I posted another chapter to this story. Hope you enjoy! The link to the story is in the "Stories In Progress" tab above.
~ Hath
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Update: Bon Jovi Fan Fic Directory
I've added some new stories from me, Venus, Deena, and Isabella to the directory.
A few more German-language stories have been added as well.
The link to the site is above in my tab-bar.
If you're a writer, and would like to see your story added to the directory , or if you're a reader, and don't see your favorite listed, or if there is incomplete or incorrect information, send an email to me and I'll get the updates in.
If you know of stories in other languages, please let me know!
Wenn Sie wissen, von Geschichten in anderen Sprachen, bitte lassen Sie es mich wissen!
Si usted sabe de historias en otros idiomas, por favor, hágamelo saber!
Als je weet van verhalen in andere talen, laat het me weten!
Если вы знаете, рассказов и в других языках, пожалуйста, дайте мне знать!
Se você souber de notícias em outros idiomas, por favor me avise!
Se siete a conoscenza di storie in altre lingue, fatemelo sapere!
Si vous connaissez des histoires dans d'autres langues, s'il vous plaît faites-le moi savoir!
~ Hath
A few more German-language stories have been added as well.
The link to the site is above in my tab-bar.
If you're a writer, and would like to see your story added to the directory , or if you're a reader, and don't see your favorite listed, or if there is incomplete or incorrect information, send an email to me and I'll get the updates in.
If you know of stories in other languages, please let me know!
Wenn Sie wissen, von Geschichten in anderen Sprachen, bitte lassen Sie es mich wissen!
Si usted sabe de historias en otros idiomas, por favor, hágamelo saber!
Als je weet van verhalen in andere talen, laat het me weten!
Если вы знаете, рассказов и в других языках, пожалуйста, дайте мне знать!
Se você souber de notícias em outros idiomas, por favor me avise!
Se siete a conoscenza di storie in altre lingue, fatemelo sapere!
Si vous connaissez des histoires dans d'autres langues, s'il vous plaît faites-le moi savoir!
~ Hath
Friday, November 14, 2008
Story Update: Online
Two new chapters have been added to this story.
The link is in the "Stories in Progress" tab above.
Hope you like...
~ Hath
The link is in the "Stories in Progress" tab above.
Hope you like...
~ Hath
Soul Celebration: Bon Jovi Concert
The Philadelphia Soul announced a Bon Jovi concert to celebrate the Soul's AFL Championship win.
The event is scheduled for Wednesday, February 25th, 2009.
~ Hath
Bon Jovi Writing New Songs For Hits Set
November 14, 2008 , 11:20 AM ET
John Benson, Cleveland
With the final leg of Bon Jovi's "Lost Highway" tour completed, guitarist Richie Sambora tells Billboard.com the New Jersey rock act is looking ahead to plenty of new projects.
"We've been filming a documentary and are in the process of mixing a live DVD of last year's 'Lost Highway' concert tour," Sambora says. "Also, I think we're looking at doing a greatest hits album next year. Jon and I are writing some new songs for it and to just load up for the next Bon Jovi record."
Sambora says he expects the DVD and best-of effort to be packaged together for a fall 2009 street date. The Nashville-tinged "Lost Highway" was a critical and commercial success, but Sambora says the band won't necessarily return to that style again.
"No, we have to change," he says. "We have to do something different. I don't know what that's going to be. As we get into the writing process and continue on, we'll see what that's going to look like. I think it comes to stylistically what songs you're writing. What kind of music is coming out of you, and what's the mood of those songs. You have to color those little drawings with the right production value and the right music."
Outside of Bon Jovi, Sambora is staying active with various extracurricular opportunities. Not only did he recently join B.B. King on stage in Chicago for the taping of a PBS special, but he will take part in a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Tribute Concert for Les Paul Saturday (Nov. 15) at the State Theatre in Cleveland
~ Hath
John Benson, Cleveland
With the final leg of Bon Jovi's "Lost Highway" tour completed, guitarist Richie Sambora tells Billboard.com the New Jersey rock act is looking ahead to plenty of new projects.
"We've been filming a documentary and are in the process of mixing a live DVD of last year's 'Lost Highway' concert tour," Sambora says. "Also, I think we're looking at doing a greatest hits album next year. Jon and I are writing some new songs for it and to just load up for the next Bon Jovi record."
Sambora says he expects the DVD and best-of effort to be packaged together for a fall 2009 street date. The Nashville-tinged "Lost Highway" was a critical and commercial success, but Sambora says the band won't necessarily return to that style again.
"No, we have to change," he says. "We have to do something different. I don't know what that's going to be. As we get into the writing process and continue on, we'll see what that's going to look like. I think it comes to stylistically what songs you're writing. What kind of music is coming out of you, and what's the mood of those songs. You have to color those little drawings with the right production value and the right music."
Outside of Bon Jovi, Sambora is staying active with various extracurricular opportunities. Not only did he recently join B.B. King on stage in Chicago for the taping of a PBS special, but he will take part in a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Tribute Concert for Les Paul Saturday (Nov. 15) at the State Theatre in Cleveland
~ Hath
Live Earth India
Live Earth India is happening in Mumbai on December 7th.
The show will be broadcast throughout Asia live on the STAR networks, and will be streaming live and available on demand on MSN worldwide.
I'll post this again as we get closer.
Thanks Willow, for the heads-up!!
~ Hath
Story Update: Rings
Terri and I published another chapter this morning.
The link is in the "Stories in Progress" tab above.
~ Hath
The link is in the "Stories in Progress" tab above.
~ Hath
Great Interview with Richie
*** Thanks to Rike for posting this article on a board I frequent...
Will Bon Jovi’s prayer be answered?
Friday, November 14, 2008 1:27 AM EST
By John Benson
Correspondent@News-Herald.com
Perhaps the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum should keep Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora’s phone number on speed dial.
Not only is the New Jersey native a featured guest artist scheduled to perform at the 13th annual American Music Masters tribute concert “The Wizard of Waukesha: The Life and Legacy of Les Paul,” which takes place Saturday at PlayhouseSquare’s State Theater, but 2009 marks Bon Jovi’s first year of Rock Hall membership eligibility.
So does he think the “Wanted Dead or Alive” band deserves such recognition? “Yeah, I would hope so,” said Sambora, calling from Los Angeles. “I think because we’ve made so many people happy with our music and our concert tours, and the fact that we sold over 120 million records — yeah, I think we deserve it. I can honestly say that, but at some point. I don’t think it has to happen right off the bat.”
He quickly added, “But that would be nice.”
Bon Jovi will be an interesting test case for Rock Hall voters, who often overlook style-over substance-groups. While the group has sold massive amounts of albums, putting them into the U2, Madonna and Beatles stratosphere, the one knock on the “Livin’ on a Prayer” act remains the ’80s hair-metal tag still attached two decades later.
“Honestly, what’s really funny about this is, outside of America, we were never pigeonholed with that stigma,” Sambora said. “It just was a fad that happened here in America, and everywhere else in the world we’re just a great American rock ’n’ roll band.”
Furthermore, the band is a multi-platinum-album-selling machine that added another successful record to its catalog with 2007’s “Lost Highway.” That CD found Sambora and band mate Jon Bon Jovi delving into a Music City vibe after the act scored a surprise No. 1 country hit single with “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” (featuring Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles), which is from the group’s 2005 album, “Have a Nice Day.”
“You can’t beat good songs,” Sambora said. “Obviously, what Nashville is famous for is being a music town, and Jon and I had been going there and writing and working for 15 years, so it was nothing really different. When you’ve been a band for 25 years, you want to constantly try to get out of your own shadow stylistically and try to do something different, and this album, ‘Lost Highway,’ gave us a chance to do that.”
Sambora said Bon Jovi has already started to look ahead; however, fans shouldn’t expect another Nashville-influenced effort. Up next for the group is its second greatest hits disc, due out in late 2009. In the meantime, the guitarist is using his downtime to have some fun. That includes not only recently joining B.B. King on stage in Chicago for the taping of a PBS special, but working with Kid Rock and T.I., as well as scoring the upcoming feature film “The Tournament.”
Then there’s also the “The Wizard of Waukesha: The Life and Legacy of Les Paul” tribute show, which will find him jamming with James Burton, Billy Gibbons and The Ventures, Jennifer Batten, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Eric Carmen, Dennis Coffey, Lenny Kaye, Steve Lukather, Barbara Lynn, Lonnie Mack, Katy Moffatt, Alannah Myles and Slash.
“It should be great,” Sambora said. “A bunch of great guitar players and a bunch of great musicians there. It’s going to be great music, and we’re honoring a great man who really changed the face of the music business and the rock ’n’ roll community, for sure.”
~ Hath
Will Bon Jovi’s prayer be answered?
Friday, November 14, 2008 1:27 AM EST
By John Benson
Correspondent@News-Herald.com
Perhaps the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum should keep Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora’s phone number on speed dial.
Not only is the New Jersey native a featured guest artist scheduled to perform at the 13th annual American Music Masters tribute concert “The Wizard of Waukesha: The Life and Legacy of Les Paul,” which takes place Saturday at PlayhouseSquare’s State Theater, but 2009 marks Bon Jovi’s first year of Rock Hall membership eligibility.
So does he think the “Wanted Dead or Alive” band deserves such recognition? “Yeah, I would hope so,” said Sambora, calling from Los Angeles. “I think because we’ve made so many people happy with our music and our concert tours, and the fact that we sold over 120 million records — yeah, I think we deserve it. I can honestly say that, but at some point. I don’t think it has to happen right off the bat.”
He quickly added, “But that would be nice.”
Bon Jovi will be an interesting test case for Rock Hall voters, who often overlook style-over substance-groups. While the group has sold massive amounts of albums, putting them into the U2, Madonna and Beatles stratosphere, the one knock on the “Livin’ on a Prayer” act remains the ’80s hair-metal tag still attached two decades later.
“Honestly, what’s really funny about this is, outside of America, we were never pigeonholed with that stigma,” Sambora said. “It just was a fad that happened here in America, and everywhere else in the world we’re just a great American rock ’n’ roll band.”
Furthermore, the band is a multi-platinum-album-selling machine that added another successful record to its catalog with 2007’s “Lost Highway.” That CD found Sambora and band mate Jon Bon Jovi delving into a Music City vibe after the act scored a surprise No. 1 country hit single with “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” (featuring Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles), which is from the group’s 2005 album, “Have a Nice Day.”
“You can’t beat good songs,” Sambora said. “Obviously, what Nashville is famous for is being a music town, and Jon and I had been going there and writing and working for 15 years, so it was nothing really different. When you’ve been a band for 25 years, you want to constantly try to get out of your own shadow stylistically and try to do something different, and this album, ‘Lost Highway,’ gave us a chance to do that.”
Sambora said Bon Jovi has already started to look ahead; however, fans shouldn’t expect another Nashville-influenced effort. Up next for the group is its second greatest hits disc, due out in late 2009. In the meantime, the guitarist is using his downtime to have some fun. That includes not only recently joining B.B. King on stage in Chicago for the taping of a PBS special, but working with Kid Rock and T.I., as well as scoring the upcoming feature film “The Tournament.”
Then there’s also the “The Wizard of Waukesha: The Life and Legacy of Les Paul” tribute show, which will find him jamming with James Burton, Billy Gibbons and The Ventures, Jennifer Batten, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Eric Carmen, Dennis Coffey, Lenny Kaye, Steve Lukather, Barbara Lynn, Lonnie Mack, Katy Moffatt, Alannah Myles and Slash.
“It should be great,” Sambora said. “A bunch of great guitar players and a bunch of great musicians there. It’s going to be great music, and we’re honoring a great man who really changed the face of the music business and the rock ’n’ roll community, for sure.”
~ Hath
Thursday, November 13, 2008
New Quick Pic Fics...
Shelly (RSVP, Stay) has posted two of them.... One Dark, one Light.
The pictures are phenomenal, and the shorts are great too!
Give 'em a read...
Thanks, Shell!
~ Hath
The pictures are phenomenal, and the shorts are great too!
Give 'em a read...
Thanks, Shell!
~ Hath
I love, I love my little calendar guy...
Well, one of Goddess' friends was nice enough to pass along scans of the 2009 Bon Jovi Calendar.
This one is the cover.
I don't usually like the sunglasses shots -- I much prefer being able to see their gorgeous eyes, but this picture is great. I gotta wonder, though, in most of the posed shots like this, there's always one guy (usually Richie lmao) who's not quite looking into (or facing) the camera. Wonder what (or who) he's looking at instead?
And I already know it isn't YOU. lol
Tell me, what do you think he's looking at?
** The food cart?
** Someone coming perilously close to his axe rack?
** The clock to see if they're done yet? (Nah, that's Jon)
I'll post the rest of the scans periodically... and I encourage you to go to the Bon Jovi Website and purchase the calendar yourself...
Bring on 2009!!
~ Hath
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year...
OK, so it isn't TECHNICALLY Christmas season yet, but hell, I've already seen the stores decked out and have started seeing Christmas-themed ads. So, the Goddess will jump on the Holiday Bandwagon and shove Christmas down your throats, too.
1. Step Into Christmas - Elton John
2. Christmas Time - Bryan Adams
3. All I Want - Styx
4. December Snow - The Moody Blues
5. Children Go Where I Send Thee - Joan Osborne
6. O Come All Ye Faithful - Richie Sambora
7. Merry Christmas Baby - Southern Culture On The Skids
8. All I Want For Christmas - Timbuk 3
9. Wild Eyed Christmas Night, A - .38 Special
10. Merry Christmas (I Don`t Want To Fight Tonight) - Joey Ramone
11. XMas Time (It Sure Doesn`t Feel Like It) - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
12. Please Come Home For Christmas - Pat Benatar
13. Silent Night - Elvin Bishop
14. Run Rudolph Run - Lynyrd Skynyrd
1. Rudolph The Red- Nosed Reindeer - Kenny Wayne Shepherd
2. The First Nowell - Eric Johnson
3. Amazing Grace - Jeff Beck
4. Jingle Bells - Brian Setzer
5. Silent Night/Holy Night Jam - Joe Satriani
6. Joy To The World - Steve Morse
7. Christmas Time Is Here - Steve Vai
8. Blue Christmas - Joe Perry
9. The Drummer Boy - Alex Lifeson
10. Cantique De Noel (O' Holy Night) - Richie Sambora
11. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - Hotei
1. Step into Christmas - John, Elton
2. I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas - Jovi, J. Bon
3. Sock It to Me Santa - Keels, T.
4. What Child Is This? - Dix, William Chatte
5. Rock & Roll Christmas - Thorogood, G
6. I Believe in Father Christmas - Lake, Greg
7. Silent Night - Gruber, Franz
8. Christmas Wrapping - Butler, C.
9. Christmas Is the Time to Say "I Love You" - Squier, B.
10. Merry Christmas, Baby - Baxter, Lou
11. Father Christmas - Davies, Ray
Oh, and if you want that awful R2D2, We Wish You A Merry Christmas that Jon did back when he was John, well I have it. Yeah, I know.
Merry, Happy... and all that shit.
~ Hath
1. Step Into Christmas - Elton John
2. Christmas Time - Bryan Adams
3. All I Want - Styx
4. December Snow - The Moody Blues
5. Children Go Where I Send Thee - Joan Osborne
6. O Come All Ye Faithful - Richie Sambora
7. Merry Christmas Baby - Southern Culture On The Skids
8. All I Want For Christmas - Timbuk 3
9. Wild Eyed Christmas Night, A - .38 Special
10. Merry Christmas (I Don`t Want To Fight Tonight) - Joey Ramone
11. XMas Time (It Sure Doesn`t Feel Like It) - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
12. Please Come Home For Christmas - Pat Benatar
13. Silent Night - Elvin Bishop
14. Run Rudolph Run - Lynyrd Skynyrd
1. Rudolph The Red- Nosed Reindeer - Kenny Wayne Shepherd
2. The First Nowell - Eric Johnson
3. Amazing Grace - Jeff Beck
4. Jingle Bells - Brian Setzer
5. Silent Night/Holy Night Jam - Joe Satriani
6. Joy To The World - Steve Morse
7. Christmas Time Is Here - Steve Vai
8. Blue Christmas - Joe Perry
9. The Drummer Boy - Alex Lifeson
10. Cantique De Noel (O' Holy Night) - Richie Sambora
11. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - Hotei
1. Step into Christmas - John, Elton
2. I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas - Jovi, J. Bon
3. Sock It to Me Santa - Keels, T.
4. What Child Is This? - Dix, William Chatte
5. Rock & Roll Christmas - Thorogood, G
6. I Believe in Father Christmas - Lake, Greg
7. Silent Night - Gruber, Franz
8. Christmas Wrapping - Butler, C.
9. Christmas Is the Time to Say "I Love You" - Squier, B.
10. Merry Christmas, Baby - Baxter, Lou
11. Father Christmas - Davies, Ray
Oh, and if you want that awful R2D2, We Wish You A Merry Christmas that Jon did back when he was John, well I have it. Yeah, I know.
Merry, Happy... and all that shit.
~ Hath
"Online" Story
Sorry, I had the damned thing set to "me only" mode while I was formatting the blog and getting the first few chapters organized.
I've gone in and made it readable to everyone.
Stephanie, thanks for letting me know, and for the record, yeah, I still like you J
~ Hath
"New" Story: Online
I put the "new" in quotes because if you're on T's Place, you know this story already.
If not, well then, let me tell you; I got involved in yet another interactive fan fiction story. This time, my character was paired with Richie (much more to my liking). That story wrapped in early November 2008, and I have been asked to assemble the "story posts", that is, the posts that tell Richie and Jen's story, in one place for people to read.
So I'm doing it.
I'm having to add some filler as I go, as there were lengthy pauses between the verbose posts I made, but I'm trying to keep the flow of the story going.
For those of you who've already read the whole thing on T's Place, I'm working on an alternate ending. There will be a choice you can make after the last chapter, to read the original ending or the new one. You have The Fiction Mistress to thank for that ;)
The story starts here
Hope you enjoy!
~ Hath
If not, well then, let me tell you; I got involved in yet another interactive fan fiction story. This time, my character was paired with Richie (much more to my liking). That story wrapped in early November 2008, and I have been asked to assemble the "story posts", that is, the posts that tell Richie and Jen's story, in one place for people to read.
So I'm doing it.
I'm having to add some filler as I go, as there were lengthy pauses between the verbose posts I made, but I'm trying to keep the flow of the story going.
For those of you who've already read the whole thing on T's Place, I'm working on an alternate ending. There will be a choice you can make after the last chapter, to read the original ending or the new one. You have The Fiction Mistress to thank for that ;)
The story starts here
Hope you enjoy!
~ Hath
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Proud To Be An American
If tomorrow all the things were gone I'd worked for all my life,
And I had to start again with just my children and my wife,
I'd thank my lucky stars to be living here today,
'Cause the flag still stands for freedom
And they can't take that away.
I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free,
And I won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me,
And I gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today,
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land
And I had to start again with just my children and my wife,
I'd thank my lucky stars to be living here today,
'Cause the flag still stands for freedom
And they can't take that away.
I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free,
And I won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me,
And I gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today,
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land
God Bless the U.S.A.
From the lakes of Minnesota to the hills of Tennessee,
Across the plains of Texas from sea to shining sea.
From Detroit down to Houston and New York to L.A.,
There's pride in every American heart
And it's time we stand and say:
That I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free,
And I won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me,
And I gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today,
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land
God Bless The U.S.A!
Today is Veteran's Day... A day where we honor the men and women who fight on our behalf to keep us safe, and to keep us free.
If you are one... One of the heroes....
Thank you. God bless you and keep you safe. You are appreciated. You are loved.
~ Hath
It's What I Do...
Alright, so those of you who know me IRL already know this, but I feel an urge to tell you what my RL persona does to pay the bills.
I work for a huge Financial Services provider (don't bitch to me about your 401k or fund performance, please; my portfolio sucks too) responsible for Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Change Management, and all non-live environment management.
Don't worry, I know at least 25% of you read blah-blah-blah, but for the rest... I'm currently at the World Trade Center in Boston at an all day conference discussing new software getting rolled out next year for Change Management. If that sounds scintillating (cue the eye roll), imagine how I feel!?!
In any event, not only am I stuck out here all flipping day, but I have NO internet connection here, so the conference breaks are painful.
So, as you take your trips through Joviland today, think of me stuck in this windowless boardroom, with only my blackberry for amusement.
And remember I have inch long acrylics, and an itty-bitty keyboard.
*sigh*
~ Hath
I work for a huge Financial Services provider (don't bitch to me about your 401k or fund performance, please; my portfolio sucks too) responsible for Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Change Management, and all non-live environment management.
Don't worry, I know at least 25% of you read blah-blah-blah, but for the rest... I'm currently at the World Trade Center in Boston at an all day conference discussing new software getting rolled out next year for Change Management. If that sounds scintillating (cue the eye roll), imagine how I feel!?!
In any event, not only am I stuck out here all flipping day, but I have NO internet connection here, so the conference breaks are painful.
So, as you take your trips through Joviland today, think of me stuck in this windowless boardroom, with only my blackberry for amusement.
And remember I have inch long acrylics, and an itty-bitty keyboard.
*sigh*
~ Hath
Monday, November 10, 2008
Chime In!
Richie Sambora puts his rock n’ roll spin on the iconic NBC chime.
Can't wait to see it on TV!
Goddess has a HUGE viewing screen at Casa deHath. He's gonna look life-sized. *rolls hands together evilly*
Where's my damned DVR manual.....