Do not think for a second that there are any guarantees when it comes
to Van Halen. Back in 1996, everyone thought that this was a done
deal. But then it blew up.

Dave and the Van Halen boys still have plenty of obstacles to leap
through before the tour takes off. There's the rehearsals, the
collaboration between Dave and the Van Halens, Ed's drinking, etc.

Seriously, what's going to happen when Dave steps into the rehearsal
studio with Wolfgang? What happens when Dave criticizes the way that
Wolfgang plays bass (you know that Ed will never hear any mistakes in
his playing, no matter how bad he plays)... what's going to happen at
the press conference and HOF induction when Dave turns on his Diamond
Dave persona (remember the 96 VMAs).... what happens when Ed tells Dave
not to say that "F" word in front of his son?

My point is, there are plenty of eggs and only a small portion of them
have already hatched. There is a lot of time between now and the end
of May. For all we know, the tour could end up being cancelled early
when Ed can't stay sober or gets his feelings hurt by Dave.

"Tommy" wrote:

On Jan 25, 8:38 pm, "Tommy" yahoo.com> wrote:

LOL.... You're kidding about this part, right?

I'm sure the Wolf-boy has never heard the F-word... In addition to
protecting him from the vile tongue of profanity, Ed is also shielding
him from the dangers of smoking and alcohol consumption.