Re: Dave could've hit a home run!
Absolutely effing brilliant post. I couldn't agree more.
> > Maybe DLR he can do what Stern did for the last 5+ years:
> > Talk for 5 days/week about what restaurants he ate at over
>
> > the weekend and threaten to leave when his contract
> > expires...
> >
>
> And here's where the thread officially loses most readers.
> Let's stick to the topic.
>
> The fact is...David Lee Roth is still learning. He doesn't
> know how to do this yet. I'm betting the higher-ups are
> hoping he'll catch on quick. He is a bright, well-rounded,
> extremely intelligent guy, and equally if not superior as a
> PT Barnum showman as the man who preceded him.
>
> What he needs is direction...something history has shown
> that David Lee Roth is not known for taking. He's an alpha
> male, and nobody can tell him what he's doing is wrong. He
> took this gig because nobody thinks he can pull it off. It's
> an adrenaline rush for the guy. He gets off on doing the
> un-doable.
>
> So far, it's not as easy as he originally thought. Dave's
> going to realize that no matter how good he thinks his
> performance is...it ain't up to him. Tens of millions of
> dollars are on the line, and perhaps he's unaware of this
> fact.
>
> I'm a huge fan. I hope he does well. But so far, the public
> doesn't seem to dig on David Lee Roth; Radio Guy.
>
> His first show would've knocked the entire radio world out
> had he been able to talk Edward out of the bunker, and had
> him on at 8AM day one.
>
> "Ladies and gentlemen..live in front of your naked steaming
> ears like a tomahawk cruise missile in your happy-hour
> cheerios...broadcasting live from Broadway to Cheyenne...I
> wanna welcome the king of ten fingers and six strings..Mr.
> Edwaaaaaard Van Haaaaaaaaalen!"
>
> And just like the MTV VMAs a collective gasp would've swept
> across the US and the world via the internet.
>
> He had 4-5 months to prep Eddie for it...and missed.
>
> Even Alex, whom he claimed to have contacted, and quite
> frankly does all the talking for Edward in the professional
> sense anyway, would've been an awesome guest. If it's
> inevitable, why not use the pulpit to jump start that fervor
> now. Like Stern...he could've used the first year of his
> radio gig to promote the "Van Halen World Invasion 2007"
> tour. In year two..they take the radio show on the road and
> broadcast from every tour stop. It ain't as expensive as it
> used to be, and someone could've sold a sponsorship to pay
> for the satellite time. CBS could've sold the world
> broadcast rights for the first show, and made a mint!
>
> Matt Sencio..are you reading this? I want my cut!!!!
>
> ...unemployed in Boston
>
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