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#2491 Re: GNRevolution Madness » GnREvolution Movie Madness - Round 1, Battle 14 » 908 weeks ago
I just remembered my small local cinema had been closed down for about 15 years and reopened especially to screen Jurassic Park, the whole country went dinosaur mad for a while and somebody seen an oportunity to cash in 
It was really cool though, like a proper 1930's type cinema with the red velvet upholstery and tapestries.
#2492 Re: GNRevolution Madness » GnREvolution Movie Madness - Round 1, Battle 14 » 908 weeks ago
Jurassic Park.
I'm actually reading the book at the moment for the first time.
The film was iconic, plus it was a landmark in special effects at the time, it set a whole new standard. I went to the cinema 3 times to see it when I was 12, it absolutely blew my mind.
The next time I felt like I was witnessing something special was in 2001 when Fellowship Of The ring came out, then that film set a new standard for special effects of the time.
Jurassic Park was on TV last night, that T-Rex scene is still fucking amazing.
#2494 Re: Guns N' Roses » Axl's fired and re hired Azoff 3 times in last 5 weeks! » 908 weeks ago
Singing Ebony and Ivory with Lionel Ritchie was never officially ruled out 
#2495 Re: Guns N' Roses » Axl's fired and re hired Azoff 3 times in last 5 weeks! » 908 weeks ago
One of favourite bullshite stories was from when I bought tickets for the Glasgow 2001 show, then a press release came out saying it had been cancelled because "Buckethead had internal haemorrhaging".
It reminded me of the kinda shit I would pull when I would phone in sick for work when I was too hungover to go in. I would make it as gruesome as possible so no questions were asked, like explosive gas and diarrhea.
Then the icing on the cake was when Axl stood on stage saying he never even knew about a tour and read about it on the internet... 
#2496 Re: Guns N' Roses » Axl's fired and re hired Azoff 3 times in last 5 weeks! » 908 weeks ago
I've read that and Axls "letter to fans":
http://www.gunsnroses.us/news/spip.php?article129
Its still as clear as mud It sounds like Axl thought Merck was taking the piss and Merck thought he was trying to get things done and moving.
One other thing I've noticed is I've read Axl mention video's in press releases in 2002 and 2006, yet in 2009 he says being asked for one caught him on the hop and they had to begin writing some.
#2497 Re: Guns N' Roses » Axl's fired and re hired Azoff 3 times in last 5 weeks! » 908 weeks ago
Oh aye, I'll google his letter
#2498 Re: GNRevolution Madness » GnREvolution Movie Madness - Round 1, Battle 13 » 908 weeks ago
Doo do doo doo, do doo doooooooo, doo do doo doo, doo doo dooooo doooooo dooooooooooo.......
#2499 Re: Guns N' Roses » Axl's fired and re hired Azoff 3 times in last 5 weeks! » 908 weeks ago
Why was Merck fired? I cant remember... 
#2500 Re: Guns N' Roses » The Possibility of a Guns N' Roses '09 Summer tour » 908 weeks ago
I look at it like this:
Robin leaves to go on tour with NIN - catches them kind of by surprise.
GNR don't really know what his intention is but at that stage the focus was on getting the album deal done so it didn't matter too much. GNR make statements that they dont know what he's doing (which surely gives a signal that if he wants to come back he should have a chat). They leave some time. Robin doesn't come back. The album comes out. Still no sign from Robin. Axl comes online and says he's interested in touring in theory, but that he doesn't have any fixed plans yet. More time elapses, still nothing from robin. So the band appoints DJ as a first step to looking at a future tour. Rehersals take place. Something then happens that causes a delay - either problems nutting out details of the tour - or Axl is upset about stuff ala the Azoff rumour - or whatever else - and it's all been put on hold for a while. But when Axl feels better, or when the details are sorted, it seems like the next thing that would happen would be a tour. I could be wrong...but it just seemed the chain of events points that way.
I'm not 100% sure I believe Robin "caught them off guard". They are only a phone call, text, email, knock at the door away from each other. I think he informed them of Trents offer and wanted to know what the fuck their plans were and if the album was coming out, but they just stalled and dilly-dallied about without giving him definate answers.
I think he had just had his fill of sitting around listening to the excuses of why they cant play and release music, and when Nine Inch Nails offered him the gig it was a no brainer.
