Here Today... Gone To Hell!

He was at the Artie Lange book signing at Bookends in Ridgewood, NJ.  I do not have any pictures, but do have video of him on my phone talking about Chinese Democracy.  I asked him a bunch of questions, all of which he was more than happy to answer.  He said Axl is an amazing person and the most talented singer/songwriter he has ever known.  I asked him about touring and he replied "Robin jumping back to Nine Inch Nails kind of through us all for a loop, but I think we will be touring BY THE SUMMER."  He said he did not realize that Axl was going to actually sing "Don't Cry" while he played the solo at a show in Japan and said playing a sold out MSG was a dream.  He was also interviewed by Howard TV (Howard Stern's on demand cable channel).  A really really cool guy.

I'm really hoping for a tour in the US in the summer. I've never seen GNR in the summer.

Now tha album seems to start off in a very promising fashion, none of the musicians associated to the project are going to diss axl are they ?

After all, should it be a success, they will all be glad to have some reckognition and money.

And yes, ron is a very nice person.

If you read this RT, shalom and happy hanoukah. :D

Damn, I actually live in Ridgewood, NJ.  HA HA.  That is where I got Slash's autograph last year when he was signing his new book. 

shalom and happy hanuka from me too :D

Since I knew someone related to the Stern show, I got to hang out in the group where Ron, Artie's crew, and High Pitch Eric were.

Any chance you can upload that video to youtube or something? 

I guess this really cements the fact that Finck is OUT of GNR...Oh well, album is amazing, and Ron certainly has the skills to be lead guitarist of this band.

if Finck is out why would they wait until the summer for the tour? seems to me they're waiting on Robin :beer:

That's how I took it as well.  : ok:

I guess I didn't get that until you guys just pointed it out, but hopefully that is the case!  I would hate to have another guitar player added...

Bring Bucket back!

This I'd love.

Got news for you all... Robin isn't coming back.  NIN (including Robin) is going to begin recording a new studio album while touring through the Winter/Spring. 

I'd take Bucket back.

I think him patching things back up with Izzy might have been the reason he started singing "Don't Cry"...for I believe Izzy was the one who wrote the "original" version...

Where did you get this from?  I am not sure what Trent is up to, but Ilan Rubin (the new drummer) is supposed to be doing an album and tour with his day job Lostprophets.  I personally think The Slip sucks and was disappointed that the shows NIN are playing haven't included more off The Fragile and The Downward Spiral.  He is focusing on material that I think has a lot less artistic merit than the classic NIN and is a darn sight less infectious as well.  I went to the show in Oakland and would have loved to have heard Ruiner, We're in This Together, etc.  I think that this will sort itself out in good time.  The summer is time enough for Robin to see that this is where he should be.

in U.S  ???

because I fear that if the tour starts this summer in the U.S. that it is in Europe 2010  :crying:

Agreed - I wish NIN played some of the shit they played in Europe last year (We're In This Together, Last, Ruiner, Becoming, etc...), but this tour was amazing (I was fortunate enough to see 3 shows on this tour).

I know about the Robin thing because I did 8 shots of tequila with Josh Freese after the House of Blues show on 11/6 in Atlantic City.

Eveytime someone meets Ron, or everytime he posts something or gives an interview or makes a statement he comes across as a really cool guy
Great to have him in GNR

If bucket comes back,

Bucket , Richard and Ron
will make gnr one of the best touring guitar strong bands in the world today.

Buckethead coming back would be sick.  Just a nice little return of an old friend.

Eight shots of tequila?  Impressive.  What exactly did he say?  Obviously he is not going into the studio since he has quit NIN himself.

Do you know when he will be featured on howard TV. And what exactly was he doing at Artie`s book signing

I always thought that this was Axl's way of thanking Ron.  :)

Thanks for sharing, Amari2677  : ok:



pssst ... Jessica .... Hanukkah isn't for another month.  It starts at sundown on December 21.
But we'll make believe you knew that so.....

PEACE AND HAPPY KWANZAA TOO!!! (December 26)  ;D

Right.. plus the fact that Robin's name has been deleted from every place the current line-up is listed for weeks.

What about the MySpace widgets???  The widgets!!!!

Like a modern day Skynyrd.....

Does Bucket or Axl have to say they are "Sorry" first?

I would guess a Summer tour makes sense from a logistical standpoint, as there are more festivals and summer is a much more profitable time to tour, rather than winter.
The interesting thing will be how long it takes this album to run its course. Not that it really matters since they've already had a few Chinese Demoracy tours without an album!  ;D