One of my favorite old school Sammy Hagar songs–and I have quite a few of them–is Rock and Roll Weekend. Not only does Sammy name-check Chicago (and Cleveland) toward the end of the song, but he paints an image of the best part of the week, being filled up with the best music there is.Continue reading “It’s gonna be a World Series weekend in Chicago”
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Rockers are mortal, after all
It wasn’t always this way for me, but within the past couple of years the deaths of people I don’t know have taken on a whole new dimension. Whether I knew the person or not–and particularly if they were somebody famous for one reason or another– the first thing I want to know is howContinue reading “Rockers are mortal, after all”
On Dreams We Will Depend
Nothing says “summer” to me musically like Van Halen’s 5150 album. I turned 18 in the summer of 1986, and was determined to enjoy one last summer before going away to college. I bagged groceries by day, drank whatever I could get my hands on by night, and listened to the fusion of Sammy HagarContinue reading “On Dreams We Will Depend”
Return of the Red Rocker
Probably the best concert I ever saw in my life–and this varies with whatever mood I happen to be in– was Sammy Hagar at the Prairie Capital Convention Center, way back in October of 1984. Any concert when you’re 16, and newly able to get around without needing a ride from somebody’s parent, is aContinue reading “Return of the Red Rocker”
Some of the concerts I’ve seen
Photo ©1995 robbi cohn/dead images I wrote this for my sister a few years back, as we were getting ourselves psyched up for our first Springsteen concert. With the new Springsteen tour going on, and a concert at Wrigley Field in the near future, I wanted to dust this off. A few edits haveContinue reading “Some of the concerts I’ve seen”
Ain’t talkin’ ’bout love
It seems weird to use the commas in the song title above. But that’s the way the band wrote the song, and that’s the only way it can be sung, so there it is. Van Halen is going on tour this year, and I’d love to go see them. I saw them twice back inContinue reading “Ain’t talkin’ ’bout love”
Summer nights and my radio
There are rumors that Van Halen is releasing new music some time in the near future. This will be with David Lee Roth on vocals, and the three Van Halens (Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang) so it can’t be called the “original lineup.” But given my longtime identification as a VH fan, it’s close enough. TheContinue reading “Summer nights and my radio”
Blue Batting Helmet 