$heriff Tom
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Post by $heriff Tom on Nov 3, 2006 9:15:25 GMT -5
Wolfgang!
This is amidst constant rumors that David Lee Roth will once again be fronting the band.
TMZ.com reports that VAN HALEN has officially hired 15-year-old Wolfgang Van Halen — the son of guitarist Eddie Van Halen and estranged wife Valerie Bertinelli, and nephew of drummer Alex Van Halen — as the new bassist for the band.
Wolfgang replaces longtime bassist Michael Anthony, who left the band earlier this year. VAN HALEN spokesperson Janie Liszewski tells TMZ.com that Wolfgang, known as "Wolfie," has already joined his dad and uncle for rehearsals in the studio. Wolfgang played dates with his father during the band's 2004 tour, and the song "316" on 1991's "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" was named for Wolfgangs birth date that same year.
According to TMZ.com, the band is still without a lead singer, despite rumors that David Lee Roth might rejoin.
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Post by 9 on Nov 3, 2006 11:52:05 GMT -5
He named his kid WOLFGANG?
ROTFLMAO!
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Post by globix on Nov 3, 2006 23:47:04 GMT -5
how sad. first Eddie's doing porn soundtracks...now this.
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Post by crazilyz on Nov 5, 2006 7:00:55 GMT -5
He named his kid WOLFGANG? Maybe he's a Mozart man at heart. |
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Post by $heriff Tom on Nov 5, 2006 12:24:28 GMT -5
how sad. first Eddie's doing porn soundtracks...now this.
Hey, whats so sad about doing porn soundtracks?
I know a guy who used to do porn soundtracks, and is now doing hold music for major companies.
Thats a "Behind the Music" right there.
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Post by Chris on Nov 6, 2006 12:52:39 GMT -5
I stood behind Michael Anthony in line at a beer stand at a classic car show in Temecula, CA about 10 years ago.
Prior to that, in my days as a UPS Driver, I saw him in the Brea Mall (Brea, CA) on the escalator going down as I was going up.
He is short.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Jan 25, 2007 8:00:55 GMT -5
Ray Waddell of Billboard.com reports that a contract could be signed as soon as today for Live Nation to produce a 40-date amphitheatre tour by VAN HALEN this summer, with original frontman David Lee Roth back in the fold for the first time in more than 20 years.
As previously reported, guitarist Eddie Van Halen's 15-year-old son Wolfgang has stepped in for original bassist Michael Anthony in the new incarnation of the group, which also features drummer Alex Van Halen.
VAN HALEN last toured in 2004 with vocalist Sammy Hagar, grossing nearly $40 million, according to Billboard Boxscore. Hagar refused to collaborate further withEddie and Alex Van Halen after the tour's completion ("I don't get along with Eddie anymore, and that's all there is to it," he told Billboard.com in August 2005), although he has consistently played live with Anthony in recent years.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Feb 20, 2007 20:41:43 GMT -5
According to Pollstar.com, the VAN HALEN tour that was never officially announced is now officially postponed indefinitely. The rumored tour took on an air of reality after a trade magazine announced that original singer David Lee Roth was about to sign on the dotted line, and that was soon followed by a press release via Eddie Van Halen's spokeswoman-slash-girlfriend. Unfortunately, the worldwide frenzy of a VH reunion was too good to be true, at least for the present day. However, there was a lot of paper getting inked and Pollstar states that a tour announcement might not have been far off.
Sources also tell Denver's Rocky Mountain News that VAN HALEN's performance at next month's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony may also be in jeopardy too.
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Post by 9 on Feb 20, 2007 21:25:00 GMT -5
Drama queens.
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Post by thecaptain15 on Feb 21, 2007 19:35:45 GMT -5
If they are as bad as the last time around everyone should rejoice because they are saving the people from saving $100 per ticket....imo
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