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8 hours ago, grogmug said:

I hope you're right..I want to look at accuweather and see that its changed back to 80 degree weather and sunny..not what I"m seeing now!

If it rains every day I will cry. Full on sob. 

Update: a lot of the forecasts for Thurs and Saturday just say "a chance of a shower" and Friday says "a couple of showers possible". I'm going with the ambiguity and thinking it's going to be sunny 

8 hours ago, Birk said:

Well im going  by myself so its kinda hard to plan things to do really lol... the only meetup is at NYNY thurs late evening.  I will probably hit the casinos.  Wouldnt mind doing some gambling with fellow GNR fans

Maybe join the line app group? There's a few people travelling solo on there and no doubt there will be plans made to meet up at some point....

2 hours ago, SmackMaster511 said:

A little over 100

I love this - I hope they let them in the arena, and I'm going to be looking out for one from the Pit

36 minutes ago, xBrownstonex said:

 

Got it - thanks!

I'm in - username is qgr1030o

46 minutes ago, xBrownstonex said:

Are you in the line app group?

maybe will be easier to organize sth through there...

What's the line app group?

Ok so Thursday drinks (pre FB / Ashba meet up time) and something Friday too then. Is the Center bar in the HRH? Or anyone in the know have suggestions of somewhere decent to meet? @Dazey you seem to be getting there earlier than any of us, let us know if you discover anywhere awesome 

28 minutes ago, Nalbi said:

That was my concern, as much as I'd like to meet strangers who share my love for this band, I'd rather meet the strangers I've been interacting with for the past few months. ^^

Why don't we all organise drinks a little earlier than 22:30 on the Thursday (which is when the FB meet up starts). Then we can either join everyone else there after a few, or whatever. 

Would anyone else be up for that?

30 minutes ago, mikebones said:

I wish I could, but I arrive Friday morning...

Is there anything planning for Friday (beside the show)?

I'm definitely up for pool side drinks on Friday daytime, probably MGM if I can find some lovely person already staying there to get me in 

2 minutes ago, Nalbi said:

Do most of you guys plan to attend the Facebook meet-up event on Thursday night?

I do, yes - unless there is some other meet up for this forum only going on elsewhere...

56 minutes ago, alfierose said:

and you will have a great time regardless. It's Las Vegas plus half the forum will be there partying by your side. Despite who ends up on stage you are lucky enough to be part of something many of us would consider a really special, unique bonding moment. It's not going to happen again like this.

Allow yourself to enjoy it for what it is.

TRUTH.  For me it's not just about fulfilling a lifelong goal of seeing them after waiting for 23 years (could never face seeing a GnR without Slash) but it's about how many fans, especially from this forum, are making the trek down there (some, like me, coming from different countries) to see them. The vibe is going to be insane.

Of course I would love Steven and Izzy there as much as the next person, but even without them, the buzz we're all going to cause is going to make it HUGE.

2 hours ago, AncientEvil80 said:

Marc, we all have our opinions, as always... but in my eyes, you've done the GREATEST service to GNR, both the band and the fans, that could ever be conceived throughout all these years/decades...

If the current members of the latest GNR incarnation can't see this and acknowledge your incredible work, then it's only up to them to step down the freaking pedestal and owe you an apology at this point in time.

Hey, always IMHO.

This ^^^^.... YES.

15 minutes ago, gunsfanoldie said:

I don't think Axl looks GREAT, but I'm just so god damn happy he looks, you know, normal. He's not hiding his face, he doesn't have sunglasses, he doesn't have the moustache. He just looks like Axl, the 50+ year old rocker, which I LOVE. Yes, I do think he's still a little heavy and a little plumpy. But hey, if he continues singing like is in the videos I've seen, if he keeps staying on stage and clearly not running out of breath all the time, if he keeps looking like he's having a good time, then this is the Axl I've been waiting for for a long time!

Couldn't have said it better myself and exactly what I thought... He just looks a 50 year old version of Axl, which is how he should look. And at least we actually get to see his face, not just a hat and some sunglasses...

The dude who was posting videos from Friday night just put another short one up. I don't know how to download a video from instagram to shate it here, but his instagram name is ali_shayesteh_management

1 minute ago, Dazey said:

If anybody spots this attached to a fat bastard poolside at the MGM come say hi!

 

 

OUCH. But awesome. Is that new? Or an old pic?

Just now, RussTCB said:

 

I honestly think it'll be just fine. A friend of mine got married in Vegas a few years back and the forecast was much the same. It never ended up raining and the temps were just fine.

I'm just being a brat. Even if it was snowing I'd still have an amazing time because I'm going to see GnR for the first time in TWENTY THREE YEARS!! I'm so excited I packed a week ago 

Meh. That sucks. I want sun and I want hot. I get enough rain in London!

I agree with @emybdc - kinda doesn't feel right without you there. Hope that in the weeks / months to come that things get figured out between you guys.

1 minute ago, Ak1nney said:

Coming from the UK... You are awesome.

Awesome or nuts, I haven't figured out which yet .

3 hours ago, Gueli said:

I am really happy that Guns n Fucking Roses are back and playing stadiums! Hope to see them live in Europe!

But there are two things that annoy me in this tour which is seeing too many people saying "Axl's looking much better nowadays than  " and "His voice is back!!!!". He looks as fat (if not fatter) than in 2010-2014 and since 2006 his voice was as good as at yesterday's gig. It seems that playing with Slash and Duff makes some people accept Axl as he is nowadays (which is basically the same way as he has been since 2006)

 

It's an interesting point, but what I kind of don't get is why people would expect him to sound / look like he did in 1992? Do any of us look the same?

He's 50+ years old. Just because he's famous, doesn't mean he doesn't face the same inevitability of what life does to you physically, including your vocal chords. There aren't many singers who sound in their 50s the way they did in their 20s. 

For me, I really couldn't give a shit if he was fat. It's about how much he gives on stage. His and the band's energy has always been the thing for me (and the music, obviously) and I felt like at Friday's show they had that x 1,000. And musically from what we heard they sounded great too (although would sound better with Adler ). In concerts I've watched online over the last few years he's just seemed like he's speaking the words and seems kinda 'empty', which is why Friday night was so good to see. As long as he gives it 110% next weekend, I'll be happy. Hell, he could even wear the chaps again and I wouldn't care .

2 hours ago, gunsfanoldie said:

I agree I really thought Adler would be there. I can't tell now whether I think this means he's more or less likely to show up in Vegas. I know we weren't promised either of them in Vegas, but for a while it seemed Izzy probably would, now he's more out than in it seems. Then the possibly of Adler got stronger so that sort of made up for it. But now I'm not sure either shows up.

What I still don't get is WHY Adler didn't show up. Not because he should.... because it's always been "the three" announced.... but because I don't get why he is keeping so quiet then. It's so out of character and how he's been in the pat. I feel it must mean that either he is still going to show up (at Vegas I guess).... or maybe he's relapsed? But then if that were the case I think he'd be shouting his mouth off all over the place. Even though he wasn't there last night, I still feel like he will show... otherwise him being completely silent doesn't really add up to me.

Just now, thirdeyeuss400 said:

Melissa Reese the new tracy and roberta on backing vocals.

I grew up my whole teens (ok life) wishing I could be one of these girls. Clearly I had high aspirations as a teenager .

Just now, GNR 1991 said:

Steven Adler is injured.

WTF does that mean? And what is your source?

3 minutes ago, xBrownstonex said:

 I AM FUCKING DYING

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BDsGWl_C8v_/?taken-by=ali_shayesteh_management

I AM SCREAMING ALONE IN MY APARTMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!