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Boondawg
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OCT 06, 03:54 PM
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RWDPLZ
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OCT 06, 04:56 PM
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One of the greatest guitarists of all time, gone too soon - listening to Panama right now
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Blacktree
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OCT 06, 05:03 PM
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Damn, that sux. 
All my favorite musicians are dying off... Tom Petty, Chris Cornell, Malcom Young, Neil Peart, and now Eddie Van Halen.
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Jake_Dragon
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OCT 06, 05:14 PM
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Not a fan and I know he was not in good health.
May he rest in peace.
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Boondawg
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OCT 06, 05:27 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Blacktree:
Damn, that sux.
All my favorite musicians are dying off... Tom Petty, Chris Cornell, Malcom Young, Neil Peart, and now Eddie Van Halen. |
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You said it.
The soundtracks of my life.[This message has been edited by Boondawg (edited 10-06-2020).]
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Rickady88GT
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OCT 06, 05:48 PM
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DUDE 2020 SUX
GREAT musician
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Boondawg
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OCT 06, 06:11 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Jake_Dragon:
Not a fan and I know he was not in good health.
May he rest in peace. |
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Actually, it could be said that he basically killed himself.
Chain-smoked, got throat cancer, kept Chain-smoking, divorced because he wouldn't stop even then, had a third of his tongue removed, & finally switched to vaping in 2015.
He believed his cancer came from holding the brass & copper guitar picks in his mouth and all the recording studios filled with electromagnetic energy.
He burned as brightly as the cigarettes that killed him. [This message has been edited by Boondawg (edited 10-06-2020).]
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Monkeyman
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OCT 06, 06:53 PM
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One of the best axe men in history, period. I loved Van Halen (the band) from their original stuff with Diamond Dave to their later stuff with the Red Rocker. Different sounds but still good. Van Halen as a band was over once they parted ways with Sammy Hagar, IMHO. Lost one hell of a rocker and guitarist. RIP, Eddie.
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Boondawg
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OCT 06, 07:12 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Monkeyman:
One of the best axe men in history, period. I loved Van Halen (the band) from their original stuff with Diamond Dave to their later stuff with the Red Rocker. Different sounds but still good. Van Halen as a band was over once they parted ways with Sammy Hagar, IMHO. Lost one hell of a rocker and guitarist. RIP, Eddie. |
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All these bands were such a huge part of my life.
Hearing them always takes me traveling through time.
While other people seemed to "grow out of it", I never stopped listening to them all these years.
50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, & 90's Eargasms are my guilty pleasure.
And I think Eddie would love this conversation!  [This message has been edited by Boondawg (edited 10-06-2020).]
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Patrick
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OCT 06, 07:13 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Boondawg:
He believed his cancer came from holding the brass & copper guitar picks in his mouth and all the recording studios filled with electromagnetic energy.
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It's amazing the form that denial can take. 
I'm not a huge Van Halen fan, but when I think of Eddie's guitar licks, the first one that comes to mind is his 20 second solo in the middle of Beat It.[This message has been edited by Patrick (edited 10-06-2020).]
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