I know JBJ has been liable to steal from others before but I think that one would be too obvious for Mr Paul Simon to not sue. I'd sue as well of course, as my amendments are what makes it a classic of course.

Bad Medicine II (about dog poisoning??)

Does Richies mother live in LA?

I heard she was staying with him now because her house was heavily damaged in Sandy.

Ah right, thanks. Makes sense. Really just can't see this being about money. Wouldn't be surprised if you're right.

From the posts I have seen of Ava's tweets, it doesn't seem like her grandmother is sick or hurt.

Doesn't mean anything, kids are like that. I don't think she will post something private such as Pray for my Grandmother. You know how teenagers are, life goes on with their tweeter world and online. Not to say that she is heartless or doesn't care about her Grandmother but in the middle of everything that is going on, she still goes on Tweeter.

Besides we always put out our best on Tweeter and FB. The outside world sees nothing.

Breaking news, Ava just retweeted this;

@TheRyanBeatty: turkey bacon is 1000x better than regular bacon just my opinion though

If any of her family was seriously I'll would she be talking to her mates about bacon sandwiches? Does it mean Richie is back on the drink?

(I bet Ava is thrilled that loads of creepy BJ fans are following her every move on twitter btw)

To be fair..When something is wrong with my family, I don't tweet about it either. I don't tweet about my family at all. Too private.

I'm sure she hates it but on the other token, she could go on private too. It's an open twitter. She has over 4 thousand followers. I presume that she doesn't have 4 thousand friends. She wants to get into the entertainment industry. Also her mother is an actress, its Bon Jovi fans and Heather Locklear fans following her.

I think Avas tweet DEF means that Richie has fallen off the wagon. Everyone knows Bacon sandwiches are perfect for a hangover...

I wonder if I could order a Phil X t-shirt and have it in time for KC and Des Moines this weekend...

I think she is finding solace in food for comfort during this difficult time. :)

Further to this story, rumour is Jon wouldn't let Richie sing this song solo each night:

Wild Is The Wind (to Captain Skidd from the King of Stink)

I tried to fake being happy
I tried hard to be free
From the stink of those fried beans
I gave you so many chances
The smell would bring God to his knees
You wanted more from me
Than I could ever be
You wanted me to shut my nose
But you didn't know, Jonny

Wild, wild is the wind
That emanates from you
Cold is the night without your farts
That knock me out
Wild, wild is the wind
That blows through your arse

Wild is the wind,
Wild is the wind
You got to understand, Jon boy
Wild is the wind

You need someone to tell you
Somebody who isn't Tic or Dave
Coz you don't care what they say
They just go on pretending
Too weak, too proud, too tough to say
You just let one go
You've got a smelly hole
Have you got the runs?
Don't say it isn't you, Jonny

Wild, wild is the wind
That emenates from you
Cold is the night without your farts

That knock me out
Wild, wild is the wind
That blows through your arse, Jon boy
And tears us apart

Wild is the wind,
Wild is the wind
You got to understand, Jonny
Wild is the wind

[Solo]

Maybe a better man
Would suck it up for you
Jonny, a better man would
Stick a cork in your hoop

Wild, wild is the wind
That emenates from you
Cold is the night without your farts

That knock me out
Wild, wild is the wind
That blows through your arse, Jon boy
And tears us apart

Wild is the wind,
Wild is the wind
You got to understand, Jon boy
Wild is the wind

Fkn hilarious :)

Best version of Wild Is The Wind.

Brilliant.

I couldn't make it through reading that without crying hysterical tears from laughing so hard. I even went so far as to imagine the video for this version.

Thanks for making my day! :p

God! Better than regular bacon?! Now I need to have some turkey bacon.

Turkey bacon better than regular bacon? Not even close. :mad: :D

I was reading the TMZ article and if you click on the "Richie sambora through the years" you can see a slideshow of 20 Richie pics, these are two of them:

http://ll-media.tmz.com/2013/04/03/r...s-016-480w.jpg

http://ll-media.tmz.com/2013/04/03/r...-0119-480w.jpg



Man the dude has changed over the years :D

And this is why this happens to the American audience and not Europe.

Hahaha fantastic.

This whole thread is magic.

This is possibly the craziest thread in the history of JoviTalk. And won't it be something when it turns out it really was a simple personal matter that Richie had to take care of and he's back on the tour as if nothing ever happened.

We'll just think he's acting and keep on the conspiracy going :D

A simple personal matter wouldn't make him stop touring for weeks and could be solved by someone else or in his free time. He had two weeks off where he was on vacation.

I don't think it's a simple personal matter. It must be serious for him to skip shows for a few weeks but I do think you are right in him coming back as nothing happened. He will be back and at the first show, it will be welcome back Richie and bascially that will be it. It will stay as a personal matter even when his back. The whole I just had to work out some personal matter. When Matt said it's as simple as that, I never took that as it's nothing really just simple but it's really just a personal matter. Nothing more, nothing less. No inside fighting, no him leaving the band. Just that he has to deal with something and he will be back.

I'm sure you're right that it's not "simple." I shouldn't have used that word. But I do think it's "personal" and we'll never know what it was. And I think he'll be back as if nothing ever happened.

900 posts about this, my question is anyone still listening to "What About Now" ????? :lol::lol::lol:

Yes, but I'm sure that's in another thread.

Ava just posted this on twitter. "Just a note to all guys out there, It's not cute to be a controlling boyfriend."

Clearly she's unhappy with the way Jon was treating richie as well.

Someone said Heather was in rehab. Maybe Richie has to take care of the kid?

But why didn't she said husband? As Richie and Jon are in a sexless marriage.

http://nj1015.com/did-jon-bon-jovi-p...a-out-of-band/

This is written in a way that is very hard to believe.

Screams made up.

^^ i do feel like if that was the case it wouldn't have been so sudden and they would of had a replacement lined up long before hand.

Richie’s current absence from the tour is due to his personal matter
 

http://www.austin360.com/news/entert...living-/nXDDK/

JON:

“I think Richie’s doing all right, (but) I haven’t spoken to him,” lead singer Jon Bon Jovi says (Phil X has replaced Sambora for the rest of the tour). “We were surprised. It was 3:30 on show day on Tuesday and we got a phone call that he wouldn’t be there. It’s a personal matter.

“Don’t believe what you read on TMZ because it’s the furthest thing from the truth.”

Thanks for informing us. It's not like we've been discussing this nonstop for 5 days.

Anyone else find it strange he says he hasnt spoken to RS?

maybe "since the phone call" is lack from the sentence? Typo?

dont mean to be a drama queen or anything, but my gut feeling tells me this time RIchie's gone for good. and this is not based on any of the reports. hope I'm wrong though