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Originally Posted by Rdkopper
...Jon spoke about it on Howard...
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I was referring more to people here who link RSO's music with ancient history or why he left. That happens a lot whether Jon brings it up or not. But I agree that part of it probably
is because Jon keeps bringing up the past. More people might let it go if he would stop.
I just don't understand why he keeps doing it. It can't realistically be excused by saying "it's because the reporters ask about it." Even if the questions haven't been vetted prior to the interviews, Jon is still savvy enough to know how to avoid questions, unless it's something he just
wants to discuss. He doesn't have to be rude. A simple "He just didn't show up. But that's old news. I'd rather talk about now..." would move it on without all the details.
It's not like anybody cares anymore. Like you say, that's almost 5 years ago. Even most of the people
here are sick of it, so you
know the casuals don't care, and the general population probably doesn't even remember there
was a walk out.
Granted, they may be reminded of it when the question about whether Richie and Alec will play at the HoF comes up, but that doesn't mean Jon has to go over the whole history again. When somebody asks if Richie will be there, Jon seems to think that "They're being invited to play" is sufficient. He doesn't go into a whole detailed monologue about all the reasons why they may or may not show up. And people are a LOT more interested in that, these days, than they are about what happened in 2013. So why does he spend more time talking about the past than he does about the current question?
It honestly makes me think of how one parent in a divorce keeps reminding the kids that the other parent is the bad guy. Triangulation at its finest.
Or brainwashing and indoctrination. ("Richie is a bad man... Richie is a bad man... Richie let us all down... Richie let us all down...")
