It had already happened by the time he came along.
Actually, they both emerged at virtually the same time. Van Halen was gigging around LA and getting ready to go on their first tour at the same time as the first wave of New York punk bands emerged from the CBGB's scene to tour LA. In fact, when I saw them in '76, I had just seen the Ramones and Blondie a week earlier.
Well, you've gotta give Dave a break.
As far as I'm concerned, Dave was one of the major reasons why Punk had to happen...;-)
Thanks for putting up the download again...how many Mb was that again?
Wooooooo!
Thanks for the referral, but unfortunately, all the links at that old Eye of the Goof post are long dead and I don't have the original MP3 download any more.
My favorite bit of stage banter was regurgitated by David Lee Roth at the Whisky a Go Go back in '76:
"Here's a song for all you little dreamers out there...it's called....LITTLE DREAMERS!"
Duh.
Every German home that I've ever been in has a toilet brush next to the throne which is there for the express purpose of erasing unsightly bowl skidmarks or nudging your "product" off the shelf if it refuses to dislodge.
Sorry to hear it. What's the cause of all this seething, Cap'n?
posted by MrBaliHai 17 years ago
It had already happened by the time he came along. Actually, they both emerged at virtually the same time. Van Halen was gigging around LA and getting ready to go on their first tour at the same time as the first wave of New York punk bands emerged from the CBGB's scene to tour LA. In fact, when I saw them in '76, I had just seen the Ramones and Blondie a week earlier.
posted by MrBaliHai 17 years ago
Well, you've gotta give Dave a break. As far as I'm concerned, Dave was one of the major reasons why Punk had to happen...;-) Thanks for putting up the download again...how many Mb was that again? Wooooooo!
posted by MrBaliHai 17 years ago
Thanks for the referral, but unfortunately, all the links at that old Eye of the Goof post are long dead and I don't have the original MP3 download any more. My favorite bit of stage banter was regurgitated by David Lee Roth at the Whisky a Go Go back in '76: "Here's a song for all you little dreamers out there...it's called....LITTLE DREAMERS!" Duh.
posted by MrBaliHai 17 years ago
In "German toilets."
Every German home that I've ever been in has a toilet brush next to the throne which is there for the express purpose of erasing unsightly bowl skidmarks or nudging your "product" off the shelf if it refuses to dislodge.
posted by MrBaliHai 20 years ago
To quote Lili Von Schtupp: "Oh, it's twue, it's twue...it's weawy twue!"
posted by MrBaliHai 20 years ago
In "Members of the Minnesota Association of Rogue Taxidermists"
More here at Custom Creatures. I asked Bad Santa to bring me Deluxe Frankensquirrel for Christmas this year.
posted by MrBaliHai 20 years ago
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