Sammy Hagar: Dance of the Electric Hummingbird “A Must-Read for Redheads”

December 3, 2011 130 Comments

Here’s something different! There’s a newly released book which Sammy Hagar calls “A MUST-READ for Redheads.”

“DANCE OF THE ELECTRIC HUMMINGBIRD: An Ordinary Woman’s Accidental Journey to Enlightenment, the Supernatural, and Rock Star Sammy Hagar” by Pat Walker. The original cover artwork is by Aaron Hagar.

“Pat Walker takes to heart the same type of messages I try to relate through my music and my life—go out and seek your dreams, don’t ever give up, celebrate your life and every part of who you are. I know Pat’s journey of mystical transformations will inspire you. Enjoy the journey.”

—SAMMY HAGAR

Wandering into a bar in Mexico with her husband, Pat Walker is hoping to enjoy a rock concert by a famous singer previously unknown to her—but something frightening and wonderful happens instead. In the midst of the cheering fans and screaming guitars, she is lifted out of her body and becomes engulfed in a white light and a feeling of ecstasy. She stumbles upon her soul, and God. Soon after this experience, more strange things begin to happen to her—she starts having psychic revelations, glimpses of past lives, and contact with angels and spirits. Fearing the loss of her sanity, Pat’s search for an explanation leads her to international recording star Sammy Hagar (lead singer of Chickenfoot and former lead singer of Van Halen), who takes it upon himself to help her decipher the meaning of these supernatural experiences.

In this true story, Pat struggles to maintain her roles of middle-class wife and mom, while simultaneously being thrust into the explosive world of celebrities, sex, and rock ‘n’ roll combined with spiritual dimensions beyond her wildest dreams. All of this forces her to confront the incredible power of her mind and spirit, and to reevaluate her perception of reality and the meaning of life.

Order Now at VanHalenStore.com.

DANCE OF THE ELECTRIC HUMMINGBIRD: An Ordinary Woman’s Accidental Journey to Enlightenment, the Supernatural, and Rock Star Sammy Hagar

Filed Under: Cabo Wabo, Merchandise, Sammy Hagar

ringostore

I like Dairy Queen’s rock and roll falcon.
Arnievanheflen

Come on, what did you expect!? Finding holy harmony at a sammy hagar concert. I mean, it just sounds really funny/ corny… Good luck with the book, no hard feelings
Shine On

“I want to be fully immersed in this moment, to experience all of my life, attach myself fully to all my emotions, feelings and experiences. I want to let them show to the world without apologies, to share this love and joy openly and freely, not keep them quietly to myself and be disciplined. I don’t want to speak softly or live beneath diffused lighting and muted colors. I’m tired of beige. I want to scream at the top of my lungs, laugh out loud, experience vibrant red, yellow, orange, purple. I want to dance and make noise, let it all out of me no matter how long it takes. I don’t want to feel holy and reserved. I want to grab ahold of the tail of the tiger, feel his tight muscles moving beneath his skin, white fangs flashing as he thrashes and twists trying to devour me.”–Patricia Walker

Sounds like the perfect rock’n'roll attitude!
Sean

silly.
KeithM

Too much tequila and a romp on the beach in cabo will do this
Mikey Who?

I don’t care about Sammy Hagar or books involving Sammy Hagar.

That’s my opinion, and that’s what blogs are for.
Who?

This book would be too much for the brand of VH fan that never stumbled out of the drinks bar of life and thinks its high school back in 1984. I respect Sam for his spiritual side, he knows what he’s talking about. I saw this book on amazon some days ago and I thought it was a self-published crap thing but now I’d like to read it.
Sam Ham

Dammit Sammy, why do have to try and communicate with your fans? Can’t you just be a junkie recluse like everybody else? Sheesh!
Ben

If it’s as “good” as CF III then I’m NOT buying it.
MasVH

Wow, we are REALLY starting to see the effects of those Fontana alien downloads now folks! Really? C’mon Sam, gimme a break.

Is that a cloud of bong smoke Hagar’s face is in or is Scar on that island too?
MasVH

@ Aftershock

LMAO!!
bill1521

I will read this book as it might be facinating. My issue is that Sammy calls himself a rockstar. No, Sammy, you are a singer/screamer, song writer and business man. David is and some can argue was, a ROCKSTAR. There is the difference. The book sounds interesting but should be publisized in a different forum. I am waiting for Sammy to make a claim about Valerie’s books as well.
Brian

You guys take this shit way to seriously….. I am so sick of all the Sammy haters here, why do you keep commenting on this stuff, if you don’t like him don’t read it, no one here is putting a gun to you head!!
Brian

Are there any ROCKSTARS today?
http://vhnd.com littlecatvoom

“Dance of the Electric Hummingbird”! That`s the worst name of anything I`ve heard…well, since Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo.
Cooper

I did an interview with Sammy where we talked about his past life as a Roman centurion. I have also had the other side of our physical universe come poking through into this world. I know there is more than meets the eye in our lives.

I love to rock. I love a good mystery. I enjoy the fact that we can share our experiences, and learn from each other, and maybe put a few more pieces of the grand puzzle into place.

Sammy wants to share this with those who are not afraid of the written word. Those who want to grow, read and expand your mind. Those who snipe with with relatively anonymously posted comments, don’t read the book.

It’s simple really.
robotmonkey

The premise of this book sounds like a fantastic sit com! Book, meh. Read “Illusions” instead.
Will

It’s amazing that many you who feel Sammy ‘needs to shut up’ are the same ones who feel the need to post something negative EVERYTIME there is a Sammy-related post. Try following your own advice next time!
SPANKED

Bill1521, Hagar is a rock star.

Get over it.
Diver Down

Aliens, tequila and now this? WTF**K?
anythingleftinthatbottle

Did VHND just find this or did/does Sammy’s people forward this to them. It’s odd how there are several people that are personal friends of this lady on here. I doubt they are normal visitors to this site. I don’t know the lady but am happy she got backing on this book. Maybe if I ever want to open another business, I can just somehow work Sammy Hagar’s face or life story into it and he’ll back it!!

This is just VERY VERY far removed from VAN HALEN VAN HALEN VAN HALEN news. In my very contrite and humble opinion.
Shine On

anythingleftinthatbottle says: “This is just VERY VERY far removed from VAN HALEN VAN HALEN VAN HALEN news. In my very contrite and humble opinion.”

Fine. But this website has always concerned itself with reporting activities involving Van Halen alumni, be they current or former members. This book concerns Sammy Hagar, and it’s not any more out of place here than books concerning Edward Van Halen. If you don’t want to read a post, you are free to ignore it, or to use the name filters in the “Categories” listing on the right side of the VHND screen. There are too many Roth-only Van Halen fans here that think they have a right to dictate to VHND what they can post, when I’ll bet they didn’t have a problem with VHND running Roth updates for years when he wasn’t in the band. In my own very humble and contrite opinion.
Shine On

I don’t get this comment:

Eddie Trumps Sammy says:
December 3rd, 2011 at 4:25 pm
Gingers have no SOULS!!

__________________________

Eddie Trumps Sammy (or anybody else), can you explain this to me? Is this some sort of slam against women? Is this intended to be funny? I freely admit that I don’t get it.
Shine On

Mikey Who? says:
December 3rd, 2011 at 9:23 pm
I don’t care about Sammy Hagar or books involving Sammy Hagar.

That’s my opinion, and that’s what blogs are for

_______________________________

Fair enough. But you cared enough to comment.
Shine On

tiredofsammy: “AND I’M SURE THIS BOOK IS WELL WRITTEN AND ENLIGHTENING, BUT THIS IS A VAN HALEN SITE!”

Please see my post to anythingleftinthatbottle, above. By the way, it only takes one second to flick your left pinky and disable your caps lock, and then your post looks more thoughtful and less shrill and crazy. You’re welcome.
Shine On

Case in point: I had no interest in the “Van Halen lullabies” posts, so I just ignored them rather than complaining about them. To each their own.
http://vhnd.com littlecatvoom

@Shine On, it may not be a brilliant joke but think Ginger = Redheads…it`s not that deep!
BrownSound101

Oh brother, E.T. phone home.
BrownSound101

Exactly how much Cabo Wabo tequila did Pat down before she was lifted out of her body and became engulfed in a white light and a feeling of ecstasy??

Damn those aliens!!
Shine On

Gotcha, littlecatvoom. Thanks!
Shine On

robotmonkey: “The premise of this book sounds like a fantastic sit com!”

Hmmm. “Wandering into a bar in Mexico with her husband, Pat Walker is hoping to enjoy a rock concert…” Actually, it sounds like the setup to a joke. But I can’t think of a good punchline.

“Book, meh. Read ‘Illusions’ instead.”
But ol’ Richard Bach doesn’t like to rock.
Shine On

Diver Down: “Aliens, tequila and now this? WTF**K?”

That’s the problem with aliens hanging around tequila bars, Diver Down. The little livers of those bug-eyed ETs just can’t handle the booze, and then they run around causing all kinds of mischief with their transporter beams.
Eddie Trumps Sammy

To: Shine on

The “Gingers have no Souls” Comment is a South Park reference to Red Haired people. Watch the episode.
Hilarious.
Shine On

Okay, I’ve went from making serious commentary about Walker’s book to being a smart@$$ about it…I’d better back away from this topic.
Shine On

Okay, thank you, Eddie Trumps Sammy. Sorry if my questions sounded a bit harsh.
robotmonkey

@Shine On
You know, each week wacky hi-jinks ensue as Sammy helps Pat along her spiritual journey. I’m thinking “Touched By An Angel” meets “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P1d8BVvY-I 5150

@ Freddiegirl

I’m sorry, I am just having a little fun. Don’t mean to offend you. When it comes to leaps, his recent attacks on EVH has me a little hot. I will defend EVH to any extent.
Eddie Trumps Sammy

No Worries
freddiegirl

5150-You’re not offending me at all…I defended Ed too on the “Tweeting with the Devil” thread.. I was actually poking fun at you (a little) and at Leaps (a lot!) Hugs!
anythingleftinthatbottle

@ shine on….I don’t actually consider it Van Halen after 1985 so that explains why I don’t like hearing much of anything regarding the ‘Red Man’! Nothing against him personally, but it just isn’t Van Halen with him. You can argue that Edward chose to keep the name, but it still wasn’t Van Halen with him in it. Hell, it’s border-line not, even with Mike Anthony gone. And that one, my brave internet friend, was my very arrogant (DLR style) opinion.
Shine On

anythingleftinthatbottle: “And that one, my brave internet friend, was my very arrogant (DLR style) opinion.”

Of course, and you’ve got as much right as anybody, anythingleftinthatbottle. For me, it’s Van Halen if it’s got Alex & Eddie. But, it seems like such a waste of time to complain to VHND about posting items concerning former members, as VHND has done that since its beginning and isn’t likely to change its style.

I just ignore what doesn’t interest me, and don’t trouble myself with telling them how to do their job. (The variety is often entertaining to me, and every once in awhile I even get curious as to what Gary is up to.)

–And there’s ALWAYS the Categories filters so you don’t even have to look at the posts that bore you.:)
Shine On

Eddie Trumps Sammy: “The ‘Gingers have no Souls’ Comment is a South Park reference to Red Haired people. Watch the episode. Hilarious.”

Took your great recommendation, got your joke, Eddie Trumps Sammy, got their humor, and enjoyed both! Thank you!

“Gingers DO have souls! I go to church…I’m a Christian…You don’t know me…It P*SSES me off!”
Shine On

robotmonkey: “You know, each week wacky hi-jinks ensue as Sammy helps Pat along her spiritual journey. I’m thinking ‘Touched By An Angel’ meets ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’.”

That’s an imaginative pitch, robotmonkey. What would a Hollywood TV producer say to that, I wonder? “I’ll run it by my psychic and the studio and we’ll get back to ya, baby, but man, I’m FEELIN’ it!”, maybe.

It could also be like a rock and roll version of “The Dead Zone”, too, considering: “Soon after this experience, more strange things begin to happen to her—she starts having psychic revelations, glimpses of past lives, and contact with angels and spirits. Fearing the loss of her sanity…”

Is VHND totally aware of all its motives here, in posting this topic, I wonder? I mean, sure, they want to show potentially interested Sammy fans some new book out that they’d like to buy if they’re interested in spirituality, but I’m tempted to think that they knew the comedy potential (which I’m too inept to reach) when they posted this as well, at least subconsciously.
Shine On

GUITARZ: “I’d rather burn my nipples with hot iron skillets!!!!”

Well, that’s one way to make yourself WANT to have an out-of-body experience, for awhile.
Shine On

MikeontheBass: “Go out and seek the truth about the universe and the power you all have in your heart and soul. It is a gift to be here, Sammy knows it and so does Mrs. Walker. Just a suggestion for inner peace, if you want it!”

A noble try, Mike. But most people on this website won’t have any inner peace until the new Van Halen album’s in their earthly possession.
Shine On

Bluesbro: “Vegas Chris … if Roth had endorsed the book this crowd would be falling all over themselves with praise. Consider the source and don’t let them get you riled up.”

Best take his advice to heart, Vegas Chris. It is obvious that Bluesbro has already attained True Enlightenment when it comes to this website.
Shine On

“…I’d better back away from this topic.”

Yeah, I know, another broken campaign promise! But this topic thread is just too irresistable.
Shine On

Shine on, Patricia Walker. I’m getting the book.
Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo

[crying as runs out of Moe's tavern] Nuuhhh…

[Barney] Hey! Joey Joe-Joe!
flyingeddies

Sammy believes some really crazy wonky stuff. He tones it down for his mainstream crowds as not to turn people off. Hope he doesn’t start some crazy cult and kill off a stadium full of fans or something.