He also could go independent now, had he got off his ass too.

With the current climate, and Axl's situation, he could've taken GN'R indie had he wanted to.

Now he's stuck with Uni.

Some of it is natural I think too.

Like, imagine you meet Axl, you have a beer with Fernando one night - and suddenly these are like real people in your life - they arn't just words in a magazine, or snippits on TMZ or whatever. Or in the case of the Axl/band - you've actually talked to people who write and play your favourite songs.

I think there's a natural feeling when you meet people in real not to talk as much shit about them. Once you see they are human - are you really going to go home log on and start asking about their private lives as much.

So in a way you can see it that Jarmo etc is paid off with Access to the band...but in another way - it's probably the access to the band that makes him not want to talk shit about them - as he sees them as actual people he knows and not just a hobby.

That said, I myself don't post as HTGTH anymore (well very occasionally) as I'm a fan of the old and the new band - and I felt there was an atmosphere there that to enjoy modern GNR you have to hate slash etc...and I honestly like both.

On a semi-related note: Is it expensive to run this site? I never really thought about it - but I should be more grateful to whoever keeps this place running.

I wouldn't consider putting the no-promotion blame on Irv, if it wasn't for the fact that he did this with his other clients. It's odd.

Take a look at Christina Aguilera, one of his longtime clients. She delays her album Bionic almost 4 years (a lifetime in the pop world), spends a ton of cash on it, promises fans it will be huge and then what happens? It comes out to almost no promotion and both she and Irv basically threw it under the bus to move onto other things (like Burlesque, which they were so convinced would win her an Oscar).

I remember you from HTGTH. You totally backed Jarmo even with his 'bad news are no news' policy. I'm surprised you needed some fresh air and came here, but do nothing, but justify Jarmo's and The Malibu Mafia's decisions. I guess it's a mission for you. Won't work here.

I didn't like MyGNR, cause every single thread turned into a chaotic name-calling. But I rather choose that, than the stalinist board. Thanks to God, we have GNREvolution.
Better to have idiots saying anything they want @ MyGNR, then a fascist regime that tells you what's right and what's wrong, what exists and what does not. "Four legs good, two legs bad". Hell, they even censored Merck's letter! They can't even talk about the 'next album', years after CD. They really can't talk about anything, just how cool Axl and the then-current line-up is, and what an evil, talentless, druggie thief Slash is. It reminds me of very, very bad times, you'd think never come back.  I live in a country that suffered from communism for 45 years, and I prefer the Hyde Park democracy.

In case of GN'R... the band, especially Axl has the most responsibility in having the most erratic fanbase on the world. I guess in the history of music. Paranoia, hatred, bitterness, insincerity, the complete lack of reliability and not taking responsibility for anything you do, but making stupid, vague comments or telling made-up stories, blaming the rest of the world... well it causes some problems in the fan base.