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Post by JerseyGirl on Oct 16, 2022 12:39:19 GMT -5
Iconic Van Halen Burger Photo Installed at Missouri McDonalds Martin Kielty Published: October 16, 2022 The iconic photo of Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth standing under the McDonald’s arches on a winter day has been installed in the place where it was taken. Fans have become familiar with Richard Upper’s picture since it was shot during the two Van Halen members’ promotional tour of 1978. Upper had been sent to join them in a limousine as they capitalized on interest in the band’s debut album, released that year. At the opening of a brand-new restaurant in the same location, Upper recalled the story, telling West Newsmagazine: “We were driving from KSHE down Watson and we saw the McDonald’s sign. We’re already hungry, and they said, ‘Let’s go, guys.’ So we did.” He continued: “We got our meals and we were walking back to the limousine. I looked up at the sign and said, ‘Eddie, we can’t leave without taking a shot of this with you guys.’ So he’s rifling through his bag trying to eat ‘cause he’s really hungry, and he and David get perfectly right in the middle, under the sign, and I take a bunch of pictures. This was the best one.” The current owner of the Crestwood franchise – national restaurant No. 71 – confirmed it was the first McDonald’s in St. Louis, in Missouri and possibly on Route 66 when it opened in August 1958. Nolan Ruiz explained that the original building had been replaced soon after Van Halen and Roth had visited. That building was recently knocked down to make way for a state-of-the-art establishment, with the famous picture on display. Read More: Iconic Van Halen Burger Photo Installed at Missouri McDonalds | ultimateclassicrock.com/van-halen-burger-photo/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral
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Post by JerseyGirl on Oct 16, 2022 12:40:35 GMT -5
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Post by Cagey on Oct 16, 2022 12:43:03 GMT -5
Classic! Also shows how cheap perdeim was in Van Halen to have to eat there! Food on the road sucks sometimes. And this would be it.
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Post by SkynyrdFrynd on Oct 16, 2022 13:26:56 GMT -5
I remember seeing this on the wall of the recently closed San Juan Ave Krystal here in Jax. Krystal is way better than McDonalds!
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Post by HUDGE "JerseyDan" on Oct 16, 2022 13:31:18 GMT -5
I remember seeing this on the wall of the recently closed San Juan Ave Krystal here in Jax. Krystal is way better than McDonalds! Wake up and eat this babe. We can have diarrhea together!
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Post by JerseyGirl on Oct 16, 2022 18:18:50 GMT -5
The iconic McDonald's photo was taken while the band was out promoting their first album. This is where they could afford to eat in 1978. They were not famous yet. Released April 1978, "Running With the Devil" from this album made it to 84 on the charts. Their remake of the Kinks "You Really Got Me" was released January 1978. It made it to number 36 on the Billboard Top 100 & number 21 on the hot rock and alternative charts.
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