It may sound crazy, but:

• He plays all of guitars in Burning Bridges and does a good job in my book
• He is a better guitar player than Bobby
• He co-wrote 5 of 11 songs in BB
• He produced their last 5 studio albums (and 5 out of 12)
• He already plays with Jon in some non-KOS solo performances

Now I know that's not going to happen, cause he has lots of commitments to produce for other artists, etc., and he probably doesn't want to, but if we can't have Richie, I personally would love if Shanks became a member of the band, given how much he contributed to today's Bon Jovi, for better or worse. Hell, he has more impact on how Bon Jovi sounds that anyone not named Jon Bon Jovi. I love Phil X, but I think I'd rather have Shanks, because it would retain authenticity of the same people performing songs that recorded them: Jon, David, Tico, Hugh, and John; plus obviously have Bobby as a back-up vocalist with guitar in his hands.

What do you guys think of this imaginary scenario?