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I'm ok with the walking, I draw the line at shitting... 
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The homoerotic displays of affection for Roth died here a long, long time ago.Comment
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I found it somewhat amusing when Hagar sent birthday greetings to Ed via Twitter recently and that sent a few people off into this "holy shit, Sammy's trying to worm his way back into the band" spasm, and then Dave released that Christmas song and people were reading into it as a kiss-off to Van Halen, or that he was quitting Van Halen. My reaction to all of it was not even giving a shit if Roth left the group and Hagar rejoined, and wondering why anyone else would even give a shit at this point.
I mean, I suppose it would have been one thing if what the band had been doing with Dave for the last 8 years was something that could be stacked up next to what the band did with Roth all those years ago, but it hasn't been. They churned out a few greatest hits tours and a decent album, half of which was reworked 35 year old demos. All of which happened ten years too late as far as the band really being able to cut the mustard: sure, it was neat to see Roth playing with the Van Halens again, but for me Van Halen basically ended in 1985. They had a shot in 1996 of doing something exceptional, but it never happened. By the time they got around to it, they weren't really up for it anymore. And all of that just "is what it is".Scramby eggs and bacon.Comment
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The time thing is nuts but I'm close to even boring myself with the amount I go on about the differences in time perception as you get older.
Comparing the Van Halen output for the 8 years between 1976 and 1984 compared to 2008 and 2016 is pretty striking but that's life, most people slow down as time speeds up. If I didn't need to work to get money I'm not sure if I would do anything very productive. It would need to be new things. Doing stuff you have done before better and often becomes less and less rewarding.Last edited by Seshmeister; 03-11-2016, 11:53 PM.Comment
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So, in other words, slave SESH finds it more difficult to masturbate to Roth in 2016 than 1984.Comment
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At this point I find it difficult to masturbate to anything. It's like a medical procedure like trying to burst a boil to just to try and lessen the pain of being alive at all. I keep a box of tissues beside my computer which works well because when I can't manage it I usually burst into tears so either way the kleenex gets used.
How you doin'?Comment
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Sex...not disease or ignorance....have fun before you die.
It's easy if you are not fucked by the wrong women. Technology marches on:
Meet people that still rock an roll instead of Krustify themselves following the 2.4 culture of an American dream that no one is sexual except wolves and turtles.
Getting divorced is an entirely avoidable trouble. Never get married and only spend time on women that like to spend time with you.
Don't be a sperm donor Donnie....use your time more wisely.
Sound Familiar? Stay away from women that are pussies...and only go for women that like the dick. Krusty will not help you here:
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.Comment
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And that to me is the missed opportunity of the reunion.
I mean, when the whole 1996 cluster fuck happened, the bummer of it all was that I thought the 2 BOV1 tracks showed some promise of a creative future. But that all got overshadowed with the soap opera theatrics of Hagar getting fired, Roth rejoining then leaving (and even Roth admitted that he was never categorically told anything was going to happen with Van Halen beyond recording the two tracks and possibly making two promo videos for them) and Cherone ending up being the third singer.
So 1996 comes and goes, and it takes the band another ten years to get their shit together. By that point, Anthony is gone. And supposedly Ed has hours upon hours worth of material he has been recording over the years, and apparently very little of it was deemed usable or workable when taking into account how little of it made it onto ADKOT.
And that was the blown opportunity of 1996 and 2007 to date: the chance to have the definitive lineup reconvene and go forward with new material, two things which very few big name rock band reunions provide (most of them provide neither). The much anticipated Van Halen reunion with Roth ended up being yet another aging rock group, minus all of the definitive lineup members, getting back together for a bunch of greatest hits tours. For me, Van Halen was always a notch above the bulk of the rock groups that came to prominence in CVH's wake and had clearly been influenced by Van Halen. And it's an indication of how fucked up and sideways things have become when a group of half-witted lame-o's like Motley Crue can somehow muster up enough of a sense of dignity and undertake a farewell tour with all the definitive members performing (Mick Mars is more than half dead for fucks sake, and Tommy Lee and Vince Neil hate each other's guts) and make a gesture of goodwill for the fans and call it quits, yet Van Halen is still schlepping along with Ed's chunky little kid playing bass despite the fact that Mike Anthony is still more than able, and Dave is wandering around the stage like a confused resident of an elderly hospice who has escaped the grounds but has no idea where he wants to go and less of an idea of how to get back to where he left. Van Halen has become an embarrassment.Scramby eggs and bacon.Comment
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Lot of truth in your comment... having done a lot of really amazing things over the years makes it difficult to top some of the really great stuff... which in turn makes other things a bit less exhilarating.
But hey... I woke up another day and was able to get out of bed without assistance. There's reason to celebrate!! Life is good!!"If you want to be a monk... you gotta cook a lot of rice...”Comment
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I think if VH was even remotely active on social media we would've only given a cursory mention of Bette's Tweet....
But since VH is absolutely dormant, we're forced to micro-analyze each and every little tidbit of information that comes out....
Wolf is playing Right Now on piano, HOLY SHIT they're getting back together with Bette!
EVH is getting his TransTrem rebuilt, HOLY SHIT they're getting back together with Bette!
But at this stage in their (and our) lives, as Terry said, it's to the point where not much of a shit is given either way....Eat Us And Smile - The Originals
"I have a very belligerent enthusiasm or an enthusiastic belligerence. I’m an intellectual slut." - David Lee Roth
"We are part of the, not just the culture, but the geography. Van Halen music goes along with like fries with the burger." - David Lee RothComment
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What was this thread about? Oh yeah, VH.
The "band" is nothing more than an expensive nite out these days. You pay your couple hundred bucks, take your chick to the show, buy some overpriced beers and wait to hear OBC's electrified geetar make that screechy noise when they walk out on stage. Sure, it's fun and Dave tries to put on a show. But it ain't no Van Halen show. And then the tour ends and they return to the Fortress Of Irrelevance.
Meanwhile, Mike and Sam are out touring and putting out at least 7 records every year lol. Might not be the music I dig but they're giving their fans what they want, even if it's playing to much smaller crowds than VH draws, albeit with a lot of giveaway seats on the last VH tour.
I doubt I'll go to another VH show unless they come out with some new music and/or radically change the stage show. Oh, and they need to fire that fat kid and bring back Mike so he can do his coked up monkey bass solo. It's damn sure more entertaining than seeing OBC play eruption for the gazillionth time while a bunch of drunk idiots stand there slack jawed like the guy just discovered fire. I get it, it was awesome, ground breaking, cock jizzingly incredible. 40 fuckin years ago. Jesus, when the well goes dry it REALLY goes dry.
I'd rather see a Dave solo show. Or just watch my old bootlegs. Van Halen died almost 31 years ago. They pissed away every opportunity to resurrect the band and still haven't done it. Mainly because Ed is so goddamn codependent he can't walk on stage without his fuckin kid. Hey OBC - you can't recapture the years you missed spending with your kid cause you was stone drunk. Grow a set of Bawllz, get the old bass player back and quit ruinin my life!!American by birth. Southern by the grace of God.
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Ed ain't got nothing more than 30 years worth of him and his brother sitting there jerkin each other off playing bits and pieces of this and that. I'd bet a hundred bucks all his "material" is pretty much worthless without Dave or Slappy trying to turn it into a song. Oh wait, I take that back. The porno song he did was awesome!! 37 minutes of pure crap.
And how fuckin desperate do you have to be to allow your girlfriend to convince you to shoot a porno in your house. Where your kid comes to visit. The words "mental patient" come to mind and I see Ed from the HFT video...American by birth. Southern by the grace of God.
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