Van Halen - The Downtown Sessions - "You Really Got Me" Video...

[Nitro Express]

Hey, don't knock church! It's a great way to make a boatload of money without doing crap to earn it! God's honest truth - the preacher at my church is young, 30. And he's getting paid like 80 grand a year (salary plus housing allowance, plus insurance, plus blah blah blah - I know this because it's a matter of public record in the church). This cat shows up for an hour on Wednesday nights, two hours on Sunday morning and maybe an hour and a half on Sunday night. He spends maybe, MAYBE, 5 to 7 hours a week in the church office during regular church office hours (Monday through Friday, 8 to 5). I know because my mom has been filling in for the church secretary this dick ran off (an older lady who'd been church secretary for nearly 20 years). So let's see - that's right at 80 Gs a year for 10, maybe 15 hours a week??? And you know what the best part is? The majority of the church is pissed about it but nobody wants to be the one to point the finger at the guy and say "you're fired." Why? Because they all felt like it was God's will that they hired the jerk in the first place. I swear to God, I bet this guy laughs his ass off every night when he gets in bed.

Now, the question is, since I obviously don't dig this racket, why do I still go? Because I have an 11 year old daughter and I'm gonna thump the bible, show up every week, stomp my feet and light a match during the service if that's what it takes to keep her on the straight and narrow til she's grown Fear of burning in a lake of fire is a fantastic motivator for young kids Will it really make a difference when she's gets a little older? Well, it didn't work for me.

I need a drink

LOL! I never thought my parents really believed in the religion I was raised in. My dad was making a shit load of money getting lucrative church building contracts. They both seemed to enjoy the social aspects of it. When I would complain they would tell me it didn't matter if it was true, it was a good way to raise a family. I sure they appreciated having the peer pressure of the organization keeping the kids off drugs and out of the sack with each other. What they didn't know is at the church summer youth conference we were smoking pot, drinking beer and screwing each other. LOL! Oh but it made the rebellion so sweet. My advice is if you do pick a church, pick the one with the cutest girls.

Oh well. Our neighbors were jewish and I felt like I had it better than the poor kid next door. I didn't have to learn hebrew and I could eat pork.

[Dave's PA Rental]

Seriously? In this fucking thread? Uh, what the fuck? There's too many fucking megathreads, and there's too many fucking stickies. There, I said it. Light the fucking PA signal...

[Dave's PA Rental]

You know you want too...

[ELVIS]

It's burnt out...

[Seshmeister]

Yeah but the only way to get rid of religion Sesh would be to set up a dictatorship and force them to get rid of it or kill them.

The way to get rid of religion is to go on about it all the fucking time on a Dave Lee Roth message board.

No actually the way to get rid of religion is twofold. Education and not indoctrinating children.

Almost noone if you took them at 20 and tried to convince them there was a tooth fairy would believe you. A few like Tom Cruise maybe but almost noone.

Religion is a congenital condition otherwise Elvis would be a muslim fanatic. It's an inherited illness.

[ELVIS]

That's not fair...

There IS a tooth fairy...

[Dave's PA Rental]

Um. Take it to a different thread. Are there really no grownups around but me?

[DONNIEP]

This is the argument I had with my parents for a while about their grandchildren when they worried about their morality if they didn't go to Sunday School.

It's extraordinary. You think well how am I going to argue this hugely complex issue and then it occurs to you. Flip it around.

Explain to me how Sunday School makes kids better morally preferably giving examples and even better some sort of proper scientific evidence (you may wish to not include people like Adolf Hitler).

Sesh, there is no way to explain it. It's all a fairy tale anyways. And yes Elvis, I am fucked in the head.

[Sensible Shoes]

Sesh and Elvis -

Get a room.

[Nitro Express]

Ok. Now back to our regular scheduled program. Now what about those downtown sessions?

It cracks me up seeing Alex Van Halen playing the bongos. The feng shui is more Grateful Dead than Van Halen. Al should set the bongos on fire like he did the drums in the early days.

[ELVIS]

Ok. Now back to our regular scheduled program. Now what about those downtown sessions?

They suck. Dave sings like crap and Al looks like he's hiding out from a murder he just commited...

[Nitro Express]

Sesh and Elvis -

Get a room.

Why? They finally made up and are going to have sex?

[ELVIS]

We never fell out...

[Nitro Express]

They suck. Dave sings like crap and Al looks like he's hiding out from a murder he just commited...

They look like a bunch of dirty old men that grandma sent the nephew with to make sure they didn't bang any whores downtown.

[Sensible Shoes]

Why? They finally made up and are going to have sex?

Yes.

I just want them to get back on topic, but I'm not a mod so screw it. Talk about whatever you want.

[ELVIS]

uhh hu u huh uh uhuhhu hu hu huh uh uh u

[DONNIEP]

How's about this - Dave looks like he's about to piss his pants because he wants to jump up, do a couple of kicks, run around and basically unload on the whole place. It's just not right seeing him being so "restrained". Let the fucker loose! You just know he wants to break out the Jack and rip the place apart...Amen and praise God

[ELVIS]

Nah...

[ashstralia]

well, i was stoked when the local record store man told me that my copy of adkot comes with this dvd. and ftr, i think dave's vocal performance totally suits the unplugged vibe. of course he's not going to go apeshit all over a groovy laidback version of the song. THAT would be stoopid.

[Panamark]

I've only got one thing to say, if I die and 72 virgins run my way and Allah
stops them in their tracks and says "No Girls, he is a Christian" Im
gonna be pissed off !!

[Sensible Shoes]

You are not helping.

[ELVIS]

I've only got one thing to say, if I die and 72 virgins run my way and Allah
stops them in their tracks and says "No Girls, he is a Christian" Im
gonna be pissed off !!

Just play Tattoo and it's all good...

[ELVIS]

well, i was stoked when the local record store man told me that my copy of adkot comes with this dvd. and ftr, i think dave's vocal performance totally suits the unplugged vibe. of course he's not going to go apeshit all over a groovy laidback version of the song. THAT would be stoopid.

Ypu should learn to abbreviate you entire posts...

[Panamark]

You are not helping.

Yes I am, I clearly stated I would only input one comment on the subject.

Hows Wolfies backing vocals on YRGM, who needs Mikey ? (There ya go Shoes !)

[Panamark]

Just play Tattoo and it's all good...

In the process of microchipping it permanently on my soul as we speak !

[ashstralia]

Ypu should learn to abbreviate you entire posts...

you should go and fuck a gumboot...

[ELVIS]

And BTW Mark, Tattoo is awesome...

I really like it...

[ELVIS]

you should go and fuck a gumboot...

You should gum and go a bootfuck...

[DONNIEP]

Yes I am, I clearly stated I would only input one comment on the subject.

Hows Wolfies backing vocals on YRGM, who needs Mikey ? (There ya go Shoes !)

At this point...I think Sammy's the only one who needs Mikey.

[Panamark]

And BTW Mark, Tattoo is awesome...

I really like it...

Yeah, best vibe I have had from a song since the 80's. Theres a lot of layers
to it, I get the same rush as some of the Randy Rhoads/Ozzy CVH albums
with Tattoo. I honestly thought I would never get that feeling again.
With one single tattoo Hagar has also been erased forever !
(another bonus !)

[ELVIS]

Yeah, it has real depth compared to whatever might be considered to be the best Van Hagar song, by far...

[GreenEyedMurder]

Well, my circle is small...

Among other things...

[GreenEyedMurder]

In the process of microchipping it permanently on my soul as we speak !

I was thinking of tattooing some of the lyrics somewhere on me, but I thought that might be too meta.

[SunisinuS]

That's the thing, yeah. Los angeles rock station morning show Mark & Brian. They only played the very beginning of it & then went off. What makes me mad is maybe casual fans will think the small portion they heard is indicative of the entire album, then they get further skewed opinions by hearing the dj's. Power of suggestion & all.

I dig the tune for what it is. VH messing around sloppily & live. Just having some fun & filming it so we can be a part of it.

Oh well, what matters is that I enjoyed it. So cool to see a different flavor of VH. They never cease to amaze or surprise me.

I still think that is all a part of it. They have just gotten all of the warts and ugliness out of the way. Haters can hate. Then we get down to business.

Looking forward to a sweet album.

Nice Job Interscope, Dave and the Band.

Roth On!

=VH=

2000 Fuck Pukes!

[DONNIEP]

I hope we hear/read a lot of interviews about how great they are getting along, etc., but until then I just cringe every time Dave is "being Dave" and I'm waiting for the shit to hit the fan. I hate that I'm conditioned to feel that, but that's the way it is...

I think you and I are the only two people here who cringed just a little bit when Dave was being Dave in this video. I absolutely remember Eddie talking shit about Dave's "hoppin-boppin" etc.. routine. Ed said those exact words for god's sake! And when Dave started up with it...I know I subconsciously ducked down a little because I just knew Ed was going to toss his guitar and say "fuck THIS"! I hope Ed and Al have grown up a little bit and realize that Dave is just Dave. They can't change him - and I hope they don't try.

[ashstralia]

I was thinking of tattooing some of the lyrics somewhere on me, but I thought that might be too meta.

i can think of somewhere to put 'explodo pink' in a fancy font...

[ashstralia]

hey! couple #2 to the dance floor please. you know what happened last week.


aah heater, would you prefer it if davo wore a big pouffy blonde wig?
and sang beautiful songs about eagles, and how they go higher?

jeezus.

[DlocRoth]

I think you and I are the only two people here who cringed just a little bit when Dave was being Dave in this video. I absolutely remember Eddie talking shit about Dave's "hoppin-boppin" etc.. routine. Ed said those exact words for god's sake! And when Dave started up with it...I know I subconsciously ducked down a little because I just knew Ed was going to toss his guitar and say "fuck THIS"! I hope Ed and Al have grown up a little bit and realize that Dave is just Dave. They can't change him - and I hope they don't try.

Relax, bro.....

Its been going on 5 years now.......

Dave is golden with Howdy Doody Mountain.

[Rikk]

How many fucking times does ELVIS want to state the performance sucks?

Shut the fuck up already.

I think it's pretty cool. Laid-back. After years of getting excited at the prospect of a quote in a music mag from Dave or Ed, seeing them play this laid-back version of a debut album classic and knowing there are three more performances waiting on the bonus disc (one of them being one of the new songs) is good enough for me.

I think the DELUXE version is a dollar more or something on Amazon. Four performances on one disc is damn good for a dollar.

Welcome back, Dave.

[SunisinuS]

How many fucking times does ELVIS want to state the performance sucks?

Shut the fuck up already.

I think it's pretty cool. Laid-back. After years of getting excited at the prospect of a quote in a music mag from Dave or Ed, seeing them play this laid-back version of a debut album classic and knowing there are three more performances waiting on the bonus disc (one of them being one of the new songs) is good enough for me.

I think the DELUXE version is a dollar more or something on Amazon. Four performances on one disc is damn good for a dollar.

Welcome back, Dave.

There is a button for Ignore. Elbow can suck my kiss. It is a fool and a tool. Just walk on past.