Here Today... Gone To Hell!

The day has finally come!  Guns N' Roses fever has swept Los Angeles! 

I'll be sending updates to Mandy throughout the day. 

I hope you guys have as much fun getting the updates as I'll be sending them to you guys!

ill be there. drunk and ready to party

hell yeah  :beer:

Noo0b. I wiLL bE teh 1 who sEns DA teXXts.

LOL!1!1!!!!!! PIZZOWNERED!1!!!

Haha.. but seriously guys.. in one of the text messages I'll give a shoutout to all my homies and bitches at HTGTH... cause I'll be standing right next to GaY-re

 :hihi: :beer:

Ooooohh, you called the posters here bitches!  AND you questioned my sexuality...a big no-no.  Karma for you!

L0ozeR!111!one!Frozenlives0n!

Seriously, I can't wait to meet old friends and new acquaintances tomorrow.  It's gonna be fun!

Can't wait until the show!  8) This is gonna be awesome.

Yup!
I'll be here all night receiving and posting the updates.

Edward Rose will be at this gig and I'll call him a few times too. : ok:

Enjoy the gig all who are going   :peace: :beer:

Is Baz the only opener? The venue webpage doesn't list the Suicide Girls or Helmet or anyone else. I'm trying to figure out what time to get there so I don't have to sit through 2 or 3 openers.

i just heard that there will be a suprise opening band.
Scott Weiland with his solo project..........  :hihi:

Awesome!  Thanks in advance to updaters!  You guys all rock!  :peace: To everyone going to the show...have a fucking awesome time!!!!!!!

its still Baz,SG, and Helmet opening up

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where did you find that at? and you even have the welcome to the videos dvd cover on the wall  :hihi:  :rofl:

It was in Village Magazine.  : ok:

I know this is off topic but...

TICKETMASTER JUST RELEASED SECOND AND THIRD ROW ORCHESTRA TICKETS!!!!

I'm so there...you can be too...and you can beat me up for going off topic  : ok: : ok:

Edward Rose just called me and he said he's there.  I guess it's time for me to get moving along.

See you guys there!

Have fun dude!! : ok:

You mean Edward Rose is at pre-party?  It's 4pm there.  I wish I was at pre-party right now...I'd be doing my first shot!  :hihi:

^Time for my 2nd and 3rd shots Sexkitten!  These west coasters are makin' me jealous!

Have a great time out there HTGTH'ers!  If you leave that venue with a voice, you just didn't give it your all!   :beer:

I MUST HAVE IT!!! where is this magazine??

Yeah! He texted me when he landed in LA too. :D


I'll be calling Garry and/or Edward in half an hour, so if there's anything exciting at the pre-party, I'll let ya guys know. :hihi:

Rumor has it, there might be.  : ok:

Yep, Axl will be at the preparty.  Hahha.

I hope you all have a good time.  Can some of you tell us how the venue is?  I'm going to the tuesday show.  My family's said its really great seating all over the place.

http://www.hob.com/apps/vrshow.asp?v=gibson

Select the "theatre open pit" and "theatre seated pit" and you can get a pretty good idea of what the place is like.

I'm so jealous, I can't stand it!  I keep taking deep breaths, like I'm going tonight! :hihi:

Thanks Mandy!  Steven, the lawyer is there too...he said he'd try to throw me a bone every so often, so I will also post anything I hear.  : ok:

Does anyone think they will play Civil War tonight? ;D? :peace: : ok:

That's right, I said it!

They've never rehearsed Civil War together.

I was waiting for you to say that. :P

Wow, the ticketmaster seating chart does not do this place justice. ?Looks like an amazing place to see a show. ?I am jealous!

Oh God...I keep trying to do an "I Dream of Jeanie" nod to transport myself there!

First update:

Everybody's at the Hard Rock Cafe waiting for some food. :hihi:

Garry will text me as soon as he's inside the venue.
I *THINK* Edward Rose will be backstage again, not sure, I'll call him later.

I love it!  keep updating ANYTHING you hear...we're all starving (no pun intended) for info!

Alright, so 2 minutes after I posted the update, I get a text from Ed saying: "Call me, I'm at the hard rock". Garry probably told him I had called. :hihi:

So yeah, I spoke to him and he said he doesn't know if he'll be backstage again... Something to do with security and his credentials, he was gonna try though.
He also said there was some Jewish band thingy playing outside the HRC and it was really funny. I couldn't perfectly hear him, but I'll call him again later.

that we know of.

If you get it to work be sure to give a nod for all of us on the board to join you.

Thanks for those who have the connections tonight with the updates.

can somebody tex Garry and tell him to look for me. I'll be forth row ORC 1

No worries, Luigi. I'll tell him to look for you. ;)

OH THANK YOU

I feel like the kid in class that didn't get invited to the party! :'(

ok so the last time I saw GNR was in New York at the Hammerstien. I was in the pit and I had a great time, tonight I'm taking my teenage kids, my wife and friends. This will be a great night.   

Have fun bro!  :D

Wish I was your wife, dude!  Have a killer time! :peace:

I need to be good tonight so I have the strength for Wednesday night I'll be going to that show on business with one of my Buds!!

How many people do you think would pay to tune into the show tonight on their comp??  I know Id pay good $$$. How many more do you think would tune into the next leg after CD comes out?  I cant wait !! Wish I was in CA tonight  :beer:  I surely cant compain about twice this year !!!! :smoking: 

Thanks for the updates guys...hope I can make it up till 1200 pacific time.....3 am here  :beer:

You may want to take a couple NoDoze just in case!

or go to starbucs , they are 24 /7 business

 :hihi:  If Im goin to pay $8 for a coffee I will buy something better      :rofl: :smoking: :drool:         :rofl:

Garry called me... I think he met Del James, or took a picture with Del James. Again, I couldn't hear him properly, and he couldn't hear me. :-\

He's about to go inside.

3.75 for a grande mocha

so cool!

More from Garry:

"We are inside...super close"



And this is what he was trying to say about Del James:

"Took pics with dizzy and frank.  Talked to del james"

Also... For everybody who was wondering if Brain would be back for the Cali shows, he isn't. Frank is still on drums, because Garry just met him and Frank's helping out a friend as well. : ok:

I hope they get a killer set !!!

I"m getting a phone call during Robin's solo  ;D   can't wait, should be a great show.  :peace:

And I'm calling Garry during Ron's solo. ;D

Suicide Girls just came on.

Thanks for updates, Mandy.  : ok:

SG's over.

Thank God!

haha Yeah. :hihi:

I texted Garry saying this:
"such a boring night over here... hope you're having fun watching a bunch of sluts onstage"

and he said:

"I left after 3 skits.? Sg over"

yeah, they are just stupid...helmut will be cool though...then it is boring till gnr

Helmet just came on.

No, Baz rocks!

Yea Im actually really excited to see BAz on Tuesday. ive been wanting to see him for years, since ive gotten into Skid Row. Who wouldve known it would be opening for GNR  ;D

they sucked.....bring on bazzzz

Oh, you're going to love seeing Baz!  He sounds amazing, he has great energy and enthusiasm, and he headbangs his ass off! I'm excited for you!

don tbe bashful , you like his mictube...swinging thing going on

LMAO!!!! :rofl: 
And how many times is he going to say that utube, mytube joke? :rofl: His mctube does look hot in those leather pants though...let's just be honest! :rofl:

I just got home and have a thought.

We all know by now that Axl and Steven Adler made peace in Vegas. Adler lives in Hollywood. Lars made a guest appearance on drums last night.

How fucking cool would it be if Popcorn took over the drums for a song or two?  :peace:

 i d rather see tommy lee and his stick spining fingers then ole stagger mouth

itd be cool but id rather have izzy...

BH, don't get me excited like that!  That would rock so hard!!!!

mandy, is helmut still on?

Baz just started.

fuckin baz didnt go on stage till around 11:30 pm friday. its sunday night though so...

damn oakland got a real rock show , I hope LA isnt too jealous

I bet L.A. is in for a treat!

IM sure they will be!

Baz done...crowd loved him.

sweeet!  GNR starts sometime in the next hour.  8)

I'm listening to Jungle live right now!  Have the chills!

Setlist so far:

Welcome To The Jungle

Bh, made an update page...not sure if Steven will update me on every song...so it's good you are too

cool kitten!

Setlist so far: (Thanks sexkitten!)

Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone

Setlist so far: (Thanks sexkitten!)

Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Better (!!!)

wanna move this to update page or keep here?

Wow,better # 4 thats different for sure!

bh, pm me your email address...I just r'cd picture from show couple minutes ago..put I don't know how to post it

Setlist so far: (Thanks sexkitten!)

Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Better (!!!)
Robin Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine

i just listened to a great version of SCOM  8)   sounds like they are kicking ass tonight  : ok:

Setlist so far: (Thanks sexkitten!)

Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Better (!!!)
Robin Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
You Could Be Mine

They DID play LALD before Better.

Band jam and Dizzy solo

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Setlist so far: (Thanks sexkitten and Mandy!)

Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live and Let Die
Better
Robin Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
You Could Be Mine
Band Jam/Dizzy Solo
The Blues

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Setlist so far: (Thanks sexkitten and Mandy!)

Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live and Let Die
Better
Robin Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
You Could Be Mine
Band Jam/Dizzy Solo
The Blues
Knockin' On Heaven's Door

When does Ron's solo usually start?

Late in the set, Mandy. Usually after IRS.  :peace:

Axl kicking ass. Crazy crowd, band introduction and Fortus solo.

Yeah! That's what I'm f'ing talking about!  Love that!

Setlist so far: (Thanks sexkitten and Mandy!)

Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live and Let Die
Better
Robin Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
You Could Be Mine
Band Jam/Dizzy Solo
The Blues
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Band Intro/Richard Solo

Robin joins.

Out Ta Get Me.

Setlist so far: (Thanks sexkitten and Mandy!)

Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live and Let Die
Better
Robin Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
You Could Be Mine
Band Jam/Dizzy Solo
The Blues
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Band Intro/Richard Solo
Richard & Robin - ?
Out Ta Get Me

Moving piano for November Rain.

Setlist so far: (Thanks sexkitten and Mandy!)

Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live and Let Die
Better
Robin Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
You Could Be Mine
Moving the Piano Jam/Dizzy Solo
The Blues
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Band Intro/Richard Solo
Richard & Robin - ?
Out Ta Get Me
Moving the Piano Jam/November Rain

Are they still playing? ?Im in the UK, thought they would have finished by now..

Yes...they're about halfway done.  : ok:

Yes, they're still playing. It's only 12:56 AM over there.

Moving jam.

I.R.S

Setlist so far: (Thanks sexkitten and Mandy!)

Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live and Let Die
Better
Robin Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
You Could Be Mine
Moving the Piano Jam/Dizzy Solo
The Blues
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Band Intro/Richard Solo
Richard & Robin - ?
Out Ta Get Me
Moving the Piano Jam/November Rain
IRS

My Michelle (w/ Bach)

Setlist so far: (Thanks sexkitten and Mandy!)

Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live and Let Die
Better
Robin Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
You Could Be Mine
Moving the Piano Jam/Dizzy Solo
The Blues
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Band Intro/Richard Solo
Richard & Robin - ?
Out Ta Get Me
Moving the Piano Jam/November Rain
IRS
My Michelle (w/Bach)

IZZY!

Setlist so far: (Thanks sexkitten and Mandy!)

Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live and Let Die
Better
Robin Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
You Could Be Mine
Moving the Piano Jam/Dizzy Solo
The Blues
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Band Intro/Richard Solo
Richard & Robin - ?
Out Ta Get Me
Moving the Piano Jam/November Rain
IRS
My Michelle (w/Bach)
Think About You (WITH IZZY!!)

Think About You with Izzy!

Yay Izzy's back!  ;D That's great news

Where's Izzy?  He's at the f'n show playing TAY! YAY

Great : ok:

This must be Izzy's first L.A. appearance with GN'R since the shows in 1991....

 :)


/jarmo

Used To Love Her (still with Izzy, I'm guessing, though he didn't say anything)

Setlist so far: (Thanks sexkitten and Mandy!)

Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live and Let Die
Better
Robin Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
You Could Be Mine
Moving the Piano Jam/Dizzy Solo
The Blues
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Band Intro/Richard Solo
Richard & Robin - ?
Out Ta Get Me
Moving the Piano Jam/November Rain
IRS
My Michelle (w/Bach)
Think About You (WITH IZZY!!)
Used To Love Her (WITH IZZY!!)

Hell Yeah... IZZY!!! ?:beer: So cool, he and Axl are friends again... ?: ok:

Izzy solo and Patience!

Setlist so far: (Thanks sexkitten and Mandy!)

Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live and Let Die
Better
Robin Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
You Could Be Mine
Moving the Piano Jam/Dizzy Solo
The Blues
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Band Intro/Richard Solo
Richard & Robin - ?
Out Ta Get Me
Moving the Piano Jam/November Rain
IRS
My Michelle (w/Bach)
Think About You (WITH IZZY!!)
Used To Love Her (WITH IZZY!!)
IZZY SOLO!!!
Patience (WITH IZZY!!)

Nightrain.

izzy solo  :o

THe LA people get some nice treatments! : ok:

Setlist so far: (Thanks sexkitten and Mandy!)

Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live and Let Die
Better
Robin Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
You Could Be Mine
Moving the Piano Jam/Dizzy Solo
The Blues
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Band Intro/Richard Solo
Richard & Robin - ?
Out Ta Get Me
Moving the Piano Jam/November Rain
IRS
My Michelle (w/Bach)
Think About You (WITH IZZY!!)
Used To Love Her (WITH IZZY!!)
IZZY SOLO!!!
Patience (WITH IZZY!!)
Nightrain (No word on whether it was with Izzy or not)

Chinese Democracy.

Setlist so far: (Thanks sexkitten and Mandy!)

Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live and Let Die
Better
Robin Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
You Could Be Mine
Moving the Piano Jam/Dizzy Solo
The Blues
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Band Intro/Richard Solo
Richard & Robin - ?
Out Ta Get Me
Moving the Piano Jam/November Rain
IRS
My Michelle (w/Bach)
Think About You (WITH IZZY!!)
Used To Love Her (WITH IZZY!!)
IZZY SOLO!!!
Patience (WITH IZZY!!)
Nightrain (No word on whether it was with Izzy or not)

-ENCORE-

Chinese Democracy

Madagascar.

Setlist so far: (Thanks sexkitten and Mandy!)

Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live and Let Die
Better
Robin Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
You Could Be Mine
Moving the Piano Jam/Dizzy Solo
The Blues
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Band Intro/Richard Solo
Richard & Robin - ?
Out Ta Get Me
Moving the Piano Jam/November Rain
IRS
My Michelle (w/Bach)
Think About You (WITH IZZY!!)
Used To Love Her (WITH IZZY!!)
IZZY SOLO!!!
Patience (WITH IZZY!!)
Nightrain (No word on whether it was with Izzy or not)

-ENCORE-

Chinese Democracy
Madagascar

Paradise City.

(No Ron solo)

FINAL SETLIST: (Thanks sexkitten and Mandy!)

Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Live and Let Die
Better
Robin Solo
Sweet Child O' Mine
You Could Be Mine
Moving the Piano Jam/Dizzy Solo
The Blues
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Band Intro/Richard Solo
Richard & Robin - ?
Out Ta Get Me
Moving the Piano Jam/November Rain
IRS
My Michelle (w/Bach)
Think About You (WITH IZZY!!)
Used To Love Her (WITH IZZY!!)
IZZY SOLO!!!
Patience (WITH IZZY!!)
Nightrain (No word on whether it was with Izzy or not)

-ENCORE-

Chinese Democracy
Madagascar
Paradise City


GOOD..FUCKIN'..NIGHT!  :peace:

Thanks again to sexkitten and Mandy - show them some love on your way out!  : ok:

can't believe i woke up in time to see the end of the set coming in.

nice to see izzy back  ;D

Thanks to Garry! :D :beer:


(the only reason why I stayed up 'till 8 AM was to call Garry when he texts me saying: Ron's solo, and guess what......)

Thanks for the updates!  : ok:



/jarmo

Thans for the updates... another great show... just another 2 (announced, not suprise ones) before CD is out? : ok: ... history in making.

Thanks to all who were updating!

What a show... :) A Izzy Solo, that's just unreal...  :drool:

Hope we get a bootleg of this. :P

So two shows two special guests cool, thanks for the updates  : ok:

THX for the updates......

Great Great Show!!!!  First time I have seen em since 1991 UYI tour with Metallica!!!   And Izzy did play Nighttrain too!!!  Fuyckin' Amazing!!!!

I just got back from the show and  I caught the fucken whistle!!!!!! :peace:

Great fucking show.

Better was incredible. I love the sound..

This show blew Inland Invasion out of the water. Crowd came to fucking rock.

I even got to meet Frank and Dizzy!

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That's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :beer:

what song did Izzy play for his solo??

ya its got a blue rope and Axls lip sweet on it, I gave it to my wife!!! My kids loved the show, Thanks Axl, for being on time tonight, you knew I had the kids with me huh!... luigi

Just got back - what an amazing show!!!  :yes: First, me and my brother met up with Garry, Edward Rose, w. axl rose and his sister, and saw all the cool GNR stuff at the Hard Rock. (I want that cross!)

Then... as we were walking in the general direction of the ampitheatre, we saw Frank standing around! We all got some pictures with him, and THEN we saw Dizzy.  Got some pics with him too, and we also saw Del James. (Garry and w. axl rose have the pictures, so hopefully they'll post them soon)

I'll fast-foward to GNR's portion of the show - INCREDIBLE!  Right before My Michelle, Axl said "I'm having a shitacular time, a shirrific time, a shitatstic time." Right after that song, Axl said "To continue all the holiday and friendship crap... here's Izzy Straddlin'." (I'm obviously paraphrasing, since there was a longer amount of silence to build up the suspense.  Me and Garry called it out before Axl did, though.  :hihi: It was great finally hearing Think About You, plus the unexpected Izzy solo.  It was also my first time hearing Chinese Democracy live!   8)

After the show, Axl said something to the extent of how people get so negative, and that even though he knows he doesn't have to prove anything to them, he's doing it in spite of them anyway. (That's what I remember right now, I know there was a little more.) All in all, one AMAZING EXPERIENCE!

Garry - I don't know if you got my voicemail, but I still have your poster.

izzy's solo wasnt a solo, it was a band jam/ intro to patience

sounds a fkn crazy brilliant night - thanks so much for the updates mandy and Burning Hills - its greatly appreciated.  Fkn great to have Izzy back for the gig - hoo-fkn-rah!

hope you all enjoyed!   :peace:

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no words to describe it!
fucking awesome!
much better than inland invasion!

see ya guys tuesday!  :peace:

thanks for updates! : ok:

Thanks for the updates! I'm glad everyone had such a great time!

Two more to go then the serious work starts on getting the album out.

Can't wait, what a cool time this has been!!

Can someone explain the'Moving piano jam'....What is it??? ??? :peace:

cool, thanks man  : ok:

they do a jam before/after the piano came in/out the stage to The Blues or November Rain

mr brownstone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6i5lo-7CY8

the blues: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt5Q9O-UHxA


thats all i got..

Oh man!!

IZZY STRADLIn!! A solo???  :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

Nice pic, and nice vid's! Thanks for updates Mandy! : ok:

fucking awesome sounding show man, i really hope we get a good boot of this. Also did izzy play in nightrain too it did not say??

Izzy was also on nightrain and paradise and at the final bow......Met him at the parking lot after the show,,,he was in a hurry though,,,,,
Yes, he did a 10-15 sec intro to Patience which reminded me of Sailing..

SilkWorms is not burried,,,,,,,You;ll hear it one day,,,,,,completely remastered 

Something was wrong with Ron  :'(....  I hope I am wrong.....

what a night overall,,,,what a show....wow..... ;D just wow


live and let die was played

can you elaborate on this



also who said about silkworms and what exactly was said  :hihi: thanks

Ron looked sad/upset throughout the show (again, hope i am wrong) but still did play a great show..there was no solo.....he didn;t come out after the show to hang out with the fans and he is usually the first.

Last time he looked like this his Dad had heart problems .

ok cool thanks sounds like when i saw him at Sheffield he was the same that time but that was bacause he had heard his dad had, had a heart attack. I hope its nothing like that again i pray it was just an off day

no Ron solo ?

No, flicknn. :-\

Whoa shit, what a show!!  They played Think About You, how cool is that??  Awesome that Izzy was there too, that always makes the show just that much better  :yes:

I hope Ron and his dad are ok though :(

From Edward Rose:

"The gig was great! Ron seemed okay to me. Maybe I missed a couple of "looks" that others caught. :D"

maybe we are just over analyzing to much

They played 20 full songs- 5 of them from the new era. To me, that is a good ratio with or without a new record. Of course, I would love something we haven't heard but for the common rock fan who doesn't have the songs, that is enough. Sounds like an incredible show. Izzy is still the fuckin man. : ok:

what`s up with silkworms???

they played "Think About You" with Izzy!! :o Holy shit!!? that is one of my favorite GN'R songs! (i know, i am in a minority, but i do not care)?

awesome reviews! ty!!? ?:beer:

Looks like an awesome fuckin show, for sure.  I'm sure all of you guys had a great time, who went.

Only one more day and i'll be seeing GNR too!  I hope Izzy's there!

Thanks for the updates. :D
Oh! for the boot.


Good news but...you heard this from Izzy at the parking lot after the show?

well...   i always hated that song until i saw it live in holland....  and it fuckin`ROCKED!!!

izzy was there as well by the way. guns n roses don`t have bad songs, you just have to see them live!!

that is cool!  i bet it *is* even better live!! hopefully one day i will get to hear it live! :)

"Think About You" is just such a high energy song... i love it!   :smoking:

Izzy solo! Yes! Would sure like to hear that!

I heard "Think About You" on the radio over the weekend and thought to myself, "it's been awhile since they played that song."  At least the summer I wanna say.  Low and behold, it returns.  It is an Izzy song, so it makes sense.  Nice to see it return.

  How big was this ampitheater?  How many does it seat? 

and what exactly did axl say about people being negative?

ok, maybe my angle of ron was not the best....forget what i said, i appologize......don't worry about him......he did play perfectly all his stuff.....and he was FINE in the mix this time..just as loud as the others.
of course, izzy didn't talk to me about silk worms.....you people crazy  ;D  :o
please, do not overanalyze sth that is not new info at all.....back in the summer a fan wrote a review where they talked about silk worms and what's happening with this song as given by the source itself.....i just got a confirmation of that...nothing new.....it won't be on CD, (no change there as of now) but we'll see it and it'll kick major ass....call me whatever, mock me, but.....i love the song - that's the only reason i even talk about it.
this venue is just friggin' awesome!! i wish every one of you can see a show there....any show.....the acoustics is great.
it was completely sold out : 6,200+
and I didn't see a single person leaving after nightrain....everyone seemed to stick to the end of paradise..

he said sth like despite all the negativity, all the obstacles and difficulties, despite all the critisizm, he'll deliver the album and do it his way or sth......i don't remember the exact words any more, so forgive me if missing sth but that's what i thought he meant....and he sounded very very determined saying it.....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/18/AR2006121800133.html

i hope he comes through...but what has happened in the past doesn't give me much hope....somebody needs to lock them all in the studio for a month or until they are done :hihi:

I'm not overanalysing at all. just because of the way you wrote, I asked who said that. I remember dizzy talking to that effect but it's nevertheless good news that it hasn't changed.

I was in the 2nd row on Ron's side last night.

Having been to Inland Invasion, this one was about 100x more well-received by the audience. They were actually on time for their standards! I know Del James says he doesn't believe in the word 'late', but I'm talking in terms of length between Bach's and GN'R's set. At Inland Invasion, there was a 100 minute wait between AIC and GN'R...last night it was 25 minutes between Bach and GN'R, and the audience seemed much more alive this time - even though Inland Invasion's set started at 11 and this show started at quarter to midnight. The pacing of this show I felt was much smoother. Ron's solo was cut probably to make room for Izzy's tunes.

They literally blew the roof off the place. At Inland Invasion, over half the crowd was gone by the encore. Last night, I saw no empty seats until the show was over.

Congrats to Axl and co. for a fantastic performance last night. I'll see them again on Wednesday. I could've gotten front row to Tuesday's show, but it's my second week at this new job and I think walking in like a zombie twice in one week will be more than enough.

Highlights for me: Jungle (that enterance never gets old, why would he ever open with anything else?), My Michelle, Used To Love Her...Better was solid and well-received. Actually, all the new tunes sounded a lot better than I remembered from last time.

Only complaint: Robin Finck should really think twice about coming out onstage with a top hat. I'm sorry, that's just not cool. Show would've been a 10/10, but I'll give it a 9.5/10 for that minor offense.

did he? Maybe a light heated joke, but silk hats are traditionally formal dress for gentlemen.

technically it's a bowler hat, like the kind they wear in the clockwork orange no?

 ::)

Robin Finck should really come out onstage with whatever he wants on his head...

And SterileEyes should be free to express his opinion about a show that he paid money to see... ::)

Finck Rules.

Of course you are, as I am free to express my opinion of what I think of it  : ok: ... anyway, thanks for the review  :beer:

Yes, he does. He doesn't need a top hat similar to what the 'last guy' wore as his trade mark to prove it either  :peace:

it has been copied by English gentlemen and public school kids since...the 19th century?


So maybe it's not a top hat after all? regardless,  I wanna see pics of robin with the whatever hat.

Finck wore a top hat?

HAHAHA dude Im at school and laughing my ass off. :rofl:

Robin always (as far as I know on this tour) comes out for Jungle wearing a dark jacket, sunglasses and a hat. Why are you even discussing this as if it's something new? And what the hell does that have to do with his playing???
His solo was a killer - at least 5 min......First, he jammed on something that somebody said was a Zeppelin song. I can't confirm that but the tune did sound familiar and I hadn't heard it before played by him. Then he went into his bluesy solo before Sweet Child. Again, that was the longest Robin solo I've heard this year and it got very good response from the crowd......
All of the above maybe a little subjective since Robin is my favorite new gunner. ?;D

Are you talking about a hat like this?

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Last night's show was simply Incredible!!!!!!! Even with the similar setlist to the last show I saw, the band was better than ever and tighter than ever.. on Fire!!  They just keep improving, its pretty amazing. I thought they were pretty good in May but now they are really gelling into a close knit group.  Bumblefoot is much more incorporated into the songs now.

Unlike all the other shows I saw on this tour, they didn't mess up at all as far as I could tell. Most importantly let me mention the sound. They either got a new sound guy or upgraded the sound/mixing system because the sound was the best i've ever heard at a GNR show.  I could hear Axl very loud and up front in the mix and as he has this whole year, he sounded amazing - almost perfect tonight.  I could also hear Dizzy playing the congas, the keyboards and Pittman's effects pretty well and all 3 guitar players very well too.  I was surprised actually how good the sound mix was.  In NYC in may, the sound was very on and off.

Axl hit every scream and high note, and then some and everyone was in a great mood.  At one point Axl was joking around with Sebastian saying he was having a "shit-tastic time" and he also mentioned the boisterous crowd.

There were no weaknesses in the vocals that I could hear except for the intro to SCOM, which he seems to have a little trouble with I've noticed.  Last night however, it was one of the best renditions after the beginning section.
Paradise City was also a little rough in one part but after that it sounded golden!

Better was really awesome too, one of my favorite new songs. It got a pretty good reaction and Axl was full on jumping and stomping his feet during the middle segment along with Tommy.

Robin's guitar solo was great too, a nice slow bluesy one this time.  With the drums it kind of reminded me of one of the solos on the UYI tour.  Frank was killing it on YCBM and Axl had the crowd in the palm of his hand.  Dizzy played a version of the Stones' Angie before the Blues, which sounded excellent.  I am digging the solo spots a lot more than in the beginning because they are getting better and they are changing them up, but I must say that the energy in the crowd dies down a lot when the solos start.  I understand why they do it but maybe switching the solo spots around may help?

KOHD featured some great vocal acrobatics and singalongs and got a great reaction!  Then Richard and Robin played Little Wing and part of Angel by Hendrix.  Very cool and Much better than what they used to do, Beautiful.
Out Ta Get me really revs the crowd up again and gets the fists pumping in the air.  All the little piano moving jams were really cool - all different than what i've heard before.  One of them sounded like it could be a cool song and Axl played piano on one of them and also the maracas.
November Rain was epic, very impressive.  Just when you think you've heard that song too many times, GNR plays the hell out of it!

IRS sounds a bit different than it did before, more bluesy.  They kicked ass on this song and it got a good reaction. 

When Izzy was announced the place exploded and I was so happy and excited to see him live after all these years. He came out in a black suit and black fedora with sunglasses on and he had a blast. He was moving to the front and side, even up on the drum riser at one point and I also saw him give a pick to a fan.  It was very poignant to hear some of the Izzy songs played when he was there and I could even catch some of his background vocals at times. 
Izzy played the intro of Used to Love her with a false start and got the crowd to start clapping.  They totally nailed this song (complete with a long held note at the end) and it had a solo from Richard and Robin.
Patience started off with just Izzy and Axl, stage dark.  Izzy played a little intro to it by himself and they played one of the best versions I've ever heard.  Axl had the lower register vocals going perfectly.
After that the band exploded into Nightrain and that song has become a real barn burner.  There were several sick solos by Bumblefoot (on fretless) and Robin and everyone was running around all over the place!!

The encore got a better than expected reaction, especially Chinese Democracy (complete with pyro).  It has a new longer intro with smoke and sound effects, etc.  They also play a very cool video montage with a Chinese theme.  Then came Paradise City in all its glory and debauchery, and they tore it up!  It was so, so great to see them all give a bow at the end with Izzy smiling and just having a blast with all the guys.  Axl thanked us for coming and was genuinely appreciative of us joining their "late night soir?e". He also threw a jab at all the negative people and said they they were going to prove that they could do it and be successful.

If you are on the fence about going to these last 2 LA shows, GO!  travel if you have to.. just DO IT!  I got to bed around 3 am but it was all worth it.  I think we are in for some great things to come in the next few months!!

Why am I discussing it? Because I paid money to see a show and I gave my opinion of it (which was a 9.5/10, try not focusing so much on the -.5, it's a little facist of you...)

And he didn't wear a top hat at Inland Invasion, which was the other show I um, paid to see this year, so it's new for me. Want a tissue?  :D

At least you admit your opinion is subjective.

Someone said '...Like Slash is the only person to wear a top hat ever onstage'...I'm guessing if Robin showed up onstage one day with a mop of curly black hair, that person would say '...like Slash is the only person to ever have curly black hair onstage'.

P.S. to the person who just posted the picture, no it was not a hat like that. Maybe a similar shape but it was black and quite Slash-ey. He doesn't need it in my opinion. Keyword, opinion. Now I'm done discussing it cause Jarmo will probably ban me.

He did, but you were not paying attention? :hihi:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7hNTH5McGI&mode=related&search=

thanks Chief for the great review!  : ok:

I was on the rail at Inland Invasion and Robin came out 4 feet in front of me for the opening of Jungle. You bet he was wearing a hat then. Yes, it is very similar to the one on the pic above.
And this is an objective statement. See for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7hNTH5McGI&mode=related&search=

I'm out since this is turning into a completely pointless discussion.....of what someone is wearing....and effect it should have on someone's review of the performace.

Speaking of Robin's performance .. it was really great.. he has grown so much this year and I believe he's shown how good he really is over this tour.  I had my doubts before but now i dig him.
I also like the fact that he is making small changes to the solos, a little bit of improv. here and there!

my buddy told me he sounds just like slash after SCOM.

haha...ok you got me, it's still my opinion. I was 200 feet back at that Inland show and had 8 new bandmembers to pay attention to during the first couple songs and the hat mustve slipped by me, that's the excuse I'm going with.

Also, forgot to add....props to Frank...he does a great job. Hits hard. It was my first time seeing him. I also dug Ron's fretless work...I didn't pay much attention to it last time but it sounds quite awesome.

Frank was really good.  He is a monster on drums and a few times where he added some thunderlike fills i was pleasantly surprised.  i definitely think he is worthy, but i would still like to see Brain back.

oh yeah i just remembered.. Bumblefoot added some riffs/fills that i had never heard before in chinese democracy.  maybe it was the fact that the sound was a lot better, i'm not sure?

and another cool thing i saw was Robin hugging Izzy during one of the songs and Izzy jamming back to back with Tommy just like he used to do in the old days!

* something i had never seen before - right before michelle, Axl did this impromptu scream. he was having fun .. he also did the evil laugh in the middle.

Love the review Chief! Also love to see Axl have a pop at the negative people out there! It's been so over annoying the years to listen to those kind of peoples whining! What a great time to be a GnR fan! Wish I had been there last night, sounds like it was mother fucker of a show! Mike

Very nice reviews and thanks for the interesting details chief and everyone.


What zep song I'm curious. Or maybe from some irish folk song.

BTW the robin hat at your link looks exactly same to the one I have. I also have a felt hat and often wear tunics.
He must be mocking me.  :yes:

you lucky cunts got izzy!

SOunds like a killer show! 

From Blabbermouth.net

Ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin joined his former bandmate, Axl Rose, and his new version of GUNS N' ROSES on stage at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk in Universal City, CA Sunday night (Dec. 17) for five numbers.

According to Reuters, Stradlin, who quit GUNS N' ROSES in November 1991 and has lived a fairly reclusive existence ever since, looked like a Blues Brother, decked out in dark suit, fedora and shades. He played guitar and contributed harmonies to "Think About You", "Used to Love Her", "Patience" and "Nightrain", and returned for the final tune, "Paradise City". Watch video clips of "Mr. Brownstone" (video) and "The Blues" (video) from last night's show.

Stradlin has made a handful of surprise appearances at GUNS shows this year, beginning last May in New York, and continuing during the European swing over the summer. Until this year, he had not played with the band since 1993, when he briefly subbed for his injured replacement, Gilby Clarke.

YouTube:

Brownstone  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6i5lo-7CY8

Blues:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt5Q9O-UHxA

I'm going to the show on the 19th.  Hopefully Izzy will be there.  To anyone who went on the 17th, is the Gibson Theatre hard to find?  I haven't been to CityWalk for about 6 years.  It's basically just a big outdoor mall right?  Does anyone know whereabout the Gibson Theatre is located in there?  Thanks.   

Thanks for the reviews and videos!  :beer:

once you get to city walk and park, just look at one of the maps / signs and it is pretty easy to find. its at the end of the whole outdoor mall area

One other thing i noticed which was really great to see was that Axl shaking people's hands.  It was the most i've ever seen him do - he must have shook at least 50 people's hands during the show!!
During Madagascar it seemed like a clip from the vma show.

someone also made a sign which was shown on the screen: I love you Axl, you're the best! 

A Bunch of people were doing an Izzy Chant too, which was sweet!

Here's my review:

The whole day was crazy!  I was getting calls left and right from people, IM's and whatnot.  The excitement was getting to everyone.  Finally Edward Rose calls and I clear my head and head off to the show.  The Gibson Amphitheatre is about 10 minutes from my house (5 when yours truly is driving  ;))

I make it to the Citywalk, where I meet up with our very own w.axl.rose and his sister.  So we call Kaleigh and her brother to come over.  So we're all just waiting in front of the Hard Rock Cafe for everyone to arrive when I call Edward Rose.  I call him and we're talking and I turn around and he's right behind me!  He was there the whole time!  So we go inside and we're waiting on our food.  Coincidentally, they put us in the GN'R section.  Unfortunately, Axl's Paradise City jacket isn't there anymore.  So we're all just hanging around and exchanging stories.  And then out of nowhere this guy in a GN'R work shirt comes up to our section and asks us if we're from the forums.  It was Buddha Master!  What an unexpected pleasure!  So Buddha joins us and we're just hanging around.  Jack and his friends came by, but just for a little bit.  The Hard Rock people were really cool, they put on Welcome To The Videos, which got a warm reception.

As we leave the Hard Rock, I get a text from Jack tellimg me that he met Frank!  Very cool indeed.  So we just decide to go to the Ampitheatre. (the Jewish concert wasn't doing it for us)  We pass a magnet store and there we see Frank just standing there!  So we all take pictures and tell him how great he is.  He was real nice.  A gentle giant, so to say.  Then he gets a call from Dizzy.  (We didn't know it was Dizzy at the time, but we soon found out ;))  After a few moments Dizzy comes with Del James!  We were all going crazy!  But we kept it to ourselves fortunately, so we didn't embarass ourselves.  (well, maybe just a little bit ;D) 

We all took pictures with Dizzy, and I started talking to him about me playing the piano as well, and I asked him what he had up his sleeve tonight for his solo.  I told him Ziggy Stardust was amazing at Inland Invasion, and I CASUALLY mention Angie.....hehehe.  Dizzy was real cool.  I've never met him before, but is he always subdued?  I ask because he seemed a little sad to me.  But maybe that's just how he is, I dunno! 

I was nervous about talking to Del, because he was so quiet.  And I had a little difficulty recognizing him, because he was wearing a beanie.  But we shook hands, and I told him that I really like his articles, and would love for him to write some more.  At that, he just chuckled and we said farewell.  I also mentioned that there would be no negativity tonight from anyone, and everyone just smiled.

So we get to the gates, and Edward was having trouble getting his credentials, so I gave him my ticket, which was extra, in case he couldn't get in.  Kaleigh had an extra, so I just ended up joining her for the night.  Thankfully Ron came and helped Edward get everything sorted out.

So we get inside, luckily I snuck the camera in.  The Suicide Girls came on, which didn't really do it for me.  I didn't even get a hard on for God's sake!  During that time, I just chilled with Jack and company, until the heavy hip hop beats became unbearable.  So I went up with Kaleigh and her mom and bro to get some merchandise.  I got the flag, blue GN'R pistol shirt and the kick ass poster.

We went back down for Helmet.  I don't want to come off as dissing a band, especially one that's not so big.  I would only recommend them to people who like a lot of distortion and a singer that screams and doesn't really sing.

As for Sebastian Bach?  He totally rules!  He has so much energy, and a great set of pipes.  I was the first person to pull out the lighter for 18 And Life, and Baz saw me, and told everyone to pull out their lighters and cell phones.  I looked back and it was a real cool sight seeing all those phones and lighters, it was just like Christmas!  Everyone loved him, no one was sitting down for the entire show. 

After Baz ended at around 11:00, it was time to meet some more friends.  I thought the wait would be super long, but the lights went down at 11:50 and the intro started.  We got the GUNS...N'....ROSES chant going...and then Robin kicked in!

The place had so much energy.  Everyone was singing along to all the words.  We were jumping up and down like a bunch of crazed hooligans...and Axl loved it and he fed off of us.  He shook almost everyone's hand (that was within range) in the pit area.  He had a big smile on his face and he kept saying silly things, he was so happy! 

As if it was choreographed, when LALD rolled around, everyone "Flicked Their Bic."  Axl really shows off his pipes during this song.  He's a monster!  I dare anyone tell me with a straight face that his voice is crappy.

I can't believe the reception that Better got!  It was on tier with Jungle and PC.  The place was rocking out.  And I was surprised that everyone was singing along word for word!

Another highlight was during YCBM, when we all yelled "With your ass in the air!" for Axl.  He looked like a kid in a candy shop!

The solo's kicked ass, although Ron didn't get one this time.  I really like the Fortus and Finck solo.  Dizzy played Angie for his solo before The Blues.

Just to clarify something.  Izzy was on all the songs except the new songs.  This includes Used To Love Her and Nightrain.  And definitely Paradise City.

I love how Chinese Democracy has this extended awesome intro.  Then Robin kicks in and the place goes nuts.

What a great show.  Brought home some RED confetti, and a lot of great memories.  And now I repeat two more times! 

I know I'm probably forgetting stuff, if you have any questions, do ask.

Its easy to find, there will be signs on citywalk. Its past the Jody Maroni's hotdog place.

Anyways... that show was awesome. Best concert I've ever been to, I've never seen guns live.

I had a great view, even from Mezzanine, but I'm pissed cause my friend snuck down to the orchestra area and it looks like people were alot more into it down there.

Sound quality was superb, Axl's voice sounded like it was straight from the records... AWESOME

Garry - sorry i missed you man, i got there way too late.. but i'll see you at the next one.

btw you said izzy was on all the songs, thats not exactly correct. he played on Think, Used, Patience, Nightrain and Paradise City.

Not ALL dude....AFTER he came out.  Except the new songs.  :yes:

From Think About You onward...

Whats up everyone. Garry you are a cool motherfucker man. But...what is the deal with the soda's? Someone on the wagon or something? Real fucking nice to meet you. Sorry if I came off a little drunk and stoned. That was probably because I was...a little drunk and stoned.

Chief, I was going to give my review but just read your write up on the previous page and now I won't even bother. You summed it up perfectly. Really fucking right on from my perspective. Though dude... damn shame to miss you at Hard Rock earlier.

About Hard Rock. I don't know if this was said but fuck it. At one point, of the music video rotation being played, SCOM came on. The whole fucking restaurant exploded. All the fans there for the show, went fucking nuts. Just fucking awesome. Then some other band song was next and was quickly stopped, like someone at Hard Rock realized what happened. Then they went right into playing GNR's Welcome to the Videos for the rest of the night, leading up to showtime. So fucking awesome. Just because of that we stayed for more drinks. Garry...where did you go man?

In close...this was an awesome awesome fucking night. Suicide girls where so fucking good. Stroke of genius letting these ladies start the show. Helmet, was exactly what I expected (not a bad thing). They were loud as fuck, and just aggressive for 40 straight minutes. Big surprise for me was Baz. I always kind of looked at him like he was a goofball, even back in the day. But you know what? He is a fucking goofball. But he fucking rocks and was having so much fun I found it contagious. I hate the bitches around me who were sitting on their asses. I was like the lone man standing in a section of pussies.

GNR were godlike for me last night. Just way fucking beyond. I saw them at there warm up gig in Vegas, and they just dwarfed that last night. My only wish was for TWAT to be played. But I love FUCKING LOVE the new songs played. Shit fucking everything was so SO Fucking good! I cannot wait for Tomorrows show. I am taking my mom with me. Lol. Hope to see some of you fuckers again at Hard Rock. My mom and I are cool, and she knows whats up. I wont be too much different tomorrow.

Oh I love that part when some fucker threw a cigarette on stage at Baz, and he threw it back saying "I only smoke illegal shit." Hahahaha right on motherfucker!

sounds like an awesome gig, thanks for the updates!!!

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Buddha!  I stayed until they showed/played November Rain.  The place went nuts at SCOM.

What do you mean by soda's?

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Excuse my appearance, I look like a fucking crackhead.

haha who gave you the black eyes Garry. nevertheless awesome pics. : ok:

Guess so you did.

Its great that better meets better response each time.

what silly thing he said? ;D

I haven't been sleeping too well lately.  ;D

Axl kept making funnies.  He said that he was having a shit-tacular time.  That the L.A. crowd was sher-rific.

Having a hard time remembering.  Must.....get....sleep......

You must. sweet dreams, mate. ;)

No its not just an opinion your sharing.  Its an assumption.  YOu assume that Robin is wearing a hat similar to Slash's cause hes trying to be like Slash.  Which you cannot know for sure because you donot know the guy.

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Still haven't received the Dizzy one on my email yet - I'll also post the pics I took mid-concert with my phone.

cool pics garry!   :D

frank is getting a beard like robin  :hihi:  he's the man  :beer:

Hey guys,
what time were you guys at the Hard Rock until? i was late so i couldn't go but I want to make it for tomorrow night!

I AM SO FUCKING JELOUS OF ALL U IN LA !!!!  HAVE A GREAT TIME !!! :beer:

Can I just say I love this community?  All of you rock.  I am so jealous of you fuckers.   :yes:
Garry, you lucky son of a bitch!  Get some sleep.   :hihi:
I can't wait till Guns get back east!!!!!!!!

was anyone in orchestra nine?

can anyone tell me how the view is? ?i'm afraid i won't be able to see some of the band because its on the very left of the place

i got a picture with frank right after you. i guess i was oblivious to the fact that dizzy was right there too, oops

I was in 23, literally on the far left of the section, and I could see everyone about 95% of the time. There were a few times when I couldn't see Dizzy, but I really think that there's no "bad" seat in the place.

Did anyone notice that Izzy's guitar was out of tune at the beginning of patience? As soon as Ron and Robin started playing he went over and swapped out for another one.

I was 2nd row in Orch 9...fear not my friend, you will have a great time...there's a wing of the stage that goes right up to our section, and you can see everything including frank, dizzy, and chris up top. There is no such thing as a bad seat in this place...unless the person in front of you is 9 feet tall or has a five inch afro.

P.S. Yes I did notice Izzy was out of tune. Anyone wanna attack me for noticing that?  : ok:

^Thanks to both of you. ?I was worried for a second.

I was in the very right last night and the view was actually really good so you should have no problem!

Hey all! Just got back home in the bay area after a long days drive, the show last night was awesome! I'd write out a review but the others in this thread are better written than anything I could do.  I was at the hard rock rather early on in the afternoon, didn't really see anyone there, sorry I missed you all.  I had assigned seating this time kinda far back, so no pictures from me this time around, sorry.  To make up for it, i'll be putting up complete videos of November Rain, Think About You, Used To Love Her, and Chinese Democracy in AFC sometime tomorrow.  ;) They're okay, and I hope you can all enjoy them. Security were being tight asses, and I was rather sketched at being the only on standing for three rows holding a camera. (as to why the people weren't standing I couldn't say myself, I even had a cup thrown at me from behind to try and get me to sit down...jerks) I'm extrememly exhausted right now so I'm going to take it easy, but the videos should be up by tomorrow evening, whence you can all enjoy!

Yo Chief and everyone going to tomorrows show. I will probably be at Hard Rock around 5 530. Man people don't be shy either. You see some GNR shirt wearing geeks and just see if they are from the boards. Man, I will probably be easy to spot tomorrow too. I will be the dude with his 60 year old mom (and co worker).

My mom is tripping ...but real excited too. 17th was awesome as always with my wife with me. And the 19th with my MOm will be an experience (dad thinks she is fucking crazy). Told her to bring earplugs for Helmet. Damn was it colder then shit or what?

Hope to meet some of you on the 19th.

Oh and Garry, was those soda's spiked? Lol sorry man, just fucking with you.

hey man,
i won't be able to get there until much later, probably 7:45-8 or so?  i hope you're still around there at the time...
where are your seats?  i really hope to meet up with you man!

Chief! I am in the lodge section 22...row B! Man I was in row E on Sunday and that for me, was way closer to the band then I was even  in that little ass The Joint in the Hard Rock Cafe hotel. Goddamn...so very fucking awesome. The Ampitheater is so great for GNR. Really not a bad seat in the house!

Buddha!

I won't be able to meet up at the Hard Rock.  I got pit tickets for tomorrow AND Wednesday.  So I guess we won't see each other.

I'm saying we should have a non-GN'R related get together.  To just hang out.  That would rule.

I believe a perfect reason for such a get together would be a listening party for the new album!

i'm hoping to get to the H.Rock sooner but depending on traffic, we'll see...

I'might be alittle older but I'm coming to that party :hihi:

hey garry its ok to share those pics. of Axl that I sent you

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I apologize for the quality and size of these, but they were from my cell phone, and hell, they're better than nothing, right?
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i have a few more but i upload them later

Fuck Yea definitely!

Why not upload them now man??? ???

because some are upside down and i have to fix them first

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great pics! i'll have my vids up within the hour  :beer:

cant wait to see them  : ok:

excellent pics w.axl.rose  8)

thanks i would of taken more but the security guards with the purple shirts wouldnt let me.towards the end i didnt see any so i took out my cam and took pics

Yea, great pics.  : ok:

Those are phenomenal shots!  Thanks for the new wallpaper

Thanks for the awesome pics dude!!! : ok:

Sorry for being such a whiner...  :beer:

Here you go everyone:

November Rain:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaQHe0sB9As

Think About You (w/ Izzy):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGm1BGoxZb4

Used To Love Her (w/ Izzy):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzco55zPZNI

Chinese Democracy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ-0X0kxPsA

I apologize for the camera shake and whatnot, it's hard to film and be your own lookout, hehe.

Those pictures are awesome, I especially like the first one of Izzy but am I the only one who thinks he looks like Bruce Springsteen there?

thanks fpr the pics and vids...

oh and yeah...  izzy looks a little like bruce springsteen :hihi:

yeah that one is great, i was raising my arms  trying to take a pic and when he saw me doing that he nodded his head at me and just bent down so i can take the pic which was so cool. thanks for the videos man

Awesome pics, specially of Izzy! : ok: :peace:

Yeah, it was always there, but the mix didn't help. You can hear him on the Madrid boot, tho he didn't use the fretless in this song yet by that time.

I guess you can hear him playing the shred (with fretless!) all over the song in the NJ bootleg. :)

axl sounds phenominal!  :o especially on Nov Rain. Great stuff thanks!  :D

Great for sharing, awesome pics, and great vids, thanks.

THANK YOU for the pictures... they are so awesome!!!

Here is a great review from livedaily.com.  Sorry if it has been posted.

http://www.livedaily.com/reviews/Live_Review_Guns_N_Roses_in_Universal_City_CA-11219.html?t=98

That is a great review.  Good promotion for the new band.  God I wish it was March.

haha I like Robin and Izzy's bows ;D Robin looks like he's just hanging there and if Tommy and Pitman leave him he might fall flat like a puppet

thanks so much for the pics, the first one of Izzy is really impressive