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Layne Staley had a sad destiny in his life. His own father got him to do drugs and that's what killed him in the end. Besides, he made great music, had a cold voice up your spine. And that's what matters...
Originally posted by Cato Golden, why are you FAT?
Originally posted by lesfunk Much like yourself as the Jim Morrison of Nazi bunker flies
Originally posted by ZahZoo Dave did an excellent performance in Boston.
To assume that CBS had in any way considered Dave -vs- Van Hagar as a selection for the 4th entertainment is purely dilusional at best. The simple fact is they wanted to balance a traditional classical performance with something that would have wide appeal to largest demographic... no not rock fans... baby-boomers. Dave doing California Girls and Jump was just edgy enough and safe enough to foot the bill for the audience. Any younger/harder edge performers would have been out of place there.
It was a good nod though toward Dave being a good slice of Americana, which he is and represents a good side of our culture... living large and taking no prisoners!! No better choice in my book.
But the reality of the situation is the reformation of Van Hagar and the nostalgia tour was not even a remote consideration let alone a brain fart in the CBS boardroom. Odds are even better that Dave living and playing around in the social scene in the NorthEast probably has a lot more to do with his involvement with the Boston Pop than anything Van Halen related.
100% accurate.
I would just like to say that the classic VH catalog is Dave's!
Originally posted by dysfunction Please, you can't be this dumb. Dave wasn't the reason all those people were there. If that were the case he would be playing major venues across the country instead of at barbeque restaurants. I saw the performance. I will admit his voice isn't as bad as I thought it was, but give me a break he didn't put on a great performance. He walked around the stage showing no energy, except when he did three kicks. They didn't even air California girls because the audience wasn't even into VAN HALEN'S song Jump, that he performed. Besides he was the fuckin opening act. What kind of shit is that?
He handled it in a dignified manor suitable to the venue.
"Van Halen was one of the most hallelujah, tailgate, backyard, BBQ, arrive four hours early to the gig just for the parking lot bands. And still to this day is. It's an attitude. I think it's a spirit more than anything else is."
I dont want Dave back in the band... I want to go back in time and hunt Sammy down in 84, tell Eddie to put the beer down, flatten Al's car tire so he cant flake off across country instead of making tunes and teach Mike how to play bass. :D
"FUCK YOU, YOU FUCKIN' BITCH! WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE ANYWAYS? TALK TO ME LIKE THAT? FUCK YOU. DRAG QUEEN LOOKIN' WHORE- YOU AINT SHIT. YOUR THE FRECKLE TO THE LEFT OF MY BROWN EYE. NOW GO MAKE YOURSELF USEFUL...OH, PUT DAD ON THE PHONE"
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