I too was lucky enough to see the 1984 tour.Even though I was only 14 my appreciation for Edward's insane skills were firmly intact.In fact for my birthday that year my mom had a ring made for me like the VH logo.
If memory serves,Eddie flipped up a platform or shelf for lack of a better term from under his guitar to make the two-handed hammer-on solo's a bit easier,do you remember that??
It's too bad Van Halen has stalled and at least Ed and Alex make some music.There's a rumour that Van Halen will be doing that "Rockstar" show to get a new singer a-la INXS. An instrumental album would be better than that disastrous Gary Cherone episode.
