There are very few musicians that you know just by one name or nickname. Jimi, Duane, Slowhand, and Edde. We all know that Eddie Van Halen was guitar god, so I’ll tell you my Van Halen story. In 1995 Van Halen was playing at Jones Beach for the balance tour. I forgot how I got tickets and I’m unsure who I went with. But: I was drunk and Van Halen with Sammy kicked ass! Then the encore was Mississippi Queen, a song made by Mountain. Sure enough Leslie West came out to jam! And he was………feeling no pain!
Worst part about Eddie is that this could have been prevented. Eddie played when it was still cool to smoke and always had a lit cigarette on his guitar! Cigarettes like drugs can kill! Smoke or no smoke, thank you Eddie for giving me decades of enjoyment.
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