MTV Lost weekend with VH

[Cato]

got this on DVD, straight from BTB. it has the broadcast version first, and the raw video comes next. interesting stuff indeed.
but hey, I don't know about this event well.
can anyone tell me what it was? any info will be appreciated.

[Cato]

on stage

[what waz zat]

MTV had a contest (the winner was chosen by a drawing I think) and the winner got to go to Detroit, meet/party with the band, and then go on stage. It was the "84 tour. There were two shows in Detroit. This was the first show (I was at the second) and during the encore, they stopped the show, brought the guy on stage, announced him as the winner of the VH Lost Weekend, and then all the band members threw a big cake in his face. Quite a party

[Cato]

um thanks for the info!

[raph.5150]

Sebastian Bach (first skid row´s lead singer) sad something like:
"i wanted to be that guy...in detroit...!!!"
(talking about this lucky guy)

[Diamondjimi]

Originally posted by raph.5150
Sebastian Bach (first skid row´s lead singer) sad something like:
"i wanted to be that guy...in detroit...!!!"
(talking about this lucky guy)

Anyone old enough to remember that ,was wishing the same thing.
I would've killed to win that contest......Lucky bastards !!!!!!!!

[floyd95]

back in the day van halen ruled the radio and mtv airwaves... they were the shit...

imo they could still be the shit

[floyd95]

i remember in the early 80's maybe, or not, when mtv was first coming out, i saw the promotional booth at an alice cooper concert at navy pier in chicago... everyone said wtf, this shit sucks, but as we all know, mtv exploded

btw that concert lineup was alice cooper, billy squier and def leppard

def leppard was supporting their on through the night album, pretty cool, they didn't start sucking until later

billy squier was hit with a fucking beer bottle b/c the alice cooper die hards didn't like his faggy dancing... he didn't finish his set...

[Cato]

So Dave made fun of Billy in the Just A Gigolo vid?

[thome]

Have you veiwed it yet is it a hour long live Roth Van show?
2 hr? Or couple songs on MTV awards?

looks interesting

[Lestat]

Does anyone remember what month that was? Was it early 84 or late?

[Cato]

the show was filmed April 4 1984. i dunno when it was broadcasted.

[Golden AWe]

Hahaha...I would've wanted to be that guy too...

[DUNN28]

I was at the show that was a great concert I stayed at the same hotel as Van Halen.
Autograph was the opening act I saw the lead singer get hiss ass whipped by hotel security in the evening.
I ran into Diamond Dave at around 3;00 a.m with his 2 midget bodygaurds in the lobby of the hotel all I can say is that there was a shitload of chicks there Dave tried to take all of them up to his hotel the hotel security said one or none dave just stumbled to the elevator and left

[Anonymous]

Cato, give us more info about the thing. You've watched it by now, no? Is it a full concert? Is it as grate as - or better than - Largo '82? Spill the beans, mate!

Cheers! :bottle: