11-16-2004, 04:26 PM | #1 | ||
College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: New York
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Whatever happened to David Lee Roth?
This is so hard to imagine...
.................................................................... From the New York Post: MEDIC ROCKS WITH DOCS November 16, 2004 -- Legendary Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth has stopped "runnin' with the devil" to do God's work - riding ambulances in gritty neighborhoods throughout the city to become a paramedic. The famed rocker has cut his trademark blond mane and dropped his celebrity persona so he can ride unrecognized with ambulance crews in The Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn several nights a week. Several weeks ago, the charismatic crooner saved the life of a Bronx woman who had a heart attack by shocking her back to life with a defibrillator. The Post caught up with Roth last week as the 1980s icon grabbed a slice of pepperoni pizza after sitting for hours in an ambulance waiting for a call. Just three days earlier, he had played to an adoring rock-'n'-roll crowd in Minnesota. Roth, 49, initially expressed reservations about discussing his latest endeavor because he felt publicity "would diminish what I am trying to do here." But the following day, he told The Post more about his new passion. "I have been on over 200 individual rides now," Roth told The Post. "Not once has anyone recognized me, which is perfect for me." "It has been an eye-opening adventure," said Roth, who asked The Post not to disclose which "very colorful neighborhoods" he works in because he doesn't want to draw attention to himself or his colleagues. Linda Reissman, Roth's EMS consultant and tutor, said she didn't know what to expect of her famous pupil at first, but "he has probably turned out to be one of the best students I have ever had." "I am amazed," said Reissman, who is training Roth for Brooklyn-based company Emergency Care Programs Inc. Reissman described Roth as very studious, punctual and hungry for knowledge. "He is very serious," she said. "You would never know you were dealing with a rock-'n'-roll guy, his commitment really is touching. He wants to help people." The singer, who is used to being onstage in a packed arena, sees at least one similarity in his two careers. "I am a member of a team again, and that's what a rock band always was," Roth said.
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11-16-2004, 04:30 PM | #2 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Michigan
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I heard about that. If I ever needed a stomach pump, DLR would be the guy I want doing it.
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11-16-2004, 04:30 PM | #3 |
Rider Of Rohan
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep
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That's cool, good for him.
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11-17-2004, 11:25 AM | #4 |
High School JV
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Florida Swampland
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Don't think he'll have too much trouble being recognized. Saw him on the Sapranos a while back and didn't know it was him until I saw his name on the credits and watched the episode again.
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11-17-2004, 01:47 PM | #5 |
College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Minneapolis
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"You better call me an ambulance. I'm feelin' shOCKED! Overloaded baby, I can hardly waaaalllllllk. SOMEBODY GET ME A DOCTA!!!!"
(Van Halen II) Great song, great singer, great band.
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11-17-2004, 01:53 PM | #6 |
Go Reds
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio
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he lights the manora
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11-17-2004, 01:54 PM | #7 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: NJ
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In a related story, I hear that Eddie is now the janitor at Davids hospital.
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