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All Things Considered => General Discussion--Non food Related => Topic started by: SmokinHandyman on October 07, 2020, 08:41:35 PM

Title: Eddie VanHalen
Post by: SmokinHandyman on October 07, 2020, 08:41:35 PM: Any of you old rockers?
RIP Eddie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU-vvlFvzuk
Title: Re: Eddie VanHalen
Post by: Bentley on October 07, 2020, 09:52:29 PM: I saw that yesterday...The past sometimes catches up to us Alcoholic/Addicts. They say he got sober in 2008, I hope he died that way!
Title: Re: Eddie VanHalen
Post by: ylr on October 07, 2020, 10:28:41 PM: They said that he had a long bout with cancer. Impossible to say if chemicals had do something about it, if it's just bad genetics, or a little of both.
Title: Re: Eddie VanHalen
Post by: Bentley on October 07, 2020, 11:03:25 PM: Usually, but I think it was lung cancer? We love a cig when we are guzzling that Whiskey. I know I am making generalizations! I dis seeing them play in 1983 with David, and 1992 with Sammy, and I enjoyed his guitar licks!
Title: Re: Eddie VanHalen
Post by: Kristin Meredith on October 08, 2020, 09:32:05 AM: I thought he had throat and tongue cancer and the throat cancer metastasized in the last few months.
Title: Re: Eddie VanHalen
Post by: SmokinHandyman on October 08, 2020, 03:00:40 PM: Quote from: Kristin Meredith on October 08, 2020, 09:32:05 AM
I thought he had throat and tongue cancer and the throat cancer metastasized in the last few months.

You are correct
Title: Re: Eddie VanHalen
Post by: MysticRhythms on October 09, 2020, 09:56:32 PM: So in January we lost Neil Peart and now E VH, but Keith Richards is still rolling along.
I guess you just never know.
Title: Re: Eddie VanHalen
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on October 09, 2020, 11:24:52 PM: And today the bass player of the Chicago punk rock band, Naked Raygun, passed away at 58 from cancer. Tough year. https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/9/21438089/pierre-kezdy-naked-raygun-punk-rock-bands-chicago-bass-obituary

Not to mention some great professional players and coaches and few other musicians too:

Lou Brock
Tony Fernandez
Whitey Ford
Bob Gibson
Al Kaline
Don Larsen
Tom Seaver
Bob Watson
Gale Sayers
John Thompson
Jim Kiick
Curly Neal
Kobe Bryant
Lute Olson
Pat Dye
Eddie Sutton
Johnny Majors
George Perles
Chris Doleman
Wes Unseld
Sam Wyche
Willie Davis
Tom Dempsey
Jerry Sloan
David Stern
Don Larsen
Willie Wood
Roger Mayweather
Bobby Mitchell
Don Shula

Musicians:

Eddie Van Halen
Helen Reddy
Mac Davis
Toots Mayall
Peter Green
Charlie Daniels
Little Richard
Bill Withers
Kenny Rogers
Title: Re: Eddie VanHalen
Post by: cookingjnj on October 10, 2020, 03:31:04 PM: A list of stars that is so sad to read, but thanks for sharing BBL. As I read through the list I had instant memories for almost each of them and how they helped shape my sports/ music insight and knowledge. Even though he was not an athlete by trade, I kinda put Mac Davis in my sports mind. Yeah, I loved "North Dallas Forty".
Title: Re: Eddie VanHalen
Post by: hughver on October 10, 2020, 03:46:30 PM: I have an embarrassing confession to make, I'm 84 years young and have never heard of Eddie VanHalen.
Title: Re: Eddie VanHalen
Post by: Hank D Thoreau on October 11, 2020, 11:10:51 AM: Add John Prine to the list of musicians.

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Title: Re: Eddie VanHalen
Post by: SmokinHandyman on October 11, 2020, 02:16:36 PM: Heavy smoker Eddie Van Halen blamed his tongue cancer on the fact that he used to hold his brass and copper guitar picks in his mouth.
Title: Re: Eddie VanHalen
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on October 12, 2020, 01:30:00 PM: Add Hall of Fame 2B Joe Morgan to the list
Title: Re: Eddie VanHalen
Post by: ylr on October 12, 2020, 06:52:43 PM: Add Lyle Mays to the musician list. A better pianist I have never known.
Title: Re: Eddie VanHalen
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on October 15, 2020, 03:22:43 PM: Add DE HoF Fred Dean to the list
Title: Re: Eddie VanHalen
Post by: SmokinHandyman on October 20, 2020, 05:31:16 PM: Spencer Davis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcxYX8KPhGk
Title: Re: Eddie VanHalen
Post by: SmokinHandyman on October 20, 2020, 05:35:24 PM: And This Guy Today Also
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N1iwQxiHrs
Title: Re: Eddie VanHalen
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on October 20, 2020, 05:55:44 PM: the hits keep coming to rock and roll
Title: Re: Eddie VanHalen
Post by: SmokinHandyman on October 20, 2020, 07:03:57 PM: Quote from: Bar-B-Lew on October 20, 2020, 05:55:44 PM
the hits keep coming to rock and roll

Yep