Happy Birthday Eddie Van Halen
Today would have been Eddie Van Halen’s 66th birthday so we are celebrating his life with a look back at some of our favorite Eddie and Van Halen moments…
First we look back on Van Halen’s lost weekend here in Detroit:
In 1984, MTV gave contest winner Kurt Jefferis a chance to party all weekend with his heroes: the notoriously depraved band Van Halen.
A wild time is captured in a new documentary short, “Lost Weekend,” premiering Saturday at the Tribeca Film Festival.
“This was the Wild West of the cable era and [MTV executives] were doing anything they could to connect with viewers,” said “Lost Weekend” co-director Bradford Thomason. “They were flying by the seats of their pants, trying 100 different things to see what stuck.”
Watch the trailer HERE
Here is the story:
MTV flew Jefferis and a pal from Phoenixville, Pa., to Detroit, where they met up with the band at Cobo Hall. First things first, Jefferis told The Post, “a guy handed me a bottle of Jack Daniels. I took a sip and asked for more.” After being passed a joint, “I took a couple hits and a couple more swigs of Jack Daniels.”
Eddie could also act! Here he is on Two and a Half Men:
Another classic was “Everybody Wants Some” in Better of Dead:
More from Eddie’s acting career..He is is on Frasier calling intothe show:
