Rolo - keep your asinine comments to yourself. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion - not just what you believe. Yes I miss Richie but its not the end of the world if he isn't at my concerts - I will still have a great time and enjoy seeing Jon, Tico, and David. With ***holes like you on here maybe its time to go elsewhere since your opinion is the only one that counts - in your own very warped mind. Thankfully you don't know me at all and the only stupid person around these boards is you.

Same with you JessyCardy - we are all entitled to our opinion and just because I don't worship the ground Richie walks on doesn't make what he has done right. Do I think Richie was in a coma the last 30 years - no way he knows exactly what he has been doing and just recently comes across as someone with a midlife crisis.

I was being sarcastic for ****'s sake, I actually agree with you! Next time I post, it will come with a huge disclaimer or something.

As much as I agree that in an ideal world that's the attitude artists should have, having been in a band myself and playing to literally more bar staff than punters at a handful of shows, I can tell you now it's absolutely soul-destroying, and we weren't even playing our own material. Imagine that same feeling multiplied ten-fold because nobody wants to hear songs you've poured heart and soul into. As much as I have a lot of sympathy for everyone who spent that money on travel, tickets and accommodation (and I know some of those people well), I have a fair amount of sympathy for him in that situation as well.

And yet people should listen to Jon dictate that they play umpteen cover songs, his own solo stuff or an over-generous amount of filler crap? Sorry, but just because you don't want to hear 'Stranger' or 'Seven Years Gone' doesn't mean nobody does. Plenty of people take toilet breaks during the likes of 'Dry County' or any of the new songs so why would replacing any of those with a Richie track make any difference?

Were you privy to the pre-tour agreements as to what would be played/not played on the road? How do you know that Jon, in a moment of desperate persuasion didn't say that Richie could play a solo track at shows? 'Every Road' was on the WAN deluxe version anyway - and was a highlight in many professional reviews as well.

As much credit as you afford Jon in all of this, you make it sound like their success was built on his leadership alone. Anybody with an ounce of sense who isn't a Jon fan-girl/boy knows that Richie's role in the band's success was far from insignificant as were Dave's and Tico's.

Why can people not understand that there may be more complex stuff at work here than simply saying 'kiss and make up'. All parties are keeping their cards close to their chests and the legalities surrounding the unauthorised disclosure of information are evidently playing a major part in the lack of information coming from either of the camps.

I hope you have a blast and fully enjoy the shows you're going to.

Conflicted much?;)

Go to hell. If you do not care Richie, what the hell are you doing here?. Maybe Phi X is not enough for you, true? You can mark you the X on your ***.


Jilted fans.

I know I am not the only one on this board that knew you were joking. LOL :D

For what it's worth, I've read at least four Tweets to Richie since his last comment saying something to the effect of, "So, are you saying you're leaving Bon Jovi?"

Also, someone Tweeted him the link to this thread lol

Thank goodness! It was starting to feel like one of those movie scenarios where everybody else on the planet seem to live in a different dimension and you slowly reach the point of madness 'cause nobody gets you. LOL

Won't that be a hoot if he turned up here he won't know what hit him....lol

If he does then Rolo's pants will literally explode !

:onfire::onfire::onfire:....they probably would:p

Can be difficult to navigate the tone of text at times. Sarcasm is very much a visual/vocal ability. Not text based

As I said, I don't blame you. And I don't blame the original poster either, I got worked up with them probably because I had to clarify myself twice in a matter of seconds and the heat is very bad these days. LOL

Rolo, if you post one more insulting or vulgar post (such as suggesting someone has been sodomized), you will get a temporary ban. Consider yourself warned. Express yourself without being insulting or vulgar.

Ok, sorry.:neutral:

But then again a tornado could go over my head and I wouldn't notice.

Linked a bit to a post on the "YouTube" bit I am currently listening to this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=VFRIzeAYjjs VERY VERY loudly.

It is unbelievable and totally unrecognisable to 2013. For one In These Arms was played faster back then, there were a few cool instrumental intros for a few songs - Lay Your Hands, Wanted, a really cool outro for In These Arms, and Richie had a lot more freedom of expression than more recent times; and an amazing medoly for Sleep/Bad Medicine. Totally capitulating stuff. Lets remember why we're here.

I'd get a tad bored listening to the above on YouTube for a recent Jovi show but if they played with this raw power and expression no-one would ever moan about boring setlists

Sorry for the off topic

Thank you for taking the warning with maturity. Carry on.

You on drugs? If so are you Richies dealer???

Dude, I like you, but for the love of god read on. Jesscardy's head's probably gonna explode now!

Its a shame for Richie but he could have made album of the decade in Aftermath but he forgot two things

1) No one cares about solo albums. I don't even care about JBJs solo albums. Its Bon Jovi everyone fell in love with. When asked about their solo albums the Manic St Preachers said - Weve learnt one thing about releasing solo albums...They don't sell and no ones interested.

2) Richie Sambora is Bon Jovi's lead guitarist and has been for 30 years. Nothings gonna change that and that's what fans want to see. If he left Jovi he would be forgotten about within months. Its a shame but look at his solo album and tour - it didn't exactly set the world alight. Why? See point 1.

Have I missed something? That post made no sense to me!

i'm waiting for the penny to drop lol :D

you will all be waiting a while.

Was it sarcastic?

lol yes mate...dont worry you were not the only one that fell for it :D

Badabing! lol

Guilty as charged

hahahahaha.......all good fun

Jessy - sorry, guess I have to go back and read more of your comments.
Actually was more annoyed with Rolo's stupid comment and you got caught in the "aftermath". Sorry

Once again, Richie's tweets are making sound like an ass. If his artistic integrity was so important, than he shouldn't have put his name on WAN and shouldn't have gone out on the tour. Once he did, "artistic integrity" lost any and all merit as a reason to leave the tour. As far as Aftermath, personally I don't find it to have any more soul than WAN. And if Richie was so damn proud of it, he shouldn't have canceled his dates last year due to sales. Honestly, I think this whole thing sounds more and more like Richie had a fit (and probably a fight with Jon, who I'm sure acting like a press diva) that he "poured his heart and soul into AOTLD yet it sold 11 copies and he had to cancel tours, while WAN was (comparatively) successful and the Jovi machine just rolled along.

oh don't worry dear! I get you and your sense of humor! you'll always have my support and unconditional love:) truly

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Oh, I'm so glad I was busy replying in the General section of the board while all that happened, so it was all cleared on my behalf in the meantime! Thanks!


No problem, all is clear, all is good now! ;)


Awww. Never doubted. LOL

That's Richie in your picture. Fail.

kinda similar post from MetLife's twitter... only welcome Jon in NJ?

MetLife Stadium ‏@MLStadium 9 Jul

Good afternoon @BonJovi FANS! We will be welcoming Jon back home in grand fashion with some awesome TICKET GIVEAWAYS! Stay tuned!

Oh wow... We have all seen this crap before. It doesn't help that the band's official fan club is "Backstage with JBJ". IF Richie feels like a lesser part of Bon Jovi, it's no wonder why... and it's amazing he put up with it as long as he did (still, no excuse for bolting before the tour was over). Like someone said above, and I'm paraphrasing, it's not about Jon or Richie, it's about the band, and posts like this from the band really irritate me.

The Bon Jovi facebook page didn't write that, they SHARED the link. It was the MetLife Stadium's page who wrote Jon Bon Jovi. You will notice that when the Bon Jovi FB page does talk about the Chicago show and how they will kick off the US tour, they write Bon Jovi.

This. Don't try to sell me the "I'm all about my solo album" line when you dumped us high and dry last year. Shows can be moved to smaller venues if you really give a damn about your fans, and if you can't bring yourself to do that for ego reasons, at least don't lie your ass off about WHY the shows are being axed.

I have a hard time believing this is about anything other than the almighty dollar, but of course that's total speculation. It's long past time for Richie to realize that holding out isn't going to work and either 1) do whatever has to be done to get his spot in Bon Jovi back if he still wants it or 2) man up and say that it's over and he's out. I'm done actually caring which path he takes. At this point, I'm only here because I'm morbidly curious. My how things change. :(

Well, this should at least end the speculation that he's not "allowed" to promote his solo album.

I'm almost to the point where I don't care if he comes back or not. I'm tired of the bs and wish it would end one way or the other. If he wants to be in the band, he needs to come back already. If he doesn't, he needs to make it official. Stop leaving fans hanging.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICHIE :p :new-bday:

This. The next time someone jumps on my back for not being supportive of Richie when we don't know the reason, I'm sending them to you. For people to think Richie's activity over the last year is why we're annoyed is insane. My annoyance from the Aftermath fiasco bled over into this and just compiled into "Give me a break" territory. Don't want to tell me why you're not on tour? Fine, but I shouldn't be expected to guess reasons why it's acceptable.