Juventino

Thanks for the notice!

39 minutes ago, T-Minus said:

I read "Chris is busy being a Tool in the studio...."  This is not surprising.  

Yep, Pitman and Tool - quite fitting.

20 minutes ago, jjflyer said:

It's awesome to see Izzy making regular posts. Who would have thunk it?

I obviously hope his non-inclusion changes before Vegas. But another thing is I really hope it was more than just a money issue keeping him out.

If there's anyone you would think Axl shouldn't stab in the back its his childhood friend from Indy who he hitch hiked to LA to meet up with. The 1 guy who through all these years has maintained a friendly relationship with him. 

I just hope it was about more than money. 

Friendly...except those times he was calling Izzy a double talkin' jive motherfucker

10 minutes ago, NachoLZ said:

iiii]; )'

It's beautiful to see.

3 hours ago, DR DOOM said:

I like CD (or at least the songs on it) more than any of the other guy's efforts- but none of the other guys took like a decade to make/release one album.

I'll bet Slash and or Izzy would have made a pretty awesome record if they had ten years to spend on it, or the inclination to do so.

Don't forget the money that was poured into CD. That always helps.

Andy Greene finally did write his article: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/izzy-stradlin-no-involvement-in-guns-n-roses-reunion-20160301
 

From the piece: "At this point in time, I will not be playing at any of the April 2016 GNR shows," the guitarist said in an e-mail to Rolling Stone. "I've also not been in the studio recording or writing with any of the others recently. There is so much speculation, but so very little info, [that] I thought I should reach out."

The Avocado Incident is settled, then. And yet strangely, I miss it

And I'm glad they did make it, because why not? Fun video, they would have had a laugh doing it and it's different to epics. No harm at all.

3 minutes ago, emybdc said:

but then again, how would you know it's really me?

Twitter verification. It's the only way.

...and so he ended UYI II with My World  

1 minute ago, gunsfanoldie said:

Doesn't surprise me but couldn't people ask Twitter to be like "hey, this guy is saying he's the real deal. Can you get in touch with him, as he might not know how to get in touch with you, and see what the real story is?" Again, I don't know how Twitter works, but just saying for those that still don't believe it seems like they should be doing everything they can to get some proof. Forcing Twitter's hand or at least bringing it to their attention would be a nice start.

This is what Twitter says about it: https://support.twitter.com/articles/119135#

3 minutes ago, gunsfanoldie said:

I don't know how Twitter verification works. I'm shocked though that people HERE haven't gotten in contact to investigate this Twitter's validity. Like, I just feel some people are so interested in finding out whether its real, can't you lead Twitter to the source and have them get to the bottom of it? I doubt they'd be on the look out for verifying an Izzy Stradlin Twitter without a little nudge. Just to speed this process along, for those of you that don't believe it.

I believe the person has to contact Twitter, who will then see if they fit the criteria for verification.

2 minutes ago, Kasanova King said:

I work with a celebrity and she doesn't even manage her FB page....her agency/fanclub does it for her.  So it's very possible that it is Pittman's page and he doesn't manage it....and may not even know about it...lol

You'd bloody hope that there isn't a Pitman fan club! Could you imagine?

2 minutes ago, Slash787 said:

No, Pitman has been Hacked!

The Twitman saga

8 minutes ago, blackieloveless said:

 

 I cant see defending this , this guy is what a 13 year old girl on social media ... imo  he WAY overestimates his importance in anything GNR .

So, Pitman's the one behind Izzy's Twitter account, then?

Hope he's out.

14 minutes ago, IncitingChaos said:

Where's Izzy? 

You'll now this see plastered all over the back of tubs of avocado dip.

18 hours ago, Capukkion said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VbONRHaJMM

 

They start to talk about the making of the video at 3:20 .

Thanks, I hadn't seen this before.

5 minutes ago, Caught_in_a_Coma said:

Yeah is Steven Adler not Steven's real name?

Not his birth name.

To show Teddy Zig Zag's headbanging skills.

6 hours ago, BadApples87 said:

Dizzy is about as important to GNR as Tracy and Roberta.

But what about compared to Teddy Zig Zag?

I really enjoyed Slash and Duff's autobiographies, agreeing with the general consensus that Duff's come off as a more personal tale. Slash gives good info on the band as a whole, Duff is more about how he fit into the band. Haven't read Steven's.

A few things I've read since question some of Slash's recollections - for example when in the book he says he quit and gave no indication of returning, but others didn't see it like that (can't remember exact phrasing, it has been a while). There are interviews from 1997 and 1999 where he contradicts that, saying something to the effect of 'it's like a long break, if we can work it out I'll be back'.

Watch You Bleed has its flaws. There are factual errors. But it's an engrossing read. I'll randomly pick out a few paragraphs from it and then see myself going on for pages. Maybe because of the story he's telling - it was a whirlwind decade, after all.

6 minutes ago, Eddie Money said:

Axl and Slash have met a few times in recent weeks.  

Thanks for all the info you have provided

Appetite

Illusion II

Illusion I

Lies

Spaghetti

Greatest Hits (this has been in my car a lot lately)

Chinese

Live Era (Rather than Live Era, various bootlegs have been given more of a run)

5 hours ago, Italian girl said:

I think juventino is right

First thing to do when you go to another Italian city is to check out how the Margherita is

2 hours ago, Carne_asaDA said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but pizza is not an Italy thing. It's more of a people FROM Italy who moved to the U.S. thing.

Nah, it's all over Italy.