31 votes

Eddie Van Halen dead at 65

6 comments

  1. [4]
    Eabryt
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    Don't really have words, just wow. Is this what being an adult/getting older is? Just constantly having people who played a major role in your development die? Yay.

    Don't really have words, just wow.

    Is this what being an adult/getting older is? Just constantly having people who played a major role in your development die?

    Yay.

    12 votes
    1. [3]
      skybrian
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      At an increasing rate. If you're lucky to live long enough, there will be a point when most people your age or older will be dead.

      At an increasing rate. If you're lucky to live long enough, there will be a point when most people your age or older will be dead.

      9 votes
      1. ohyran
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        This is a horrid aside, no disrespect to the subject, but this is adorable video on the subject of getting old https://youtu.be/69HgC2KghBc

        This is a horrid aside, no disrespect to the subject, but this is adorable video on the subject of getting old https://youtu.be/69HgC2KghBc

        4 votes
      2. Eabryt
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        I guess one possible upside is that eventually the majority of the musicians and actors I enjoy will be younger than me, so it'll be a bit of a curve in terms of people dying.

        I guess one possible upside is that eventually the majority of the musicians and actors I enjoy will be younger than me, so it'll be a bit of a curve in terms of people dying.

        2 votes
  2. [2]
    spit-evil-olive-tips
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    US patent #4656917 Inventor: Edward L. Van Halen

    US patent #4656917

    Inventor: Edward L. Van Halen

    A supporting device for stringed musical instruments, for example, guitars, banjos, mandolins and the like, is disclosed. The supporting device is constructed and arranged for supporting the musical instrument on the player to permit total freedom of the player's hands to play the instrument in a completely new way, thus allowing the player to create new techniques and sounds previously unknown to any player. The device, when in its operational position, has a plate which rests upon the player's leg leaving both hands free to explore the musical instrument as never before. Because the musical instrument is arranged perpendicular to the player's body, the player has maximum visibility of the instrument's entire playing surface.

    9 votes
    1. Surira
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      Figure 1 is amazing. Almost as if he patented the hair requirement as well!

      Figure 1 is amazing. Almost as if he patented the hair requirement as well!

      2 votes