Roth Army, Northern Girl Mentioned in E Online Article

[POJO_Risin]

This just goes to show you that people roam these message boards...and probably found out about the article here, as it was only posted an hour and a half ago...

Here's the Link... (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/eo/20040625/en_music_eo/14392&e=2)

[POJO_Risin]

And here's the article itself...

David Lee Roth's New Gig: EMT

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By Sarah Hall

Apparently, the bad boy of rock 'n' roll is looking to clean up his act.

Former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth (news) has announced his intentions to add the unlikely title of emergency medical technician to his hard-rockin' rèsumè, according to the New York Daily News.


Roth, 48, has reportedly relocated from his estate in Pasadena, California, and taken up residence in an apartment on New York's Lower East Side, where he reports for EMT training several days a week.


The rocker says he hopes to earn his certification by November, at which point he plans to try to volunteer one weekend a month. He's training under New York safety consultant Linda Reissman, who, he joked, "has a rèsumè as long as your femur."


"I want to be working in the outer boroughs," Roth told the Daily News. "This city promises great color and insight in each and every neighborhood. On the Upper East Side, it's gonna be heart attacks and stomachaches. But in other areas, it's all trauma."


The "Runnin' with the Devil" singer claims that his medical aspirations are not as far-fetched as they may seem.


"I used to be a surgical orderly in South Central, L.A.," Roth said. "I started that when I got out of junior college in the early '70s, and that led to a variety of things in the outdoor medical fire force and training with the Green Berets."


It also seems that medicine runs in the Roth family. "My father was a surgeon and uncles and my cousin were also in the medical community, so I come by it natural," the singer explained.


Bearing that reassuring fact in mind, we're sure Diamond Dave will make a great EMT.


The rocker's career reinvention may be a reaction to his former band's current tour--on which Roth's replacement, Sammy (news - web sites) Hagar (news), is pulling lead singer duty with original members Eddie and Alex Van Halen (news) and Mike Anthony.


Two years ago, Roth and Hagar shared headlining duties on the Song for Song: The Heavyweight Champs of Rock and Roll tour, unofficially known as the "Sans Halen" tour. However, the dueling frontmen apparently didn't hit it off--Hagar said he would never take the stage with Roth again after witnessing some of his off-color antics.


Roth fans expressed mixed reactions to the rocker's reinvention tactics on the Roth Army Forum message boards.


"Always learning, always giving, always funny and always inspiring!!!!" wrote a poster by the name of Northern Girl.

But poster meanstreet disagreed. "Not inspiring news at all. It's like being a lawyer for 30 years and then deciding to work at a McDonald's to 'help out.' Do you honestly think Dave would be doing this if his solo career was stellar or he was back in VH? No way, it's the end of the road..."

Despite his seemingly noble aspirations, it's possible that Roth has other motivations for becoming an EMT beyond simply helping mankind.

"My dream would be to save a Scandinavian hikerette," the rocker admitted to the Daily News.

[ALinChainz]

That is fucking cool.

I remembering reading her post this morning in that thread.

Northern Girl, SAL-UTE !

[POJO_Risin]

Everyone comes to the Army...;)

[ALinChainz]

Hopefully Dave will see it and contact you webmasters.

THAT would be cool. Send him a shirt, tell him how gay the Links are.

To bad meanstreet had to get a mention. Be good fodder for posting at the links, a kind of "Take That Sheep".

[POJO_Risin]

Oh, he was in that thread...hadn't noticed...what a waste of a good song name...

[ALinChainz]

Waste of a good song name, waste of space, air ... living ...

[guwapo_rocker]

where's meanstreet? Cmere ya fucking sheep!!!

[Ally_Kat]

that's fuckin' awesome.

Go Northern Girl! :hula:

[POJO_Risin]

I'm glad I don't pay attention to all that shit...and to all those posters...

[ALinChainz]

Trying not too.


Just telling Ally how much some of these people can irritate to no end.

[rustoffa]

Very cool. Big ups Northern Girl!

[Dan]

Great stuff Northern Girl.

[Warham]

Good job Northern Girl! The Army rocks!

[SoCalChelle]

:rockit2:

[RogueHorseman]

Way to go Northern Girl!

Big props to you, doll.

[Mezro]

A double hot shot snot topper on a job well done skippy foam!

Mezro...bring me E!...i've got things to say

[Panamark]

Hey Cool ! Onya Northern Girl ! :D I was in that thread too !

[POJO_Risin]

PMark...PMark...PMark...

when are you going to figure out...

you have to be interesting to end up in the news...

hmmmm...I'm thinking of Hagar...my bad...

kind of funny when you think about it...

Hagar's version on tour...and fucking Roth gets a headline on E!...

[BrownSound1]

No VHLinks mention I see. ;)

[Cathedral]

Sausage Links?

[Panamark]

I reckon its pretty cool when this site gets recognized in the media !

[Panamark]

Originally posted by POJO_Risin
PMark...PMark...PMark...

when are you going to figure out...

you have to be interesting to end up in the news...

hmmmm...I'm thinking of Hagar...my bad...

kind of funny when you think about it...

Hagar's version on tour...and fucking Roth gets a headline on E!...

Dont think about Hagar too much, ya hear !!

[Sarge]

Hey that is some great stuff!

[Sarge]

We will always be looked at as the foremost authority on David Lee Roth!

[POJO_Risin]

Amen brother...people going to the official Roth site...

somehow...end up here...

[smaz]

Its not actually mixed opinions between Roth fans, I'm sure every Roth fan supports the fact that Dave wants to help out. It's more like mixed fans on here giving different opinions. The Diamond one's devoted fans and the propaganda following Hagar fans.

[Viking]

Fuckin' SCHWEET! :killer: :killer: :killer: :killer:

[Northern Girl]

Is this my 15 minutes? Well, I'm glad I started that thread.

[Hollywood Jesus]

Northern Girl, you warm my cockles... ahhh, yeah!

Salute to NG and all the roth-a-holics here @ the Army. Always the best stuff on DLR. Wish I could bring more to the table, but everytime I show up, the table's already been set.