Just release the John 5 LP already...

[Jetstream]

Damn thing is completed from all reports. It is not a hard rock LP but more of a Blues/Rock thing and that is cool from what's understood... well, fuck this Van Halen thing and just release it Dave because you should if you by some odd chance looked at this site by accident while searching the net. for dogs, tattoos, or wrestling

[VHscraps]

Or, could it be that DLR is staging a Bowie-like retreat from public life (the vanishing website, videos, etc), only to slap the last album on us a few days before he bags it.

Whether that is in two years or ten years, who is to say ...

[FORD]

Whether Van Halen ever does anything again remains to be seen. But I would say it's a safe bet that they will NOT be doing anything in 2016. So there's really no reason for Dave to NOT put that album out now. And even tour with John "5" Lowery and/or the EEAS band, if he feels like it.

I think he should have taken a page from Keith Richards and released the first single from that record a day or two after the VH tour ended, with the full album following a month or two later. Seemed to work out fine for Keith. He didn't break up the Stones in the process - they're apparently ready to go back in the studio shortly..

And given all the musicians of their generation dropping dead lately, who the Hell could blame them for working while they still can??

[DONNIEP]

Whether Van Halen ever does anything again remains to be seen. But I would say it's a safe bet that they will NOT be doing anything in 2016.

First off, that ain't Van Halen. I don't care how nice of a fat fucking kid Wolfie is. He ain't a member of Van Halen. I don't care if he apes Mike's bass lines and his vocals are "good enough" for all yall. It ain't Van Fucking Halen.

All it is is Ed's newest version of Van Halen. And Ed can go fuck himself, right after his husband drills him. I don't care if Wolfie can cure cancer. He's not a member of Van Halen and he never was. I know, I can hear it now, "Wolfie gave us back Dave and Eddie!!" If you believe that you are retarded. Ed would have played with me singing if he thought he could sell tickets. Fuck him and his Savior Son.

Van Halen died on April 1st, 1985. I enjoyed the two VH tours I went to, with Dave out front. But it is in no way, shape, form, or whatever Van Halen.

[Anonymous]

Damn thing is completed from all reports. It is not a hard rock LP but more of a Blues/Rock thing and that is cool from what's understood... well, fuck this Van Halen thing and just release it Dave because you should if you by some odd chance looked at this site by accident while searching the net. for dogs, tattoos, or wrestling

All reports? What "all" reports?

The ONLY report we had was from a senile, half-demented guy that drives around in a striped buggy & believes that he's in 1983.

Now, I'm not calling Von a liar - sometimes, the most unlikely sources are the ones which come up with the truth - but until I listen to that thing myself, it doesn't exist.

[Jetstream]

All reports? What "all" reports?

The ONLY report we had was from a senile, half-demented guy that drives around in a striped buggy & believes that he's in 1983.

Now, I'm not calling Von a liar - sometimes, the most unlikely sources are the ones which come up with the truth - but until I listen to that thing myself, it doesn't exist.

I did not know John 5 owned such a buggy... since he has stated himself personally this exists, it is complete and to him it sounds great but what musician would say their music is not lol

[vandeleur]

I think when "van halen" get back with Mike and Sam wolf should tour with Dave and john5 what the hell, he saved ed's career maybe he can do some Wolfe magic for Dave

[cadaverdog]

I did not know John 5 owned such a buggy...l

He has several. They're very chic nowdays.

[DONNIEP]

I think when "van halen" get back with Mike and Sam wolf should tour with Dave and john5 what the hell, he saved ed's career maybe he can do some Wolfe magic for Dave

I can see it now......

Sunset in Pasadena. Wolfie walks up to the gates of Rothwood, a large duffle bag slung over his shoulder. Kinda like Santy Claus, only fatter and less loved.

He steps up to the intercom but somebody buzzes the gate open. Wolfie takes one last look around, hitches his sack up a little higher on his shoulder and slowly walks up the drive, wondering if he'll ever see another sun rise.

The door to the mansion is open so he walks in. It's dark and quiet inside. Too quiet. From one of the rooms off the left of the entrance he hears the flick of an old gold brass zippo.

"You're late", says an all too familiar voice from the room.

"I had to make a beer run for dad", Wolf says.

"So he's back on the sauce?"

"He's working on the set list for the new tour with Sam. Wouldn't you be?"

Wolf's eyes adjust to the dark and he sees Dave, all alone in an empty room, sitting in an old plastic chair that looks like it belongs in a trailer park.

"Did you find what you needed in the storage units?", Dave ask, his voice raspy from too many smokes that day. He looks nervous, fidgeting with that old zippo.

"Yeah, I got what we need," says Wolf. He unslings his sack and gets down on one knee and opens it up. Dave leans forward, peering in the dark to see just what the kid's brought with him. Wolf rummages around in the bottom of the sack and pulls out a fifth of Jack and hands it to Dave. "You're gonna need this," he says.

"Kid, I rarely drink the stuff anymore," Dave says, cracking open the top and taking a long pull off the bottle.

Wolf doesn't say anything. He just keeps digging in his bag. Then he pulls out a pair of electric blue spandex pants and a sequined teddy, hands them to Dave.

"Kid, this is never gonna work. I haven't worn these in almost 30 years. You're wasting my time here."

Wolf reaches into his sack and starts to pull out something large. Dave sits up a little straighter, his mouth slightly ajar.

"You found it," Dave says in a hoarse whisper.

Wolf lays the Davesicle at the old guy's feet, like a Shao Lin priest making an offering to some long forgotten god.

"There's just one more thing," Wolf says as he reaches into his bag for the last time. He pulls out an old Sony Walkman, one of the first ones ever made. It's old, beat up, the battery cover held closed with duct tape older than him. Attached to it by an old and knotted cord is the original set of headphones, the foam mostly gone from each ear.

"You got the tape?" Wolf asks. Dave shuffles his foot and kicks an old cassette over to Wolf. EEAS Demos is scrawled on a piece of tape on one side. Wolf picks it up, turns it over in his hand and shoves it in the old Walkman. Dave slowly stands up, his hands shaking slightly. He'd been drinking and suddenly Wolf could smell the booze laced sweat coming off the old guy.

"Go get dressed, Dave. It's show time"....

[ZahZoo]

Or, could it be that DLR is staging a Bowie-like retreat from public life (the vanishing website, videos, etc), only to slap the last album on us a few days before he bags it.

Whether that is in two years or ten years, who is to say ...

That just seems like way too much planning, forethought, moving parts and execution for Dave's attention span...

[Von Halen]

Sorry Donnie, I made it to the 4th sentence, and then bailed. ADD, ADHD, whatever.

[vandeleur]

Sorry Donnie, I made it to the 4th sentence, and then bailed. ADD, ADHD, whatever.

Pity , it was funny and there isn't a lot of that about at the moment

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Sorry Donnie, I made it to the 4th sentence, and then bailed. ADD, ADHD, whatever.

it was a nice story

[DONNIEP]

It was an awesome story!! I even managed to insert some Dave solo song references. And honestly, as poorly written as it was - it's gonna be the most interesting thing you read about Dave all year.

[VHscraps]

That just seems like way too much planning, forethought, moving parts and execution for Dave's attention span...

This is true ...