Episode 374: When You Comin Back Red Rocker?

Show Notes Episode 374: When You Comin’ Back Red Rocker This week Host Dave Bledsoe angrily tells the bartender that they CAN’T throw him out of the bar because he is already leaving! (Turns out, they could and did.) On the show this week we tell you how Sammy replaced Dave, then Dave replaced Sammy and some guy named Gary replaced Dave and then Sammy came back but left again. (Van Halen was a FUN band to work in!) Along the way we hear a tale of sadness from Dave about how he had no friends as a kid. (Kind of like now, but for entirely different reasons, like Dave is an asshole.) Then we dive right into the very odd life of Sammy Hagar pre Van Halen. (Are there Aliens? You bet there are!) and how Eddie and Sammy’s friendship ended. (Hint: Badly) Then we talk about reunions that never happened or happened and ended. (Again: Badly.) Our Sponsor this week is Celebrity Branded Alcoholic Beverage, its liquor with a famous person’s name on the bottle! We open with Ed and Sammy on the Today show in 1986 and close with Sweet Zuni’s bar order!  Show Theme: https://www.jamendo.com/track/421668/prelude-to-common-sense The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/ The Show on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxP5ywpZ-O7qu_MFkLXQUQ www.whatthehellpodcast.com Give us your money on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Whatthehellpodcast The Show Line: 347 687 9601 Closing Music: https://youtu.be/snzeu-VyqVk We are a proud member of the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network! http://seltzerkings.com/ Citations Needed: Red Rocker digs up his roots in Fontana https://www.dailybulletin.com/2011/07/30/red-rocker-digs-up-his-roots-in-fontana/ The battle for Van Halen: how Sammy Hagar triumphed over Dave Lee Roth https://www.loudersound.com/features/van-halen-sammy-hagar-dave-lee-roth No Regrets Sammy Hagar Vigorously Bounces Back From Van Halen Rejection With ‘Marching To Mars’ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/may/25/no-regrets-sammy-hagar-vigorously-bounces-back/ The Day Sammy Hagar Split From Van Halen https://ultimateclassicrock.com/sammy-hagar-splits-van-halen/ An Open Letter From David Lee Roth https://mflwp.tripod.com/letter.htm Sammy Hagar Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Hagar Sammy Hagar Says Final Phone Call With Eddie Van Halen ‘Broke My Heart, But Thank God We Connected’ https://variety.com/2020/music/news/sammy-hagar-eddie-van-halen-last-conversation-1234848577/ Uncited Additional Reading: https://rockcelebrities.net/sammy-hagar-says-getting-fired-from-van-halen-really-hurt-but-it-became-the-greatest-thing-that-happened-to-him/#:~:text=After%20a%20decade%20of%20being,caused%20a%20dispute%20among%20them. https://www.grunge.com/262515/why-sammy-hagar-left-van-halen-twice/ https://ultimateclassicrock.com/sammy-hagar-splits-van-halen/ https://www.metalcastle.net/sammy-hagar-recalls-david-lee-roths-quit-from-van-halen-what-an-idiot/ https://www.loudersound.com/features/van-halen-sammy-hagar-dave-lee-roth https://ultimateclassicrock.com/david-lee-roth-sammy-hagar-rock-feud/ https://wmgk.com/2021/04/12/van-halen-label-management-name-change-hagar-replaced-roth/ https://www.vhnd.com/2015/10/21/did-hagar-almost-replace-roth-in-1977/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices