Well, they are dated now, but at the time, it was what was happening then taken over the top.  Dave came off as an ego-maniac and he played the part well.  Dave TV was hilarious.  Who else could remake California Girls and Just a Gigilo and make them into hits?

They are just grasping for straws.  They are losing their grip on any chance of saving themselves, so they are desperately trying anything to keep them relative.

I'm surprised someone hasn't tried to claim public domain on them yet.  The music is everywhere, not just online.  Why don't they go after companies that produce radios with a tape deck that can record off the radio?  If someone is playing their radio too loud, are they going to charge you for being able to hear it?  What about if you have a splitter for your MP3 player headphone jack?  When we go to concerts, will there be an additional RIAA fee because almost all the songs you hear were recorded before you hear them?  At some point, the rediculousness has to stop.

I agree - I thought DLR would be able to sustain a solo career with the band he had going.  Good songs, good vocals, great guitar work.  I'm not sure what really hurt him, but I think he's one of the best frontmen from the 80s.

I've been thinking about getting Call to Duty 4 for the PS3.  I don't usually like those types of games, but it sounds like you can get into some pretty fun games online.  That's really the only drawing point for me so far.

I played GH III once so far.  I've never played any of the Guitar Hero games, so it was a bit of an adjustment for me.  Seems like it's going to be a pretty cool game - I wasn't expecting to like it going in.

It will be his final work with this lineup no matter what in my opinion.  Likely his final work overall, but Axl has surrounded himself with enough yes men that they might talk him into trying again.  Not sure the guys in the band would want to hang around for that.