Thanks brother for the link and your response!
VERY intresting read!

Ya know, as much as I’m a huge roth era fan I’m the first to point out how stubborn and childish dave is at times. I did read that about mike and sam really trying to make an effort to get him out on stage with them or at least hang out!
To start off, I think we all know that dave cant stand sammy (and vice versa) and it was obvious that dave planned this all along. He wanted to make this a DAVE VS. SAM show…not a colaboration. Dave has issues man…but what rockstar or musician doesnt? It’s just a shame that it has to last all these years.

Thanks again for a great read man!

http://vhnd.com/old/articles/060317-01.shtml

On the last time he saw David Lee Roth:
“It was when him and Sammy toured together, what is that, four years ago now?

He would kind of pull his hat down and just walk by me because I tell you one of the first shows that I did with those guys I forget where we were at but I had a few drinks and I went into Dave’s dressing room after the show and I just unloaded on him, on what was his problem that we could not make this reunion work? And all he kept saying was, you’re right, you’re right. I told him, look at them out there; when you go out there and this is the beginning of the tour and he actually impressed me at the beginning of the tour but as the tour went on boy by the last show they didn’t even do the last show of the tour that I was out there because they couldn’t do it; Dave just started pulling shenanigans left and right.

Most nights Sammy and I would pound on his door and say come on out and numerous times invited him to come out onstage and do an encore, all three of us together but it never happened.”

You’re right! I know what interview you’e talking about man…
It didnt have to do with the dave and sam tour in 02′
He was talking about when sam left and dave was called in for the greatest hits package in 96′ (the two songs). LOL….I remember mike saying that when ed said that dave was gonna stop by , mike thought it was “dave the friendly computer guy” and in walks roth! Wish I could have seen mike’s face man! Shit! But yes….you are correct. Mike said that dave was very humble and said he made some mistakes.
Hey,in the VH camp….who doesnt?

I remember reading mike’s view of roth when he first met him:
“Jesus! Get this fuckin’ guy away from me!”
I laughed out loud when I first read that….

Yes, I did read Everybody Wants Some. Maybe thats where I heard it. However I almost want to say that it was an interview with Mike I either read or actually saw a video interview. Something just tells me that I remember him saying that Dave just sat there and was very humble. I remember it because it didnt sound like somehting Dave would do. I could be wrong. As you said…Ahhh the drama. So much he said she said shit in the ol’ VH camp. Who knows what is what anymore…LOL

I think what you heard about mike talking to dave (during the sam and dave tour 02′)is right….but to a point.
Have you read “Everybody Wants Some!!” the vh saga?
In the book the author ian christi DOES mention what you wrote about mike bustin’ in dave’s room backstage and layed it on him. “Why the reunion could work” etc.
BUT it was NEVER stated anywhere that dave sat there…became humbled…and agreed. That my friend was eiether he say she say stuff or from a source that I’m not aware of. I personally dont think dave has ever had a problem with mike. He’s never said a nasty thing about him.
If I remember the quote from dave’s book about mike it was: mike’s a good guy….likes to mingle with the crew and likes to have a drink here and there. Something along them lines.

Ah the drama….. :/

Something tells me that there is more to Mike not being back in VH besides Eddie kicking him to the curb to have his kid play. I remember reading an interview with Mike several years ago when he was talking about the Sam and Dave tour and how he did not see Dave or even talk to him. Then one day he marched into Daves dressing room and laid into him for ruining the several VH reunion attempts, etc and really humbled Dave. He said Dave just sat there and listened and agreed with Mike. Im sure larter Dave thought about this and when the VH reunion came around and Ed spoke to Dave about rejoining, Dave probably said, im not playing with Mike. Dave is not gonna let someone like Mike talk to him like that. Dave may have been the one to shut Mike down. Ed figured, we can get Dave back and make the fans happy..nobody cares about Mike. Pretty stupid all around that Ed let Mike go just cuz he played a few shows with sam? Makes Ed seem like a little B*tch to me. Same in the case of Dave wanting Mike gone. Whatever the reason, im sure on the surface Mike is over it and is happy with CF but im sure deep down he is still bitter. You cant be after all the years. To be kicked out for what?