Name That Van Halen Song of the Day
Yesterday's answer was DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY off VAN HALEN II. You'll hear it during the chorus and the entire solo is accomplished in this manner. This was (to my knowledge) the debut of Eddie's tapped harmonic technique, which also appears in the intros to both SPANISH FLY and WOMEN IN LOVE on the same album. You'll find it in many VH songs, such as the intro to GIRL GONE BAD on 1984 and the intro/outro to AFTERSHOCK on BALANCE. Remember, we're not talking two-handed tapping, which is that fast stuff you hear at the end of ERUPTION. Tapped harmonics are accomplished by rapidly tapping a string over the fret wire.

Yesterday's winner was, well, myself, for making such a hard question. But don't think of this as a losing situation; rather, it's been an educational opportunity.

Today we'll go back to something a bit easier. Complete the lyric and name the song: "Hey waitress, err ma'am, you got any specials here tonight, me and the fellas might be interested in?"

As for me, it's off to Texas Roadhouse for a nice steak. For the rest of you, all I can offer are...

Today's Tribblets:

• Colonial Beach Town Center in Virginia will host the Smithsonian's Yesterday Tomorrow exhibit May 3-June 16; STAR TREK movie matinees will accompany Sunday festivities.


• Info on the X2 official promotional magazine is up at SyFy Portal.


• Pocket Books has announced 6 of its 12 2004 ST:TNG novel line-up: A TIME TO... BE BORN, DIE, SOW, HARVEST, LOVE and HATE.


• ST:TOS director Ralph Senesky ("This Side of Paradise," "The Tholian Web," "Breads and Circuses" et al) directs CATS-PAW, a stage play running Apr 4-May 4 at the Carmel's Carl Cherry Theater in San Francisco.


• The San Bernadino County Sun calls STAR TREK IV a "weird dooms day movie" in a column on end-of-the-world films.


• IGN PC reports that X2: WOVERLINE'S REVENGE game pre-orders will receive a complimentary voucher to see X2, starring Patrick Stewart.


• Forbes.com has rated Wil Wheaton ('Wesley Crusher')'s web site WilWheaton.net the "top celebrity blog" according to the Chicago Sun-Times.


• J.G. Hertzler ('Martok', 'Kolos') signed books and chatted with fans last night at Mayhem Comics and Games in Ames, Iowa. (Additional article)

Yesterday's Tribblets:

• Walter Koenig ('Chekov') will participate in the 22nd Annual Jimmy Stewart Relay Marathon in Santa Monica, CA April 23rd.


• NEMESIS debuts in Japan April 12th and the Daily Yomiuri echoes western sentiment that the film is a hodgepodge of past glory days.


• Catch STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME on the New TNN tonight, April 9th, @ 8 PM.


• TrekNation has posted its first report from last month's Creation Sci-Fi Summit con in Pasadena.


• Roxann Dawson ('B'Elanna') is offering two autographed photos to anyone who donates $50 or more to sponsor her husband, casting director Eric Dawson, in June's AIDS LifeCycle Ride.


• Showtimes for X-MEN 2 (starring Patrick Stewart, debuting May 2) HBO and Fox specials are up at The Patrick Stewart Network.


• Paramount has opened a new Spanish STAR TREK web site StarTrek.es.


• SyFy Portal examines various TREK souvenirs available online.


• Rod Roddenberry's documentary TREK NATION has released a 4-minute trailer.

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