Tommy Stinson - The new GN'R bassist?

It's beyond rumour that Tommy Stinson (ex-Replacements, currently in Perfect) has been rehearsing with Axl Rose at this point; however, he hasn't officially joined Guns N' Roses as their new bassist as of press time. Regardless, Babes in Toyland's Lori Barbero took it upon herself to announce to the crowd at the Minnesota Music Awards on Thursday (April 23) in Minneapolis (allstar, April 24) that "Tommy Stinson has joined Guns N' Roses." Apparently, music fans in Minneapolis don't get on the Web much -- where Stinson's involvement with GNR has been widely reported -- because half of the audience was confused and a bit shocked, while the other half simply laughed it off as if Barbero had just cracked the funniest joke. At press time, however, publicists for GN'R and for Stinson had not made any announcements.

source: Rocktropolis