It’s Rock and Roll Literacy Month at RushRash with the next up in our author-related series, Chaz N Schatz connect with epic rock and roll commentator, podcast host and expert talking head from the Van Halen News Desk, Eric Senich.

"Chaz and AJ" visit with the man behind the VHND...he's a news curator, and he also hosts the podcast Booked on Rock. From sports writing to college radio to a "Prestige gig" as Fletch on overnight radio at WCCC in New Haven, we get the inside scoop on the man many know only for his encyclopedic knowledge of Van Halen. And given our hosts' penchant for all things EVH, the conversation takes many subdivisions along the way. Join our hosts as they dive in on tidbits so juicy, Schatz needs a DudeWipe to recover.  Join us as we get the DL on...

-       His path to a radio career that started with Hogan’s Heroes' Bob Crane and ended up with him being paid “big money” to sit on his ass all day on WCCC in CT.

-       Introducing Collective Soul to 3,000 fans live in person.

-       Becoming the curator of VHND.com – the Van Halen News Desk.

-       The physical toll of reading up to 3 books a week, keeping a full-time job, taking care of VHND.com, and producing his podcast.

-       Meeting David Lee Roth, Jack White, linking pinkies and stealing DLR’s unfinished bottle of Jack Daniels in a crazy NYC night.

-       The conspiracy behind VHND’s “coverage” of Alex Van Halen’s new book and the breaking news scoop on the reason the drumming doesn’t exactly sound like AVH on Van Halen III.

-       Mike Post’s inability to produce a sober guitar virtuoso and his lack of knowledge regarding the ranking of the world’s top 3 rock drummers…but we digress.

-       Daryl Hall’s really big hair and how it’s getting in the way of John Oats’ ability to keep his music out of porn.

-       The behind-the-scenes connection between Van Halen and Rush and someone’s brother-in-law.

-       Meeting rockstars, taking deep dives in discussions with authors, taking quotes from David Lee Roth and living a life of rock and roll podcaster.

-       And how to get 20% off a balls shave at manscape.com with an exclusive code!!

The conversation is as diverse as Eric's background, with so much ground covered we needed a breadtrail to find our way back to Rush, but we did it, and the wheel rewarded our hard work by delivering YYZ, our first track of the epic album Moving Pictures from 1981. We name-drop all our usual suspects from ⁠rushvault.com⁠, ⁠rushisaband.com⁠ and of course our wondiferous sponsor, ⁠Danforth & Pape⁠. This is a conversation for the record books, and a primary reason RushRash is at home on the Deep Dive Podcast Network!

It may have been a long episode, but we made it longer by including Schatz's Scratch List - go scratch with these bands live!

Schatz’s Scratch List:

UK

Scotland

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leoni Jane Kennedy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RushFest Scotland⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

North America

USA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Second Contact⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Solar Federation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Accidental Breakdown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rush Archives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mood Lifters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lotus Land⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dumb Love⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vapor Trail⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rash⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Canada

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠New World Men⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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South America

Brazil

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RushFest Brazil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Rush news, general nonsensical disorderly conduct, lack of regard for correctness or truth, and reckless endangerment of your whole-brain. This is the only podcast dedicated to increasing opioid release in your anterior insula, your anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), and your posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), in addition to the basal ganglia and the thalamus...and all that that implies.  

Some thick North Jersey accents and they give you some royalty-free sound effects and movie clips too - what more do you need to indulge your urge to scratch?!  Join us - you know where to scratch - blah, blah...RushRash.