Van Halen Was Mentioned To Star In "Rock And Roll High School"......

[Hardrock69]

Am reading a bio of Joey Ramone, written by his brother.

At the same time the Ramones were in New York City, future filmmaker Allan Arkush was in Hollywood working for Roger Corman, B-Movie King....."I wanted to make a movie about blowing up a high school......at a meeting at Warner Bros., " Alan remembers, "a guy named Carl mentioned some bands like Van Halen and Devo, which I passed on."

WB had just bought out Sire Records, and the Ramones were on that label.

The rest is history.....

[ELVIS]

And you're living in the past...

[Hardrock69]

Go fuck yourself.

[ELVIS]

This thread's kicking ass, eh ??

Next time, have your mom help you count to ten before posting your brilliant thread ideas...

[Hardrock69]

Wow. Thanks for the compliment! Glad you think it is a brilliant thread idea!

[ELVIS]

Reading comprehension is a mother fucker, eh ??

[Hardrock69]

Sure is. Someday maybe you will figure out what it is.

[Never was]

FYI that bio is essentially a work of fiction for the most part.

[Kristy]

...and yet, tumbleweeds pass by you, 'tard.

[chefcraig]

Wasn't Cheap Trick the initial choice for that movie?

[Hardrock69]

I dunno about "initial" choice, but yes, and amazingly enough Todd Rungren was considered as well.

[Hardrock69]

Ha....found this previous thread mentioning Van Halen and this film:

http://www.rotharmy.com/forums/showthread.php?65171-Rock-and-Roll-High-School-on-Epix-Drive-in

[Zing!]

Rock & Roll High School is a classic! It couldn't have been anyone else but the Ramones.

[DavidLeeNatra]

And you're living in the past...

says the man posting 200 year old quotes to justify uncontrolled gun sales...

[ELVIS]

200 years is not so long ago...