Jovitalk - Bon Jovi Fan Community - No Richie on current leg of the tour

I think that IF Richie does come back for another record/tour, whatever contract he signs with JBJ Management would include severe penalties for not showing up due to "personal issues" or rehab. And rightfully so. When you are a performer (or really anyone employed), you have obligations about doing your job barring family crises or medical emergencies or any illnesses that would endanger your health or others'. Any problem you have with the job shouldn't prevent you from working while dealing with the issue.

nickolai

10-07-2013 08:01 AM

As much as the communist approach is appealing, I dont think that's legal.

Wrath Mania

10-07-2013 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by nickolai (Post 1154123)

Really? Jon's pissed the fans off? DOnt think so. He's kept the tour together despite a VERY challenging and spiraling bunch of circumstances. I think fans would be pissed off if the tour was pulled - with all hotel and travel arrangements having to be cancelled and money lost etc...

A guitarist in Phil X who has only been covering in Bon Jovi on and off for a couple of years - yeah. Given the circumstances Phil X has done a brilliant job. He's no Richie and has only got about 2% of the Bon Jovi back catalogue under his belt - with very little time to learn more do you blame Jon for playing it safe?

The band have the option to say NO. But they know full well an album + tour=$$$ muchos. Its called earning a living. Richie being a diva? Seriously? More like a ****ing joke. A total moron.

You do recall that they were still pulling off pretty varied set lists with Phil X as recently as this tour, right? What were getting now has nothing to do with what you're talking about.

If you think the average fan doesn't hold Jon and Richie in comparable scorn right now, you're lost. Which is, of course, what you are.

SuperBrad

10-07-2013 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Wrath Mania (Post 1154149)

Not exactly sure what you are talking about , but i think i agree .

Slakk

10-07-2013 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by nickolai (Post 1154145)

As much as the communist approach is appealing, I dont think that's legal.

So keeping Richie in a cage only let out for performances and even then chained to the white microphone stand is out?

semigoodlookin

10-07-2013 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Wrath Mania (Post 1154149)

You´re right about Phil X. At least in Europe there was some change, this has gone to the point of laziness, although I wouldn´t know how much Tico missing would mess with the setlists.

I think you´re wrong about the second part. I would agree the average Bon Jovi die hard is pissed with Jon, but I doubt the average fan who just buys a few records, a greatest hits, and attends one or two shows even gives a flying ****. Does the average Bon Jovi fan even know who Tico and Richie are?

Stranger11

10-07-2013 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by nickolai (Post 1154123)

Really? Jon's pissed the fans off? DOnt think so.

Ok, where in my post did I write that Jon pissed the fans off? I said that many things were going wrong this year. Not everything was under Jon´s control but some things are just handled poorly.

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Originally Posted by nickolai (Post 1154123)

A guitarist in Phil X who has only been covering in Bon Jovi on and off for a couple of years - yeah. Given the circumstances Phil X has done a brilliant job. He's no Richie and has only got about 2% of the Bon Jovi back catalogue under his belt - with very little time to learn more do you blame Jon for playing it safe?

Oh please, the setlists are almost the same as last tour - which was also the case at the beginning of this tour WITH Richie. Phil (and I agree that he does a great job) is with the band since April and I think that he would be capable to learn a few more songs, if Jon wanted to shake the setlist up a little bit.

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Originally Posted by nickolai (Post 1154123)

The band have the option to say NO. But they know full well an album + tour=$$$ muchos. Its called earning a living.

As far as I know Tico said no at the beginning. And altough I don´t know it any better, I´m pretty sure that also Richie and David were not that thrilled. But as you said, album+tour means cash. And the biggest piece of the cake belongs to Jon.

Stranger11

10-07-2013 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JoviJovi (Post 1154115)

There are just as many fans that lay blame directly and solely on Richie for his departure and the handling of it and think he is the one that should put away the ladies panties and man up

I don´t defend Richie at all here. The whole mess started with his departure but it needs two to Tango. Only Richie can say why he left the tour but only Jon can say what Richie´s status in this band is (that´s what I meant in my post).
It´s been six months since this whole thing started and there´s still nothing official. And since three months not even the standard "We love Richie very much and he is still a member of the band"

RonJovi

10-07-2013 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Stranger11 (Post 1154162)

As far as I know Tico said no at the beginning. And altough I don´t know it any better, I´m pretty sure that also Richie and David were not that thrilled. But as you said, album+tour means cash. And the biggest piece of the cake belongs to Jon.

That's not true. Jon phoned Tico to get him to come to the studio in 2011 and Tico said no so Jon worked away on his own. That's one of the most misquoted and misunderstood quotes Jon gave in this sorry mess and it has been misused as a stick to beat Jon with for months.

As for saying that David wasn't thrilled...has there been any evidence to suggest that?

There is a lot of stuff that you could beat Jon up about without making stuff up or misinterpreting stuff (either deliberately or otherwise).

rolo_tomachi

10-07-2013 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by RonJovi (Post 1154171)

Still the same problem. Jon has no respect for the band, they deserve a time of freedom.

About David, not know if he was happy or not with this Album-Tour, but in the documentary "When We Were Beautiful", he not seen very passionate when it comes to Bon Jovi working.

This band does not feel right, it is a reality. Richie's flight is still a mystery. I think Richie is tired of Jon's decisions. Or maybe Jon has hurt the pride of Richie deeply, and therefore have not yet been fixed things up. Jon is very arrogant and thinks only of himself. If Richie have the wounded pride and is awaiting Jon's apologies, we can say Richie is not coming back, because Jon is not going to lift a finger to make it happen.

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