Sep 11, 2026 · 1 hr 37 min · 15 segments
This week we get some actual Van Halen news! Plus we spin the lead track off of **Powerage**, ***"Rock And Roll Damnation"!*** Visit Our Website For episode archives, show info, and everything…
And while we're waiting, Omar Kamara, we actually have actual Van Halen news.
The legendary Van Halen drummer was appointed knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion Tuesday in the Dutch city where he and his brother spent much of their childhood.
And then he also made news a little bit later on, too, when he called Sammy Hagar a complete idiot in an interview.
But he said it during a recent interview with Brazilian music magazine, roadie crew quote, I don't know what he wrote regarding, you know, speaking about his autobiography read.
Well, the thing is, I'm not going to argue with Sir Alex Van Halen on that front, because as we have covered many a time, the many, many things Sammy has said in recent days about his time in Van Halen or just Van Halen in general, a lot of it contradictory.
And then a lot of it just sort of where the hell did that come from? And honestly, and also a lot of like, does Sammy, is Sammy okay? Did he have a stroke? Cause he is, he's talking out his ass.
So I, I'm kind of, you guys know I'm a Sammy guy, but this doing this, this podcast has sort of taken me on a, on a personal journey of like, I like Sammy as a performer, but do I like him any more than that? And that, that is sort of the question I've been wrestling with in my brain, uh, since we started this journey.
Uh, and I gotta tell you, I'm, I'm, I'm very much leaning more in the direction of Sir Alex in this regard, because, uh, yeah, Sammy does.
Well, and Padua Michael says, Alex definitely knows what was written in red.
And while we're waiting, Omar Kamara, we actually have actual Van Halen news.
The legendary Van Halen drummer was appointed knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion Tuesday in the Dutch city where he and his brother spent much of their childhood.
And then he also made news a little bit later on, too, when he called Sammy Hagar a complete idiot in an interview.
But he said it during a recent interview with Brazilian music magazine, roadie crew quote, I don't know what he wrote regarding, you know, speaking about his autobiography read.
Well, the thing is, I'm not going to argue with Sir Alex Van Halen on that front, because as we have covered many a time, the many, many things Sammy has said in recent days about his time in Van Halen or just Van Halen in general, a lot of it contradictory.
And then a lot of it just sort of where the hell did that come from? And honestly, and also a lot of like, does Sammy, is Sammy okay? Did he have a stroke? Cause he is, he's talking out his ass.
So I, I'm kind of, you guys know I'm a Sammy guy, but this doing this, this podcast has sort of taken me on a, on a personal journey of like, I like Sammy as a performer, but do I like him any more than that? And that, that is sort of the question I've been wrestling with in my brain, uh, since we started this journey.
Uh, and I gotta tell you, I'm, I'm, I'm very much leaning more in the direction of Sir Alex in this regard, because, uh, yeah, Sammy does.
Well, and Padua Michael says, Alex definitely knows what was written in red.
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