If Mike gave his blessing to him, I think Sammy would do it. Because Sammy is in no position to negotiate otherwise: it's not 2003, where the 2nd attempt to reunite with Roth failed and the Van Halens had no other viable option. Mostly because now I tend to doubt the Van Halens give much of a shit one way or the other if they tour again. That could change, obviously, if they needed the money and Roth wasn't available.
I mean, I suppose Sammy could stick to his guns and insist Mike Anthony is part of the deal, but another - perhaps more pertinent - mental exercise would be to ponder if Mike Anthony would actually tour with Van Halen under ANY circumstances if asked. Mike's blessing to Sammy could well be along the lines of "if you want to hit the road with those assholes, I honestly hope you have a good tour, but count me out...after years of sitting back and letting them whittle away my share of the profits while I stayed loyal, Ed getting rid of me was the best thing that could have happened to me: [Ed] did me a favor, even though the way it went down sucked."
I mean, I suppose Sammy could stick to his guns and insist Mike Anthony is part of the deal, but another - perhaps more pertinent - mental exercise would be to ponder if Mike Anthony would actually tour with Van Halen under ANY circumstances if asked. Mike's blessing to Sammy could well be along the lines of "if you want to hit the road with those assholes, I honestly hope you have a good tour, but count me out...after years of sitting back and letting them whittle away my share of the profits while I stayed loyal, Ed getting rid of me was the best thing that could have happened to me: [Ed] did me a favor, even though the way it went down sucked."
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