Subtle Signs

4 hours ago, MaskingApathy said:

 

 

That's Fitzpatrick, yeah he works for Tracii.

I like LAG but I definitely couldn't name any of their crew. Would knowing who that guy is be the Gn'R nerd equivalent of us knowing who Beta, Fernando etc are?

28 minutes ago, lame ass security said:

Dude, that's the first thing that entered my mind when I saw that pic. 

Ha. Yeah if anything it makes the picture funnier. If I had paid for it I might not like it but for free on the street,by their van before the show,it is what it is. 

1 hour ago, allwaystired said:

Why wouldn't he sign stuff? 

Seems a bit miserable, when you've got a fan stood in front of you, not to do that? 

His choice of course, and he's not obliged to.....but stuff like that I just don't understand. 

A few reasons. Both he and Phil think mostly everything is for eBay. Even though a few fans asked him to personalize the autograph with their name. Now I'm no expert but I don't think an LAG autograph is worth that much unless it's a classic lineup signed piece (Phil, Tracii, Kelly, Mick and the recently passed Steve Riley) 

Also,they sell a meet and greet for $135 (ticket not included) 

VIP Experience Includes:

VIP Laminate

Signed Glossy Photo

One Personal Item Signed (A signed guitar is $100 extra in cash, no exceptions)

Photo Opportunity With The Band

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/la-guns-vip-mar-15-st-charles-il-tickets-851146631487?aff=aff0bandsintown&bit_userid=5164163&appId=wf_jjj.ynthafzhfvp.pbz&comeFrom=700&artist_event_id=105144667

3 hours ago, Gianluca87 said:

We want see all now please 😝

I've posted a few on here. If we get to a few months of not much Gn'R activity maybe I'll post all in one thread. Or when I get to 20 members! 

5 hours ago, Free Bird said:

Cool, but why didn’t you take off your sunglasses 😎?

I think that's the ghost of Robin Williams that photo bombed me. I believe he works for L.A. Guns.

15 hours ago, Ant000 said:

I’ll be bummed if it’s just like the 12-15 obvious US cities.

Blues Ball played clubs, wonder what venue size it’ll be. 

It probably isn't just from the venue I posted that leaked. Lewiston,NY is still a good half hour from Buffalo, NY.  So that's definitely not an obvious city even though Buffalo is the second biggest city in New York State. The venue depending on what portion it's held in can hold upwards of 10,000 people or around 2 ,500/4,500(if the lawn is open for the smaller stage )

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_W._Brydges_Artpark_State_Park

I don't think a tour like this with Keb Mo and ZZ Ward as openers (assuming the "hosts" for the leaked show are correct) will exactly play obscure places so I'd guess all the usual big cities will be included along with some places like Lewiston. Unless Keb Mo and ZZ Ward are bigger openers than I thought.

10 minutes ago, Tom-Ass said:

Teddy Zig Zag is involved. I fear that he will be the vocalist for the tour. Teh Blues ball was cool and all but he was fucking terrible on vocals.. Please don't fuck this up Slash! lol

Zero chance he's the singer. See my post above.  I have heard of the names Keb Mo and ZZ Ward. I assume they are the openers of whatever The S.E.R.P.E.N.T. festival is . Also I'm not assuming Myles is the singer this tour just because the venue used a SMKC photo.

1 hour ago, Coma16 said:

RS article mentioned that Slash will announce a world tour next week in support of the album. I really hope it's not more Myles....

This local date near me was posted by the venue. The other "hosts" are Keb Mo and ZZ Ward.  It appears they have since deleted the post. Too late.

This was my jam 25 years ago

On 11/5/2023 at 5:20 PM, LandOla said:

Fuck I'm old

I bought the Illusions on release day and I don't feel that old yet.  

I only know IBIATCL but that song rips. If Adam Lambert leaves faux Queen then Hawkins should step in. I have no opinion on his opinion of Axl . I'm gonna need that sweet sweet Team Brazil cash to swing swing from Axl's nether region as many do on here but it's a moot point unless Fernando grants you party passes.

What was the crowd reaction like for those who were there? I'm not talking about the rail crew and online fans still waiting to hear Breakdown but the general audience reactions.

5 hours ago, allwaystired said:

I wouldn't pay money to spend time with anyone. You don't want to meet me? Fine, no problem.

But charging me, be it for a meet and greet, signing, online chat, whatever...I've always found that just weird. I'm not some sort of underling desperate to have just a few seconds of your time! 

I remember at shows years ago , bands would sell a cd at their merch booth and then sign it afterwards. To me, that's fair. Good for Finck if he can get this money but $100 for a five minute online chat? Pass. I haven't read enough about this to know if there is charity involved but Finck is presumably a multi millionaire so I doubt he needs the money but as I said, more power to him if fans pay. 

On 9/16/2023 at 8:18 AM, Coma16 said:

Hopefully this means they can press a Chinese record, limited of course.

I doubt that. Best Buy was dumping the vinyl for a few bucks and the CDs ended up at the dollar tree. 

Adler. Are there better drummers? Sure. But not better for Gn'R,IMO. I get a kick out of when people say Brain/Sorum/Freese can play circles around Adler. I'm not a musician so that could be true but this isn't prog rock so who cares? 

On 9/4/2023 at 4:07 PM, TheGeneral said:

To be fair, right now they've exhausted just about every market there is.

So, why not take some time off? But I doubt they'll put out a new album. As much as I'd love that, one final GNR album. I don't think it'll happen.

I think it'll happen. Maybe they owe the record company a new album. Or maybe Axl doesn't wanna go out with Chi Dem being his final album since it was seen as a bomb. 

I'd put it above Absurd and below Hard Skool. But it's subjective as people seem to love it here though it probably wouldn't make my 50 favorite Gn'R songs. 

Jokes on you suckers waiting til midnight,the official premiere is in an hour on the Gn'R Myspace page. 

We're coming for ya Jelly Roll!! 

2 hours ago, IzzysMissy said:

I can list tickets at $1mm if I wanted to. Also. Pit Tickets. There are 1000 pit tickets. There are 45K other tickets ya gotta sell too. Just playin devils advocate here - many decades of music biz life has taught me many things, concert production and ticket sales cycles being two of them.

People here laughed at me when I said the way to increase ticket sales is to play an AFD tour with Izzy and Adler. So,if that's true and it won't sell more tickets,what should they do? I doubt a new album will bring 20,000 more fans per show either. So, what's left,IMO are co headliner stadium tours with bands like Motley. Live Nation probably did great numbers with Motley/Lep/Poison last year. Axl,Slash and Duff have to be rich beyond belief but maybe as an ego thing ,they don't wanna play half empty stadiums. I can't imagine Live Nation will give them however many millions per show next tour in the US if sales are that poor. 

Relax,this forum buzz will surely be enough to kick Jelly Roll out of the top rock songs on Billboard chart very soon!!  The world isn't ready for PERHAPS!!!!