What's going on
Hey everyone!! I hope all of you are having a bashing summer!! The fall is coming, and as most of you know, Sammy and I will be hitting the road in October. I'm looking forward to getting out there and partying it up with everybody! I've put a little thing together with Sammy's guitarist Vic, and J.D. on drums. We call it "The Mad Anthony Express", and we'll be opening up the show with some EARLY VH stuff. I'm doing the lead singing, and we've been having a blast with this!!
I'm also having a contest on my web site, with people sending in their HOTTEST recipe's using my hot sauce, hot lava mustard and barbeque sauces. I'm choosing a weekly winner, and after Labor Day weekend I'll be picking a grand prize winner and some runner-ups who will get some cool MA stuff!! I am personally trying out the recipes I like and WHOA!!, I'm running out of Asbestos underwear!!! I'll be checking in with all of you soon with more info on the tour. I'll also be posting up the dates for all of you on my website. I can't wait to see all of you in the fall!!, Michael
I'm also having a contest on my web site, with people sending in their HOTTEST recipe's using my hot sauce, hot lava mustard and barbeque sauces. I'm choosing a weekly winner, and after Labor Day weekend I'll be picking a grand prize winner and some runner-ups who will get some cool MA stuff!! I am personally trying out the recipes I like and WHOA!!, I'm running out of Asbestos underwear!!! I'll be checking in with all of you soon with more info on the tour. I'll also be posting up the dates for all of you on my website. I can't wait to see all of you in the fall!!, Michael
posted by Michael Anthony at 7:42 AM
67 Comments:
MA,
I love your web site! I really like your blog! Please say Colorado will be a stop in the Fall tour?!
Jan
How are you going to do that?
Are you really out of Van Halen?
Word is there are going to annouce a tour.
If you are going to tour with hagar then you not going to tour with Van Halen. If they tour that is.
What really happened? Fans really want to know the skinny on all that.
I don't see how they can get back with DLR and not have you back in the band.
Trips me out.
I wish you the best M.A and hope all goes well with what ever you do.
Good luck and I wish you well,
Matt Wales.
Hey Mike! Can't wait for the fall tour! Looking forward to seeing you all soon - it's been a long summer with no shows to go to!
Mike,
Please say you will be touring with the real VH this fall! You are Kick ass Mike - I will see anything you put together, but the real Van Halen band back together can not be topped!!!
See you in the fall...
Mikey!!! I can't wait to see MA Express again...you guys rocked my socks off in Tahoe!!! See ya in St. Louis!!!
Hey Mike,
Just read about the upcoming VH tour (again)and saw you're still not in the lineup.
I saw VH with you & Sammy in 2004 at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim. Fantastic show - although I could see back then that Ed had some issues. But you all sounded great.
As much as I like Dave (I saw him, you, and Sammy at the Glen Helen Pavilion for the Sam and Dave tour), I will NOT be checking out this new tour if you're not in it.
I can tell how you & Sammy both LOVE to put on a show for the audience. Sure money and fame is nice, but it's obvious you guys love the fans most of all. It's a kind of purity you don't see in rock bands much anymore. I certainly don't see it in the "new" VH tour.
So keep doing what you're doing. I hope you and Sammy do another tour together soon - maybe something in the Orange County area again? Although I don't mind doing a little driving to see another great show.
Take care,
Steve
Thanks for the update, Mikey! Keeping an eye out for a Sacramento date - for now, Novato might have to due. And the MA Hot Sauce and BBQ sauce have come in handy this summer. Keep the updates comin'
Dave in Sac
Congrats on your upcoming tour with the Red Rocker! That promises some GREAT music. I see in the news where (some other band) will be touring with a bass player/backing vocalist who is (not Mike). 30-years later, we've learned that Mike's no-ego basslines and backing vocals were every bit as important to the (other band) sound as the guitar, no "if"'s "and"'s or "but"'s. A building's GOT to have a rock-solid foundation, right? Good luck to (other band) and (not Mike), but, I know who I'm seeing this Fall.
Hi Anthony, I´m a die hard fan of VH since years - but without you in the band it´s not the same. Today I read that you are no longer in the band and I am shocked about this. On the other hand I´m happy to read about your tour with Sammy (who was the best singer VH ever had!). So: I wish you all the best and I´m sure you know, what every fan in the world knows: VH without you is not what it is with you! Stephan from Germany.
MA
You have to be part of this VH Reunion Tour. I need to hear that thumpin' Bass rock my soul with Pasadena's finest again. On behalf of every VH fan I'm beggin' y'all to tour together one mo time!
MA,
I saw you and Sammy last time you were both in K.C., and on HDNET. You both put on a fantastic show, and your enthusiasm for the performance was awesome. I will be there in Nov. on this next tour. As much as I loved VH growing up, I will not see this version! That is a disgrace!!!!!If E VH thinks that fans don't know what has been VH's problem the last several years, he is mistaken.
MA,
I, as most fans have shown, wish you well with "The Mad Anthony Express"!! I'm from Pittsburgh, so I WILL be in attendance in Akron on November 9th!! As long as "they" refuse to "grow up and man up", Van Who?
Bob
Hey Mikey -
I buy a concert ticket with the intention of having a good time. That's a given with you and Sammy. You are all about having a good time and, believe me, your fans know that. Will not go see the abomination called Van Halen.
See you on November 13 at the Fox in St. Louis.
Cheers!
Joann
You know, the fact that Micheal is not going to be with the VH tour this fall is exactly the reason I won't be attending.
Mike, you voice and style were a integral part of the classic VH sound, and I completely doubt if Eddie's ultra green teenage son can replace a seasoned vet who has been playing as long as you have.
Maybe they'll hire a backup singer backstage to do Mike's harmony vocal parts.
Just read on rotharmy.com that Van Halen intends to use pre-recorded backing vocals by Eddie, Alex and Wolfie for the upcoming tour, as reported by melodicrock. I hope it ain't true. That's what would be expected of Madonna or Britney Spears, not VH. I'm glad we still have Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar, both are powerhouse singers for sure.
AeroFanBob
MIke, Eddie needs to call you or you call him immediately, we all want you in for this tour!!
Mike has too much respect for the legacy of CVH and it seems he's too nice a guy to ever say, that the only reasons why the fans aren't going to get a true CVH reunion is because the Sisters have the mentality of CHILDREN and are egotistical, greedy PR1@KS.
Dave sold his soul and whatever shred of integrity he had left for the prospect of finally getting some good press and the opportunity to play again in front of more than 700 people a night.
Classic Van Halen is, was and always will be Mike, Dave, Ed and Al. Anything less is a complete rip-off. Sorry but I wont pay to see the band sell out MA so Ed can Hulk Hogan his 16 year old kid into the music business.
You're the MAN, Mike!
My first-ever concert was the VH '81 tour in Greensboro, NC. I was 13 years old. And I've been to every single tour since, including the last "reunion" tour.
I hate like hell that you won't be along for the new (hopefully) "reunion" tour. But, the good thing is, now I get to go to TWO "VH" shows - the one w/ Dave AND the one with you and Sam! Now THAT'S the Best of Both Worlds! ;-) So stop by North Carolina, okay?
You rock, buddy!
Tracy Wagner
PS: I had a cable access TV show a while back and did the "call-in show" comedy skit dedicated to you guys (VH). Check it out if you get a chance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW0r-iHJTuE
Wow, they took Mikey's picture off the covers of VH1 and WACF on vah-halen.com
Mike-
I met you in Tahoe a few years back after a show w/ Sammy. You were drunk, I was drunk, everyone was drunk. Good times!
You're a class act, Mikey. VH is not the same without you. I wish you all the best!!
If I bump into you again, the next shot of Jack is on me, my friend...
-John
Mike,
Anyone who is a true, loyal VH fan knows, that without your bass skills, and your vocals, this bands upcoming tour without you is as useless as it was when Dave left.
You 4 gelled so well as a group, that it's like losing one wheel off a car! Sure you can put a spare on it, but it just doesn't run the same without the original set that was on it!
I was 16 during the 1984 tour, and I was going to go see you guys for the first time in Boston, and Maaaaan I was so excited!, but a few days before the concert came, my Dad died....And let me tell you, with the combo of my dad dying, and knowing I couldn't see you guys play brought me to a heartache that I still to this day have never felt before.
And sure enough, Dave left......I just thought to myself that I'd never get to see my all time favorite band play live.
And now 20 something years later, a rock miracle has happened, but now YOU'RE not there.....Mike, please, don't do this man......true VH fans like myself have waited too F'ing long for this possible miracle to happen....Please Mike, make mends, do it for your fans.
I need this so someday when I have grandchildren, and they go looking through my old stuff in the attic, and see my VH drawn logos on my old school books, or my old denim jacket with VH patches sewn all over it, and then ask me, "Did you really see Van Halen play Gramp?!", and then I can say proudly, "You bet your a$$ I did!"
Please Mike, reconsider, your die hard VH fans need you there.
Regards,
Eric
What's up with the Photoshop'd picture of Wolfgang's Bass on
Van-Halen.com
Why not show a real bass..
And look at that hand position.
No real bassist would play like
that.
late
Mike,
I will NEVER go see the "new" van halen. VAN HALEN was Eddie, Alex, Mike, and DLR/Sammy. All EVH has done is not given fans what they want (a true reunion) AGAIN. EVH will never get it....ever.
Mike, I don't give a fuck what Eddie says. In my mind, you'll always be a Van Halen. After the fucked up shit he's said, I wouldn't go to Eddie's show if you paid me $1000. You and Sammy are the real deal -- Dave's always been about the pizzaz, with no substance, he'd sell his own mother for a few bucks (I mean, come on -- bluegrass VH tunes!?!?). It is fitting you play the bass!!
I love you and Sammy, don't ever stop rocking! I'll see you on tour. Looking forward to it.
Van Haln was a great gig for you. Memories, oh the memories. Sorry you were let go, but your better off with the Red Rocker. I don't know David and Eddie personally, but from whay I've heard and seen, it won't last long. The band was definatley a major part of my life. I even named my first born daughter, Halen. Good luck with the tour. Maybe I'll see you if and when you get to Atlanta.
B. Chapman
Hey Mikey,
Sorry to see the Brothers are having a tour without the most important part of the band. It's a mistake on their part. I'm sure you'll handle the slight with dignity. Hold your head high, go on tour with Sammy and ENJOY your summer. We will watching YOU!
Mike P.
This VH tour is a total joke! Mike's trademark background vocals and solid bass are irreplaceable. I'm sorry but this is not the same as the Stones touring without Bill Wyman. I have no interest whatsoever in seeing that farce. Mike I saw you at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Sammy, and you were absolutely cool. I hate to say it but Eddie is an idiot.
What a sad day for those of us who have waited 20+ years for the return of the mighty CVH. They don't give a crap about the fans. Mikey, you are one standup guy and I will not be seeing VH Mach IV.
I hope you guys show up some time in NV again since I missed the Tahoe show. You deserve the best after the crap you went through with the brothers. Best wishes to you and your family!!!
You still da man!!
smithjc
~carol~
I have to join the other in saying that it ain't Van Halen without you. Good luck with Sammy Hagar. That is a serious talent to be with. Thanks for all the memories no matter who you are with.
I used to think Dave was a jerk for going solo. Then I thought Sammy was a jerk for breaking up Van Hagar.
Now I KNOW that Edward Van Halen is just a fucking retard! What a joke.
Best of luck in all that you do bud.
Well...I'll be saving money if you're not playing with VH...Sad but true...So Thanks!!
There's no Van Halen without Michael Anthony. I could understand Eddie's booze-addled brain replacing Mike with Foodcourt (or whatever his name is), but to replace Mike's picture on the VH1 album cover with a whelp who wasn't even conceived when it came out? That's too far. Possibly illegal too, as I'm sure there's a copyright on the album cover possibly shared by Mike and maybe Warner Brothers too. Really uncool to see him removed from the album cover and Women and Children First as well. What a low-class, reality TV show refugee Eddie has turned out to be. I'll see Mike and Sammy on tour, as soon as they announce some Northeast dates...
It just plain sucks that you are not going to be touring with VH this fall. What the f**k replacing you with "Wolfie"? Eddie & gang are rockers that are off their rockers.
Needless to say, I won't be going to see them without you. It's just not the same. Worse, it's a travesty and downright shame.
Glad to see you are motoring right along. Good luck with your own tour this fall.
The finest moment in Van Halen's career is "MINE ALL MINE". Fuck David Lee Roth.
No MA, no VH, no class
FUCKEM' BOYCOTT THE TOUR
Come to Denver and I will sell "got mike" tshirts outside the venue
Greg in CO
PS Yesterday had to be tough Mikey, stay cool....you will always be #1 in hearts of real VH fans!
Hey Mike,
Too bad I won't be going to the "so called" Van Halen concert if it comes to Pittsburgh. Replacing you with Ed's 16 year old kid is just going to make things worse for them, especially the kid. If you are on that tour, I will go.
You and Sammy showed enough class to accept the R&R Hall of Fame award. Eddie, Alex and Diamond Dave should be ashamed of themselves.
Peace!
It's a shame. Mike out of Van Halen.
Mike listen. Come to Holland for a concert. And whe dutch peaple show you how much we love you.
Regarts,
Willie
I have stated several times that I will not go to see the Van Halen "reunion". No Mike, no Halen. Keep up the good work Mike!!
whataboutmichael.blogspot.com
I am dumbfounded on why you are not going to do the upcoming tour this fall with Eddie, Alex, And Dave.
Whats the reason Eddie's son is doing it and not you?
I mean at least have one tour of the original lineup then do stuff with Wolfgang.
As far as the history of Van Halen goes. If David Lee Roth was not such a Wiener. Doe's he not realize....
Is he like mentally unbalanced. LOL!
I think Van Halen Rocks either with Sammy or Dave on lead vocals.
But its really like two separate bands with different lead singers. And that Includes Gary as well. But that goes for any rock band that changes its lineup. It still won't be like the original Van Halen that got me into music without you.
Anyways I hope sometime in My life time I will get a chance to see the Original line up play live. I have only seen Van Halen with Sammy on lead vocals. which by the way one of the best concerts I have ever seen.
I was only 13 in 1984 so I really wasn't going to rock concerts until have David left.
What ever the deal is Keep rocking Michael!
Oh Ya one more thing if "the Police" could get together to do a tour and they actually had fist fights with each other, Why can't The original 4 lineup get along for one tour?
Don't know if it was threats of legal action, or just massive former fan outrage, but VH has replaced the altered album covers on their website with the original ones. Now if they could just replace their bassist with the original one as well. Nothing against Wolfie, as this certainly isn't his fault, but without Mike, it isn't VH. Hopefully the announced (but unrevealed) 2008 portion of the Mike & Sammy show will include some dates in the Northeast, as I'll be there in a heartbeat. Saw you guys in Jersey in 2006, and you rocked like VH hasn't in decades...
It's not VH without your bass, your vocal, and your spirit, Michael. Good luck to you.
Michael,
I was the one who tipped off Idolator.com yesterday about the album cover thing. I also tipped off The Daily Swarm about the conversations that were going on at the Velvet Rope message board. Both sites posted the news yesterday and today they fixed the album covers. I'm glad they did, they shouldn't try to replace you like Marty McFly in Back to the Future. You're an icon man!
John
How can they call it a reunion tour when Mad Anthony wont be on board.Im gonna boycott the whole Van Halen tour.Without Mike theres no soul in it.You need his vocals and ass kicking bass there...Mike see you on tour later this year you rock dude..
I'll be seeing you and Sammy in Tulsa and then VH th enext night in KCMO. But this is the shirt I'll be wearing:
http://www.cafepress.com/whereismikey
Michael,
You are the heart and soul of Van Halen, and you are the only one with enough common decency anymore. I have a lot of respect for your ability to have put up with ego-maniacs like the Van Halen brothers and their "new brother" David Lee Roth for all the years that you did. First off, I will not see Van Halen because without you and Sammy Hagar it is not Van Halen to me and millions of others. David Lee Roth is washed up, and so is Eddie Van Halen. No 16 year old kid can ever replace you...that is the biggest joke. I don't care how incredible Eddie thinks he is...without your bass parts, I think the whole groove is going to fall apart instantly, and I think once people go to the shows, they will see how big a part your presense actually was. Anyways, I wouldn't want to take part in this "reunion" anyways, it is all a big scam...they claim they are a "new" band: then why are they playing all of the classic Van Halen hits? And what was that whole kissing Diamond Dave on the cheek thing about? That wasn't weird or anything. I guess Eddie Van Halen will do anything for money these days. Just want you to know, me and millions of other people got your back, and keep on rocking with my main man Sammy...you guys have too much talent to waste on a bunch of money-hungry wash-ups the Van Halen brothers.
P.S. Does Alex Van Halen even have an opinion on anything anymore, or does he just side with his bro all the time no matter how he feels?
Ryan
Sounds like you are very excited about what you are doing! Let's let the VH bs rest and concentrate on having a great tour and great party with Sammy, the Wabos and Mike. No matter what you do as an artist and who you do it with, everyone appreciates your talent and personality. Can't wait to see the upcoming shows!
Hope you guys head to the Southeast sometime. Ever since the Atlanta show was cancelled last year, I've been waiting for the ol' tour bus to make it past the Mason-Dixon.
Mike, you have always been considered one of the classiest guys in rock. You've obviously put up with more crap than most VH fans realize and still you're a class act. Consider yourself lucky you're not going to be part of the train wreck. Good luck to you and Sam. You both kick ass!
You are the only one of those 4 with class. Why has it become such a circus?
VH was my favorite in jr hi/high school, although I put it all away when I entered college.
Still, looking at where things are today, you seem to be the only one who has any class (of the original; I think Sammy has class too though), and think you are handling all the recent circus with dignity.
DLR was my favorite back then but you are my favorite now.
No one knows (well, except my husband and old friends/family from back then) that I was even a VH fan because I have been so embarrassed through the years by all the antics.
(antics by DLR and Eddie, btw, esp removing you from the covers on the vh site before they put you back on -ridiculous!!).
Thank you for keeping your dignity and staying true to your fans.
i just posted but forgot to also say you have a nice looking family and seem like a really nice guy.
The fact that DLR never got married/has kids and that Eddie ruined it with Valerie...well....being a man means being able to be a good husband and father so the facts speak for themselves.
HEY EDDIE IF YOUR READING THIS THIS ... TAKE YOUR LEGACY AND WIPE YOUR ASS WITH IT FUK HEAD YOU JUST LOST OUT ON A TRUE FAN.
WE LOVE YOU MIKE! THE TORNA FAMILY ,CHICAGO IL.
got mike?
Get your T-Shirts now.
http://www.cafepress.com/vanhalen
Mikey,
Great stuff guy. Man I have been a fan from the beginning. But Dave was a self-righteos POS. never was he for the good of the group. IMHO. Sam gelled with you guys. Was a big Sam fan years ago before he hit it big with 55. I LOOK forward to seeing you guys have FUN and kick ass without the BS,, Thanks for a lot of great times!!
I'm with Matt. Are you going to tour with VH ? It hardly seems like a reunion without you... Please, let the fans hear your side of the story
thanks
Mike,
How do you feel about the "New Halen"?
Fans want to know.
Say Something please.
Matt Wales
P.S. thanks for the quick reply last time.
Whats the deal with you and Halen? Spill the beans, please!
Mikey,
No way I will see the new VH. Come on! Dave was doing blue grass versions of Jump a few months ago and who was out there keeping the VH stuff real? YOU!
I am taking my daughter(12yrs old) to her first concert next month and that is to see you and Sammy in Novato!
I am not interested in seeing that train wreck VH tour!
Love you and Sammy!
Your 8th ave girl,
Jackie
Mike, glad to hear you are going out on tour with Sam once again! Unlike many fans here, I'm going to go see VH on tour with Wolf, though. I can't deny the guy's talent until I hear it, right?
Hopefully, you are still having a ball with Sam (looks like you are) and maybe one day soon you'll be back with VH again. With Dave back, it's clear anything is possible in the VH camp! ;)
All the best
Patriotact
hey Mike,
with Sammy or Dave in VH. I'ts still van halen!!! But without you in the band not even close to being VH!! YOU are the backbone of VH, hope to see you in seattle sometime soon.
thanks MIke (port orchard, wa.
How come you still link to van-halen.com on your site? After they crapped on you...
Hey Mike,
I've been a VH fan since I was 13 (more than a couple of decades ago now) and had the pleasure of meeting you at one of your Cinco de Mayo parties at Peppers. It breaks my heart that you're not going to be part of the VH tour. There is absolutely no reason you shouldn't be up there. Hopefully you and Sammy will make it to Los Angeles and I'll look forward to hearing some classic VH with that distinctive sound that only you can provide. All my best.
-Jon
myspace.com/cuthbert84
Geez, they call this a reunion tour!! Van Halen is not Van Halen without Michael Anthony PERIOD!!
It's scary how much I'd pay to see the original four. I bet this tour lasts about a week and falls apart. You were the BALANCE in the act Mike. Good luck to you whatever you do. --A true FAN.
Totally sucks that VH FINALLY tours with Roth again, and you won't be there. We wait all these years, and it still won't really be the Van Halen we've been waiting over 20 years to see again. DAMN IT!!! I realize it probably wasn't your choice... I'm just venting. ;) Of course you did know the VH bros had a problem with Sammy, and you chose to align with Sammy... but who am I to sit here and say you made the wrong choice? I'm sure you did what you thought was right. I'm just a VH fan (including the Sammy years).
First off Mike , your presence will be missed on the new tour.
Since the VH sisters have boned you for the last time ,why not come forth and level with the fans and tell 'em the truth.
Forget the nice guy statements and dish it out straight up for the fans. No sence hold out for a phonecall. They just don't get it.
diamondjimi
*DLR Army*
Hey Mike. I saw you with VH in 2004
in Dallas, and now im glad I did. I have been a fan of VH since I was 8yrs old,and that was my first concert ive ever been to. Now are you out of the picture or what? Why has Eddie done this? Seems to me he put his son in there to reach the younger kids, but forgot that we fans who are older now helped him be where he is. What is is problem now? I never understood what happened in 1984, but this is 2007 seems he needs to grow up and put his ego away. How can you have a reunion tour and not have the same people in the band? Sammy, I can understand, DLR, I can understand, But without you, your vocals and bass, I cannot understand. I dont want to see some kid in there. I dont care if it is Eddies kid. Seems you are taking it well, but I want to know how you can put time and energy into a band, be put into the hall of fame, go through 3 singers,be famous world over, to have it all ripped out from under you? Van Halen may have a reunion tour with their long lost friend, but they will realize the true friend they really lost when that all goes south again. Well maybe not being with VH is a good thing, you and Sammy could sit and watch as the train goes off the track,and laugh. Hey Eddie GROW UP. We are not getting any younger, and the crap you pull is getting old. It may have worked in 1984, but not this time. Long Live Mad Anthony. (We're a new band)Famous last words of a fool!
Mike ...
Will not be the same with out ya!
Your the fucking backbone of VH!!
We shall see what happens!!!
WTF! You and Sam need to bring the tour to RHODE ISLAND!!
See ya soon
JAKE
www.BoundHotties.com
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