madagas wrote:

probably only induct original band and Matt....no Gilby

You're right, but I wasn't saying Gilby would get inducted. Something tells me that even Matt wouldn't be, maybe. I think they'd just stick to the AFD lineup. BUT, it doesn't mean that other members could not attend and appear and show their support, it's happened before.

I just get this vision of Slash, Duff, Gilby, Steven, Matt all there, all smiles, Axl & Izzy blow it off for different reasons, and the whole thing just leaves a frown on your face.

With that said though, i'd be STUNNED to see GN'R get in on first ballot. Didn't it take Metallica awhile? Plus, there are bands like KISS which have deserved to be in for eons, and still ain't in.

I wonder if the HOF would sit back and actually WAIT for GN'R to reunite, then try to induct them. If they do that, it may never happen.

I wonder if Axl would compromise if they said, "yes you can bring select members from your new GN'R band, if you will perform with Slash"

But then, Slash would probably say, "I ain't fuckin' playing with Richard Fortus"

The thing has 'clusterfuck' written all over it.

It all lies within one man - Axl. I really hope he comes through on this, and puts his guns down for ONE night. At least. Just out of respect for his legacy. I personally think that if Axl agrees to do it, you could probably convince Izzy to be there too if Slash AND Axl are going to be involved. Most of the time Izzy was 'too cool' for that conformist stuff.