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 VAiN (2777) | I think the shot was cleaned up a little.. Resident dickhead. I will hurt your delicate feelings. VAiNQuote |
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 ron (11779) | Eddie Van Halen To Talk Innovation At Smithsonian Event (HPM) Eddie Van Halen has announced that he will be speaking at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and Zócalo Public Square on February 12th and the event will be broadcast online. Van Halen will be discussing innovation as part of the national “What It Means to Be American” program. His camp sent over these details about the event: The Dutch immigrant and naturalized U.S. citizen will discuss his American journey, his role in creating one of the biggest American rock bands of all time, how he has reinvented the way the guitar is played and designed, and he will answer the question, “Is rock ‘n’ roll about reinvention?” Entertainment journalist Denise Quan will moderate the sold-out event. Best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen is recognized for his innovative performance and recording styles, two-hand tapping, scorching solos and energetic concerts. Van Halen has invented guitar technology, technique and instruments that have redefined how the guitar is played and heard. For the event Van Halen and Fender will donate a master-built replica of Van Halen’s infamous white-with-black-stripe Stratocaster. This is the guitar that changed the guitar world in 1978 when Van Halen cross-pollinated Gibson electronics with Fender body and neck designs. To represent the path of progressions in his instrument designs, a Stealth finished EVH Brand Wolfgang will also be included to represent his modern-day workhorse. In addition to the guitars, Van Halen and Fender Musical Instruments Corp. will also donate an EVH Brand 5150-III amplifier and speaker cabinet to embody the journey and progression of his amplifier designs from the early ’70s through the modern day. The Feb. 12 event is sold-out, and no public tickets are available. The event video may be accessed Feb. 13 here. ronQuote |
| January 28, 2015 at 8:09 pm Quote #41986 | |
 Gilligan (1518) | I’m really curious how Eddie will come off in this thing. IMO he can sound awfully arrogant sometimes (probably not his intention, but still), so I’m wondering how his answer to “is rock-n-roll about reinvention” will come across. This should be very interesting – will he be nervous and get silly or swear a lot? Or will he be a consummate professional with clearly thought-out, detailed and informative reflections and answers? This kind of forum doesn’t seem “up his alley” by any means, but I’m really rooting for him to knock it out of the park. GilliganQuote |
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| PT5150 (6290) | @VanHalenNews: Video of #EddieVanHalen’s Smithsonian speech will stream Feb 13th: http://t.co/N45ehNAXbJ http://t.co/OEfDPAYoD1 EDDIE’S fingers aren’t fingers they are muscle-powered pistons that hammer guitar strings to the fretboard with the force of a rivet gun”. PT5150Quote |
| February 10, 2015 at 6:23 pm Quote #42535 | |
 Cut2TheCrash (816) | Both of these emails have came today must have been alot of people sign up We regret to inform you that no seats have opened up, and we are expecting a capacity crowd on Thursday for “Is Rock ‘n’ Roll All About Reinvention?” featuring Eddie Van Halen. Thank you for signing up for our wait list. We really appreciate your interest, but discourage you from coming, as we will be turning away anyone without a confirmed reservation. We’ll be back in Washington with more “What It Means to Be American” events later this spring, and we hope to see you then. In the meantime, please check out whatitmeanstobeamerican.org–and we hope you’ll consider sharing your American story with us. And a second one Thank you for your reservation for “Is Rock ‘n’ Roll All About Reinvention?” featuring Eddie Van Halen. We have provided some inconsistent information–you ARE registered for the event. Registration, where you can claim your ticket, will open at 5:30 PM. We will begin seating at 6:15 PM. Tickets are distributed to reservation holders on a first-come, first-served basis and only to the person(s) present at registration. Reservations do not guarantee seating. We will release unclaimed reservations PROMPTLY at 6:15 PM. Please be aware that Eddie Van Halen will not be signing autographs. Photography will not be permitted during the program. National Museum of American History Cut2TheCrashQuote |
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