That's exactly how I took it. It's all open to interpretation. But I do not get the notion that he only decided to play Coma to throw Slash a bone. And even if that was the case, is that so bad? It's far better then saying, "screw Slash. Who cares what he wants to play and how he feels?"

Again, I think our expectations may have been a little out of whack. We weren't going to return to 1993 all of a sudden. These guys have been through a lot over the years, a lot of stuff has been said. All of that needed to be processed and dealt with. The fact that we are at this point is a minor miracle. I don't think we could ask for or expect much more.

I also thought it was interesting that Axl talked about how hard Slash and Duff have worked to get in rhythm with Frank, since that's been such a hot topic around here. Maybe it's still an ongoing process, but it seemed like Axl was saying that they play the songs at a different tempo these days and the "new guys" had/have to adjust to that. Did anyone else get that vibe or was I reading too much into that?

I get what you're saying and agree to a point. But I think Axl was just expressing that he was pleased more than surprised that Slash was so willing and open to work on the CD songs. And I thought it was nice that he added Coma for Slash, a concession of sorts. The book stuff worries me a little, but then again at least they talked it out. It's not like they got back together and didn't address the elephant in the room. I'm sure Slash hashed some things out too. It's asking a lot for them to be best friends after so many years and all they went through. I'll take them being civil to one another and having a good working relationship. That's a start, and much further along than I could've imagined less than a year ago.

I'm not too worried about that, but we'll find out soon enough. I think he'll be fine though.

Slash was supposed to work on the next album with Myles during the downtime. Not sure about Duff.

I'm sort of the same way with AC/DC. I'm happy Axl seems to be having a blast. He's doing a stellar job and winning skeptics over, repairing his image a bit. But I can't say I'm following the shows on periscope or checking the setlists to see what they played after every show. And even though there are plenty of good quality videos out there, I don't actively search them out. Not even a comparison to when the main event was going on. It'll be back soon enough though, and I'll get right back on that horse.

For these stadium shows there will be a lot of tailgating. People will show up early and setup camp in the parking lot and pre game. Drink some beers, grill up some food, etc. For smaller shows where they don't allow tailgating at the venue, people will congregate at a bar beforehand or they'll start at home. I've got a hotel room for the 19th in Foxboro (actually 4, but that's another story and we need to cancel some of those). I have Patriots season tickets at Gillette and traffic is pretty much a nightmare getting in and out of there. Didn't really feel like dealing with that before a 2 hour ride home at 2AM. So we'll start at the hotel and my hope is to head to the parking lot to join the party before it gets too crazy. Depending on how things go or how I'm feeling, I'll make a call on whether to see Lenny or not. I've offered my services to drive, so I'll do my drinking early on and take it easy once I head into the show. My wallet will thank me, and I'd like to avoid blackout stage as I'd like to remember every single moment of the night. I've been to a bunch of shows that I enjoyed immensely, but struggle to remember the finer details to say the least. Don't want that to happen this time. It may be tough, but I have faith in myself.