BON JOVI 関連にゅーす!2003

バックナンバー2001 2002 2003


■ディヴィッド ロックンロール・ミュージカルの音楽を担当

ディヴィッドがJoe DiPietroと一緒に手がけたミュージカル「MEMPHIS」が、
9/23〜10/12にNORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATREにて行なわれる予定。

■JONとRichie の恩返し
8/27にTargetのミーティングに、いきなり呼んでもないのにJONとRichieが出席。
以前Target限定で発売した[RED CD]の成功に感謝して、アコースティックで"Wanted Dead or Alive""Livin' On A Prayer"を演奏したようです。これには経営人もビックリしたとか

03/8/30


■来日の可能性?可能性は大!?

先週土曜のPRTで政則さんとユニバーサルの方が『過去毎年何らかのかたちで来日していた事実もある。来年も"可能性は大"』だと
話してましたよ。20周年に「日本」に来る・・
これはとても自然?当然?来ないわけがない!と言うべきでしょうか?
ん〜〜とにかく、期待してましょう〜!!

PRTでジェシー君がJONにソックリだ!と言ってましたねミニジョン君さぞかし愛くるしいことでしょう。
ステファニーちゃんも似てると思ったんですけど今はどうなんでしょう?
ま、3人ともカワユイに決まってますけど。
エヴァちゃんも両方のいいとことってて可愛いって言ってましね〜。当然ですよねー。

03/8/25


bonjovi.comのGiants StadiumのショットとAll About Lovin' YouのPV(German Version)

bonjovi.comにGiants StadiumのショットとAll About Lovin' YouのPV(German Ver
sion)がアップされてます。
写真→ http://www.islandrecords.com/bonjovi/photoalbum.las
さすがNJ、満員ですね!

PV→ http://www.islandrecords.com/bonjovi/videos.las?section=46
こんなのあったんですね。自殺ヴァージョン(笑)じゃないし、BJのパフォーマンスも
所々、別アングルです。

03/8/19



■残念!横アリDVD発売ならず・・・。

残念ながら当初DVDリリースを予定していた、横浜アリーナでのLIVE映像は当初の計画から外れ発売されない模様です。
BON JOVIcom Q&Aより

03/8/8


■MTV『来年のmtvICONにふさわしいアーティストは?』でbj検討中

MTVで『来年のmtvICONにふさわしいアーティストは?』という企画がありますね。
Bon Jovi 、Madonna 、Michael Jackson 、Run DMC がノミネートされてます。
BJ、Run DMC に負けてます。。。
勝てばBJのICONが観られるかも!
ICONはサイトトップの下の方にあります

03/7/13


■MTV Music Video Award2003のに"MISUNDERSTOOD"がノミネート。

8/28に開催予定、米国MTV Music Video Award2003の
browse by video部門に"MISUNDERSTOOD"がノミネート。

7/10


■Silver Clef Awards 2003 

http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=GLS====29868&c4nvi=3&str=447&styp=clbi
JONと奥様のツーショット、ちょっと大きめの写真がありました。
http://www.gmeder.com/bj/27june03_3.jpg

03/6/28


■Rolling Stone 誌 Greatest Live Acts 20 で、BJが3位

Greatest Live Acts 20 で、BJが3位に選ばれました。
読者にe-mailで投票を呼びかけたとのこと。
Rolling Stone 誌 の表紙にはこの何年もなってないはず?のBJが3位!
意外だけどうれしいです。ちなみに、1位 U2、2位 Radiohead、
3位 BJ、4位 Dave Matthews Band、5位 Tori Amos
http://www.rollingstone.com/features/featuregen.asp?pid=1722

03/6/24


■The 2003 Special Olympics! 
オープニングセレモニーが見れますよ〜。↓ のページの
    http://www.rte.ie/sport/games2003/
WATCH THE OPENING CEREMONY をクリックしてね。
直リンク ↓
http://www.rte.ie/sport/rams/opening.ram
3時間以上ありますが、BJメンバーの登場は 1時間28分過ぎです。(1時間20分過ぎと2時間31分過ぎに)
RealPlayerのスクロールを動かして調整してください。
Jon の横にいる男の子は!もしかしてジェシー君?
映像がいまいちでわかりにくいです。
Richie は ヘザーと一緒で、エヴァちゃんを肩車しています。
Jon と ヘザー がインタヴューを受けています。
Jon は セレモニーの最中にステージに上がったようですが
確認してません。何しろ長いので。
ちなみに、U2 の パフォーマンスは、最後の最後です。
TVでやって欲しかったですね〜。(やるとすればBS1かな)


スペシャルオリンピックスでのJBJの写真です。
http://www.2003specialolympics.com/en/imageGallery2.asp?id=29



■リッチ−のオフィシャルグッズやっと開店
リッチ−のオフィシャルにやっと開店したみたいです〜!
Richieのサイトでbaseball capとbaby doll tank
を注文したけど8週間ほど掛かるとのことです。ほしい商品を選びクレジットカード
のNo.を記入するだけです。簡単ですよ!Richieもliveで着るそーです
http://www.safesearching.com/richiesambora/store/index.shtml

03/6/23


■VH1の100sexiest artistsの14位にジョン

VH1の100sexiest artistsの14位にジョンが、過去25年間のベスト100曲の26位
にLivin on〜がはいってます。英訳はどなたかにお任せします。
ココ

ココ

03/6/13


チャーリーズエンジェル・フルスロットルのサントラ


チャーリーズエンジェル・フルスロットルのサントラにLivin' on a Prayer収録 
6/9

■JBJChat出演時ログ
※文字が小さいので、IEのかたは 「表示」→「文字サイズ」 で大きくしてネ(笑)
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Question Asked by tini :Who or what is an inspiration to you nowadays?
Answered by JON :Greetings from Germany... too many to name!
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Question Asked by BRAZILIAN_GIRLS<JULIE> :Jon are you typing the answers?
Answered by JON :YES!!! I'm tied to my computer
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Question Asked by Loella :(spain) Up on stage... can you see our faces or are we just a singing mob?
Answered by JON :OH, no... I see everybody. I make eye contact with lots of people.
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Question Asked by diana66 :Is there a place in the world where you haven´t been to but wanted to go, and if so where is it?
Answered by JON :Yes, Israel and Greece are the 2 places left I want to go - i've been most everywhere else.
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Question Asked by JoanF :Jon, I guess your kids are still in school today, but will your family be joining you in Europe at any time before you come home?
Answered by JON :Very hard. They don't come out often. They come out for one week out of an entire year tour and this ain't the week... ;(
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Question Asked by BRAZILIAN GIRLS <CAROL> :JON, what do you feel when you think that there are milions of BON JOVI fans all around the world and to many of them you play a very important part in their lives (like in mine) and you don't even know about them or know that they are there?
Answered by JON :I realize the power of music and the influence it has. I've come to understand our position in the music business and certainly don't take it for granted.
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Question Asked by Ann Marie :My husband and I are going to 6 shows on the summer tour. Do you recognize signs and license plates night after night? And what do you think of fans crazy enough to do this night after night?
Answered by JON :Yes I read the signs. They're often moving. Sometimes distracting. Like the one recently which stated that my zipper was down. I almost fell for it.
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Question Asked by Allycen4Jovi: Would you rather be adored by critics and have a fair weather fan base or a very active, loyal fan base and fair weather critics?
Answered by JON :The latter.
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Question Asked by Allycen4Jovi :Would you rather be adored by critics and have a fair weather fan base or a very active, loyal fan base and fair weather critics?
Answered by americanxs_052903 :We make folk music. Music for FOLKS.
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Question Asked by Marjanne1964 :What's the first thing you will be doing when this tour is over?
Answered by JON :Well, enjoying the night after Giants STadium... enjoying what's left of the summer. And then we're looking towards the next projects.
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Question Asked by CanadianJem :Jon, love the music, thanks for appreciating the fans, you guys are the best! My question is you've had an interest in politics in the recent years, would you ever seriously start a political career? I know if I were an American I'd vote for you! Jon for Prez! You're beautiful inside and out!
Answered by JON :No, not at this time. My feeling is I'm better suited as a philanthropist than a politician. Why would anyone choose to get into an arena where 50% of the people dislike you before you've said a word?
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Question Asked by DONNA_England :If you owned an NFL team and could name them anything you wanted, what would they be called?  From Gary Butler, England
Answered by JON :The NY Giants - and they'd play right where they are NOW!
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Question Asked by jjacqueline2 :While on tour, you probably don&#8217;t have much time for yourself. By the way, thanks to spend part of your free time with us answering our questions. Do you find some time to visit the countries where you singing ? If yes, what kind of visit has your preference ?
Answered by JON :Well, probably just go to restaurants and movies. I've seen as many of the sights as I care to see over the years...
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Question Asked by Ann Marie :Hi Jon. Your voice has developed a deep rich quality as you've gotten 'just a little older'. Has your song writing changed to go along with changes in your voice?
Answered by JON :Yeah, I've learned how to write in proper keys for my voice. That came with experience.
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Question Asked by JoanF :Jon, I heard you were a closet country music fan, is that true? Who are your favorite artists?
Answered by JON :Not really... but I do like country music and I'm drawn to the lyrics. But lately it's been more the alternative country (Lucinda Williams is a great example..
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Question Asked by Runaway0276 :Jon, how do you think about the music industry now in your career, than when you did starting out?
Answered by JON :It's different climate than it was 20 years ago in a number of ways. Bands then had an opportunity to develop a career over the course of several albums. They could break locally or regionally - there wasn't as much pressure to have an instant hit. And there were stylistic differences in radio stations across the country. It was also very important to become an entertainer and not just a product of a great enginner and producer.
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Question Asked by BRAZILIAN_GIRLS<JULIE> :Are you drinking coffe as usual?
Answered by JON :no - but I wish I were. I'm post-coffee, pre-wine
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Question Asked by liesa1 :Dear Jon, would you do that jumping like the boy at Stefan Raab did for the woman that you love ???
 Anneliese
Answered by JON :No. I admired his bravado but questioned his common sense!
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Question Asked by Karyn :With the launch of Apple's imusic (a legal way to purchase and download music), how do you feel about fan's legally downloading your music?
Answered by JON :I love it in THEORY. When I have access to new records, when I can hear new artists uninterrupted, that excites me as a consumer but as an artist, I feel that the industry is concerning itself with commerce and forgetting about artistry. They're more concerned with selling singles when in my opinion the album track will suffer. It may be a return to the 50's when it was all about singles but even then, the fans got a B-side. Don't even get me started on the royalty discussion.
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Question Asked by CanadianJem :One of the greatest things about Bon Jovi is how you've managed to stay down to earth and human thru all the fame. What are some of the ways that keep you grounded? (Love you guys!)
Answered by JON: I'd like to think it's because we're from Jersey. We weren't from NY, London or Los angeles where we felt the need to keep up with fads and fashions. You get grounded quickly going back home. But also, we've been around long enough to have a been there, done that approach to just about anything we see.
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Question Asked by country :would you like to sing with another artist and cut it as a single , if so with who ?
Answered by JON :Numberous... from a songwriting standpoint there are many... Tom Waits, Lucinda Williams, Elvis Costello all come to mind. For sheer artistry, it would fun to sing with Tom Petty, Bryan Adams or Norah Jones.. there are a lot of people I'd love to work with like that.
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Question Asked by Mo :How stressfull is your life as a rockstar nowerdays?
Answered by JON :MOre stressful than some, less stressful than others. This still is a great job!
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Question Asked by jons aussiegirl :do you have tonight off??
Answered by JON :Yes, I have tonite off and I don't have any plans. Any ideas?
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Question Asked by mysterygirl :WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR LIVING IF THINGS HAD DEVELOPPED IN ANOTHER WAY?
Answered by JON :I wasn't drawn to anyting specifically other than music as a kid but thru my trials at any odd job I held, I made the best of. So I could have been comfortble working in an auto body shop...
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Question Asked by j8dedhrt :What do you think about your current ticket prices?
Answered by JON :I'm not too familiar with the scope of ticket pricing today. I know that ours are on the lower end of affordable as we know how tough it is to take a date, park a car, buy a beer and still have something left to line your pockets with.
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Question Asked by rolovesbonjovi :Would you like to ask anything for your fans?
Answered by JON :Go buy albums! Go buy Bounce records!
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Question Asked by rolovesbonjovi :JON, WHAT DO YOU MISS THE MOST OF YOUR NOT FAMOUS LIFE?
Answered by JON :TIME. It's very difficult to be sitting in a hotel room in GErmany watching DVDs... when there's nothing else that I can do today. I'm thousands of miles from home and too tired to go sightseeing.
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Question Asked by Eva :Hey Jon obviously there are many websites dedicated to Bon Jovi, do you ever visit the message boards and read what people say about you? If so, do we look like a bunch of lunatics?(actually don't answer the last bit). I love you so much and thank you
Answered by JON :I often view this site and the official fan club site - those are the only two I've ever seen. I'm that that computer literate...
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Question Asked by Switzerland :Hi Jon! If you had to learn a foreign language, which one would it be and why?
Answered by JON :Which I could speak Spanish... it's close enough to Italian so I'd &#34;get&#34; that too. I do regret not having learned more foreign languages.
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Question Asked by BRAZILIAN_GIRLS<JULIE>: Where would you like to see the band in 10 yrs time?
Answered by JON :Doing what we do now at the level that we do it at. We've achieved quite a bit in 20 yearsand to be one of the major stadium touring acts in the world is a great privilege.
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Question Asked by Debsx :Which do you prefer the 80's or now?
Answered by JON :People make fun of the 80's as a decade because it's fASHIONABLE to but now there are shows that reminisce about the 80's... and yes, everyone did have style issues but like any decade, there were good and bad moments.
But, I've finally learned to live in the moment, so I'd say, I like it now.
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Question Asked by Elvira :Can you remember what you spent your first big pay cheque on?
Answered by JON :A 1978 Datsun 280 z
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Question Asked by RockStar19 :Jon, how do you feel about pyrotechnics at concerts after what happened at the Great White show back in February? Do you think they should continue to be used?
Answered by JON :Pyrotechnics under the supervision of a licensed pyrotechnician in the proper venues can and will be used by a number of artists. The circumstances that seem to have surrounded the tragedy in Rhode Island were unfortunate.
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Question Asked by Vickie - English fan! :What DVDs have you been watching?!!
Answered by JON :I just finished watching BOWFINGER just now.
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Question Asked by BRAZILIAN GIRLS <CAROL> :Jon, why don't you show us some Jake's picture ? We'd like to meet him!
Answered by JON :My children are not photographed publicly. WE'd like to keep it that way. Thanks.
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Question Asked by BJforever :Have you any plans to do more live links to the cinema and web like Shepherds Bush?
Answered by JON :We're working on stuff...
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Question Asked by Mitzi :Please tell us about the box set!
Answered by JON :We're working on the box set. As of now, it will be preceded by an acoustic album that will be made up of greatest hits, covers and a couple of new songs. We hope to have it out this fall. Then then box set early next year which will contain three unreleased albums really...
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Question Asked by tini :What stage will you be using for the US summer dates?
Answered by JON :The one that you're seeing now in Europe.
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Question Asked by Edwige from France :how do u do to jump like this on stage???lol. u are in perfect health dear Jon!!
Answered by JON :I&#34;m actually in very good health and that's why we invite the fans to be on the stage so they get of a view of what it's like from our perspective. I've never minded too much if fan came out...
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Question Asked by Angela :did you enjoy the houston rodeo?
Answered by JON :Yes - very mch! I didn't know what to expect. I expected it to be that scene from the Blues Brothers where we came out and said 'we're the good old Bon Jovi boys band...' - but we enjoyed it immensely. We'd think about it again...
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Question Asked by Denise :Hey Jon, what do you think when fans are sitting in front of their computers (in America) during the night just to ask you some questions? Whould you do/ have done this for your favourite musician?
Answered by JON :We used to listen to Rockline and really look foward to that. This takes it to another level. So, I guess, I dig this.
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Question Asked by Edwige from France :how do u do to jump like this on stage???lol. u are in perfect health dear Jon!!
Answered by JON :I&#34;m actually in very good health and that's why we invite the fans to be on the stage so they get of a view of what it's like from our perspective. I've never minded too much if fan came out...
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Question Asked by Angela :did you enjoy the houston rodeo?
Answered by JON :Yes - very mch! I didn't know what to expect. I expected it to be that scene from the Blues Brothers where we came out and said 'we're the good old Bon Jovi boys band...' - but we enjoyed it immensely. We'd think about it again...
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Question Asked by Denise :Hey Jon, what do you think when fans are sitting in front of their computers (in America) during the night just to ask you some questions? Whould you do/ have done this for your favourite musician?
Answered by JON :We used to listen to Rockline and really look foward to that. This takes it to another level. So, I guess, I dig this.
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Question Asked by Ann Marie :Do you have traditional things you do before each show, along with the rest of the crew?
Answered by JON :In America, I like to soundcheck. And I like to get to shows about 3 hours before I go on. There are certain rituals. I usually warm up an hour and a half before a show. 30 minutes before a show I usually get dressed and we're usually on time.
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Question Asked by Cindy :I think its great that you keep your kids out of the limelight. Do you find it hard to do at times? Cindy
Answered by JON :They don't get the opportunities when invitations come to go to a Disney film premiere... I'll rarely take them to a photo opportunity. We just try to avoid being in that position. So it's not that hard.
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Question Asked by cj :During a concert when everyone is singing all the words to all the songs is it
difficult for you to sing?
Answered by JON :No! They help me remember the right words and I appreciate it.
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Question Asked by RockStar19 :Jon, what's your favorite alcoholic beverage?
Answered by JON :Probably wine...
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Question Asked by Joisey girl :do you think the "under dog" reputation still sticks to the band?
Answered by JON :Yeah. I don't think we'll ever lose that. WE've had to continue to earn everything we've gotten.
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Question Asked by Krystyna30 :Jon what do you do to relax before and after a show?
Answered by JON :Before a show I may just listen to music. After a show, drink.
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Question Asked by Elvira :WHAT ARE THE REST OF THE BAND DOING TONIGHT?
Answered by JON :I haven't seen Richie all day. DAve has plans. Sir Hugh is out buying magazines. Tico's probably on the golf course...
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Question Asked by ann :What are your favorite TV shows?
Answered by JON :West Wing, Sopranos, Will and Grace...
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Question Asked by Marc :Is touring different for you now that we had 9/11, sars terrorist attacks?
Answered by JON :We went to NOrthern Ireland, Columbia and Peru... terrorism has been seen abroad longer than I've been making records. I'm very aware of our surroundings and look for our security staff to take precautions regarding the audience more than I'm concerned for myself but I won't let the thought process hinder our activities..
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Question Asked by Maara67 :Has your wife gotten used to this life style? I give her my upmost respect, I think it would be hard for me to be the wife of a rock star.
Answered by JON :I think she's very independent and very confident in who she is and in our relationship. So, that says alot about her character.
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Question Asked by NaughtyMinxLisa Laura :would like to know if you have plans to do another solo album in the future?
Answered by JON :I imagine that that day will come but there are no plans in he immediate future as this acoustic album, box set and movie plans wll keep me busy for at least the next few years...
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Question Asked by BRAZILIAN_GIRLS<JULIE> :Jon, are you making a movie in the end of the tour?
Answered by JON :My commitments to the tour and future band projects have taken much of my time but I'm hoping to act in movies next year and work on the film I collaborated on...
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Question Asked by soli :is fashion important to you or is there someone who tells you what to wear at the moment?
Answered by JON :No, if anything, I'd think it's pretty obvious, we dress ourselves. I wear what I like. I wear what I'm comfortable in, especially when I have to run around on stage and play a guitar in it... and what I wear on stage is always gonna be flashier than what I'd wear to the gym or to the store.
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Question Asked by denise :Have you ever written songs for your children?
Answered by JON :yes. I Got The Girl was written about my daughter
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Question Asked by nj_diane :Hey Jon, Greetings from Monmouth County!
Answered by JON :Ah... home.
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Question Asked by Elly :You said you were really bad with technology!! How are you managing this because I can only just manage?!
Answered by JON :It's not easy for me either. I have lots of help
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Question Asked by Butterfly :Jon, I must say that I've really enjoyed your music for the past 20 years. Is the band putting an age limit on when you will call it quits?
Answered by JON :No we don't think like that. AS long as we're still having fun, we keep going. As for age, look at the Rolling Stones. When they call it quits, we'll know what the bar is but... no, no age limit planned.
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Question Asked by Denise :HELLO JON!!!! WOULD YOU LIKE TO SING IN A MUSICAL? AND IF YES; WHICH ONE?
Answered by JON :It's hard to say. I never saw the play CHICAGO but the movie was wonderful. I could be Billy Flynn! I loved every minute of AIDA. It would have to be the right show... though there is the redundancy of singing the same songs, performing the same thing, 8 shows a week - it's not unlike touring.
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Question Asked by den :Hi Jon, do you see covering a song as a challenge. To give it the Bon Jovi sound...
Answered by JON :Not really... we're not gonna cover something we don't like or don't think we can do justice to. This band is like a walking jukebox... and we like the challenge sometimes.
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Question Asked by sisi :When you're on a tour, which is your favorite part of it?
Answered by JON :No question it's the time on stage. Everything else is what makes touring such a job. All the time in cars and planes and in hotels, like now, is what is so draining. But that time on stage is absolutely what you live for.
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Question Asked by Cindy :Your songwriting skills are so superior to anyone out there, how long does it take for you to put a song together?
Answered by JON :
Sometimes it can be really quick and sometimes it takes a while. And sometimes it changes forms so much. Every song is different in its own right
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Question Asked by Distance_Annie :Do you know all the lyrics by heart or do you have to look them up? If, for example, I asked you to play 'Come Back' (from your debut album), could you do it right now or would you have to check the lyrics, notes?
Answered by JON :oh, no... I have a book of lyrics just off stage. We have so many songs that we recorded that there were some we found probably for the box set that even I don't recall... I'd have to have a cheat sheet on some older stuff probably
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Question Asked by Erica :Jon, coffee break??????????
Answered by JON :No, no... wine my dear
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Question Asked by Denise :Hello Jon! Do you still remember what you did on September 11 or where you have been when you noticed what happened?
Answered by JON :Absolutely. Like everyone else I don't think I'll ever forget where I was at that moment. It's like when Kennedy was shot or the Challenger exploded... that moment's one thats frozen in time. I was at home in New Jersey working out. Richie was staying with me. We were beginning to write music for what became this album... and my wife turned on the TV so we could see the news... and then I had to wake Richie up. He was asleep in NJ. His wife and daughter were in LA and the phone lines weren't working... I watched the towers come down on television and then Richie and I went to the beach near my home where you can see the city in the distance and we watched the smoke... the smoked wafted over my neighborhood. My town lost the most people.... It's not something I'll ever forget.
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Question Asked by Kim Before :you go on stage how do you feel? Are you nervous or exited or both?
Answered by JON :We're pumped full of adrenaline. It's a huge rush.
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Question Asked by happywanderer :I screamed really loud for you at the San Jose show... I know you heard me! Thank you for always being there!
Answered by JON :Was that you?
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Question Asked by Maara67 :Jon Im from massachusettes and heard your friends with Bill Bellickek, sorry If I spelled that wrong, but is this true
Answered by JON :True. Bill is one of the best human beings I know. Great coach. Great person. A true friend. In fact, I wrote the song Bounce with Bill in mind. He was with me when I headed out to the stage in Boston this year
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Question Asked by SheliH3 :Does it ever shock you,
the things your fans are willing to go through and do just to meet or talk to you?
Answered by JON :Sometimes yeah but it's also mindboggling but I appreciate them
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Question Asked by BRAZILIAN GIRLS <CAROL> :Jon, are you in a good mood today?
Answered by JON :Absolutely. This has been really cool.
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Question Asked by JulieinCO :How do you adjust to the high altitudes when you guys travel around? It has to be hard on you physically, and you always seem to be so energetic!
Answered by JON :We do have to take the climate into account when we're touring. I try not to spend any time in the desert as the air is way too dry and it isnt' good for a singer's voice. And the high altitudes are tough too so we work out and we plan accordingly. I remember when I was in Mexico filming Vampires, the altitude in Mexico City was pretty high and I was working out like I always did, running... and it was only after the fact that I realized just how much more of a workout I was actually doing.
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Question Asked by jovi_girl23 :Jon, do you ever go on the Bon jovi site chat room and chat with people (without them knowing it's you) ?
Answered by JON :No. I wouldn't know how to access the site if I wanted to do that.
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Question Asked by Lana :Is there going to be another chat some time in the future?
Answered by JON :HOpefully. Thanks for hanging. I'm off for the nite. Good evening from Germany. See you out on the road...

03/5/30


■横アリのDVD

横アリのDVDは年末に発売が確定とcomかBSJBJ両公式HPで発表 
03/5/28 


■『ALL ABOUT LOVIN' YOU』のPVとEPK

UNIVERSAL-MUSICさんのHPで『ALL ABOUT LOVIN' YOU』のPVとEPKが観れるよう
になってました。
http://www.universal-music.co.jp/u-pop/artist/bonjovi/index.html

03/5/14


■テキサス出身のパンクロックバンド

Bowling For Soup という、テキサス出身のパンクロックバンドのメンバーが
BJファンであると告白しています。↓ 意外ですがうれしいですね。 
こちらのアドレスから ↓ Bowling For Soup Talks Bon Jovi And 'Punk Rock 101'をクリックしてください。
http://launch.yahoo.com/read/launch_news.asp

03/5/5


JON の インタヴュー 
Sunday Mail の Interview です。シアトルで行われたようです。

CELEBRITY: BEING A PIN-UP IS FUN... BUT I SLEPT ALONE LAST NIGHT Apr 27 2003


Jon Bon Jovi tells why stardom is no big deal

Billy Sloan In Seattle Exclusive



SITTING in a suite of the iplush Four Seasons Hotel iin downtown Seattle, I'm about to become the envy of millions of love-struck women.

The door opens and Jon Bon Jovi strolls in and shakes my hand.

The previous night, he'd wowed 20,000 fans in the Key Arena... most of them adoring females.

But the 40-year-old singer - who has been happily married to his high school sweetheart Dorothea for 13 years - still can't take his sex symbol image seriously.

Jon said: "Being a pin-up is fun and goofy... but it's not all it's cracked up to be, believe me. I slept alone last night.

"I'm sitting here with a baseball cap and sunglasses on. I need a shave and a shower. There's nothing sexy about this."

Warming to the topic, he added: "When I made the cover of Rolling Stone magazine for the first time, all the female journalist wanted to talk about was my haircut and my looks. It was heartbreaking because my music was ignored. Now, I don't take offence at it.

"I just think of all the young guns saying to their photographers: `Make me look good'. But guys like Justin Timberlake... bring 'em on. I'm not afraid of going up against them even though I'm old enough to be their big brother."

On June 22, the singer returns to Scotland with rock supergroup Bon Jovi.

They'll play a spectacular, open-air concert at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow to mark their 20th anniversary in the music industry. It almost sounds like an old cliche but Jon Bon Jovi is the ultimate local boy made good.

He was brought up in the tough Asbury Park neighbourhood in New Jersey, just a ferry ride across the Hudson from Manhattan. Fellow superstar Bruce Springsteen lived nearby.

Jon now lives in a beautiful French-style chateau with Dorothea and children Stephanie, nine, Jesse, seven, and baby Jacob, just a short distance from his childhood home.

The singer - whose Italian family name is Bongiovi - talks with a disarming frankness of the time when huge royalty cheques began dropping through his letter box.

He said: "Making lots of money was wonderful. We had our goofy period - there's no question about that. In the band, we'd play a little game known as `Beat The Gift'. If one of us spent a lot of cash buying somebody a present, the next guy would have to spend even more to outdo him.

"I shelled out a fortune. Not to act the big shot... just to let the people around me share in my success. I went through a crazy spending period. It was actually pretty sad. I'd buy Ferraris or Mercedes for friends. I'd also pay for houses or college educations - and I use the plural - for others. I was very happy to do it.

"But that's not what being successful is about. Suddenly, I was one of the bosses of this multi-million-dollar organisation. Yet I was just the same idiot who was drinking in the bar two nights ago. So I had to grow up pretty quickly and I had to do it in public."

Jon has also enjoyed a successful parallel career as an actor. He was cast as the boyfriend of Ally McBeal - playing opposite Calista Flockhart - in the final season of the hip US comedy series. He appeared in Sex In The City, too, with Sarah Jessica Parker. Jon's movie roles include U-571, with Matthew McConaughey, and Pay It Forward, with Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt.

He said: "I never aspired to do television. It was too much like a day job for me.

"Calista is a very accomplished stage actress... but everyone thinks of her now as Ally McBeal.

"I know if I had not been lead singer of Bon Jovi I wouldn't have got the opportunity to act.

"There were a few hurdles I had to overcome. But when I went on set with Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt they weren't the least bit interested in my singing career. To them, I won the role because I was an actor. They treated me as such... and it was very refreshing."

It's a far cry from Jon's humble origins in New Jersey. He worked in a series of menial jobs in fast food restaurants or selling subscriptions for magazines. But he dreamed of being a rock singer and landed a job earning $50 a week running errands in a local recording studio.

Jon recalls: "At the age of 16, I had a naive innocence and thought I could make a career as a rock singer. I was still living with my parents - eating their food and not having to worry about paying the rent - so that blind faith fuelled me in my drive to get into music.

"I used to see Bob Dylan walk up 53rd Street carrying his guitar with no minders or hangers-on. Nobody bothered him. When Bon Jovi became successful, I soon discovered it was the so-called B list celebrities who would act like big stars.

"That was never what I was all about. Being a celebrity means nothing to me. Where I came from in New Jersey, there were no Joneses to keep up with."

Jon's parents both served in the US Marine Corps, so the events of 9/11 and the war in Iraq both had a profound effect on him. "The attack changed my life dramatically," he said. "My sister was in one of the towers. Fortunately, she got out. My neighbour lost a brother. My publicist lost her husband the day after their first wedding anniversary.

"Firemen died in the tragedy whose kids went to school with my kids. Smoke was wafting over my house as we watched the Twin Towers burn from the beach."

Jon volunteered to work on the sandwich lines to help the relief effort. His group did charity concerts and telethons to raise money for the families of those lost. Last September, Bon Jovi starred in a massive concert for 500,000 people in Times Square which became a freedom rally.

He said: "The 9/11 tragedy left it's mark on the people of New York... but not forever.

"I'd like to think that New York - being the resilient place it is - went back to being its arrogant, cocky self. Now, people still cuss you out after holding a door open or cabbies still honk their horns if you cross the street in front of them.

"That's probably the perception New York would want the world to have of it."

Jon has also been an outspoken critic of President George W Bush and his decision to wage war on Iraq.

Coming from a military family, he's 100 per cent behind the troops in the Gulf. During Bon Jovi's show in Seattle, the singer dedicated their hit song, The Distance, to US soldiers.

He said: " I'm adamantly outspoken against this administration and continue to be. I'm not a fan of the President.

"But I have to stand behind those brave young men and women. Many of them only joined the army, navy, marines or air force so they could get a good education.

"But you've got 21-year-old girls like Jessica Lynch - God bless her - out on the front line.

"I come from a family of two marines. But war is a terrible thing. So I'm grateful to those who served our country."


2003/4/19


■『BON JOVI』ロンドン“ハイドパーク”野外公演ツアー 緊急募集! 

今年1月の5大ドームJAPANツアーも大盛況に終わり、さらに盛り上がっている『BON JOVI』ですが、5月からヨーロッパツアーがスタート!その最終公演であるロンドン「ハイドパーク」野外公演を観に行くツアーをこのたび緊急募集いたします!
アメリカツアーではアリーナクラスの公演がほとんどですが、ヨーロッパはどこの国でもスタジアムクラスの公演でライブをするだけに、ロンドン公演は相当な盛り上がりをみせることでしょう。
ロンドンならライブ以外も観光、ショッピング、散策など楽しみもいっぱいです。
お1人様参加でも相部屋希望が可能です。
ツアーなら同じBON JOVIファンばかりだから1人でも安心。
全国のBON JOVIファンと一緒にロンドンへ出かけてみませんか?

旅行日程  : 2003年6月26日(木)〜30日(月)5日間
旅行代金  : お一人様 198,000円

         ※お申込みの際「e+を見た!」とお伝えいただくと
         ≪1000円割引≫になります。

◎お申込み期間: 【受付中】 〜5月6日(火)まで
◎お申込み方法: お電話のみの受付です。
◎お申込先  : 近畿日本ツーリスト クラブツーリズム
         テーマ旅行センター「BON JOVIロンドンツアー」係

         受付電話:03−5323−5566
         受付時間:(月)〜(土) 9:30〜17:30(日・祝祭日=休業)

※詳しい旅行条件を記載したパンフレットをお渡ししますので、上記係まで
 お電話にてお問い合わせ・お申込みください。

2003/4/18


■HRC福岡がオープン3周年特別企画

6(土)〜30(水)の5日間    ☆★終日ドリンク半額★☆  *一部商品を除く
26(土)20時〜          DON JOVIライブ  *みんな知ってるBON JOVIの曲ばかり!
27(日)〜30(水)毎晩20時〜  ビーニー早立たせコンテスト  *ビーニーベアをもらおう!

そして15(火)には限定グッズが発売!!
画像は下のURLをクリックしてみて下さい!
www.hardrockjapan.com

2003/4/14


■JONの Birthdayにマリリン・モンローのそっくりさんが巨大ケーキの中から登場
JONの Birthday concert の写真がありました。
マリリン・モンローのそっくりさんが巨大ケーキの中から登場「Happy Birthday」
を色っぽく歌った時の写真 
http://www.wtmx.com/picgallery/galleries/20030303THE_MIX_Presents_Bon_Jovi_and_the_Goo_Goo_Dolls_in_concert/20030303004Happy_Birthday_Jon!.jpg
2003/3/7


■デビッドのお父さんが日曜日にお亡くなりになられたそうです。

デビッドのお父さんが日曜日にお亡くなりになられたそうです。
Bon Joviは3/3 AlbanyNY 公演のshowを3/2日曜日に亡くなったデビッドのお父さんに捧げました。
謹んで御冥福をお祈りします。(悲)
review
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=111859&category=ARTS&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=3/4/2003

■JON夫妻ステーキハウスでバースデイをお祝い
ジョンとドロセアは土曜日Bon JoviのUnited Centerでのコンサート数時間前Gibsons(ステーキハウスね)でバースデイをお祝いしました。
ダークジャケットにサングラスの出で立ちで、ドロセアはステーキ、ジョンはチキンとペッパーサンドイッチをお召し上がり。
ウェイトレスに最前列のチケット2枚をプレゼントし、彼女はオンステージ、バックステージにも招待されたそう。 
―Chicago Sun-Timesより
粋な計らいですne。

2003/3/5


■exciteのrockstyle.tvで01年GSのライブを配信(会員要)

exciteのrockstyle.tvで2001ジャイアンツスタジアムのライブを配信。
BB.exciteの会員でなくては見られないようです。(T_T)
http://bb.excite.co.jp/bbg/special/rockstyle/

2003/2/28


■グラミー賞 残念!またもや受賞ならず

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal部門に"Everyday"でノミネートしていた、われ等がBJですが
残念ながら受賞ならず。
ちなみに、"Hey Baby"でNO DOUBTさんが受賞しました。 http://www.grammy.com/

2003/2/24


■JON約5万2500円の経費未払いで訴えられる

ジョン・ボン・ジョビが、米ニュージャージー州のハウスキーパー、
マリア・スリウィンスカさん(55)に430ドル(約5万2500円)
の経費未払いがあるとして訴えられている。高等裁判所でマリアさんは昨年、米モン
マス郡にあるジョンの屋敷に行った際の旅費が支払われていないと主張。「何度も支
払いを要求する電話や手紙をしたけど、返事がなかった」という。

http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200302/gt2003021714.html

2003/2/17


■JONライダーのマシンンが日本に上陸!Harley-Davidsonイベント詳細

以前JONのバイクが世界各国で見れるという「Harley-Davidson」の展示の件ですが・・・
正式にHarleyのHPで日程が発表になりました。

開催日と時間
4月26日 10:00〜19:00
4月27日  9:00〜17:00

入場チケット
全国のHarley正規販売網の店で発売中。
ローソン・チケットぴあは3月15日から発売 一般 ¥5,000(会員だと割引がある模様)チケットは2日間共用 保護者同伴に限り、中学生以下は無料との事です。

場所は東京・昭和の森メッセ昭島です(東京都昭島市)

ゴールデンウィークという事で来る方も多いかと思いますので一応、交通の便を・・・
JR東京駅から中央線に乗って下さい。この際「青梅線・直通」なら尚良いです!
「青梅線・直通」以外の場合はJR立川駅にて乗り換えして、「青梅線」に乗り換えて下さい。降りる駅は「昭島駅」北口に降りるとすぐに「昭和の森・メッセ昭島」があります。

2003/2/16


■ジョンからのスペシャル・メッセージ

ジョンからのスペシャル・メッセージ ココ 

2003/2/6


■NFLアンケートでBJを今年もう一度来日してもらいま専科! 

*あなたは、2003年8月2日 BON JOVIに会いたいか?*
アメリカンボウル(東京ドーム開催)2003.8.2 ジェッツ&バッカニアーズこの試合時に行われるコンサートを誰にやって欲しいか?という質問に私は迷わずBON JOVIと記入!↓Let’s go !
http://www.i-graph.co.jp/nfljapan/amebowl.html
〜ちいさなことからコツコツと〜

BJのツアースケジュール6月のロンドンハイドパークまで発表になっていますが、
8月はまだ望みがあるんではないでしょうか?

NFLの来日試合2003.8.2(東京ドーム)に関するアンケートについて、担当の方に電話して確認したことを報告します。
「今現在、このイベントにパフォーマンスするアーティストは決定していません。このアンケートも参考にした上で、今後決定していく予定です。」ということでした。予算など諸々の事情もあるようですが、アンケートの結果も考慮されるそうです。

2003/1/27


■スパーボール特集

動画編

SUPERBOWL MUSIC FEST  赤い文字の列の真ん中、Bon Jovi − POST GAME で 見れます。
It's My Life の パフォーマンスです。
http://www.dotmusic.com/news//January2003/news28077.asp

画像編

見れなかったら、captionのところに bon joviと入れてサーチしてくらはい
http://www.wireimage.com/
社長ってば、またTampaの旗を持ってうたったり、うれしそうにチアリーダーのおねいちゃんとにまにましてます。
http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=SRH&logsrch=1

■BON JOVI、MTVが反戦意思表明 

MTV goes anti-war
22 January 2003

MUNICH - MTV's German operation is to air a series of anti-war
comments by top artists, the channel announced Wednesday as sentiment in Germa
ny hardens against US war plans in the Gulf.

The pop video television channel's campaign will run under the
English-language slogan "War Is Not The Answer", but will be aired in Germany o
nly. A spokesman said MTV channels in other countries were independent operatio
ns which decided their own programming.

Both artists and music fans would gain a forum, starting Thursday, to protest a
gainst the Iraq war. Noting the build-up of U.S. forces in
the Gulf, the channel said, "War is just around the corner."

The "War Is Not The Answer" logo will run over appearances by stars such as Mob
y, Bon Jovi Red Hot Chili Peppers. Pro-war arguments would also be allowed.

MTV's German website would provide a matching discussion forum
on "War or Peace" for viewers. Director of programming Elmar Giglinger said the
aim was to show viewers that "a war in Iraq affects us in Germany too".

MTV's fierce local rival, Viva, has launched a similar anti-war
platform.

MTV against the War
反戦の流れがアメリカ国内でも大きくなっているみたいですね。
「戦争は答えじゃない」という言葉通り、国家による「合法の殺人」が繰り返されない様、
BJをみならいつつ、地道にがんばっていこうかな、なんて考えました。
で、なんでドイツ国内のみの放送なんでしょうか?もっといろんなとこで流せばいいのに

■ダークエンジェル ジョンからの一言
昨日、渋谷のタワーレコードの洋書コーナーにてダークエンジェルをパラパラ見ていたら、5ページ目にジョンからの一言が載っていました。ぜひ、チェックしてください。

Before the Dawn (Dark Angel, No. 1)アマゾンだと↓です。
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345451821/qid=1043626545/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2_2/250-5205666-3973817

It's my life
について一言というかんじで何人かのコメントを載せている一人がjon bon joviでした。

2003/1/27


■只今、San Diego

BJはSan Diego 画像 

2003/1/25


■ジョンがヤンキースの松井にエール

『ニューヨークで暮らすなら、この言葉だけは覚えておけ“勘弁してくれよ”』
そして『分からないことがあったら俺に聞け!!』
「ラーメンは東京のが一番!」らしいですね(笑)
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/hochi/geinou/index.htm

■02年INROCK人気投票でBEST GRUPで2位
02年INROCK人気投票でBEST GRUPで2位 BEST ARTISTでJON 4位!! 

2003/1/18


■米国でのみ放映されたボン・ジョヴィのライヴ映像がBARKSで配信決定!(BARKS)  

BARKSの有料映像配信サービス「Barks Live-Rally」が、ついに洋楽コンテンツ「Barks Live-Rally INTERNATIONAL」をスタートさせる。その第1弾となるのは、最新作『BOUNCE』 を引っさげてのワールド・ツアーで現在来日中のBON JOVIが、2001年に地元ニュージャージーのジャンアンツ・スタジアムで行なった<ONE LAST WILD NIGHT>の模様を期間限定で配信する。これは、前作『CRUSH』に伴うワールド・ツアーの最終公演として7月27・28日の2日間に行なわれたうちの27日のショーで、アメリカの音楽専門TV局「VH1」が特別番組として同年7月29日にアメリカでのみ放映した貴重な映像。ライヴ・キングの名に相応しく、のべ14万人を動員し大成功を収めたBON JOVIの、ファン垂涎ライヴ映像の日本初上陸だ!

Barks Live-Rally INTERNATIONAL
BLR-I 01 channel
「VH1 PRESENTS:BON JOVI-ONE LAST WILD NIGHT」
 http://extra.barks.co.jp/channel/blr-inter1/

価格:\800(税別)
Total Time:60分
購入申し込み期間:2003年1月16日(木)〜2003年2月14日(金)18:00
映像提供:ROCKSTYLE.tv

[BARKS 2003年1月12日]
http://extra.barks.co.jp/channel/blr-inter1/

■1/13 福岡入り
福岡空港におりたったようです。

■1/12 もラーメン屋に出没!

ボンジョビのよく行くとあるラーメン屋さんへ昼食を食べに行ってきました。
すると店に入った瞬間、店のおばちゃんの一言、なんと「あら、今ボンジョビ帰ったところなのよ〜!」
「へ?・・・・・・・・・・えぇぇぇええ〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜!!!!」
まさか、ライヴ開演まで3時間半ってときに来てるなんて思いもしませんでしたから、
かなりの衝撃でした・・。店内にはまだジョンにサインと握手をしてもらって涙目に
なって余韻に浸ってるお客さん達がいて、もうすっごい羨ましかったです!!

以上 投稿による情報です

2003/1/13


■1/10にHRCにBJがご来店していた


大阪本町のハードロックカフェの店内の放送ブースのDJ氏よりますと10日、ジョンとリッチーが3時頃来店したとの事、
早速、店のスタッフと写った写真がレジと入り口に貼っているそうです。

2003/1/12


■FM802情報 大阪BJ BAR 情報

当日FM802ブースでB,Jバーの抽選あるそうです。
11日は16:30〜
 12日は15:00〜 
各10名様だったと思います。

2003/1/9


■GRAMMYR Awards ノミネート
多分最年長  秘密情報部員より 
投稿日: 1月 8日(水)01時07分02秒

わお〜! 今日になってしまいました。
札幌組の皆様、世界ツアーの初日ですよん。レポお願いしま〜す。
さて、グッドニュースですっ!!
EVERYDAYが、グラミーの部門賞にノミネートされました。
ノミネートでも嬉しいですね。

Field 1 - Pop
Category 7 - Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Everyday /Bon Jovi  / Track from: Bounce /  [Island/Def Jam]

Girl All The Bad Guys Want/Bowling For Soup/Track from: Drunk Enough To Dance [Jive Records]
Where Are You Going /Dave Matthews Band / Track from: Busted Stuff  [RCA Records]
Hey Baby/No Doubt   / Track from: Rock Steady  [Interscope Records]
Girlfriend/NSYNC  /   Track from: Celebrity  [Jive Records]
http://www.grammy.com/

■Sessions@AOL の パフォーマンス
BJ.com に載っていた、Sessions@AOL の パフォーマンスが、見れま〜す。

acoustic versions of ''Misunderstood'' and ''Bed of Roses.''   
そして、Interview ですっ!
http://channels.netscape.com/ns/music/ch/songs_sessions.jsp

■BJ BAR 東京公演
VIVA! SPECIAL RESERVE BON JOVI Bar   ◎J-WAVE NET会員限定企画!◎
〜2003年1月9日(木) 11:30-14:00     “BON JOVI Bar”へご案内!!
 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2003年1/16(木)・17(金) 東京ドームにて行われる注目の[BON JOVI]来日公演!
そこに、ライブ・ステージの両サイドに設けられた、最もBON JOVIを間近に感じる
ことのできるスペース“BON JOVI Bar”が登場します。『VIVA! ACCESS』では、
J-WAVE NET会員で公演のチケットをお持ちの方に限り、なんと!この“BON JOVI
Bar”へご案内させて頂きます!期間限定サービスになりますので是非お早めに!
◎ご応募&詳細はコチラ!>
http://www.j-wave.co.jp/original/viva_access/

2003/1/8


■スキー場にて 
JONってスキーもやるのね。
私もスキーに連れてって・・・。
少し古かったかしら。。。。
http://www.bonjovi.de/vorum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3996


■NYでお買い物
ミルクコーシィー  
投稿日: 1月 4日(土)07時21分51秒

新年あけましておめでとうございます。
去年の年末JON様がNYでお買い物してる様子が見れるよ
http://www.rexfeatures.com/cgi-bin/r2news0?t=399431&m=2&z=0

2003/1/4