Which mutates faster? A virus, or news stories about celebrities on the internet?
A man recently posing as David Lee Roth was stopped by police for speeding near Brantford, Ontario and told the authorities he was suffering from an allergic reaction to peanuts. The man continued to pose as Roth at the local hospital where he was treated for his condition, and then later at a pub. That’s the story that was reported in the press at first. It was later reported the impostor was formerly a drummer in a local rock band and was often mistaken for Roth.
I thought the kicker to this story was the two officers who pulled him over did not recognize him, nor did they know who David Lee Roth is. Both of the two young officers, both in their twenties, were not familiar with the singer or Van Halen.
After the news reports surfaced out of Ontario, Roth’s publicist issued a statement…
“I was in Canada only from July first through the fourth for a performance at the Quebec City Summer Festival,” Lee Roth said in a statement. “I had no encounters or incidents with the police. The only thing I’m allergic to …

Happy Birthday to Eddie Van Halen, who is 53 today, and is currently on tour with his original band.van-halen.com/tour.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULEBSxP725w

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2007 was an amazing year for classic rock! We flashed back to the Summer of Love in 1967 and celebrated musical milestones like the Monterey Pop Festival. We saw some of our favorite groups reunite for a world tour, like Genesis and Van Halen. And Eric Clapton hosted his second Crossroads Guitar Festival featuring guitarists B.B. King to Steve Winwood. I give thanks for such great music, when 40 year anniversaries ping back to 1967 and it all came together in San Francisco and down in Monterey.
I saw Clapton live in concert back in March with Doyle Bramhall II and Derek Trucks on slide guitar, and they just tore it up at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. They played alot of tunes from the early 70’s like “Motherless Children,” “Anyday and Tell the Truth” from the Layla album.
The 30th Annual Dallas International Guitar Festival featured guitars on display from Clapton, Hendrix, Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Leo Fender and the first Marshall amps. Eric Johnson performed along with others like Andy Timmons and Rick Derringer
R.I.P. Dan Fogelberg 1951–2007:
Dan Fogelberg may be gone but he’s not …

Van Halen is releasing several official Ringtones. Below is the official announcement.
On the heels of their heralded North American tour, Van Halen has announced the release of official ringtones and ringback tones for the first time. Among the 15 official Van Halen ringers available are the Grammy-nominated, #1 smash hit, “Jump,” one of the most famous guitar solos of all time, “Eruption,” and the iconic rock classics “Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love,” “Runnin’ With The Devil,” “Jamie’s Cryin’,” ”Unchained,” “Panama,” and “Hot For Teacher.” Van Halen ringtones are available now by searching “Van Halen” on mobile phones from all major carriers or by sending the text message “VH” to 74466. For the next four weeks, AT&T Mobility will be offering exclusive versions of several of the Van Halen ringtones and answer tones to their subscribers.
Van Halen Official Ringtones:

“Runnin’ With The Devil”
“Eruption”
“Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love”
“Jamie’s Cryin’”
“Dance The Night Away”
“Somebody Get Me A Doctor”
“Beautiful Girls”
“And The Cradle Will Rock”
“Everybody Wants Some”
“Mean Street”
“Unchained”
“So This Is Love?”
“Jump”
“Panama”
“Hot For Teacher”
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