A New Respect for Jon Bon Jovi

I've always liked Jon, he seems like a down to earth guy and his music I consider "fun rock".  Tonight I am watching a show on him on the "Bio" channel and I am now officially a huge fan of him as person.  I had heard that he he was a philanthropist but hadn't realized how active he is in helping people and giving away his millions.

I haven't had much to say lately but I wil say this:  Jersey grows some good guys.

Music News:

Annie Lennox will be honored with the British Red Cross' Services to
Humanity Award in London on June 12th in recognition of her "significant humanitarian role she has played throughout her career."
(Congrats to Annie, she deserves it)

The publicist for Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora has refuted rumors that he would replace Poison frontman Bret Michaels in the next season of VH1's Rock Of Love.
(Hasn't he made enough of an ass out of himself already?)

Metallica's MissionMetallica. com site will go live on May 12th allowing fans to experience their new studio album before it's done.
(Very cool - should be interesting)

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will release their Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! book on June 23rd. The 46-page hardback four-inch square book is composed of handwritten lyrics and notes by Cave, photos, illustrations, an interview and a 3-inch single of the title track.

(Any Nick Cave fans out there? I need your help on something)

news source: 80's Music Central

Review of Bon Jovi Concert!

I want to thank my friend, Jessica, for sharing this review of her recent experience seeing Bon Jovi! (her blog is one of the one's I MUST read daily, check it out!)

On Wednesday I went to see Bon Jovi! I had seen him play twice before, and he always puts on an awesome show. This time was no different. It was a great experience… huge crowd, everyone was way into the music, and that made for a rocking atmosphere. There were tons of women, (what else would you expect at a Bon Jovi show?) single, married, and with their boyfriends…all falling over themselves for Jon.

He invited Daughtry up on stage to sing Blaze of Glory with him. It sounded great! Another thing I thought was cool is… when they played I love this town they had a slide show playing with images of stuff belonging to Atlanta. (the city where I was) Sports teams, landmarks, people, etc. Pretty neat!

They’re one of the only bands that I’ve seen… that play for a full two hours or longer. So much material…and they always find just the right mix of old and new stuff to play.

The show may be a little cheesy …but so what- you expect a little cheesiness from Bon Jovi.

I like the fact that Jon is really, genuinely into it (tons of energy) the entire time. He seems like he’s happy and loving what he his doing. That always makes for a great show. I loved it, loved it loved it!! :)

On a side note…I personally think he should have kept his hair, but that’s just me. I like the long hair rocker type. :) But, whatever length his hair is, Jon’s amazing voice gets me every time!

THANK YOU

I am really looking forward to discovering some new tunes SUGGESTED BY ALL OF YOU this weekend.

Live Earth - the Concert for a Climate in Crisis Concert

Melissa Etheridge, Faith Hill, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bon Jovi, John Mayer, Fall Out Boy, Tim McGraw Foo Fighters, Snoop Dogg, Lenny Kravitz, Duran Duran, Snow Patrol, John Legend, the Black Eyed Keas, Akon, Enrique Iglesias, Mana, Keane, Kelly Clarkson, Korn, AFI, Paolo Nutini, Bloc Party, Damien Rice, and British newcomer Corinne Bailey Rae.

Live Earth -- the Concert for a Climate in Crisis concert series on
July 7th.

Live shows slated to be held in Brazil, Shanghai, Johannesburg, London, Sydney, Japan and an as yet unannounced East Coast U.S. city, are expected to reach 2 billion people across all 7 continents via TV, radio and the Internet on July 7th when more than 100 of the world's top musical acts take the stage to draw attention to environmental issues. MSN has partnered with SOS to use its reach to make the Live Earth concerts available across the globe. The Live Earth audience, and the proceeds from the concerts, will create the foundation for a new, multi-year global effort to combat the climate crisis led by The Alliance for Climate Protection and its Chair, Vice President Al Gore.