"I don't really know how much Rick is involved these days. I do know that Chris Georggin is still involved, though, and he has been there since the early days with Rick. Whenever you see Tom out doing fan stuff, Chris is there too (I met him when I met Tom when he did the I Love Boobies signings). That nitpick aside...I think your post is based entirely on speculation and I'm reluctant to agree on a lot of your points. Tom has always acted as if AvA is his #1 priority, this isn't some schism that's caused by Rick/Chris. If anything, it seems that Rick/Chris are the messenger and (likely) the friend that lets him get away with this behavior. Personally, I wish someone in his camp would just say "Man, this is kind of a dick move" and encourage him to handle things better." - Sam Houston