Yes, I´m a Bon Jovi fan...

[sabasgr68]

Yes, I´m a Bon Jovi fan, but not a blind one. Or more accurately, not a deaf one. Not all their records are good, but not all are bad either.

The band is not known for really heavy sounds, long guitar solos, long intros or outros, long songs, complicated riffs, filler riffs in verses, etc. - things I like a lot!, but well, still like them -. I would say: Pop rock. Not so soft, not so heavy in general.

First song I heard from them was “She don´t know me” – a song that was not written by them -, and it clicked on me. I was like 16 or 17. When I saw their second album on a record store, 7800 Fahrenheit, I bought it immediately, and was pleased with most of the songs. Same with Slippery when wet. I forgot about them for a while, although I was still listening to those albums, when I heard some of the songs of the New Jersey album that a friend had. It was then when I was finally converted into a fan.

I like their perseverance, and how they´ve come to be the band they are now, even with their ups and downs.

For me, their work started to go out of my route from the album The Circle. I listen their old stuff mostly.

• 7800 Fahrenheit: You can find some expressive solos here. “Only Lonely” my favorite, but there are other good songs.

• Slippery when wet: Aside from the hits “Living on a prayer”, “Dead or alive” and “You give love a bad name”, there are others worth listening, such as “I´d die for you” and “Without love”. Good guitars, but nothing remarkable for me.

• New Jersey: You can perceive a difference. The only outstanding solo belongs to “Homebound train”. The rest are good, they “fit”. “Wild is the wind” is my favorite.

• Keep the Faith: After 4 years of silence, they come with a new sound and somewhat different style. I still liked them. Of course, “Dry county” is the mandatory reference here; unusually longer than anything they recorded before, great intro, middle, and outro solos. One of my favorites too. Many great songs here, but except for “Dry county”, no more great solos, again, just good to average ones. “Fear” is another one of my favorites too, and “If I was your mother” is interesting in that the chorus is different every time.

• These Days: Another change. For good. Many great songs and guitar parts. My favorites are “These days”, “Lie to me” and “If that´s what it takes”, and “Hearts breaking even” one of the top ones. Special mention to “My guitar lies bleeding in my arms”, and the music of “Something to believe in”.

• Crush: A nice album, but nothing remarkable for me here. “Two story town” and “Just older” are slighty above the rest for me. Even though “Next 100 years” has a guitar outro, I don´t find it special.

• Bounce: You keep on noticing changes in the music style. Not an outstanding album, and I only have a special place for “Undivided” and “Bounce”. I don´t recall any solos worth mentioning.

• Have a Nice Day: Slight musical changes again. Have a nice day is a good one, albeit being an average song. I enjoy playing it. The other two ones I enjoy better are “Welcome to wherever you are” and “Bells of freedom”. No remarkable guitar parts for me here.

• Lost Highway: Different. You either like it or not. Apart from “Lost Highway”, I like “Whole lot of leaving” and “Any other day”, this last one the live version better, with the extended solos with the other players in the band.

• The next four albums are the “other route” for me. The Circle, What About Now, Burning Bridges and This House Is Not For Sale. Burning Bridges is the only one that has three of four songs I like, “Fingerprints” being the one worth mentioning for me. And from This House Is Not For Sale, the only one I like – but in low mode like – is “All hail the King”.


Really, I still respect them as a band, one of the first bands I really liked as a teen, but they don´t click on me anymore. BJ has always lacked a puch in the drums department. I like to listen to drums in the records. Good examples for me are Saxon´s Princess of the Night, and Peter Criss´ I´m Gonna Love You.

As a final note, not BJ related, is that I found it pleasant and relaxing writing this, transporting me back to those days when I was thrilled by founding new good music – not only BJ´s-. So, if you accept my suggestion, allow yourself a little time out of the box; the box is “I need a job, I have this problem, this whole pandemia thing, etc…”. Problems will still be there, but you will breath some needed fresh air. That´s what I felt, at least, out of my box.

Maybe next time I´ll be talking about Bad English. For now, I´m going into my box again!

[toomanycats]

Bon Jovi has significant sentimental value to me. Memories of seeing them at the Utica War Memorial in January 1987 on the "Slippery" tour, with Cinderella opening; being hopelessly in love with a girl named Mary Beth my senior year of high school and crying over the sappy songs on their New Jersey album; seeing them at the Carrier Dome with Skid Row opening on March 3rd, 1989; the allure of Ritchie's unique gold hardware, triple humbucker Kramer; Jon and Ritche in Sam Kinison's "Wild Thing" video; Jon's Blaze of Glory album. I could go on and on, though my cut off point for the band is New Jersey.

You can believe me or not if you want, but I have an enormous amount of inside dirt on the inside workings of Bon Jovi during it's heyday in the late 80s/early 90s. You see, at that time I was the . . . how shall I discreetly put this . . .the "boy toy" of Bon Jovi's hair dresser, co-habitating with her in a luxury condo in New Jersey. Most evenings, after I had made her climax several times (she was a vixen ten years my senior with a libido that validated Freud's assertion that the vagina is, "An animal living inside of an animal"), and we were lying quietly in the bed watching the picturesque view of Manhattan's West side across the Hudson river from lovely Weehawken, she would unwind the stress of the day by "talking shop." As she took long drags on a Marboro red she'd begin to talk. You see, she was much more than the woman who coiffed Jon and the boy's hair for their album covers; she also went on tour with them and stood in the wings every night. She also did the styling for the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine for Bon Jovi and a dozen other major rock stars of the period. Her "daytime gig" was at a haute couture 5th Avenue saloon. She flew to the runway shows in Paris and Milan every year. She would talk casually about doing Axl Rose's hair that day, or Michael Monroe's , Sabastion Bach's, or Linda Evangelista's. To this day I honor my solemn oath of secrecy about which rock stars had a wig, who has extensions. Code of honor. She was a fierce bitch, always leather clad, 100 % rocker, 100 % a real women, known as the "barracuda" by her peers. I remember hearing a knock at the door, it was a delivery for her, a full drum set as a gift from Tico! She broke my heart in the end. Cheated on me with Billy Idol while on a tour stop with Cindy Lauper in Los Angeles. To this day I sometimes still think, "My dick, by proxy, has been everywhere Billy Idol's was in the 80s." Not a comforting thought.

So yeah, Bon Jovi, fuck yeah! Good memories.

[PsychoCid]

Loved Bon Jovi. Loved em so much I love Cinderella, who Jon pulled up from the locals. Love Cinderella so much I would go see them literally back to back nights, with a redhead on my arm.

Crush had Its My Life, which was their best song in a decade or more.

After that, Jon said something about how he regretted their look and sound of the 80s (near indisputably their best look and sound), so I lost respect for him. Did not know they made any more albums after that.

[sabasgr68]

Bon Jovi has significant sentimental value to me. Memories of seeing them at the Utica War Memorial in January 1987 on the "Slippery" tour, with Cinderella opening; being hopelessly in love with a girl named Mary Beth my senior year of high school and crying over the sappy songs on their New Jersey album; seeing them at the Carrier Dome with Skid Row opening on March 3rd, 1989; the allure of Ritchie's unique gold hardware, triple humbucker Kramer; Jon and Ritche in Sam Kinison's "Wild Thing" video; Jon's Blaze of Glory album. I could go on and on, though my cut off point for the band is New Jersey.

You can believe me or not if you want, but I have an enormous amount of inside dirt on the inside workings of Bon Jovi during it's heyday in the late 80s/early 90s. You see, at that time I was the . . . how shall I discreetly put this . . .the "boy toy" of Bon Jovi's hair dresser, co-habitating with her in a luxury condo in New Jersey. Most evenings, after I had made her climax several times (she was a vixen ten years my senior with a libido that validated Freud's assertion that the vagina is, "An animal living inside of an animal"), and we were lying quietly in the bed watching the picturesque view of Manhattan's West side across the Hudson river from lovely Weehawken, she would unwind the stress of the day by "talking shop." As she took long drags on a Marboro red she'd begin to talk. You see, she was much more than the woman who coiffed Jon and the boy's hair for their album covers; she also went on tour with them and stood in the wings every night. She also did the styling for the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine for Bon Jovi and a dozen other major rock stars of the period. Her "daytime gig" was at a haute couture 5th Avenue saloon. She flew to the runway shows in Paris and Milan every year. She would talk casually about doing Axl Rose's hair that day, or Michael Monroe's , Sabastion Bach's, or Linda Evangelista's. To this day I honor my solemn oath of secrecy about which rock stars had a wig, who has extensions. Code of honor. She was a fierce bitch, always leather clad, 100 % rocker, 100 % a real women, known as the "barracuda" by her peers. I remember hearing a knock at the door, it was a delivery for her, a full drum set as a gift from Tico! She broke my heart in the end. Cheated on me with Billy Idol while on a tour stop with Cindy Lauper in Los Angeles. To this day I sometimes still think, "My dick, by proxy, has been everywhere Billy Idol's was in the 80s." Not a comforting thought.

So yeah, Bon Jovi, fuck yeah! Good memories.

Haha, you do have it, for the way you talk. And that lady was an enciclopedia. She was given a drum set by Tico? just imagine that...

Would have been great to see them live back them.

Now, you can´t go saying you know a thing or two about something and just leave it like that! It´s ok if you skip the dirty parts...

You´ll see, what I would really like to know for real is why Ritchie left the band. Or was he fired, actually? I have my own theories, of course. He stamped his sound to the band.

I like Sambora´s playing. I think he and Schon have been my main influences, and maybe a little of Santana too.

[sabasgr68]

Loved Bon Jovi. Loved em so much I love Cinderella, who Jon pulled up from the locals. Love Cinderella so much I would go see them literally back to back nights, with a redhead on my arm.

Crush had Its My Life, which was their best song in a decade or more.

After that, Jon said something about how he regretted their look and sound of the 80s (near indisputably their best look and sound), so I lost respect for him. Did not know they made any more albums after that.

yeah, "It´s my life" was a good hit, and it made them peak the charts again.

He said that? well, I agree with you that their 80s sound was better in a way.

Are you serious? So you totally put them out of your radar. They are working on a new album actually, if I´m not wrong. Don´t know what they´ll come with in it, though.

[PsychoCid]

Yeah, I'm not saying I'd kick Jon out if he wanted to have a beer. But I lost the excitement I had for their brand previously.

Same with Metallica due to the Napster debacle. Every time Metallica headlined a show, I walked out in them. EXCEPT the big 4, and I only stayed to see Mustaine on stage playing Metallica better than Metallica does.

Anyway, I guess we'll see how the new Bon Jovi album turns out

[uwmcscott]

I certainly rocked some Bon Jovi back in the day, Slippery When Wet era. I’m not sure if I even know the names of any of their other albums off the top of my head, but I remember many of their tunes had a good time/kegger party/chasing girls feel. And the girls sure did like them too. And the intro to Wanted DOA has to be one of the top 12-string intros of all time.

Does Phil X still play with them? I do enjoy his oddball personality and he’s a hell of a player.

[sabasgr68]

I certainly rocked some Bon Jovi back in the day, Slippery When Wet era. I’m not sure if I even know the names of any of their other albums off the top of my head, but I remember many of their tunes had a good time/kegger party/chasing girls feel. And the girls sure did like them too. And the intro to Wanted DOA has to be one of the top 12-string intros of all time.

Does Phil X still play with them? I do enjoy his oddball personality and he’s a hell of a player.

Yeah, many of their songs are in that vibe. Some people use to say: you listen to BJ? My sister listens to them; there´s no way I listen to those guys! (funny fact: my sisters didn´t listen to them as much as I did/do LOL).

One of the best intros, for sure, and a nice song to play, actually.

Yes, Phil X is still their lead guitar player. A very accomplished player, indeed.

[toomanycats]

Bon Jovi has significant sentimental value to me. Memories of seeing them at the Utica War Memorial in January 1987 on the "Slippery" tour, with Cinderella opening; being hopelessly in love with a girl named Mary Beth my senior year of high school and crying over the sappy songs on their New Jersey album; seeing them at the Carrier Dome with Skid Row opening on March 3rd, 1989; the allure of Ritchie's unique gold hardware, triple humbucker Kramer; Jon and Ritche in Sam Kinison's "Wild Thing" video; Jon's Blaze of Glory album. I could go on and on, though my cut off point for the band is New Jersey.

You can believe me or not if you want, but I have an enormous amount of inside dirt on the inside workings of Bon Jovi during it's heyday in the late 80s/early 90s. You see, at that time I was the . . . how shall I discreetly put this . . .the "boy toy" of Bon Jovi's hair dresser, co-habitating with her in a luxury condo in New Jersey. Most evenings, after I had made her climax several times (she was a vixen ten years my senior with a libido that validated Freud's assertion that the vagina is, "An animal living inside of an animal"), and we were lying quietly in the bed watching the picturesque view of Manhattan's West side across the Hudson river from lovely Weehawken, she would unwind the stress of the day by "talking shop." As she took long drags on a Marboro red she'd begin to talk. You see, she was much more than the woman who coiffed Jon and the boy's hair for their album covers; she also went on tour with them and stood in the wings every night. She also did the styling for the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine for Bon Jovi and a dozen other major rock stars of the period. Her "daytime gig" was at a haute couture 5th Avenue saloon. She flew to the runway shows in Paris and Milan every year. She would talk casually about doing Axl Rose's hair that day, or Michael Monroe's , Sabastion Bach's, or Linda Evangelista's. To this day I honor my solemn oath of secrecy about which rock stars had a wig, who has extensions. Code of honor. She was a fierce bitch, always leather clad, 100 % rocker, 100 % a real women, known as the "barracuda" by her peers. I remember hearing a knock at the door, it was a delivery for her, a full drum set as a gift from Tico! She broke my heart in the end. Cheated on me with Billy Idol while on a tour stop with Cindy Lauper in Los Angeles. To this day I sometimes still think, "My dick, by proxy, has been everywhere Billy Idol's was in the 80s." Not a comforting thought.

So yeah, Bon Jovi, fuck yeah! Good memories.

And that lady was an enciclopedia. She was given a drum set by Tico? just imagine that...

She's in this video dancing to the right of the bass player at 3:57. Damn, I miss the "Barracuda" sometimes.

[toomanycats]

Bon Jovi has significant sentimental value to me. Memories of seeing them at the Utica War Memorial in January 1987 on the "Slippery" tour, with Cinderella opening; being hopelessly in love with a girl named Mary Beth my senior year of high school and crying over the sappy songs on their New Jersey album; seeing them at the Carrier Dome with Skid Row opening on March 3rd, 1989; the allure of Ritchie's unique gold hardware, triple humbucker Kramer; Jon and Ritche in Sam Kinison's "Wild Thing" video; Jon's Blaze of Glory album. I could go on and on, though my cut off point for the band is New Jersey.

You can believe me or not if you want, but I have an enormous amount of inside dirt on the inside workings of Bon Jovi during it's heyday in the late 80s/early 90s. You see, at that time I was the . . . how shall I discreetly put this . . .the "boy toy" of Bon Jovi's hair dresser, co-habitating with her in a luxury condo in New Jersey. Most evenings, after I had made her climax several times (she was a vixen ten years my senior with a libido that validated Freud's assertion that the vagina is, "An animal living inside of an animal"), and we were lying quietly in the bed watching the picturesque view of Manhattan's West side across the Hudson river from lovely Weehawken, she would unwind the stress of the day by "talking shop." As she took long drags on a Marboro red she'd begin to talk. You see, she was much more than the woman who coiffed Jon and the boy's hair for their album covers; she also went on tour with them and stood in the wings every night. She also did the styling for the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine for Bon Jovi and a dozen other major rock stars of the period. Her "daytime gig" was at a haute couture 5th Avenue saloon. She flew to the runway shows in Paris and Milan every year. She would talk casually about doing Axl Rose's hair that day, or Michael Monroe's , Sabastion Bach's, or Linda Evangelista's. To this day I honor my solemn oath of secrecy about which rock stars had a wig, who has extensions. Code of honor. She was a fierce bitch, always leather clad, 100 % rocker, 100 % a real women, known as the "barracuda" by her peers. I remember hearing a knock at the door, it was a delivery for her, a full drum set as a gift from Tico! She broke my heart in the end. Cheated on me with Billy Idol while on a tour stop with Cindy Lauper in Los Angeles. To this day I sometimes still think, "My dick, by proxy, has been everywhere Billy Idol's was in the 80s." Not a comforting thought.

So yeah, Bon Jovi, fuck yeah! Good memories.

And that lady was an enciclopedia. She was given a drum set by Tico? just imagine that...

She's in this video dancing to the right of the bass player at 3:57. That was just a typical day at the "office" for her. Damn, I miss the "Barracuda" sometimes.

[aullucci]

I was never a huge Bon Jovi fan, though my wife was. A few years ago I took her to see them at Gillette and I was sorta shocked to discover that I knew by heart - and liked - basically every song they played. It was kind of a singalong greatest hits type show, but they sounded great. It hadn't really occurred to me before that how large a portion of my personal soundtrack that they have authored...

[DonM]

Took my son and his friends to see him in the late 80’s. Put on a great show. And they filmed the video for Living on a Prayer that night and had to play it twice.

[fullonshred]

Bon Jovi has significant sentimental value to me. Memories of seeing them at the Utica War Memorial in January 1987 on the "Slippery" tour, with Cinderella opening; being hopelessly in love with a girl named Mary Beth my senior year of high school and crying over the sappy songs on their New Jersey album; seeing them at the Carrier Dome with Skid Row opening on March 3rd, 1989; the allure of Ritchie's unique gold hardware, triple humbucker Kramer; Jon and Ritche in Sam Kinison's "Wild Thing" video; Jon's Blaze of Glory album. I could go on and on, though my cut off point for the band is New Jersey.

You can believe me or not if you want, but I have an enormous amount of inside dirt on the inside workings of Bon Jovi during it's heyday in the late 80s/early 90s. You see, at that time I was the . . . how shall I discreetly put this . . .the "boy toy" of Bon Jovi's hair dresser, co-habitating with her in a luxury condo in New Jersey. Most evenings, after I had made her climax several times (she was a vixen ten years my senior with a libido that validated Freud's assertion that the vagina is, "An animal living inside of an animal"), and we were lying quietly in the bed watching the picturesque view of Manhattan's West side across the Hudson river from lovely Weehawken, she would unwind the stress of the day by "talking shop." As she took long drags on a Marboro red she'd begin to talk. You see, she was much more than the woman who coiffed Jon and the boy's hair for their album covers; she also went on tour with them and stood in the wings every night. She also did the styling for the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine for Bon Jovi and a dozen other major rock stars of the period. Her "daytime gig" was at a haute couture 5th Avenue saloon. She flew to the runway shows in Paris and Milan every year. She would talk casually about doing Axl Rose's hair that day, or Michael Monroe's , Sabastion Bach's, or Linda Evangelista's. To this day I honor my solemn oath of secrecy about which rock stars had a wig, who has extensions. Code of honor. She was a fierce bitch, always leather clad, 100 % rocker, 100 % a real women, known as the "barracuda" by her peers. I remember hearing a knock at the door, it was a delivery for her, a full drum set as a gift from Tico! She broke my heart in the end. Cheated on me with Billy Idol while on a tour stop with Cindy Lauper in Los Angeles. To this day I sometimes still think, "My dick, by proxy, has been everywhere Billy Idol's was in the 80s." Not a comforting thought.

So yeah, Bon Jovi, fuck yeah! Good memories.

Haha, you do have it, for the way you talk. And that lady was an enciclopedia. She was given a drum set by Tico? just imagine that...

Would have been great to see them live back them.

Now, you can´t go saying you know a thing or two about something and just leave it like that! It´s ok if you skip the dirty parts...

You´ll see, what I would really like to know for real is why Ritchie left the band. Or was he fired, actually? I have my own theories, of course. He stamped his sound to the band.

I like Sambora´s playing. I think he and Schon has been my main influences, and maybe a little of Santana too.

I still remember your beautiful cover of Santana's Europa on the old site. That is one of my favorite guitar pieces ever, and you did it proud!

[sabasgr68]

I was never a huge Bon Jovi fan, though my wife was. A few years ago I took her to see them at Gillette and I was sorta shocked to discover that I knew by heart - and liked - basically every song they played. It was kind of a singalong greatest hits type show, but they sounded great. It hadn't really occurred to me before that how large a portion of my personal soundtrack that they have authored...

Your wife still a fan?

And that night you found that you were a huge fan after all: You knew and liked everything they played! Welcome to the club!

[sabasgr68]

Took my son and his friends to see him in the late 80’s. Put on a great show. And they filmed the video for Living on a Prayer that night and had to play it twice.

That´s great! Maybe your son is still a fan?

[sabasgr68]

I like Sambora´s playing. I think he and Schon has been my main influences, and maybe a little of Santana too.

I still remember your beautiful cover of Santana's Europa on the old site. That is one of my favorite guitar pieces ever, and you did it proud!
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Thanks so much, Bob! I´m glad and honored you still remember it!

[aullucci]

I was never a huge Bon Jovi fan, though my wife was. A few years ago I took her to see them at Gillette and I was sorta shocked to discover that I knew by heart - and liked - basically every song they played. It was kind of a singalong greatest hits type show, but they sounded great. It hadn't really occurred to me before that how large a portion of my personal soundtrack that they have authored...

Your wife still a fan?

And that night you found that you were a huge fan after all: You knew and liked everything they played! Welcome to the club!

She would leave me for him in a heartbeat. To her great credit, she's always been very upfront about it. I know exactly where I stand.

[nomadh]

I liked wanted ok. Everything else too bubblegummy to me. My embarrassing g vice is more nickelback

[PsychoCid]

I liked wanted ok. Everything else too bubblegummy to me. My embarrassing g vice is more nickelback

Once saw a Nickelback cover band open for a GnR cover band at the House of Blues in Anaheim.

The Nickelband came out and said yeah we know everybody hates Nickelback, but we promise you're gonna have a good time. And everybody did. They were great and so was fake GnR.

[sabasgr68]

I was never a huge Bon Jovi fan, though my wife was. A few years ago I took her to see them at Gillette and I was sorta shocked to discover that I knew by heart - and liked - basically every song they played. It was kind of a singalong greatest hits type show, but they sounded great. It hadn't really occurred to me before that how large a portion of my personal soundtrack that they have authored...

Your wife still a fan?

And that night you found that you were a huge fan after all: You knew and liked everything they played! Welcome to the club!

She would leave me for him in a heartbeat. To her great credit, she's always been very upfront about it. I know exactly where I stand.

LOL same here for me with my wife, but in her case is Sambora.

[RiverDog]

Bon Jovi has significant sentimental value to me. Memories of seeing them at the Utica War Memorial in January 1987 on the "Slippery" tour, with Cinderella opening; being hopelessly in love with a girl named Mary Beth my senior year of high school and crying over the sappy songs on their New Jersey album; seeing them at the Carrier Dome with Skid Row opening on March 3rd, 1989; the allure of Ritchie's unique gold hardware, triple humbucker Kramer; Jon and Ritche in Sam Kinison's "Wild Thing" video; Jon's Blaze of Glory album. I could go on and on, though my cut off point for the band is New Jersey.

You can believe me or not if you want, but I have an enormous amount of inside dirt on the inside workings of Bon Jovi during it's heyday in the late 80s/early 90s. You see, at that time I was the . . . how shall I discreetly put this . . .the "boy toy" of Bon Jovi's hair dresser, co-habitating with her in a luxury condo in New Jersey. Most evenings, after I had made her climax several times (she was a vixen ten years my senior with a libido that validated Freud's assertion that the vagina is, "An animal living inside of an animal"), and we were lying quietly in the bed watching the picturesque view of Manhattan's West side across the Hudson river from lovely Weehawken, she would unwind the stress of the day by "talking shop." As she took long drags on a Marboro red she'd begin to talk. You see, she was much more than the woman who coiffed Jon and the boy's hair for their album covers; she also went on tour with them and stood in the wings every night. She also did the styling for the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine for Bon Jovi and a dozen other major rock stars of the period. Her "daytime gig" was at a haute couture 5th Avenue saloon. She flew to the runway shows in Paris and Milan every year. She would talk casually about doing Axl Rose's hair that day, or Michael Monroe's , Sabastion Bach's, or Linda Evangelista's. To this day I honor my solemn oath of secrecy about which rock stars had a wig, who has extensions. Code of honor. She was a fierce bitch, always leather clad, 100 % rocker, 100 % a real women, known as the "barracuda" by her peers. I remember hearing a knock at the door, it was a delivery for her, a full drum set as a gift from Tico! She broke my heart in the end. Cheated on me with Billy Idol while on a tour stop with Cindy Lauper in Los Angeles. To this day I sometimes still think, "My dick, by proxy, has been everywhere Billy Idol's was in the 80s." Not a comforting thought.

So yeah, Bon Jovi, fuck yeah! Good memories.

Crazy story cats! You would have been fun to hang with back in the day, I'm sure. My "connection" to John is way more boring; I work with his cousin. Or I did until recently when I took a new gig in a different department. I always wanted to ask him what it's like and how close they were but I refused to go there. I'm sure the guy gets asked about it constantly.

I was a fan early on and then my tastes turned in the direction of metal. I did like Richie, though. Great player, and I've always had a thing for that white Jersey Star. I saw them with Ratt at the Spectrum in Philly around 85 or 87.