Is that George Washington in the backround?

I need to read these books, watched the first series on dvd, enjoyed it, bought the first few books.... never read them and just keep spoiling the story by discovering the plots online

Whatever incarnation of freaks or regular rock dudes he had behind him, it was going to take regular releases of original music to give the band an identity, thats where the battle was lost. They wouldnt  have had the mega commercial success  of the old band but they would have something much more valuable and respected than what they have now in the karaoke caberet act, and something more fullfilling for all of them.

But Axls the boss, they are his employees, he steers the ship and they do what they are contracted to do. When they go into the studio that will require new contractual agreements and its that mild headache that, in my opinion, is why Axl is happy enough to keep with the status quo and avoid the possible repeat of the personal nightmare that was the making of Chinese Democracy.

I think they're a good band, they put on a great show, but the older and chubbier Axl gets the more I realise the New GNR dream is dead, he started this new incarnation of GNR in his 30's, he's managed one album that took a zillion dollars and a zillion people to make and now he's a 50 something busting out Dead Flowers or AC/DC tunes to pad out his sets, they are going nowhere.
Just drink it up and enjoy it for what it is, I'd go to a show near me in a heartbeat, cant imagine a better night out to be honest, but creatively this old fella is at the end of the road, catch him before he's pushing up daisies and cherish the memories.

He's a  bloated and haggard drunk. So is Tommy, 'cept he aint bloated, just haggard, he looks like death warmed up.

I'm a drunkard as well, I'm not preaching, but it is what it is.

Pity Axl cant muster any dutch courage with all his beer sooking, imagine he got merry one night and fleetingly imagined he was taking GNR forwards and did something original like playing a song these guys actually wrote together?