Here Today... Gone To Hell!

Over the past week I have been Exchanging emails with bumblefoot and got him to agree to do a chat with us here at rosesofvelvet.com (http://rosesofvelvet.com) The Chat was unannounced so only the people that were logged into the site at the time would have know about it!  The Chat lasted roughly 1 hr and 30 mins. Once Again Thanks Ron!

Brody-

Here is the chat log!

Bumblefoot : Wussup everyone :D

Neemo : Not much

DoubleTalkingJive : Thanks for coming to chat with us here!

Neemo : waiting for you guys to get out on the road again :D

DoubleTalkingJive :  very cool of you!

BLS-Pride : not much .. yeah its quite awesome

Bumblefoot : My pleasure - thanks for havin me here :)

Neemo : so any rules what we cant ask

Bumblefoot : Hangin' at a hotel room in Burbank CA, gonna rehearse lata... noodlin on the geetar and typin... lemme see, what *not* to ask...

Bumblefoot : You can ask me anything really. I just can't answer - lol

DoubleTalkingJive :   that works

BLS-Pride : you teach in jersey? or did or something lol.. i read about it

Neemo : well first how the design of your new foot goin?

Bumblefoot : I'll give you the stock answer "any info will be announced by GnR management when it is confirmed."  In fact, lemme copy that to my clipboard now, to save time - lol

BLS-Pride : haha..good idea

Bumblefoot  : Foots going well, got plenty of wacky drawings coming in...

Bumblefoot : I'm starting to get sick of looking at feet...

Neemo : haha ron

Bumblefoot : Drawing of yellow and black feet. pretty nasty...

DoubleTalkingJive :    Brody will be on in 5, he just called me

Bumblefoot : Brody's in Hawaii, yes?

DoubleTalkingJive :   Yes,Brody is living the life there..LOL

Bumblefoot : Yo, aint that the Jetson's theme when people enter the chat?

EFISH : howdy Ron

Bumblefoot : Wuddup eFish.com

EFISH : more like gnr2k.com :-D

Bumblefoot : eDouche

EFISH : (thanks for joining by the way) lol

Bumblefoot : Great site bro - thanks for makin that!

Neemo : ron do you use line6 amps?

Bumblefoot  : Yep, using Line6 Vetta2 heads, and Marshall 4x12 cabs

Neemo : cool, was marshall a prerequiste for gnr or have you always used them

Bumblefoot : I just sent an email to Line6 about an idea for a new fx pedal, wanna see if they're up for making it.

Bumblefoot : Always used Marshall cabs :)

Neemo : i just got a spider II 30, about al the power i need

Bumblefoot  : Have so much freedom to play what I want, be who I want, use what gear I want... its really sweet how the vibe is - let everyone be who they are and have fun :)

Neemo : did you use les pauls before gnr?

Neemo : nice gnr has a rumor of being a dictatorhship

Bumblefoot : Fuck all the rumors - everyone wants to believe the worst. Trust me, it aint so bad :D Its pretty damn good, Im real happy :)

Bumblefoot : I got the LP I use with GnR in 1989, only used it for special occasions... Bar Mitzvahs and shit...

Brody : ok im here

Brody : Sorry Ron!

Neemo : cool is it harder to play fast with the heavy guitar

Bumblefoot : Its not harder to play fast with the Les Paul, just harder to stand up straight.

Bumblefoot : Wussup Brody !! HI MANDY!!

Mandy : Hi, there!!

Brody : Not much BBF I got called into the office! You know how the military is

Bumblefoot : Give a big hug to all the Navy folks when ya see em, and a big thank you for me for allowing me to go hang at the Jersey shore safely.

DoubleTalkingJive : So Ron, what was the definitive moment in your life that you said, I want to do this for a living?

Bumblefoot : Definitive moment - I was 5, my brother's friends played me the Kiss Alive! album, and I knew, at that moment, that I wanted to wear make-up and wear high-heels. I mean, be a musician.

DoubleTalkingJive :    You must be having a blast Ron

BLS-Pride : Ron how was it to play wit izzy fuckin stradlin(had to say it like that) lol
Bumblefoot : ok, playing with Izzy F Stradlin. He's gotta be the sweetest guy in the world - he enters a room, and the room becomes calm and happy. Great guy :)

EFISH : Ron, I hope you dont mind me asking: do you think youll ever tour with the bumbleband anytime soon?

Bumblefoot : (lemme back up and see wtf I missed in the chat - hang on....

Bumblefoot : Bono! Love your band!

Bono : Haha! thanks

Jim Bob : hey ron :)

Bumblefoot : Waiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.. Bonos not Canadian.. YOURE NOT BONO!

(BONO Had a Canadian flag for his Avatar)

Bumblefoot : LIAR ! ! LIAR ! ! LIAR ! ! LIAR ! ! LIAR ! ! LIAR ! ! LIAR ! ! LIAR ! ! LIAR ! ! LIAR ! ! LIAR ! !

Neemo : so whats up with the hidden track at the end of normal

Brody : yea i was wondering that too?

Bumblefoot : (gotta scroll up and re-copy my stock & Whens the CD comin out answer.... lol)

DoubleTalkingJive :    you must get that asked alot I am sure is the number one question

EFISH : whats with the 32 minute track, that only plays 3 minutes. is there a hidden meaning to that also? :-D

Bumblefoot : OK, backing up a smidge, yeah, Bumbleband will play as soon as theres a definite break in the GnR schedule and I know it won't interfere with bizzzzzzzzzz..

Bumblefoot : ok, the hidden track on Normal...

Bumblefoot : If ya listen close, its the low rumble of the last guitar chord on track 13, ringin' for 28 minutes, until there's no time left on the CD (counting backwards on the CD player toward 0:00) ten track 14 comes in and the ending chord is played. :P If ya did the MP3 thing, ya miss all that. Sorry.

Mandy : Wow... I have like 5 people telling me BBF is on ROV..........

Neemo :  ah i guess i should let it rotate instead of stopping

Jim Bob :    i've talked to you on myspace a couple times. i'm work in the porno biz and have all those chicks on my profile

Bumblefoot : sweet Jim - need some funk music? Got plenty.

DoubleTalkingJive : Anal Trainers...soundtrack Bumblefoot, people will be buying porn for the first time for the music!

Brody : so ron, when gnr comes to Ames, IA I will be at that show! Im gonna throw you a beer!

Bono : Ha! you're gonan throw somthing at the stage!?

Bumblefoot : Brody - people were throwing me beers in San Fran. LOL! They were still in cups... better than bottles of piss, yes?

BLS-Pride : hey bumble you dig on Zakk Wylde and Black Label Society?

Bumblefoot : BLS - Zakk is the definition of playing with fucking balls - BLS is friggin great...

Jim Bob :    ive seen you with teh band 3 times ron. NYC 5/17 and both vegas shows. Really impressed with how long you've come in the band in vegas dude. the red suit was pimp to.

DoubleTalkingJive :    I am gonna try to get infront of you at MSG..hmm what can I throw up on stage that wont hurt you ...LOL

Brody : Ok well I'll be sure to throw you a beer! I think they sell them in plastic bottles now

Bumblefoot : haha thanks Jim... Brody - maybe *hand* me a beer rather than throwing one. Shit, I dont drink, hand me a water :P

Jim Bob :    i met robin the first night. but no ron :(

Mandy : <B>It's easier to see Axl than Ron......... :( Damn, these celebrities.</B>

Bumblefoot : LOL Mandy

Brody : ok will do that! water is cheaper anyways

Bono : I didnt knwo you didnt drink. Thats pretty cool.

Neemo : so any tips on catching gnr after a gig ron?

Bumblefoot : Neemo - thats a tough one. The security, transportation and travel situation is always different - sometimes there&apos;s time to hang and say hello, other times we gotta jump in the bus and head off to the next city, just enough time to wipe the sweat, grab our shit and go...

DoubleTalkingJive :    I actually met you Bumblefoot behind Hammerstein and you were so nice, thanks for being so cool

Bumblefoot : To me, the show aint complete till ya wind down and hang with people, bring shit back down to normal, and connect with everyone more personally, ya know? Thats why id sneak out the back door after all the NY shows... give people some shit to eBay - lol

BLS-Pride : im gonna try and meet you ron in jersey.. ill prob be the only guy there with a BLS shirt on

Jim Bob :    i wouldnt ebay anything the band gives me

DoubleTalkingJive :    Ron you were/are super cool, it was a great end to a great night

Bono : Whats the connection GnR ahs with vegas.?

Bumblefoot : Bono - dont know why we play Vegas, I say why the fuck not? :D

Jim Bob :    great place to be :)

Brody : Ron can you tell us about the first time you met the band!

Bumblefoot : First time I met the band, was around the end of April. Introduced myself, plugged in and we played some old stuff. Then we did it again.

Brody : awesome!

Neemo : wow that's insane you had so little time to get to know them

EFISH : how did you learn all that material, so fast?!

Brody : Do you guys ever just jam to some older shit. non gnr?

BLS-Pride : talent lol

Bumblefoot : Jive, youre female?

DoubleTalkingJive :    yes I am, if you have seen the rov myspace I am the chick on the profile

DoubleTalkingJive :    with the ROV in lipstick on my chest

Bumblefoot : Yeah, we got together and jammed, and less than 2 weeks later did the NY shows - Im cool with jumping in, then learning how to swim...

Brody : ok lets slow down and let him give a moment to respond haha

Neemo :    what happenied in 2004 for the thing to fall through?

Bumblefoot : ok, about 2 years ago, someone asked.....

Bumblefoot : We started talking about doing this way back then - I teach music production once a week at a college in NY, told my boss there that I may not be able start the next semester, told him why... I left for a week of gigging in Russia, came back and had all these calls and emails from people saying &quot;Hey, I heard you joined GnR and are touring with them!&quot; Rumors started...

Bumblefoot : I figured the best way to stop them before they get out of hand would be to clear it up on my site with a little message saying &quot;I AM NOT IN GNR" - but I gave too much info, should have left it at that, and not even mentioned that I was talking with GnR - that was my fuck up. Didnt realize just how big and fast-moving the internet rumors move....

Bumblefoot : The next day, blabbermouth took my quote, added their own title "new replacement found for Bucket" and made it seem like I was saying the opposite of what I said - it became a problem and we took some time off for the dust to settle... :P But all worked out how it was supposed to, when t was supposed to - if we got together in 04, maybe it wouldnt have, ya know?

Mandy : my friend sent me a pic of you saying it was the new guitarist

Bumblefoot : lemme check the myspace rov page... Sexy Beast - yall have been even nicer - aint easy to come into a new family and yall gave me a chance - thank you for that :)

Brody : Thats cool! Although I have to admit you are a godsend to the GNR Community! were not used to getting to interact with gnr at all

Jim Bob : yea dude i think its real cool how you alwayss respond on myspace and stuff.

Jim Bob :    dizzy ignores my messages but u respond :)

Bumblefoot : Jim - do it when I can - not always easy, but I try - youre all kind enough to wussup, I try to return the nicities - just the right thing to do. Wasnt raised by wolves, know what I mean? lol

Bono : No kididng Brody. Fan interaction at it[s finest

Bumblefoot : Typing fucks my hands up bad though - that sucks. So I keep answers short. Almost rudely short. Dont mean to, just trying to keep feeling in the fingers - lol

Brody : I bet ron

Neemo : totally ron, thanks for the repolyes and for doing this chat

cotis : are you back in jersey now ron? i know you live like 30 miles east of me which is pretty cool, IMO. we&apos;ve sent some messages back and forth...i was hte kid with the red hat that took all those pics that i told you about...if you remember

Bumblefoot :  in Burbank CA right now...

Bumblefoot : ok, what questions did I miss?

Bumblefoot : and whats the myspace link?

DoubleTalkingJive : http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?

Bumblefoot : Holy shit Jive - you're like, fucking stupidly hot - lol

DoubleTalkingJive : that means alot coming from you!

Brody : bbf I will give you my girlfriend

Bumblefoot : LOL Brody!

cotis : why are you in burbank ron? if you care to answer..

Bono : Ron Im wondering if you were amped to join GnR right from the get go or did you have any second thoughts?

Bumblefoot : Bono - had some considerations. Was about to make a big change in life, was real hapy with things, knew there would be sacrifices, didn&apos;t know what the weight of the good and bad would be. But truth is, good and bad are your own perception of things. Its up to you how you wanna deal with shit.
 
Bumblefoot : (was real happy with things as they were, I meant, wasnt sure if I wanted to make a change)

Bono : Thats cool Ron. I hear ya. Change is alwasy somthgn that taks consideration and your change wasnt liek somen moving form their job at Pizza hut to Burger Kings. Probably a lot more to consider in your situation i wuld thnk lol.
Neemo :    ok well nice chatting with you all but i gotta go now....ron remember if Axl calls out seats to a special acousitc gig in toronoto ....section 109, row 22, seats 3 and 4 ;D

Bumblefoot : mmmmmm... Burger King.......

Bumblefoot : Take care Neemo - cool hangin - cya soon!

Jim Bob :    whats your favorite GNR song to play Ron?

Niko : hi bbf , very cool you are doing this =)

Jim Bob :    i wuld bring u porno girls lol

Bumblefoot : Jim... no comment - lol

Bumblefoot : I stopped eating junk food. Dropped 60 pounds in the past 2 years. I was pretty Bumblefat.

Jim Bob :    congrats dude. i need to drop about 30 pounds

Niko : hi ron, dont know if you asked this already, but you were approached by GNR in 2003/04, did you keept in touck until this year with managment or you were approoached again 2 years later by surprise?

Bumblefoot : Niko - no, we didnt keep in touch... it was so messy...

Bono : Hey Ron whats your choice of sport?

Bumblefoot : Bono - always like boxing...

Bono : Boxings cool. When jim ome has those guys on his shows thats alwasy interesting. Bernard Hopkins is a great interview

BLS-Pride : ron i have to ask.. were/are you a fan of Dime? huge loss for music and for us bls/pantera fans

Bumblefoot : The Dime thing fucked everyone up. Was a fan.

BLS-Pride : yeah.. Dime was one of a kind

Bono : That inda fucked everyone up even those who were unfamiliar with him I woudl think. Kinda makes you thin every time you take the stage. Too mnay wackos out there

Brody : Ron What new bands are you a fan of?

Bumblefoot : I love Muse (even though they're not that new...), was so happy to play with them at Inland :)

Bono : Fukcing rights Muse rule. hey ron maybe you guys will get them to open on the dates in Calgary and Edmonton. LOL hint hint.

Bumblefoot : Gonna have to split in a few minutes - gonna hang with Craig (amazing guitarist from the band Skeleton Key that was kind enough to tech for me) and grab some dinner, then rehearse...

Bono : Thats cool Ron. Who wants to ahng with weirdo fans anyways. i just do it to uphold my Bonish image. LOL

Brody : Cool cool thanks ron we are so lucky to have you do this for us!

Bumblefoot : My band did a cover of Stockholm Syndrome from Muse when we toured Europe last October...

Bono : NICE!

DoubleTalkingJive : Ron, what do you think of all the forums dedicated to GNR?

Bumblefoot : The forums are cool, and I really appreciate that everyone has a place to bond with each other (or fight - lol)

Jim Bob : well we all really appreciate you taking the time to bullshit with us dude

Jim Bob :    ron waht is your favorite gnr song to play with the band and during the show

EFISH : the best cover you did ron was the vocals on that sweet child o mine :D

Bumblefoot : Oh shit, which SCOM cover? The recording from years ago with Most Precious Blood, or the one I played at the gig in Brooklyn last August?

DoubleTalkingJive    : Ron we really do appreciate you giving your time to our forum and I will be sending you that email! Think you would consider doing this again with us sometime?

Jim Bob :    this is seriously my favorite lineup of guitarists in any band.

Bumblefoot : Thanks Jim

Bumblefoot : I think we each bring something and together its pretty complete :)

Jim Bob :    yea dude all 3 of you bring your own thing to the table and it blends nicely. i love how its setup

Bumblefoot : Jim, sorry we didnt get to meet - dont know where I disappeared to....

Brody : I think all three of you should be on the cover of Guitar

Bumblefoot : Love playing with them :)

Bumblefoot : We should be on the cover of Sexy Beast magazine.

EFISH : ron, were you intimidated upon meeting axl for the first time?

Bumblefoot : As for meeting the guys the first time, I tried to be respectful and proper - lol. I know I can be a smart-ass, so I just told myself "shut the fuck up and don't be a wise-ass - just PLAY."

Bumblefoot : shit, I better get to rehearsal.... lol

DoubleTalkingJive :    Ron thanks man....see at

Bumblefoot : Heeeeeeeeey, fucking GREAT hanging with y&apos;all - had a lot of fun! :D

Brody : Later Ron Thanks so much

Niko : bbf are you rehearsing new songs for the upcoming tour?

Bumblefoot : Niko - maaaaaaybe. Not sure, we&apos;re supposed to start up tonight...

Bumblefoot : Thanks yall ! ! BYE!!

DAMIT i missed.... :rant:

Sorry It was an Awesome Event! better luck next time!  : ok:

i was there very cool chat, asked the last question  ;D, and a couple more

thanks brody fot the opportunity  : ok:

nice chat man, Bumblefoot is amazingly cool!

I wish any of you made him more interesting questions, but it was a nice chat anyway

he is letting me use his music in my movies  8)   great dude!

That is so fantastic you guys got to share that chat with him.  He is an amazingly nice person and so down to earth.  Not to mention an amazing musician.  I really hope he stays on with GNR, he really is my fav of the guitarists now.

Cool opportunity.  Great job. Thanks for the post.  :beer:

Cool chat  congrats to you and NEMO. : ok:

Niko : bbf are you rehearsing new songs for the upcoming tour?
He say not sure - Maybe hahaha thats what we all are looking for new songs. :beer:

Bumblefoot is the man!  : ok:

Congrats to DTJ... I wish BBF would tell me how hot I am ?:hihi:

nice :)
thanks for sharing that one Brody

Peace
Budmaster

I love his comments about Izzy!
Ron is a great guitar player and a great guy.

BBF fuckin rules man.

That was awesome!. he raly is a cool guy, that rocks jim bob that you cn use hois music, I loved the BRooklyn show, and hangin out after talkin to other fans, and him and his wife, good stuff!

That was the bleepin' shit! Thanks again, Brody.  :beer:

I'm really gutted I missed it  :-[

NOt to start any rumors , but he used the term REHEARSE quit a few times there.....If they was going to do the same old setlist then why rehearse , ya know ?

ron is great.

and you reherse to keep the band tight.

HA  ! more power to the foot! nice job with reaching out to the fans, he's a champ!.

haha we didn't have much time to prepare questions...he emailed brody @ 5 and was on @ 9....only 3 of us knew about it before hand and it wasn't even definate...

but it was tremendously cool of ron to come on and chat with us...very cool guy :beer:

too bad you missed it KIKO maybe next time :yes:

That was really great thanks!!

that's cool as hell that Bumblefoot took the time to do that.

yea dude, he spent an hour and a half in there with us at least.   he's such a great guy.    he's got a great sense of humor too.

Yes I had to remove alot of the chat! There was alot of just bullshitting in there! Ron is a great guy!

bumblefoot for president.

Vey cool. Bumble seems like a really down-to-earth guy.

lol bff looks so cool... he is just one of a kind... u dont see much more artists spending their time talking with fans... keep up bbf!!  : ok:

He is awesome!!  To give us the opportunity to talk to him live is priceless!! :beer:     Sorry to those that missed out, hopefully there will be another opportunity!

Thanks for the post. Ron is so awesome! What a great guy  :yes:

nice read, thanks for sharing Brody. So he went to rehearse with other guys after this. exciting.

great but everyone?
A correction! Not everyone is a dull, negative dupe.  : ok:

haha... well, the media maybe.. but even the fans have a tendency to believe the bad rumors.. no matter how optimistic we are at times  :beer:

Congrats on everyone who got to chat with Ron and you asked good questions too. Ron is the nicest and most down to earth member of this band that I think we have ever had in GN'R. He's the coolest fucking dude. Not many famous people answer their own myspace messages and actually take time out of their day to chat with fans, that's unheard of in this day and age. I hope Ron NEVER leaves this band. I would be so much more upset than when Buckethead left. I feel like we're actually getting to know him on a more personal level, where as Buckethead, there was nothing like that at all. Congrats again guys and gals!!

The chat was awesome. We got to ask questions and get to know Ron a little better.

so cool of Ron to be up to this!!! I wish I have known, but great read anyway, thanks!!!

That was cool, everyone showed respect and didnt ask him any dumb questions that they know he can't answer too!!! :peace:

Nothing to do with the chat, but...

From chinesedemocracy.com

"so i e-mailed Mr. Bumblefoot  recently 9for the first time mind you), and its kinda a long lenghty e-mail about the college he used to teach at that i am looking at, but at the end i asked him some guitar stuff and then i popped the question:


2. What's the status on Chinese Democracy? (Please don't answer this if you can't, I feel like a jerk for asking)


Quote Bumblefoot:
GnR management should be making an official statement about it pretty soon "

Im thinking by the end of October for sure!!!

Hopefully we have a new single before the end of October...

yeah, yesterdays chat was so fun. I couldnt beleive it when I saw his name in the chatroom!

Yeah, there was a lot of fun, bullshit talk.. thanks for editing that out...

bumblefoot has a fucking kickass sense of humor ;D

thanks brody for setting that up, and ron for taking the time to chat with us!
 : ok:

Yeps. And the bullshit talk was the best!  ;D

For sure! BBF had me on the floor laughing :rofl:

Same here, my friend... Same!? ;D Gotta love his sense of humour.  :hihi:

the part when that dude said "I live ten minutes from where you are right now!" was fucking classic :rofl:

Was it Sexy who said that? That Beast was THE BEST!  :rofl:

Really a class A guy...GNR is fortunate to have him in their ranks

yeah that was who it was :yes: and the fake bono/fake ron part was funny too

That's pretty awesome! thanks for posting the chat, i enjoyed reading it.   its kinda good it was this way otherwise it would have been swamped with a thousand people!!

wow,awesome! :beer:
can't you post the whole chat,with the bullshit and the fun talk and everything? :beer:

Really that's what made the chat so awesome, is that it wasn't a straight Q & A, we joked around like he was just a regular member of the GNR forums as well as getting some great questions in.   

This was so epic. Thank you to everyone involved, not least Ron! :)

Maybe Later! It really is alot of pages! roughly 15 pages of junk! took me 2 and a half hours to sift through it!

Man what a great Guy, BBF rocks. ?How many other people would take the time to speak to fans on this level, that was an awesome read. Thankyou and well done to all concerned for passing this on ?: ok:

"I wasn't raised by wolves"..... thats gold

This has to be one of the worst interviews I have ever heard.

I know it was short notice, but being a little prepared always helps.  The people asking the questions were sucking his ass so much!  Unreal.  What was with all the inside questions about lams side projects and indy bands, give me a break.  The Muse suck, why didnt some one tell him that!  I was on this forum for the Inland show and everyone thought that they sucked! 

If you guys are going to give and interview try and do a better job.   That is 20 mins of my life I will never get back, because I had to read that horrible interview thinking it was going to get better.

Bono<---   "The Muse should open in Edmonton and Calgary"  I would personaly boo them off stage, then hunt you down!

And your being a dick! This was not an interveiw! this was just a bunch of guys bullshitting about music, girls, guitars and what not! I suggest instead of complaining you get a life! Have a nice day!

EDIT* I will remember the next time he decides to do this! Cause he said he would like to do it again! I'll make sure you dont participate!

it wasn't an interview it was a chat... just like when you chat with your friends by the computer only that now these guys were lucky enough to chat with a rock star, you don't interview your friends you are chatting with them, you see the difference between chat and interview now? :hihi: :peace:

You are right.  It was just a chat and what you said makes sence.   Sorry

But.....  To save some face.  If it was an interview, it did suck!  haha

Get a life?  A dick?  Relax dude... 

I said I was sorry for my previous message. 
If you are going to sit around and monitor this thread, trying to cut down anyone who has anything negative to say.  Go for it, but I think you are the one who needs to get a life.

If you are going to treat this as you and your friend sitting down having a chat fine..    A little advice though.   Given the chance to talk to someone like that, your questions should be a little more thought full.   Just my thoughts.

Peace  out

OOOHHHH KKKK!!  Your Definately Correct!! God Bless You! Im Sure bbf wanted to get drilled with questions he couldnt answer! Have fun with your all important life!

Well the answers he gave you to your so called friendly questions, were not all that interesting either.   "Ya I like that"  "cool"  <----  Not really his real anwsers, but you get the point

But if that is the type of shit you are into, go for it.  I just expected to get a little more out of reading that.  Didnt really get anything

Well thats where you went wrong! You Expected! Nuff said!

Chill, dudes. Don't want this thread to get locked now, do ya? : ok:

Doesn't matter whether it was an interview or not, or whether you liked his answers or not. I can only tell ya every single person in that chatroom had a great time. It was an awesome opportunity to get to know BBF better... and have some fun and a good laugh too.

Right on Mandy.

I agree totally.  Chill out and peace out.

Don't worry Brody he must not understand that we couldn't ask him about CD or anything else related cause well he can't answer it. And there may just be a little bit of jealousy there.. Who knows.. Why would you bash a chat with a MEMEBER of GnR jsut because we didnt hit him with questions that would have made him feel uncomfortable, couldnt answer, and didn't want to deal with. Some people.. Amazing.

Yeah that may have been a little harsh. But there should have definitely been more GnR questions. Definitely.  :peace:

He told us everything, we're just hoarding it ;)
Yeah, but this was a chat, not an interview at all. We asked him questions, sure.. but that wasnt reaaaally the point of the chat, we just talked, chilled, and had a fuuuuuun night :P

First of all I said sorry for my first post. ?I thought it said interview, my bad

People are getting so defensive over a few little comments. ?Basically I said it could be a lot better. ? Given the chance to interview someone who plays with GNR you should ask them what ever you can. ?Especially if you are going to make the chat public. ?If it is a chat between friends that is one thing, but once you make it public and dont expect to here anything negative about it FUCK YOU. ? Keep it to your self then. ? Fuck guys.

And if you dont think it could be any better? ? ?ya......

A: I didn't see you post.

B: My post explains why we didn't jump into the hardcore GnR questions.

C: Fuck me? I'll save that one for your girlfriend.

The fuck you wasnt pointed at you but just to the general high and mighty attititude that most show on here.  But I am glad you think so highly of yourself.

So what was the point of posting this chat then?   To show that you "chatted" with him?
Becuase you people keep saying it was a personal chat between friends.  Dosnt really do anything for the casual reader.

Am I supposed to say.  That was a great chat keep them comming.   No fucking way.  Why would I lie.  I want to read something interesting.   I think there was like a 1 question and 2 line answer about playing with Izzy.     

Anyways.  Have fun with your chatts.  Just give the reader a little warning next time that the actual chat is nothing more than some guys talking about nothing.   

hey man... Muse fucking rocks ok?  :peace:

It was to share a chat witht he fans of GnR. Ya know? Too see one of the members interacting with fans and get to know him better. And if you thought honestly that Ron was gonna sit there and answer shit about CD or whats gonna be played on tour and all that then you really don't pay attention to the way the GnR camp works.

Muse > most modern rock bands.

end of story.

and axlrosehunny, calm down, dear lord. ?i thought it was pretty cool seeing other stuff that bumblefoot likes, do we necessarily have to know every little detail about his life with gnr? ?he's not here to give you information about the band, honestly. ?it was just a cool chat that brody organized and it was cool that it was totally spontaneous. ?jeez. ?how do you WANT the conversation to go?

member: so when's chinese democracy coming out?
bumblefoot: can't tell you that
member: have you heard any new songs besides the ones we've already heard
bumblefoot: can't tell you that
bumblefoot: sorry got to go bye

Ya I cant stand them sorry. I am still getting over listening to them at Inland. ?Seemed like it was 40 mins of just 1 long song. ?Hey they seem like great musicians, can really play... ? But, whatever. ?Just not my thing


Ya I guess I dont know how there camp works becuase I have never camped there. ?You know. ? I dont think anyone really knows.

But I know one thing. ?I wasnt at all specific with what kinda questions I would of liked to have been asked, I just know I didnt like the waste of time I just read. ?And the general suck hole attitude that seemed to come out around him. ?Nothing personal, thats just how it read. ?Like why dont you ask him what he likes on his pizza. ?then when he says, spinach, you say right on man, spinach rocks

lol I get your point of view... I think I know what u r trying to say about the chat... but you know it was just the 1st time... and at the time u dont really know what to ask... it?s such a rare moment that u?re brain stops (k... now im gonna STFU cos I wasnt even in that chat... but I?m guessing what it was like lol :hihi:)... about muse, well each of us has their musical taste so it?s ok if u dont like... but u gotta respect that others may like it, like bbf himself  : ok:

No now that would have been an interview not a chat.. ?Ugh

Honestly I dont know what I would have asked him, becuase I am on the spot. ?But if I knew the chance was there for some kinda chat I would have a bunch of questions lined up, you know...

I really dont know anything about bumblefoot, so a chat like this might have been good to learn something about him right. ? That fact that he was a music teacher was cool to know, but then it didnt go any place.....

I really dont want to get in a debat about him anyways, becuase that is another can of worms. ? But I dont even think he is a member of the band. ?Just a touring musican

Psssh, jealous :confused:

You could have just shut up, but instead you had to be a negative nancy, and grabbed yourself another karma. won't bee long till your b-b-b-aaannned ;)

haha, I did get an other Karma.  That is funny.  Think I got the other one once for saying something negative about BBF too.   Oh well.   

Dont think you can get banned for speaking your mind about something...

Has anybody ever asked Ron Thal about his thoughts on Buckethead? I think that would be interesting.

yeah there could of been more substance to it but, a online chat with a GnR member is hella cool regardless of where it goes. he's not gonna go in depth for legal reasons and yes- axl would sue his ass off if he was like yea albums comin out ?nov.14 th, were doin 12 new songs live, etc..etc.. take it for what it was, a cool experience for some fellow gunners : ok:

i dunno i asked the gnr guitarist some guitar questions and then some questions about gnr and his past and stuff...then about his latest solo album...how to go about meeting gnr after a gig...

i mean, to say that the questions asked were stupid, is kinda like calling those who asked the questions stupid. we knew he wasn't gonna answer stuff about the album or singles or future albums or tours...so we respectfully didn't ask them...as to who might like reading it...fans that want to get to know one of the new guitarists of GnR a bit better. also with 20 some people all saying shit at once it's kinda hard to get a string of questions flowing.

sorry you didn't like it....but it's cool you can have that opinion :peace: and next time you talk to ron you can ask him better questions :yes: (but everybody lay off axlrosehunny he's allow to say it sucks...i thought more people would have by now...hell afterwords i was like doh fuck i should asked him this and i shoulda asked him that....hell it was only confirmed @ 9:15pm EST that he would be on @ 9:30pm EST :hihi: )

Thanks dude.  I mean no disrespect for the people asking the questions and I dont want it to seem like I was or am just trying to start any shit over this. 

Your above post puts it in good context.  I just wanted to get a little more out of it, but thats for next time I guess.

Hockey starts tonight!   So I am out

later

hey Neemo, how did bumblefoot tell you go about meeting gnr after a gig?  you can drop me a PM if you want, this is kinda off topic. 

axlrosehunny, i think its fine that you have that opinion, and i meant no offense behind what i said, i just didn't understand your logic, but i'm clear on it now.  ;)

actually his answer is up there...but it wasn;t very helpful :-\ :hihi: kinda a hope and pray thing i guess. hopefully with the travel being less than it was in europe we'll get more of a chance to meet them on this leg.  : ok:

oh, i see.  well i'm going to the december 19th show in LA, and its the last show for a month.  so i don't think they'll be rushing to go anywhere, haha.

yeah i'm goin to toronto so there is a day off and they only gotta travel about 5 or 6 hours to get to quebec so i hope they will stick around after that gig too :)

I have an idea.....

sigh.....and of course my computer has to die the night before this happens... :(

Try logging in to RosesofVelvet like a normal evening, scroll down to see the usual empty chat.. and see that Bumblefoot is there. Then clicking it, and my internet crashes. I freak out, replug it, thank god it works, I get in there, and all of a sudden, im in a chat room with my idol!

haha, yeah talk about notice!  ;D

The members had no clue this was gonna happen.  I thought we did have some cool questions but as everyone said we were limited as far as what we could ask.   It was more in fun then into getting info or drilling him about anything.  Agreed a question about his thoughts on BH would have been cool but again, he replaced BH and in my opinion I don't think I'd want to bring BH up, it's like bringing Slash up it could get weird.   Anyhow, everyone is entitled to there opinion, it was fun and we aren't trying to say it was anything more then that.

Wow. First off if you really thought "The" Muse sucked you'd at least know they're not called "The" Muse. It's just Muse. Name me one song then we'll talk. ?Oha dn Ron said he liekd Muse so next tiem you come in the chat and tell a member of Gn'r that you're gonna boo their opening act off stage. I'm sure they'll appreciate your attitude. As for hunting me down well go for it. Maybe I'll wear my Vertigo U2 shirt(grey with black sleaves with a big U2 logo on the back) to Edmonton or calgary which ever you prefer. Keep ?in mind ?though that ?it's alot harder to act tough in real life. Sure you apologied but even still that post was pretty fucking rude. Are we supposed to believe that had you been in the chat you'd have ?asked more CD questions. ?BULLSHIT! Every single person in there showed respect and even though all of us were dying to ask those questions we're smart enough and respectful enough to know that Ron couldn't answer those questions and by asking them we'd be ruining thew whole thing. Plus none of us from what I saw were kissing any ass. Just being respectful of a guy who didn't have to do what he did. When Axl does a chat with us we'll ask CD questions untill then keep it shut.

Thanks Brody for setting it up. great job! : ok:

Also I thought the question were great. We found out Ron's a Yankees fan(whos' oddly pulling for the mets too ???) and he likes Boxing. I also like his answer when i asked him about any reservations about joining the band. he answerd that in great detail and unfortunately i don't think brody was able to post his entire answer. We talked about music and Dimebag and who Ron's guitar inspirations/influences were/are.  There's no way anyone in their right mind who'd have bombarded him with CD questions. the vibe in the chat was like a bunch of people just shooting the shit. Why ruin that.  I think the way it went off might encourage Ron to think maybe he'll do it again. If we were to act like a bunch of freak fanboys and girls trying to get inside inof why woudl anyone want to do that for the fans.

Mr. Ron Thal is just mind-blowingly personable!  What an amazing human being.  I'm proud he's a part of GNR.

So True. everything I've ever heard about the guy form peole who ahev met him say he's just a  great guy. last night really makes me wonder why more bands don't do that. I'm not sure what Ron's schedule is like but he spent an hour and a half with everyone in the chat and that hour and a half made everyone's week.  An easy thing to do that results in huge appreciation from the fans. : ok:

And he is a firm believer of Lemmy.

I think its great that Ron is so cool with the fans, but this shit is nuts. This is less of a band and more of a dictatorship when nobody except Axl seems to have any clue what is going on. If Lars or Kirk from Metallica did an interview do you think they would ever say, "sorry please see management about that" -Hell NO! I think Ron is great but he seems to be on the same leash as the rest of the band. 

Woooo, so someone took this personally.  Listen you are a fellow Canadian.  But if you want to rock I am Section 113 Row 10 Seat 4 of the Calgary show.  Stop by.  Have a beer.  Want more, bring it, dont sing it.

I said nothing of asking CD questions.  I posted my thoughts earlier, go back and read.  You read one post and judge my entire thread of conversation...    Bono sucks...

Anyways....  The Muse do suck.  I cant name 1 song, because I dont know one song.  Only time in my life I heard them where at Inland.   I can name you that one song that went on for 40 mins.  Its called shit.   The part about looking you up and shit was a joke, get over home boy.  The fact that this band is crap is true and if they were in Canana I would be sick, as would many other HARD ROCK FANS.

One thing you should take to heart though winner.   I did say that most of the people in the chat were sucking BBF Ass's.  But  out of them, you were by far the worst.

No hard feelings......

Honey, it's been obvious for years that there's a gag order on players in the band for years regarding stuff that you "really want to know". Also a lot of stuff that they may plain not know about. There would really be no point in asking. It wouldn't have accomplished anything.

It was nice of Foot to do a chat for that long.

I have to admit this is quite hilarious. People are taking this way too personally. If I were "axlrosehunny" I'd be slappin bitches around. lol.

thanks for the chat with bumblefoot tho.

For what it's worth, Axl said he's speak when it's time.

For sure it was nice of him.

There is so many questions you can ask that are probably not in the "Do no ask"  slot...
Read like 4 pages ago we all ready covered that

When it is time????     Fuck that shit...   He has had interviews with Kurt and Rolling and radio stations and fuck a ton of other people..   Time for what???    Anyways....

Any talk with any member of GNR is cool.   But it is the same old same old.   Cant get any new info out of them.  So why bother.  Thats why when you have a chance to talk to one of them make the most out of it and ask cool stuff.  All about them.  Follow one question up with an other, carry the same point over, one at a time...   Just my thought.

I would love to do that...  I hate bitches!

haha, j.k...       :nervous:

Maybe it'll be time for him to answer more in deapth on the breakup, lawsuit trouble, and new music when the album comes out.

I love how someone always has to cause drama in every thread on this board, and for once it's not me.

Ya now that would be a question for him.   

When I meet Axl here in Edmonton I will ask him all of that...

haha, j.k.

If I do meet him I will turn into a little school girl and start telling him how great he is and so on and so forth..  lol

Its not drama dude.

I just stated my thoughts on there little chat and people took it way to personally..

Bottom line the only reason you post a chat that has no real meaning is just to show off and say.  Look who I talked to.    Then you get pissed off when someones says..  If I was talking to him I would have asked him better questions.

You've lightened up already  :D

LOL  Axl is the shit.   I am so melloy and calm in person.

But to meet him.

Like I am saying.  Any questions I might have would be lost......

I would ask..  Hmm.  How do you get your hair so cool..

He would love that one..   : ok:

Great post to read.  : ok: What a cool thing you guys got to take part in. Wish I could have been in it.  ;) What a nice guy for taking time to do that with some of his fans.  :beer:

Well Axl Hunny or whatever your name is! You can have all your "I woulda asked this and I woulda did this and thats"  but the simple fact is you were not there and I doubt if you would have been you would have asked all these intelligent questions you speak of! It was fun simple as that! I guess maybe we should have just kept this to ourselves? I mean how dare i waste your time? please just move along... 

You don't fuckin get it do you?! It wasn't suppose to be about finding out all the inner workings of GnR. And you aren't that smart if you think Bumblefoot would have so many answers considering he is rathr new to the band. It wasn't posted to brag or any of that bullshit.. It was posted to fucking share something with the fans of GnR. Most people seem to have gotten it.. Too bad you don't. Why don't you meet the band and ask them a hard hitting question.. Oh wait they won't even give you the time of day.

First of your original post had nothing but negativty throughout. Secondly you call everyone in the chat an ass kisser who sucks at asking questions and thirdly you single me out and say "I'll hunt you down" there's no hint of sarcasm or joke in your entire opening post. people act tough behind their monitors all the time so why would I think you're any different? I read all your posts in this thread and you did alot of backpeddling. Oh and as for me ass kisisng yeah that's a real good one. Considering I only asked ?2 questions and made a few comments. ?yeah I kissed alot of ass. Asked one Gn'R related question and then asked him what his fav sport is. I'm such a loser fanboy. ::) ?Oh and thanks for the section. I suppose now I have to come and sit in your seat before the show to save face. ?::) You're the tough guy you come find me. I'd give ya my section but I don't know it. I'm in the club seats and I'll be the guy in the U2 shirt. "Bring it, sing it" Tough guy.... :nervous: ::) Gimmie a break.

And see now you're dissing Brody for posting it. Figure it out. it was Gn'R related, a member of the actual band took the time to chat with us. You'd think that would ?be somethig cool to share with fellow Gunners without some knob trying to dimminish the whole thing. ?get over yourself. Chating with a member of the band is never "the same old , same old"

Please guys from now on lets ignore this guy.. I would rather this thread not get locked!

That hunny guy is really soaking up all the attention you guys are giving him, that's why he's doing this, trust me I know.

Please tell me what other "band" puts a gag order on its members. Does Bono put a gag on the Edge? Vince Neil put a gag on Nikiki Sixx? This just helps to further the publics perception that this is Axl and his hired guns.

No, no I don't. The Edge can talk about anything he wants. Larry and Adam though, well that's another story. :hihi:

actually DTJ i had planned on asking him about both Slash and BH but i never got that far down my mental list of questions :hihi: oh well maybe next time :D

I'm actually glad you used Crue as one example. Remember when they were trying to put the reunion together about 2 years ago? Every time it came up in the press Tommy would just say "I don't know anything about that" or "I can't comment on that".

Then when VH1 aired their special about the reunion, it became clear that Tommy had actually been in talks with the lawyers, record company and the rest of the band longer then the rumors had even been around. It was in the best interest of everyone that he make comments to the effect of "I don't know anything about that" because everything was still being worked out by the above mentioned parties.

Ever stop to think that maybe Axl isn't evil and this could be the same case?

yeah vince takes O2 breaks too :hihi:

this topic was kinda one of Rons answers too:



nobody knows shit about this band and since we don't know shit we swallow what the media feeds us

but it wasn't! hell, if it was lesbian 3-way porno it sucked too!

Ron is so cool...... :love:

ok,thanks :)

It's very cool that Ron took out the time to do a chat with some fans.  It is also nice that someone took the time to post the chat for those fans who would appreciate it.   End of subject.