Mid-Day Motivator: Magic

And just HOW would you know that, Bay?  (lol)

Happy Friday everyone!

~ Hath

Can-Do Awards Sound Byte

Thanks, Queenie, for this link.



You know, I think he didn't mind answering questions until she asked that last one.

At least it wasn't a question about the hair.

~ Hath

Live on Broadway

Thanks Catte and Lee-Ann for the heads up, 'cause it for SURE wasn't announced anywhere.

Note to Bon Jovi WebSite Gremlins -- this is the kind of stuff we'd like to see advertised on the website.  Just sayin'.

We had to find out about it from our Google Alerts, and on BroadwayWorld.com:

MEMPHIS collaborators Joe DiPietro and David Bryan shared the spotlight on Wednesday, April 6 at Sirius/XM's Live on Broadway radio show hosted by Seth Rudetsky. The Tony Award winning duo spoke with Rudetsky about their upcoming project now in the works; a musical about a group of songwriters during the early 1960's working in New York City's historic Brill Building.

They talked about the film version of Memphis, which should hit theaters soon (in the US). Hopefully Sirius/XM or SOMEONE has a recording of the whole interview to share.

The highlight of the radio show came with David Bryan's poignant rendition of "Memphis Lives in Me", the 11th hour number from MEMPHIS.



~ Hath

Can Do Awards

Thanks to Peg, Queenie, and Catte for sending along a BOATLOAD of photos from the NYC Food Bank's Can-Do Award Dinner.

The dinner is Food Bank For New York City's our largest fundraiser of the year, honoring their partners in the fight to end hunger throughout the five boroughs. 

You can read more about the dinner at the organization's website:  Food Bank for NYC - Can-Do Awards Dinner.

I know, I know, Jon's cut and colored his hair again.  I think it looks good.  My favorite picture is the goofy one with his tongue sticking out.... wonder what/who he was laughing at?

~ Hath

DVD 5-Pack: Crazy Nights in the Brokenpromiseland

The same folks who put together the great 6-dvd set of the highlights from the O2 (from YouTube videos) have put together another set, this time highlights from the New Zealand/Austrailia shows, for your downloading pleasure. 

I saw this pop up on my google alerts for one of my favorite forums, Guitars101, and thought you might like it.

Now, the links are all hosted on fileserve.  You can download for free, but you have to wait a bit in between downloads if you have a free account.  You'll also have to have software to burn these to DVDs -- they aren't just the YouTube videos on disc, they were put into a DVD format with menus, etc.

Me, I'll probably be waiting anxiously for someone else to do the dirty work and torrent the series, and I'll pull it that way. 

EPISODE I
WESTPAC TRUST STADIUM, Wellington (NEW ZEALAND), 4.12.2010
VECTOR ARENA, Auckland (NEW ZEALAND), 5.12.2010
01. Blood On Blood
02. You Give Love A Bad Name
03. It's My Life
04. No Apologies
05. When We Were Beautiful
06. We Got It Going On
07. Bad Medecine & Pretty Woman
08. Lay Your Hands On Me (Richie Sambora)
09. Bed Of Roses
10. I'll Be There For You
11. What Do You Got?
12. Raise Your Hands
13. Runaway
14. Always
15. Livin' On A Prayer

EPISODE II
SUBIACO OVAL, Perth (AUSTRALIA), 8.12.2010
SUNCORP STADIUM, Brisbane (AUSTRALIA), 14.12.2010
01. Blood On Blood
02. You Give Love A Bad Name
03. Lost Highway
04. No Apologies
05. It's My Life
06. Start Me Up & Sleep
07. Bad Medecine
08. Shout / Medecine (reprise)
09. Lay Your Hands On Me (Richie Sambora)
10. What Do You Got?
11. I'll Be There For You
12. Keep The Faith
13. In These Arms
14. Wanted Dead Or Alive
15. Livin' On A Prayer

EPISODE III
ROD LAVER ARENA, Melbourne (AUSTRALIA), 10.12.2010
ETIHAD STADIUM, Melbourne (AUSTRALIA), 11.12.2010
01. Blood On Blood
02. You Give Love A Bad Name
03. Born To Be My Baby
04. In These Arms
05. No Apologies
06. Keep The Faith
07. Bad Medicine & Roadhouse Blues
08. Diamond Ring
09. Something For The Pain (Acoustic)
10. Always
11. Thorn In My Side
12. Love's The Only Rule
13. When We Were Beautiful
14. Wanted Dead Or Alive
15. Livin' On A Prayer

EPISODE IV
SYDNEY FOOTBALL STADIUM, Sydney (AUSTRALIA), Night One, 17.12.2010
SYDNEY FOOTBALL STADIUM, Sydney (AUSTRALIA), Night Two, 18.12.2010
SYDNEY FOOTBALL STADIUM, Sydney (AUSTRALIA), Night Three, 19.12.2010
01. Last Man Standing
02. You Give Love A Bad Name
03. Just Older
04. I'd Die For You
05. No Apologies
06. It's My Life
07. Sleep & Start Me Up
08. Bad Medicine & Old Time Rock And Roll
09. Homebound Train (Richie Sambora)
10. Living In Sin
11. Never Say Goodbye (Acoustic)
12. Lay Your Hands On Me (JBJ)
13. Have A Nice Day
14. Run Rudolph Run
15. In These Arms
16. Love's The Only Rule

EPISODE V
SYDNEY FOOTBALL STADIUM, Sydney (AUSTRALIA), Night One, 17.12.2010
SYDNEY FOOTBALL STADIUM, Sydney (AUSTRALIA), Night Two, 18.12.2010
SYDNEY FOOTBALL STADIUM, Sydney (AUSTRALIA), Night Three, 19.12.2010
01. Raise Your Hands
02. Born To Be My Baby
03. Lost Highway
04. I Believe
05. Thorn In My Side
06. Blaze Of Glory
07. Captain Crash
08. Lay Your Hands On Me (Richie)
09. Hallelujah
10. Something To Believe In
11. Happy Now
12. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
13. Dry County
14. Wanted Dead Or Alive
15. Livin' On A Prayer
16. These Days

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Resplendent Randomness: Suspicious Minds

Farm Aid, 1986. How fun is this?



Scarlet, thanks again!

~ Hath

Resplendent Randomness: Drift Away

BlushnScarlett, you are making my day with these puppy blasts from the past. Another great cover.

~ Hath

Happy [Belated] Birthday, Soul Shifter!

Tony K, over at The Screen Door posted this yesterday.  Yep, one year ago yesterday, Lorenza Ponce released Soul Shifter.

You can read Tony's review of the record here .

In Tony's words:

Lorenza Ponce, best known for playing violin with Sheryl Crow and Bon Jovi, released Soul Shifter, a wonderfully exotic and sultry collection of songs.

The album has gotten better with time and you can't go wrong in purchasing it.

Well said.

You can buy it here or here.

~ Hath

Resplendent Randomness: Shooting Star

This is by far one of my all-time favorite covers that the band has done.



Thanks to Blushnscarlett for sending me this bit of lovely in my inbox :)

As per some of the comments, this is not the "full" version of the song; it'd been cut for that video. Another poster has put up the full audio as the background music to a picture slide show.

Happy Thursday!

~ Hath

Mohegan Sun Opening Act Contest

From the Bon Jovi website:

96.5TICFM will award one lucky band the chance of a lifetime with the “Wanted…Opening Band For Bon Jovi” Contest!

The winning band will open for Bon Jovi’s show on Saturday, May 7th at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.

Log onto 965TIC.com for more details!

Good luck!!

~ Hath

Mid-Day Motivator: Old Age

Bay, you know what lyrical quote I'm going with, right?

~ Hath

JBJ at the NAN Gala Tonight?

The National Action Network website is talking about the Keepers of the Dream Awards tonight. President Obama is a special guest, and Bill Cosby is the Key Speaker. The award is given to individuals who work to advance Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy of social and economic justice.

Rumor has it, that JBJ is expected at the gala tonight. Where he knows at least one of the honorees -- Ms. Sylvia Rhone (president, Universal Motown Records) -- the rumor mills are cranking overtime.

Of course, I haven't seen anything official, but the thought of getting new JBJ tuxedo pics is getting some of the girls excited.

Stay tuned...

Keepers of the Dream Awards Dinner
Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers

Speical Guest:
The 44th President of the United States of America, President Barack Obama

Hosts:

• Tamaron Hall MSNBC, Host, NewsNation
• Ed Shultz MSNBC, Host, The Ed Show

Keynote Address:

• Dr. Bill Cosby

Honorees:

• Jim Brown (NFL Hall of Famer, Amer-I-Can Foundation)
• Phil Griffin (President, MSNBC)
• Samuel and LaTanya Jackson (The Samuel & LaTanya R. Jackson Foundation)
• Earvin “Magic” Johnson (Magic Johnson Enterprises)
• Lamell McMorris (Founder Perennial Strategy Group, Perennial Sports and Entertainment and Perennial Law Group)
• Sylvia Rhone (President, Universal Motown)
• Lee Saunders (Secretary-Treasurer, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees)
• Pastor Ralph D. West (The Church Without Walls, Houston, Texas)

~ Hath

Free Guitars from Richie Sambora!

Catte, thanks for sending this to me -- this is VERY cool indeed.

HQMC (MR), QUANTICO, Va. — Marine Corps Community Services has partnered with Richie Sambora, the musical legend from the band Bon Jovi, to give away one hundred Voyage-Air Acoustic Guitars. The Voyage-Air Acoustic Guitar folds up so you can take it with you, wherever the Marine Corps sends you. The lucky one hundred winners will also receive a backpack/case, tuner, and extra strings.

To be eligible for a chance to win, you must be an active duty or reserve military member assigned to a Marine Corps command. Entries may be submitted at http://www.sponsorthemarines.com/ between Apr 8 and May 20. Complete contest rules can be found on the site as well as details about the guitar. For additional information please contact Nancy Pasternack, Marine Corps Community Services Sponsorship Coordinator at nancy@sponsorthemarines.com or (703) 784-3894.

Please, pass the word along to any of the servicemen/women in your life, or if you know of someone to nominate, go to the website noted above and cast your vote.

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Wanted Wednesday: April 6, 1993, Milan

Please rise for the playing of our national anthem.

Another Kasey Casem moment.

On this date, back in 1993, the boys were in Milan.

From the first six notes -- notes that EVERY fan knows -- through to the end, it's just a great rendition. The quality of this boot is phenominal -- you can hear the crowd in the background but WAY in the background.

David's keys are mic'd great for the solo, and he and Richie sound great together.

Sorry, I don't have a lot to say about this verson of the song except to lament my personal lack of Jovi experience in the 90's. Again.

Let's Ride!





Or, you can download this track here.

~ Hath

Mid-Day Motivator: Bartender

I just want the drink.  Is it Friday yet?

Mid-Day Motivators: Follow?

Bay, this one made me laugh :)  I don't think Jon's paranoid.  I'm also thinking he's thinking that Twitter is evil, and a total time suck for his staff (lol).

~ Hath

Up for bid on eBay...

Very rare MTV Video Vanguard Award presented to Bon Jovi band member Alec John Such in 1991 at the MTV Video Music Awards.
$40,000 USD or best offer.

Got the scratch just sitting around?

Make an offer...

Queenie, thanks for dropping this in my inbox.  Totally made me laugh.

~ Hath

Press Conference Clip (Madrid, 2010)

Thanks, Kiwi, for this link. Yeah, Jon is totally trying to look up her skirt -- though it doesn't look like she'd object too much :)



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~ Hath

Music Video Exposed: The Collection

Last winter, VH1 ran a short series called "The Music Video Exposed".  Each episode focused on an influential music video director and his catalogue of work. The director and artists reveal the truth behind some of the most famous 80's music videos.

The series highlighted famed music video directors David Mallet, Wayne Isham, Russell Mulcahy, Kevin Goody and Steve Barron.

Coming out on DVD June 28th, you can purchase the collection of episodes.  Amazon has it priced at around $36 USD.

~ Hath