Jon was in Vegas at a corporate gig. He got the phone call in his hotel room later that night and flew home. No one wants to be separated from family when something bad happens. He was in Europe when Hurricane Sandy hit and his family had to evacuate from their penthouse which was in a section of NYC that had lost power to NYC hotel. Richie was in California when Hurricane Sandy hit and destroyed his mother's house. Richie was also in New Jersey with Jon when 9/11 happened. Dave was on tour when his dad died and he had to wait 3 days for a break before he could attend the funeral.

Jon has long credited Dorothea for taking care of family which allows him to do what he does. In today's technology it is easy to keep in touch and when he is not touring, he is there for his family. They also periodically show up on the road with him. Richie has a whole different scenario: divorced, one child who is in her mid-teens and will soon be out of the house and living her own life. For him, family time is precious and all the money he would have received on tour didn't balance out being away from his daughter. As he had previously said, touring the world when you are in your 20s and 30s is one thing, but in your 50s it is another--it is just not as thrilling and adventurous going around the world for the umpteenth time. The 3 hours on stage leaves 21 hours to fill.