Yeah, so I'm watching the Video Music Awards (I am a geek, remember), and the show's about to go off and all of a sudden Jimmy Fallon says "Ladies and Gentlemen, Guns and Fucking Roses!" and automatically my jaw drops in anticipation. So they perform a medley of "Welcome to the Jungle", some new song, and "Paradise City". It was nice to see Axl looking healthy, and it was nice to see tommy stinson (former replacements bass guitarist) rocking out. however, their performance was very underwhelming. the band lacked that certain dangerous edge which made them great in the first place. now they just sound like a Guns and Roses cover band.

I'm offended that they're calling themselves Guns'n'Roses. It's not GnR unless both Axl and Slash are involved, in my opinion. All of the others are irrelevant.

(Edited by jamiecarroll at 6:50 am on Aug. 30, 2002)

is Bucket Head still playing guitar for them? he was for a while.

yes, he was playing guitar with them. he looked scarier than ever before.

Tommy Stinson with Guns and Roses?? Have I missed something here?? Has he done this before, am I just not well-informed?? Someone help.

Yeah. Slash HAS to be there for it to be Guns N Roses.

1) slash is actually anxious to here the so-called chinese democracy album.

2) bucket head scares me, but he's really good.

3) stephaniew likes skid row.

yeah, i was as shocked as you were. I heard about tommy playing with GNR back in '99. Apparently, tommy and axl are good friends. it's weird to think that 15 years ago tommy was playing songs like "alex chilton" and "unsatisfied", now he plays stuff like "mr. brownstone". very strange.

I'm not the one with a Skid Row shirt. How come you didn't wear that to the Boro last week?

damn! you've exposed me for who i really am. now that everybody knows i'm sebastian bach...

in myown opinion bucket head is a better guitar player than slash will ever be....just get the album monsters and robots.

Buckethead was my favorite part of the GNR performance.

Did Axl remind anyone else of Predator in a football jersey? Just curious...

i hated the fact that axl couldnt hit the high notes like he once could, but what can you expect from a fifty year old?

Axl's FIFTY?

Wow. I feel young.

Will

I think he was exagerating.

Axl is about 37-40 I think. Of course I could go find out online but I'm not feeling like it right now...

Axl Rose was born on February 6, 1962. That makes him 40 now.

And, actually, his name until he was 17 was Bill Bruce Bailey. Then, he figured out that this real dad was William Rose, so he said that his name had really been just that his whole life (William Rose, that is). Just thought I would add that little bit of info.

you're probably wearing your skid row shirt right now...

We've already established that YOU are in fact the one with a Skid Row shirt. If you go on that roadtrip, you should bring it along.

I have a Spice Girls t-shirt.

::receives strange looks::

It was 8th grade and I thought Sporty and Ginger were quite attractive! Come on! You all know the words to "Wannabe"!

::cries in shame::

i don't know about that. it's a long way to go. i might need to read or something. anyways, i don't have a skid row shirt. i thought it was yours...

(Edited by damon at 5:20 pm on Sep. 3, 2002)

Whoa, whoa. How did our clothes get mixed up?

i wouldn't know about that.

Ah yes... you can cut the sexual tension with a knife...

I'd try a chainsaw...or for all you comic geeks out there, an adamantium blade...

sexual tension and chainsaws... no good can come from this.

Sexual tension......if you only knew...........

What sexual tension? I assure you that there is none.

like morrisey and the pope, i do not concern myself with matters of sex.

(Edited by damon at 7:32 pm on Sep. 3, 2002)

There's nothing like a celebate celebrity. Morrissey does know how to work a mic cord though...

Morrissey also likes to galavant around without a shirt on. The Smiths were a damn sexy group.

which would suggest that my celebacy is sexy. i don't know if i can work a mic cord like morrisey, but i play a mean guitar. i must say, if i wasn't so busy not getting laid, i'd probably get laid... then again, maybe not.

Celibant men get all the chicks. Priests always have to fight them off.

whereas priests tend to get the wee'uns. i wouldn't compare my celebacy to the type practiced by some catholic clergy.

I compare my celebicy to that of....well most 10 year olds. I hope to one day be able to compare my celebicy to that of Tony Slattery. By then I will have hopefully perfected my celebicy to an artform that will inspire younger versions of myself to become celibate.

And the weirdness continues...

i don't know that i could go without some form of sexual release for an entire lifetime. cheers to morrisey and damon for being such strong people.

I saw a picture of a scantily clad young lady once. That's about the extent of my sexual adventures.

sorry maam, i'm sure i had no idea you were in there! my apologies...

oh yeah,......back to axl......he may be able to hit the high notes but atleast he has a line of groupies waiting outside his door when he walks off stage.......

in the words of Brian Adams...."its cuts like a knife and feels so right"

and Skid Row sucks...sorry to break it to the t-shirts barers.

lest we judge others...

yeah, ok, skid row does suck. it's true. sorry to be outspoken, as i am a new member and all.

Sorry... haven't been here in a while, but possibly my favorite quote from Moz goes something like this "i tried girls and thy disgusted me, i tryed boys and they treated me badly, now I just turn myself on"

Morrissey is the best and I would totally like a piece of him...

that's one of the coolest things i've ever heard. morrissey rules me.

Uh-oh, you didn't give StephanieW the credit for the term "rules me." I'm sure she can now sue or something...I think I saw this on The Practice once.

oops, forgot about that.

hopefully, i can file for bankruptcy like mc hammer if she comes knocking.....

You should construct a golden sign on your dormroom door that says "Mod Time" and also promote pepsi/taco bell.

*said in fake gangsta voice* Man Hammer was a sellout!

Yeah..that was a joke. I assure you that neither damon or myself own Skid Row shirts. But, you better believe that I would wear it proudly if I were into shitty groups.

You know what, you're right. There is no reason why I can't wear my "Fairweather Johnson" T-shirt. That settles it: next Features show, I'm diggin the Hootie out of the closet and I shall sport it proudly!

Right on! I wonder what kind of shirt I could wear to support a shitty band...

Snap, I was joking but hey, if other people are up for wearing crap band shirts then I'm all for joining the group. I have a Wallflowers shirt and a Spice Girls shirt if anyone needs them...

I know you were joking..I even snickered at the post. Mine was meant to be humorous too. It's a good thing to think about though..What kind of band's shirt would you wear eventhough you knew that they sucked?


I won't ask why you own these.

I still have to defend myself: 8th grade. The Spice Girls were hot. The Wallflowers weren't a bad band and I still like them okay. They made some good songs and records but it isn't anything that I'm passionate about anymore.

So...I've defended myself.

Ha! I'd write a song called Too Mod to Quit and I'd have my own saturday morning cartoon. Then I'd buy a house that looks like a mod target and has lots of mod target fountains because in hammer's eyes "water equals wealth". "Please Ray dont hurt 'em" would be my motto.

(Edited by ray davies at 12:50 pm on Sep. 4, 2002)

Wow. I never thought I'd see the day when Mod, MC Hammer, and useless VH1 trivia would all come together so beautifully in written form. You are the master.

I wouldnt say that, Digsy. I just have too much useless information.