I did that too, in fact I stayed away from this thread for a while, just to ensure I didnt see anything from those who have read the books!

After Jaime's hand got the chop I couldnt help but look up that incident online, I didnt realise but I ended up on a site about the books, rather than the show and read a chunk that hadnt happened yet - Doh!

Luckily I was totally unaware of the Red Wedding, so that came as a good surprise.

My wife is a big advocate of reading the book before seeing the film / series, and now I am totally convinced that, for me, I'd rather see the show first, then read the book. After telling her this, large debate (argument) ensued.

That is a great story Will, I think out of all of Guns, past and present, Izzy is the one I'd like to meet the most. Seems like a really cool dude, with no hang-ups.

Cool listen, thanks for posting that.

Thanks for posting that, great read. And I remember the 2006 show at Hammersmith Odeon, London UK, first show in the UK for a long time.  It was so tense in those couple of hours before he hit the stage, people saying he wasnt gonna show, that he was still at the hotel, the boos were going on, people were pissed off so bad, then he hit the stage and the place just erupted, it was amazing!

I was standing next to Tony Alva, waiting for what seemed like ages, and not realising it was actually Tony Alva, and made a complete cock of myself when I drunkly prodded his Alva t-shirt and proclaimed "Yeah man, I remember Alva skateboards, I had one when I was 12, they fucking ruled!".....then he handed me his business card, Alva.....Tony Alva...fuck man, I looked at him, shit, I felt like an utter douche....but then Axl came out, Welcome To The Jungle, who now give a shits about Tony Alva? I didnt, rock on !

Yeah, that's the beef right there. The level he is at now overall seems a million miles away from 2006. Shame, I really enjoyed the 2006 performance, looks, and effort he put in.