Choose your fighter:

Jim Dandy | 💎 Dave

The funniest moment on live tv I’ve ever seen?

“I’m gonna tell you why, because this is the most important holiday in Van Halen’s philosophy, the second of course being Halloween” 🎃 😂
- DLR live on MTV on NYE with Martha Quinn Ⓥ

The day after the Cap Centre show, Van Halen also opened for Nugent in Binghamton, NY.

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Van Halen opening up for Ted Nugent at the Capital Centre in Landover, MD on 12 Aug 1978.

•henryrollins attended this gig
•reportedly Nuge played thru EVH’s rig at soundcheck only to discover that he still sounded like himself and not EVH.

📸 Andy Meyerson

Nick Bowcott pulled quite the caper to meet all four members of VH in 1980. Great tale! Story at the link below.

In quite the plot twist, EVH wrote solos for two bands VH covered during its club days.

Iommi notes here that EVH wrote a solo that Iommi played on Sabbath’s “Evil Eye”

Also: EVH’s solo which he played on demo for KISS’s “Christine Sixteen” was later recorded by Ace.

The “Rock Block” 😁 ❤️📺🎸 #MTV

it's been a great run since Alex Trebek began hosting the show back in ****1984**** but clearly it's time to cancel Jeopardy! ---- America had run out of qualified contestants.

If you ever get that once in a lifetime chance to pass thru the #Panama 🇵🇦 Canal on a big ass 🛥️ … there’s only one song that needs to be on 🔂

Up for auction:

Randy Bachman’s
1986 Gibson SG 62 Standard Modified By Eddie Van Halen on 5150 tour.

Mod “included removing the pickup covers and dipping them in Ski Wax to prevent microphonic squeal at high volume.” bid.juliensauctions.com/lot-details/in…

Fun read on Van Halen’s PANAMA, featuring the memories of David Bertinelli:

'They wanted an engine sound to go along with the song, so they dragged a mic from the recording studio 5150 (in Los Angeles) right to the car.”

Jamie LaReau

freep.com/story/money/ca…

In honor of the forthcoming remastered
Expanded Edition of Van Halen’s For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge … here’s a throw back to 1991 ….. when Martha Quinn Ⓥ gave us this intro to VH’s 🍰 POUNDCAKE 🍰 on MTV.

Why behave in public?

Soon you'll see my silhouette — Darkening your 🚪

Van Halen Memorial Day (1983)

Pistons poppin!

Very much looking forward to the Brat Pack documentary BRATS.

That said, will be VERY disappointed if we don’t get the FULL unfiltered BACKSTORY on this pic

Backstory on the Dec 1991 Dallas free concert:

Coming this summer: VH’s FOR UNLAWFUL CARNAL KNOWLEDGE expanded edition from ⁦Rhino Records⁩ remastered plus previously unreleased audio & video footage from Van Halen’s December 4, 1991 free concert in Dallas. rhino.com/article/van-ha…