VH Tour Rehearsal At The Roxy - December, 2011

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  • chefcraig
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    • Apr 2004
    • 12172

    VH Tour Rehearsal At The Roxy - December, 2011

    From theroxyonsunset website:

    VAN HALEN REHEARSALS

    For the past 2 months VAN HALEN has been rehearsing here 2-3 times a week!!!!!!

    Do you have any idea how hard that was to not tell you?? When you come in at 10:00AM and David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, and Wolfgang Van Halen are on stage with 3 other people in the room playing “Running With The Devil” and you can’t say anything?! It’s tough, to put it simply.

    It all began with a 3 day video shoot for their newest single that you don’t know about yet (shhh) and we were all geeking out like never before. Little did we know, the guys had fallen in love with the room and decided to rehearse for their upcoming unannounced tour for the next 2 months!

    We couldn’t film it for obvious reasons, so we’ve decided to share some of our favorite VH moments that happened for the next 2 months.

    “My favorite Van Halen moment was when I came out of the kitchen and they were doing Panama. I was one of the only people standing in the room by the stage. David Lee Roth looked at me, smiled, and waved. I thought to myself “that is the only time in life I will know David Lee Roth was actually singing to me.” – @LizzyDStadler

    “It was so nice being at my desk listening to “Jump” & “Panama”, the songs I grew up with by the actual Van Halen. I mean, really – it’s the actually f**king Van Halen!” – Tina

    “Watching David Lee Roth film the opening part of this video was one of the most awesome things. He was standing there smiling with a gigantic grin on his face for at least 5 minutes and HeKo & I were standing off to the side trying not to laugh (or get in the shot), but it was incredible. The week they finally brough in the synthesizers and played the opening to “Jump” over & over made it really difficult to not jump out of my seat accordingly with the song. JUMP!” – @toneyeah

    “What was my favorite part about it? Everything. I know it sounds stupid, but I can’t put it any other way. To walk through the club and have Eddie Van Halen smile at me or pat me on the back, the guys were so nice, it was unbelievable. In my 9 years at the club, this is by far one of the best things that’s happened.” – Scotty

    “The positive energy VH brought to the daytime was fantastic. During the day, it’s always so quiet and work, work, work and even when a band does rehearse, it’s always so serious. Van Halen was having fun the entire time and we could feel it throughout the building.” @Heko310

    “I just loved the first time they played “Running With The Devil” it sounded exactly like it did when I was working box office at The Whisky.” – Kathy











    “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
    ― Stephen Hawking
  • sadaist
    TOASTMASTER GENERAL
    • Jul 2004
    • 11625

    #2
    Luckiest motherfuckers on the face of the Earth. I want to post something nice here Craig, but I'm way to damn jealous. ARGH! I repeat, ARGH!!!!
    “Great losses often bring only a numb shock. To truly plunge a victim into misery, you must overwhelm him with many small sufferings.”

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    • Jagermeister
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      • Apr 2010
      • 4510

      #3
      Really is amazing how well these things have been kept under wraps.

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      • chefcraig
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        • Apr 2004
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        #4
        I dunno about you guys, but I can't seem to get past the notion that either the brothers shop at the same Wal Mart or got a discount on a bulk case of those identical shirts.
        Last edited by chefcraig; 12-29-2011, 06:55 PM.









        “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
        ― Stephen Hawking

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        • VHscraps
          Veteran
          • Jul 2009
          • 1874

          #5
          Damn - imagine trying to keep that a secret from your nearest and dearest lest it slip out on the internet grapevine.

          Almost 38 years since they pitched up at Gazzarri's, practically next door - a hop, skip'n'jump past The Rainbow ...
          THINK LIKE THE WAVES

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          • TAKIN WHISKEY
            Commando
            • Apr 2006
            • 1190

            #6
            Positive energy!!! Van Halen always having fun!!! And to think that it came from someone who was around them a couple times a week for two months straight. All the doom and gloom just went out the window as far as I'm concerned. It sounds like they really are a band again and I can't wait to here this new album. This tour is going to kick some major ass.

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            • chefcraig
              DIAMOND STATUS
              • Apr 2004
              • 12172

              #7
              Originally posted by Jagermeister
              Really is amazing how well these things have been kept under wraps.
              Originally posted by VHscraps
              Damn - imagine trying to keep that a secret from your nearest and dearest lest it slip out on the internet grapevine.
              It really isn't all that difficult...










              “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
              ― Stephen Hawking

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              • twonabomber
                formerly F A T
                ROTH ARMY WEBMASTER

                • Jan 2004
                • 11294

                #8
                i wonder if they will move to rehearsing on the full stage in the near future. someone out there will have to stake out the Forum again.
                Writing In All Proper Case Takes Extra Time, Is Confusing To Read, And Is Completely Pointless.

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                • kwame k
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                  • Feb 2008
                  • 11302

                  #9
                  Absolutely amazing.....for all the shit I've given the PR brain trust up on Howdy Doody Mountain.....they sure can keep a secret.

                  With stories like these, Dave's video diary and the tour announcement video.......the buzz on the net is reaching a fever pitch.

                  Guess the old maxim is true.....Always leave them wanting more.
                  Originally posted by vandeleur
                  E- Jesus . Playing both sides because he didnt understand the argument in the first place :D

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                  • SunisinuS
                    Crazy Ass Mofo
                    • May 2010
                    • 3301

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Jagermeister
                    Really is amazing how well these things have been kept under wraps.
                    Yea our own Government does a lot worse.....and since Assange was already busy.....

                    Nj People.

                    Can't Control your Future. Can't Control your Friends. The women start to hike their skirts up. I didn't have a clue. That is when I kinda learned how to smile a lot. One Two Three Fouir fun ter thehr fuur.

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                    • sonrisa salvaje
                      Veteran
                      • Jun 2005
                      • 2098

                      #11
                      This is incredible. Had i been working there i never would have left. They could have just locked me in and i would have slept under the bar. How this didn't get out before now is unreal. I mean, it is a long way from 1984 considering the way media and communication has advanced.
                      RIDE TO LIVE, LIVE TO RIDE
                      LET `EM ROLL ONE MORE TIME

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                      • fryingdutchman
                        Full Member Status

                        • Feb 2005
                        • 4133

                        #12
                        Sweet merciful FUCK!!!

                        When it rains, it pours!

                        The avalanche of information in the last 5 days is incredible compared to the drought of the last 4 years!
                        Originally posted by perilouspete
                        fryingdutchman you pretty much own everyone.....sick comebacks, well put. top class wit.

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                        • Halen High
                          Commando
                          • Jul 2004
                          • 1231

                          #13
                          Originally posted by kwame k
                          Absolutely amazing.....for all the shit I've given the PR brain trust up on Howdy Doody Mountain.....they sure can keep a secret.

                          With stories like these, Dave's video diary and the tour announcement video.......the buzz on the net is reaching a fever pitch.

                          Guess the old maxim is true.....Always leave them wanting more.
                          This whole thing has been well planned and it has Dave stamped all over it. It's been frustrating for all of us at times, but I think that's based on the history of all the let downs. Putting that aside, I've enjoyed the mystery, anticipation and build-up because I've been more certain than ever that it was really going to happen this time.

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                          • kwame k
                            TOASTMASTER GENERAL
                            • Feb 2008
                            • 11302

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Halen High
                            This whole thing has been well planned and it has Dave stamped all over it. It's been frustrating for all of us at times, but I think that's based on the history of all the let downs. Putting that aside, I've enjoyed the mystery, anticipation and build-up because I've been more certain than ever that it was really going to happen this time.
                            I'm starting to think what a brilliant PR move.......say nothing till the tour's planned/booked and an album's in the can!
                            Originally posted by vandeleur
                            E- Jesus . Playing both sides because he didnt understand the argument in the first place :D

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                            • Jetstream
                              Foot Soldier
                              • Dec 2011
                              • 609

                              #15
                              Originally posted by kwame k
                              I'm starting to think what a brilliant PR move.......say nothing till the tour's planned/booked and an album's in the can!
                              I think it is brilliant too. Let the doubters and Chickens shove a foot up their ass by expending everything which is nothing they can say and then when they are at the bottom of their barrel in ammo...unleash a massive assault on them, and it does not require much for all the Van Halen info to be huge because the lack of it over the last months makes even a pen drop worth more than what they could say in a novel.
                              I got lost in the...

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