He has other skills. IIRC he's a licensed EMT. At one point he was working on an ambulance in NYC (seriously.)
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Originally posted by darthfuster: Learn to code
January 13, 2020, 04:35 PM
FishOn
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Originally posted by mark123: DLR was never great in Van Halen. He didn't come into his own until "Eat 'em and Smile" and that was lightning in a bottle. He tried to do the lounge singer thing with "Just a Gigilo" and "California Girls" and that whole bit was pretty sad, too.
Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
January 13, 2020, 04:43 PM
FishOn
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Originally posted by PASig: He must need that money, that is really cringe worthy and just sad.
Pretty much exactly what I was going to post. He must owe a lot of money.
I do not have a dawg in this fight, but good luck with that.....
January 13, 2020, 04:47 PM
Doc H.
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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
Yo. You send dis guy...
Keith Richards??!!
"And gentlemen in England now abed, shall think themselves accursed they were not here, and hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks that fought with us upon Saint Crispin's Day"
January 13, 2020, 05:02 PM
Kuisis
That was pretty sad, but to say he never was any good is wrong, in my opinion. I saw them in the early 80's and it was one of the best concerts I've seen. He should hang it up now, but back then that band was one of the best out there.
January 13, 2020, 05:05 PM
r0gue
Muther of Gawd!
My guess is he's in a contract and wants out. He HAS to be trying to get fired. That was spectacularly bad.
January 13, 2020, 05:16 PM
parabellum
A man could herniate himself like that. He should be more careful.
"He sings like a truck is running over his throat."
That is spot on.
He always had to show the athleticism of his voice in the Van Halen days, to the point he probably overdid it. Maybe he permanently trashed his vocal cords.
He may not have in ear monitors and be relying on house and stage monitors. Maybe he could hire a good sound coach. The rest of the band sounded on pitch.
------- Trying to simplify my life...
January 13, 2020, 06:14 PM
Outnumbered
I'm not sure what was more frightening; his singing or his pants!
January 13, 2020, 06:16 PM
oddball
Here is Roth in his Vegas hotel, dropping in on a bachelor party, and the dudes have no idea who he is.
I love the comment: "They were clueless, but in David Lee Roth's mind, it was the best moment of their lives."
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
January 13, 2020, 06:31 PM
vthoky
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Originally posted by BigSwede: Yep, saw Sammy last year in Vegas, he can still belt it out
I've often thought if I won one of those "hang out with a celebrity for a weekend" contests, I'd choose to hang out with Sammy.
God bless America.
January 13, 2020, 06:34 PM
corsair
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Originally posted by Sigfest: His Joe Rogan interview was one big bloviate.
To his credit, he's done a bunch of stuff away and unrelated to music: paramedic, big-wall climber, fluent in Spanish and some Japanese; problem is he'll tell you all about it without any prompting. That interview with Rogan was very exhausting. Dave was that kid in school, who wouldn't stop talking, had to give you his opinion on everything and got involved with every activity eventually becoming the center of attention due to his over-talking everyone.
DLR is also a devout martial arts afficianado and has a dōjō in his home.
The Mojo Dojo
January 13, 2020, 06:35 PM
adobesig
Hmmmm, I wonder if he ever did drugs?
January 13, 2020, 07:08 PM
Kraquin
He was never a good singer but he was persistent, obnoxiously so, and could work a crowd.
