I honestly disagree with all this of KK leaving priest, but I think that it's been a long time since all those decisions were made...this never happens from one day through the other, obviously they needed to make it public once they were sure who would replace KK, if it was possible...and of course they needed to decide if it was correct to keep on with the tour, but somehow I have the strange feeling that the farewell tour was probably anounced because KK had already made the decision of leaving the band by that time and they did not want another Ripper era with some other guitar player...
If it's been confirmed that K.K. is not ill, then it's OK to rant - the press release says "...Richie Faulkner has blended into the band perfectly, blah blah blah..." so exactly how long have they been sitting on this information?
