JBJ at Clinton Foundation Event

Sorry, folks, not much more info than that.

Hopefully more info will flow soon.  Thanks Lorenza, and Catte, for the info!

You can read about the William J. Clinton Foundation at http://www.clintonfoundation.org/

~ Hath

No Apologies (Lyrics)

Thanks to LeeAnn for the lyrics transcription. Still don't love it, but dammit, it gets stuck in my head.  It's catchy.  Which is probably the point.  I was right, Hathlet adores the song.  Fits right in with the rest of his kidlet music.  Was that the goal?  Suck in the young'uns?  If so, mission accomplished, boys!

No apologies (no apologies)
We will not back down (no apologies)
We are not afraid (no apologies)
Not a drop of doubt

Let's start this from the happy ending
Just another white trash train track kid
Fightin' for survival
Tryin' not to do like his daddy did

Double down the devil at Three-Card Monte
No apology, he just knew when to quit
Push your luck, say your prayers
Make believe you don't care
Take a chance, sometimes it's all you need

No apologies
No apologies (no apologies)
We will not back down (no apologies)
We are not afraid (no apologies)
Not a drop of doubt (no apologies)
Hand in hand across this land
Our voices shouting out
No apologies
No apologies

You wanna start a personal revolution
I think you're livin' somebody else's life
You can lie about retribution
But there ain't no fire in your lover's eyes
Seems like everybody's sellin' their dreams 'round here
But no one's buyin' and it's closing time
Light the fuse, make your breaks
There's no time left to waste
Baby, just like freedom, nothing's free

No apologies
No apologies (no apologies)
We will not back down (no apologies)
We are not afraid (no apologies)
Not a drop of doubt (no apologies)
Hand in hand across this land
Our voices shouting out
No apologies

You wanna start a personal revolution
What else you gotta do tonight?

No apologies
No apologies (no apologies)
We will not back down (no apologies)
We are not afraid (no apologies)
Not a drop of doubt (no apologies)
Hand in hand across this land
Our voices shouting out
No apologies (no apologies)
No apologies
(no apologies)
No apologies
Hand in hand across this land
Our voices shouting out
No apologies

You can still stream the song at bonjovi.com, or you can download it here.

Now, before you jump down my throat about sharing commercial material, it's all over YouTube, so you could pull it down on your own if you wanted to.

~ Hath

JBJ: In His Own Words

A great article in Sunday's Aussie papers:

A band is like a marriage or a family.
It was hard for us early on because, like in a new relationship, we were trying to figure each other out. You had to be careful about what you said or did, because sometimes people interpret things incorrectly. Everybody has their idiosyncrasies, but when you’ve been around each other for nearly three decades, as we have, you know what they are, so you don’t misinterpret them.

Richie [Sambora, Bon Jovi’s guitarist] and I are closer than brothers.
There have been periods of love and less than love between us, but I don’t think there was ever a period of disrespect. He’s had a few setbacks. He’s been through a difficult divorce [from Heather Locklear], he’s had other personal problems [with substance abuse], but he got through it. I’ve spent more of my life with him than I have without him. That’s a statement.

I was playing bars at 16.
Doing that gave me the opportunity to cut my chops. I also had the innocence and naïvety of youth to believe music was a real possibility. If you came from New Jersey and saw Bruce Springsteen do it, you thought maybe you could, too.

During Bon Jovi’s big success in the mid-’80s, I wasn’t sane.
When Slippery When Wet was big, I was doing too many things I shouldn’t have been. I wasn’t looking after myself. I was physically exhausted and worried about what came tomorrow, instead of enjoying today. If I were a manager, I’d tell a kid that had huge success to go to bed and call me in a year.

At that time, even my parents started asking me for advice.
I thought, no, no, I’m still a 25-year-old idiot – I don’t know anything. Suddenly, I’m signing cheques, thinking, where did that sort of money come from? I went from being a singer in a band to the head of a corporation.

Bon Jovi isn’t a democracy.
I make the decisions and that’s the way it is. I have to live with the good and bad of the outcome, because the decision lies with me. But I’m willing to accept that to have control. Looking back, there isn’t much I wouldn’t do again, except maybe some of the hairstyles, and a few of the outfits.

If you play a Bon Jovi song in a bar anywhere in the world, people will sing it.
That’s beyond comprehension to me. I was just a kid strumming a tennis racquet in my bedroom. Having songs that people know the world over is crazy. I’m very grateful and humbled by it.

I really don’t care about fame.
I was on the beach with my kids the other day, and nobody cared. You can be so full of yourself, you tell everyone what you do. Or, you can think, that’s just what I did last night; that’s my job.

I’m blessed with four healthy kids and a wife who tolerates me.
That, to me, is success. My wife knew me before I was ‘me’. Our [21-year] marriage is up and down, like any relationship. It is what it is. It isn’t perfect, but I got it right the first time. I don’t even make jokes about it any more. I’m lucky and I wouldn’t trade it.

My kids are aware of the Lindsay Lohans of the world.
They think that sort of life is crappy and don’t want anything to do with it. On the other hand, sometimes there are people in my house and the kids will say, “Wow, really? You?” But,
in general, we keep them out of the spotlight.

My eight-year-old son, Jake, has ‘it’.
He should be an actor. But I don’t push him; my kids have to find it on their own. My daughter, Stephanie, is 17 and she has the ability to be something, if she chooses. But growing up in the shadow of a famous parent isn’t fair. You have to want to do it.

If you love what you do, chances are, it’s going to resonate.
If you write a song that means something to somebody because they can relate to it, or it becomes a part of the patchwork of their life and marks a memory of a time and place when they heard it, that’s success. But the accomplishments, the number-ones, the sold-out arenas – it’s all horse sh*t. None of that matters.

I’m a romantic optimist.
I believe in the common good. I’m liberal-minded, open to co-existing and I don’t care if you’re gay or straight, black or white, Jewish, Muslim or Christian. Because I’ve been so blessed, I don’t see why others can’t achieve and be and do. Some people call that naïvety, others call it a promise of hope.

Bon Jovi’s Greatest Hits is in stores November 5.

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Madrid Show Announced

As seen on Bonjovi.com

On November the 6th, rock icons Bon Jovi will be playing an exclusive show in Madrid. The Teatro Circo Price will live its biggest night ever, on Saturday the 6th of November, with an extra special performance by one of the most important rock bands of all time.

Tickets for this exclusive show will go on sale at 10am local venue time on Wednesday, October 27th on Ticketmaster. Get your tickets once they go on sale as seats are limited!

EXCLUSIVE CONCERT IN MADRID! 

November 6, Teatro Circo Price 

Tickets available from Wednesday 27th October

On November the 6th, rock icons Bon Jovi will be playing an exclusive show in Madrid. The Teatro Circo Price will live its biggest night ever, on Saturday the 6th of November, with an extra special performance by one of the most important rock bands of all time. This is certainly an exciting surprise for the thousands of fans in Spain.

Fans will have to be quick if they want to get tickets for this exclusive show in such a special venue, with limited seats.

Tickets for this show will be available from 10am on Wednesday 27th October at www.ticketmaster.es, by calling 902 15 00 25 and via the usual sales outlets of the Ticketmaster network.

Ticket prices will be 80, 70 and 50 Euros for reserved seating and 70 Euros for standing tickets (booking fees not included).

~ Hath

Private Met Gig

Jon, David, Richie, and Huey performed at the Met yesterday afternoon.

Thousands of Baron Capital investors crowded into the Metropolitan Opera House this afternoon. They sat through a panel discussion among Baron’s fund managers and listened to its billionaire founder Ron Baron tell some of his personal stories of his success. But most of them were likely waiting to find out who today’s secret performer was going to be. Already Diana Ross and John Cougar Mellencamp had performed during lunch.

You can read the rest of the article here.

There are some YouTube videos up from the event












Audio and Video downloads are here.

Anyone know the full set list? Any Baron Capital Investors come a-visitin' here in HathLand?

~ Hath

No Apologies

So.... Did you like it?  Hate it?

One person commented

"So far not impressed. I'm officially sick of overproduced social message songs. Grr. Jon's voice is perfect, I like the guitar solo. Can we just listen to that on continuous loop?"

If you didn't hear it yet, you can listen to it on bonjovi.com.

I gave it a listen, and my first instinct?

My 10-year-old will totally love it on first listen. It’s like all the other teeny-bopper songs he’s listening to now… Iyaz, Bieber, etc.  He'll be car-dancing on the way home from hockey practice tonight.

Don’t love it, but will LOVE it live. Very upbeat, great message, and will translate to the stage amazingly well. Not looking forward to the propaganda that will accompany it on the big screens, though.

It sounds WAY too over produced. Sounds like they’re trying to do techno, which really hurts my feelings, and it detracts from Jon's voice (which is spot-on) and the guitar solo which is actually a solo this time, right out of the gate.

I have to get it on the iPod and crank it with the sun roof open to see how it feels.

Right now, lukewarm at best.


~ Hath

Mid-Day Motivators: Stripes

I knew it!!

~ Hath

Richie on NZ TV?

OK, so I totally missed out on letting you all know about this, because I chose to go to bed early, and didn't check my alerts beforehand:

Apparently, just a short time ago, an episode of WANNA-BEn aired (TV3, 10.00pm NZ time). In this episode, Hanson, Alice Cooper and Richie Sambora were on the "guest star" list.

Anyone out there in Kiwi-land watch this program earlier?

~ Hath

Update: Thanks, Jan, for the link to the photo!

David on CityScape, October 30

David will be on a local (to him) radio program next weekend:

WFUV-FM (90.7) will continue its public service campaign, "Strike a Chord," this fall with a series about music education in schools.

Through Nov. 15, the station will spotlight a range of non-profit organizations that work to strengthen and restore music education in schools throughout the metropolitan region.

As part of its mission with the series, WFUV is partnering with the Broadway musical "Memphis" to showcase the best music being performed in high schools.

The station is inviting high school vocal and instrumental groups to send short videos of themselves performing a song reflecting the musical heritage of Memphis, with the winning group receiving a block of tickets to see the play. Contest rules can be found at wfuv.org/memphis/ rules.

A special edition of "Cityscape," the station's public affairs program, on Oct. 30 will include interviews with two advocates for arts programs in schools: actress Carol Channing and Bon Jovi keyboard player David Bryan, who co-wrote the music for "Memphis."

The Cityscape program airs at 7:30am EDT.

If you're so inclined, you can stream the show online here.

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~ Hath

Bon Jovi to perform at CNN Heroes tribute

Bon Jovi has joined the lineup for CNN Heroes, a two-hour celebrity-studded tribute to the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2010. Anderson Cooper is hosting the fourth annual show from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.

The program, spotlighting everyday people who are changing the world will air at 8 p.m. ET/PT, and country duo Sugarland will also take the stage.

Hmm, do you suppose this means they'll sing "Who Says"? Or will each band be touting their respective new records with new music?

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New Singles from The Greatest Hits Album Premiering on BonJovi.com!

The release of Bon Jovi's highly anticipated Greatest Hits album is right around the corner! This career-spanning compilation will not only include all of your favorite hits, but FOUR brand new songs! Anticipation for the new tracks has been building since the announcement of the album in late August and the first new single off the album, "What Do You Got?" is a hit!

Can't wait any longer to hear the remaining new tracks? You're in luck! All three of the remaining new songs will be premiering on BonJovi.com starting TODAY- a whole two weeks before the album drops!

Just visit BonJovi.com at 12 Noon EDT (9am PDT) on October 22nd, 25th, and 27th to hear the remaining three singles from Bon Jovi's forthcoming Greatest Hits album. See below for the premiere schedule:
October 22 at 12pm EDT: "No Apologies"
October 25 at 12pm EDT: "This is Love, This is Life"
October 27 at 12pm EDT: "The More Things Change"

Don’t miss your chance to pre-order Bon Jovi’s Greatest Hits album! For information on where you can pre-order the album at the best price in your country, visit GreatestHits.BonJovi.com.

Now THIS is the kind of email I love to get!

Set your reminders, people!!

~ Hath

Mid-Day Motivators: Bon Jovi

~ Hath

Bon Jovi November Appearances

You may have noticed, over on the right side, there's a list of appearances/events. They were culled from various press releases over the last several days, with a few new items added today, from FMQB:

On November 9, Bon Jovi will be the next band to play a Live On Letterman webcast for CBS, with a 45 minute concert streaming online before the band plays the stage of the Late Show that night.

Clear Channel's iheartradio will also have a five-song "Stripped" session airing on over 450 stations' websites.

Listen for FMQB's Bon Jovi radio special, Inside Bon Jovi: Greatest Hits, which will air on radio stations across the country from November 5 to 14. During the one-hour special, host Carol Miller conducts an intimate conversation with Jon Bon Jovi as the two discuss the landmark experiences, influences and achievements that have made Bon Jovi one of the most accomplished bands of all time

Whew!

~ Hath

Greatest Hits Commercial

NOT playing where I am :)

LK, thanks for the drop!!



~ Hath

German Show November 4

(Translated by Google, light editing by me)

This is a treat for all German fans: With the release of her new Greatest Hits album Bon Jovi will put on an exclusive radio concert, in which their biggest hits will be performed.

The whole thing takes place on 4 November, and will be hosted by Thomas Gottschalk, long-time friend of singer Jon.  The band will perform for a select audience in a Cologne Club says bon-jovi.de.

Although the concert will be broadcast by some of the largest radio stations - including Hitradio FFH, Radio FFN, Radio Hamburg, as a true fan, of course you want to be there in this intimate and exclusive showcase. And there is the chance! While there are tickets not on sale, participating radio stations are giving them away.

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The boys sure are busy in the "off time". More love for us!

~ Hath

Mid-Day Motivators: WTF

Thanks, Catte, for this goodie :)

~ Hath

David out and About

David attended the series premiere party for "Running Russell Simmons", which will debut on the Oxygen network on November 2.

Russell Simmons is both the executive producer and star of the show, which will chronicle the life and work of the music and fashion mogul along with his assistant Simone.

~ Hath

Promo Picture: Greatest Hits

From the Associated Press (in case the watermark didn't make that obvious lol).  Delicious.
Thanks Catte!!

~ Hath

Richie @The Grove (II)

Thanks, J, for dropping this in my inbox :) It's too cute!



~ Hath

Greatest Hits Launch -- Letterman, Webcast Concert, and more!

From BonJovi.com (at least it was in my Google Reader; I can't seem to find it on the website):

(October 20, 2010 – New York, NY) Over 1 billion consumer impressions worldwide – encompassing social networks and traditional media – will support the November 9th release of Bon Jovi’s brand new GREATEST HITS compilation on Island Records, featuring new single, “What Do You Got?” - the fastest growing Hot AC single in Bon Jovi’s history!

The project is topped by several high-profile campaigns – ranging from the ongoing “It’s My Life Animoto Video Contest” at BonJovi.com/ItsMyLife; to the two-month Comcast takeover (reaching 26 million households); and the unprecedented 45 minute “Live on Letterman” webcast concert performance (presented by AT&T) on the release date, November 9th, in conjunction with the band’s two-song broadcast appearance on the show that same night.

Um, 45 minutes on Letterman on November 9th? with two songs?
Webcast concert performance?

Gonna be a good day, Tater...

~ Hath

Richie @The Grove

Becky (from JoviBits) was able to get over to The Grove yesterday and not only met Richie, took pictures with him, and got an autograph, but ALSO got to ask him a question on-stage for the interview piece he was doing for Extra! You can read all about it on her great blog.

Here's her question and Richie's answer:



These photos are from Becky's Photobucket album -- Richie was looking good!

Keep an eye out for this segment to air on Extra "sometime soon" so you can see it from the front (lol). I know Becky will be looking!

~ Hath

Sydney News

From bonjovi.com

Tickets and VIP Packages Added to Sydney Circle Tour DatesOctober 20, 2010


We've just added some more tickets for the Syndey shows! If you haven't already gotten tickets, get yours today!

Premium P1 Tickets are available for ALL 3 Sydney shows--these amazing, hand picked seats which are right outside of the Circle! To get your tickets, visit BonJovi.com/Tour now!

Also, a select number of Circleside VIP Packages are also available for the December 17th & December 19th shows! For more information on the Circleside VIP Package, click here.

Don't miss your chance to rock out with Bon Jovi in some of the best seats in the house!

~ Hath

Wanted Wednesday ~ JBJ 1997

Please rise, for the singing of our national anthem...

Ok, ok, Jon gets his equal time. Double in fact, since he IS the name on the band.

There isn't an intro song for this, but you can TELL from the guitar work it's Jon and Bobby -- it's the same notes as always, but somehow sounds a little different.

Bobby's "Wan-te-ed" and the harmonies aren't quite right (or maybe I'm just missin' Richie's voice), but still, the song is done well.

This first track is from 1997, from a set he did at the Strand in Rhode Island (my backyard).



You can download this track here.

The second one is from Mexico (with Bobby and Hugh), also in 1997:



You can download this track here.

Thanks to "joools" on YouTube, you can watch the video of this track.



I love the impish grin on his face when he's singing "seen a million faces". Almost like he wanted to sing something else in there -- something naughty (as he's wont to do when he's in different countries).

~ Hath

Thank You

To my Devotees:

I just want to take a moment to thank you for all the emails and DMs you send me with little bits of information for the blog. That you want to be able to share your bits of Jovi love with others, and think of ME to pass on the love...well, that just makes my heart all warm and gooey.

Thank you so much for all you do to help me keep the blog going!

Much love,
Hath

Calling All Londoners!

Or whoever gets reception of BBC Radio 2...

On Simon Mayo's program (5pm to 7pm local time) it's been reported there will be a "big Bon Jovi announcement" made next Monday during their airtime.

I would LOVE to know what's said! Can one of the lovely devotees out there, please check it out and report back in?

It could have to do with the Greatest Hits, maybe some sort of promo or live session? Maybe show announcements, a contest, could be ANYTHING!

Thanks, LazyRizzo for this one too!

~ Hath

RCR Richie Interview

Thanks to LazyRizzo for this drop today!

From YouTube: Red Carpet Roxy chats with Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora about his White Trash Beautiful clothing line, what he likes to see a woman wear, and worldwide The Circle Tour with Bon Jovi.



The video is a bit up close and in-your-face, but really, who among us really minds?

~ Hath

Richie Sighting

... well, not quite yet.

As per ExtraTV, the show will be taped (Monday-Friday) between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM PDT at The Grove, a hugely popular L.A. shopping and celebrity hot spot, with Mario talking to all the stars and interacting with fans. There will also be special musical guests and performances featured on The Grove stage.

Tuesday, Oct. 19: Richie Sambora and designer Nikki Lund (1:00 pm) and Hilary Duff (2:00 pm) are expected.

SO, anyone over in the area? Chug on over and see if you can't spot our favorite guitarist! And if you happen to get photos, please pass them along!

FD, thanks for the info!

~ Hath

Mid-Day Motivators: Surrender

Thanks, Carolina, for this one!

~ Hath

People Magazine Article ~ Ava's Comments

Very cute -- here are some comments Ava made to People Magazine.

When Bon Jovi rocker Richie Sambora showcased the new collection for his fashion line White Trash Beautiful on Sunday, he had a fresh face on the runway: 13-year-old daughter Ava.

"My daughter’s beautiful, she’s gregarious, she’s funny, she’s smart. I’m beyond proud," raved Sambora to PEOPLE before the show.

Ava, who made her modeling debut for her father’s clothing line at L.A. Fashion Week last March, was equal parts anxious teen and old pro at Sunday’s show. “I’m still nervous I just know how to hide it,” she admitted. “It’s like I really hope I’m not gonna trip, but now I’m a little more comfortable with it.”

Changing into a dip-dyed lilac top, leather short-shorts and funky nude wedges for the presentation, the young model confidently strutted down the runway with mom Heather Locklear watching from the front row. But when she isn’t giving her dad a hand, Ava is just a regular teen who looks up to stars like Miley Cyrus.

“I really love Miley Cyrus,” she told PEOPLE. “It’s just everything about her—I would really love to act with her. She’s like my biggest role model–besides my dad.” And like most of her peers, she is not impervious to Bieber fever admitting, “I met him once at the Grammy’s and I was like about to cry. I love him so much.” So who does the budding model think is the sexiest man alive?

“My dad!” Ava joked. “Just kidding…Justin Beiber.”

~ Hath

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Talk about a tease...

So I get this text from Twitter, and get all excited:

BonJovi: http://www.BonJovi.com got a new look! Check it out, does it make you excited for Greatest Hits??!!

I go and check it out, thinking the site's been redesigned, but nope, just a new background image.  Instead of The Circle cover, it's a really cool faux-leather print now.

The new site doesn't make me excited for the GH album, I'm excited for that on my own -- but just for getting the new music.  I'm a greedy devil for new music...

~ Hath

Richie & Nikki on Extra

"Extra" caught up with rocker-turned-clothing designer Richie Sambora and his partner Nikki Lund at their White Trash Beautiful fashion show to chat about their new designs.

Sambora's pretty daughter, Ava, 13, also showed up to support her dad, along with her mom, Richie's ex-wife Heather Locklear. "Not a lot of people have that creative touch my dad has," gushed the proud Ava. Watch all the raw moments!



Read more on Warner Bros' site.

Also, my dear FD has let me know that this (or something more interview-y) will be on Extra today.  If you're still home, scope it out and set your DVRs!!

~ Hath

Interview on Access Hollywood

There's a brief excerpt from Access Hollywood (WTB is up first after the advert, don't worry about the Celine Dion thing) where they talk to Richie and Ava about the WTB line and modeling.

You can watch it here.

Thanks, Catte!

~ Hath

Got $12,000.00 ?

I'm sure you have that in the couch cushions, right? As seen on ebay.

      

  

I'm selling my personal Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora Collection that I collect all over the world for years of my life.

All the official cds, very very hard to find items, boxes, singles, limited edition, ultra rare Japanese boxes, singles and 3"cd's.

All in good, excellent condition or new.

Very rare opportunity, around 400 rare cds and dvds.

I mean, this looks like an amazing collection, but really, $12k?  That's $30 per CD/DVD.  Seems a bit steep.

How 'bout listing them separately?

~ Hath

Out and About in NYC

So, before the AMEX thing with Sugarland, Jon and Dorothea strolled around SoHo.

        

As per Twitter, Jon also stopped by audioEngine in the afternoon.  aE is billed as a "boutique recording studio catering to the advertising community". Jon, what do you have up your sleeve?

~ Hath

Jon Bon Jovi & Sugarland

Jon was onstage with Sugarland last night in NYC, at the AMEX show that was streamed live on YouTube -- they aired the show a couple times, and (we hope) at some point, it will be up on AmEx's YouTube site soon.

For those of you for whom Vevo works, there are some interviews with Sugarland you can view, and a link (like what's below) to the AmEx site.

What we DO have (thanks, Catte) are a whole MESS of caps from the event, and a few from the news wire image sources. The album link on my Photobucket is here.




~ Hath