David Lee Roth's special day
David Lee Roth, who turns 52 years old today, and Van Halen rock Cleveland tonight. So just how will Diamond Dave celebrate his big day? Here's a possible schedule:
11:30 a.m. -- Wakes up in Motel 6 in Akron. Discovers this is NOT the hotel he's supposed to be staying in. (Just force of habit, I guess.)
12 noon -- Hearty lunch of Asian lettuce wraps from Chili's.
12:30 p.m. -- Tries to get senior discount to Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame museum. Forced to show ID and pay $20.
12:31 to 1:15 p.m. -- Visit Van Halen's exhibit at the Hall. Cries when watching tape of band's induction last year, featuring only Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony.
1:30 to 3 p.m. -- Soundcheck at Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland. Unsuccessfully tries to talk Wolfgang into playing "California Girls" at tonight's show.
3 to 4 p.m. -- Breaks for "General Hospital." Today's episode: Jerry shares some disturbing news with Emily. No appearance by Dr. Noah Drake. (So much for that birthday wish.)
4 p.m. -- Exercise period. Roller-skates alongside the river front. Disguises himself as Bret Michaels so people will ignore him.
5 p.m. -- Begins three-hour session with makeup staff. Fake chest hair re-applied. Physical therapist lovingly massages his "strained groin" muscle.
9 p.m. -- Van Halen hits the stage. Band's birthday surprise for Dave: a ballad version of "Just a Gigolo," featuring Eddie on keyboards and Alex on bongos.
11:30 p.m. -- Reads "Stuck in the 80s" blog. Immediately cancels our lunch for tomorrow. ("Come on, Dave, gimme a break!")
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My friend in Cleveland called me to ask, "DO YOU KNOW WHAT TODAY IS!?" Naturally, I did! He'd invited me to travel to Cleveland from BFE, IL to see Diamond Dave and VH. It would have been a freebie ticket! Grrrrrr However, due to dedication as an employee and mother, I had to decline. I'm sure a great time will be had by all.
ps. Dave has better abs than most 30 and 40 somethings I know.
Posted by: Marissa | October 10, 2007 at 03:52 PM
I think this is a DLR mandatory birthday view: Dave does Prima el primo! He's got charaaaaaaaaasma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbXPHiyE7uE
Posted by: Marissa | October 10, 2007 at 04:11 PM
Loooook at all the people heeeeeere tonight!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4wQA24gTrE&mode=related&search=
And I give yooooooou! THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJVDSsoM9II&mode=related&search=
Posted by: Al | October 10, 2007 at 07:55 PM
Happy birthday to David. Wonder if he could pull of this magic trick. http://LetHerIn.org
Posted by: Jim Baldwin | October 10, 2007 at 09:19 PM
I just listened to a voice mail from my friend in Cleveland. "That concert was F'n RIGHTEOUS! They played for over 2 F'n hours and it was F'n incredible! F'n awesome! OH MY GOD! Dave looks and sounds better than he did at F'n 22! I'm telling you it was worth every F'n penny!" Needless to say, VanHalen obviously makes people drop the F-bomb quite a lot.
Posted by: Marissa | October 11, 2007 at 07:45 AM