There is is huge difference between FORMALLY and FORMERLY. There is nothing in this release that should depress you.

In that latest photo of Richie...those are the saddest eyes. I can't stop looking at them. He is smiling for the cameras but there is no sense of the happy-go-lucky guy that we usually see. As the months marched on things have not gone well for Richie--the band continued to sell out shows, PhilX continued to get praise and a following, most on this board no longer support him.... I am pleased that he is out and performing a bit. Music is not only a passion but it can heal and maybe it will help him find his true self.

Your right, I read it as former... Can someone say feel like a dunce. But it still all feels so wrong on so many levels. I am way too concerned about this and keep trying to look away, but d.it, I keep coming back. But as another poster said I AM extremely thankful to see/hear him performing music... where he belongs in one way or another and looking like Richie - Mr. Sambo .

What? Where is this rumor?

Yet formerly fits the situation far better than formally would which makes me wonder if it was a spelling error or not.

Don't worry. While on his twitter follow this...

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8455/5pag.jpg

...is still within.



http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-conte...rs-crossed.gif

Its on there, because until something official is announced, the removal of the red circle would spark a mass of hysteria from Jovi fans far and wide. It just aint worth it until the end of the tour when, as we all know, it is announced officially.

I so needed that - I feel just like that little kid. :)

steve's wife tweeted it first and then deleted it right away

Y'know, Rolo, just because there hasn't been a press party or a tabloid-fest or pictures all over the internet doesn't necessarily mean that the band (Jon included) haven't been supporting Richie all along (if support is needed). As much as some might like for them to, the press doesn't record EVERY move these guys make and the guys in the band clearly aren't talking about EVERYthing that's going on. So they could be showing total support to Richie outside of the camera's range. And since we don't even know what the issue(s) is/are; we certainly don't have a clue to what the real interactions are among the band members.

I spent a lot of time here trying to get people not to judge Richie prematurely or unfairly; and I'm going to say the same thing to you right now - The Edge comment aside, Jon hasn't given any indication (except in the overactive imaginations of the fans) that he doesn't support Richie. So I think your over-the-top criticism of him is uncalled for.

I personally think you need to let go of the Jon-hate and move on. Unless you know for a fact something that the majority of us are only speculating about, you don't know that Jon has done anything to be criticized for (again, aside from the unfortunate Edge comment - which could have been taken out of context and misconstrued). Any more than anyone knows what Richie's issues are.

It's all still speculation. And that, my friend, is the (real) Reality.