Van Halen--TOUR REHEARSAL--LA--FORUM--2/8/12--Roth Army Exclusive!

[Sensible Shoes]

What he said.

[Fairwrning]

It's really cool of him to share this with some long-time members of his lame-ass sam-sucking site. This is the same guy who was all about bashing Wolf last time around, right? What a dick.

Great point...little more " passing round" going on here..

[Panamark]

i believe he's more of a beer man...

Correct ! When Im working

Out of hours, whatever works the fastest

[VAiN]

Great point...little more " passing round" going on here..

Please pass it to the left... no sitting on the grass, please..

[VAiN]

[neuralfraud]

Wow, surprise-surprise!

Would be super cool if they get the honor of talking to the guys tonight!

Roth on!

[JJtheVagPounder]

Am I crazy or does the stage look small?

[Sensible Shoes]

I think it does too.

[Fairwrning]

So whats the first song?? Im going with something new..." China Town"

[VAiN]

WTF??



Is this going to be a thing?

[hain23x]

Looks like Dave lost the arm wrestling match on the stage.

Smallest Van Halen stage ever?

[Fairwrning]

Like I said..." China Town"

[slage33]

Am I crazy or does the stage look small?

Stage looks kind of weak from these first few pics.... I hope im wrong.

[neuralfraud]

It does look small-ish but then again, dont most arenas have 3 levels or so?

TBT forum supports about 21,500 people; I wonder how big that place is..

[moose]

U lucky bastards!
U lucky FUCKIN BASTARDS!

[Hardrock69]

Sure does. Hmmm.....there go any ideas I had about a "Big Rock" production.....I mean, from Fair Warning on forward, part of the spectacle was having this giant lighting rig with a million lights.....and a hundred speakers on the stage.

Welcome to the new economics of touring, lol. They have a nice fat line array setup though....

[78/84 guy]

Am I crazy or does the stage look small?

Well Ed's amps are covered. I wonder if they will use a video screen like the other night ? Looks like something is hanging behind the stage.

[kwame k]

WTF??



Is this going to be a thing?

I don't know man but.....Jesus Christ, VA has put on weight

[SNIPER]

Am I crazy or does the stage look small?

It is small. But it looks like the OA gear is on the stage too. Hmm. Thought it would be a bigger production.

[gbranton]

I wouldn't get too worried just yet, I'm sure all the screens and such we saw the other night will be in play but you don't need all that stuff for a rehersal.

I am quite excited about that ramp that goes out into the crowd, it isn't far from my New Orleans seats.

[Fairwrning]

Could that just be scaled down a bit for Kool and the Gang??,,,Maybe it gets cleared a bit before VH..

[don don]

Don't you think that's Kool and the Gang's gear and the Boy's stuff is behind the black curtains. Just sayin'...

[JJtheVagPounder]

Don't you think that's Kool and the Gang's gear and the Boy's stuff is behind the black curtains. Just sayin'...

Totally forgot about Kool. Duh.

[moose]

Small stage
Big sound
More focus on the band
Fine with me

[VAiN]

I am quite excited about that ramp that goes out into the crowd

They had it last time around as well.. Dave used it 2, maybe 3 times.. and Wolf once during Atomic Punk.. I'm hoping Ed being wireless changes all that..

[Hardrock69]

Yeah but really....looking at the photo, I know how big the Forum is....the stage is not THAT small...it is just in an arena that is almost 2wice the size of a standard coliseum....

[gbranton]

Don't you think that's Kool and the Gang's gear and the Boy's stuff is behind the black curtains. Just sayin'...

Totally forgot about Kool. Duh.

Damn! Understandable I suppose.

[POJO_Risin]

OK...just got back from the run, and NO SHIT...FLAMMA JUST TEXTED ME SAYING THE HOOKER FROM BORAT WEDGED HERSELF BETWEEN HE AND VA BEACH!!!!

HE WAS DEAD FUCKING SERIOUS...HHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!

FUCKING HILARIOUS!!!!!!!

[VAiN]

Small stage
Big sound
More focus on the band
Fine with me

Same here... They'll have the jombotron-mega-deluxe 5000 out there again anyway.. Not a bad seat in the house.

[neuralfraud]

hey may not be the right place but does anyone think ed might pull off some jumps this time around? Looked great last time but he has definitely put on some weight..

[ashstralia]

we thought maiden's stage looked small in '08 too. then the curtain lifted... HOLY SHAMOLY BATMAN!!!!!

[POJO_Risin]

Alright...awaiting news from the guys on the stage...

No mention of how small it is...so I'm guessing it's not...

[POJO_Risin]

hey may not be the right place but does anyone think ed might pull off some jumps this time around? Looked great last time but he has definitely put on some weight..

Not with the hip...no way...

[Panamark]

OK...just got back from the run, and NO SHIT...FLAMMA JUST TEXTED ME SAYING THE HOOKER FROM BORAT WEDGED HERSELF BETWEEN HE AND VA BEACH!!!!

HE WAS DEAD FUCKING SERIOUS...HHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!

FUCKING HILARIOUS!!!!!!!

Thankgod it wasnt that naked fat guy from BORAT !

[Vinnie Velvet]

It will be a bigger stage once more of the curtains are removed, etc.

But if the private show last week was any indication, expect the stage to be mostly comprised of video screens.

Which isn't a bad thing.

[Sensible Shoes]

Ed did some jumps last time.

Posts are going to fast to go without the quotes again.

[hain23x]

Eddie has put on some weight alright, He got more chins than (sung like Dave) ChINA TOWN!!

[neuralfraud]

Oh yea man, he did some jumps in 07/08, albeit not a shit ton or anything

Not with the hip...no way...

[POJO_Risin]

Yo...you Army motherfuckers...

From us meaningless webbies to you...

this is what it's all about...

Honest to christ...I never...ever...thought I'd be sitting her...less than an hour before VH went onstage PROMOTING NOT ONLY A NEW ALBUM...BUT FUCK IT IF IT ISN'T ONE BAD-ASS MOTHERFUCKING ALBUM TO BOOT!!!

Roth ON ARMY!!!!

I seriously love this place...and I should be ready to go fucking postal after not being able to make the left coast trek...after talking that son of a bitch Va Beach to go!!!!

BRING US THE NOISE!!!!

[POJO_Risin]

Thankgod it wasnt that naked fat guy from BORAT !

It's early yet...give it time...Va's getting ready to...oh...

you mean the ACTUAL fat guy...