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This was the Rio 91 soundcheck. He also sung part of Crash Diet and was wearing very revealing shorts (and nothing else).

I find this case interesting, although depressing. I knew about it due to the Look Away documentary and it has already been proven that Axl knew about it at that point too, as he denied the allegations made via a lawyer at the time. I always interpreted the Look Away documentary retelling of events as rape because consent is murky when the sex follows violence. That said, I don't find Sheila’s story persuasive and there is something "off" about it that I have never been able to identify. I support the idea that historic allegations should be able to be made but I do side eye the timing on this one, too. I think saying Sheila is only doing it because she wants a payday is over simplifying something complicated. I wonder why anyone would actually choose to raise a lawsuit against Axl Rose. It was never really going to go another way. He has too much money and influence to not retaliate and in my view, that makes it not worth it. That's the only thing that makes me wonder if something did happen between them. In terms of risk vs reward, the risks would have been too high for me and would have outweighed any reward, no matter how desperate for a payout I was (for whatever reason). The only other reason I can think of for bringing this lawsuit is that she may want to rebrand herself as an "activist" and the reward may actually be what comes later, even if the lawsuit fails. I am interested to see what comes next.

I thought his reply was interesting, particularly about the primary residence. I have heard of him having other properties but was never sure how accurate it was, so that makes sense from a legal standpoint. I did still think Malibu was his primary residence though. That said, it doesn't sound like he has been there much recently so maybe he has been laying low long term elsewhere. Everyone knows the Malibu address, I could understand him wanting a different address that is less well known. I think him wanting to get damages was to be expected. He was unlikely to just accept it. The entire lawsuit seemed to be framed in such a way that it would piss him off more than get a settlement. It sounds like it did just that.

Love it. I second the request for Bring it Back Home.

It sounds great and I am looking forward to hearing it when I see them in London in April.

It is not beyond the realm of possibility that he has put his love life on hold while touring but on the other hand he has quite a few more resources at his disposal than the average person to make a relationship work over distances and busy schedules. Slash and Duff appear to make their relationships work. It goes back to my original point really, if he is single it is because he wants to be, for whatever reason. Work could be a factor but most of the time it is multiple reasons and not just one.

Axl is a grown man. I think Team Brazil, as his chosen family, can persuade him to do some things, but every decision he makes about how he lives his life is his own. He probably makes compromises like all adults do with people they share their life with. I have no real opinion on Team Brazil beyond that because I don't feel I am qualified to make that judgement. Whatever gets him through the day (and night) is fine with me, within reason. I do think that if Axl didn't want to be single he wouldn't be, and he probably does have romantic relationships no one knows about. I think his fame and wealth is probably more of a hindrance to finding someone who is not thirsty for what he can give them than his historical reputation for not always being the most gentle partner, for want of a better description.

Thanks, I suppose one thing I hadn't considered is he may actually be on holiday.

I haven't seen any movement on this case yet but I am in the UK so US justice is a mystery to me. Shouldn't he have responded to the summons by now?

I think he explained the pussy full of maggots line recently on stage. Something about seeing it on TV and using it in the song. I didn't pay all that much attention to it because I am indifferent to that song, for the most part. I think that, and no one can ever really know the truth, he is putting on a show with a stage persona at this point. He may find some things funny, he normally looks like he is having a chuckle when singing Absurd, but I don't think it goes much deeper than that because he has most likely moved on. People do move on. Not everyone stays in the same place mentally forever. He is what...? 61 now, I think. People need to stop assessing his thoughts, feelings and behaviour based on a much younger version of who he was. It's performance.

Enjoy the festive season 🎄

I was just about to mention this - He did it during almost every show in the early 90s, usually while introducing songs/having a rant.

I have noticed the unblinking stare. It is most noticeable in the footage from the Steven Adler court case on YouTube. It is a bit disconcerting. There are lots of things he does on stage that are his thing, like the walking backwards previously mentioned but I wouldn't call them quirks, as such. Edit: I am talking about Axl in case you didn't figure it out.

I am a vinyl girl although I have yet to unbox my old vinyl because my record player was destroyed so I shut it away to be cat safe. The list above feels pretty comprehensive. I think I have some pre 2016 singles on vinyl somewhere, too and obviously still need to get Perhaps (I have the Japanese CD coming for now). The scarcest vinyl I have noticed for GNR is Chinese Democracy (in the UK). The most expensive is the Live Like a Suicide EP, Spaghetti Incident (also scarce), GNR Lies (there are 2 slightly different covers for GNR Lies if I recall correctly). The AfD ones vary depending on pressing and cover but seem to be cheaper. UYI vary depending on release.