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Win a Copy of the New Audiobook: “Eddie Van Halen 1955-2020”

Eddie Van Halen died of throat cancer last year, at the age of 65. As the engine behind his namesake band, Van Halen, Eddie was the guitar world’s most prominent figure for nearly half a century. He was a spirited innovator who revolutionized the way the guitar was played, the way guitars, amps and effects were designed, and was an influence on countless musicians throughout various genres.

This brand-new audiobook is a fascinating listen. It chronicles Eddie’s life from his humble beginnings to his rise to the top, through his final years. The print version was created by House Of Hair uber-fan Scott Grambling and the good folks at Bauer Publishing and is available at the official Van Halen Store. The audiobook version was voiced by The House Of Hair’s very-own show writer, Dwight Kuhlman and is available at Audible and Amazon. When you get the audiobook, you’ll also receive a downloadable companion eBook with all the photos from the print version delivered to your book folder.

Ten winners will be chosen in a random drawing on June 1, 2021.

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Dee Snider Talks About How 9/11 Reunited Twisted Sister

In 2001, Twisted Sister was convinced to reunite, 13 years after they broke up. Why? The 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The concert, called “New York Steel,” was organized to raise over $100,000 for the New York Police And Fire Widows’ And Children’s Benefit Fund. Along with fellow performers Ace Frehley, Sebastian Bach, Anthrax, Overkill and host Mike Piazza (NY Mets catcher), Twisted Sister brought New Yorkers together to raise money for the funds.

In an interview, Snider said, “We were the bands nobody wanted when the big concerts were held. Nobody wanted heavy metal bands. I remember we called and said, ‘Everybody in the world is singing ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’. MTV was, like, ‘It’s a little too angry.’ It was a no-brainer to join ‘New York Steel’. This is a reason to get back together. It wasn’t about the money. After that, we went to North Korea and played for the troops.”

Snider recalled what happened the morning of 9/11, which started the band’s healing process. “I got a call from bassist Mark “The Animal Mendoza” after the planes hit the Twin Towers. Mark was working in communications for the state police and called me to say, ‘Go get your kids.’ Mark hated my guts. We weren’t speaking. The fact that he picked up the phone… whatever petty differences we had over the break-up seemed insignificant.”

The surviving members of Twisted Sister — Snider, Mendoza, Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda — reunited virtually on March 20 for a special episode of Mendoza’s Internet TV show “22 Now”. The show was a tribute to the band’s late drummer A.J. Pero, who died six years earlier at the age of 55 while on tour with the band Adrenaline Mob.