I figured that was just Phil's Miley Cyrus tribute. :p ;)

oh shit, hope he doesn't encourage Jon to twerk :p

There's no way he makes more doing his session/Fretted Americana stuff, no. But he makes more than a decent living doing what makes him happy. I'm not saying playing in BJ doesn't make him happy but he's made it clear it's not really his type of music and I just don't see him giving up what makes him happy for this paycheque and freedom to write.

I am following him on facebook - and just based on the pics he's posting - he seems ueber happy about being in Bon Jovi. Also - stuff like 'keep working hard and follow your dreams and all of this might come true one day' type stuff while being in the Jovi jet....that's not something that someone unhappy would say. I am 100% sure he'd accept an offer to join Bon Jovi in no time. That's making history. That's being a member of the biggest American rock band of the last 30 years. That's replacing Richie Sambora. Honestly speaking - who the **** would say no?!? I bet even Steve Vai/ Satriani would be tempted given the right monetary incentive. Like the music or not, it's BON JOVI.

He only played 12 out of 125 shows last tour so you can't really say 2 tours, but yea, he definitely earned respect for dropping everything and joining the band on the road when they were in a tough spot.

As for the haters, I'm sure he has two words for them: bank account. :p

If that was the case I don't think he'd even be touring with them now. His personal musician work aside, he gave up staying with his wife for the majority of her pregnancy. He got married in between show dates and then went back on the road. If playing with Bon Jovi isn't what makes him happy, I don't think he'd be absent from these monumental life events.

Money makes people happy.

Another article, von maur side about the 12th with Nikki &
Richie.( Suspect they will leave LA the 11th at the latest (Staples gig) which IMO is Richie's hometown now , so twice he missed there. I'd probably want to leave town too. It would be a trip if they cross paths in the airport.) Found it interesting that interviews can be scheduled for the 12th but they must be done simultaneously and will not be interviewed separately? Does that sound odd to anyone besides me or have I just become too "her again" paranoid?

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11191562.htm

And Phil X, he is probably having the best financial year of his career plus growing a new fan base. Hugh is not "official" after replacing Alec, so IF Richie's out of the band and not just off tour doubt Phil would ever be an actual member. I still think of STP and Weiland saying would have to be "bought out" to be out of the band.

Still SMDH about it all.

new interview with David, same old...

http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/10/02/...ref_map=%5B%5D

Whoever puts these up in the site is an absolute tool.

They would rather put up any old positive review than leave out the ones that talk about Richie like that.

I mean, to me, by copy and pasting that on the official site it's confirmation.

This was always what I had suspected.... Mostly because of the timing.

Richie releases a solo album, plays a few shows on his own (I know not all of them sold fantastically but I'm sure playing solo still gave him a boost) and then? Go on tour, yet again, with Jon and his ego and play the most static setlists of your career with a front man who, at the time, was standing at the mic motionless for almost the entire show.

If I had to put money on it, Richie probably just asked him why he wasn't moving very much and questioned the song choices. And what we now have is the result of questioning the leader.

Jon is too proud to apologise and Richie is probably enjoying the break, so neither are bothering to talk.