Unfortunately I think history has proven that it is wise to say nothing until the very last possible second if at all.

That way if things go to shit it's much easier to sweep it all under the carpet by saying that it was simply promoters or the record company etc etc getting ahead of themsevles and jumping the gun when really nothing had been agreed on etc etc.

But if it has been confirmed straight from the horses mouth it is much harder to duck and weave responsiblity later.

Good luck to em I say and I hope they get it off the ground.  But shit until Red hits the stage on the night nothing is guaranteed.

My timer has been at zero for an hour or two (it must be somehow country related), but no surpises I don't see anything except a heap of zeros on the timer when I look at the link.

Gee I didn't see that coming.

That's very interesting - I'd never heard of that guy.

Axl knew the writing was on the wall and presumably intended to do things HIS WAY however that panned out.  I would imagine he knew that Slash et al weren't going to come around to his way of thinking so he moved on, notwithstanding that some "lose ends" like existing band members/employees hadn't been tidied away, that would take care of itself eventually.

Paul Huge playing on Symapthy for the Devil is probably a similar example.  Axl just hired the guy and probably just forced his own way through on this issue.  The other guys could like it or fuck off. 

As we all know according to a couple of peoples versions of events, eventually after one too many of these instances they just fucked off.....

Yeah I think you have to saw he's 4th.  Here is a good reason why, lets say there was money involved as follows:
1st $100
2nd: $50
3rd: $30
4th: $10

If Phil and Gary are equal second then theoretically they should split the prize money of second and third between them getting $40 each.  If they only shared the $50 and you said Rob came third then Rob would receive $30 whilst people that beat him receive less money, ie. $25 each.

Yes you were correct James this was a joke.  At least you saw the laughing smiley face that I put in there with it.