UPDATE:

My source says that the official announcement of Richie leaving is being postponed until the end of the tour. At this point, Jon is planning to go on Ellen and reveal he actually lost his hair 17 years ago and has been wearing a toupee all this time. He will announce that, with Richie's departure, to avoid naming issues, they will now be touring under the name "Bald Jovi" and Bobbie will play lead sitar (There will no longer even be a lead guitarist, to avoid paying any royalties to Richie whatsoever).

I've also heard that Richie and Nikki will start going by the combined name of "Ricki". Ricki lake is considering legal action.

Thank you, finally someone who writes and thinks as I do...

Well said and very true. Look how the Japanese people handled the Tsunami. The *class* some of those older folks showed, shortly after that event and years later, is unforgettable to me. Most Americans cannot even handle losing a 2nd home, without unending whining and begging for help from the government. The Japanese are in class of which we should all aspire to be in...

Seriously?? That is so unnecessary to compare anybody that has lost everything due to a natural disaster.

How about if Japan is so great, why don't they figure out how to stop nuclear waste spilling out of Fukushima and destroying the environment and have enough class not to lie about it?

Well it's looking like this thread is dead in the water. Either people just don't give a crap anymore or it's run it's course....or both. I must admit I have lost hope of Richie returning and it totally bums me out.

Richie has just tweeted (it's weird when you check on Twitter and you find this was posted 30 seconds ago):

"Hey guys just back from Tokyo. Wanna thank the Japanese people their hospitality and graciousness....my gratitude..."


( https://twitter.com/TheRealSambora/s...88681633054722 )

So random Japanese people have gotten more acknowledgement from the man than his bands fans have gotten since this all started.

Seems BB King was right after-all :D

They may not be random, they are probably fans of the band too.

They may be, but he was there for fashion, so I am more inclined to believe that his shout out was for those involved with that. Whether or not they may be Bon Jovi fans is incidental.

My point was he hasn't addressed Bon Jovi fans since this mess started.