Originally Posted by Solid Sambora
(Post 1125935)
My "perspective" is that with tickets, hotels and travel, we've spent £1000 on a busted flush. Now, £1000 is a LOT of money to me. We could have had a nice holiday for that kind of money, but decided to do a handful of gigs instead. You know, hit the road and follow the band around, make something of it.
Now it works like this. I've loved Bon Jovi since I was a kid, but it was all about Richie for me. I 'converted' the missus a couple of years ago, but she's more of a Jon fan. Even she though, gets where the magic comes from. The Jon & Richie chemistry.
So she's quite disappointed. I'm devastated. We'll still go to the gigs (so we don't lose any money as much as anything!) but right now I honestly cannot see how I'm going to enjoy them- Richie is THE reason I really got this band. Maybe I'll have a good time. Maybe Phil X or whoever is in place might win me over. I can't help feeling though that my summer/holiday plans are potentially ruined. I work hard in a stressful job, so my holidays are important to me. I look forward to getting away from it and really enjoying myself. I'm now in a situation where I'm struggling to look forward to it. Maybe next year eh?
Now that's just my story. There are thousands more folk with their own. Thousands of people now facing up to a major disappointment. Maybe to you, it's "some gig", but to a lot of folk that gig was a real highlight for them. See, that's the beauty of music. It means something to people. And often the people behind the music mean something to people. It can be a really important thing in people's lives. Take that away from them, and it causes a lot of hurt.
Now, if It is something bad, no one will blame Richie for pulling out. Most of us will wish him well, and try to be supportive. We care. We have invested a lot in him. Emotionally invested, which leads lots of us to financially invest in him too. I can't argue that money is as important as his health, but that money was a big outlay for me, and I can't help feel aggrieved that I'm not getting what I paid for. Which adds to the fact I'm upset that I won't be seeing MY Bon Jovi. Like a lot of people won't see THEIR Bon Jovi. So when thousands of people are in this same position, I think they have a "right" for information. We don't need the gory details, but we need more than "it's a secret so we're no telling you." He may have a "right" to privacy, but in his position he needs to show his fans a little respect and give them a little clarity. It's the "right" thing to do...
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