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  • DrMaddVibe
    ROTH ARMY ELITE
    • Jan 2004
    • 6682

    Open Letter To Edward Van Halen

    Mr. Van Halen,

    I'd like to take a moment to voice an opinion that has been festering inside of me and with the passing of Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott I can finally voice my concerns towards you. I've been a fan of Van Halen since you started. I've seen you live, I've bought your albums and yes I even have the t-shirt. It's from the mindset of a fan that I'm taking the time to write something that you'll probably dismiss as a negative attack. Don't. Please use this as a springboard to do something for all of us...the fans...and for Dimebag.

    Please make whatever amends that need to be made and embrace David Lee Roth back into what was the greatest rock band since the formation of the Rolling Stones.

    Life is short and we aren't guaranteed tomorrow, so why live with the regret? Treat us to what was "Me Wise Magic" and "Can't Get This Stuff No More". There are thousands, no millions of us that have stayed away since "1984". Bring us back with the only thing that will fulfill Van Halen back into superstardom and back to full arenas. I saw the tears that you shed at Darrell's funeral. Those were genuine tears and not a show or alcohol induced. The same emotion that you showed at his wake is what many of us have welled up inside of us. The passing of a good friend and the reality that you can never bring him back despite all you intentions. You can do something about Van Halen though.

    If it's money that fuels your inner desire then imagine what you'd be sitting on if you were to do THE right thing. Sammy couldn't do it. Gary wasn't even close. Nobody else lives up to what Van Halen is except the original 4 on stage and in the studio. You know this too. You playing ability is kicked up whenever you're around Dave. It's magic and only Dave can breathe life into the dying corpse that has become Van Halen.

    I hope you can listen to the "voice" inside of you and reason with facts. Don't listen to managers, yes-men or others that say this is some bad career move. It is the best move. For the legacy of Van Halen, bury the hatchet and be the bigger man and reach across the bridge that divides you. Give us back Van Halen. For Darrell.
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  • Brett
    Full Member Status

    • Jan 2004
    • 3538

    #2
    Why would this be for Dime?

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    • DLR7884
      ROCKSTAR

      • Jan 2004
      • 5877

      #3
      Not another "open letter" thread!

      Yawn.

      DLR7884
      Yawn. Yawn. Yawn.
      Originally Posted by WARF:
      DLR7884 - This guy is one bad ass sonafabitch... I've seen him destroy peoples posting careers in a single sentence.

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      • DrMaddVibe
        ROTH ARMY ELITE
        • Jan 2004
        • 6682

        #4
        From Guitarplayer.com..."Do you think we’ve finally turned the corner and younger players are beginning to embrace solos?
        I hope so. I made a point with Damageplan to reach the kids of today with soloing. Just because they weren’t lucky enough to grow up with Van Halen, Rhoads, Iommi, and Schenker doesn’t mean they’re uncool, or that they don’t care. They just don’t know about it. So on New Found Power, I tried to make a lot of the solos a little shorter and to the point so I can get their attention. I want some of the younger guys to catch on, instead of thinking that soloing is just gibberish. We’ve got to get it out there, man, because kids don’t know what they’re missing."

        "all we need to do now is get the real Van Halen back together"
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        • DLR7884
          ROCKSTAR

          • Jan 2004
          • 5877

          #5
          ok.

          DLR7884
          ?
          Originally Posted by WARF:
          DLR7884 - This guy is one bad ass sonafabitch... I've seen him destroy peoples posting careers in a single sentence.

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          • Carmine
            ROTH ARMY SUPREME
            • Apr 2004
            • 7692

            #6
            Originally posted by DrMaddVibe
            Just because the kids today weren’t lucky enough to grow up with Van Halen. We’ve got to get it out there, man, because kids don’t know what they’re missing."

            "all we need to do now is get the real Van Halen back together"
            Right on!

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            • Matt White
              • Jun 2004
              • 20565

              #7
              Originally posted by Brett
              Why would this be for Dime?

              Perhaps because Pantera let their opportunity to bury the hatchet slip away.
              Maybe because CLASSIC VAN HALEN was Darrell's favorite band.
              Or, could be viewed as a wake up call for Mr. "The singer doesn't matter".

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              • Brett
                Full Member Status

                • Jan 2004
                • 3538

                #8
                Pantera's feud was far more angry it seems, I mean you got Phil Anselmo calling for someone to beat Dime's ass. I say that's a little different than VH and Dave with their childish pokes.

                Seems like DD and Vinnie had no problem going to the recent tour, so who knows what they like best.

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                • DiamondGirl69
                  Groupie
                  • Jun 2004
                  • 72

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Brett
                  Pantera's feud was far more angry it seems, I mean you got Phil Anselmo calling for someone to beat Dime's ass. I say that's a little different than VH and Dave with their childish pokes.

                  Seems like DD and Vinnie had no problem going to the recent tour, so who knows what they like best.
                  It clearly says that "classic Van Halen" was his preference. What more proof do you need dickwad? He was a fan of Eddie Van Halen obviously for going to the concert this year.

                  Don't you have another place to attend with all the masses of sheep, loser?
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                  "Summer Nights is a defining Sam era tune. It's got balls and kitsch...one of my absolute favorites, in my top ten easily"
                  "Well, most regulars know what I think about Jump...So it'l be Dreams by a landslide"
                  " Feel Your Love vs. Good Enough-Something about the first time you ever heard Sam kick in with Ed, with that whole Hello Baby intro...plus, I love Good Enough. Not enough kudos go to this ripping tune"
                  "Me, I find myself wishing for a harder Sam album and tour."
                  "In no way is Roth in a Jagger-type league"
                  "(I'll Take You There) -Finally heard the damned song today. Gosh, all the hoopla. It's not a bad cover at all. They've done worse. At least Sam's puttin' out product. Another Cabo groove, that's all right by me."
                  "I'm goin' to Tahoe in August, fuck it. Sam, Mikey, and Vic cranking out a mixed bitchin' ass setlist? Sure, you betcha."
                  "Don't be a moron, Vinnie. Dave has said plenty to insinuate VH was secondary to his bitchin' ass self."


                  Hagar4ever

                  “I will be there with my Dad. Pretty cool because he took me to my first Van Halen show when I was in 7th grade. From then on, I was hooked on Sammy”
                  “Um, I am willing to bet Eddie is does not have the most cash, I think with the way Cabo has taken off and the constant touring, Sam has him beat”
                  “I was at the first show in Greensboro, and then a month later at JLA. The difference was unreal. The boys were perfect that night and the crowd, was quite possibly the loudest I have ever heard”


                  Summer Nights in Cabo

                  "14th Anniversary of F.U.C.K.- TP and I just recently celebrated our 13th anniversary of FU”
                  “I was at that concert. Sammy was wearing a Sponge Bob shirt someone threw him”
                  “what van halen cd do you play the most ?- “5150 for me”


                  Lodewijk

                  “I would go see Eddie play with Wayne Newton singing !”
                  “Re: OU812MAX at the ARMY!-“ You're the one that needs to relax and chill with the hostilities and name calling ! I don't give a fuck when you registered ! You came over here to start shit , that makes you a troll ! Troll ! They're really doing Dave a disservice”
                  “I thought Eagles Fly in 95' was VERY cool ! When Ed jumps in with that solo , it still gives me goosebumps ! It's a beter tune with the whole band launching in !”


                  Greenpaw

                  Who here want's a CVH CD and tour? “Do I "WANT" it, no”
                  “Without You is a cool song”
                  “That was a magical performance to see Sam and Ed for the first time together onstage jammin on "Rock and Roll"
                  “I always wondered what happened to Skippy from "Family Ties"
                  "Me Wise Magic vs. Poundcake-Bingo, Poundcake by a huge margin....”
                  " I really do like Yankee Rose, one of Dave's best solo tunes IMO, but better than Cabo Wabo? No way No how."


                  TheresOnlyOneWay

                  “Sammy did the impossible. He made Van Halen better. Deal with it.”
                  “What? You haven't witnessed the masterpiece that is the "No Holds Barred July Barbeque?"
                  “Dave. I can talk thru songs with the best of 'em!!!
                  Seriously, Sam. It would be more of a party and more fun.”
                  "Re: Alex calls it quits!-'News' from the Army? Until theres a link you may as well just say you saw bigfoot run thru your kitchen."


                  Brett Vhlinks: self-explanatory http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...69/Vhlinks.bmp

                  "Sammy tops the list in the latest issue of Spin magazine- Touche."
                  "Hall of Fame wants Dave in VH- Sam would get it with VH, whether people like it or not."
                  "Dave hosting radio show all next- LOL, yeah Dave said it, so it must be true."
                  "Oh come on. Who in their right mind takes Dave as serious artist? The man himself doesn't!"
                  "Dave may have been fucked over in '96, but him leaving in '85 was all his own doing. He walked out on the band, and that's that."
                  "Like it or not, the band had success post-Dave, and big success as well"
                  "I talked to Max, after hearing the whole deal, I'm convinced this is an even bigger fucking joke and embarrassment to the site"

                  Goo

                  "ANOTHER NEW VIDEO ON DAVIDLEEROTH.COM-It's shit. Pure and simple. It's a tape Dave will flog to ya outta his car trunk, if he manages to get coherent enough to back outta his driveway"
                  "Cocaine Question- Looking at his website, I think DLR could help answer that question"
                  "opinions regarding DLR's career-gets his kicks running round his backyard with a camcorder in his wetsuit."

                  Eddymon

                  "Better album for a long drive?- BALANCE, its a longer album then FAIR WARNING and sounds pretty damn great in my stereo system."
                  "Dave is suing VH-he Dahm triplets and midgets wearing Andy Warhol wigs can get to be quite expensive"
                  "Umm, What exactly WAS Dave on during the '96 MTV VMAs?- Dave was being Dave and he no longer fit in with Van Halen."
                  "Sammy Hagar, the Mexican Legend-i had on my red sammy shirt from this past summer's tour and it got alot of attention."

                  LittleGuitars99 ( For the pure "STUPIDITY AWARD", this Sheep takes it by a landslide! )

                  “5150 vs. Eat 'Em & Smile-5150 by far, EMAS is a good record and Dave stacked that band, but you can have all the talent in the world, but if you can't write what good is it?”
                  “Dave hosting radio show all next week (Boston)- from one Dave lover to another, us poor Van Halen fans, what would we do without the Roth fans””Good old Dave talking trash about people as usual, and he wonders why he is a nobody nowadays..What a class act talking about people`s wives, kids, fathers etc..Then his made up numbers on the 04 tour...Sounds like he hasen`t changed”
                  “Dave was comparing the 2 "Best of" Album sales-no internet and file sharing, downloading etc, if that was today those two Roth tunes would have been download by the majority of the fans before the album even hit the shelves”
                  “DLR Radio Gig - From Inside Radio-Boy, I sure hope they have a extra shipment of hand cream and Kleenex over at the Army”
                  “Not Enough is a brilliant song, ballads wise I am very happy they put this song out, from beginning to end it is some great writing”
                  “what was the best VH tour?- For stage it had to be 1984, for atmosphere, easily the outdoor RHRN tour”
                  “Diamond dave or Sammy?- BOTH are important to the legacy of this band, I prefer Sam”
                  “Hall of Fame wants Dave in VH-OK, try and compare Dave`s contibution to music history to Ed`s is plain foolish, they are not in the same universe”
                  “Wasn't Dave's head so big at the time, he wanted to do a movie, and them to wait? He made the movie or part of it and they didn't it get shelved? It was suppose to go along with Crazy From The Heat. Still don't see what your big obsession is about Ed and Al drinking, when Dave is a fucking snow blower to the greatest extent”
                  “VH ticket prices weren't too bad-The tour was well done, for the price of the tickets the setlist was good”
                  “Daves Quitting Anniversery I was in total shock when I heard as they were on top of the world (no pun intended) at the time, I remember my dad laughing going "now that that idiot is out of the band they might get some respect", at the time the most recent Sammy tour was the VOA, so when I saw the picture of him in that yellow jump suit or whatever the hell it was, I was like uh oh.. but things happen for a reason and it all worked out for the better.”
                  “OU812MAX at the ARMY!- U have to be kidding, he is one of the few guys (mods) from over there that is cool over there and here, he keeps things civil....Brett sign him up!”
                  “Diamond Dave on tour again -Dave will keep touring and doing shows, he is just keeping himself up to speed, As much as I wouldn`t want to see it, a reunion with Van Halen and Dave is never out of the question as long as the members are living, money is the root of all evil”

                  SuckaInA3Piece

                  “Source Of Infection-Anybody give this tune a try yet?
                  I hadn't been able to nail the intro for this song for about a year”
                  “DLR recorded Skyscrapper which is his cheesiest album if ya ask me. And don't even get me started on his cover of That's Life, or that piss poor of a blues/jazz song, I'm Easy.
                  Dave left, he fucked up, end of story.”
                  “I get to see Sammy and Mike next month”
                  “Last time I saw Sammy solo he and the Wabo's nailed Best Of Both Worlds. It was killer.”

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                  • Carmine
                    ROTH ARMY SUPREME
                    • Apr 2004
                    • 7692

                    #10
                    hey Dg69....is that YOU in your avatar????? 5 stars!!

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                    • DrMaddVibe
                      ROTH ARMY ELITE
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 6682

                      #11
                      Brett, it's my intention that someone close to Ed see this and he actually reads it. Given what has recently happened I'm hoping that Ed mends the fences. Darrell really loved CVH. He's stated many times that CVH is one of the reasons he wanted to play the guitar. Ed knows that.

                      I wasn't making light of the situation. I was stating what I believe in my heart. Ed saw a friend buried. Ed has a lot of friends. Ed saw the people that turned out to mourn Darrell. Dimebag's legacy is that he was a fan living the rock n roll life. He NEVER forgot that.
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                      • DiamondGirl69
                        Groupie
                        • Jun 2004
                        • 72

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Carmine Raguzza.
                        hey Dg69....is that YOU in your avatar????? 5 stars!!
                        Yes, And thank you!
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                        "Summer Nights is a defining Sam era tune. It's got balls and kitsch...one of my absolute favorites, in my top ten easily"
                        "Well, most regulars know what I think about Jump...So it'l be Dreams by a landslide"
                        " Feel Your Love vs. Good Enough-Something about the first time you ever heard Sam kick in with Ed, with that whole Hello Baby intro...plus, I love Good Enough. Not enough kudos go to this ripping tune"
                        "Me, I find myself wishing for a harder Sam album and tour."
                        "In no way is Roth in a Jagger-type league"
                        "(I'll Take You There) -Finally heard the damned song today. Gosh, all the hoopla. It's not a bad cover at all. They've done worse. At least Sam's puttin' out product. Another Cabo groove, that's all right by me."
                        "I'm goin' to Tahoe in August, fuck it. Sam, Mikey, and Vic cranking out a mixed bitchin' ass setlist? Sure, you betcha."
                        "Don't be a moron, Vinnie. Dave has said plenty to insinuate VH was secondary to his bitchin' ass self."


                        Hagar4ever

                        “I will be there with my Dad. Pretty cool because he took me to my first Van Halen show when I was in 7th grade. From then on, I was hooked on Sammy”
                        “Um, I am willing to bet Eddie is does not have the most cash, I think with the way Cabo has taken off and the constant touring, Sam has him beat”
                        “I was at the first show in Greensboro, and then a month later at JLA. The difference was unreal. The boys were perfect that night and the crowd, was quite possibly the loudest I have ever heard”


                        Summer Nights in Cabo

                        "14th Anniversary of F.U.C.K.- TP and I just recently celebrated our 13th anniversary of FU”
                        “I was at that concert. Sammy was wearing a Sponge Bob shirt someone threw him”
                        “what van halen cd do you play the most ?- “5150 for me”


                        Lodewijk

                        “I would go see Eddie play with Wayne Newton singing !”
                        “Re: OU812MAX at the ARMY!-“ You're the one that needs to relax and chill with the hostilities and name calling ! I don't give a fuck when you registered ! You came over here to start shit , that makes you a troll ! Troll ! They're really doing Dave a disservice”
                        “I thought Eagles Fly in 95' was VERY cool ! When Ed jumps in with that solo , it still gives me goosebumps ! It's a beter tune with the whole band launching in !”


                        Greenpaw

                        Who here want's a CVH CD and tour? “Do I "WANT" it, no”
                        “Without You is a cool song”
                        “That was a magical performance to see Sam and Ed for the first time together onstage jammin on "Rock and Roll"
                        “I always wondered what happened to Skippy from "Family Ties"
                        "Me Wise Magic vs. Poundcake-Bingo, Poundcake by a huge margin....”
                        " I really do like Yankee Rose, one of Dave's best solo tunes IMO, but better than Cabo Wabo? No way No how."


                        TheresOnlyOneWay

                        “Sammy did the impossible. He made Van Halen better. Deal with it.”
                        “What? You haven't witnessed the masterpiece that is the "No Holds Barred July Barbeque?"
                        “Dave. I can talk thru songs with the best of 'em!!!
                        Seriously, Sam. It would be more of a party and more fun.”
                        "Re: Alex calls it quits!-'News' from the Army? Until theres a link you may as well just say you saw bigfoot run thru your kitchen."


                        Brett Vhlinks: self-explanatory http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...69/Vhlinks.bmp

                        "Sammy tops the list in the latest issue of Spin magazine- Touche."
                        "Hall of Fame wants Dave in VH- Sam would get it with VH, whether people like it or not."
                        "Dave hosting radio show all next- LOL, yeah Dave said it, so it must be true."
                        "Oh come on. Who in their right mind takes Dave as serious artist? The man himself doesn't!"
                        "Dave may have been fucked over in '96, but him leaving in '85 was all his own doing. He walked out on the band, and that's that."
                        "Like it or not, the band had success post-Dave, and big success as well"
                        "I talked to Max, after hearing the whole deal, I'm convinced this is an even bigger fucking joke and embarrassment to the site"

                        Goo

                        "ANOTHER NEW VIDEO ON DAVIDLEEROTH.COM-It's shit. Pure and simple. It's a tape Dave will flog to ya outta his car trunk, if he manages to get coherent enough to back outta his driveway"
                        "Cocaine Question- Looking at his website, I think DLR could help answer that question"
                        "opinions regarding DLR's career-gets his kicks running round his backyard with a camcorder in his wetsuit."

                        Eddymon

                        "Better album for a long drive?- BALANCE, its a longer album then FAIR WARNING and sounds pretty damn great in my stereo system."
                        "Dave is suing VH-he Dahm triplets and midgets wearing Andy Warhol wigs can get to be quite expensive"
                        "Umm, What exactly WAS Dave on during the '96 MTV VMAs?- Dave was being Dave and he no longer fit in with Van Halen."
                        "Sammy Hagar, the Mexican Legend-i had on my red sammy shirt from this past summer's tour and it got alot of attention."

                        LittleGuitars99 ( For the pure "STUPIDITY AWARD", this Sheep takes it by a landslide! )

                        “5150 vs. Eat 'Em & Smile-5150 by far, EMAS is a good record and Dave stacked that band, but you can have all the talent in the world, but if you can't write what good is it?”
                        “Dave hosting radio show all next week (Boston)- from one Dave lover to another, us poor Van Halen fans, what would we do without the Roth fans””Good old Dave talking trash about people as usual, and he wonders why he is a nobody nowadays..What a class act talking about people`s wives, kids, fathers etc..Then his made up numbers on the 04 tour...Sounds like he hasen`t changed”
                        “Dave was comparing the 2 "Best of" Album sales-no internet and file sharing, downloading etc, if that was today those two Roth tunes would have been download by the majority of the fans before the album even hit the shelves”
                        “DLR Radio Gig - From Inside Radio-Boy, I sure hope they have a extra shipment of hand cream and Kleenex over at the Army”
                        “Not Enough is a brilliant song, ballads wise I am very happy they put this song out, from beginning to end it is some great writing”
                        “what was the best VH tour?- For stage it had to be 1984, for atmosphere, easily the outdoor RHRN tour”
                        “Diamond dave or Sammy?- BOTH are important to the legacy of this band, I prefer Sam”
                        “Hall of Fame wants Dave in VH-OK, try and compare Dave`s contibution to music history to Ed`s is plain foolish, they are not in the same universe”
                        “Wasn't Dave's head so big at the time, he wanted to do a movie, and them to wait? He made the movie or part of it and they didn't it get shelved? It was suppose to go along with Crazy From The Heat. Still don't see what your big obsession is about Ed and Al drinking, when Dave is a fucking snow blower to the greatest extent”
                        “VH ticket prices weren't too bad-The tour was well done, for the price of the tickets the setlist was good”
                        “Daves Quitting Anniversery I was in total shock when I heard as they were on top of the world (no pun intended) at the time, I remember my dad laughing going "now that that idiot is out of the band they might get some respect", at the time the most recent Sammy tour was the VOA, so when I saw the picture of him in that yellow jump suit or whatever the hell it was, I was like uh oh.. but things happen for a reason and it all worked out for the better.”
                        “OU812MAX at the ARMY!- U have to be kidding, he is one of the few guys (mods) from over there that is cool over there and here, he keeps things civil....Brett sign him up!”
                        “Diamond Dave on tour again -Dave will keep touring and doing shows, he is just keeping himself up to speed, As much as I wouldn`t want to see it, a reunion with Van Halen and Dave is never out of the question as long as the members are living, money is the root of all evil”

                        SuckaInA3Piece

                        “Source Of Infection-Anybody give this tune a try yet?
                        I hadn't been able to nail the intro for this song for about a year”
                        “DLR recorded Skyscrapper which is his cheesiest album if ya ask me. And don't even get me started on his cover of That's Life, or that piss poor of a blues/jazz song, I'm Easy.
                        Dave left, he fucked up, end of story.”
                        “I get to see Sammy and Mike next month”
                        “Last time I saw Sammy solo he and the Wabo's nailed Best Of Both Worlds. It was killer.”

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                        • ODShowtime
                          ROCKSTAR

                          • Jun 2004
                          • 5812

                          #13
                          Originally posted by DrMaddVibe
                          it's my intention that someone close to Ed see this and he actually reads it.

                          Wow, you really are delusional!
                          gnaw on it

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                          • Carmine
                            ROTH ARMY SUPREME
                            • Apr 2004
                            • 7692

                            #14
                            Originally posted by DiamondGirl69
                            Yes.
                            SWEET!

                            "Your so HOT!
                            when your shakin those tits alot!
                            Ragoo really likes, what this babes got!"

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                            • m4dm4x
                              Groupie
                              • Nov 2004
                              • 58

                              #15
                              I agree fuck this thread I just wanna sit here and watch them boobs shake!
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