From nyspeed.com:
That guy had his name legally changed to Sammy Van Halen. Hes a real treat.
krunklestilskin
yes i know who he is . i used to work at GI tops and he was in there all the time wears jerseys all the time with van halen on the back the guy is a nut has the 80’s hair and all prolyl about 40 years old
97Ranger
From WEDG.com:
yep. used to (prob still is) a good customer of The Stereo Advantage. hes quite the character. and btw, he also has a red WS6 TA that he rolls around in. its also all stickered up like the
STi.MikeRi24
I didn’t know this guy got an STI… but yea… he changed his name to Sammy Van halen, he’s got 80’s rocker hair, he’s loud, and quite the character. I forget what he does… but he’s def a rocker, he also has Tons of Jersies that have Van Halen stitched on the back.
73ghia
I’ve known him for years, he is related to the Davis that own Don Davis dealerships
Carnut
He drove his Vette up the employee ramp at the P.O., sits in his car cranking his 8,000 watt 4 subwoofer system in the parking lot annoying anyone within a quarter mile. This last foray had him wanting to have a fistfight with one of the women at work and following her into the ladies room. After he was removed and suspended pending termination the P.O. changed the locks and combinations and disabled his employee access badge, he snuck in through a back door and dressed in full football gear ran through the building yelling Van Halen in the house. There are more stories, but you get the drift. Not exactly square peg-round hole, more of just an A-hole.
JuicedGT
yeah this guy is awesome he used to get gas at the shop i worked at and he really livens the place up
3sny
SI01 warned spoke of this guy. He had me dying. Northtown subaru has their fair share of characters coming in there. If you get a moment ask him about the gu who wanted to trad his “art” for a car.
RobHimself
I wish I wasn’t so familiar with Sammy, but alas, he comes into Northtown Subaru several times a week. Sometimes in his F-bod, sometimes in the STi, always without all his fucking marbles.
This guy is shot.
He has single handedly made me buy into the concept of a split personality. The first time I met him about a year and a half ago he introduced himself as Sammy West, and despite his bizarre appearance (zubaz Bills shorts and what looked like a Losman jersey with Van Halen on the back) he seemed nice enough.
Then he came back in three or four days later, screaming his way both in and out the front door of the dealership. The salesman he bought his STi from explained to me that when he was reserved, I was speaking to Sammy West. When he is in rockstar mode, Sammy Van Halen is in charge.
With all his shit being in the news and on 103.3 lately (and the way he acts in the dealership all the time now) it appears that Sammy Van Halen has moved in full time.
SI01
As I understand it, he put in a few decades with the Postal Service before cracking. He recently went back to work part time, but he received STUPID benefits while he was off, plus he still lives with his parents. No other bills = lots of fast cars. Last time I saw him he said he’s shopping Vipers
SI01
yeah, what Jeff said about Sammy. i can add to it, he wouldnt leave the dealership one day and was signing autographs for everyone. As he was signing autographs for the “many fans lined up” which was really 5 employees who couldnt get away from him quick enough, he starts talking to the one guy at work in 3rd person and then recalling events from the “94 and 95 tours” the guy i work with had him going as if van halen was part of the band and he was actually there watching the performance. i have the luxury of living in the falls and i know a ton of people who have encountered this local wackjob. My friend lives kiddie-corner to van halen and he said the cars are always parked in the yard, left wide open and tunes cranked
Slow01S10
Also, a few weeks ago he GAVE two or three official Sabres jerseys (not the replicas, the ones with the damn fightstraps) to some of the service writers. A Drury shirt, for example, with the C where it should be, but also with VH on the other side of the chest, and Van Halen for the name on the back.
SI01
No guys you don’t know what you are asking. I have known this guy for years. He is somehow related to the davis family, Don Davis Autoworld. So benes rack up. I would stay away from this dude. He’s much more harmless from a distance.
Carnut
ya hes always haning around the casino to… he as denied entry cause he wouldnt take off his bills helmet several weeks ago
97Ranger
hahah thats so funny, im a lotman at northtown toyota vw and this guy comes in the other day while im parking an Fj cruiser on the ramp and starts talking to me about how sweet Fjs are
Jim1234664
OMG this guy walked over from some psychiatry center to my office a few months ago…him
JoesTypeS
fawk I have seen this guy…he’s fawkn crazy and stuck in the 80’s.
kingsario
He used to have a older beat to shit 3rd gen firebird too. Was identical to the one he has now just faded and rusted. Had to be his car from high school. My friend bought it for parts.
I had an autograph from him too. I think I tossed it out the window. It was definitely forced upon me.
Carbonfiberhooded
HAHHAHHAHHAHA SPEAKING OF THE DEVIL… So I was at Keyser Cadillac yest getting my car tuned up and around noon or so I see this Blue STI rolling by in front of the showroom. Im like thats a cool car but WTF is with the stickers? About 5 mins later a rocker comes in with a Bills VAN HALEN jersey and matching black shorts with red stripes on them and a matching cap. So he proceeds to get himself some coffee, then talks to the salesman about the $100,000 XLR-V in the showroom and how he wants it…Im just sitting there LMAO Im like WHO THE FUCK IS THIS DUFUS…Then 5 mins later hes gone. I was gonna say nice car to him, but he made a pretty quick exit. Now Im glad that I didnt say a word to him after reading all the above
Mr.Twinkie
lol i seen him and a fellow van halen member in a firebird on the thurway total like whoa stay off the pipe people.
SilverGT
I saw the Fbod at the corner of main and transit this morn and was like–WTF??? LOL the screaming chicken on the side was kinda cool LMAO
Pauly
sick brush guard on that chevy
layzie
Hahaha this guy is a regular at my work. The first time I encountered him I was like wtf is going on. He rolled up in the TA parked in like 3 spots sideways with his system blaring NYSync walks in sets his mini system down and tells me he is short on time and money that his name is Sammy Van Halen and walks out. I was like what the hell just happened. Then some of my coworkers informed me that he is basically off his rocker. I have had to deal with him a few times now and he is a nutjob. But it does give you quite a laugh.
AutumnMarie
he was at the UB graduation parked in like a handicap spot in the front row lol on may 12 in the TA pimpin fresh grads to be groupies
2TurboZ
He lives up near me and his STI is always parked at Goodyear on Military and N.falls BLVD. I had thought he worked there but there are times his car is not around at all. I followed him to some apartments a few months back and I think thats where he lives (wheatfield)
jrod0187
I’ve known this idiot for years . . . He is officially banned from the Delta Sonic in Niagara Falls for slapping a girls ass while drying his car … and he is no longer allowed in the McDonalds in the Falls for sexually harassing the manager and walking behind the counter. Crazy dude!!
thekman
From The 103.3 Board:
That guy is just scary. Seen him he goes tanning. When I worked at Tanning Bed he would come in all the time. VAN HALEN in the house!!! HAHA
Badmonkey
he visits my work constantly, gave a jersey off his back to one of the girls. I got his autograph too!!! I first saw him a few years back rocking out at delta sonic on the corner of NF blvd and 80th in the falls. I didnt see the “sammy” on the side of his car and only “van halen.com” i was like whoa cool, then the car moved and i saw the rest and was like, theres no sammy van halen in the band. what can i say, the man is just livin life
SlowONE
i should also add that a coworker had him going when he was recalling the 94 and 95 tour, SVH would be talking about what happened back in the day, and my coworker was just like “oh yeah, i remember…” and was discussing all the old albums, tours, etc… as if he won a contest to meet the real band
SlowONE
I heard S&R talk about this guy I was crying laughing…he’s living my life…I know he’s a little different but life is tough…let him have fun! Rock on woooooooooooooooooo!
Reper Man
No one’s stopping him (we’ll except maybe the N.F. Cops & young well endowed women who aren’t interested in dating him). We’re all just enjoying hearing about all his actions & antics. This guy seems like the kind of guy you want at a party to liven it up and make it fun, but ONLY at the party.
bountyhunterspaintball
I know this clown from working at the Post Office. Aside from being banned from the McDonalds and Delta Sonic on NF Blvd, he was also banned from Canada from what I heard. An entire country wouldn’t put up with this guy. I have seen him harrass girls at work with his act, he makes most of them very uncomfortable. He is know for hanging around anywhere young girls would congregate. His behavior is that of an emotionally challenged 14 year old. He shows poor judgement, little or no restraint and a complete lack of control. The signs are there for a child molester, rapist, or worse. It is about time his actions caught up with him. He drives a Subaru WRX and a Trans AM emblazoned with grotesque graphics and the text Sammy Van Halen-West.com, but he doesn’t own the web domain nor has the site ever existed. He bugged me to set it up for him, I should have taken his money, but I am not like that. He drove his Vette up the employee ramp at the P.O., sits in his car cranking his 8,000 watt 4 subwoofer system in the parking lot annoying anyone within a quarter mile. This last foray had him wanting to have a fistfight with one of the women at work and following her into the ladies room. After he was removed and suspended pending termination the P.O. changed the locks and combinations and disabled his employee access badge, he snuck in through a back door and dressed in full football gear ran through the building yelling Van Halen in the house. There are more stories, but you get the drift. Not exactly square peg-round hole, more of just an A-hole
BuckNaked
That Dumbass lives near me. He can’t drive and really needs to get a life. What a tool, I mean come on. Idiot tried to hit on my wife once too, damn idiot. We really need to become more like Texas. By the way I live in Niagara Falls Ontario.
grumpyjackass
see this guy all the time actually. I can’t say where I work, but he comes to my “place of employment” either every single night, or every other night at most. Hes got the sweetest cars in the area, and they’re all tricked out with turbos, superchargers, paintjobs, sound systems, the works. I’ve only seen his recent 2, but a couple nights ago, someone on the edge at 1am was talking about him saying that hes got some really nice GTO or something. Haven’t seen that yet, but I did see his Subaru WRX STi and his Pontiac Firebird. Here is his personal web-site that is actually painted on all of his cars: http://www.sammyvanhalen.com/
bigben86
I was working at Goodyear on Military Rd in the Falls in Summer of 2001 when this guy came in with the red TransAM. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked around at him. I heard one person say “Hey! It’s Sammy Van Halen!” Another guy said under his breath, “…A legend in his own mind.” I still see him occasionally up at Goodyear, now that I work at Monro, down the street. He still has the Red Pontiac TransAM and now has a little Blue Rice-burner Tuner Subaru. Either he’s a Tribute player to Sammy Hagar, or he’s someone in need of some SERIOUS counseling for identity crisis. As long as he isn’t getting credit card offers for Sammy Hagar or Eddie Van Halen, and isn’t turning into a guitar-wielding Rupert Pupkin, whatever floats his boat…
S. Morgan
Sammy is a happy go lucky kind of guy.He brings a little cheer to the work place.He is missed at the P.O. Just a little few notes of what some of the stuff he does at work.On the loading docks at his work he writes everywhere advertising the Sammy Van Halen World Tour,he always speaks of himself as a third person,washes his hair at work,gives gifts to girls,the guys always in a good mood.If there were more Sammy’s around everybody would be in a better mood.
Lonedog
