Sam Just Won’t Stop

[Nickdfresh]

If it weren't just stupid money for this Fecal-Fest 2024, I'd watch Loverboy. Then leave....

[Vinnie Velvet]

I don’t dare watch this. It would make me shit worse than if I ate a pile of greasy tacos and finished it off with a pint of castor oil.

I won't watch but I do recall hearing a boot from a 1988 show years ago. From what I remember they didn't even play the entire song.

[Vinnie Velvet]

People who knew Eddie said he worked his ass off getting fit and digging out of the hole he fell into. Just having his teeth fixed was a big deal. By the time that last tour started Ed looked great. Sad he went but at least he went with his dignity restored.

Sam slipped and made fun that Eddie was gone. Al has to be livid. Sam doesn’t care about the Van Halen family. Al only played with Ed his whole life. I get why he’s not doing anything showbiz wise. Al has nothing to prove. He was a motherfucker on that last tour. He drummed great.

You won't see Alex drum ever again in any public setting I believe. Perhaps he will do some private gig for charity and not even play a VH tune. But Al is done. And although Fatty keeps insinuating that its Dave who has been roadblocking a tribute show I say its Al. He can't bring himself to play his songs with anyone else but his brother.

[twonabomber]

If it weren't just stupid money for this Fecal-Fest 2024, I'd watch Loverboy. Then leave....

If you wait long enough you can see Loverboy at the state fair and get a funnel cake to enjoy during the show!

[twonabomber]

You won't see Alex drum ever again in any public setting I believe. Perhaps he will do some private gig for charity and not even play a VH tune. But Al is done. And although Fatty keeps insinuating that its Dave who has been roadblocking a tribute show I say its Al. He can't bring himself to play his songs with anyone else but his brother.

Satch did mention that he had talked to Al and Dave about that tour.

Al might be content cashing royalty checks. As long as he doesn't get another divorce he probably doesn't need to tour again.

[Silexxx]

[Nitro Express]

If it rains on Sammy’s concert that’s Ed Van Halen pissing on it.

[Silexxx]

BTW did Sammy say anything about how much of the tour profits goes to cancer charity? You know, since it's "for Eddie"? That's usually what tribute tours are for. Probably not since this tour really is about Sammy.

[twonabomber]

BTW did Sammy say anything about how much of the tour profits goes to cancer charity? You know, since it's "for Eddie"? That's usually what tribute tours are for. Probably not since this tour really is about Sammy.

I was thinking about charity, too. Maybe the Mr. Holland's Opus thing that Ed donated the guitars to.

[Nitro Express]

Yeah. Yeah. Sam always pats himself on the back saying when he shows up to town the homeless are fed and the sun shines brighter. Sam lives in the San Francisco area. The city is one of the biggest mess of filth and homelessness in the country. But if Xi Jingping pays a visit, they clean up for that. Xi shoots more inspiration out his ass than Sammy does. You want Red? The communist Chinese tell Sammy to hold their Tsing Tao beer.

[Nitro Express]

Well shit. Everyone sing Una Poloma Blanca. Sammy is coming to town and the sun is going to shine and birds are going to sing and we are all going to drink Cabo Wabo and live in a commercialized taco paradise.

[Terry]

Interesting, in that the local venue Hagar is booked into for next summer's Red Rocker Sam Halen Tribute Tour - or whatever the fuck it is called - is a different one from the one he just played at around here last month. Several weeks ago, he played at an amphitheater that seated 4,000 with room for another 5,000 on the lawn behind the seats. The one he is booked into for 2024 is the one I saw KISS at in 2021 (along with several other shows over the last 15 years) and re: capacity has approximately 10,000 reserved seats with room for another 10,000 on the lawn.

Looking over Hagar's 2024 tour dates concerning the venues and venue capacities (yeah, I really DO have better things I could be doing, but I'm clearly not doing them), I see that most of the venues are in the 10 to 20 thousand seat range, depending on the venue, with very few of them being under ten thousand seaters. A lot of amphitheater-style gigs, where half the capacity is reserved seating in actual seats and a like number being lawn seats.

I mean, far as I can remember, The Circle over the last dozen years wasn't playing to such capacity crowds...if memory serves, on previous tours they were doing shows in places that sat roughly 5 thousand or so give or take.

Now, Loverboy 2024...I mean, no disrespect to whomever is left of the...er, I hesitate to say the 'classic' Loverboy lineup - although honestly, truth be told, I easily prefer Loverboy over Hagar - but Loverboy 2024...surely that opening act can't have that much cache in terms of getting punters to pony up for the shows, can they?

So, the difference between the upcoming Circle tour is, obviously, Satriani in the band vs. a lot of the previous ones that had Vic Johnson, or Johnston, or whatever his last name is. Maybe Satriani circa 2024 attracts a couple thousand more people per show than Vic otherwise would, but is that enough to make up the difference for The Circle undertaking a headlining tour where they are playing venues that seat 10,000 more people on average per show than they have headlined to in the past?

Oy vey. I smell a 'Van Halen tribute tour' that is going to play to half-full amphitheaters. Should that be the case, it'd certainly be a shitty tribute to Eddie.

Fuckin' Red Schmuck.

[twonabomber]

20k is about what Blossom holds.

Hagar's Circle jerk played at the MGM casino here. That's a 5k capacity room. Mr. "I don't need the money" was charging more than Diana Ross was.

[Nitro Express]

The verdict on the inter webs is Satch sucks at playing Van Halen and Sam is clueless thinking he can do it just because Joe is technically schooled in theory and can transcribe what he plays. But Joe has no tone or feel. Anyways Sam wanted a big name to sell his tour.

Replacing Ed and Al isn’t as easy as Sam thinks it is. No diss on Joe. He’s talented in his own way but he can’t do the VH thing.

[Nitro Express]

20k is about what Blossom holds.

Hagar's Circle jerk played at the MGM casino here. That's a 5k capacity room. Mr. "I don't need the money" was charging more than Diana Ross was.

Did all the town’s problems disappear because Sammy helped the poor and shot rainbow colors of glitter out his ass?