Your "meltdown" happened long before Robin left. Hell, I was still posting  on HTGTH when you changed, and I haven't posted there in years.

I agree that the best members of the CD saga are gone, but not really sure why you vent that anger towards Ron. I'll be the first in line to admit he wasn't doing justice to that Bucket material when he first joined. Having said that, the guy was basically forced to learn it immediately without even getting a cd to listen to. He got to listen to it a few times on a pc. Had he admitted this in 2006 instead of years later, I think he would have avoided a LOT of that early criticism.

The guy has definitely improved since then though, for what should be obvious reasons. I am a proud Bucket nutswinger through and through, and I have no problem giving him credit where it's due.

You have to remember though Robin was in the band first, then BH redid all of Robins parts, then Robin came back and redid some  of BHs parts or they just put his old parts back.  But BH took the 1999 versions and made them way better.

Just look at what he did for TWAT.

I agree BH should have gotten all of the main solos. I do love Robins TIL solo but I wonder what BHs was like

You could argue about whether Slash should play on a show like Ellen, but this is definitely exposing him to a whole new audience (debatable whether it's a good audience), and no doubt they'll all fall for the song, as it's right up their alley!

I've actually grown to appreciate the song, I just wish it had a better guitar solo i it.

Hospitals don't keep people like they used to.  As soon as they can ship you out, they do.  Sometimes it's to a rehab facility, but they get you out ASAP.