Yeah, I'll follow the band, but it'll be a hell of a disappointment. If Robin's out, then it'd be nice to see Slash come back and take over his parts - but as I've said on other threads, that's incredibly unlikely (not least because Slash would expect to be the lead guitarist; there's no way he'd sit around playing chords while Bucket or Bumble took the November Rain outro...).

The timing is really puzzling, though. If the report about the TV series is true, they really are gearing up for the release; the label's discussing iTunes bonus tracks, for Christ's sake. Why leave now, when Chinese Democracy's finally in the home strait?

The interesting thing about the article is that it suggests the show would be leading up to "a limited number of concert dates." Which would, presumably, enable Robin to be in both GN'R and the NIN touring line-up at the same time.

I see Jarmo's trying to debunk it over at HTGTH; good luck on that, this report is far too detailed to be a fake. I reckon the negotiations are very delicate, so management's just adopting a "deny-all" approach until contracts are signed.

Also, in the Mayan calendar, the year the world is supposed to end. Are these things connected?