I was about to head out to pick up this month’s share from our meat CSA when a friend posted that Eddie Van Halen had died. Guitarist friends tell me emphatically that he’s one of the best and most influential rock guitarists of all time. I’m not a guitarist, but I do know that Van Halen was a much-loved staple of my adolescence, college and young adult years.
On the drive over, a different friend called to say hi, and mentioned he’d just lost someone. Turns out he’d crewed with Van Halen after we graduated college (this was before social media, young-uns, so how was I supposed to know?!). Stark reminder that the degrees of separation between all of us is low.
Have a couple of my favorites, and then after ending with one of the best guitar solos ever, we’ll rock on over to the Tops.
You’ve joined the Eternal Jam, Eddie. Rock on.
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