and see him in Corry in 1995...when he was as enthusiastic as a stone playing in front of 100 of your neighborhood drunks? Was that tour special?

    Vegas?

    Diamond Dave?

    Like I said...blind faith?

    Idiotic.

    Period.

    I can watch YouTube until I'm blue in the fucking face...and I could have waited until then to voice my opinion...

    I could have waited until Roth and Ed and the band practiced for hours every day to voice my opinion...but I didn't.

    What I don't have...is blind faith...

    what I do have...

    is an opinion...

    that was rooted in doubt.

    Not Blind Faith...

    THAT I FUCKING HAD 10 OTHER TIMES IN THE PAST TEN FUCKING YEARS THAT ALL BLEW UP IN EVERYONE'S FACE.

    So irregardless of what I think or thought about the tour...

    That's the real deal.

    So don't stand there...on your high and mighty mountain...and profess that you are the keeper of the wagon...

    because you guessed right once...out of about fucking 20 reunion attempts.

    And if you try and sell every tour that roth ever did as...what did you say..."never suck"ing...

    Then you are naive...period.

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    Originally posted by Hyman Roth
    Dude STFU and let him finish why don't you?


    IF YA SMEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL....


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    Originally posted by Combat Ready
    Ok---so, do you still have the opinion that the tour will suck----Or not? If so---We agree to disagree!
    It matters not. Dave hasn't been so great over the last few years. Alex has a hard time moving his neck. Eddie has been a drunken bum. And Wolfgang was unproven. So, they pulled a miracle from somewhere. Eddie looks sober, healthy and can play guitar again. Alex seems happy. Wolfgang is doing a respectable job. Dave is singing his ass off maybe because he knew this would be big and rehearsed a lot, or maybe because VH brings out his best. Either way, the way these guys were 12 months ago, a tour seemed like it would have been an embarrassment to the CVH legacy. It feels so good to be proven wrong

    ROTH ON!!!
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    Part 2: The Meeting with Fairwrning

    I've known Fairwrning for hell...6 years now...from the site. He lives relatively close...but haven't ever met. We had talked about golfing here and there, but never gotten around to it.

    Mostly, we bust each others fucking balls about Fantasy Football Leagues. Yeah, he crushed me last week. Such is life. He wins the meaningless, regular season games. I win the titles...against him...



    Oh, yeah...the review.

    I called the bastard from the car five minutes before getting to the hotel, and sure enough, he had just pulled in to the Red Roof, and was waiting in the parking lot. We get out of the car, and three seconds later, after shaking hands, we were physically accosted by a guy selling fake VH shirts in the Red Roof Inn parking lot. He was selling them for $20, and they were going for $35 and $40 at the arena. So, here's what you need to picture, to understand. You know the regular concert shirts...they are cheap, thin, and not worth the money...but they are legit...and aren't all fucked up. These $20 shirts were. "They are the real prints," the dude mumbled to us...but they weren't. The front was reasonable close to the classic VH logo...but the back was nowhere near the real shirt. If the tour shirts suck for $40, these shirts were far worse. Let me put it this way...

    If you wiped your ass with the shirt, you would have had tearing. Do yourself a fucking favor...buy the real thing.

    So, after talking with wrning a bit...we dropped off our shit, and headed for Big Dogs. This is not before deciding to take Wrning's Mustang...one car. Now...I have owned a '65 mustang during my early days as a driver...and the only time I had been in the backseat of ANY mustang was to meet and greet with high school girlfriends. I seem to recall the 60's versions of Mustangs to have a bit more room than the 2000's versions.

    Yeah...I've gained some weight since MY Mustang. But jesus h. christ. Mustangs weren't built to SIT in the backseat, which is what I did. Wrning wasn't kidding when he says he thought we might need the fucking Jaws of Life to get me out of the back...

    I don't care if you fucking weigh 120 pounds, don't SIT in the back seat of a mustang.

    Fuck in one, by all means...

    Just don't sit...

    That being said...we were off to Big Dog's...or whatever the fuck it was called...

    I'm still trying to figure out if we were talking about Dogs or Puppies or some other kind of sexual connotation...

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    Yeah..we really should make a point to play somewhere..its an easy drive..just watch out for the fuckin deer at night..I passed 4 right on the side of the road coming back last night..if any of em had decided to jump..I woulda been sitting on the side of the highway at 2 am..
    And the T-shirt guy nailed some other guys in the hotel lot for shirts..dumbasses..I wonder how much cash that guy rakes in each show

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    Part 3: Big Dogs

    We pulled into Big Dogs, and there was a sizeable Armada of Army contingent already there. By the time we we settled in, here was the complete roll call...with some thoughts about each.

    Hyman Roth--Really the hunter/gatherer of this here Roth Army Reunion. You couldn't meet a more cordial person in all the world. This guy is a Van Halen fan...and to put it plainly, is just an outstanding individual. The man could work a freakin' room, and he did just that...welcoming everyone...and holding about 20 different conversations at once. Yo Hyman, WTF happened to Charlene Tilton and Nancy...did they show up?

    Plexi-Brown--Here's the guy that just tells it like it is...no doubt about it. I believe last night's show made the 78th VH show he's been to, and he's got a few more planned down the road. It was a pleasure throwing down some beers with Plexi-Brown...and I gotta tell you...his take on a few of you cracked me the fuck up...of course...he was right...but that's beside the point. Oh, and PB...just so you know...as far as Alias' go...WARF isn't everyone...just most everyone...

    damngoodtimes--DGT is a DDLR member...but ventures over here on occasion. He's from my hometown...and we spent the afternoon throwing down about Ohio Sports...like we do in the forums. Yeah, we talked some VH...DGT had gone to the Charlotte show...so I had to shut him the fuck up about it so he wouldn't fuck with my clear head. Good guy...hoping to see him venture to the Army a bit more.

    Vain--This guy was fucking everywhere. I swear to Christ, after we went to the show, this guy was at every beer stand I happened to be at. East Side...West Side...North Side...South Side...EVERYWHERE! He was there with his girl...and knows his VH shit...I'm half expecting this motherfucker to show up on my back deck...

    Fairwrning--douchebag

    Va Beach--asshole

    Vince--rolled out the IPhone, and showed me YouTube from Ed's solo from the night before. It was the only YouTube that I saw...but shit...I wanted to see the IPhone first. Made me want to switch to AT&T...for a second.

    Biteyoass--Also there with his girl...and also extremely knowledgable about VH...he rolled out early after throwing down a few...to check out the lot, and the early crowd.

    Ellylions--It was an absolute pleasure to meet her and her hubby. She was in the same boat as me...for the most part. She hadn't looked up any of the shit beforehand for the same reasons that I did. And for those that were wondering, yeah...she's hot. And Elly...I'm saying that in the most of plutonic ways...it's just a fact. No disrespect to your man in the least. I'm just here to deliver the facts.

    Yo...if I forgot anyone...blame the booze.

    So...we all shot the shat about a whole bunch of shit...from VH...to where everyone was from (from Florida to Illinois to Virginia to NC to SC to Georgia to Chicago)...

    No shit...

    Va Beach had posted some articles about VH from a local mag called Yes, and the writer showed up after talking to Hyman. He was throwing around tickets like candy, and did a piece on the Army for his post-game.

    It all started dissipated around 6:00. Apparently Ziggy Marley's brother was something to see...

    not for me though...

    We hung back until we were last out...then headed to the show...not to go in just yet...

    there was parking lot to attend too.

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    LMAO - thanks for the kind words but the pleasure was all mine. Yeah you guys missed it - I took Charlene and Nancy back to my pad and played them that Doobie Brothers song "Long Train Runnin'".



    I'm still working on that project you asked me to complete - I can probably have it to you by the end of the evening.

    Great thread, Pojo - I hope you decide to post more often.

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    Um...yeah..I would have to agree with the statement that Elly is an extremely attractive lady indeed..and great personality to match from what I saw.
    Charlene and Nancy werent to far behind either..

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    Part 4: Red Rocker Rev-a-WHATTHEFUCK?

    I would like this time to address a couple of things, starting with the Red Rocker Revolution. Now, I'm not really sure what the fuck it's all about, but apparently, somewhere, there is a faction called the Red Rocker Revolution that are going to protest, or some stupid fucking business.

    So...here it goes. Dear Red Rocker Revolution. I would like to invite you to the Roth Army. Please feel free to come on over here, and protest away. We would absofuckinglutely LOVE it if you would visit and share your fucking gay ass views.

    Red Rocker Revofuckinglution.

    Congratulations 3R, you are officially the gayest fucking sort I ever did see.

    Well...didn't see...because they sure the fuck didn't show up to any shows, or they have gotten the shit kicked out of them.

    I do want to share one other quick story right after I found out about the RRR. Vain was a ***** at the Charlotte Show. He got to go to the soundcheck, where someone tried to run them out. Edward Van Halen spoke up, as he was interacting with them, and said, "Aren't they supposed to be here?" Another good sign...Ed's actually ACKNOWLEDGING THE FANS. Is he waking out of the haze?

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    Red rocker revo.................fuckin funny.............!!!
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    Wow...you don't think too highly of yourself do you...this is nail biting stuff really.
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    LMFAO !!!
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    Originally posted by wiseguy
    Wow...you don't think too highly of yourself do you...this is nail biting stuff really.
    uh...wha?

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    Just to let you all know, the ARmy is hosting some very handsome men as well!

    And thank you for the compliments. Hubby's not jealous like that. He loves it when men find me attractive.

    It was a pleasure meeting you all.
    Oh and Fairwarning, you've got some gorgeous hair!
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    Are you serious?

    Red Rocker Revolution???

    Are those the people who leave the concert saying, "On Fire, I'm the One, Mean Street, DOA... why didn't they play 5150 or When It's Love?"

    Hey, Red Rocker Revolution... lose the tour schedule. We don't want to see your lame banners or you sitting motionless with your arms folded in front of you with a scowl on your puss.

    So, go get a shot of tequila, get in your 4 door sedan, which I am sure is painted red, put on your local lite rock FM station and take the kids to Chuck E. Cheese.

    We'll be handling the real rock 'n roll from now on.
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    Originally posted by POJO_Risin
    I was pessimistic.
    I was expecting the worst too, and man was I wrong.

    It was better than good. It was so good that if the tour comes close to me again, I will go for a seat in the Pit.
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    If the rest of the tour is half as good as what I saw last night, the Van Hagar era will begin to take it's rightful place in history as one of the greatest piles of shit ever to emerge from rock & roll.

    We at the Army have always known that, and now the rest of the world is about to get educated on this topic.

    Sammy must be crapping his pants now, becasue he of all people knows the truth. He's always known and he's always feared Roth because of it.
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    Part5: The Parking Lot

    Yes Wiseguy...I'm the most important person in the whole wide word...you little douchebag you...

    Okay...the big deal with the parking lot was simple. In Hagar lots, both versions of Van Halen have always been played....period...end of story.

    I wanted to mingle around...and see how true that was with the Roth Crowd...or more preferable...wasn't...

    After cramming into the sardine-can one more time...to the coliseum we went...and of course...as we pulled in...there's the crew from Big Dogs throwing around the frisbee.

    Let me clear up the "throwing the frisbee around" to, the frisbee would get thrown...nobody would catch it, and off they'd all go...running after it. By the time we pulled in the slot, they had put the frisbee away...thank all that's holy.

    We partook in a few beers, and started shooting the shit about the Army, and some of the other sites. Let's just say there were some interesting thoughts on all of the sites...

    With that said, the parking lot was full of Van Halen...and not one radio or CD player had anything that remotely SOUNDED like Bette's greatest hits. As a matter of fact, the predominant discs all seemed to be VH boots. This was obviously a crowd of serious VH fans. It says a lot that there's a crowd of people that really can't sell out a show anymore...that play ALL VH as though it were equal...and a BIGGER fan base...real VH fans...that know to play Van Bette is sacriligious.

    Such is life.

    After a bit of talk...a car pulled in next to our spot carrying a couple of buxom VH fans...Charlene Tilton and Nancy...

    It didn't take long for Hyman to turn into an episode of "The Pick-Up Artist." Hyman was workin' the ladies over, but it was closing towards 8:00...so with a couple of pat's on the ass, and directions to Big Dog's after the show, off we went...it was closing on 8:00, and Brother of Ziggy was nearly over.

    It was time to head to the Arena...

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    LMAO...did somebody call Pojo full of himself..
    Yeah..that fuckin guy..offered to pay for the coliseum parking..offered me a spot in the hotel room floor since I had a few beers..what a prick.
    And thanks for the compliment Elly..glad you're hubby is not the jealous type..he's fuckin huge...he would get in a fight every time you guys went out..

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    Yeah...I offered to take his ticket on the floor four inches away from the fucking stage...

    but he didn't accept...the sumbitch...


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    Ha ha ha, sorry...didn't mean to throw you off your game...what are you doing talking to me??keep typing man I gots to know WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!!!

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    Oh, and PB...just so you know...as far as Alias' go...WARF isn't everyone...just most everyone...
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