no, not every man in his forties is an alcoholic. Not every man is Richie Sambora. Plus, he's in this early 50s. I'm not speculating about anything, I'm actually saying we SHOULDN'T speculate.
oh and you REALLY think I ever bother going through ALL the pages ? People in this board become quite agitated and, in a way, offended whenever we start a new thread about a similar subject that has been covered in other thread. they don't seem bothered that one thread in particular is 160 odd pages long. I'm wondering if any loser goes through all the pages.

I'm starting to understand why so many people have a bit of a beef with you Seb.

Aloha !

I felt the fact that this topic is over 150 pages long was actually enough indication for you how it was supposed to be a joke, then I added a ":p" to make things clear enough and yet you're still not picking up on how I was taking the piss? If that makes you understand why people have a bit of beef with me over things like that I reckon you ought to wonder if they're not a little bit too uptight about things posted on a message board. But I hereby promise you I will never make a joke to you again.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

Even though it's the NYP and you have to take it with a large grain of salt, this theory actually makes the most sense to me (the only curious thing being why no one has seen RS during his absence).

There was the early remark that he missed soundcheck to watch a game and his tweets about getting ready to go back on the road then a sudden absence leads me to believe he was being stupid and missed his flight (hence the game-day MIA in Calgary) which may have led to JBJ "suspending" him for a leg (heck, Phil X filled in once, he can do it again, right?).

Also, if this is all true, RS probably believes he is fine (and not "partying too much") - hence, the tweets saying he is OK but using "personal reasons" to save face.

Any way you slice it, things are troubled in BJ Land.

I have to say, I think Richie's latest tweet is just insulting rather than anything else. Whatever his reasons are, even if they're not his fault, he could at least offer some form of apology to his fans who he must know are really disappointed, or show some indication that he's trying to be back asap.

His continued silence on the rumours also seems to make it more likely that they're true.

But as we know the biggest problem still is that i cannot even sell my ticket cause the show im about to attend is not sold out!

Whether there's any truth to that article or not, its more than likely true that Richie wouldn't be able to just roll up and slot back in for the L.A gig at the last minute and would probably need a bit of rehearsal time for Jon and the band to be sure that he is ready to go with the sets and songs being played, especially if the problems could impair any of his playing.

Richie would need rehearsal? For what? For the 20 same old songs they play every night? I don't think so, he could improvise all over the solos he doesn't remember and it would be fine.

Also, your pic is creepy :D

http://themandibleclaw.files.wordpre...3/fandango.gif

http://richiesambora.com/tour-dates/

Well what do we make of this then?

Yeah, I tend to agree with this. But it does seem as if many outside sources are converging. There appears to be a problem between Jon and Richie and I would vote for it being the alcohol. Money problems just don't add up.

And I remember reading something (a million years ago) about Tico getting kicked out of his previous band for being drunk. At the time Jon told him that if he ever fell off his drum kit drunk again he was out.

So it wouldn't surprise me if Jon thought alcohol was a problem with Richie's performances. Though honestly, I didn't see a problem at the beginning of this tour.