I wrote Don't Cry.

there should be a 'puts pistol in mouth' emoticon-thing.

*puts pistol in mouth*

I think you missed the point, and simulatniously, proved the point.

Agree with misterID...

This does != bassline ripping, melody ripping, or riff ripping.

It is, however, possibly a pretty bad sampling "oops". Also pretty bad because both songs use it as introductions... 

Please don't poo poo it because it's a synth effect. It actually takes some work getting a computer to sound the way you want it to. I don't know if this is an out of the box deal and they did something similar, or they actually sampled it from their record. But it's pretty clearly there.

Unfortunately it's reported as if they ripped off the structure of the song or something really important, not just a transition/intro effect.

I had a dream I met Axl after he performed at a mall. No joke.

I DID take a picture of the setlist in Chicago, 2006. Someone on stage handed a fan the setlist, and I, knowing what he had, asked if I could take a picture. He graciously allowed me to do that.