We stayed in a hotel. The first two years we bought the hotel package. You end up in a nice hotel (Hyatt, etc.) but the amount of time spent there doesn't really justify the cost for me. I just go on Kayak.com every year about a month or so prior to the event and look for something (comfort inn, holiday inn, and check the reviews.) I get a room for about $69.00 a night each year that way. Never more than 10/15 min drive to the stadium. No matter anything that I may have commented during the Epitaph tour I really have enjoyed the two shows since. Agree or not Richie changes their sound and I think the first time out that was a little tough for me. He also puts his own spin on the solo's but that's OK it's his style I just wasn't used to it. I do feel that there best is behind them but that's not ripping them it's just that they're getting older. I feel like you do as far as I'm just glad they're still doing it and doing it pretty well at that.  Whether we ever get anything out of them again or not I got my final wish from them and will expect no more. I just wanted them to give us one last quality cd and a good tour to go with it. I feel I got it. Not backing off my production comments but like I copied and pasted here from my first post on it I think it is a very good cd. Hope Mr. Francis cleans up a little in here for you guys. Take care.

I thought Rob sounded good on "Painkiller" and most everything else also. I liked them a little better back in October in Pittsburgh but I think that just had to do with them being inside and better acoustics. I was worried about how they would sound @Rotr but overall I thought the sound was pretty good. Really loud and didn't fade in and out like some bands. I also liked that the crowd for the most part was enjoying them. Some headliners @ROTR get a mass exodus during their sets and It happened to Priest too but a good portion stayed so I was glad for them on that one. As for K.K. and his comments maybe he was referring to the band as a whole. I thought the tempo slowed a bit their last few tours. (That's not ripping them either it's just a fact of life and aging). Maybe he had trouble dealing with that. Personally I thought B.S. was really good but it was Epitaph that disappointed me. Maybe subtle changes were taking place that he was noticing more than the fans were and he figured the best was behind them and maybe they should let it go. I know I felt that way. I think they stepped it up a little on R.O.S. tour and CD but I don't think we're ever going to hear Priest of old again. Maybe that was K.K. was thinking and maybe he felt a better legacy for them would be to end it rather than to go on and tarnish it. Only guesses because I surely don't know.

A whole new level of crazy in here. With me it's more of a "we just don't agree" thing but this is nuts. This site is pretty much dead anyway but this makes it impossible for anyone to actually want to participate here. Doesn't Mr. Francis see this? Surely he could stop it? Probably Maiden fans trolling their asses off. ...or just freakin' idiots!

http://bravewords.com/news/judas-priest-guitarist-richie-faulkner-i-think-were-pretty-certain-there-will-be-another-record-video-interview  Great News!!!