Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Eddie Van Halen Marries Longtime Girlfriend


Eddie Van Halen, 54, married his longtime girlfirend on the grounds of his seven-acre casa Saturday night. Wearing flip-flops, the ex drug addict wed Janie Liszewski, in his estate’s garden after she came down the aisle to a performance of Van Halen’s ‘When It’s Love’ by the Sonus Quartet.
Eddies son Wolfgang,18,served as best man and his brother Alex, an ordained minister, officiated at the 20-minute, non-denominational service. Van Halen’s ex-wife, Valerie Bertinelli — who he divorced in 2006, after 25 years of marriage — was among the 100 or so guests who sipped non-alcoholic beverages from the lemonade bar in honor of Eddie’s year-and-a-half of sobriety.
No sign of Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony or David Lee Roth at the gathering...
more HERE

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Saturday, April 25, 2009

Super Chicken


Before even releasing their self-titled debut on June 9th, new rock supergroup Chickenfoot have already sold out all nine road-test concerts they had planned for May. The quartet — which features former Van Halen members Sammy Hagar and Mike Anthony, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani — posted on their official site, “Beyond our expectations, the public on-sales for the nine road-test shows sold out all tickets in record time. The band was blown away by your response and can’t wait to take the show on the road!”
Rolling Stone article HERE

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