its really sad what drugs have done to Steve's life

Hmm...if nothing happens next year i'll keep waiting...i've been a GNR fan since the start...so i'm here to the bitter end...

In terms of CD comming out. I can't decide what I think anymore. To be honest I thought it was comming in 2006 cos of the way the band had a lot of buzz, from Eddie Trunk, the tours, and suddenly it all seemed to be happening. Then there was the note saying it was delayed but that it would probably be march 07. When that happened I had a lot of faith that 07 would 100% be the year. (Gullible I am i know, but it just made a lot of sence to me at the time).

Now its 9 months latter and theres no official word as far as I know. On one hand I feel like its soon - like as much as he runs his mouth - baz kinda has a point - it exists he's heard it - which means one day it will come out - and everyone says the record is done and that its just a business issue - and i figure if thats the case it would have to be resolved soon. As all business dudes like to make their money, they arn't going to sit on something for CD for years on end.

However the cynical part of me then remembers how Tommy Said he listened to the final mixes years ago and nothing happened (which makes u reconisder what baz is on about) and how all the cards where there in 02 (except Axl's voice I guess) and no one played a hand. So to be honest i'm fucked what i even think about this band anymore. I know I want to hear the album one day, but I have no real belief or disbelief either way that 2008 will be the year. I hope it is though.

As far as the reunion thing goes. What's interesting to me at the moment is that i'm reading Slash's book, and you get a real sence of how both Slash and Axl have always done things according to their own timelines and egos and stuff, and to me theres a strong sence of fluke about how easily we might never have had UYI and stuff like that. And how fast songs that had been around for ever in draft form were finally properly done once the full line up got involved. And how ALL these guys did stuff to the others that's pretty harsh...then just came back as if not much happened. As much as i'm not saying its likely, it kinda shows to me that a reunion isn't as closed a door as you might think. At least based on history.

Yeah some of the single choices, especially in Libertad have just been bizzare to me. I mean I guess its all just a question of taste, but its totally not I would have released.

So i'm thinking theres a few posssible reasons for the cancel:

1. Face Value - Someone in the band or their immediate families is ill.
2. Economic Reasons Version 1- once the japan shows were cancelled it wasnt profitiable to play 4 smalls shows in Australia.
3. Economic Reasons Version 2 - Poor Ticket Sales, Combined with the Japan visa cancelations made it unporofitiable to play.
4. Poor ticket sales alone - the band had ego issues with it.
5. The band is breaking up due to stress within the friendships/bandships

I'm thinking maybe its #2 with a bit of #1, like maybe someone's wife is sick or something and given it wasn't a $ making tour anymore anyway they figured 'time to pull the plug' and come back when its less stressful.