Van Halen Reunion Press Conference

..and of course I use the term "reunion" loosely.

So the big announcement was made. I watched the whole press conference and couldn't help but get the feeling that all this talk of them actually staying together and that it isn't a one time reunion is going to change.

Dave of course took the mic for the majority of the time with the rest of the lads chiming in. Dave's big mouth of course starting getting in the way a few minutes into it when he had a couple of put downs of not only one of Ed's pals (Take it easy Dave, he is my friend you hear Ed say) but also badmouthed U2 and the Police in progress. "Come on Dave, gimme a break" indeed.

Another funny thing I noticed about Dave. He kept describing things as "skinny". Like when he pointed to Wolfgang. Now I am not badmouthing the kid, but he is young and seems to have a little babyfat on him still, no big deal, but when Dave described the new rhythm section he said it was really "skinny". It's like he just had to address it somehow. Remember that scene in the Austin Powers movie where the guy had a mole on his face and Austin just couldn't help but use the word "mole" a bunch, it was very much the same scenario.

Somewhere our quiet hero Michael Anthony has to be giggling to himself. Time to watch the trainwreck start.......