Van Halen Not Performing at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction

Second only to Axl's tribute act has a band offered more "definite maybe's" than Van Halen in recent years. The message boards are buzzing with suspicions, opinions and predictions as to what exactly Van Halen is doing about anything.

Brothers Eddie and Alex Van Halen maintain seclusion in their Van Halen bubble. It's about 4 billion miles away from reality. Back on earth, former bassist Michael Anthony and former vocalist Sammy Hagar are still performing and enjoying life.

Hagar, who co-owns a Pro Series Indy car, served as the Grand Marshal of February 24th for the NASCAR Busch Series Stater Brothers 300 race in California. He and Anthony also performed together during the pre-race ceremonies on February 25th at the NASCAR Auto Club 500. They, along with Hagar's band The Waboritas, performed his classic tune, "I Can't Drive 55".

Anthony also has his own line of hot sauces, Mad Anthony's, while Hagar promotes Cabo Wabo, his brand of tequila and nightclub.

David Lee Roth had that god-awful radio show after replacing Howard Stern in 2006. We can all be thankful it didn't last long. It's doubtful that Roth is upset- he still made millions in the deal.

A tour was supposedly being planned and rehearsed for. In the March 2007 issue of Rolling Stone, Roth said that a 40-date amphitheater tour was being booked. Unfortunately that bit of news has already been squashed. The tour's been canceled.

Dave was also very savvy in skirting the "why isn't Michael Anthony in the band anymore" question. He'd been replaced by Eddies 16-year old son, Wolfgang.

"This was something that was said and done long before I got to the studio. Thank God the kid is great, huh? I guess it's either in the blood or it's not."

Eddie and Alex, in a separate interview, said "I don't know exactly what happened. Anthony and Hagar started their own band. You can't be in two bands. I don't know how else to explain it. Help me out here. I thought it was simple- they didn't show up, so Wolfie showed up. Boom." They continued by lobbing suggestive insults at Anthony's performance ability. That was a total dick move.