Will dave play good boy this time??

[gunsnmotley]

when ed cancelled the tour and went to rehab in 2007 Dave played along and just waited it out.....now that eds doing it again will Dave play along this time??? if the 2 are getting together I dont see why he wouldnt...and the $$ is still there...i guess time will tell

but I have a feeling that dave will play along..

[Terry]

Don't really know the story or the causes behind this latest development, but it doesn't really serve any purpose for Roth to say anything about any of it...should the cancellation story pan out to be true, am sure a statement on behalf of the band will be made, and it'd probably be in Roth's best interests to stay mum about all of it.

The dude (Roth) approached the tour with a great sense of professionalism and enthusiasm (this tour was gonna be a sellout no matter what, and Dave could have easily phoned it in). Frankly, reading interviews where the various band members take shots at each other is boring as shit, mostly because they've been doing it since 1986. And as odd as it was, the general kibosh on interviews during the tour (save for a couple of GW and MD ones) really served the band well; kept the focus away from the offstage histrionics and aimed it right at what was happening onstage, which is where the focus belongs.

[gunsnmotley]

well according to melodicrock...it has to do with Eddie and eddies "issues" it has nothing to do with Roth..

which is why I would assume he will approach this the same way he did in 2007..for all he knows he could play it nice and ed is better and they are back in a year or 2...if he fucks up...hes gone for life..so its probably in his best interests to stay mum?

[Vanessa]

Originally posted by gunsnmotley
well according to melodicrock...it has to do with Eddie and eddies "issues" it has nothing to do with Roth..

which is why I would assume he will approach this the same way he did in 2007..for all he knows he could play it nice and ed is better and they are back in a year or 2...if he fucks up...hes gone for life..so its probably in his best interests to stay mum?

true!

[binnie]

Lets hope EVERYONE in the band does EVERYTHING that they can to salvage this.

Remember this is a "new band" and they're all "brothers" now -"brothers" do what they can to help each other out and work together, so let's see if there's any truth to the rhetoric.....

[Dan]

Originally posted by binnie
Lets hope EVERYONE in the band does EVERYTHING that they can to salvage this.

Remember this is a "new band" and they're all "brothers" now -"brothers" do what they can to help each other out and work together, so let's see if there's any truth to the rhetoric.....

Roth On Brother.

[DlocRoth]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by gunsnmotley
[B] well according to melodicrock..



Gospel...... Yay.

[binnie]

Originally posted by Dan
Roth On Brother.

[Nitro Express]

Roth is a class act. Ed Van Halen is no spring chicken and with years of smoking and drinking. Shit, it's amazing he's still alive. If anything, VH got Roth back and toured a lot of dates successfully. We got to see them do it together hopefully not for the last time.

[Bob Brubake]

Diamond Dave has been and will continue to be a good boy. Although, its probably killing him inside that he can't do radio interviews, Letterman/Leno etc... You know he loves the spotlight. But he'll play along until everything falls apart.

[Pasadena Bunnie]

Originally posted by Nitro Express
Roth is a class act. Ed Van Halen is no spring chicken and with years of smoking and drinking. Shit, it's amazing he's still alive. If anything, VH got Roth back and toured a lot of dates successfully. We got to see them do it together hopefully not for the last time.

Totally Agreed! No matter when this tour ends, it was a huge success and the combination of "brothers" made this tour amazing.

Not an iota of Spamtard could measure the success and rave reviews this tour has had and it's been a highlight in my life.

Wishing Ed a clean bill of HEALTH and continuing the tour.

[eddie78]

I just hope Ed isn't plagued by a relapse of cancer.
There is a serious medical situation at hand, and all signs point to the tour resuming at some point.

I still think rehashing the old stuff (as great as it is) is taking it's toll on Ed's attention.
You can see he's losing focus & getting irritated.

Finish the tour & get in the studio to record new material.
I think that might be the only way, at this point.

[knuckleboner]

dave will do what's best for dave.

if he feels that it's definitely over (a la 1996) he'll go to the press. on the other hand, if he feels that he can salvage something out of it (a la the pre-rehab van wolf outting) he'll play along.

so, the less we hear from dave right now, the better...

[kastco]

Dave ain't stupid. He knows how much potential money is at stake. I think with age Dave is over running his mouth at every chance which is disappointing because he has had some real classics. Even during the Spam and Dave tour Dave stayed relatively closed mouth. I also personally think that Dave and EVH have put the past behind them and are now really friends. Who knows for sure? All speculation. IMO the tour will resume and be better than ever. Than lets hope for a new studio album.

[Matt White]

DAVID LEE ROTH is the reason there is any interest in this tour....

The sisters need to keep him happy enough to stick around...or they'll be back playing Comfort Inn lounges in the blink of an eye.........