I know what you feel.Lord Voldemort wrote:
Unfortunately, nobody wanted to join me shouting "Tolkki!", so I guess he didn't notice. I wanted to support him a bit, because Kotipelto got most of the applause (quite natural since he's the singer... )
During the gig in Lyon, all the people acclaimed Kotipelto, and personally I feel a bit sory for Tolkki, because he also deserved lot of support (especially because of his health).
I do believe that no one in the audience in Lyon "hated" Tolkki. I think they all like(d) him, but as you might know, it's always the singer who get all the attention.
So many times during the gig, I looked at Timo Tolkki and gave him really big smiles.
And I can tell you something : Tolkki was really pleased to see the friendly atmosphere in the audience... and there was a time people screamed "Timo ! Timo !", and he took it for him, but it was for Koti. I really felt sorry for him at that moment, and I could see a certain deception in his face...
But who cares. the show was amazing, maintly because Strato songs are amazing, so in a way or another, this is thank to Tolkki and no one should forget that ! never !
I was really glad to meet Tolkki at the end of the show and had a little talk with him. This guy really needs support....
I think u are right to keep some hope !this gig gave me some hope that perhaps it's not yet too late for Stratovarius... Just a feeling, I don't know...