Saw them....
At the "Wistah Centrum" 1982.. Diver down. I was only 12 at the time, but had already been going to concerts for a few years( tom Petty, ZZ top, Ac/Dc, Kinks and Ozzy. At the time this was HUGE. VH were like ZEP or the Stones, they were the Biggest band on the planet. I waited in line and got tix. The show was as good as you could imagine. The thing I remember most is is that Roth said at one point " and the hits just keep on commin" and it was true... every song you knew by heart. Since that day, I saw Van hagar 3 times(I know, I know) on the 5150 tour, Monsters of rock tour, F.U.C.K. tour, VH3 tour(best post roth show) and this new Drunken sloppy Eddie tour. Each time trying to recapture the feeling of that 12 yr old boy being overwhelmed by the sheer force of the mighty VH, but sadly like a junkie, never quite getting there. Also saw Eat em' and smile(great), Skyscraper(o.k.) and believe it or not, the closest to the Real VH- the Sam n' Dave tour... That was the closest ive been to that feeling!.
At the "Wistah Centrum" 1982.. Diver down. I was only 12 at the time, but had already been going to concerts for a few years( tom Petty, ZZ top, Ac/Dc, Kinks and Ozzy. At the time this was HUGE. VH were like ZEP or the Stones, they were the Biggest band on the planet. I waited in line and got tix. The show was as good as you could imagine. The thing I remember most is is that Roth said at one point " and the hits just keep on commin" and it was true... every song you knew by heart. Since that day, I saw Van hagar 3 times(I know, I know) on the 5150 tour, Monsters of rock tour, F.U.C.K. tour, VH3 tour(best post roth show) and this new Drunken sloppy Eddie tour. Each time trying to recapture the feeling of that 12 yr old boy being overwhelmed by the sheer force of the mighty VH, but sadly like a junkie, never quite getting there. Also saw Eat em' and smile(great), Skyscraper(o.k.) and believe it or not, the closest to the Real VH- the Sam n' Dave tour... That was the closest ive been to that feeling!.
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