> I I'm exaggerated a bit but one of the guys who used to be on one of the old
> versions of the Van Halen mailing list mentioned one time he saw the first
> show of the '88 Monsters of Rock tour and midway through the set while Hagar
> was running down a ramp, he slipped, fell back on his ass and cut his ass or
> tailbone resulting in a big bloody stain through his pants down his leg
> which later required stitches.
>
> And from what I heard, Sammy did in fact have to sit (backstage) in a large
> bucket of ice in-between long song breaks during the other members' solo
> spots. I imagine if he was wearin g those gay yellow polkadotted stretch
> pants he usually wore that tour, that big red streak down his ass and legs
> musta looked pretty funny.