Van Halen Destroys the 7th Floor of the Sheraton Inn
![Van Halen Destroys the 7th Floor of the Sheraton Inn](/content/images/size/w1460/content/v1/5fb175dc7c803320180cf83a/1609579615985-YVJEO3ATPGRXAXWAUKKC/image-asset.jpeg/img.jpg)
The VHND just posted an account of one of rock's most infamous moments of pure destruction.
On my "book tour" for 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://www.cjchilvers.com/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://www.cjchilvers.com/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://www.cjchilvers.com/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.