Hey michelle, punkdude75 and all other fawning VH minions: Take it from me; they [b]WERE[b] the shit back in the 1970s when the Southern California Van Club would hire them for block parties and such. They were untouchable at the Pasadena Civic in 1977. They even held there own into the 80s with EVH being the glue. However, musically - that isn't the case anymore. I know you're probably gnashing your teeth right about now, and that's okay, but get past it. I finally did. And that was tough being as I was a savage (maybe one of the fiercest) & fawning VH minion too.
It's hard going from a beat up 1960s Ford, primer gray, panel van driving - flannel shirt & super bell Levis wearing regular dude to a mega virtuoso known the world over. The former is the EVH that I knew and followed. It ain't the years, it's the mileage. Guys like JS and SV built upon Ed's solid foundation and rocketed into outer space (pun intended).
