Jake E Lee

[dg]

I remember that pic from the eBay auction for that guitar. Don is most likely right about how it went down. The pic helps with the value for sure.

-edit- found the E-Fraid thread:

http://www.jcfonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84497

I forgot that George won the guitar.

[atomic charvel guy]

touring takes some time off of your life, and he's toured a lot in his day. i think he looks o.k. in that picture. I mean, it is 20 years now after his heyday.
meth sucks the sweat off a yaks balls, i hope he's not on that stuff.

[toejam]

I've heard from people that are close to Jake that he is NOT a meth head, but is just very lazy and not very enthusiastic about the music biz anymore.

Maybe he's not any more, but he was strung out and living in a hotel the last I heard.

[Grahf]

if they were on meth so bad that he's pawning guitars, they'd be WAY skinnier then that..

[Horse Called War]

Its funny that are hero's aren't supposed to age, we remember them in their glory days.Then when we see them, were shocked. I remember I was so fucking skinny 20 years ago, I would give Kieth Richards a run for his money.

[gregthatshreds]

Dissonance was terrible. there wasnt any lead on the whole album.

[dirtyroadie]

Ridiculous.

No one can confirm that he's a meth addict and in the pic, he looks like a guy in his mid-forties, not an extra from Breaking Bad.

[Rupe]

I've heard from some pretty good sources that the meth thing was completely bunk...he's simply somewhat of a recluse and was extremely jaded by the business.

[JacksoNeal]

I hope he is doing well, but it became clear a lonnnng time ago we wern't going to ever hear him shred again....meth head or not. I'm just glad we have Brk Moon to treasure. I was jamming to rock roll rebel this past w-e. What a fukin kick ass riff/intro solo.

[MNash87]

I've heard from some pretty good sources that the meth thing was completely bunk...he's simply somewhat of a recluse and was extremely jaded by the business.

+1 I heard the same thing.

[gregthatshreds]

I always heard that he was racing cars

[DonP]

I hope he is doing well, but it became clear a lonnnng time ago we wern't going to ever hear him shred again....meth head or not. I'm just glad we have Brk Moon to treasure. I was jamming to rock roll rebel this past w-e. What a fukin kick ass riff/intro solo.

+1000

Just like with Viv or George or VH, we have those special moments.

[Marc Snow]

So sad! Jake's one of my biggest influences.

[GreaseBox]

He would be what, 53 now? I think he looks fine for that age...

I also heard the drug rumor was just that, a rumor...