Mid-Day Motivators: Cool?

Uh, that would be Tico *snicker* He just oozes cool.

Nice fringe though :)


~ Hath

Tweets with @TheRealSambora

So Rike has been an absolute doll, and has been culling together some of the better Richie tweets for those of us who are Twitter-deprived/challenged/agnostic/whatever :)

“@GAC_Jovi: @TheRealSambora How long have you been working on this solo album?” since September

“@EvilEf69: @TheRealSambora Have you written any ballads for this album? P.S. I Love You! xoxox” p.s. yes I have

“@DanielaSambora: @TheRealSambora you're not gonna answer me cause you have tones of twits but are you thinking about a solo tour?” yes!

“@challenge4chng: @TheRealSambora can we expect more blues or more rock from you Richie???” All of the above! Plus more....

“@GDGfan12: @TheRealSambora can't wait for the album Richie. Any idea on the name yet?” I'm still working on names....

“@Pauliem24: @TheRealSambora Hey Richie is this album going to rock? Can't wait for it!” Its got something for everybody!

@keilasambora: @TheRealSambora #richiesamborasolorecord beer or wine??” neither! Redbull or water...

“@keilasambora: @TheRealSambora #richiesamborasolorecord Jimmy Page or Eric Clapton???” Two of my heroes. Two of my dear friends.

“@thecoolkidtrin: @TheRealSambora pancakes or waffles” pancakes... Unless I'm in Belgium!

“@Erik_Bj: @TheRealSambora Richie, how many songs have you written for the new album?” 13 so far

“@samboragirl1: @TheRealSambora LES PAUL OR FENDER?” all of the above

“@wyldlifewarrior: @TheRealSambora Any idea on a time frame for the new record?” soon. Reeaaaally soon

“@safa_sandy: @TheRealSambora For the 50th time, what is the name of the solo album???” for the 51st time I'm workin on it!

And just so you know, he's not only answering real questions, he (or someone using his phone( is goofing around too:

“@SamborasAnswer: With all these crazy questions going at @TheRealSambora I'm surprised no one has asked boxers or briefs yet! lol” neither

“@WildAboutJovi: @BJBARB1 @TheRealSambora @SamborasAnswer Man Thong???? rofl” seriously? Never!

“@NanciRockinRose: @TheRealSambora Commando then? lol” yep.

~ Hath

Mid-Day Motivator: Ecstasy

Oh, I'm SURE there are comments necessary.

Starting with "biting the Adam's apple" and going downhill from there :)

~ Hath

Friends of National Service Awards

Voices for National Service &
The Corps Network

Present the

Friends of National Service Awards Reception

February 14, 2012
6:30 to 8:30 pm
Awards Presentation Begins at 7 pm
East Hall at Union Station — 50 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC
All Honorees are Invited — Confirmations Pending

RSVP Required for all Guests — Click Here to Register Online

Annual Awards and Honorees

Citizen Service Award
For investing in the civic health of our nation through support of national service
Jon Bon Jovi and Eduardo Padrón, President, Miami Dade College

Read more (and register!) at Voices for Service.

~ Hath

Thanks for the heads-up, Catte!

CBS News "Person to Person"

DVR Alert!!

CBS News Announces the Legengs and Newsmakers for "Person to Person," A CBS News Broadcast Special on Wednesday, Feb. 8 (8:00 PM, ET/PT)

Actor George Clooney, billionaire Warren Buffett and rocker Jon Bon Jovi will share their most prized possessions and the unforgettable stories behind them.

CBS News' iconic PERSON TO PERSON will air as a television special on Wednesday, Feb. 8 (8:00 PM, ET/PT). Meet today's legends and newsmakers, not in public, but in private - inside their homes, inside their lives. George Clooney gives Logan and Rose a tour of his Los Angeles home, while Warren Buffett opens the door to his Omaha office, and Jon Bon Jovi welcomes PERSON TO PERSON to his 16-acre New Jersey estate that includes a recording studio and its own pub.

Read more - at The Futon Critic

~ Hath

Billboard Reveals the 2012 Power 100

Billboard found something else that Irving Azoff, executive chairman of Live Nation, can sit atop: In the January 28 issue of the magazine, Billboard unveils the Power 100, a ranking of the most powerful people in the music business.

See the Billboard Power 100, organized by number, here.

Azoff's position on the Power 100 reflects a general trend in power, away from record labels and over to the management and touring side of the business. Of the 100 slots, 23 were filled by those in management or the touring business, compared to 21 record labels.

"Ultimately the artists are in control," noted one top entertainment attorney, speaking in consultation to the creation of the list. "So whoever most influences the artist has the power. But the label role has diminished as they no longer can provide the established artists with as much cash as they used to."

Rankings were determined by a combination of key factors including market share, exclusive Billboard chart data/boxscore information, and revenue. A team of 15 top Billboard editors then analyzed the value of these metrics to produce the final results. The list is U.S. based. As well, the Power 100 puts a premium on the top decision makers at each company. So, for example, the strong position of Interscope's Jimmy Iovine's is an argument against a high position for the number-two at that company, Steve Berman, who still makes the list.

The list boasts six artists, each of whom cracked the business ranking for specific reasons. "We couldn't weigh the power of an artist's fanbase against the power an executive has, or this would have simply been an artist list," says Bill Werde, Billboard's editorial director. "Our Moneymakers list is our artist list. But certain artists were able to break through to the Power 100 based purely on their business success or innovations."

Artists on the Power 100 include Jay-Z and Beyonce as a power couple (#13), Taylor Swift (#78), U2 (and Paul McGuinness, #27), Jon Bon Jovi (#50) and Lady Gaga (#84).

You can read the whole story on Billboard's site.

~ Hath

More from @LukeEbbin and @TheRealSambora

Richie in the studio.



This video was posted to @LukeEbbin's yfrog (I can't seem to get the embedding to work).

And if following Richie on twitter isn't enough, you can check out his Facebook profile as well.

~ Hath

Mid-Day Motivators: Hug?

Bay, you make me laugh with these :)

~ Hath

JBJ: All In for Youth

Excerpted from The Huffington Post:

Going All in For All Youth
~ Jon Bon Jovi and Michael Kempner

This past summer, the two of us -- a musician and a PR executive -- set out on a listening tour, visiting with young people from Atlanta and New Orleans to Houston and back to our home state of New Jersey. We met with extraordinary young people, whose dedication to overcoming their circumstances was matched only by the passion and caring of the organizations who helped them along the way, offering, as a young woman in Newark told us, "comfort and community" and genuine belonging. We realized that our nation's greatest untapped natural resource is our next generation. These young men and women represent homegrown talent, ready, willing, and able to be a part of the future; they simply need the outlook, the outlet and the opportunity.

There are things each of us can do every day -- right now -- to help. Local businesses can provide paid or unpaid internships reserved specifically for disconnected youth in the community. Educators can work closely with community organizations in identifying students at-risk of disconnecting from education and employment while connecting them with preventive support. Community members can spend one or two hours a week mentoring.

We know this approach can work because we witnessed it during our listening tour happening across hundreds of effective organizations around the nation.

Visit the Huffington Post to read the whole essay.

~ Hath

Wanted Wednesday: February 1, 1990 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Please rise for the playing of our national anthem.

Good Morning!  Today's selection comes by way of an audience recording in my collection.  It doesn't sport the long introduction, nor the Richie-Verse that some of my favorite versions have, but still, this one is awesome.

All Jon all the time -- which is not necessarily a bad thing :)

Let's Ride!






You can download this track here.

~ Hath

New Blurb from @TheRealSambora

Tease.

~ Hath

Mid-Day Motivators: Verizon

Bergman's Blog

As seen on Twitter:

davidbergman: I take a look back at my life on the road with @BonJovi and debut two never-before-seen images of Jon on my blog. http://t.co/DjB4GZwB

Here are the two photos:

David Bergman has a blog entry up on his site here, with more photos. He says he has photos from Jon's surgery to fix his knee, but he's "holding on to those images for now"; I can't imagine why Jon'd want to release those.  BUT, I don't know the guy, so I have no idea why he does anything he does :)

~ Hath

Hugh Interview

Frankie DiVita interviews Hugh McDonald of Bon Jovi at NAMM 2012 about signing for Carvin, the next Bon Jovi record and the rumors of Jon Bon Jovi's death.



~ Hath

Thanks, Catte, for dropping this in my inbox!

Mid-Day Motivators: Darlin'

I wonder if anyone's ever told him 'no'...

~ Hath

Story Update

The next chapter of Another Reason to Believe has been posted. Thanks for reading!!

~ Hath