We all know Axl is going to go on late, so why don't they just work that into the planned show? Have the opening band(s) play, then schedule something to fill the time until Axl's private jet shows up. Maybe have a live DJ, video clips, some kind of craziest fan contest, strippers, etc. but at least have something to keep the crowd from growing restless.

Maybe Axl should give this guy a job writing his press releases.

I'd pay good money for backstage groupie footage from GNR's heyday!

And as creepy as mother-daughter team incest stories are, I'm sure that's just the tip of the iceberg of what's gone on backstage and on the tour bus. Matt's just the one blabbing about it.

But things have changed as far as what's acceptable rock star behavior. I'm sure most people here have great respect for Jimmy Page, despite the fact that in the seventies he had a well documented relationship with a fourteen year old girl (Lori Maddox) when he was in his mid thirties. If Robin Fink came out tomorrow and announced that he was fucking a 14yo, I'm sure most of us would label him as some sick pedophile kiddie-diddler.

I do think that Azoff is at risk of being burned here. The Justice Dept. approved the Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger on the grounds that they wouldn't be a big bad monopoly and they'd play fair with the artists and promoters. But if Axl and co. can prove that Azoff is blacklisting them from playing at major venues in the US, Azoff could be in violation of this consent decree and it could throw the whole merger in jeopardy. Or maybe Axl just shows up six hours late for his day in court and the judge rules in Azoff's favor.