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Dweezil Zappa playing Van Halen’s “Eruption” on the guitar Eddie gave him 🔥 This one hits different. You can feel the respect and the history in every note. Eddie’s spirit is all over this. A beautiful tribute from one legend’s kid to another.

Dennis Rodman. Yes, that’s Dennis.

It was our honor to meet a 102 year-old WW II war veteran. I’m at a loss for words. Patriotism doesn’t run deeper. God bless him and all Vets. instagram.com/reel/Da26IdEOC…

Camper VAN HALEN @davidclowery

Rita Moreno performing "Fever" on the Muppet Show with Animal on drums which originally aired almost 50 years ago in the UK on September 12, 1976 and in New York on September 20, 1976 which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award.

“Hear About It Later” - Van Halen

This is "Would?" more than a year before Alice in Chains released Dirt, sound-checked in an empty Atlanta amphitheater on the Van Halen tour. The world had no idea this song existed yet.

Drumeo episode on AVH’s Hot for Teacher intro: youtu.be/Rcmcf4kdMn4?is…

This isn't just a riff, it's a masterclass in rhythm and lead being one and the same. Hear EVH isolated guitar for "I’m The One"

Nina DiGregorio’s cover of Van Halen’s ‘Eruption’, simply breathtaking! Amazingly a conventional violin wasn’t capable of playing EVH’s finger tapping parts on it. So Nina had a 7 string, fretted custom violin made. The results speak for themselves! Eddie would be proud

🎸 Why Didn't Eddie Van Halen Get Paid for His Legendary "Beat It" Solo? 🤯 youtube.com/live/OrC2oBYso… via @Kramer_5150 #eddievanhalen #michaeljackson

Chris Fowler reflects on the most powerful and emotional game he's ever called: "It was a game between Purdue and Ohio State. There was a young cancer patient named Tyler Trent, a superfan who had essentially been adopted by the team. He battled cancer courageously and was in very bad shape. His dying wish was to see them win that game. They were massive underdogs. Somehow, they got him out of bed and into the car to make it to the game. He was just hanging on, man. It was one of those magical nights. It would have been a corny movie if it had been on film. They blast Ohio State, and it's a party. They wheel Tyler through the end zone to the locker room to wait for the team after the victory. It was just an incredibly powerful emotion, and I was barely keeping it together. I said, 'Every Boilermaker would say, "Tyler, this one's for you."' It's my favorite game I've ever called because it went way beyond sports."

Prince was such a massive fan of THE MUPPETS, he asked if he could host the Muppets Tonight show in 1997, leading to one of the rare instances we saw a more comedic version of himself instead of the quiet and reserved persona fans were used to 😂👏

In one of the coolest moments in rock history, Eddie Van Halen stood inside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and broke down exactly how he invented his legendary finger-tapping technique. He explained how he stumbled on the idea as a kid — inspired by piano and classical techniques — and later saw Jimmy Page playing with one hand and turned it into the explosive sound that changed guitar forever. Then he plugged in and unleashed “Eruption” live, right there in the museum. Watching Eddie demonstrate the birth of modern tapping in such a historic setting? Pure magic. That two-handed technique went from his bedroom to stadiums worldwide and influenced an entire generation of players. Eddie didn’t just play guitar — he rewrote the rules. One of the greatest innovators rock has ever seen. Rest in power, EVH.

The story behind this is really something. Early on, due to the band's massive set-up that weighed A LOT MORE than other acts, they had some nasty issues with collapsed floors, electrical shortages and meltdowns, etc. It was so heavy and it took so much juice to run it all, they realized they needed a SPECIALIZED SETUP to make it work. So the band and the crew started telling venues exactly what they needed, the extra supports, the added electrical supply, etc. But then they noticed something. Some of the local crews and the managers of the venues they were playing weren't reading the instructions. So the EMPHASIZED this every time the contract to play a show was signed. PLEASE READ THE CONTRACT AND MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS. This went on for awhile, and the band kept showing up to play some arenas, and only after awhile and looking around realize once again the instructions had NOT been followed, and they would have to waste major time trying to rejigger the setup so they could do the show and not get sued for ruining the floor or having the lights go out in mid-concert. So finally, the story is, it was DAVID LEE ROTH [some versions say the band's manager] that came up with the idea of a bowl full of M&Ms **required** to be in their dressing room, BUT the bowl of M&Ms MUST NOT HAVE any brown ones in it. NO BROWN M&Ms. Now, instead of having to WASTE TIME walking the venue and manually checking the rigging and the electrical setup, all they had to do was CHECK THE DRESSING room and see if any brown M&Ms were in that bowl. Many people's minds are not WIRED to notice details. And the set up to make these concerts work required STRICT ATTENTION TO DETAIL. Someone CASUALLY SCANNING the contract instructions would see "M&Ms in a bowl", grab a bag of M&Ms and pour them all into the bowl and move on. ONLY THE PEOPLE WITH AN EYE FOR PAYING ATTENTION would notice it said, "Bowl of M&Ms in the dressing room. No **brown** M&Ms." So when the band showed up, first thing they checked was the bowl in the dressing room. Someone who would GET **THAT** right would be VERY LIKELY to not skip over or mess up the other details. And the story goes, this DID seem to work, this test to see if the people running the venue could FOLLOW SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS OR NOT.

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@Super70sSports But if there were brown M&M in the dressing room, they were packing up and going home…

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Why does #AlexVanHalen's "Hot For Teacher" intro still baffle drummers 42 years later? A fascinating video breakdown explores the mystery behind the iconic drum performance and celebrates Alex #VanHalen's lasting influence on generations of drummers. vhnd.com/2026/06/19/ale…

“Panama” - Van Halen The Downtown Sessions x.com/JVPALT1/status…

🇺🇸🇺🇸 This will be awesome!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

NASA @NASA

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We're building a Moon Base! @NASAMoonBase will serve as a habitat where astronauts live and work during long-term science missions. Join us at 2pm ET on Tuesday, May 26, for a live news event where we’ll share updates on our lunar exploration plans: go.nasa.gov/4uinkLi

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🚨BREAKING: Trey Kaufman-Renn has been called up to the NBA Draft Combine after IMPRESSING scouts at the G League Combine 😱 He put on an EYECATCHING display of his skills and showed new improvements to his game, such as outside shooting 👀 A future NBA ALL STAR 🔥🚂