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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rocker Pays ‘Awesome' Tribute to His Late Legendary Father by Playing His Iconic Guitar
Wolfgang Van Halen continues to pay tribute to guitar legend Eddie Van Halen by occasionally playing his father's guitar. On Monday, May 5, Wolfgang shared a video on X, formerly Twitter, of him playing his father's famed guitar known as Frankenstein, because the elder Van Halen customized the instrument by adding parts from various guitars. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 In the 20-second clip, Wolfgang is seen playing along to a recorded track as he sits cross-legged. Fans will recognize the red guitar with the customized white and black stripes that became an Eddie Van Halen trademark. 'Fun fact, I recorded the main tapping of the song, and the slap part with the Frankenstein! Makes me feel closer to Pop that such an important part of his history can live with mine every time I record ❤️,' Wolfgang, who is the son of Valerie Bertinelli, captioned the clip. Fans were quick to comment on the clip. 'What an awesome nod to "Mean Streets" but in his own way. I wonder why no other guitarists have incorporated this technique. Maybe it was too hard, or maybe it sounded too much like EVH. Either way, this is awesome,' wrote one. Wolf replied to that comment by writing, 'Hah it's actually not, it's just a slap bass part on a guitar, but thank you!' 'So rad! How awesome to see that not only you are getting to make that connection, but we as fans get to continue to make a connection to EVH through you. The new song is just awesome! Great job Wolfie!' wrote another fan.
The Herald Scotland
27-05-2025
- Health
- The Herald Scotland
Forget cutting portions in takeaways - Scotland needs a stasi
However, I would encourage the Scottish Government and health authorities everywhere to grasp the edible nettle and go all full-fat on this one, if I can be permitted to use that wretched locution. And of course, just as a can of Irn Bru follows a black pudding supper, they'll get pelters from the usual suspects about this. Read More: In the words of the noted American singer song-writing duo Eddie Van Halen and Dave Lee Roth though, I'd urge them to roll with the punches and get to what's real. I'd be appointing a Comestible Commissar to deliver outcomes in addressing Scotland's gluttonous tendencies. They'd be in charge of a team with emergency powers to stage spot-checks on local eateries notorious for serving ruinously large portions. Punters who seem a bit on the stout side would be questioned about their menu choices. If they failed the calorie count they'd be given three points and their name recorded on a Scottish Government database. Ten points and they'd be required to go on a food awareness programme and have their benefits stopped. I think, too, we should also be looking at those big hotels which offer large breakfasts to their all-inclusive guests. I'd look at a plan pioneered in the old and much-lamented German Democratic Republic. Hotel breakfast bars were fitted with sensors which emitted a piercing wail whenever any fat bastard tried a sneak repeat visit for more sausages and hash browns. Miscreants would be huckled out and named and shamed on state television. Why do you think East Germany won so many gold medals at the Olympic Games? In extreme cases, Russian roulette style showdowns would be staged between persistent offenders where they'd get a non-fatal electric shock if they reached for the unhealthy food options. BMI inspectors would be given special powers to swoop on families and measure their height and waists. Their children could be taken off them and placed in care. The trick here though, is to make the anti-obesity campaign fun for all the family. Perhaps we could stage regional Hunger Games where Scotland's most deprived communities nominate the unhealthiest family in the scheme to face off against chunky opponents in a gruelling and deadly series of challenges to win food for their communities. Every time they reach for the chips or the kebabs they face the loss of a digit. It'll trigger a debate in these neighbourhoods about good food choices and introduce some balance into their wretched lives. And, surely, we could pilot special No-takeaway zones in places like Possilpark and Shettleston. They could be replaced by All You Can Eat lettuce and cabbage bars where families can collect tokens to put towards their winter fuel payments. The Government could also look to those no-nonsense public information adverts which terrorised families in the 1970s. They featured children meeting a grisly end for failing to observe basic safety measures. I'm already thinking of one where screaming children are taken from their parents in dawn raids by BMI inspectors after mum and dad have failed the height and waist measurement test. It would be accompanied by a free Helpline number (eight-nothing-eight-nothing) for children to phone if they see mum and dad trying to order a sneaky wee Just Eat curry after they've all gone to bed. Chip Pan Detector vans could start operating in the most notorious districts. Ah yes, I hear you say, but what about responsible middle class and professional types who might get caught in a BMI swoop down at Del Piero's or The Golden Moon Chinese buffet house on a two-for-one, pre-theatre night? I'd advise these people to keep their gym memberships and last three Park Run times about their person to exempt themselves from embarrassing full-body searches.
The Sun
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
The Simpsons reveals new actor for iconic character – as original star quits after 35 years
THE Simpsons has revealed the new voice actor for a beloved character - as the original star quit after 35 years. Aside from the titular family, several other Springfield residents have become show mainstays. 4 4 4 This includes Milhouse van Houten, fan favourite nerdy sidekick to Bart Simpson. His crush on Bart's younger sister Lisa is among the show's longest-running gags. The Milhouse character was named by show bosses after former US president Richard Milhous Nixon. In November 2024, the character's longtime voice actress Pamela Hayden announced her retirement from the show. Pamela had been apart of the long-running cartoon since it first premiered in 1989. The actress, 71, also lent her talents to bully Jimbo Jones and Ned Flanders' elder son, Rod. Meanwhile, singer Kelly Macleod has now taken over the role of Milhouse. Under the name Kelly Breznik, she was previously lead vocalist of rock band Private Life - a female-fronted rock band founded by Eddie Van Halen. She debuted as the character in season 35's final episode - titled "Estranger Things" - which aired over the weekend. However, Milhouse only had a minor role, appearing in a scene where he, Bart and Lisa are all grown-up. The Simpsons writer Steve Pepoon who also co-created hit kids' cartoon dies outside his home aged 68 Kelly appeared in The Simpsons previously, voicing a minor character in 2022. As for original actress Pamela, she addressed her departure in a statement to fans last year. She said: 'The time has come for me to hang up my microphone. "It's been an honor and a joy to have worked on such a funny, witty, and groundbreaking show… "I'll always have a special place in my heart for that blue-haired 10-year-old boy with glasses." She added it's not quite yet the end for her voice over career, saying she was leaving to "pursue other creative outlets." It comes as Emmy-winning Simpsons writer Steve Pepoon died unexpectedly earlier this month. A major achievement came with a Primetime Emmy he received for writing an episode of The Simpsons. He wrote season 2, episode 13 of The Simpsons titled Homer Vs. Lisa And The 8th Commandment, which aired on February 7, 1991.
