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I almost gave up on Entourage this season, but it just … keeps … dragging me … back in. The actions of these guys seems silly the older they get. But all that is for a different post.
I’m an old-school Van Halen fan, and it just occurred to me last week that Turtle of Entourage reminds me a lot of Van Halen’s ex-bassist, Michael Anthony. When I did a search for Entourage pictures, I came across the top image and thought: “holy crap — they could all fill roles for Van Halen.”
Let’s look at each one individually …
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Vincent Chase = Eddie Van Halen
They’ve got the “yes, I did just smoke a joint … no, two joints” look in their eyes, the frizzy mops of hair, are skinny as rails and land tons of chicks. Plus, the band/show is really all about them.
Johnny “Drama” Chase = Alex Van Halen
Brother to the man-in-charge (Eddie/Vince), sits off in the background yet, believe it or not, he’s the hardest working part of the machine. Alright, so Drama isn’t much for brains, but you can’t say he’s not trying.
Turtle = Michael Anthony
The token fat guy and undisputed lead partier. If Anthony could’ve made a bong bass work on stage without getting thrown in the slammer, don’t tell me he wouldn’t have done it — the man had a Jack Daniels bass fercrisakes!
Ari Gold = David Lee Roth
What, no Eric? No, Ari is clearly the DLR-like showboat. Turns out Ari and today’s Roth share the same hairline to boot. Throw in how he leeches off the rest of the real talent of the group and there’s a big equals sign there.
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Eric Murphy = Ray Danniels
Who’s Ray Danniels? He’s that genius who helped royally screw up the inner-workings of the band, causing Sammy Hagar’s ultimate exit. All business and one hell of a buzzkill — that’s Eric and Ray.
Sorry, Eric — you don’t fit the Sammy Hagar profile.
Clacked by Keith McDuffee 
on Sep 23, 2008 @ 14:55 EST5EDT
