It seems that Eddie Van Halen can add another accomplishment to his list.  Being able to go four weeks without downing a bottle of vodka while mumbling incoherently about the taste of Valerie Bertinelli's pubic hair probably ranks somewhere between playing "Eruption" for the first time and naming his child "Wolfgang".  The picture to the right shows new Eddie and old Eddie about to embrace in a passionate, cigarette laced kiss.  Eddie made his first public appearance at a NASCAR race on Friday according to Blabbermouth:

"Eddie will be back at the track today (Saturday, April 21) to act as an honorary race official, when he'll help greet the drivers as their introduced before the race begins. At the conclusion of the race, the winner will be presented with the custom Fender guitar."

I can only imagine the element in attendance at the Phoenix International Raceway. I've been to a Van Halen concert, and I've driven through the carnage that is race weekend.  These are two of the trashiest events known to man.  The only way that this could be worse is if a 400 pound woman with a Bart Simpson shirt circa 1991 (the one that says, "I'm Bart Simpson, Who the Hell Are You?") and her 10 year old cousin/son with a rat tail get arrested for dine n' ditchin the Cracker Barrel.