ThinkAboutYou Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 With Ashba now setting up Ashba swag tents at GNR gig's I think this is worthy of being discussed in discussion and newsD.j. Ashba7 hours ago Today I will be doing meet n' greets at Rock On The Range at the following times:Monster Energy Tent - 4:00pmASHBA Swag Tent - 5:00pmGuns N' Roses live on the main stage tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NGOG Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 (edited) Find something else to be annoyed about, seriously. Total non-issue.Dj is a well-established marketer (like every other gimmick rocker). When you get a taste for the dollar, few aren't. Edited June 14, 2014 by NGOG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Honestly doesn't bother me. A lot of people have an issue with DJ, but like it or not, he draws a good amount of people to Gn'R shows. So, if DJ wants to set up his own stand (don't think it'll be at every show, just this one - though it'd be a smart business move for him if it were at each show) for his merch, then so be it. There's a market for it for some people at each so, so people will buy some.Also, I'd be a liar if I said I wouldn't by "Axl Swag" if it were a thing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlsalinger Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Still find it absolutely amazing that anyone associated with this organization can actually succeed at putting out products for sale. So kudos to DJ. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haters Gonna Hate Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallFlagg Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 I think most of the fanbase will find the feeling hard to put into words, I find this adequate: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Broskirose Posted May 17, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2014 (edited) I think it's silly and ridiculous, but it's not really inappropriate. Don't get me wrong, I hope he's fired and publically disowned by Axl, but while he's in the band he can sell his merch at shows (so long as the other members can too). Edited May 17, 2014 by Broskirose 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkAboutYou Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 I do have the ashba beanie with the rings chicks love a beanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 having axl doing a 13 minute version of KOHD is way worse. i don't even like the current lineup, so i don't really care. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 What a star man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 having axl doing a 13 minute version of KOHD is way worse. i don't even like the current lineup, so i don't really care.I'd rather sit through that than Sweet Child O' Mine at a show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NachoLZ Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 having axl doing a 13 minute version of KOHD is way worse. i don't even like the current lineup, so i don't really care.I'd rather sit through that than Sweet Child O' Mine at a show.Wtf, Sweet Child is an awesome song, you really dont like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 having axl doing a 13 minute version of KOHD is way worse. i don't even like the current lineup, so i don't really care.I'd rather sit through that than Sweet Child O' Mine at a show.Wtf, Sweet Child is an awesome song, you really dont like it?It's alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyrobot Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Well..... I can't blame him....... I really don't think any of us here would turn down the opportunity to sell their shit if they were milking a band like GN'R....so who's gonna cast the first stone?Yeah, I do think it sorts of whore the whole GN'R thing out... but what he does is not much worse than Bumblefoot promoting his upcoming album, Stinson leaving temporarily to go with the Replacements..... I don't feel fond of any of these musicians to be honest. Im not into any of them or their side-projects. So I really don't give a shit about Ashbag's swag....... I'm here for Axl so if I have to put up with these temporary assholes and their temporary tents then so be it! (just for the sake of music and rock n' roll) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguy Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 It's appropriate. Clearly Axl thinks so, too. Personally, I'd pay no more than $5 to see this band, so I'm not exactly their target audience. I also don't eat at Olive Garden or any chain restaurant, as I live in NYC. So, my opinion doesn't matter. My tastes aren't in line with others tastes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTD Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Appropriate? Inappropriate? No idea!Absolutely hilarious? - For sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BB L'Amour Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Just shows how far g'n'r have fallen down the shitter. Can you imagine Duff, Slash or even Steve using g'n'r as a vehicle for their apparel company? This band used to have so much self respect and really represented the dirty punk gutters of the underground rock scene.. DJ Swagba? Naww.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combos Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Absolutely disgusting. This sort of thing may be tolerated in pop and rap but in rock? It's completely sacrilegious. The way this guy goes about selling products like some corporate whore is against the very principles of the genre and insults the legends before him. Didn't Axl himself once complain about Slash whoring himself out by playing with MJ? Hocking Monster energy drinks is just a wee bit worse than that imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gunns Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 I wouldn't even donate those clothes to a charity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheapJon Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 (edited) Don't like the guy one bit.This is a non-issue. Zero fucks given. Edited May 17, 2014 by CheapJon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 The chick on the right (in the #demented#AshbaSwag tent) gave me a couple of boners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gunns Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 The chick on the right (in the #demented#AshbaSwag tent) gave me a couple of boners.Doom has 2 penises?! you learn something new everyday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 (edited) I think if he tried to pimp Ashbaswag every 15 minutes at a GNR concert the way Sammy Hagar brings up Cabo Wabo, that might annoy Axl. Something like a festival - they should all be doing meet and greets, surprised Bumblefoot isn't selling the hot sauce there, or maybe he is. There shouldn't be a problem at festivals as far as the band members selling whatever they wanted. If it was at Vegas, I don't see him being given more than a handful of t-shirts to sell, because then he's getting in the way of Axl making money out there. I think he gets a cut of the shirts he designed or it he just gave it to Axl for free, which I could def. see him doing. I think the chick on the right is Ashba's sister. Edited May 17, 2014 by dalsh327 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Glow Inc. Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 The chick on the right (in the #demented#AshbaSwag tent) gave me a couple of boners.DJ's sister... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Inappropriate isn't the right word. Unfortunate is more like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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