Something I saw on MTV

**Mean_Street** · 12.30.01, 09:15 AM

Last night, I was watching the videos live a thru z, I was hoping to see Van Halen and it comes on. It was Best Of Both Worlds. It was cool. Sammy was acting weird and laying on his back a lot, but it was cool. [img]smile.gif[/img] its was about quarter to 2:00 I think.

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**joe318** · 12.30.01, 02:02 PM

maybe mtv knows something we don't? a sammy vid instead of a dlr vid hmm.

**Mario VH** · 12.30.01, 02:24 PM

MTV knows something? If they knew anything why do they play 95% crap then?

**Mean_Street** · 12.30.01, 02:30 PM

it was best of both worlds. i dont know why they didnt show a dlr era live video. i think it was pretty cool to see a van halen something. right?

**LarryJ** · 12.30.01, 03:04 PM

The didn't show live DLR era VH because the show was for live MTV performances, not just any live performance, and DLR era VH never played any MTV live events, like the awards shows or new years eve shows or anything like that. That performance of BOBW was from the Live W/out a Net taping and was broadcasted live?? for the 86 MTV Music awards.

**DLR'sCock** · 12.30.01, 03:25 PM

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by LarryJ:
The didn't show live DLR era VH because the show was for live MTV performances, not just any live performance, and DLR era VH never played any MTV live events, like the awards shows or new years eve shows or anything like that. That performance of BOBW was from the Live W/out a Net taping and was broadcasted live?? for the 86 MTV Music awards.<hr></blockquote>

that's what I figured....

**Tracy** · 12.30.01, 07:56 PM

MTV ROCKS! [img]graemlins/bounce.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]

**Kasi VH** · 12.30.01, 08:19 PM

That is my favorite part of LWAN, when they sing BOBW. It reminds me of the concert...my seat was to the side of the stage and when they did their "5150 walk" it looked like Eddie was coming right at me! Such great memories [img]smile.gif[/img]

**kpl** · 12.31.01, 04:38 AM

Hey-
I saw BOBW too, only caught the end though. Still, it was REALLY strange flipping through channels and finding VH on the tube. Like seeing a ghost or something.

On a related note, my Digital Cable added "VH1 Classic" two weeks ago, which has become my fave channel since it shows nothing but videos, old stuff from the 80s and even before then, which I think reflects on my age. If some of you can remember the early days of MTV, it feels like a major flashback, all the way down to seeing Elvis Costello and Clash videos.

That said, I caught "Unchained" on Saturday, which makes a double VH whammy for me this past weekend. The added benefit is that the programming on VH1 Classic "loops" every day, so I caught the same block again and finally got the best video and audio recording I have of that sucker.

Pathetic isn't it, to get worked up over two Van Halen videos, but then again, right now, all us hardcore fans have nothing but memories to hold onto unless something ever happens.... Happy New Year everyone!!!

**Wolfie3** · 12.31.01, 05:20 AM

A couple of weeks ago I was channel surfing, and caught it. So, they've at least aired that show twice. It WAS weird.

Just seeing Van Halen on MTV (even if it WAS Sammy [img]tongue.gif[/img] ) in this day and age was surreal. I was wondering if they were gonna show the entire performence of the song, with the spray painting of the girls shoes and all that, but they didn't. They edited that whole part out. It was kind of funny when all of a sudden it jumped from right before the long breakdown with the girls shoes, etc. to Sammy going right back into the chorus. Although, if you hadn't seen the LWAN tape you wouldn't have even known the difference! [img]graemlins/drunk.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img]

**Dan Halen** · 12.31.01, 09:54 AM

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by kpl:
Hey-
I saw BOBW too, only caught the end though. Still, it was REALLY strange flipping through channels and finding VH on the tube. Like seeing a ghost or something.<hr></blockquote>

LOL

Sad, but true.

**twonabomber** · 12.31.01, 10:04 AM

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Tracy:
MTV ROCKS! [img]graemlins/bounce.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img] <hr></blockquote>

nah, mostly now they rap. and dance like fairies...

**Mean_Street** · 12.31.01, 10:07 AM

one time i went on mtv.com and requested hot for teacher on TRL!! ha.

**Eddymon** · 12.31.01, 10:16 AM

I have seen LWAN so many times I wish that MTV showed the "POUNDCAKE" performance from the 1991 VMA's instead.
Who was the host that year?
I think it was Arsenio Hall who after the performance said, "Thats the way to kick off an awards show" or something close to that.