BrianD

Maybe he's "in Axl's ass"? That tends to be the hot vacation spot for most ex-GNR members

At first the synth bothered me, but after hearing M-Goose lay down the fucking law on chinese democracy, my opinion has changed.

Think about you was played at the last hammerstein show... so I know that was played.

Rocket Queen was played in NJ... so I know that was played

Axl wrote all of the lyrics, most likely.

Show of the year : May 12 @ hammerstein

guitarist of the year : Ron Bumblefoot Thal

Best leaked song : Catcher in The Rye

most shocking news : Merck fired. Shocking but pleasant.

Guitar solo of the Year : Ron's "Don't Cry"

Yes. Very much so.

If we don't hear anything(promotion wise) about it in Late January-early february, its probably not happening in March.

I do feel we are closer than ever, however... I also felt like that in May... and the disappointment of no album this year was a big one, so another disappointmentis on the horizon. I'm not expecting anything in March.

Another dingbat who knows nothing. You claimed you'd leak the album... so leak away and prove us wrong.

PITMAN!

I bought the flag... I think its mispriced... its listed as 19.99, but when you click the page its 9.99. Comes to about 16 with shipping...

Not to mention I passed on it at the concerts for 40.

I have been really hard on Merck, but he actually comes off as the good guy in this situation. He could have used a letter to slam Axl, poke fun at Axls hair, call the record a steaming pile of shit, and everything inbetween, but took the high road. I applaud him for that.

Who cares? I won't be buying Velvet Rubbish anyway...

Starting to see some sort of promotion in january would be a nice first step.

This is like Bush firing Rumsfeld...

B)

Yeah. Shocking, unexpected, yet absolutely necessary.

There are several reasons to be happy...

1. we actually got a semi-explaination of things.

2. Merck is gone

3. For the first time ever, we have been given a tentative date... I'll take it, eventhough I'm still not holding my breath.

4. Merck is gone.

If the album comes out this year, I will record a video of me eating the fucking thing, while listening to it. Yes, plastic case, disc, booklet... if it comes with any extras I'll eat them too.

Thats how confident I am that there is no hope.

I actually think Chinese Democracy would be an awesome opener... Madagascar is not a good closer though. If you're not going to close with PC, save nightrain for last.

BTW, those saying "HOW PISSED IS RON"... Ron knows the date, he told me this personally. Outside of MSG I simply asked him "I don't need to know, but do you even know when the record is coming out" and he said "Yes, but I am morally obligated not to tell you"... so Ron is in the same boat as Baz.

Seriously... all of the "news" that has come from this site has been negative.

If they do cancel the show, I hope the people who traded their guns for tickets get a refund.

If Tommy really sent that e-mail, he is the piece of shit... not the sender. He can try to handle himself with some class and dignity. He has been one of the biggest whiners and crybabies in this band. So what, you got piss chucked at you, because you're not Duff McKagan, and never will be. Deal with it. He is one of the most replacable members of this band. His bass sound is generic, his backup vocals stink... what has he provided to this band? Zilch. He has always come off as a dick.

If you don't want questions about the album, don't post your fucking email, or myspace, or any form of contact publically on the internet... its practically begging for it.

Guys like Ron and Richard have handled it with class, and this douche responds like a big faggy baby.

Fuck you Tommy... No one cares about your sorry ass.

Its a great show, but next time I want to go see them, I'm going to be more cautious. I bought tickets to Continental and MSG, and the shows were nearly identical... I expected something a little different, but the only difference was that they played Rocket Queen at NJ, and not in NYC. Its worth seeing once, but after that, save your money because you're paying to see the same thing twice.

I may be in the minority, but I hope the album name changes... but keep the song Chinese Democracy on there, because that song fucking rocks whether you agree with me or not.

Those comparing "IRS" to velvet revolver are tools... IRS is better than every song on Contraband, and I've actually been pretty damn hard on Axl.