Well...At least the Van Halen Vocalist Job's Still Open

C'mon everybody, sing with me..."you know it just feels like paradise...and I don't wanna go home..." So I butchered the lyrics to some long-forgotten David Lee Roth song from 20 years back, but apparently not as bad as the on-again/off-again vocalist for the legendary hard rock group Van Halen has done over the last four months on his radio show.

As we all know, Roth replaced Howard Stern when Stern said "au revoir" to terrestrial radio in January, when he hit the stars with his Sirius show. (The FCC were probably drinking champange on the final radio broadcast of Stern's funfest. At any rate...). Roth was on several east coast radio stations, while Adam Carolla took over the west coast stations (including Portland's KUFO). Right now, it looks like Carolla's having better luck.

Roth reportedly complained to producers and management of tampering with the show, which had piss poor ratings from the start.

His replacements: the pair CBS radio fired in 2002 (for taping a couple having sex in New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral)- Greg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia, who are on XM Satellite radio. CBS will simulcast three hours of the satellite show, with the remaining two solely heard on XM. This should prove interesting. (go to http://www.wnbc.com/entertainment/8854321/detail.html)

In the meantime, it looks like that Van Halen reunion tour may be happening afterall...then again, the remaining three Van Halen members (Alex and Eddie Van Halen, and Michael Anthony) may change their minds- and let Sammy Hagar back into the band.

Looks like Dave just can't get a break.