LA Weekly says Eddie looks like a worn out bum and smells like booze

[Panamark]

Man, I was in Hollywood last week..

I was scoping everywhere to see if I could spot EVH...
Didnt happen.. I didnt figure on seeing Dave at
all.

Then as soon as Im back in Oz, some dude see's him at
a local gas station !! DOH !

Im not really that familiar with the whole area, but
we were one street back from Hollywood Boulevarde.
(Renaissance Hollywood Hotel)

For those from LA, how far from Ed and Dave's place was I ?
(Im just curious, its probably as physically close as Ive ever
been to Ed and Dave)

[Nitro Express]

What the sheep don't get is the fans over here wanted the best for Eddie Van Halen. We were tough on him because we were dishing out some tough love. If Eddie listened to us at the Army he would not be the mess he is now.

The bottom line is Ed never cleaned up because he didn't want to bad enought and how many enablers were around him kissing his ass, and those radio dorks sending wine to the guy.

[Nitro Express]

The Gas station Ed was spotted at was on the other side of the hill from Hollywood. Vallerie used to be seen at Ralph's on Ventura all the time. She does her own grocery shopping.

[Hardrock69]

Panamark, you were only a few miles away.

Coldwater Canyon is about 2 or 3 miles west of where you were. And then he lives about a mile north of Sunset if that.

[Panamark]

Originally posted by Hardrock69
Panamark, you were only a few miles away.

Coldwater Canyon is about 2 or 3 miles west of where you were. And then he lives about a mile north of Sunset if that.

3 Miles !!

FUCK ! Thats a lot closer than I thought. We were not in LA for that
long, but I was wondering the whole time. We checked out all
the touristy stuff (walk of fame etc) What did surprise me was
LA itself. We came to Hollywood via a cab through (what looked
like to me) the ass end of the world. I was waiting to see all
these glamorous mansions and stuff, and didnt see any.
It was only when we walked along Hollywood Blvd at night that
I actually started to feel I was in this magical place I had read
all about...

Man, those mansions must be hidden real well. I looked at a lot
of hills and was wondering which one was Howdy Doody Mountain

If we stayed for a few days I would have logged on here and asked
for directions and caught a cab to 5150 ! Ah well, next year..

LAX was insane. 20 planes dumping luggage on the one
carousel, people 10 deep trying to get their bags (took us 2 hours)
then the traffic inside the airport was fookin gridlocked....
I reckon it took us over 3 hours after we landed to get to the
hotel..

I tell ya what, I was most stoked to see a little liquor shop right
across the road from the hotel.. They had those big assed cans
of Fosters... After 2-3 of those I started to feel almost normal
again...

So only 3 miles... Thats a shitload closer than I was when Van Hagar
was in Sydney. (You couldnt get me far enough away from Sydney
that night)

[rustoffa]

Re: LA Weekly says Eddie looks like a worn out bum and smells like booze

Originally posted by Nitro Express
I noticed a small commotion at the front of the line. What I saw was a frail, hunched man, with longish, stringy hair and gnarled, shaky, “hard work” hands, wearing a loose-fitting long-john shirt, faded jeans and expensive track shoes. While the cashier waited, the man muttered to himself as he arranged six packs of smokes into a stack on the countertop — three packs of American Spirit heavies, three packs of Marlboro Light 100s (the chica smoke of choice). He was too well dressed to be a bum, but also too unkempt and “lived in” to be anything other than a burned-out roadie or an out-of-work roofer. He’d obviously seen too many late nights, but he also seemed like a scrappy sort who could mix it up, work with his hands, create...

One thing's for sure, TED E. GRAU has a flair for detailed description. If a robbery had taken place, the fuzz would've went straight to 51-shitty!

[Roy Munson]

I've been there. With my '71 Cutlass a few years back. Some of the older peeps here remember the story.

[rustoffa]

Originally posted by Roy Munson
I've been there. With my '71 Cutlass a few years back. Some of the older peeps here remember the story.

To 51-shitty?
:confused:

[Panamark]

Originally posted by Roy Munson
I've been there. With my '71 Cutlass a few years back. Some of the older peeps here remember the story.

I remember that !

I recall you got a pic of his driveway and something about the
security dudes questioning you.. Is that about right ??

[Mt. Krakalak]

Anybody know where to find Ed's place on Google Earth?

[rustoffa]

Originally posted by Mt. Krakalak
Anybody know where to find Ed's place on Google Earth?

[Poppy08]

Originally posted by Mt. Krakalak
Anybody know where to find Ed's place on Google Earth?

Get a life man!!! I'm sure that Eddy wont be looking for you on google earth! The place is probably a dump anyway!

[Mt. Krakalak]

Originally posted by Poppy08
Get a life man!!! I'm sure that Eddy wont be looking for you on google earth! The place is probably a dump anyway!

I wouldn't give a fuck if he did look for me on Google Earth. Why do you care so much anyway?

[Seshmeister]

Originally posted by Nitro Express
She does her own grocery shopping.

I didn't realise she was that talented...

[Roy Munson]

Originally posted by Panamark
I remember that !

I recall you got a pic of his driveway and something about the
security dudes questioning you.. Is that about right ??

Yeah, that was about it. Not much excitement.

The car is now gone, but the memories remain vivid as all fuck.