Once and for all - no one cares what you think Sammy!!!

[Heisenberg]

Hey, i like a lot of those old Manilow tunes.

He even did a cover of VH's, "Could this be magic?" .

Ha you got me hoodwinked there.

I looked it up thinking it was for real I didn't know about his tune with the same title.

Ran across this though it turns out he's a VH fan too. Lol.


http://929jackfm.com/the-biggest-van...barry-manilow/





The Biggest Van Halen Fan?: Barry Manilow
by John October 19, 2013 12:17 PM
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One doesn’t think of Barry Manilow when you hear the name Van Halen, but maybe we should.

Barry Manilow was a Van Halen fan before many of us had even heard their debut.

Why?, because unlike most of us, Barry was listening to Van Halen in the bars of L.A. before they got signed.

Barry played in New York City before he made it big, but once he became a star, he spent a lot of time in L.A. in the mid to late late 70′s.

On one his his many nights on the town, Barry witnessed a young Eddie Van Halen playing the scene.

Barry knew this kid was going to be a star and he still listens to Van Halen to this day.

He even included a Manilow version of ‘Jump’ into some of his Vegas shows.

Let’s just hope he doesn’t do his version of “Atomic Punk’ anytime soon.

[The Rover]

The Biggest Van Halen Fan?: Barry Manilow

Barry played in New York City before he made it big, but once he became a star, he spent a lot of time in L.A. in the mid to late late 70′s.

On one his his many nights on the town, Barry witnessed a young Eddie Van Halen playing the scene.

Barry knew this kid was going to be a star and he still listens to Van Halen to this day.

He even included a Manilow version of ‘Jump’ into some of his Vegas shows.

Let’s just hope he doesn’t do his version of “Atomic Punk’ anytime soon.

We'll leave to to his rough-faced "brother" -- Alice Cooper ..

[Incomudro]

Maybe Manilow could front Van Halen.
It wouldn't be much more odd the current iteration of Dave.

[unchainedguitars]

Ha you got me hoodwinked there.

I looked it up thinking it was for real I didn't know about his tune with the same title.

Ran across this though it turns out he's a VH fan too. Lol.


http://929jackfm.com/the-biggest-van...barry-manilow/





The Biggest Van Halen Fan?: Barry Manilow
by John October 19, 2013 12:17 PM
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One doesn’t think of Barry Manilow when you hear the name Van Halen, but maybe we should.

Barry Manilow was a Van Halen fan before many of us had even heard their debut.

Why?, because unlike most of us, Barry was listening to Van Halen in the bars of L.A. before they got signed.

Barry played in New York City before he made it big, but once he became a star, he spent a lot of time in L.A. in the mid to late late 70′s.

On one his his many nights on the town, Barry witnessed a young Eddie Van Halen playing the scene.

Barry knew this kid was going to be a star and he still listens to Van Halen to this day.

He even included a Manilow version of ‘Jump’ into some of his Vegas shows.

Let’s just hope he doesn’t do his version of “Atomic Punk’ anytime soon.

Haha, you took the bait!

I was stocking some Manilow CD's on day at work, and saw that
track "Could this be magic?"

Immediately, i pretended it was a Van Halen cover.

[Heisenberg]

Haha, you took the bait!

I was stocking some Manilow CD's on day at work, and saw that
track "Could this be magic?"

Immediately, i pretended it was a Van Halen cover.

Maybe Manilow could front Van Halen.
It wouldn't be much more odd the current iteration of Dave.

We'll leave to to his rough-faced "brother" -- Alice Cooper ..

[Incomudro]

^^^
Now, that's funny!
I didn't realize just how similar when I made my comment.
Manilow's still got the pipes too.

[Sinner Swing 32]

Is that pic of Manilow during his rendition of "Unchained"??

[PrideofPasadena]

Haha, you took the bait!

I was stocking some Manilow CD's on day at work, and saw that
track "Could this be magic?"

Immediately, i pretended it was a Van Halen cover.

You had me. Sounds like a tune Barry would do. Barry just dropped a notch in my book.

[thismusicsux]

Sammy, just thank Van Halen and shut up already!

A "very astute business man"? Bullshit, Sammy Hagar is an opportunist. Nothing more, nothing less. Before Van Halen, The red rocker might have afforded a Subway franchise store. Without Van Halen, Sammy would be the answer of a rock triva question. Name one lead singer for Montrose? Without Montrose, Sammy Hagar would be punch drunk today from the ass kicking he got as a boxer.

Sammy has as much talent as a dog that is semi-house broken.

"Oh! Look he peed on the paper! Good boy!"

It works for him. It's who he is.

I really think his business acumen is overrated. Yes, he has translated his celebrity into big bux, but I'm not sure if it's him, or just having good management. He seems to be following the Jimmy Buffet blueprint. Is it his brilliance, or is he just the face for others doing the work? I also think he has a "rock and roll Walmart" fanbase...the kind of schmucks that buy hot-sauce because it has a rockstar's name on it. I couldn't imagine basing a Mexican vacation around going to Sammy Hagars Cabo Wabo, but there are people that schmucky, and those are the people giving Sammy their dollars.

I also wonder how much cocaine has been moved down at the Cabo Wabo Cantina? That seemed to be where he made the leap into big bux. AFter that, he had plenty of money to play with, investment-wise.


I may be wrong, but it seems like only after Hags made the big bux, that EVH suddenly became very money conscious. I wonder if Hags success was a big motivator? EVH was the guy who worked on "Beat It" for free, and his image was "all about the music". After Cabo, he cut out Mike, and became way more money conscious. Now he is EVH the Entrepreneur...I really don't think EVH suddenly became this great businessman, I think he hooked up with people (like Hagar probably did) to give him direction, business wise. Now he is a "brand".

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Kinda seems like the Cabo venture was the start of the end. I've never read too much into it.. Didn't Ed/Al/Mike sell their interest by 1994 or so? Or did Mike stay in? Don't know but seems like it obviously took off big time, and probably pissed off Ed in some ways. And Ed always had a problem with members using the band to promote their shit, bagged on Mike's hot sauce, etc..

Sam has made big $$$ no doubt.. but he also is just a walking billboard hocking his shit. I think he must have a closet full of Beach Bum Rum shirts that he wears every day. Then before was always Cabo Cabo Cabo. Then of course the one I just don't get, Red Rocker...so silly.

[1234over]

Kinda seems like the Cabo venture was the start of the end. I've never read too much into it.. Didn't Ed/Al/Mike sell their interest by 1994 or so? Or did Mike stay in? Don't know but seems like it obviously took off big time, and probably pissed off Ed in some ways. And Ed always had a problem with members using the band to promote their shit, bagged on Mike's hot sauce, etc..

Sam has made big $$$ no doubt.. but he also is just a walking billboard hocking his shit. I think he must have a closet full of Beach Bum Rum shirts that he wears every day. Then before was always Cabo Cabo Cabo. Then of course the one I just don't get, Red Rocker...so silly.

I noticed in his book that Hagar took credit for putting Cabo on the map, saying it was just a crappy, nowhere beach town, that was transformed with the help of the Cabo Wabo. I don't know much about the place, but I do know that Cabo must have already had some celebrity action going on before he opened the Cabo Wabo, because Keith Richards married Patty Hansen there in 1983. That's exactly the kind of self-aggrandizing spin that Hagar uses to embellish his achievements.

I think the Cabo thing is a huge part of the Van Hagar story, and fortunately lead to the breakup of that band (and the reformation of Van Halen). And like I said, I can't recall EVH showing much interest in the business side of things prior to that. Though it should be mentioned that even way back, he was getting pissed about people trying to exploit him (Charvel, Seymour Duncan, Floyd Rose).