Why all the fucking hatred?

[Rikk]

Why all the fucking hatred? Why are the brothers so fucking angry all the time considering they have so much to be thankful for? Those two are the most spoiled fucking brats ever. They have been given the keys to the kingdom time and time again, and they do nothing but piss on the people around them and bitch about everything.

I bet $10 that Dave said upon re-joining in 2000, "I get 25% of past royalties if we do this." They said "Fuck you, Dave" and he left. The lawyers got in the way? Exactly. Eddie saying, "That cat has my number"? Exactly.

Dave wasn't about to join a band that wanted Mike Anthony to earn higher royalties on past albums than he did. It's pathetic that the brothers' completely selfish behavior had to ruin what could have been rock's greatest reunion. What the fuck is the matter with those two? Is it so hard to not hate people all the time? Is it so hard to not walk around constantly pointing the finger in people's faces, saying "Take it or leave it"? Why act as if he's nothing? Why not just say, "We'll all get the same royalties...after all, we made those albums together", and then sit down and make some new music instead of sitting down smoking with a cancerous tongue for four years before getting Sammy Hagar back again so the world can yawn?

[JCOOK]

The boys need a good dose of failure

[Carmine]

Originally posted by JCOOK
The boys need a good dose of failure

they are getting it, on the tour and BOBW! they deserve it

[Rikk]

I thought they already had some with VHIII or this tour. Why are they still convinced that they have all the power and Dave doesn't? It's over. It's not 1986 anymore. The boys are now just half of the equation again, and they won't get respect (or sales) unless they realize that what Van Halen was is the only thing it could ever be again.

[JCOOK]

You know the old addage you can polish up aturd but its still just roy

[Carmine]

I am still a believer in that this is only a one-off tour with Sam. I also think that Ed will see the light soon. He loves the band and its legacy and will not continue in a direction that doesnt reap the types of rewards he is looking for.He will do an assessment of the tour,the cd and sam will be gone. It didnt take long to get rid of cherone, the same will happen here. He needs his ego stroked as much as anybody. He will call Dave in the near future and the real reunion will take place. He cannot be happy playing to 7000 people a night when he knows that with one phone call he can vault "his band" to the forefront of the rock and roll world. I might be nuts on this one but I also believe that he will want wolfie to see the original band in all its glory.

[Matt White]

EVH Interview by Brad Tolinski Aug 2004
""The whole time I was growing up, my MOM used to call me a "nothing nut, just like your father." When you grow up that wa, it's not conducive for self-esteem."

Whats his MOM been dead now, 10+ years? The guy is around 50 years old. GROW THE FUCK UP ASSHOLE!!!! For fuck sakes, the guy talks like he has had the WORST LIFE anybody could imagine! He HATES EVRYBODY and BLAMES eveybody except HIMSELF for all of his problems and shortcomings. A narccistic MOTHERFUCKER! Get OVER YOURSELF PAL!!!

[DaveTheSoulOfVH]

Wake up Eddie !!! There's no 'Real Van Halen' without Diamond Dave !!!

[AJW]

Re: Why all the fucking hatred?

Originally posted by Rikk
Why all the fucking hatred? Why are the brothers so fucking angry all the time considering they have so much to be thankful for? Those two are the most spoiled fucking brats ever. They have been given the keys to the kingdom time and time again, and they do nothing but piss on the people around them and bitch about everything.

I bet $10 that Dave said upon re-joining in 2000, "I get 25% of past royalties if we do this." They said "Fuck you, Dave" and he left. The lawyers got in the way? Exactly. Eddie saying, "That cat has my number"? Exactly.

Dave wasn't about to join a band that wanted Mike Anthony to earn higher royalties on past albums than he did. It's pathetic that the brothers' completely selfish behavior had to ruin what could have been rock's greatest reunion. What the fuck is the matter with those two? Is it so hard to not hate people all the time? Is it so hard to not walk around constantly pointing the finger in people's faces, saying "Take it or leave it"? Why act as if he's nothing? Why not just say, "We'll all get the same royalties...after all, we made those albums together", and then sit down and make some new music instead of sitting down smoking with a cancerous tongue for four years before getting Sammy Hagar back again so the world can yawn?

Amen. You said it Rikk. Kiss my ass Ed and Al.

[Bill Lumbergh]

I don't think Ed and AL could handle Dave being back. When the shows sold out every night, and the media focused in on Dave, they would go back to hating him again(well they already hate him, but theyd want him out). With Sam in the fold, it's all about the sisters. With Dave back it's a band(with Dave and Ed as the focal points). Besides we all know Ed just wouldnt be able to keep up with Dave anymore. He's been in zombie mode for 19 years, ballads and weak ass wanna be rockers.

[bueno bob]

Once again Bill sums it up perfectly. At this point, Ed and Al just couldn't keep up with Dave's regiment...Ed and Al have gotten to the point with Hagar where if they don't feel like writing, working, recording, etc, they don't have to - Hagar's a lazy slob himself and thus he fits exactly what Ed was looking for all along, and that's somebody who won't ride his ass about actually making the band work and is willing to just settle with whatever happens, musically.

At the very least, we can be thankful that David gave us six good albums worth of material...had Hagar been in from jump street, we'd probably have had another Boston on our hands.

[5150Clown]

In the great words of our fearless leader:

"Tonight's about me!"

That's what the VH reunion with Dave would be all about. And I'm all for it!!!!!

[bueno bob]

True, but only way to get a real reunion on our hands is to have EVERYBODY check their egos at the door...and it's just not going to happen, I don't think.

[lafours]

I am sure even if the Brothers wanted to just do a one off farewell tour with Dave it wouldn't work...DLR would want his thumb on everything from the setlist, staging, merchandise, ,press , everything..Dave knows they have alot to prove as the original Van Halen and there is no way he would want to do it half assed. It would just pain Alex to see Dave as a succesful leader .

It would be awesome if they would just give Dave the reigns on a tour....The Brothers would once again be shocked and jealous of the reaction from the fans.

[Bill Lumbergh]

Originally posted by bueno bob

had Hagar been in from jump street, we'd probably have had another Boston on our hands. [/B]

LMAO!