Meeting Van Halen, and offending Cherone

[ZEN Amps]

Cleaning up some old records today and came across this, funny story.

A friend got me backstage in ’98 when VH toured down under. I took the opportunity to get this signed - Eddie went first, then handed it to Alex… he went to pass it to Gazza. Not on my watch. I reached for it and said to the decadent dancer it’s ok, we’re cool. He scoffed and walked off, like I had said his mother wants an all day sucker. Seriously, in which universe would someone want him to deface this classic?

Mark was busy hitting on some girls so I didn’t bother, but glad I got to chat to the brothers. Eddie is what I expected, just a pleasure. Chatty, friendly, and modest. Alex was little stiffer, but cool.

Show was ok, but Gary was painful to watch. He did a cartwheel at some point, weird shit.

 

[Ben Waylin]

Fucking legend.

 

[thegame]

Did he tell you to go For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge yourself? Well, that'd be ungentlemantly.

 

[Eazy-ESP]

Who the hell is Mark?

 

[TheGreatGreen]

What kind of weirdo would try to sign an album he had no part in making, anyway? Glad you saved it from that graffiti.

 

[guitup too]

Who the hell is Mark?

Mark (Mike) Anthony, VH bass player.

 

[ZEN Amps]

Mark (Mike) Anthony, VH bass player.

Oops, yeah that guy. I was watching some historical thing the other night on Mark Antony... brain fart.

 

[shredi knight]

....he went to pass it to Gazza. Not on my watch. I reached for it and said to the decadent dancer it’s ok, we’re cool....

Sounds like you needed....

















More than words.

 

[mentoneman]

don’t mess with the Gary Cherry or he might drop a human slinky on you

 

[ZEN Amps]

don’t mess with the Gary Cherry or he might drop a human slinky on you

Ha! That was the show I attended.

 

[Ben Waylin]

Ha! That was the show I attended.

Did he roll down the stairs before or after you wouldn't let him sign the record ?

 

[ZEN Amps]

Did he roll down the stairs before or after you wouldn't let him sign the record ?

Before. Maybe that explains his delicate mood. Or maybe it was because he knew he was the fourth favourite VH singer, even though they only had three.

 

[Techdeth]

Ha! That was the show I attended.

I liked this show ! I love Ed’s tone in it

 

[mentoneman]

Ha! That was the show I attended.

that in a nutshell is a great example of why GC is weird to me. some frontmen like roth plant perry axl are just born to be rock legends. and others try so hard but just come across awkward.

at this point i’d rather watch this cover band at 10:47 in than vince or gary

 

[thegame]

Before. Maybe that explains his delicate mood. Or maybe it was because he knew he was the fourth favourite VH singer, even though they only had three.

How right you are. Roth > Hagar > Mitch Malloy > Cherone. Besides, only jerks have GC as their initials

 

[thegame]

If Cherone ever decided to officially make the switch, I found the right theme song:

 

[jabps]

I liked this show ! I love Ed’s tone in it

Yep, said it many times...this was the best live tone I ever heard from Ed.

 

[Devin]

don’t mess with the Gary Cherry or he might drop a human slinky on you

Honestly this video cemented Gary as a legend in my mind


Shit is hysterical

 

[Ben Waylin]

I bet he slipped on puke from when someone lost their cookies, hearing him try to sing "You Really Got Me".

 

[guitarnate2000]

What kind of weirdo would try to sign an album he had no part in making, anyway? Glad you saved it from that graffiti.

Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer