David Lee Roth Trains to Become Paramedic - GoFuckYourself.com

dj pussy · 11-16-2004, 07:13 AM

NEW YORK (AP) - Rocker David Lee Roth, the former Van Halen frontman, is taking up a new trade.

Instead of screaming "Jump," he'll be yelling "Clear!"

Roth, 50, has been riding for several weeks with a New York ambulance crew in training to become a paramedic, The New York Post reported Tuesday.

"I have been on over 200 individual rides now," said Roth. "Not once has anyone recognized me, which is perfect for me."

The singer, who spent a decade with Van Halen before embarking on a solo career, except a collaboration with the band for two new songs on a greatest hits album, has been riding along with crews in the Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn several nights a week.

His training seems to be going well.

Several weeks ago, Roth saved the life of a heart attack victim in the Bronx by using a defibrillator.

He takes his work so seriously that he did not want publicity so that it would not "diminish what I am trying to do here." He has said that he did not want the neighborhoods he was working in named so that he would not draw attention to himself or co-workers.

"You would never know you were dealing with a rock-'n'-roll guy," said Linda Reissman, Roth's EMS consultant and tutor. "His commitment really is touching. He wants to help people."

webmaster x · 11-16-2004, 07:34 AM

good for him.

Toolz · 11-16-2004, 07:35 AM

Will he sing JUMP if I need to get defib'd?

mardigras · 11-16-2004, 07:52 AM

Too bad he blew all of his money and is having to start a new career so late...

johnny1 · 11-16-2004, 07:58 AM

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Originally posted by mardigras
Too bad he blew all of his money and is having to start a new career so late...

exactly what I was thinking.

Goatse · 11-16-2004, 04:53 PM

Bozy-bozy bop, ditty-bop!

And by the way, he's gay. Worst kept secret in the business.

Irrum · 11-16-2004, 04:58 PM

I was in NY for ad tech last week and he was having a drink at the hotel lounge, he was wearing is paramedics uniform, he looks really old. I had a drink with him and he told me he became a parademic because his dad's dying wish was that he be in the medical field.

mardigras · 11-16-2004, 05:42 PM

There will come a day
when youth will fade away
What will they say about me?
Hey, isn't that the guy who shoved me into in the ambulance?

JFK · 11-16-2004, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mardigras
There will come a day
when youth will fade away
What will they say about me?
Hey, isn't that the guy who shoved me into in the ambulance?

pretty funny........

cocky · 11-16-2004, 05:51 PM

that's gotta' suck

webmaster x · 11-17-2004, 11:00 AM

what a dramatic career change.

iBOUNCER · 11-17-2004, 11:05 AM

A *good* paramedic with years of experience makes about $30/hour in the NY area.

At least we know he's not doing it for the money, for once.

GTS Mark · 11-17-2004, 11:07 AM

God if I ever had a heart attack, it would be so awesome to have David Lee Roth to take care of me!

DH

xclusive · 11-17-2004, 11:11 AM

Yeah DH and i'm sure he would LOVE to give you mouth to mouth...

Manowar · 11-17-2004, 11:19 AM

thats neat, good to see him doing something new

Tim · 11-17-2004, 11:53 AM

Good for him, good life experience

Red Ezra · 11-17-2004, 12:17 PM

life change is for everyone - I hope he is digging it

gigi · 11-17-2004, 12:41 PM

Good for him!

Doesn't ANYBODY here think about what they will do 'after porn' with the money they've made? I mean, I've been saving money over the years so I can pay for college for what I REALLY want to do...ya know? I love doing what I do now...but, damn, I have a lot of higher expectations and am continuously setting myself up to make them reality in the future.

Good for you, Dave.

MT_Butterfly · 11-17-2004, 12:51 PM

So he gets to forget the 2K plus hours of classroom time that is requried for a Paramedic and just starts riding with an EMS crew? This SOOOO screams publicity stunt, or someone forgot to tell the whole story.
A person doesn't just ride around with an ambulance for a few days and a week later gets to defib someone. It takes serious class room training, testing, OJT and committment before a person gets to this stage. Where did he do his class room time? What about state certifications? A person doesn't decide to be a paramedic one day just because their stage career is over.

Fabien · 11-17-2004, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MT_Butterfly
So he gets to forget the 2K plus hours of classroom time that is requried for a Paramedic and just starts riding with an EMS crew? This SOOOO screams publicity stunt, or someone forgot to tell the whole story.
A person doesn't just ride around with an ambulance for a few days and a week later gets to defib someone. It takes serious class room training, testing, OJT and committment before a person gets to this stage. Where did he do his class room time? What about state certifications? A person doesn't decide to be a paramedic one day just because their stage career is over.

He wants to do a "DH Reality show"

When OZZY came out with his shit, lots of people wanted to do the same

Rich · 11-17-2004, 01:51 PM

How would you feel if you were in serious trouble and he David Lee Roth showed up to save your life? I'd be fucking terrified.

About 10 years ago I dated a girl, very nice girl but extremely, extremely stupid, just absolutely no common sense. The type of girl who would think she's locked out of a room because she tried to pull the door, when it's a push. A couple years after we broke up I saw her driving an ambulance, I couldn't fucking believe it. If her OR David Lee Roth showed up to save me, I think I'd take my chances and walk to the hospital, no matter what the injury.

StuartD · 11-17-2004, 01:54 PM

the scary thing is, if people did know what areas he was riding in a as a paramedic, there's fans out there die hard enough to actually cause serious harm to themselves just hoping that he'd show up.

escorpio · 11-17-2004, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DrinkingHard
God if I ever had a heart attack, it would be so awesome to have David Lee Roth to take care of me!

DH

That's what I was thinking! How cool to regain consciouness and there's DIAMOND FUCKING DAVE working the defib on your once dead ass. What an awesome story you'd have.

SuckOnThis · 11-17-2004, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rich
How would you feel if you were in serious trouble and he David Lee Roth showed up to save your life? I'd be fucking terrified.

About 10 years ago I dated a girl, very nice girl but extremely, extremely stupid, just absolutely no common sense. The type of girl who would think she's locked out of a room because she tried to pull the door, when it's a push. A couple years after we broke up I saw her driving an ambulance, I couldn't fucking believe it. If her OR David Lee Roth showed up to save me, I think I'd take my chances and walk to the hospital, no matter what the injury.

Thats funny as hell. Sounds like my ex wife.

Sly · 11-17-2004, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MT_Butterfly
So he gets to forget the 2K plus hours of classroom time that is requried for a Paramedic and just starts riding with an EMS crew? This SOOOO screams publicity stunt, or someone forgot to tell the whole story.
A person doesn't just ride around with an ambulance for a few days and a week later gets to defib someone. It takes serious class room training, testing, OJT and committment before a person gets to this stage. Where did he do his class room time? What about state certifications? A person doesn't decide to be a paramedic one day just because their stage career is over.

Re-fucking-lax. Just because the article doesn't mention classes surely doesn't mean he didn't take them.

tony286 · 11-17-2004, 05:39 PM

good for Dave I can respect that a great deal.

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