You actually have something to trade? That guy is retarded, but it's just part of the dysfunction that GnR allows to fester.

"Bud?" That's the most shocking thing I've heard in this sad story. Wonder if he needed to come down from something else.

Oh man, that's awful.

Of course. We're all that dumb, and then we slowly grow up and get more cynical until we die.

It's weird to never hear from Chris, Dizzy or Frank. Barely from Richard even.

I think Axlin is right on the with "new girlfriend" comment, but Axl's not the only one with band relationships like that. See, for example, Trent Reznor, Anthrax, Megadeth to name a few.