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I was lisetning to the local classic rock station over the weekend and on came an interview with some rock reporter. She was talking about the summer rock tours and up came Van Halen's name. She claims the tour hasn't been living up to expectations as far as ticket sales.
Anyway then she goes on and says Eddie and Sammy aren't even talking at the moment in private and the tour is strictly a business affair. Supposedly the slumping sales have helped create the riff. She also said Ed put a cap on interviews fearing the Roth-Hagar debate would begin and the tour would lose focus. This supposedly pissed off Sammy because it means all the attention is on Ed and he can't talk about himself. Also Ed was said to have snubbed Neal Schon, a friend of Sammys and not letting his band open for them. Soul Circus I think it was. But all I've ever heard was that Silvertide was the opener.
She said there are two different camps in Van Halen today, with Ed and Al on one side and Mike and Sammy on the other.
Take it for what it's worth, as I think shes full of shit. I've read lots of interviews in the papers where Sammy and Ed talk about the tour. And from what Ive read, the arenas are packed and the band has been blowing people away. And why would Sammy get mad over neal Schon? I bet Sammy is happy as fuck just to be there and is kissing ed's ass.
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I was lisetning to the local classic rock station over the weekend and on came an interview with some rock reporter. She was talking about the summer rock tours and up came Van Halen's name. She claims the tour hasn't been living up to expectations as far as ticket sales.
Anyway then she goes on and says Eddie and Sammy aren't even talking at the moment in private and the tour is strictly a business affair. Supposedly the slumping sales have helped create the riff. She also said Ed put a cap on interviews fearing the Roth-Hagar debate would begin and the tour would lose focus. This supposedly pissed off Sammy because it means all the attention is on Ed and he can't talk about himself. Also Ed was said to have snubbed Neal Schon, a friend of Sammys and not letting his band open for them. Soul Circus I think it was. But all I've ever heard was that Silvertide was the opener.
She said there are two different camps in Van Halen today, with Ed and Al on one side and Mike and Sammy on the other.
Take it for what it's worth, as I think shes full of shit. I've read lots of interviews in the papers where Sammy and Ed talk about the tour. And from what Ive read, the arenas are packed and the band has been blowing people away. And why would Sammy get mad over neal Schon? I bet Sammy is happy as fuck just to be there and is kissing ed's ass.
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