No, I will still see them but only once per tour. But that was a decision I came to (or was persuaded into by the mrs ) with the sprog on the way. The current situation means that I think it's actually a good time to do this anyway.

I'd see them regardless of whether they are with Richie or not- For the reason that I'd support the band and all of its members, I'd see a Jon solo gig, Richie solo gig or whatever form BJ played in (A Richie-less Bon Jovi is obviously not as attractive but I'd still see it, but not spending as much).

Would I prefer Richie to be there? Hell yes, he is as much Bon Jovi as Jon is to me, but realistically, the band can be sold as a viable act without him to the general public so I don't doubt it would continue that way. I'd find it highly unlikely that Phil X would be Richie's permanent replacement- there's a big step between covering for a few months every couple of years and being a full band member- he has a lot of his own things going on that I'm sure he'd prefer to do, fat cheque not withstanding.

I'd draw the line at a Bobby Bandeira guitar masterclass though.