I lived in Southern California for a while when was age 15 to 20. I hated it with a passion and I haven't changed my mind after all these years. It doesn't surprise me one bit that an honor such as that can be bought.

I hope this story is true and I hope that Jon continues to want nothing to do with it.

The REAL honor - is all those people in the concert hall, willing to pay the price of a ticket without being coerced. Just because they they thought the band was awesome and they wanted to hear it. Kind of like myself, who was willing to pay the price of a ticket to Europe so that I could hear the songs that they refuse to sing here in the US.

THAT was an honor (thought I doubt that the band gave a shit).