2008.12.11
The Smoking Gun found the "Holy Grail" of tour riders
Yes, ladies and germs, it's the warning against placing brown M&Ms among the band's backstage snacks.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/1211081vanhalen1.html
Enjoy!
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Egads! And all these years it was thought to be mythical, like a unicorn or the "I'll call you" promise the day after a bar hookup.
One of my favorite rider's is for the Iggy & The Stooges reunion tour a couple years ago.
Damn hilarious....
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstagetour/iggypop/iggypop1.html
Although Foo Fighters' rider is a close second:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstagetour/foo/foo1.html
Comment by Dylan — December 11, 2008 @ 1:34 pm