quick! somebody put together a post on the top 100 guitarists who should take Buckethead's chair in GnR....

David Allen Coe!

When was the last time they finished a show or even showed up for that matter?
Anyone taking this GnR thing with any seriousness deserves to lose ticket money on one of there "no shows"!

The "Rock In Rio" festival takes place in Lisbon?

Yes, there is going to be one is Lisbon and one in Rio this year.

It boggles my mind that Axl Rose thinks he can get away with behaving like this. It has to be difficult for him to hire musicians; you can only coast on your name for so long.

Isn't Axl like 50 and bald and fat now?

Yeah Tek, and he's a cry baby herion junkie who's always getting his ass whipped. As long as the name Axl and Guns n' Roses come up I'll have a wise crack. To think that anyone with one eye and half of a brain would ever take him (Axl) seriously is diluted. GnR is no where close to being put into the ranks of bands like the Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Kiss or Metallica. Just to name a few. I don't know what era you GnR junkies are from, but I've seen all of the above bands and a shit load more and GnR wouldn't make a wart on any of their asses.

Good. I hope BH was well-compensated for his services and now gets involved with something interesting. The great Jonas Hellborg/Shawn Lane/Jeff Sipe trio has lost its guitarist; maybe BH would be able to step in. I'd love to hear something like this again.