What if MP wants to come back now?

[VioletS16]

Much as I don't want MP back in DT, I feel terribly sorry for him. I'm sure everyone here has their own experience of screwing up irrevocably and having that horrible sick feeling of looking back and thinking "yep, I was wrong, and now it's too late". I hope he finds a great project to focus on and give him peace.

Exactly this...I'm a pity machine, I have too much sympathy, but I want to hear DT without him...

[bout to crash]

Oy vey. I don't really feel bad for the guy and his midlife crisis (although I hope things work out for him in the end), and I sure as hell don't want him back in the band, so this is good news.

[Nosirp Ssalg]

AFAIK, the latest info about this whole thing comes from MP forum and it was in a thread started by a member from Netherlands, who posted a paraphrased version of MP's interview from Ardschok Metal Magazine. That interview took place back on the 15th of November. So, MP must have reached out to DT about his intentions some time earlier.

So, it means that MP didn't plan to tour with his temporary band in 2011, right? So all those negative and (rude) comments on blabbermouth about MP wanting to rejoin DT ONLY AFTER he found out that he has no band to play in 2011 are all wrong, right? Please tell me I'm right, because I'm broken-hearted for MP's predicament.  

This is how I'm seeing it:

1. MP starts tour with A7X, planning to stay on until December and enter the studio with DT in January for DT11
2. MP enjoys A7X tour, goes to DT and offers that the band go on hiatus (though it was years in the making, per MP)
3. Band wants to keep going
4. MP offers: Hiatus or I leave
5. Band wants to keep going
6. MP leaves DT
7. MP says in interviews that he's got more free time now, will stay on with A7X until the end of the tour if needed, A7X never comments
8. DT holds auditions for new drummers, make selection
9. MP offers to come back, band denies
10. A7X splits with MP in December as planned at step 1
11. MP helps Neal Morse record new album
12. You read this list

The biggest question (not that it matters) is if the band picked the new drummer before or after MP offered to come back. He said this in a Nov. 15 published interview and DT was at the Long Island HOF thing on Nov. 16 with JP saying, "We haven't made that announcement yet." Wasn't until about a week or two later they officially said "We have our guy."

No. 7 is an interesting point. I know for sure that MP posted on his site about his intentions to tour in 2011. And it makes sense that A7X kept to their original plans regarding with touring. And left MP wondering over the next available project/band to get involved in.

If JP said "We haven't made that announcement yet", it sounded to me like they are deciding on a new member around that time or we found the guy but it'll be awhile before releasing any concrete info.

[rumborak]

Oy vey. I don't really feel bad for the guy and his midlife crisis (although I hope things work out for him in the end), and I sure as hell don't want him back in the band, so this is good news.

This. We're not talking about a 16-year old who got dumped the first time. This is a grown-up man who apparently has zero empathy into others.

rumborak

[EPICVIEW]

Oy vey. I don't really feel bad for the guy and his midlife crisis (although I hope things work out for him in the end), and I sure as hell don't want him back in the band, so this is good news.

This. We're not talking about a 16-year old who got dumped the first time. This is a grown-up man who apparently has zero empathy into others.

rumborak

That makes no sense, since Mike was having empathy for AX7 to help them continue after a tragedy in their band..

[rumborak]

Empathy != Sympathy.

rumborak

[EPICVIEW]

Empathy != Sympathy.

rumborak

?

[SixDegrees]

Empathy != Sympathy.

rumborak

Empathy != sympathy != grabbing a fun-looking opportunity, either. I'm not saying it didn't help A7X out, but I have a hard time believing it was empathetic or sympathetic.

[Orbert]

Guys, you're all missing the bigger thing here:


The question posed in the thread title has been answered!

[bosk1]

Tiger Man has spoken.

Meow!