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Old 04-19-2010, 02:49 PM
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The reason I have been upset is VERY simple:

Jon is not an idiot. He knows damn well that there are die hard fans out there that go to several shows on every tour. I assure you, they aren't selling tickets to 240,000 different people for the NJ shows. They're maybe selling to 100,000 people. And those people are the people that he promised, yet again, to do some different things. This time, he promised the sets would be different every night, they'd play older songs, rarities, same old bullshit he's promised the past 4 tours. And as usual, he takes the easy way out and plays basically the exact same set every night. I took his word, again, and bought tickets for 5 shows. Now, I'm regretting it. I have no desire to see the same exact show twice. I've seen this band enough times so that it's no longer necessary.

Now, if Jon had kept his trap shut and not promised things he didn't deliver, I wouldn't care less about the set lists. Personally, I'd think he was a damn fool, but that's just me. Clearly, Jon doesn't enjoy touring much anymore, and it's obvious why. He's turned it into a job. Most of us have the unfortunate task of working the same mundane 8-10 hour schedule every day, doing the same thing. Here's a guy who is his own boss, and can do whatever the hell he feels like on that stage, and instead, does the same thing every night, then bitches about how much he doesn't like touring.

What I wouldn't give to have the opportunity Jon has and so arrogantly and foolishly, completely ignores.
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