it keeps getting worse ... it saddens me they cant work it out.,.

Sean Borgs comments....

It seems to me more proof that richie is being led astray and having words put into his mouth by people who want to make a name for themselves.....
There is a Bon Jovi without Richie, I saw them at Manchester!!!! different yes but still Bon Jovi.....does anyone else want to see this BORG strung up by his balls!!!!

What? How is that him commenting?

I think he meant that's his opinion about Borg's comments... It took me a second as well. ;)

I was commenting on his previous comments about there being no BON JOVI etc etc, sorry its the way i typed it!!!!

Hah, now I get it!

I'm from Australia and even I know the proper use of y'all..

And it concerns/angers me that he allows himself to be led astray. But, look at his history. Also, really concerned about new alcohol/drug claims as would be easier to lead then. Really hope not. Plus when the japan RT's went his account WHY at the same time did he start following one of the NR intern's?? Things that make you say "hum"?

This makes the irony of the song Backseat Driver even better. It's now a timeless classic.

Last comment from me in this thread:
I.am.over.it.

Best thing posted in this thread yet. If I was more bored a Borgstreet Driver would be fun to write.

From the horses twitter: "Hi! In Japan and the Japanese people are so amazingly nice.. And a pleasure... Just like when I got here way long ago. Love and respect..."

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9...y5rdo1_500.jpg

I think Taylor Swift wrote this song aboot them? CONSPIRACY? HOW DID SHE KNOW? THE SONG WAS WRITTEN BEFORE JON AND RICHIE DECIDED TO STOP DATING!

Don't have the link, but did you see the picture on FB that was posted by someone with it? Two very non-Japanese "young" females hanging all over him. LOL

I think at least 1 of them was the model from the shop tv show

This almost seems like another dig at Bon Jovi fans that have no doubt sent him some not very complimentary tweets.

I never see those, really. I'm sure they are there but if I #him, MOST are just how perfect, no matter what he is. I follow, I adore but not all this bs that is around him right now. Can't fawn over fashion/friends I don't feel comfortable with? Others do enough of that. Maybe his way of being in Japan first, since the band will be there in Dec.

I think it's simply a complement. I don't see any comparisons in the statement.

A lot of Richie's Tweets of late seem to have had hidden messages in them. He seems to end most Tweets with ..... as if there's more he wants to say.

Could be. There's not a lot that can be said in 140 characters. :) That's why I don't tweet much. Way too wordy.

There's people that do this, not necessarily because they have more to say on that specific topic but just that, there's always more to say. Kind of like a way of saying, until next time. The day I end my messages with a single period, is the day I'm sure it's going to be my last message ever :p.......

I have a bad habit of doing the same thing...

What do you mean by that? Are you hiding something?

Hidden message? I doubt it. He simply enjoys Japanese people. They've been kind to the band, and all 80's rock really, for years.

heres my confusion.... a campaign to get radio airplay for 'come back as me' by the NR street teams led by laurie lund. ok this is the song nikki lund & sean borg leaked.. why didnt they preomote AOTL in the same frenzied way? richie has not tweeted much on it... he doesnt mention the fashionline much.. & now richie is following a NR street team & Glenn Osrin on twitter?? did someone hack his account? The 'come back as me' is on tyler lunds youtube account not richies account.. so he will bennefit from the hits?

Because no one cared about him when Aftermath was released. This rabid and defensive fanbase didn't exist at that point and there's nothing on a year old record to capitalize on the situation with.

Honestly, I think if you were so inclined you could probably check and would learn that most of what you call "this rabid and defensive fan base" not only existed but were probably among the first of Richie's followers on Twitter. They were the same ones who hounded Luke Ebbin to get Richie to tweet and waited with bated breath for the release of AOTL. I know because I was along for that part of the ride.

I don't consider myself "rabid" and the only thing I've defended is the value of waiting until we have facts before judging Richie's motivation, much less his character. But I know that a lot of the fans who DO seem rabidly defensive became that way when people started jumping to unfounded conclusions about Richie or in retaliation against Jon's fans who labeled them as "Jon-haters" for no reason other than they supported Richie.

Fair point but I feel like they're far more vocal about getting Come back as me to radio than they were about Every Road. I'm basing this on that. If he went from cancelling shows due to lack of interest and now there's a very vocal group of people pushing the song to radio I have to think his fanbase grew, regardless of the reasons why...Agree/disagree?

So do I....

I don't see a hidden message. Richie?Bon Jovi has always been very popular in Japan. I went there a few years ago and my BIL's GF is Japanese and I can say without any doubt that the Japanese are very polite and lovely people. I would go back there in a heartbeat.

Several pages way back, I posted where TLund was telling anyone/everyone who used the song for their own fan video to take it down that they did not have authorization. Most I think just ignored him as if you ever done a fan video on you tube, if there is a copyright infringement, it will be down in a minute. For the very reasons you mention, If I want to hear the song (not my fav. but don't hate it) I will click on one of the fan videos and avoid anything Lund. Richie has not been rabid on this by any means, it's the fans and the Lunds. Remember they are messaging their little followers about something, I believe part of it is to make the video go viral. Several times I have wondered if someone else has access to his Twitt. 0 Trust his current circle, so could just be my paranoia.

I cannot believe this is still going on.

I'm about to post a couple of trivial, not earth-shattering, all in all off-topic info about the video to "I'll Always Walk Beside You". If you don't care, don't read.

I've seen some pictures of the video's storyboard and what I've gathered is the video is meant to be related to the lyrics and the meaning of the song, featuring Richie dynamically going from a state of vulnerability (shadows and soft lighting) to one of hope (bright lighting). The video will also feature footage from the devastation of hurricane Sandy, which will also be dynamic and go from merely tragic to uplifting and hopeful.

The storyboard is quite nice to see (I have a thing for "behind-the-scenes" stuff), the concept is good and I totally love that song, definitely one of my favorites from "Aftermath Of The Lowdown". I think it's telling that the whole project was started in January and it hasn't seen the light of the day yet. I wonder if Richie will continue on the "Come Back As Me" path or go back to this one... or who knows what else.


(Now, I don't want to bring certain people - namely Nikki's brother, in this case - any more publicity by posting their links any more than what's strictly necessary, but at the same time I'm still a decent human being and will respect his wish for the pictures not to be shared around (even though they're public). So, if you're interested, this stuff is available on his Facebook page.)

Me, I just don't give a f...

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I found the storyboard. He should be more careful with those things.

This was already posted a hundred pages ago, but that's not what my post was about. But thanks for the input.

The guy is a dumbass it's already been shared on twitter....

Thanks for putting the thought to listen to this song into my head: <- love these guys...

This is for a bitter rather than sweet laugh, but I couldn't help myself.

Come across this video from last year:

http://youtu.be/TACgAh291NY?t=31s

Awesome video. I remember watching it last year. Does this mean Warren Buffet will be replacing Phil X on the next leg of the tour? I'd pay money to see that :)

Unless this is the new Richie replacement I fail to see why it belongs here in this thread :D