Bluefish - I miss the velvet rope very much and remember those days fondly. I learned a lot there, but you're right that some people may not have loved being corrected when it came to GNR info.

James - The velvet rope stuff was fairly tame in the grand scheme of things. I just rubbed people the wrong way like I tend to do on most forums.

Just like the label delayed Chinese numerous times in hopes they could force a reunion first, the follow up to Chinese also suffered a similar fate. There were definitely times the band wanted to get it out and the label stalled in an effort to wait for a reunion. Which ultimately is what happened.

Would be shocked if they only release one song this year, so yeah I think we'll find out what the second song is next month. I've seen the hints that it's The General. I'm certainly hoping it's The General.

When the tour was first announced, I looked at the tour dates, looked at a calendar to see what the first few Fridays in August were, and predicted Perhaps would be released August 11. It was just a guess based on my assumption that 2 new songs would be released this year, and that their release pattern would be fairly similar to the 2021 releases.

Last night when it was revealed that my prediction ended up being correct, I was asked when I thought the 2nd single would be released. I guessed either 9/22 or 9/29, depending on how well the first single did. I didn't claim to know which song it would be.

no, it's the seller holding the discs. he took photos of the discs before selling them to levi. would you like to see my hands to verify lol?

Let's say hypothetically that Axl's personal nightly guarantee is 500k, with Slash at 300k and Duff at 200k (these are just rough figures and they could earn more if the tour ends up being profitable).

While Steven may be willing to take 10k a night just to be involved, Izzy might find that figure very insulting.

A deal has gotta make sense for both sides and in this instance, there may not be a deal that makes sense for both sides. For Izzy, he doesn't need the money and it may not be worth getting on a plane for such a low figure especially when he knows the others are making so much more.

For GNR, it may not make sense to spend a bunch of money on a guest for a show that is sold out anyway and you can't even advertise the guest because you never know if he'll actually show up.