Popular Post Lumikki Posted August 14, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2016 2 hours ago, starlight said: 11 hours ago, tiutso said: Stumbled upon an article about Slash's family. That's 1973, judging by Ash's age. Guess 'Oriental' was still an acceptable term back then. I love Slash's family. He was raised by good parents I like to see pics and read things from when he was a kid Yeah, same. I love seeing stuff like that as well. Slash's family is like the polar opposite of Axl's family. They couldn't be any more different. I think even Slash has talked about this once. I remember him saying something about how they came from completely different backgrounds and that's why they had an interesting time trying to figure each other out. And also the thing about how he could barely comprehend half of the stuff Axl told him about his childhood. Anyway, this reminds me of the most recent baby (and teenage) Slash pictures I came across that I didn't post in the original baby Slash post. (Original baby Slash post is here and baby Axl is here and Duff and Izzy are here here ) More baby Slash is always a good thing, right? (It's nearly identical, but technically that's a slightly different picture than the one in the other post ) That's the first picture ever taken of Slash, according to his dad. That's Slash's grandma holding baby Slash, his mom, the guy next to his mom is Slash's uncle and the guy on the right who looks like a kid himself is Slash's dad. Most of these pictures are from Tony Hudson's Instagram. It's really cool how he sometimes shares pictures of his family and tells the stories to go along with the pictures. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiutso Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 7 minutes ago, Lumikki said: More baby Slash is always a good thing, right? He looked like such a dork, never would've suspected he'd be a rock star or whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giuls Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 He was adorable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsOfSpiders Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 25 minutes ago, giuls said: Is it a new thing or i'm hopelessly distracted and i never noticed? I have no idea, I only just noticed it today. Theres a picture I've seen a lot on Twitter today. What do you think? Axl or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 4 minutes ago, MillionsOfSpiders said: Theres a picture I've seen a lot on Twitter today. What do you think? Axl or not? Doesn't look like Axl. I read in another thread (I don't remember which) that it's D.J. Ashba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsOfSpiders Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Blackstar said: Doesn't look like Axl. I read in another thread (I don't remember which) that it's D.J. Ashba LOL!! The hair is too curly, I think. It's hard to tell in grainy pics though. Edited August 14, 2016 by MillionsOfSpiders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frey Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 16 minutes ago, MillionsOfSpiders said: I have no idea, I only just noticed it today. Theres a picture I've seen a lot on Twitter today. What do you think? Axl or not? 15 hours ago, tiutso said: Someone on Tumblr is spreading DJ Ashba's graduation photo as Axl's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsOfSpiders Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 @Frey I was just thinking, now Frey is going to be mad at me for posting fake photos Teach me to not keep up with the thread properly ey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy14 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Brats in hats 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiutso Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Does quoting not work normally for anyone else? I couldn't manage to quote both myself and @MillionsOfSpiders at the same time in response to the Ashba pic. And now when I quote @Frey, only an empty quote box with his name appears, without the contents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frey Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) 4 minutes ago, MillionsOfSpiders said: @Frey I was just thinking, now Frey is going to be mad at me for posting fake photos Teach me to not keep up with the thread properly ey I will forgive you. Just this once Should maybe be added to the "NOT [insert person here] post" @Lumikki Edited August 14, 2016 by Frey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane M. Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 50 minutes ago, Lumikki said: That pic with his mom is so cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiutso Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 RE: Slash and family. Was this supposed to be a pic of three generations but he couldn't bring his actual son into the frame or something? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killuridols Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 *things here are so much cooler when @killuridols is not around* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post killuridols Posted August 14, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2016 11 hours ago, Frey said: Honestly, I'm probably biased because I can relate to Duff much more on a personal level than I can to Axl. But Duff comes across to me as someone who is level-headed, rational and makes wise decisons. Which is something I admire and none of which can be said for Axl. Obviously it's also impressive that Duff actually went back to school, has a degree, a wealth management company, great taste in books, somehow manages to have a loving family despite his rock star occupation, is thrifty and makes clever financial investments,... he just seems like a really balanced and well-rounded person in all areas of his life, who makes a lot of intelligent choices. The complete opposite of Axl basically. And I'm also not really seeing Axl's intelligence in some of the areas claimed here in this thread. Some people mentioned linguistic and verbal intelligence, but I'm really not convinced. Axl might be a little above average in that regard compared to some random Joe on the street, but just look at the way he writes. It's usually a ranting, rambling, barely coherent mess and a grammatical nightmare. I get the impression some people are fooled into thinking he must be really clever by his endless run-on sentences and the big words he likes to use or something. So again Duff wins in that department. Duff's writing is way better than Axl's and actually very enjoyable to read. It's insightful, engaging, witty, easy to follow (because he actually adheres to standards of proper writing and spelling) and every bit as articulate and eloquent as Axl's, if not more so. And judging by the few examples I've seen of Slash's writing, even Slash is better at it than Axl. And yeah, Axl likes to talk, but the things that come out of his mouth have never struck me as any more intelligent/clever/insightful/articulate/eloquent etc. than the things Duff or Slash say (at least not since they got sober). Izzy can be quite clever too if he wants to. So with the exception of Steven (who really is just not the sharpest tool in the shed), I really don't see how Axl is any smarter than his band mates in that area either. Same thing with his musical abilities. Doesn't really seem any more gifted there then Izzy, Slash or Duff to me. Well, I wouldn't either, he's way smarter and much more influential than all of these guys, but fairly or not, that's what GNR often gets lumped into and that's the people they used to hang out with. So compared to them, it'd be relatively easy for him to appear smart or like some kind of "redneck intellectual". The things I highlighted in bold are those that made me raised my eyebrows while reading your response and those are the ones I want to address... So, FIRE! j/k Um... I understand what you mean about Duff being or apparently being a much more balanced and well-rounded person in life than Axl, but it looks like you're judging them from a very "conservative" point of view, for lack of a better word in my limited English vocabulary. Duff looks more like the hero of his own life story because he overcame his addictions, got his health back, formed a family and is living the "american way of life". Duff perfectly fits the "american dream" of moving upwards in life, through hard work, getting your own house, car, a perfect looking wife and beautiful perfect looking children. In your eyes, you probably desire what Duff has for your own life and that's why you can relate more to him than to Axl. But if you think about it, Axl has also achieved lots of things in his life similar to what Duff did. And to give more credit to Axl, let's don't forget where he's coming from, the environment where he was brought up and how much he had to fight to get out of the hole. Axl was condemned to be a delinquent person to end his days in jail. That's probably what his ignorant parents thought of him anyway, that's why they never supported him with being what he wanted to be. However, the kid shown them he wanted more than the boring suburban life in the mid-west of the United States and he found a way out of the hole by himself. He pursued his dream and never stopped until he got it. So how is Axl less admirable than Duff? Just because he has not formed the perfect family the "American way of life" dictates? Because that's all he's lacking. The rest, he got it. He has money, fame, success, more than one property, cars and millions in the bank. You say Duff made a lot of intelligent choices in his life. Yes, he did. When? After the health scare, because before that, he was a mess, even worse than Axl in the addictions department. Yes, it is admirable that he got cleaned and pushed the reset button. How do we know this? Because he's told his story in his books. If he had not told us what he went through, we wouldn't know and that's the difference. Axl has not talked about what happened in the last 20 years of his life. He still has not open up to the fans, the public, he has not written his memoirs and told us how he was able to fix his fallout with his bandmantes and until he does not tell his story, all we have is speculation. We can't say he has not done intelligent choices in his life. Yes, he did a lot of mistakes but it is from mistakes that you learn. If you were born knowning everything, then you'd be god or something. The more mistakes you make, the more learn (when you are open to learn). We all can see something different in Axl now. We all have noticed a noticiable change on him. We still don't know what caused that change and we will be in the dark until he tells us but I think we should stop saying he's a mess because he's doing good right now. Maybe it took him longer than Duff and Slash to fix his own life. Well, why judge him because of that? We are all different, we all have our own internal clock and maybe when it seems it is the right time for others maybe it is not for yourself and viceversa. As for the writting thing, again, you seem to be judging it from a conventional standard kind of perspective and you decide one is better than the other based on your own preferences. In my case, I do not think Duff is an exceptional writer or someone with outstanding writting abilites. He is pretty much average, he is okay as in yes, he adheres to proper standards of writting and spelling, but that doesn't make him stand out in any way. I am a reader of Hemingway, Bukowski, Dostoievski, Kafka, Aldous Huxley Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, etc. and I think that anyone who is into reading of fictional and non-fictional literature knows that Duff's writting is nothing out of this world. Axl's writtings are not in that level either but when Axl writes his "endless ramblings" he's showing us his personality through them and in that department, I think Axl is way more creative than Duff. The fact that we can, or some of us can, detect an Axl's tweet or sentence without knowing he wrote it, it is a sign that his ways are not conventional. That he's got a particular style that people can quickly identify and that talks about his uniqueness. Just like his handwriting is so particular, you wouldn't mistake his handwriting for someone else's, would you? Or his deep raspy voice, right? I can't say this has to do with being above average intelligent, super smart or whatever but I know Axl is a special person, an unique artist, with a style that cannot be ignored or overlooked. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanna Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 4 hours ago, MillionsOfSpiders said: @Lanna I was just getting over my stomach flu EDIT: I only just noticed there's someone inbetween Axl and that guy on the second pic. Lovely. And you know who that Someone is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killuridols Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 4 hours ago, Lanna said: It's not new,but I find it amusing as it shows some of the servants at work. lol who are the servants? I can only identify Sasha Is she at work in the second pic? Looks like her job doesn't require panties 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanna Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Yes,it's her.I don't know the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy14 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 1 hour ago, killuridols said: *things here are so much cooler when @killuridols is not around* I haven't spent much time here in the last couple of days as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killuridols Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 2 minutes ago, Andy14 said: I haven't spent much time here in the last couple of days as well shut up, you're the popular kid, while I'm the outcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsOfSpiders Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 2 hours ago, tiutso said: RE: Slash and family. Was this supposed to be a pic of three generations but he couldn't bring his actual son into the frame or something? I think slash has some of the worst tattoos in GNR. That one across his stomach is terrible. I'm surprised that someone who is so artistic has such a horrible tattoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiutso Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 10 minutes ago, MillionsOfSpiders said: I think slash has some of the worst tattoos in GNR. That one across his stomach is terrible. I'm surprised that someone who is so artistic has such a horrible tattoo. All of theirs are kinda shit, tbh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy14 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Omg omg omg I need a better video of this (the Jungle from Seattle) Axl's cheating on Slash with Duff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Słash Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Those are some really cool pictures of Young Slash and with his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kira Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 5 hours ago, MillionsOfSpiders said: I have no idea, I only just noticed it today. Theres a picture I've seen a lot on Twitter today. What do you think? Axl or not? I don't think Axl graduated ...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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