Eddie Van Halen RIP.

I heard the news this afternoon, from a post here in fact. Speechless, I never met the man, feel fortunate to have seen him play live once around 2003, had 5th row seats, he played a 25 minute solo, just jammin' and chatting with the crowd. I grew up listening to Van Halen, remember being blown away listening to VH1 start to finish on vinyl. It's still one of my favorite records. Been a fan ever since, will always be. Can't help feeling like I lost a friend I never knew.
Rock on EVH, rock on!

Condolences to his family.