'Van Halen Rising' Book Chat with Greg Renoff - Oct. 17th, 9pm ET

[Von Halen]

All KILLER SHOTS! Von, here's what I put up yesterday. Would love to put up others if you're game.

http://tmblr.co/ZcnhaupK5p53

Sure. And thanks!

[sadaist]

The reason we have this site. The legend. The Toastmaster General. The GREATEST fucking frontman in the history of rock and roll. Diamond David Lee Roth!

His infectious attitude and style is also the reason for me losing my virginity at an early age and hitting quite a great hot streak through high school. The reason I tasted my first whiskey. The reason it's okay to be a metal head that actually likes music with a dance groove and that you can actually sing to. The reason Van Halen was Van Halen again in 2007.

I give the man my money at every opportunity. All I can offer now is this...


/salute

[Seshmeister]

Isn't that something?

Do you think these guys REALLY understand how many lives they have literally changed?

Hey today's rappers are changing lives too. They are KILLING them, and each other! How many of those rap fucks will have sites dedicated to them 35 years from now? ZERO!

[Karma86]

I see some interesting stuff, gotta love the pics cant wait to see the book in its entirety. I like what I see so far.

[fraroc]

The reason we have this site. The legend. The Toastmaster General. The GREATEST fucking frontman in the history of rock and roll. Diamond David Lee Roth!

And the next time Van Halen does a show in the US, we're all going to bitching, moaning, complaining and griping about how he's a "statue" on stage when he's CLEARLY enjoying himself, enjoying being in VH and enjoying the company of the fans despite his physical limitations being a fucking 57 year old man.


Well, mabye not because ELBOW supposedly joined the Alex Jone$ Cult in wake of this fucking NSA debacle and probably is too paranoid to use the internet. Ten bucks he sold his house and he's building an underground anti-drone strike bunker.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Von,

You're welcome and thanks for your killer pix. I saw them at the Meadowlands on 4-2-84 and it changed my life....

is the "different kind of timeline" your FB page?

[ffoner]

is the "different kind of timeline" your FB page?

Hey Pete, no, that's not my page but I'll check it out. My blog is here - http://vanhalenrising.tumblr.com/ My twitter link's up there and if you search by my twitter name you should be able to find my fb.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Hey Pete, no, that's not my page but I'll check it out. My blog is here - http://vanhalenrising.tumblr.com/ My twitter link's up there and if you search by my twitter name you should be able to find my fb.

my buddy's new additition to his vacation sleeve, saw them twice in vegas 07 and 12

lucky.jpg

it was this same trip

big fans.jpg

[ffoner]

Killer vh paint ^^^^

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Killer vh paint ^^^^

feel free to share, he would be honored

[FORD]

Hey spam from sum yung gai......

Tôi fucked mẹ của bạn lên cặp mông đêm qua.

goddamn, I love google translate.

[envy_me]

What language is that?

[TFM_Dale]

I'm guessing Mongoloid.

[FORD]

Vietnamese.

I told the spambot I fucked his mother in the ass last night

[envy_me]

Vietnamese.

I told the spambot I fucked his mother in the ass last night

Didn't you guys hurt them enough during the war

[Dan]

my buddy's new additition to his vacation sleeve, saw them twice in vegas 07 and 12

lucky.jpg

it was this same trip

big fans.jpg

Both These Guys Rock.Glad I Met Them In person.I Owe Them Big Time For Taking Me To See Van Halen in 2012.

[ashstralia]

Vietnamese.

I told the spambot I fucked his mother in the ass last night

growing up in sydney, i knew vietnamese the second i saw it... did cut/paste/translate though.

[big fatty]

VAN HALEN RISING podcast with Greg Renoff.

Everyone must hear this !!!!!

www.vanhalenrising.tumblr.com

http://rockandorrollpodcast.blogspot...ising.html?m=1

[ffoner]

[QUOTE=big fatty;1832205]VAN HALEN RISING podcast with Greg Renoff.

Everyone must hear this !!!!!

www.vanhalenrising.tumblr.com

Hey thanks for the plug Big Fatty!

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People regularly ask me about what will be included in my forthcoming book on Van Halen, Van Halen Rising. Here’s a sneak preview of what my years of research — including 200+ interviews with everyone from former band members and club owners to fans and fellow musicians — has uncovered.

BJ Kahuna interviews me about the band’s origins, including the “pre-Van Halen” bands: Genesis, Mammoth and Red Ball Jet. We also cover VH’s early evolution up through its 1978 breakout.

You also can hear tons of unreleased early Van Halen songs.
Please take a listen; I think even the biggest Van Halen fans will learn new things about the band!

Please subscribe/download DJ’s excellent Rock and/or Roll Podcast. Here's the direct link to our chat:

http://rockandorroll.podomatic.com/e...07_15_59-07_00

Thanks! Greg

[katina]

Gracias Greg

[DLR Bridge]

A great listen. Really looking forward to the book.

[moose]

Release date?

[fraroc]

Eddie really needs to write his own autobio and clear the air on certain things.

[ELVIS]

No way would I care to hear yet another version of the early days of Van Halen...

[big fatty]

I hate to nitpick, but I believe the opener was not The Scream, but Screams. Can't be sure if I am correct on that, but I believe that is two different bands. Yes, the got boo'd loudly!

The bands name was screams. They were booed off also chants of van halen during there show did not help.Rail was another opener that got booed off.

Yes, you are right. I would have said "Screams", but I have found some entries on the net where they were called "The Scream". Does not matter. Either way they fucking sucked.

[Kristy]

I want to say ghey here but this is too cool. Von knows his shit.

[DLR Bridge]

Von knows his shit.

That guy is so checking Jet Blue for air fare to CO. right now.

[ashstralia]

Who'd be 'the man'?

[78/84 guy]

You da man ?

[DONNIEP]

Who'd be 'the man'?

Whitey is The Man. Everybody knows that.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Whitey is The Man. Everybody knows that.

whitney is dead

[DONNIEP]

whitney is dead

Yes, she is. Killed by Whitey.

[vandeleur]

Yes, she is. Killed by Whitey.

Lines of whitey

[DONNIEP]

Lines of whitey

Ooh! That reminds me of a song!

[vandeleur]

Don't do it

[ffoner]

Hey everyone,

Just a quick update about Van Halen Rising.

On Friday night I sent off a 115,000 word manuscript to the good people at ECW Press to begin the editing and book production process; the book should be out in the fall of 2015. (If you don't know ECW's stuff, they've done all of Neil Peart's books).

As many of you know, I started working on Van Halen Rising back in 2009, so this is a huge milestone as I look forward to getting the book in everyone's hands. THANK YOU so much for your support. I've appreciated the kind words and enthusiasm here at the links.

Just some of the topics/episodes the book covers: the origins of Genesis/Mammoth, DLR's Red Ball Jet's adventures, the backyard party days, Wet-T-Shirt contests, the Gene Simmons episode, how the Warner Bros. signing really went down, the making of VH1, and the 1978 tour.

I can make one promise: there will be page after page of stories that Van Halen fans *haven't* read about before. I dug deep to get the untold story down on paper; Among the 230+ interviews I did, I talked to everyone from Mike Anthony and Ted T. to DLR's and EVH's high school buddies.

If you know any VH fans who'd like to read the untold story of the band's beginnings and rise to fame, please do send them my way on FB or Twitter.

Best and thanks again -

Greg Renoff
www.facebook.com/vanhalenrising
www.twitter.com/GregRenoff

[Von Halen]

Hey everyone,

Just a quick update about Van Halen Rising.

On Friday night I sent off a 115,000 word manuscript to the good people at ECW Press to begin the editing and book production process; the book should be out in the fall of 2015. (If you don't know ECW's stuff, they've done all of Neil Peart's books).

As many of you know, I started working on Van Halen Rising back in 2009, so this is a huge milestone as I look forward to getting the book in everyone's hands. THANK YOU so much for your support. I've appreciated the kind words and enthusiasm here at the links.

Just some of the topics/episodes the book covers: the origins of Genesis/Mammoth, DLR's Red Ball Jet's adventures, the backyard party days, Wet-T-Shirt contests, the Gene Simmons episode, how the Warner Bros. signing really went down, the making of VH1, and the 1978 tour.

I can make one promise: there will be page after page of stories that Van Halen fans *haven't* read about before. I dug deep to get the untold story down on paper; Among the 230+ interviews I did, I talked to everyone from Mike Anthony and Ted T. to DLR's and EVH's high school buddies.

If you know any VH fans who'd like to read the untold story of the band's beginnings and rise to fame, please do send them my way on FB or Twitter.

Best and thanks again -

Greg Renoff
www.facebook.com/vanhalenrising
www.twitter.com/GregRenoff

Very cool Greg! I can't wait for this thing to come out!

[ThatArtGuy]

What?!? Something NEW to talk about?

That'll last about a week, I think.

[ELVIS]

The untold story ??

Really ??

[Angel]

^^shut up.