Originally Posted by
FORD
From what I recall, the talk of Sheehan coming back went on for quite a while, which is probably why Dave didn't actually hire a bass player for the DLR Band record. His intention was to record it as a band and then tour with the same band, and apparently didn't want to bring another bass player into the mix, because he was hoping Billy would be available. I do recall reading one report where Sheehan was actually interested, but there were "scheduling conflicts" with previous commitments.
Of course things didn't work out that way, because Mike Hartman couldn't tour due to illness, and John Lowery jumped ship to work with the freak Brian Warner. Which left drummer Ray Luzier as the only other member of the recorded "DLR Band" to actually make it to the tour.