Has anyone, over the years, actually tried to do the DLR split-legged leap?

[Vinnie Velvet]

I used to jump off our couch back in the 80s. My mom used to give me shit for that.

I wasn't very good doing it back then.

Last year I jumped off the top rail of our deck in the backyard. We were having a barbecue and the brew/whiskey was flowing with some nice CVH music to boot.

So I gave it a shot. Our deck floor is about 5 feet off the ground with the top of the side railing going up another 5.5 ft or so. I tried to jump high enough to get a good split going.

Nearly killed myself doing it. I wasn't sure if I actually attempted a good split but coming down was the hardest part. Had a ankle sore the next day, thought I had sprained it while coming down. Luckily it wasn't.

Fun times.

[Panamark]

Unless you have been conditioned to do this, fook that !
I can just see some extremely painful landings
with my testicles acting as airbags in a collision !!

But Vinnie, next time you are hittin the grog, grab a camera
and Youtube it for us

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Back in the day my air guitar version of Eddie's jump was top fucking notch....

I would never attempt Dave's jump, I would have torn my groin just thinking about it...

[Terry]

Back in the day my air guitar version of Eddie's jump was top fucking notch....

I would never attempt Dave's jump, I would have torn my groin just thinking about it...

I had some decent EVH / Pete Townshend jumps...about 20 years and 20 pounds ago.

[Diamondjimi]

I like to pass the time practicing the Eddie jump while waiting in line at the grocery store . You'd be surprised how much room people give you when you bust out a 5 minute session!

[kwame k]

Closest I ever came was trying the Alex Van Halen lighting my cymbals on fire. Boy, that was a huge mistake!

[Vinnie Velvet]

Unless you have been conditioned to do this, fook that !
I can just see some extremely painful landings
with my testicles acting as airbags in a collision !!

But Vinnie, next time you are hittin the grog, grab a camera
and Youtube it for us

LOL! ya know, its too bad no one whipped out their phone and videotaped me doing it.

Maybe that was a good thing considering its one thing to 'feel' like David Lee Roth but quite another to actually 'look' like the man, as in the leap.

My wife told me my legs were all over the place and it looked as though I wouldn't make it back up!

LOL.

[Calderone]

the angle was not the best but i tried it here
YouTube - MOTELTHEBAND SWEET (REMIX)

[WARF]

I can do all off his kicks including the backwards summersault he did in the jump video!

[Angel]

I used to do it on skates.

[Panamark]

I used to do it on skates.

Yeah but we are talking about Daves Drum riser jumps here !

[Panamark]

J/k please dont hit me with those big black nipples !!!!

[DavidLeeNatra]

I did with my band...probably looked like this fucking wannabe at 0:58'

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[sadaist]

Ugh, now to wash my eyes from the Brett Michaels version...THE REAL DEAL!


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[Diamondjimi]

"Everybody Up !!!

[Coyote]

"Has anyone, over the years, actually tried to do the DLR split-legged leap?"

Can't say that I haven't tried, but a friend of mine did a few years back...


Yes, that's from a gig.

Yes, he nailed it.

And, yes, his back was KILLIN' him a few days later...

[Vinnie Velvet]

"Has anyone, over the years, actually tried to do the DLR split-legged leap?"

Can't say that I haven't tried, but a friend of mine did a few years back...


Yes, that's from a gig.

Yes, he nailed it.

And, yes, his back was KILLIN' him a few days later...

Wow!

Looks great!

Can't say it felt great afterwards.

[Coyote]

Wow!

Looks great!

Can't say it felt great afterwards.

Neither could he.

[GreenBayLA]

Hey Calderone
MotelTheBand, I like it, raw rawk n rolllllllllllll!
Coyote,
Great pic.

[julesk]

my eternally sexy and handsome big brother could do all of big daddy diamond's leaps (except the backflip). I have fond heartfelt memories of him leaping off a 10 foot garbage dumpster splitleap style - his already bulging crotchial region damn near bursting at the seams in all royal roth glory as he kicked both hands loud n proud!!

[julesk]

my eternally sexy and handsome big brother could do all of big daddy diamond's leaps (except the backflip). I have fond heartfelt memories of him leaping off a 10 foot garbage dumpster splitleap style - his already bulging crotchial region damn near bursting at the seams in all royal roth glory as he kicked both hands loud n proud!!

p.s. i vomitted with sheer envy..i still wish i were he...(sigh)

[sadaist]

I couldn't spread my legs and touch my toes like that sitting on the carpet....but 170 lbs traveling at high speed through the air? FUCK NO!

I might try it jumping into a lake or something similar, but only if drunk.

[113]

There have beeen many rumours over the years about Dave`s age!
I have seen the birth dates stated as 1953, 1951, 1953, 1955, and even 1944!
I have just been on Dave`s wikipdia page, and it is stated as 1953. In dave`s book he claims it is 1954.
What do you lot think?

[FORD]

I think you should crawl under one of those double-decker buses in London and let it run over you. Then ask them to back up and run over you again.

[Coyote]

What do you guys think about the subject of Dave`s true age?

[Thorman]

The thing is if your wearing assless pants like DLR that kind of stunt can be pulled off. I remember this time I saw him trying out for the circus, I think it was documented in that video "Going Crazy" after VH fired him.

Classic stuff I have to admit. What was going thru his head those days I wonder?

BAM

[Diamondjimi]

I suffer from verbal diarrhea ,anal leakage and I reek of manbutter!

BAM

Uber ghey!

[bueno bob]

The thing is if your wearing assless pants like DLR that kind of stunt can be pulled off. I remember this time I saw him trying out for the circus, I think it was documented in that video "Going Crazy" after VH fired him.

Classic stuff I have to admit. What was going thru his head those days I wonder?

BAM

How's Tom?

[bueno bob]

There have beeen many rumours over the years about Dave`s age!
I have seen the birth dates stated as 1953, 1951, 1953, 1955, and even 1944!
I have just been on Dave`s wikipdia page, and it is stated as 1953. In dave`s book he claims it is 1954.
What do you lot think?

Dave was born in 1982, obviously.

Duh.

[GreenBayLA]

I remember this time I saw him trying out for the circus, I think it was documented in that video "Going Crazy" after VH fired him.

Actually Dave left Van Halen in 1985 not vice versa.

[Thorman]

Actually Dave left Van Halen in 1985 not vice versa.

Left? Fired1
BAM

[dlrevh00]

Here is me doing it.

[sadaist]

Here is me doing it.

LMAO! Nice. When Dave did it, half the time he didn't reach his hands out to his toes but rather kept them together & centered below him. For balance maybe? Fuck, I don't know. The only jump from heights like that that I've mastered is the cannonball.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Here is me doing it.

I pulled my groin just looking at that...

[WelshJon]

The singer in an old band of mine used to do it all the time. On a video we did for TV he did it off the roof of a VW camper van. I'll see if I can get it from VHS to mpeg to show you. It's pretty cool.