Will the Real EK please stand up. Options

[Lerxst]

Time to honor my favorite trolls on here and start a new thread about their favorite person Ed.

Today's little factoid - Ed and the 100k lead singer bonus.

Did it really come to this? You're damn right it did. Now it could be argued that it was a "mischaracterization" and in fact Ed did argue with that exact basis in the interview conducted in this YouTube video series:

Hi - I'm Ed and I'm uncomfortable with this line of questioning

Sure, the request might have been mischaracterized as Ed argues, but could it also be true that the request was based simply out of greed or even a love for money? Yes, one wonders..

Feel free to discuss..
-Jimmy

[Lerxst]

Alright, time for another installment, a look at someone who makes me scratch my head and ask the question "Will the real EddieK(Live) please stand up!"

Let's take a look at look at recent events and a topic in which Ed and some Ed fans have been chiming on about - the Reunion. Yes, the reunion of Ed with his old bandmates to reform Live and then what? One has to ask Ed what his motives are for such a wish! We should examine those motives and see if they make sense. If it's even a good idea! (BTW, it's not!)

Ed would LOVE to get back together but then what? Pretend that nothing has happened? Pretend that everyone's good friends again? Pretend that the last few albums and years and years under the rule of Ed didn't exist? That certain demands and words were never said to bandmates? It's hard enough to move on from those things but a reunion that doesn't even address what went on? I think not! It's much easier to sweep issues under the rug then to tackle them head on with some truth, some honesty and some integrity. I doubt that a certain's person ego would be able to overcome those obstacles and face the music. Reunion? There's a lot of mending that needs to be done if that were even a REMOTE possibility of happening.

But let's switch gears and talk about and examine Ed's motives for a reunion. Why does Ed want to get back together? Could it be financially driven? Could it be he was SEVERELY mistaken in his thought that there's no way the band could survive without him? (If that isn't the definition of EGO then what is?) His desire to leave and pursue another chapter in his career stinks EGO, MONEY, and GREED. The latter of which is most evident with secret contracts that have only ONE PURPOSE in mind! Solo career? Sure! "more money for me", "I wrote the stuff anyways", "I was the driving force", it won't "be a popular decision" and I'll do it as "eddiek"... no wait, better make that "eddieklive", and my tour will be called "I Alone" and I will use the Live namesake to make me - you guessed it! MAKE ME MONEY!!

But back to motives - Ed would like to get back with the guys to:

Make more music, make lots of records, tour and do a bunch of shows and most importantly MAKE MONEY!!!

This is where the crux of the problem lies. You want to get back because your reasons are purely and financially motivated. To make money. Is there ever a WORST REASON to reunite than this? There's absolutely no integrity in these motives. Reunite mind you NOT to make amends, not to say you're sorry, not to say you fucked up, not to say you treated people wrong, not to say I don't know what happen to me, not to show remorse and regret but hey!!! LET'S GET BACK and crank out some tunes, tour a lot, have fun and MAKE MONEY! No.. when you stab your best friends in the back, Ed should have much better reasons to reunite than to have it be financially motivated. This tells you everything you need to know about a man. Ed getting back would be the worst thing ever and his reason for wanting to? Yeah even if he didn't sing another song ever again, the right thing to do is something his ego and pride would not allow him to.

A reason to reunited? Money driven! What? Don't believe me? Give me $50 bucks and I'll send you an "I Alone" lyric sheet complete with a THUMBPRINT!

On the topic of integrity, this pipedream would never happen anyways. There is a new singer and bandmember now, the guys are extremely proud and happy with Chris, he brings fresh air, talent, humor, fun, and rock and roll back to the table. The guys don't even entertain the thought of Ed's pipe dream reunion because they know his motivations and besides they would never disrespect their new bandmate. He is the best thing to happen to Live and it will show in the music! Plus he's funny as shit (as any of them)... there's no more tension in the room like there was when EGO was in the band. CCCP is here now, so on the topic of reunions JUST SAY NO!

So no more quotes Ed to newspapers about giving the fans what they want, no more campaigns on FB and the Internet about a reunion, no more quotes about getting back together. Not GONNA HAPPEN! Let's face it - "Ed fucked up" and it's a good thing - Live moves on!

-Jimmy

This post has been edited by Lerxst: Nov 21 2012, 2:05 pm

[SinfulEyes]

So no more quotes Ed to newspapers about giving the fans what they want, no more campaigns on FB and the Internet about a reunion, no more quotes about getting back together. Not GONNA HAPPEN! Let's face it - "Ed fucked up" and it's a good thing - Live moves on!

-Jimmy

It's absolutely a good thing. Live stopped making good music with Ed at the helm years ago. I stopped going to Live concerts with Ed fronting because I got exhausted of his tired act. In fact the last Live show I saw with Ed at the front was so bad I was extremely pissed I spent $100+ for my wife and I to go see them. It was the same garbage over and over again. It became embarrassing to be a fan of this guy ripping off his shirt, gyrating for the old fat cat ladies in the joint.

It's fine. Ed can continue toiling around with his solo "career" but Live needed to move on without him. There's absolutely no way in hell they would want him back after the way he sank that ship.

[Lerxst]

It's fine. Ed can continue toiling around with his solo "career" but Live needed to move on without him. There's absolutely no way in hell they would want him back after the way he sank that ship.

" I have no plans to work with those individuals again." - EddieKLive 2010

Lets give thanks to this statement!

PRAISE THE LORD
-Jimmy

[SJN1279]

" I have no plans to work with those individuals again." - EddieKLive 2010

Lets give thanks to this statement!

PRAISE THE LORD
-Jimmy

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[Lerxst]

"Sign up for Freaks4Live.com and receive a free previously unreleased track" CCP~

Oh hey what's up troll? So what time are you showing up for the EddieKLive show in CT again?

-Jimmy