EDDIE VAN HALEN Honored At 'Spike Guys' Choice Awards'; Video Available
June 23, 2009Eddie Van Halen was honored with the "Guitar God Award" at the third annual Spike Guys' Choice Awards, which was taped on May 30 in Culver City, California. Actor Robert Downey Jr. presented the award to Eddie, who was brought to tears as he accepted the honor for his years of shredding on the six-stringed axe.
Watch video footage of Robert Downey Jr.'s introduction and Van Halen's acceptance speech below (video uploaded by MATT2productions).
The Spike Guys' Choice Awards are based on international voting by fans and viewers of Spike.
A spokesperson for Activision recently confirmed that Guitar Hero: Van Halen will not include ex-bassist Michael Anthony or former singer Sammy Hagar, according to RollingStone.com. Questions about whether they would be featured arose when the game was previewed at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles and only members of the current lineup — which includes original vocalist David Lee Roth and teenage bassist Wolfgang Van Halen — appeared in both a trailer and selected song clips.
The spokesperson confirmed that only guitarist Eddie Van Halen, drummer Alex Van Halen, Wolfgang — who is Eddie's son — and Roth show up in the game.
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