Mid-Day Motivator: Artistic Perfection

Thanks, Tre!!

~ Hath

Extra! Clip

Not the full segment (I assume, since it's been cut off) but another tour of the Soul Kitchen with Jon.  From Extra!

~ Hath

Soul Kitchen ~ More

More press on the Soul Kitchen; this from CNN.

~ Hath

Jon Bon Jovi on Today Show

From Twitter:

@JBJSoulFound: If you missed Jon Bon Jovi talking about the Soul Kitchen on @todayshow be sure to check it out! http://t.co/G9sic71w

The video is below.

~ Hath

JBJ Soul Kitchen ~ Continued

Another video, this one from Asbury Park Press.

~ Hath

Mid-Day Motivator: I'll Wait

But Bay, I'll bet he doesn't wait long (or quietly). He seems the impatient type to me.

~ Hath

Hiya, Gorgeous

I know, I have lots of posts titled this, but the most recent Richie pic (put up by Nikki) fits the bill...

~ Hath

JBJ on ShowBiz Tonight

Talking about the Soul Kitchen.

~ Hath

More from the Soul Kitchen Opening

From ABC News (thanks Mys!):

The menu may have gumbo, cornmeal crusted catfish and carrot cake with lemon cream frosting. But the main dish served at Bon Jovi’s experimental new restaurant is hope.

If you cannot afford to eat, still come,” said the rock ‘n’ roll superstar. “We are open to any and everyone who wants to volunteer.”

The Soul Kitchen, inspired by the adage “teach a man to fish” and spearheaded by the Bon Jovi family, opened in gloomy Red Bank, N.J.

With no prices on the menu, the Soul Kitchen provides meals to anyone who has earned them through volunteer hours.

”At a time when one in five households live at or below poverty … we believe this is a time for this restaurant,” said Bon Jovi.

“The Soul Kitchen is meant to serve people in need who will then donate their time. We are not a soup kitchen.”

Bon Jovi hopes the restaurant, which took two years to come into fruition, provides a new model for community empowerement, and hopes to see his dream spread to other communities.

”This is a place for this community made by our community. This is America. We can fix these problems.”

There are also a whole slew of pictures (somewhere around 80 of them, thanks, Catte and Kiwi!) for your viewing pleasure!

The link to the Photobucket album with all these in it is here.

~ Hath

JBJ Soul Kitchen -- Launch!

So by now, you know the "surprise" was a stream of the JBJ Soul Kitchen opening. The remarks were all lovely and heartfelt, and I managed to figure out how to stream Jon's remarks. There was a glitch in the feed (of course) just as Jon was taking the stage, but 98% of his words are here in case you missed it.

~ Hath

Soul Kitchen Opening

Will be streaming...

http://www.ustream.tv/jonbonjovisoulkitchen#utm_campaign=www.facebook.com&utm_source=9502796&utm_medium=social

Mid-Day Motivator: Got Ink?

Wanted Wednesday: October 15, 2002

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

Have I mentioned that I love acoustic stuff? Well I do. I couldn't find a boot in my collection from "today", so I'm going with a "this week in..."

This track is from a Bounce-era radio interview with KC101 in Connecticut.

The only lines Richie's got is the "I've been everywhere" bit, but damn, when his voice crackles a little? *delicious shiver* Super clear, awesome rendition.

Let's Ride!






The track (on its own) is on my mediafire as a flac file and as a mp3.

This is really a great boot, and I think everyone should have it. Interspersed with Q&A interviewy-type-stuff, here was the set list:

Everyday
Misunderstood
Prayer ‘94
Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
Wanted Dead Or Alive
Bed Of Roses
Woke Up This Morning (Alabama 3 cover)
Blood On Blood
I'll Be There For You
Never Say Goodbye
Bad Medicine

The bootleg will be availabe for around 90 days from TODAY at this link.

(If you're reading this waaaaay later than "today" and the link is no longer valid, please send me an email and I can re-post. I have free Megaupload, which only keeps the links 90 days from last download)

~ Hath

JonBon in Orlando

Thanks, DRK for the info, and Catte for the video links!

A friend was at a conference last night in Orlando. He was attending a Gartner Consultant Confernce. They attended an event at the Hard Rock Sponsored by Versata--based in TX. Jon Bon Jovi and Friends were the headliner. They played to a crowd of 1500 for and hour and a half, finishing up around midnight. I am waiting for pictures . . . he was trying to find someone who had good shots ~ DRK

Update: Catte and I found more videos.  This is not a "set list", but rather a listing of videos we found.  If anyone has an actual set list, that'd be awesome.

1. So You Want To Be a Rock and Roll Star | RnR Star-2
2. Under Pressure
3. Pretty Woman | Pretty Woman-2
4. You Give Love a Bad Name
5. Wanted Dead or Alive
6. Livin' on a Prayer | Prayer-2
7. We Weren't Born to Follow

Mid-Day Motivator: Scruff

Yeah, it works on him too... Thanks Tre!

~ Hath

Soul Kitchen Article

Anyone get this weekly paper in Monmouth County, and want to share the article?

~ Hath

Closing Out Fashion Week?

From Nikki Lund's twitter -- it's a possibility she and Richie will be closing out Fashion Week this Friday.

~ Hath

Update from Nikki (thanks Jan):

Afternoon my lovely gems. I can finally take a breather for a moment and as I do I wanted to inform you all that there is a good chance that we will not in fact do the fashion show on this upcoming Friday. Our schedule is very hectic and Riche and I always want to give our all into anything we do. Thank you in advance for your support. xoxo

Tune in to BonJovi.com on Wednesday...

From an email blast from Bon Jovi:

The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation has a special treat in store for you and there is only one way to find out what it is! Be sure to tune in to BonJovi.com on Wednesday, October 19th at 1:00PM EDT. You won't want to miss this!

You can also view the "special treat" on the JBJ Soul Foundation website if you're so inclined.

~ Hath

Quack!

Thanks, Catte, this was adorable :)

From YouTuber orpheummemphistn:

Joe DiPietro and David Bryan can write and compose a Tony Award-winning musical but do they have what it takes to be Duckmasters? www.orpheum-memphis.com



~ Hath

Mid-Day Motivator: Girls!

He DOES make it look good :)

~ Hath

White House Council Meeting

Call me a Bad American, but I am not a Poli-Sci geek, and cannot for the LIFE of me sit through the three-plus hours of this session. (read as no, I'm not going to go through it and cut out JBJ's remarks)

However.

If you are so inclined...

~ Hath