Guess the project just died a natural death :>

Ahhh yeah, humans and their insatiable curiosity.

I've been one of the ones here sticking up for their relationship, but the signs just don't seem good anymore! I can't seem them continuing to do concerts if they are not a couple, it wouldn't make any sense. It says a lot about the fact that they don't have any gigs. They may not have had offers from the states, but they could have easily booked UK European shows, but they didn't. They would have good sized audiences over there..so why??

I'm not against their relationship either. What I'm against is Richie trophying her around like she's Lady Gaga and trying to make her an equal musical partner.

If Richie came out with his own solo album and had her play some guitar and provide some backing vocals, I'd be cool with that. That full on writing / lead singing partnership is a huge turnoff to me. She's not a superstar as far as I'm concerned, I don't care what she has to write about, I don't care for her vocals, and the two don't mesh together musically. Now if Richie teamed up with a Powerhouse Mega Talent like Pink, I'd be all for it.

That's like Jon coming out with a duets album with Lorenza Ponce. Super talented at her own craft but not worthy of duets album with a Mega Star.

And the same goes for their dating. He's acting like they are Brad and Angelina. She's a B List Celebrity (actually in America I wouldn't even consider her a celebrity) and he's on the verge of becoming a B List.

Bottom line, if Richie wants to date a younger girl and have her chill with him, join some live shows, throw down some backing tracks on the new album, Cool... It was the whole "RSO" we are Sonny and Cher on steroids, blah blah blah, blah blah blah that turned a lot of people off...

Okay Thinny and World'sMost!
I would prefer obviously Richie in Bon Jovi or in the meantime some Richie solo gigs

I don't WANT them to break up; I've just never been totally convinced that there's anything TO break up. As a couple or as a band. I've never seen the "chemistry" they keep on about, instant or otherwise. Not on stage, not in photos, not in person.

I think the reason Richie comes across as sexist and hand-sy in the more recent interviews is because they're trying to sell this whole couple thing. Richie's one the worst liars in the world and when he's trying to project something that isn't genuine he tends to go overboard. In the beginning, any mention of Ori or their "chemistry" was always within the context of music - compliments on her guitar and songwriting skill (never about her personally), musical chemistry, etc., and he didn't act out as much. But since the EPs and album, interviewers are asking more often about their personal relationship (pre-planned, I'm sure), and Richie has started talking about them as a "couple". Seems to me that he's trying too hard to project something that isn't there. Maybe they thought they'd stand out more from other duos if there's this perception that they're madly in love or something, idk.

As for the future of RSO vs them as a couple, I don't think the success or failure of one is connected to the other. If they are truly passionate about this album (another thing I just haven't seen, especially from Richie) they can tour whether they're a couple or not. And if there's a true relationship, whether the project fails or not; that would go on. Since I don't think there's much to either side of that coin anyway, I'm predicting a quiet slide into obscurity for the album, RSO, and Richie and Ori as a couple. They could, however, use a breakup as a "reason" for not touring, to back out somewhat gracefully and save face.

I might be way off-base; but that's my two cents, fwiw.

Has anybody figured out any way that a European could watch their performance on PBS Soundstage. I found a link to Amazon Prime, where it should be available, but without a US billing address I can't register. I really would love to see the concert, because at the moment I don't really believe that I get to see them on the road...

Just watched the Making History performance from Soundstage that's on YouTube. Absolutely terrible. I could think of 745 things I'd rather be doing with my time than watching the whole show.

Side question - is this the same venue that the Lost Highway concert DVD was shot at? Looks very similar and that was also Chicago.

This is one of your craziest posts (and I wouldn't be surprised if there's some truth in there lol)

yeah both for "Soundstage" (TV serie) in WTTW's Grainger Studio, Chicago