Van Halen in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!

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Well, they finally made it!. Van Halen is going into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They've been eligible now for 5 years, and even though they should have been a first ballot nominee (don't get me started on how lame and ignorant the rock hall is these days. ie: Black Sabbath), at least they're getting in now. It's well deserved. Of course, the big question now, since the band is currently in such disaray, is who will show up? Will they perform? And if so, with who? The original 4 are in of course, Alex, Michael, Eddie & Dave. And Sammy is too, even though he joined the band in 1985 so technically shouldn't be going in until 2010, but I'm glad they included him anyway. They completely ignored Gary Cherone, but perhaps rightly so.

What really complicates matters though, is that Eddie recently announced that Michael Anthony is no longer in Van Halen, and that he's replacing him with his son Wolfgang. This is such an moronic move on so many levels, but then, VH has made little but moronic moves the last few years. The crazy thing is, Mike has been the one solid thing in the band. The only guy who has stood outside all the infantile bickering that the rest of them seem to enjoy doing so much. Mike is Switzerland. He shows up and plays and keeps his nose out of it. So now that he's apparantly been booted out, it begs the question, will Mike be at the Rock Hall? Will he play with the band? And if so, can you say AWKWARD!? Plus, Eddie has been trying to get Dave back in the band, which is huge, but without Mike, it won't be a real reunion, not to mention having Sammy and Dave there at the same time, in the same room, as part of the same band. If they perform, how are they gonna manage that?
I dunno, I want VH in the Rock Hall, they deserve it. But with all the dysfunction surrounding the band, it'll be fascinating to see how they handle it all at the ceremony. But I can tell you one thing for sure, if they perform at all, especially with Dave, I can promise you, you don't want to miss it. And I, for one, can't wait!