As tipped weeks ago by Paul Marshall on the Van Halen list...
August 26, 1996
Don't breathe a word of this. Because no one's supposed to know. But we hear Gary Cherone, late of Extreme, is winging his way to LA today to audition for Van Halen.
Word is David Lee Roth, who reunited with Eddie Van Halen & Co. for two songs on the band's new greatest hits album, didn't get the gig permanently. Hence Gary's big try-out.
And it sounds to us like the Hudson hunk has a good shot at heavy-metal superstardom. Because we hear he's bedding down at the Van Halen homestead with Eddie and the lovely Valerie Bertinelli all week!
Which must make Gary Jump for joy.