i know this is a little late - got to strike the iron while it's hot, right?

so i wasn't too pleased with his semi-recent annoucement to "revive" the band... especially in light of the horror that was zwan and the future embrace. and especially considering that james and d'arcy won't be a part of it.

i mean, couldn't he have called them personally instead of sending out this "open" invitation? if i were either james or d'arcy i'd be offended he hadn't called in light of something so obviously important to them, and i know i definitely wouldn't be running to the nearest phoneline to call bOlly (as the netphorians lovingly know him as).

it was just a) free publicity for his shitty solo album (in every article printed about the "comeback", below you could find its release date and info) and b) a guarantee that neither member would come back (out of personal dignity) and c) then he would be free to hire other musicians (ahem pawns) without the original fans getting upset. thus pretending to be the good guy and say "see? i invited them back but they didn't take me up on the offer."

if he really wanted james and d'arcy back, he could have just called them personally. which leads me to believe that he doesn't, in which case he is hard up on the dough and knows if he plays SP music again (regardless of who is up there playing it with him) he'll have a chance of being what he once was. honestly, whatever. the only thing that makes me sad is that i used to practically worship this guy when i was 16.

by the way, the funniest bit of all is that it cost him something like $25,000 total to print in the chicago sun. correct me if i'm wrong!

ps. fyi, the above is a parody of the actual annoucement ;)