Oh You Silly Dave...

[fallenangel]

[b]QUOTE[/b] (from Sludge)

The following report is courtesy of Kim Lyons from Pittsburghlive.com: DAVID LEE ROTH makes his radio debut today, taking over the coveted morning drive time slot vacated by Howard Stern, locally on WRKZ 93.7 K-Rock. Diamond Dave, probably best known as the former lead singer of VAN HALEN, talked with the Trib p.m. about the radio show, his job as an emergency medical technician in New York City, cheekless pants and pretty much everything else on his mind. Q: Howard Stern had a pretty risque format, to put it mildly. How much do you think your show will resemble his? A: "Not at all. I'm not even remotely close to Stern. I'm not a humorist; I'm not a comic; I'm not a comedian. My sense of humor has teeth -- that makes me perfect for the inner city. Just like you, I'm a (expletive) cynic. You'll never get tired of listening to me speak your mind." Q: So you won't be going just for laughs. A: "The difference between me and a comedian, I don't try -- comedians are desperate for the funny. With me, you either get it or you didn't." Q: It sounds like you have a plan of how you want things to go, but not a schedule, or a format, true? A: "It will be completely my way and not resemble anything that's ever been on the radio. What other voice can ingratiate and infuriate the liberal arch left -- of which I am a card-carrying member -- and the NASCAR nation -- of which I am a card-carrying member?" [b]Q: What's the latest Van Halen news? Do you still talk to those guys? A: "I talked to the drummer (Alex Van Halen) about a week ago. And I think, eventually, the inevitable will happen." Q: You mean a reunion? A: "Sure. And it definitely won't be rockers with walkers. Getting onstage and singing 'Dance The Night Away' - let me tell you how difficult that isn't going to be. When people bring up Van Halen, I talk about it with pride and with no apprehension at all. I play those songs all the time."[/b] Q: Not to get too off-topic, but is it true that you've been working as an emergency medical technician in New York? A: "I got my badge about year and a half ago, and I've worked in all five boroughs, mainly at night. I speak fluent Spanish, so I am often sent where that is an asset. I've seen this city from the inside out. How many other DJs do you know have delivered a baby? I'm on my fourth." Q: What are you hoping to do with the radio show? A: "Every fourth week, we're going to up and move wherever -- whether it's the Grammys or the Superbowl -- all the bastions of sin and degradation." Q: Including Pittsburgh, of course. A: "Absolutely. I am going to visit everywhere we play on the air. It's a performance, after all." Q: Your, um, unique background will serve you well on the radio, then? A: "It's curious what qualifies both Stern and myself to do the same job. He's a family man who has spent the last 20 years in a small little studio and did quite well. I've spent the last 30 years leading a life of crime and international intrigue, so perhaps I'm overqualified." Q: Will you be wearing those cheekless pants on the air? And, how will we know? A: "Let's face it, I look better in (cheekless) chaps than Al Franken ever (expletive) would." Q: And what do you think will keep people tuning in every morning? A: "I'll tell people this: it'll give them a good reason to slap a little bourbon in their coffee. You'll get a bottomless cup of attitude, and the second one's free." [/quote] Now that I've managed to stop laughing... as lovely as the idea is, it'll never happen. And if it does, it will be more of a trainwreck than a Gn'R reunion. At least Axl wouldn't bother to show up. Dave will come with spandex and ego to spare. The man cannot get along with Eddie, how many times does this need to be proven? Not to mention the tour with Hagar was a horrible flop, and Sammy was the only thing holding the show together. Eddie is a wreck. Dave could probably raise the bar a bit, given the fact he's still above and beyond Hagar as a frontman, and it'd take some of the attention off Ed's struggling, but come on. But at least it would only last for a few shows before he quit ("was asked to leave") again. Probably better off delivering babies. Can you imagine Diamond Dave trying to calm down an emergency situation in Spanish? Get that shit on video, far more entertaining than a VH reunion could ever be. But, as there always are, some of you must be sickening optimists who think they can learn to get along... _________________ "I care about people as much as I care about lawn furniture" - Dexter/Michael C. Hall

[eclipsedmoongoddess482]

I don't know whether they will or not but either way its going to make great entertainment. Even better if Eddie don't get along. :D

Can Eddie even still function in society? Last I heard he was so out of it that its pretty pointless for him to go back to performing. But I guess one show wouldn't kill him.
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[fallenangel]

It's not that he's out of it, exactly, he did fine on the tour and is as healthy as one can expect him to be (stop smoking, asshole). It's just that his playing is nowhere near what it was, so that leaves the singer trying to function and keep it together while he's fumbling through all the songs. :(

Dave could fix it better than Sammy could, but...well, Dave talked to Alex, and that's not exactly the clash of the titans that Dave/Eddie is. If someone puts up enough money, they'll do it. Whether it ever follows through to a tour before they kill each other is completely different.

And considering Dave is still doing his martial arts moves and toured for weeks with pneumonia 'cause he refused to go to the doctor and only got checked out when he smacked himself in the head with the pipe....my money's on Davey 4 teh win.
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