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# Van Halen Destroys the 7th Floor of the Sheraton Inn
- URL: https://www.cjchilvers.com/blog/van-halen-destroys-the-7th-floor-of-the-sheraton-inn/
- Published: 2018-03-08T21:01:56.000Z
- Updated: 2018-03-08T21:01:56.000Z
- Author: CJ Chilvers
- Tags: vhe

The VHND [just posted](http://www.vhnd.com/2018/03/07/van%5Fhalen%5Fsheraton%5Finn/?ref=cjchilvers.com) an account of one of rock's most infamous moments of pure destruction.

On my "book tour" for [The Van Halen Encyclopedia](https://www.cjchilvers.com/the-van-halen-encyclopedia) in 1999 I made a point of staying at this hotel in Madison, Wisconsin. Unfortunately, I was not allowed on the 7th floor (VIPs only). I did get to meet Susan Masino from this article and we did an hour on the local rock station promoting the book.

![Me (in the middle) in 1999 on Madison radio. That's Ron Higgins to my right (Van Halen historian and all-around good guy).](https://storage.ghost.io/c/93/30/933059b9-0a90-40a6-8ecc-04cdf152178d/content/images/content/v1/5fb175dc7c803320180cf83a/1609579611164-R8J5SI23LZYCOH0SXHD1/image-asset.jpeg)

Me (in the middle) in 1999 on Madison radio. That's Ron Higgins to my right (Van Halen historian and all-around good guy).

![Logan, the host. You can tell this is a midwest radio station, overalls included.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/93/30/933059b9-0a90-40a6-8ecc-04cdf152178d/content/images/content/v1/5fb175dc7c803320180cf83a/1609579612209-DMC3QWXWCXW93RO9QILC/image-asset.jpeg)

Logan, the host. You can tell this is a midwest radio station, overalls included.

![Susan Masino with a few copies of The Van Halen Encyclopedia, an issue of Inside magazine and the original article mentioned in the VHND story.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/93/30/933059b9-0a90-40a6-8ecc-04cdf152178d/content/images/content/v1/5fb175dc7c803320180cf83a/1609579613403-BIAY8XO8WSTMDEN5T3Z7/image-asset.jpeg)

Susan Masino with a few copies of The Van Halen Encyclopedia, an issue of Inside magazine and the original article mentioned in the VHND story.