The pistol was slippery with blood. It was the summer of 1943, deep inside the grinding hell of the Eastern Front. A Soviet…
It is January 26th, 1945. The temperature hovers near freezing in the Alsatian countryside of eastern France. A young lieutenant, barely 19 years…
Eddie Van Halen walked into a small bar in Anaheim, California, looking for a quiet drink after a long day in the studio.…
Eddie Van Halen was going through airport security at LAX carrying his guitar case when the TSA agent flagged it for inspection. The…
Eddie Van Halen was sitting in the back of his nephew’s guitar lesson, quietly watching when the teacher asked if anyone wanted to…
Eddie Van Halen walked into a guitar store in Sherman Oaks, California, wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, just wanting to try out…
Eddie Van Halen walked into a small record store in Pasadena, California, just looking for some old blues albums. What happened next became…
In 2005, Cream’s reunion tour was falling apart. Eric Clapton was struggling with alcohol again and considering backing out. Desperate promoters offered Eddie…
In 1983, David Bowie offered Eddie Van Halen unlimited money to play guitar on his next album, the follow-up to the massively successful…
In 1991, Freddy Mercury was dying and wanted to record one final album. Brian May asked Eddie Van Halen to play guitar on…