Van Halen singer David Lee Roth told the Los Angeles Times on Friday (February 23rd) that he's not sure whether guitarist Eddie Van Halen or drummer Alex Van Halen will come to New York City for the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 12th. Roth said, "We have fragile politics in Van Halen; please accept that as a partial answer. But I don't know if the Van Halens are going to go....I hope they do, but right now, I just don't know. Hope springs eternal." Roth told the Times that he, original bassist Michael Anthony and the band's second lead vocalist, Sammy Hagar, would all attend the Rock Hall ceremonies.

Roth's warning followed the news that the band's proposed reunion tour, which would have featured him singing with the band for the first time in more than two decades, was "shut down" for reasons yet to be explained.

The Times reported that the tour's promoter, Live Nation, "finally surrendered in the face of the chaos surrounding guitar hero Eddie Van Halen," adding that industry insiders described the guitarist as "somewhere between Axl Rose and Michael Jackson on the music industry scale of eccentric recluses."

No official statement has been released regarding the tour's postponement, although sources told Billboard.com on Friday that the trek was still in the works. When it would happen, however, was "anybody's guess."

Apparently the band rehearsed just once, with Eddie Van Halen's 15-year-old son, Wolfgang, helping his father relearn some of his solos. Wolfgang had been tapped by his dad to replace Anthony on bass for the tour.

A greatest hits collection taken from Roth's years from the band is also now officially on hold.

Let's recap a bit here on a few important points:

• DLR sounds SANE compared to what he usually does. I included two recent shots of the two of them. Which one looks insane to you?
• Eddie is a cross between the craziest musicians in the 20th Century Michael Jackson and Axl Rose
• Anthony and Hagar will show up at the Rock N Roll induction Ceremony
• Wolfgang had to reteach Eddie his solos

I was enthusiastic about a Van Halen reunion. It was like I was a child again, listening to the album "Van Halen" for the first time. My testicles descended as soon as I heard the bass riff at the beginning of "Running with the Devil." I longed to see the original lineup perform again, even if it was just once. I even overlooked the absence of Michael Anthony, just so I could see Eddie and Diamond Dave on stage at the same time.

I have given up hope to see this. I will not see them unless all original members are present and accounted for (Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Eddie Van Halen, and David Lee Roth). Until then, Dave's concerts will suffice. At least he surrounds himself with musicians who can play the songs better than the original members of Van Halen and still provides us with a fun concert experience.