richie is far more involved than david and tico, i also thinks he cares more than any other of the guys with the exception of jon...he may let us down this last year but richie has offered too much time and effort in the bj machine, has played with injuries and its only the last years he isnt reliable...
we may all bought tickets and didnt get the whole package but richie is really important to the band no matter what anyone here believes...sadly or not it all comes down to jon and the way they will work it out.
ps.personally i cant enjoy the band without richie.
ps2.watching the interview and seeing jon admiting he hired a drummer was a bit sad in many ways, jon wants the job done and the rest of the guys dont really care...at this point of thei career there are people in this board who care much more than the guys on stage ...