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    p.s. you chose to hate dave, over a cartoon cat...
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    Quote Originally Posted by PETE'S BROTHER View Post
    p.s. you chose to hate dave, over a cartoon cat...
    No, the cat was simply the trigger. The gun had been loaded & was ready to fire.

    Dave did it. It's Dave's fault. Stop it.
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    you did it

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    It was done to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PETE'S BROTHER View Post
    p.s. you chose to hate dave, over a cartoon cat...
    Are you two ladies still fighting over this? Geez, back in the old days there would have been at least two meltdowns and one goodbye thread over this argument by now lol

    I don't hate Dave. I just think the guy's stupid site reflects he total inability to grasp the importance of the interwebz. Sure, he's got his twatter feed and somebody is updating it. But his site sucks and since he made his triumphant return it hasn't gotten any better. Here's all he has to do:

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    Archive of old stuff
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    None of that would require much effort on his end.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DONNIEP View Post
    Are you two ladies still fighting over this? Geez, back in the old days there would have been at least two meltdowns and one goodbye thread over this argument by now lol
    Well, PB won't stop hitting me with his purse.

    Tell him to stop, Donnie.

    Quote Originally Posted by DONNIEP View Post
    I don't hate Dave. I just think the guy's stupid site reflects he total inability to grasp the importance of the interwebz.
    And his complete lack of knowledge on how to market himself after 1985. It's been one bumbling mistake after another. "Hey, let's feature my ass prominently in every video."

    Quote Originally Posted by DONNIEP View Post
    None of that would require much effort on his end.
    He'd have to care for his fans, though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Izzy Moreno View Post
    Well, PB won't stop hitting me with his purse.

    Tell him to stop, Donnie.
    fine, carry on then

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    Quote Originally Posted by PETE'S BROTHER View Post
    fine, carry on then
    Thank you.

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    In the book on page 270, Ted Templeman, upon listening to two new tunes that the band had written since he'd last seen them, said of "Atomic Punk" and "Ain't Talkin 'Bout Love", "I really did my homework, and what I learned was that those were Dave's lyrics, and he was a great lyricist. And I knew he was smart. And that's hard to come by, somebody who's really, really bright like that."

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    Indeed, 37 years on and the questions about Roth, though rhetorical, still remain. I.e., Does he really rule the streets at night like no other? Where did he hear the news about her disease... and did he drive her down to the clinic in his crappy Subaru himself... or did he tell her to take the bus?
    Yes Sir, as a "lyricist" the poetic genius in Roth is simply undeniable.

    Come on,Ted, give us a break.
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    Yet another tidbit I'm still wrestling with in the book is the reported request from Black Sabbath that DLR perform as a stand-in at the show for MIA Ozzy. That would have been quite the event it seems to me.

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    "Uh, guys. I don't know the songs!"

    "DAMMIT!!!"
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    Quote Originally Posted by DONNIEP View Post
    Are you two ladies still fighting over this? Geez, back in the old days there would have been at least two meltdowns and one goodbye thread over this argument by now lol

    I don't hate Dave. I just think the guy's stupid site reflects he total inability to grasp the importance of the interwebz. Sure, he's got his twatter feed and somebody is updating it. But his site sucks and since he made his triumphant return it hasn't gotten any better. Here's all he has to do:

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    New Roth Show - can't believe I'm asking for that. Might as well fireboard me
    Archive of old stuff
    Lastly - a new Roth Radio

    None of that would require much effort on his end.
    You know Dave is quite the artist. Paul Stanley has managed to sell himself as an artist and done well. I think Dave's art is more interesting than Paul's. My frustration with Dave is his lack of being able to market himself. As a live performer his voice is shot and he never had much of a voice to begin with and his stage act is for a young guy. An old guy looks goofy up there. I wish Dave was more like Gene Simmons and was out to create everything and sell it to you. I just see a lot of talent locked up in a house doing nothing. I don't know. Maybe Dave's hyperactivity scrambles him to where he just can't focus.
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    Greg has announced his follow-up book....

    It's an authorized biography on Ted Templeman....

    Greg stresses that it although Ted has worked with dozens of artists, it will be heavy on his VH time.....
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    Does anyone want to read Doobie Brothers stories?
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    Quote Originally Posted by twonabomber View Post
    Does anyone want to read Doobie Brothers stories?
    Might be fairly boring read... I ran into Patrick Simmons of the Doobies a few times at a local guitar shop in Santa Cruz, Ca back in the early 70's. He was having them build some pedal boards and amp repairs. Nice guy and pretty laid back.
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    Got damn! I know I’m late to the party, but I love this book. Just read it about 2 months ago. It took me about a month because I was googling addresses in the book and listening to the videos on YouTube from the shows in the book. Who else did that? Lol Feels like I know more about my all-time favorite band. I seen every headlining tour starting in 1979. After reading how young they was doing “Krell” it’s no wonder Ed and Al would jam hours upon hours everyday, and with cigarettes in their mouths in every picture. Lol One of the things I found interesting is Dave using a straw to suck out the air of Al’s toms for an effect. Next time I get by a drum set I’m doing that to see what the hell that’s all about. And then blowing away a MS lead UFO. I didn’t know that.

    That’s the first VH book I’ve read. I want to read Monk’s book. Can anyone tell me if it’s worth the read? I would appreciate it.
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    Definitely read the Monk book or do what I did and get the audio version.

    It's as good as Gregg's and covers a later period after they were signed. I think Monk's book will form the definitive history of the band, he had a lot of notes from the time and was taking a lot less booze and drugs than the other principle parties...
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