Quick on the heels of the December date announcement, Bon Jovi is offering another fan club trip! Backstage JBJ members can now purchase a package to Australia which includes a ticket to the newly added Sydney show!
Our travel package seats are some of the best seats in the house. All seats were hand picked by the Backstage JBJ ticketing team exclusively for the trip.
SYDNEY TRIP
DECEMBER 16 - DECEMBER 19, 2010
ON-SALE NOW!!
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- Three-night hotel accommodations at the the Crowne Plaza Coogee Beach
- Ticket to the BON JOVI concert on December 16th
- Daily breakfast
- Pre-show poolside cocktail reception
For more details on the package and how to order, please visit BonJovi.com/Travel
Travel packages are only available to Backstage JBJ Members
source: bonjovi.com
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Bon Jovi Down Under!
BonJovi.com has announced Australian concert dates for December:
December 8: Subiaco Oval (Perth)
December 11: Etihad Stadium (Melbourne)
December 14: Suncorp Stadium (Brisbane)
December 17: Sydney Football Stadium (Sydney)
Beginning Thursday, June 24th at 9am Local Venue Time, current members of Backstage JBJ will have access to purchase Fan Club Pre-Sale Tickets and VIP Packages.
General Population tickets will go on sale July 8.
The band, who was interviewed by Australia's Herald Sun is excited about the trip:
"We're back on the road, doing it, and all is going well," frontman Jon Bon Jovi said.You can read the rest of the article here.
"We built our reputation on being a live band. It took three albums to break and 500 shows to build a foundation around globe.
"Now, we're on the most upper echelon of what a touring band is.
"We can't wait to bring that to Australia."
Super-Kiwi -- Hathlet would LOVE a t-shirt from down-undah!
~ Hath
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Bon Jovi Fatheads!
No, no, don't get all excited. They haven't marketed those yet, though if they do, that's one idea off the BJM resume I'm putting together :)
No, this is something (I'm pretty sure) you can do on your own.
What is a Fathead, you ask?
Lemme tell you.
Well, let me let the website tell you.
Fatheads, in short, are these glorious up-to-life-sized vinyl decals you can stick to your walls. Up until recently, you [men] could adorn your Man Cave with life-sized in-action shots of your favorite sports stars.
Your son could have full-size, HD-quality Spongebob Squarepants on his walls, or your little princess could have Tinkerbell hovering over her bed.
Now, dear devotees, I believe you can, for a mere $140, could have a four foot wide, six-and-a-half-foot tall JOVI of your very own.
It's simple.
Go to this website.
Upload your favorite picture.
Give them your credit card number.
PRESTO! Jovis in your house.
I don't know what (if anything) they do in terms of trademarked images, etc., but for the sake of argument, let's say that this would totally work. They would absolutely make you a (buncha) Bon Jovi Fathead(s). I would think that as long as you owned the photo, it should be fine, right?
Now, you may say that's an awful lot of money for wall decorations. Considering some of you spent $1875 for a folding chair, I don't think you should be saying anything about my little slice of vinyl heaven. Yeah you got a show, blah-blah-blah, but for the same money, look at what you can get:
For $840, you could get the ENTIRE on-stage band (including Huey and Bobby)
For $67 you can get a set of FOUR folding chairs from Walmart
For $140 you can get 4 Fathead Laptop Skins and turn them into Bon Jovi folding chairs.
Are you keeping track?
That still leaves more than $800 for a ticket, so you can still get a show.
Then you get to go home from the show, and look at the Jovis you have artfully arranged next to, across from, and over your bed. Tell me that isn't worth it?
Now some of you, like me, are married to men who not only don't understand the Jovi love, but gave the big ol' thumbs down when you saw the advertisement for Fathead on TV and said "Oooh!"
Never fear.
I have a plan.
Call your best girlfriend. Send her some money. Have her "buy you one for your birthday" (or Christmas, Halloween, Hanukkah, Arbor Day, National Ice Cream Day, Festivus, whatever).
Yeah? I don't see a down-side to that, either.
I don't know a husband on the planet -- one that wants to have sex with his wife at least once more -- that will make said wife give back a gift from her girlfriends.
Think about it.
I'm lining up my girls now.
I turn 40 this year. What better way to celebrate that milestone with a life-sized Richie of my very own? Other than having REAL Richie come to my birthday dinner (or be my birthday dinner) that is....
But I have wandered off on a tangent.
Fatheads.
That's all you have to remember.
That, and that I share a birthday with the Ex Mrs. Sambora.
~ Hath
No, this is something (I'm pretty sure) you can do on your own.
What is a Fathead, you ask?
Lemme tell you.
Well, let me let the website tell you.
Yeah, you say, but that doesn't help.Fathead changes everything.
Fathead is passion. Your passion expressed as a life-size, hi-def, action image.
Fathead transforms. Enhance any décor in mere minutes.
Fathead is smart. Moveable and safe for walls, they never lose adhesion.
Fathead lasts. Constructed of durable vinyl that never tears or fades.
Fathead is easy. Just peel, stick and enjoy.
Fatheads, in short, are these glorious up-to-life-sized vinyl decals you can stick to your walls. Up until recently, you [men] could adorn your Man Cave with life-sized in-action shots of your favorite sports stars.
Your son could have full-size, HD-quality Spongebob Squarepants on his walls, or your little princess could have Tinkerbell hovering over her bed.
It's simple.
Go to this website.
Upload your favorite picture.
Give them your credit card number.
PRESTO! Jovis in your house.
I don't know what (if anything) they do in terms of trademarked images, etc., but for the sake of argument, let's say that this would totally work. They would absolutely make you a (buncha) Bon Jovi Fathead(s). I would think that as long as you owned the photo, it should be fine, right?
Now, you may say that's an awful lot of money for wall decorations. Considering some of you spent $1875 for a folding chair, I don't think you should be saying anything about my little slice of vinyl heaven. Yeah you got a show, blah-blah-blah, but for the same money, look at what you can get:
For $840, you could get the ENTIRE on-stage band (including Huey and Bobby) For $67 you can get a set of FOUR folding chairs from Walmart
For $140 you can get 4 Fathead Laptop Skins and turn them into Bon Jovi folding chairs.
Are you keeping track?
That still leaves more than $800 for a ticket, so you can still get a show.
Then you get to go home from the show, and look at the Jovis you have artfully arranged next to, across from, and over your bed. Tell me that isn't worth it?
Never fear.
I have a plan.
Call your best girlfriend. Send her some money. Have her "buy you one for your birthday" (or Christmas, Halloween, Hanukkah, Arbor Day, National Ice Cream Day, Festivus, whatever).
Yeah? I don't see a down-side to that, either.
Think about it.
I'm lining up my girls now.
I turn 40 this year. What better way to celebrate that milestone with a life-sized Richie of my very own? Other than having REAL Richie come to my birthday dinner (or be my birthday dinner) that is....
But I have wandered off on a tangent.
Fatheads.
That's all you have to remember.
That, and that I share a birthday with the Ex Mrs. Sambora.
~ Hath
Acceptance Speeches
As you may recall (lol) David won Tony awards for Memphis.
You can see David's acceptance speeches here:
Acceptance Speech: David Bryan & Joe DiPietro
Acceptance Speech: Daryl Waters & David Bryan
~ Hath
You can see David's acceptance speeches here:
Acceptance Speech: David Bryan & Joe DiPietro
Acceptance Speech: Daryl Waters & David Bryan
~ Hath
Fun Richie Article
Richie sat down with TNT Magazine, and spoke about (among other things) the excess of the 80's:
It was a really fun read.
~ Hath
In interviews, you and Jon always allude to the wild times you had in the ’80s. But how wild are we talking – groupies queuing around the block?
The best way I can put it is, think of the wildest stuff you’ve ever done and times it by 100, and that was my daily consumption.
We were young and riding the rocket ship to fame and stardom, and rock ’n’ roll was a different animal back then. That period finished for us when the grunge era entered. Rock ’n’ roll shifted. Aids came around so women weren’t as promiscuous as they were back in the ’80s.
It was good fun stuff. I don’t really have any regrets … We didn’t get so out there – we weren’t doing heroin, all that kind of stuff. But we had our share of consumption of other intoxicants and we had a good time with the ladies.
It was a really fun read.
~ Hath
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
WTB to Launch in UK
White Trash Beautiful is going global!
You can read the rest of the article here.
Do you suppose that Ava will be modeling at this show as well? She did such a great job at the LA showing. The line will be available in stores this autumn and online starting in July.
~ Hath
Richie Sambora will debut WTB, the line he created with designer-musician Nikki Lund, at an exclusive fashion show at London's Indigo2 on June 23.
You can read the rest of the article here.
Do you suppose that Ava will be modeling at this show as well? She did such a great job at the LA showing. The line will be available in stores this autumn and online starting in July.
~ Hath
Crushin' on Tico Today
Not sure why, but the Hitman's been on my mind today...
Maybe I just need me a Papa Bear hug today...
~ Hath
Maybe I just need me a Papa Bear hug today...
~ Hath
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
The Soul is BACK!
(but without JonBon)
The Philadelphia Soul is making a return engagement, but will be without its famous frontman.
The Daily News has learned that Arena Football will return to Philadelphia next spring with Ron Jaworski and Craig Spencer leading the franchise and Jon Bon Jovi on the sidelines.
“We are bringing back to our incredible fans the most exciting, fan-friendly and affordable brand of football in America,” said Jaworski, an original owner and current ESPN Monday Night Football broadcaster. “My partners and I are committed to putting together a championship team for this great city to be proud of.”
A formal announcement is scheduled for Wednesday.
Read more here
~ Hath
The Philadelphia Soul is making a return engagement, but will be without its famous frontman.
The Daily News has learned that Arena Football will return to Philadelphia next spring with Ron Jaworski and Craig Spencer leading the franchise and Jon Bon Jovi on the sidelines.
“We are bringing back to our incredible fans the most exciting, fan-friendly and affordable brand of football in America,” said Jaworski, an original owner and current ESPN Monday Night Football broadcaster. “My partners and I are committed to putting together a championship team for this great city to be proud of.”
A formal announcement is scheduled for Wednesday.
Read more here
~ Hath
David and Joe: After The Awards
Broadway Beat was backstage at the 2010 Tony Awards talking to ALL the winners right after they won! Here, host Richard Ridge talks to MEMPHIS' David Bryan and Joe DiPietro, who together recieved the 2010 Tony Award for Best Original Score for MEMPHIS. DiPietro also received the 2010 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, while Bryan recieved a second Tony Award for Best Orchestrations with partner Daryl Waters.
Broadway Beat was backstage at the 2010 Tony Awards talking to ALL the winners right after they won! Here, host Richard Ridge talks to MEMPHIS' David Bryan and Daryl Waters, who received the 2010 Award for Best Orchestrations.
Sorry for the scrolling; it's the only way the "embed" works from BroadwayWorld.com.
~ Hath
Broadway Beat was backstage at the 2010 Tony Awards talking to ALL the winners right after they won! Here, host Richard Ridge talks to MEMPHIS' David Bryan and Daryl Waters, who received the 2010 Award for Best Orchestrations.
Sorry for the scrolling; it's the only way the "embed" works from BroadwayWorld.com.
~ Hath
Monday, June 14, 2010
Memphis Clips
BEST MUSICAL: "Memphis."
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL: "Memphis."
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATER: "Memphis."
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS: Daryl Waters and David Bryan, "Memphis."
In case you missed it, Jon introduced the cast performance:
The cast's performance of Steal Your Rock 'n' Roll
And here is the announcement of Best Musical.
There are a bunch more pictures up in my PB (thanks, Catte) but this is one of my faves -- some screen caps (hers and mine) of David's exuberance as he joins the cast on stage to sing out the Tony's.
Now, David's gotta get his ass back to Europe; Jeff K, no offense, babe, but you do not style the accordion like our David...
~ Hath
Sunday, June 13, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS MEMPHIS!!
Memphis wins the Tony Award for Best Musical tonight.
Congratulations Dave, Joe, Montego, Chad, and the WHOLE crew! A much deserved win!!!!!
Congratulations Dave, Joe, Montego, Chad, and the WHOLE crew! A much deserved win!!!!!
more, more, MORE!
Thanks Catte and Queenie for these pics :)
I'll add any other Tony pictures that come up to the PB slide show below....Unless they're TOO cute or TOO sexy, in which case, I''ll most likely blog them separately :)
Still waiting on the "major" awards to be announced. Fingers crossed, Dave, Joe, Montego, and Chad!
~ Hath
I'll add any other Tony pictures that come up to the PB slide show below....Unless they're TOO cute or TOO sexy, in which case, I''ll most likely blog them separately :)
Still waiting on the "major" awards to be announced. Fingers crossed, Dave, Joe, Montego, and Chad!
~ Hath
Dave and his Awards
Thanks to Twitter's @Mary81bjc for the screen shot.
Aw Dave, look at you in your little 'guin suit :) Too cute. And that smile... Hope to see more of it!!
~ Hath
Three Awards So Far...
His Tony bookend for score is shared with co-lyricist Joe DiPietro. The score category was missing several of the musical maestros behind this season's contenders for the top award. The Tony Awards require nominated scores to have at least 50% original material. That ruled out both "American Idiot" and "Fela!"
DiPietro got his own matching Tony when he won the book prize. In his wry acceptance speech, he mentioned the New York Times which did not believe he was the front-runner in this race. However, all but three of our panel of pundits predicted him to win this award.
source
David (& Joe lol) we are SO proud of you. We knew you could do it!! Bring on the rest of the awards!!
~ Hath
There are some shots out there form last night's pre-show cocktail party...
... and one of Dave looking all cutie-pie in black tie
More news/photos to come ....