No Richie on current leg of the tour

If he's not back for the show in Vienna i might not go either. I have a few friends who have tickets to that show and Munich. They aren't 100% sure either.

Might as well - every other bit of gossip/bullshit has been posted.

Take a bow Roxannah, quality.

Sentient thread Richie too...haha brilliant. Brightened up my morning. This is the thread that just keeps on giving.

Love that pic! ^^

I want a Richie Sambongo t-shirt... we could do a range of them.

On the front it could say... MESSED

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this but Matt's response to the colossal cock-up of the article being placed on bj.com was to blame the way people read it...

if read wrong maybe. The fact that the words were in (....) would show it was interviewers words not in quotes.

Perhaps as a social media marketing whizz, Mr Bongiovi should actually read posts put up on the website he is responsible for and judge how they might be perceived by an ill-informed public.

Twitter
Matt: Yeah, it's true! Richie has left yes but all on a good note. He is planning to compose on his own. Damn, who needs oxygen when you have swag?

http://drycounty.com/jovitalk/showthread.php?t=55338, page 87 for more information.

March, 2013:

Musician's Friend: What are some of the things you do to prepare for a tour?
RS: Absolutely. Obviously, you’ve gotta be fit. As you get older, if you’re going to travel the world the way we do it’s essential that you get in some kind of shape to deal with the wear and tear. This particular tour, I didn’t have to get in shape. No Slim Fast shakes baby! Because I just finished my solo tour right before. So my chops are as good as they ever were. That’s for sure. [laughs].

Aldo Nova about the good old times:

While we were in the room writing, Jon had been trying to lose weight and was drinking these Slim Fast shakes.So he was farting constantly, and so much that when his wife Dorothea entered the room to give us drinks, almost fell on her face, and offered to make me a Slim Fast shake so that i could rival her husband in Flatulence.

I've been holding off buying London tickets due to cash flow and I wont be buying them closer to the time if Richie isn't there.

I get why they are being vague about the situation, I don't think they have yet sold out the big venues in Europe yet and if its confirmed Richie isn't playing I don't see any of them selling out. Having said that more could be done to control the gossip and channel it in the right direction.

The whole 'we don't wash our dirty laundry in public, we're a brotherhood,' and 'it's down to Richie to tell you what is going on' is complete and utter bollocks.

Jon Bon Jovi runs this band, he is the custodian of the brand and tickets have been sold to see THE BAND. Someone has already commented, correctly, that this reaction from fans is something they did not see coming. Whether that's because Jon really does think that the majority of fans are there to see him or simply that they would just take a half-arsed explanation in their stride and not require any more... it was hugely short sighted.

A huge JON fan called me last night, the first call I've had from anyone about this. Going back a couple of years, JON could do no wrong. Every album HE released, she loved. Last night, after she'd admonished me for not telling her about Richie's absence in the first place, she said this...

"It's bad enough he releases a turd of an album, now we're going to get a turd of a live show as well."

There is no enjoyment in this for me but I think 2013 is going to be a year Jon will want to forget.

It's funny to notice that Richie isn't credited on the most praised songs on the album (I'm with you and That's what the water made me). Just sayin'
Anyway I'm getting bored with the Missing Richie shit. Somebody's got to communicate now. As far as I'm concenrned, both Richie and Jon can go **** themeselves!