Craig Gass tells a HILARIOUS story about his first time meeting Eddie Van Halen/Video

**EpicGod** · 09.10.21, 09:48 PM

Here's an interview with comedian Craig Gass on the Opie Radio show around 6 years ago or so.
Craig tells his hilarious story about his first time meeting Eddie Van Halen. Watch the video!!

**I Coulda Hada VH** · 09.10.21, 10:34 PM

Great story!

Is "Mattie" none other than Matt Bruck?

**Raldo** · 09.11.21, 04:18 AM

Those Ed imitations are hysterical!! Thanks for posting the vid!!

**Dave's Dreidel** · 09.11.21, 06:42 AM

Great stories, thanks for posting

**VH1986** · 09.11.21, 07:35 AM

This is awesome.

**ziggysmalls** · 09.11.21, 07:56 AM

The only thing a bit sad about this is it was during Eddie's bad era. However funny as hell and it kind of shows you that even when he was struggling, he still could be friendly.

Great impression.

Honestly thinking of a tribute idea. Have a bunch of people just sit around a table discussing Eddie the human being more than the musician. Just funny stories like the story here about cable.

**edwardv** · 09.11.21, 08:03 AM

I never heard of this guy Gass guy but this story is good. He has Eds cigarette voice down.

**MF5150** · 09.11.21, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by ziggysmalls

The only thing a bit sad about this is it was during Eddie's bad era. However funny as hell and it kind of shows you that even when he was struggling, he still could be friendly.

Great impression.

Honestly thinking of a tribute idea. Have a bunch of people just sit around a table discussing Eddie the human being more than the musician. Just funny stories like the story here about cable.

I think, as sad as it is, part of that friendliness was due to the fact he was ripped every day.

I don’t think 2015 Ed would have let a stranger stay in 5150 for a few months.

Not out of being ‘not friendly’. Just out of it being a weird thing to do when you barely know the person and it’s your home studio.

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**Number 47** · 09.11.21, 02:26 PM

That was good. Made me laugh. Gass's Gene Simmons impression on the Stern show was always hysterical. Pacino and Walden were pissers too.

**MF5150** · 09.11.21, 02:31 PM

His Paul Stanley is hysterical as well.

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**Number 47** · 09.11.21, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by MF5150

His Paul Stanley is hysterical as well.

That shit is so funny on the radio when you can't see the guy doing it. They could be talking about anything... say, WD-40... and he'd pop in and go... "This is Gene Simmons... and KISS invented WD-40!"

**ED-A-HOLIC** · 09.11.21, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by I Coulda Hada VH

Great story!

Is "Mattie" none other than Matt Bruck?

yes

**Bee1971** · 09.11.21, 06:16 PM

EVH - The thing is - I’m fucking rich , don’t want to pay for cable

Laughed my ass off

Damn , how many people lived in that house over the months years