Well, LA and LA are the same city and he wasn't there. Suppose it could be, but wouldn't hold my breath.

If so that would be more inspiration than WAN is offering up to other artists!

As a parent myself I really dislike the fact that Ava winds up in the middle of this. She shouldn't have that responsibility at her age - it's just not fair.

That said - this has gone far enough and Jon or Richie really should give us a decent explanation. We don't need to know the private details, just the details that concern the band and when and where (or IF) Richie is returning.

Looks bad for South Africa. According to this he is in L.A. on May 6.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=9BRqHeAXuis

Have to agee. Ava is getting a lot of people watching her because of her dad and she's a good looking girl who is only 15.

Richie shouldn't be inviting that sort of attention for her. Unless someone's privacy is being protected for very good reason, he has to make a statement for everyone's sake.

It says he's an honourary chair of the organisation, doesn't say he'll be at the event.

absolutely pissing myself :)

Pinch of salt... bag of lime... grain of sand? Maybe buried under a "ROCK, not just another grain of sand"? :-D

Even if he was, I don't know how long the flight from L.A. to South Africa is, but the tour starts on the 7th, not the 6th, so I think it could be done, though probably with a bit of jetlag ;-)

the whole thing has turned into a total disaster for everyone involved...after all these days, the love, the plans and the money involved we deserve to know whtas going on...jons answer doesnt satisfy me at all...we dont want a diplomatic answer with half the truth...we deserve to know when richie will be back, and if they cant answer this then may be sth more specific than its personal but richie doing solo appearences...
if this the end of the band as we know it, it would be so sad and ironic