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Originally Posted by Captain_jovi (Post 1124385)

No, the shows timeline were in safe place. Albeit Jon was working on the album when Richie was on the road but the US tour got scaled way back for low ticket sales. The overall promo stopped for the album once Richie got tied into the band tour, not that it was doing much for sales.

thanks for clarifying that. So many scenarios right now, one of them has to be right.

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Originally Posted by Mysterytrain (Post 1124337)

I am also getting tired of the "odd tweet or cloaked comments", and it's especially strange for Richie, who has really seemed to develop his own fan base via Twitter, to have virtually disappeared.

That said, if the 'trainwreck' story is true, it's possible the band and Richie are still attempting to negotiate; it may be that they don't know anything definitively, either, at this point. Or if they do, maybe they are bound by legal issues to remain evasive on the matter.

I have only heard the term "trainwreck" used to describe someone who is a disaster, spiraling out of control--like Britney Spears (shaving her head/speaking with a British accent/placed on a 5150 hold), or Lindsay Lohan (arrest/rehab/probation/repeat), or Charlie Sheen (WINNING!). I know I'm probably overanalyzing here, but "trainwreck" to me implies a drinking/drug problem, not a financial disagreement.

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Part of me wonders if Richie having his own Twitter following, and the way in which he discussed how proud he was of 'Aftermath' when it came out, really has helped him feel like he can stand on his own as an artist. Maybe he finally grew tired of not only being second to Jon, but (as it has appeared over the last few years) --been pushed further into the background re: interviews. For example, I just watched the Wal-Mart soundcheck video from this year, and at the introduction, you see Jon seated by himself. Then, the screen shows a separate video of Richie, David and Tico, who each introduce themselves and talk a bit about the new album. Why is it that the four core members couldn't have shared the same space and introduced the video together?

Also, you get things like the Katie Couric interview, where Jon gets a half-an-hour or longer onstage to chat with Katie, while Richie and Dave spend their time backstage, waiting to come out and perform.

Not too long ago, Jon and Richie would often do interviews as a duo. That seems to have lessened over the last year or two.

I think part of the reason is because Jon likes to answer band questions lately with "I...I...I" It's about him! And when Richie is there, Jon seems to cringe whenever he answers a question. Check out how annoyed he is when Richie interjects at 3:20:

Bon Jovi: Launching a new ten-day festival in...

I haven't speculated because nothing ever made much sense.

But now I am going with he was either in danger of or he fell off the wagon and here's why:

His contest.

From the beginning of this tour, he was on fire. In fact, IMO, with Jon's weird (and lack of) movement and lack of energy, Richie carried the show. The day before his last show with the band, Richie was the best I'd ever seen him. It's for this reason, this being alcohol/drug related didn't feel right even though that was always the most likely possibility. Think about it... over 30 years, he's had to have countless spats with Jon, but he'd never missed a show... unless he was in treatment.

Since not showing up to play, he's tweeted 3 times and there has been 1 youtube message -that was clearly written by someone else. For all we know, the tweets came from someone else. Why wouldn't he make that announcement?

Richie's tweets leading up to his "no show" were 1) two strange tweets (given the situation) about Forgiveness St and Easter/born again and 2) he was watching contest entries.

If his departure was because of a fight with Jon, wouldn't keeping his fans be a priority? I understand not commenting much... getting into a tabloid fight wouldn't help anyone BUT I can't think of any reason why he wouldn't keep his commitment, when clearly he was watching the entries until whatever happened happened.

So yeah, it's either alcohol or he's been learning how to make ricin. :p

Ricin easily. He was on a breaking bad binge and finally learned how to get rid of Jon :P

Jon always said "What happens to BJ stays in BJ".

Now that line from Just Older comes to my mind: "We got secrets that we'll take to the grave".

I guess we'll have to wait and see... or think of any other stuff until the answer comes out of the closet.

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Originally Posted by peewee (Post 1124408)

Wait...are you in the know here? Are we back to the "touch the winkie" theory?

Jon has said how he loves the Sopranos - maybe Richie has concrete boots on?
Italian mafia theory now ;)

Interesting.

If he has been fired he only has himself to blame.

This thread has so many jokes that I can't tell if you're being serious or not.

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Originally Posted by Beaky (Post 1124418)

NEVER reveal your sources, mate... Your friend's job is based on trust; ie: hearing things while she is working and not repeating them. I would take this down if you can.

Have to agree with this. What would she do if she knew you'd posted it here?