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Originally Posted by Walleris
You do realize that you're making an analogy of your own conspiracy (Jon's hired PR people bribing Forbes, Billboard and other outlets) vs. the words that came directly from Richie's mouth during interviews?
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I realize exactly what I said, and for one thing I never said that anyone
bribed anybody, nor did I imply that there was a conspiracy. I suggested a theory, based on the way Pulic Relations often works. My theory is that Jon very likely has a staff whose job it is to scour the news and find opportunities to get Jon's (and the band's) image in the press and to distribute any positive messages related to that image in as many ways as they can. It's entirely possible that the same staff would, at Jon's directive, distribute any negative messages just as easily. And I may be the only one here who doesn't see Jon as a marshmallow who would just let arrows slung at him fly past without reacting, but that just doesn't fit any image I have of a man with Jon's 'have a nice day' attitude. Sorry, but contrary to popular belief, I don't look for the worst in Jon; I do, however, think he'd give as good as he gets when digs are thrown his way, even if he does it in such a way that it can be ignored by those who prefer their heroes to be of the saint variety. And for the record, that's a theory, too.
The articles regarding the untimely accolades he (and/or the band) is receiving lately seem to me to accomplish both of those missions at the same time. The accompanying articles consistently point out that the BWC tour was successful and it was successful without Sambora. As I said to Becky, this isn't breaking news for anyone. None of the outlets presenting the information would be seeking out newsbytes about a tour that ended six months ago (and bringing up an irregularity that occurred almost a year and a half ago) without prompting from someone.And tbe most likely canidate for "someone" in this case would Mr. Sunshine or someone on his staff.
And yes, I also realize that it's my theory bumping up against actual words Richie is saying - although in this particular case, he didn't actually say anything about Jon, did he? And while I admit that it's reasonable to surmise that he may have been referring to Jon, since he DIDN'T actually SAY that was who he meant, doesn't that make the comparison rather theoretical on both sides?
But then I guess it's okay to theorize about Richie, since no one would DREAM of assuming the worst about him, right?
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