My Life With Deth (34 page)

Van Halen, Eddie,
26

Van Zant, Johnny,
32

Venom,
28

Veterans’ Auditorium (Des Moines, Iowa),
6

VH1,
138
,
177

Vic & the Rattleheads,
124

Vicious, Sid,
51
,
76

Ving, Lee,
67

Vintage Recorders Studio, Phoenix,
118
,
121
,
122

Wagener, Michael,
71

W.A.S.P.,
44

Waters Club, San Pedro, California,
48

Waters, Jeff,
82

Weather Report,
29

Westwood One,
124

Whiteheart,
152

White Zombie,
106
,
109

Who, The,
73

Williamson, Marianne,
204

Windom, Minnesota,
28
,
29
,
33

Winfrey, Oprah,
204

Winger, Kip,
164

WLS radio station,
4

Wolfman Jack,
13

Wood, Steve,
137

World Trade Center attacks, 9/11/2001,
138
,
139

Worthington Music (store in Minnesota),
7

Yankee Stadium, New York,
198

Yanni,
31

Yes (band),
19

Young, Jeff,
70
,
71
,
138

Youthanasia
,
109
,
111
,
116
,
117
,
118
,
119
,
120
,
124
,
136
,
145
,
219

Zane, Mick,
117

Zodiac (Peavey bass series),
151

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Ellefson, David

My life with Deth / David Ellefson with Joel McIver.

pages cm

1. Ellefson, David, 1964– 2. Megadeth (Musical group) 3. Bass guitarists—United States—Biography 4. Rock musicians—United States—Biography. 5. Heavy metal (Music)—History and criticism. I. McIver, Joel. II. Title.

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