For Immediate Release DLR Army March, 27, 2000 Ed, Alex, Mike & Dave - Bring Back Classic Van Halen     DLR ARMY HEADQUARTERS, Hell, Mich. - For five months since the departure of vocalist Gary Cherone, Van Halen fans have traded rumors and debated who would become the next singer of America's greatest rock n' roll band.     As the 15th Anniversary of David Lee Roth's departure from Van Halen approaches on April 1, fans have united here, at DLR Army Headquarters, to take their plea public.     What follows is a request from fans to you, Eddie, Alex, Mike and Dave. Those visiting the site have added their names to this document, which will be forwarded to members of David Lee Roth's organization, Van Halen's organization and Warner Bros. Records Inc.     We want you back, Van Halen, you've been gone for far to long. Rock n' roll needs you, so do your fans.      Eddie, Alex, Mike and Dave, we're asking you to reconvene and regroup - to bring back the classic Van Halen line-up we all miss so much.     We fans understand that each member of the band cares about their career, but that you care even more about your fans around the world. We also know that in order to work at your full creative potential you must be surrounded by people you trust and can work well with.     So it's with an honest optimism that we ask the four of you to put aside  any remaining disagreements, hard feelings and bad blood so that you may again work together in the near future.     We're asking you to recall a time in the middle 1970s when the four of you struggled to create the band, amid the odds working against you. Four enthusiastic, creative, talented and charasmatic young men battled a doubtful record industry, disco, New Wave and worse to become "America's Band" in the 1980s.     Success and the differences of opinion divided you, ultimately ending with Dave's leaving the band in 1985. That's understood.     That's also history.     KISS offered their former bandmates and fans another shot at something they only dreamed of; the original team, in their full glory. What a great way to pay tribute to the people who have supported them. This year they retire at the top of their game.     While it's been widely written that none of you want to turn the band into a nostalgia act, it's clear that with all band members working near the top of their games right now, the magic is likely to happen once again.     All we can offer you is our opinion and our support. We treasure the music you've created for us and are unabashedly asking for more. We hope that the four of you can help make amends and give us one more compact disc, one more tour. If not only for yourselves - to repair old friendships and revisit a special time - do it for us.     Bring back the magic, bring back the Mighty Van Halen. Sincerely, Dave Clark, DLR Army Communications Officer, Sgt Slingblade, Webmaster, TO VIEW THE INTERNET PETITION PRESS HERE. News For March 25, 2000 Monty Byrom Exclusive NASHVILLE - A country music maverick who cut his teeth playing Delta blues and rock n' roll, Monty Byrom's name might not immediately jump out at David Lee Roth fans, but chances are he wrote one of the songs you just couldn't stop listening to during Dave's later solo career.     Byrom, and partner-in-crime David Neuhauser, are responsible for writing two Roth anthems; the super-charged "She's My Machine" and the cocky, hilarious "Don't Piss Me Off."          With a new release titled "Woodstock Nation," (on Dead Reckoning Records) ready to hit stores in April, Byrom shot the bull with the DLR Army about working with Dave, the music industry and some advice to unsigned bands on how to make your own musical dreams a reality. DLR ARMY: So obviously Dave liked "She's My Machine" ? BYROM: "He called up and told me he was looking for stuff for his latest record and asked me if I had anything so we sent him some songs. He loved it. We waited a long time for that one. You know, the Nile Rogers song is actually my least favorite version." DLR ARMY: That's not the original version on "Your Filthy Little Mouth"? BYROM: "He must have spent $200,000 recording that song. He actually recorded it three times. First with Bob Rock, another time with Bob Ezrin, I think, and then with Nile. Personally, I love the Bob Rock version. I thought Nile did a good job, but Bob's version blew me away." Check the interviews section for the full interview News For March 23, 2000 Webmaster Interview What does it take to run the most kick-ass David Lee Roth site on the web? A few brain cells, a couple of beers and some clever-ass wit. All three webmasters of this site recently sat down with HardKnockz.com, and talked about everything that you have been dying to hear. To View the interview CLICK HERE . News For March 10, 2000 Billy Sheehan Exclusive!    The DLR Army has a new look, some cool new stuff... and the same old shitty attitude!  But this time folks, we've really outdone ourselves.     Bass player and all around cool guy Billy Sheehan held court with Communications Officer Dave Clark recently to discuss his time with the "Eat Em and Smile" band, what he's up to now and all the rest of the shit you know you've been dying to hear. Click Here To Read The Entire Interview   To email the article you just read above to someone else {click here}

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