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Sept - Oct 2020
On The Lighter Side: Eddie Van Halen: Legendary Rocker, Car Enthusiast
Fast cars and fast tunes go hand in hand --- especially when you’re talking about Van Halen. On Tuesday, October 6, Eddie Van Halen lost his ba le with throat cancer and passed away. He was 65 years old. He’s well known and well-respected as one of the greatest guitar players of all me, but he was one of us, too. Eddie Van Halen was a car enthusiast of the highest order. The best-known car in his collecon was his Lamborghini Miura. As he grew in popularity through the 1980s, Van Halen reportedly owned a string of Lamborghinis. It’s safe to assume that the Miura was his favorite, considering it was the one he kept around the longest. The reason we know the Miura so well is that it once served as a backup singer alongside original Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony. Continued on Page 15
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