In a move that certainly moves him down a few rungs on the Ladder of Coolness, Eddie Van Halen will be guest-starring on an upcoming episode of Two and A Half Men. And yes, he'll even be playing the guitar during the episode. Apparently, he's a big fan of the show.

Mind you, I doubt this will be Eddie's most embarrassing television appearance. That would be the Saturday Night Live sketch featuring then-wife Valerie Bertinelli, based on the premise that his whole life was a rock concert. It was bad, to say the least.

Still, the man is a fabulous guitarist, and if he offered to play guitar on my television show (if I had a television show), I'd probably agree to it. It's a shame CBS couldn't get David Lee Roth for the same episode. It's tough to get those guys in a room together.