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The last times I saw Van Halen live was the first times I saw Van Halen sober.

08.05.04 Phoenix, AZ America West Arena
08.06.04 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center
08.07.04 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center
11.18.04 Tucson, AZ Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater
11.19.04 Tucson, AZ Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater

Unfortunately Edward had relapsed into his alcoholism. Buy the time we got to Tucson he was all but an embarrassment to the band the audience and himself. It broke my heart. Likely the very last Van Halen show I will ever see.

Edward has never ever broken a guitar like that while performing live. Unfortunately by this time he had already embarrassed himself with his poor playing and his inability to stand upright. He had alienated Sammy and Mike and they had segregated to one side of the stage to witness his self destruction.

11.19.04 Tuscon, 2nd night, last show of the tour.



Those shows were some of my most wonderful times of my life with friends and family and for the first time in a lifetime....myself. The first real celebration of my own sobriety. I had come full circle. Unfortunately it was the last chapter of Van Halen for me.
 
B5150 said:
The last times I saw Van Halen live was the first times I saw Van Halen sober.

08.05.04 Phoenix, AZ America West Arena
08.06.04 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center
08.07.04 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center
11.18.04 Tucson, AZ Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater
11.19.04 Tucson, AZ Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater

Unfortunately Edward had relapsed into his alcoholism. Buy the time we got to Tucson he was all but an embarrassment to the band the audience and himself. It broke my heart. Likely the very last Van Halen show I will ever see.

Edward has never ever broken a guitar like that while performing live. Unfortunately by this time he had already embarrassed himself with his poor playing and his inability to stand upright. He had alienated Sammy and Mike and they had segregated to one side of the stage to witness his self destruction.

11.19.04 Tuscon, 2nd night, last show of the tour.



Those shows were some of my most wonderful times of my life with friends and family and for the first time in a lifetime....myself. The first real celebration of my own sobriety. I had come full circle. Unfortunately it was the last chapter of Van Halen for me.
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It's really sad B about Eddie. Me and Trauma grew up in a rock family(my dad was in bands and our basements were always studios) So we both took a great liking to playing....Eddie was one of our heros.....He was the man in the early days!! It does come with the rockstar like sadly. We were more into Metallica,and me and Trauma can play most of their early stuff.
 
Eddie before his last rehab.

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After Rehab. Fortunately he got sober again but you always know that the lifestyle he lives and his introverted personality are a recipe for disaster. As someone who got sober I empathize with him and am hopeful that he 'survives' himself.

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BTW, huge 80's metal fan -- Halford, Dokken, Tate, Dio, etc.
 
B5150 said:
I empathize with him and am hopeful that he 'survives' himself.

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Did you see that new book that came out about the old KoRn lead guitarist...Save me from myself.............holy crap was that good!!!!
 
B5150 said:
Dokken, .
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hahah me and trauma were chatting the other night about the song from the friday the 13th movie.....Dream Warriors......that was the sh*t back in like 87
 
Yo Yo Yo, the freaks come out at night - I say the freaks come out niiiight...

Sorry, that damn song is stuck in my head for some very strange reason...
 
matthew76 said:
No dude, The Herion Diary's... great, strange, rudely entertaining.
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I dont think anyone can compete with Nikki Sixx...:hammer:
 
B5150 said:
BTW, huge 80's metal fan -- Halford, Dokken, Tate, Dio, etc.
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Priest is hands down some of the best music ever created!! Pain Killer, Metal Meltdown, Electric Eye, Hellbent for Leather....and of course my all time favorite: Turbo Lover
 
I remember staying up all night to recite every word in the Iron Maiden albums (80's) then moving on to DIO, classic Sabbath, then diving right into SLAYER!!!!! Man, I love METAL!!!!!! I'm cranking (very quitely because my wife is sleeping) out some classic Danzig right now!
 
matthew76 said:
I remember staying up all night to recite every word in the Iron Maiden albums (80's) then moving on to DIO, classic Sabbath, then diving right into SLAYER!!!!! Man, I love METAL!!!!!! I'm cranking (very quitely because my wife is sleeping) out some classic Danzig right now!
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FVCKEN AWESOME!
 
B5150 said:
Eddie before his last rehab.

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After Rehab. Fortunately he got sober again but you always know that the lifestyle he lives and his introverted personality are a recipe for disaster. As someone who got sober I empathize with him and am hopeful that he 'survives' himself.

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BTW, huge 80's metal fan -- Halford, Dokken, Tate, Dio, etc.
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Trip and I were just talking about Dokken the other day actually. "Dream warriors" is a kick azz song! I don't get to play as much anymore, but there is nothing more i like better than relaxing and jammin sometimes. I feel for eddie bigtime. It's a physical addiction that unleashes a wrath like no other.
 
TripDog said:
hahah me and trauma were chatting the other night about the song from the friday the 13th movie.....Dream Warriors......that was the sh*t back in like 87
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lol, i must have been posting when you wrote this.
 
Oh hey Leggo - listen bro, I've been thinking. Seeing how your sh!t is so tiz-ight, I was going to recommend to you that stretching might help bro. I hate to know that your in so much discomfort because your so tiz-ight, so I pray that the stretching Gods sprinkle magic stretch-powder on you. Ha-Ha!!! GAWD, I ROCK!!!!
 
matthew76 said:
Oh hey Leggo - listen bro, I've been thinking. Seeing how your sh!t is so tiz-ight, I was going to recommend to you that stretching might help bro. I hate to know that your in so much discomfort because your so tiz-ight, so I pray that the stretching Gods sprinkle magic stretch-powder on you. Ha-Ha!!! GAWD, I ROCK!!!!
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That was so weird!! I just got this really weird feeling come over me and I got up and stretched reeeeaaaalll good and got all loose and I come back to the computer and I see this comment!!! Fukcing Strech God is omnipotent! LOL

I TOTALLY ROCK WAY MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Leggo my Ego said:
That was so weird!! I just got this really weird feeling come over me and I got up and stretched reeeeaaaalll good and got all loose and I come back to the computer and I see this comment!!! Fukcing Strech God is omnipotent! LOL

I TOTALLY ROCK WAY MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ha-Ha!!!!! Good stuff!!
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I hope you all have a great weekend. I have a family emergency to deal with and will be off for a few.

Seems like the Desert keeps taking people I live... I want to go back, NOW!
 
Trauma1 said:
sdmf......Where you been my brotha? Looking swole!
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workin like a b*tch! lol i need to get on my favorite bicycle and go down to the nearest bank and.........ummmm.....well u know the rest!..........:run:

i'm gonna break the 250 mark this time!!! Fo sho! foooo shooo!
 
sdmf45 said:
workin like a b*tch! lol i need to get on my favorite bicycle and go down to the nearest bank and.........ummmm.....well u know the rest!..........:run:

i'm gonna break the 250 mark this time!!! Fo sho! foooo shooo!
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I wanna hit 230 this year. I've taken almost 2 months off now and i'm ready to grow again kid. We need to hit it up in O Town soon man!!
 
Trauma1 said:
I wanna hit 230 this year. I've taken almost 2 months off now and i'm ready to grow again kid. We need to hit it up in O Town soon man!!
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hell ya we'll tear it up...........i'll be up there the end of this month, just gettin everything organized and sh*t.
 
sdmf45 said:
hell ya we'll tear it up...........i'll be up there the end of this month, just gettin everything organized and sh*t.
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Yo sonny boy,long time man!
 
sdmf45 said:
i know bro......congrats on the rep position...........now wheres that green at?!!!
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i'm gonna stay gold for a while i think........I like to be different...nahh meen
 
Stop lurking UBI......we see you snuggle boy......no snugglin up in here :hammer::drunk:
 
Ubiquitous said:
Nobody is giving me material Trauma. Give me something. Trip is even starting to spell correctly.
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Lol.......Hey in reference to the plantains, they're banana's in training. You don't get to be this big without strong leadership and guidance my friend ;)
 
Damn - one of my students feel victim in the desert Thursday... makes 7 friends that will no longer be here... I'm growing numb.
 
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