News For April 2000 News For 4/30/00 Eyada.Com Interview The Chaunce Hayden Show on Eyada.Com hosted what they referred to as a  "New David Lee Roth Interview" on Saturday night. The interview was reported by staff members as being 2 weeks old. Several inconsistencies in the interview lead us to believe that it is from late 97. Some of the inconsistencies in the broadcast were that DLR was reported to be 43 years old (Dave is 45), and he referred to Ed Anderson as his manager. Dave was really interested in promoting his book in this clip. The interview will be archived on the Eyada.Com site for the next 7 days. |Audio Interview Link|Website Link| The DLR interview is located approximately 1 hour (fast fwd) into the broadcast. News For 4/4/00 Neil Zlozower Exclusive Behind the camera, behind the music HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - In the rock n' roll business for more than 30 years, photographer Neil Zlozower has watched more than his fair share of rising stars from behind the camera.     Beginning his career as a glorified fan, Zlozower has gone on to become one of the most sought-after photographers in the biz.      He operates by a simple rule - shoot the bands you dig. In 1978, he was digging Van Halen. Zloz became close friends with the Van Halen gang and still considers them "like family."     Having spent time with the likes of Motley Crue, Ratt and Poison, "Zloz" got to know the behind-the-music business of rock long before VH1 decided to explore it.     Zloz took a few minutes out of his busy day to sit down with the DLR Army and talk shop. From the Sammy years to Van Halen's early days on the Sunset Strip, Zloz pulls no punches. DLR ARMY: Do you remember the first time you heard Van Halen? ZLOZ: "I was working with some other photographers, I was in the office one day in 1978 and I heard (mimicking the intro to "Runnin' With the Devil") 'neaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar... bomp, bomp, bomp' and I was like 'What the fuck is this? This is fuckin' bad ass!'"     "That first VH album just blew me away. That's fuckin' rock n' roll history as far as I'm concerned." DLR ARMY: You've watched a lot of great performers up close; Elton John, Mick Jagger, Jimi Hendrix. What is it about Dave that made an impression on you? ZLOZ: "Dave is probably one of the best showmen ever in the history of rock music. Yeah, Mick Jagger is a showman, but Dave knew how to stroke that audience, man. He knew what they wanted and he knew how to get them going. He was fuckin' amazing, he was the ultimate rock star." Check our interview section for the interview! News For 4/1/00 FAN ERUPTION! An update on the "Bring Back Van Halen" Crusade      The DLR Army has received a massive response from you the people regarding our Bring Back Classic Van Halen campaign! Thank you for making your opinions public.     Since we began the reunion effort on March 27, 2000  we've received 900 signatures, with many more on the way.     Wow.     It's not likely that we will change anyone's minds, unless they have an open mind to start with. The bottom line here is, rather than vent your feelings on message boards or mailing lists, fans now have a place to share their feelings regarding the much rumored reunion that may or may not be taking place this year.     Those thoughts and feelings will then be forwarded to David Lee Roth's camp, Van Halen's camp and Warner Brothers.     This way, you can have a say. This way, you can make sure that your opinion is heard. This way, at least all of us can stand united.     A few tips in case you haven't signed up yet; Only sign-up once. Putting your name or message on there several times only takes away from the validity of this effort. If you want to see what others are writing, revisit the site, but don't add your name again.    Tell 10 of your friends to visit the site and add their names or messages. Then have each of them tell 10 of their friends. Tell your local radio stations, cable stations, local bands, local bars, make flyers to hang in your local record stores.   We ask that anyone who chooses to leave a message does so in a positive manner. Insulting one or more of the band members in Van Halen also takes away from the validity of the effort.     If you want to bitch about the guys, email the webmasters, visit the message board or sign up to one of the mailing lists. You don't get people to make peace with each other by calling them names. If we want the Van Halens to play nice, we must be prepared to play nice. |View The Petition|   To email the article you just read above to someone else {click here}

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