No Richie on current leg of the tour

You severed your hamstring? For real? How did that happen?

For real..completely severed from my pelvis. Believe it or not this type of complete tearing is rare but almost always due to a fall. I was having a great 6 mile run, was on mile 4, clipped my right toe on uneven pavement, stumbled then ate the pavement. My right side sustained all the nasty abrasions but when I got up I couldn't stand at all and felt so much pain I threw up. If you could see the back of my thigh you would think someone went 12 rounds with me. It's completely black and blue from the tear bleeding internally. My current doctor is saying no surgery but I'm getting different opinions on that. So, I'm seeking a second opinion as I think it's a no brainer and surgery is a must for proper healing.

Sorry to de-rail the Richie thread.

Since I really don't know, Hundly is listed on the Reed business as media something, I think? But Reed is on twitter as if she wrote it. Just a page of whats being said. How did you conclude it was Hundly?


Jovi Rich‏@jovi_jill6h
@MusicBizAdvice @BonJovi HIM=Jon. What about Richie? Asking seriously...were you chosen to put this story out to hurt Richie or is it legit?
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Randi Reed‏@MusicBizAdvice3h
@jovi_jill @BonJovi 100% legit."Him" = because Jon was the one who handled the details w/ our office. Not trying to omit Richie.
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Jovi Rich‏@jovi_jill3h
@MusicBizAdvice @BonJovi TY for replying. What is your connection? Are you just a fan? How do you know what goes on within the band?
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Randi Reed‏@MusicBizAdvice2h
@jovi_jill @BonJovi I respect your asking. Many roles in the biz since I was 15, so many paths cross, & many mutual friends.

Randi Reed‏@MusicBizAdvice3h
@_its_all_good_ I stand by my article absolutely, 100%, EVERY. SINGLE. WORD.

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Randi Reed‏@MusicBizAdvice4h
@ajnJOVI Me too. Love, love, love that band.

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fofie675‏@fofie6757h
@MusicBizAdvice are u the one who wrote this article about Bon Jovi ? If so, thanks & just hope you told us the truth unlike those tabloids
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Randi Reed‏@MusicBizAdvice6h
@fofie675 Yes, I'm the one who wrote it. I DESPISE the tabloids.
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fofie675‏@fofie6756h
@MusicBizAdvice U know that people will try to prove you're just a Jon fan who made up all this ? or even were paid by Jon to write that :/
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Randi Reed‏@MusicBizAdvice5h
@fofie675 Very aware. It's OK. I'm a tough cookie.

It makes me hurt just to read that! Hope you're on some good pain meds.

Yeah, I'm sorry about the derailing too; but I seriously hope the healing process goes well for you. Sending good thoughts your way...

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I hope you find the best treatment and heal quickly! Running is dangerous, lol. Crazy distance running messed up both my knees.

Completely agree with this!

Did Santana walk out a few shows into his world tour to play with purses and handbags?

Shit!! I am sorry to hear that. I am a runner too and hate running on pavements for that reason. I hope you get a proper opinion and if you have to have surgery that it all goes well for you.

I am sure, that back in 2011 and 2008 or whenever it was, Richie missed a lot of rehearsals (even though ‘this band doesn’t rehearse’) and I am certain, it was hugely frustrating and worrying both as a friend and as a band mate. However, I still won’t believe a single word of anything until one of them goes on the record.

I still think this is a dispute that has arisen out of the close proximity of Richie’s solo album and the Bon Jovi album and tour; I think Richie had been behaving like a brat; missing rehearsals (in London, as we know officially – even though ‘this band doesn’t rehearse’) and probably many more. One thing we can all see over the last few years is Richie has become a little bit precious and I think he thought he played himself into this situation without thinking it would escalate to this point. As I said about 1000 pages ago, everything I hear tells me this is about the classic ‘artistic differences.’ Richie has had some problems with the way things have been going but hasn’t rocked the boat but he decided to give it a try – and it capsized on him.

I have no doubt that the person who wrote the article about Richie firmly believes it. I have no doubt that there is a lot of history there he/she can draw upon whereby they can completely believe it. If you had been close to Richie for 20 years and seen how he nearly flushed everything away on pills and booze and then saw how erratically he was behaving now, the LA crowd he had fallen in with, etc, all you would need is a little nod from someone ‘close’ to Jon and you would write that article. But Richie isn’t bloated and half asleep, he doesn’t look like he’s falling apart as he did previously when he was in the midst of addiction – many have said that up to his departure, his performances were back to his best and he looks healthy. Before anyone says ‘he looks rough’ if I look that good in my early fifties, I’ll be f*cking thankful.

He’s taking a kicking because he’s been a cock. He’s releasing information the way he is because he only has those ways to release it and he’s an LA man now, this is how it’s done there. Plus, he knows gossip sites are exactly what would wind Jon up – it’s a quick and easy way to get his message out there and punish Big Bad Jon. Just as Jon knows that someone giving a sly nod to the question, ‘Is Richie is drinking again?’ makes him look sympathetic, angelic and just plain worried for his friend. It immediately provides him with the higher ground and is a beautiful swipe back at all the Jon-bashing that has erupted in the last few days online. It can’t even be proven. Because, what are we talking about here? Even if Richie had ONE glass of wine at the end of the first leg of the tour, Jon would be within his rights to say, ‘is this why you’ve been missing rehearsals? (even though this band doesn’t rehearse) – this ends or you’re off the tour’ Maybe that’s what happened, maybe everything blew up from there…

If Richie is back on the drink, Jon really has gone down the ‘tough love’ route – but also, let’s not overplay this – he’s protecting his band and his friend in the same way he did when Alec was a drunk. He’s not spoken out, because Richie is under contract and he can’t speak out - It’s not ALL about nobility, it’s a business decision too. But no matter what, Jon has done the right thing and hopefully it will result in Richie getting healthy.

If Richie is not back on the drink, then this is a HUGELY pissed off Jon totally ruining Richie’s reputation and saying, ‘**** off and don’t come back,’ because you do NOT spread the word that an addict has fallen off the wagon and expect them to forgive you.