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    Barney G (Ash's crippled mate)

    Hi all,

    I have decided to join the Roth Army given that there are great things happening with Van Halen and I have plenty of time on my hands.

    I believe Ash has spoken of my unfortunate incident, where as lovely old lady (74 old) decided not to give way and ran me down on my motorcycle, leading to months in hospital, coma, heaps of surgery etc.

    Like Ash I an a guitarist and lover of all types of music including of course VH.

    Looking forward to getting to know y'all and talking anything from Rock to radiology with you.


    Cheers


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    Welcome to The Diamond David Lee Roth Army!

    Hi Barney G Welcome to The Diamond David Lee Roth Army! The ROTH ARMY carries the Van Halen Torch, Diamond David Lee Roth Style! This is where Classic Van Halen is celebrated and Diamond Dave reigns as the Supreme Toastmaster of the Immoral Majority. Welcome aboard and enjoy your stay!
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    aah, welcome my brother! pull up a seat, grab a beer and enjoy the show!!!
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    Welcome Barney. Good to have you aboard!
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    Literally , glad you are amongst us.

    I know Mean Street will get you up and Dancing once again.

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    Barney G, Ash has kept us updated on your recovery.

    A life interupted kind of a deal there.

    All my best wishes.



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    Welcome! We'll keep you occupied!
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    Welcome my brother..........

    How ya healing up?
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    More Bloody Aussies.

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    Wow! Welcome Barney! Yeah, Ash clued us in on what happened.

    We all have been pulling for ya here. bro. Glad you decided to take the plunge and sign up!

    Just a few things you should know.

    1. A thick skin is a must. We get into some pretty heated "discussions" about some things. And there are many trolls who like to stop in and create trouble from time to time.
    Being a friend of Ash, well, your reputation precedes you. But don't freak out if sometimes we blast people here who get out of line. Some of us can be quite the loose cannons at times. In a Roth Army sorta way.

    2. Posting while drunk or on drugs is perfectly acceptable around here.

    3. We do not care much for Spammy Hagar. Ridiculing him is encouraged.

    4. We DO have an incredible management team here, and a great buncha blokes who are the hardcore Army guys. So pull up a wheelchair, and feel free to post whatever you want!

    Welcome to the greatest Van Halen community on the planet!
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    Welcome Barns! (finally!!!)

    As already mentioned, yeah ash has given us full updates on your recovery - and glad to hear that things are slowly getting back on the mend for you.

    There's an Aussie football (NRL) thread going here. Even if you don't follow any particular team or don't care for sport in general, always feel free to shoot the shit in regards to practically anything really (e.g. Is Karl Stefanovic a bloody wanker or what)

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    brilliant, guys!

    barns, you need an avatar dude... may i suggest this?
    capt. goodvibes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hardrock69 View Post
    Being a friend of Ash, well, your reputation precedes you.
    thanks hr; i appreciate your compliment.

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    welcome to the show
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    Welcome aboard, Barney! Good to hear you're recovering well.
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    Thanks for all the replies,

    The recovery is going well albeit slowly.

    To go from 1 week in a coma and then risking losing your leg to keeping the leg and recovering hasn't been an overnight job.

    When I got t boned by the 4WD I had some 27 breaks in various bones (both arms/hands/wrists), ribs both sides back and front, 11 just in my right leg which was basically crushed.

    They had to pull muscle from my back to rebuild the lower part of my leg and I have metal rods all the way from my hip to my ankle (internally). I still am not 100% weight bearing and am up to 5 months off work thus far HOWEVER it won't be long until I can fully weight bear, return to work and most importantly stand up with a guitar.

    I am a member of the poweslide forum (motorcycle racing) and love the camaraderie, arguments, lovers haters, fan boys boners and all the other sorts that lurk on the net.


    This gives me a music forum to go along with my other passion (motorcycles and racing) and as I said a number of planets are aligning in regard to VH touring, Ash and I doing some live and original music soon so I love it all.

    Thanks.

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    Shall we call you "Pegleg"?

    Man. Lot more serious than I realized, though I knew it was serious.

    Glad you are getting better, but for the rest of your life you will have explaining to do when going through the metal detectors at airports.

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    Welcome Barney. Keep up the recovery mate.
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    Barney Cripple has a great ring to it.

    You should get your username changed...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barney G View Post
    When I got t boned by the 4WD I had some 27 breaks in various bones (both arms/hands/wrists), ribs both sides back and front, 11 just in my right leg which was basically crushed.
    I know this won't be a popular opinion but I honestly think you should have to show there is a reason you need a 4WD other than 'I just like being higher up than other traffic'. At least you don't see the bull bars so much these days they used to kill dozens of people.

    I'm not talking about people in rural areas but over here you have all these people driving these big fucking things that never leave the city. You even have them buying 'spray on mud'.

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2005/jun/14/uknews

    Legislation here at least means that these things don't have to have bumpers/fenders at the same height as everyone else and they don't have to have collapsible structures making them a fuck of a lot more dangerous for any poor bastard that they run into.

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    it's a bit different here seshy my mate... there are many parts of the shire where a 4wd is an absolute necessity. but i agree with you for cities.

    oi barney!!! come and bling up your shit! it's a bit boring.

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    Bling will arrive soon - I will have a couple of weeks at Mum and Dad's soon with little real entertainment bar the computer and I plan to stylise this then.

    Otherwise thanks to all who wish me well on the recovery - it is coming along.

    I managed to spend about 3 hours on the guitar tonight so another part of the recovery (mood) is improving!

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    Welcome aboard, Barney!
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    Barney,,

    All the best to you and welcome.

    A wiser man than myself said we grow most when having to overcome things much bigger than ourselves.
    or somethin' like that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barney G View Post
    Bling will arrive soon - I will have a couple of weeks at Mum and Dad's soon with little real entertainment bar the computer and I plan to stylise this then.

    Otherwise thanks to all who wish me well on the recovery - it is coming along.

    I managed to spend about 3 hours on the guitar tonight so another part of the recovery (mood) is improving!
    excellent!!!

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    What NRL Team Do You Support?

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    G'day Barney and welcome !

    When I had my bike accident I remember being in the emergency room and thinking
    FUCK, I wont be able to play again. It was my number one thought the whole time.
    Glad to hear you are making progress there !
    Must be a huge relief in the circumstances.
    I only had 8 breaks, but all in my fretting arm.
    You beat me hands down there !!
    Best of luck getting back into it mate

    Cheers,

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan View Post
    More Bloody Aussies.

    Welcome.

    Geez Dan, just shut up already and move across with the other 30,000 kiwis a day !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barney G View Post
    Bling will arrive soon - I will have a couple of weeks at Mum and Dad's soon with little real entertainment bar the computer and I plan to stylise this then.

    Otherwise thanks to all who wish me well on the recovery - it is coming along.

    I managed to spend about 3 hours on the guitar tonight so another part of the recovery (mood) is improving!
    Outstanding.......

    3 hours is not bad at all, bro!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Panamark View Post
    G'day Barney and welcome !

    When I had my bike accident I remember being in the emergency room and thinking
    FUCK, I wont be able to play again. It was my number one thought the whole time.
    Glad to hear you are making progress there !
    Must be a huge relief in the circumstances.
    I only had 8 breaks, but all in my fretting arm.
    You beat me hands down there !!
    Best of luck getting back into it mate

    Cheers,

    -Mark



    I have this large (and to me) odd looking plate in my fretting arm/wrist initially I had worries but it seemed to be the first thing that came good (properly). my real issue is the right leg which as I have stated was basically crushed. I think Ash posted pics of it somewhere.

    Did you get back on a bike after your crash? (I intend to but I still like to hear either support or derision either way)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Panamark View Post
    Geez Dan, just shut up already and move across with the other 30,000 kiwis a day !
    How Dare You And How Rude.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan View Post
    What NRL Team Do You Support?
    I don't really follow a team, if any the Titans being the closest to home. By the time teams merged, we had the super league debacle, all the rot with things like the Coffs Harbour rape rubbish I lost interest for a while.

    I still watch and appreciate a good game and instead of following a team I have teams I don't like, Bronco's, Bulldogs, Storm and if anyone is beating them I consider that to be a positive result. I tend to favour teams as well, such as Balmain (but they are wests as well now), Souths and for that matter even Auckland.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barney G View Post
    I have this large (and to me) odd looking plate in my fretting arm/wrist initially I had worries but it seemed to be the first thing that came good (properly). my real issue is the right leg which as I have stated was basically crushed. I think Ash posted pics of it somewhere.

    Did you get back on a bike after your crash? (I intend to but I still like to hear either support or derision either way)
    G'day Barney,

    My left arm was shattered, compound fracture (got to see my own arm bones in shock ! lol)
    6 weeks after the accident I couldnt fret a first position "D" chord.

    I remember that really freaking me out and in
    a way it helped speed up the recovery with my arm
    as I got really pigheaded about that "D" chord.

    Then one day, I could do it again, then gradually
    moved onto more involved stuff. I feel now, if
    I wasnt such a lazy player the accident is not holding me back anymore.
    As for riding again.. Thats a toughie, I have 4 plates
    and about 28 screws in my left arm, I find that the natural
    vibrations from the bike and road agitate all that structure
    and you end up hurting. I just moved to a farm and are
    going to try a dirt bike to see how it is, I keep trying
    every 12 months, dont want to give false hope, but it
    seems to be getting better, but a lot slower than I hoped.

    With your leg, obviously you need it for the gears and rear break
    which I reckon wont be your prob, the vibrations, even
    on a smooth road bike still got to me 12 months ago.
    And Im 7 years post accident...

    I wanna ride dirt bikes with my son on the farm !
    That should be a good test..

    Hey with the arm, a good positive is all that metal.
    I only have to brush someone and they are down for
    the count ! lol...
    I think I actually have a titanium elbow...

    I got the scans somewhere, posted them here years ago
    after it happened. Great news that the guitar side of
    things is good, you will have that long after your
    biking days.

    Everyones injury is different, you might find you have no issues when fully recovered.
    My arm aches when riding now, (as of 12 months ago)
    but Im about to give it another try. I can chop wood like a crazy man, so
    that gives me hope... Love all bikes
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    Never a dull moment 'round these parts Barney.

    Welcome and all the best for a full recovery.

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    I spent 3 months in bed I never seeked medical attention. Two months walking with a big black boot. I have found that all the laying around got me to reviewing my life and getting all fucked up about what I had done .. the months of five vicodin a day seem to have made me a sad assed depressed and pissed off, wish I had done this or that different, backwards thinking constant life reviewing jaggoff..lol. Rerely use the drugs anymore.

    It will be two years in April, this is about the 8 or 9th instance in my life where I ended up dead and somehow, here I still am. After so many I am all creeped out about my life choices.

    I am still trying to cowboy my way thru without help, but I would recommend that you find someone to talk to about the pshycological bullshit that goes along with what I see as a life interupted wall, mainly because I hit my head so hard that I lost the whole day no clue what happened alone broken and on the side of a road.

    My body healed itself, life is strong, , the body rocks on like a miracle, like the blooming of flowers every spring it will always be that way. You may have a stronger base than me family and friends..The, What, Where, Why, How and Holy Shit issues still linger.

    Good Luck and keep a stiff upper lip.

    EDIT: There is a Motorcycle thread in non that could use some commentary, if you want to, it isn't anything special, but I found that getting back up on the cycle has given me some closure with my self doubt issues. Your flat trac racing comments I read somewhere sounded intetresting or did I read that wrong...bad brain..lol
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    word to the motorcycle thread i have one friend who had a real bad cycle crash and promised his mom he wouldn't ride again. five years later, the itch to ride is killin' him. many others that get back up as soon as they are able. to each their own, i guess. donnon 'bout where you live, but sydney was very intimidating in a city bus, let alone on a scoot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PETE'S BROTHER View Post
    word to the motorcycle thread i have one friend who had a real bad cycle crash and promised his mom he wouldn't ride again. five years later, the itch to ride is killin' him. many others that get back up as soon as they are able. to each their own, i guess. donnon 'bout where you live, but sydney was very intimidating in a city bus, let alone on a scoot.
    I rode a GSXR750 through Sydney a few times, you are right, not for the feint hearted.
    Dudes are in a massive hurry and change lanes without looking, the buses
    and taxis everywhere dont help much either...

    The harbour tunnel was a "must do" before they installed speed cameras
    That is a blast in the early hours of the morning with minimal cars. Need to cover
    your plates now ........ I miss that 750......

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    cut my teeth on my old man's 79 yamaha 1100 special xs ? great old scoot...

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    where is the ol' barnacle? he's away visiting the rellies.

    omg, when he sees you guys talking bikes...

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