I've thought about it...so here it is...the kid deserves his own thread for a lot of reasons...
We're all experiencing the sheer joy of A Different Kind of Truth...
Dave back in the fold for the last 6 years...
another impending tour...
The return of Van Halen...
We've all heard the story...The Ipod...the classic tunes with Dave...saying to his father "This is your best stuff...this is what we need to play...let's go jam on these tunes!" ...during a time when Ed was out of control...again....and in need of saving. Every Dad out there knows how much you always look up to and respect for own father and, when you have a son of your own....no matter how old they get...is always, always..your little boy. As a son...You never want to disappoint your father...and I'd say...as a father...you never want to disappoint your son...this relationship has brought us...Van Halen.
None of us will ever know what was really said or done between Ed and Wolfgang to get to this point...and we don't need too...you can see it in Ed's smile...the proof is in the music...the tours...the new album...moreso, the fact that Edward is still here and healthy...and, the fact that we all...as fans, get to enjoy it...as they smile at each other across the stage...and David Lee Roth is in the middle of that stage...
I had come to a point in the early 2000's to accepting the fact that it would never happen...ever...too much had happened...too much time wasted...too much shit to get over to ever make it happen...and then, out of nowhere...it did...the last 2 months have erased 28 years of agony...
We can all thank Wolfgang Van Halen for that...we can thank him for all of it...he started the Van Halen train rolling again...Dave, Ed and Al have found their way back on the ball together...and really seem to be enjoying each other!!
and uh...the kid can play...can't he...and on that point...you all can take it from here...