JonBon at the Pats Game

Jon Bon Jovi hung out with pal (and owner of the New England Patriots) Robert Kraft at the NFL match between St Louis Rams and New England Patriots at Wembley Stadium on October 28, 2012 in London, England.

Jon Bon Jovi was in London to announce the new tour.

More photos can be found on my Photobucket.

~ Hath

New Story in the FF Directory

This one is different -- it features Tony instead of one of our guys.

It's from BlushnScarlet, and it's called "Focused on You".

A behind-the-scenes kind of guy finds himself as the center of one very mysterious and determined fan's attention.  

~ Hath

Jon Attends Pride of Britain

(October 29, 2012)

Jon attended the Pride of Britain awards at Grosvenor House in London.  Every year, Prince Charles and the Prime Minister join starts in honoring the UK's unsung heroes.  More photos are on my Photobucket.

~ Hath

  

Q&A With Richie Sambora

From October 23rd.  The first video is an audio of the whole Q&A session, the other two are brief clips from the video.  Thanks Cassilda38 for posting these!

~ Hath

Richie Interview

From KTLA, October 31.



~ Hath

Jon Bon Jovi on Today Show

Jon Bon Jovi: ‘Hard’ to visit devastated Jersey

The New Jersey rocker, along with Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen and more will perform in a benefit concert hosted by the networks of NBC Universal to raise money for the victims of hurricane Sandy. He talks to the TODAY anchors about the devastation in his home state.

If the embedded video doesn't work, you can try on Today's website.

I 'm sure it will show on YouTube at some point, but I can't find it just now.

~ Hath

Richie on Fox (LA)

Richie stopped by Studio 11LA to preview his new solo album -- and his upcoming performance at Hollywood's Henry Fonda Theatre on November 13th.




~ Hath

Jon Bon Jovi on TV3

(October 30, 2012)

Click here to view.  After a crap-ton of ads first.

~ Hath

Richie on Access Hollywood

A couple of brief Richie videos from AccessHollywood:

Richie Sambora sits down with Access' Billy Bush, where he shares how his family was affected by Hurricane Sandy. How much damage did his mother's house sustain? How does he feel when he sees the devastation caused by the storm? Plus, does Richie stay in touch with his childhood friends from New Jersey?


Richie Sambora chats with Access' Billy Bush about the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. What does he think about the damage caused on the Jersey shore? As a kid, did he spend time there? Plus, which songs will he be performing on November 13 in Los Angeles?

~ Hath

Jon Bon Jovi's Facebook Message

Posted last night (November 1):

IN THE DAYS AND WEEKS FOLLOWING SEPTEMBER 11TH, THE WORLD WATCHED IN DISBELIEF AND TOOK NEW YORK CITY AND AMERICA INTO THEIR HEARTS

WE FELT THE WORLD WRAP IT'S ARMS AROUND US, FORGETTING ALL OUR DIFFERENCES, AS WE CAME TOGETHER AS ONE.
ONE WITH THE GRIEF & THE SADNESS. ONE WITH THE CONFUSION & UNCERTAINTY.
ONE AS WE REBUILT NOT ONLY THE BUILDINGS BUT ALSO OUR LIVES AND OUR DREAMS.

ONCE AGAIN, THE EYES OF THE WORLD ARE UPON US AS WE WAKE UP TO THE DEVASTATION OF HURRICANE SANDY.
AND ONCE AGAIN WE WILL HAVE HURDLES TO CLEAR AND CHALLENGES WE WILL HAVE TO FACE.

WHEN PATIENCE IS LOST... WHEN IT SEEMS HELPLESS... WHEN YOU'RE IN NEED AND YOU FEEL AS IF YOU'RE ALONE... KNOW YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
WE'RE ALL IN THIS. TOGETHER.

WE CAN AND WE WILL REBUILD.
WE HAVE PROVEN, TIME AND AGAIN, THAT IT IS THE SPIRIT OF OUR PEOPLE THAT DEFINES US.
RESILIENCE IS OUR MIDDLE NAME. EVEN MOTHER NATURE IS NO MATCH FOR THAT.

IN THE COMING DAYS AND WEEKS AHEAD IF YOU ARE ABLE, VOLUNTEER. IF YOU CAN , DONATE.
ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP, NO MATTER HOW SMALL, WILL MAKE AN IMPACT.

THE DAYS AHEAD ARE GOING TO BE DIFFICULT. BUT THERE IS NO CHALLENGE THAT WE CAN'T MEET TOGETHER.
THIS IS WHO WE ARE... AND THIS IS WHAT WE DO AS NEW YORKERS, AS NEW JERSEY-ANS... AND AS AMERICANS.
WE HELP OTHERS WHO ARE IN NEED.
WE MAY NOT HAVE ELECTRICITY BUT WE HAVE POWER...

-- Jon Bon Jovi

Sandy Benefit Concert

From The Republic

NEW YORK — NBC is doing a benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Sandy featuring some artists native to the areas hardest hit.

Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi of New Jersey and Billy Joel of Long Island are scheduled to appear at the concert Friday.

The telecast will benefit the American Red Cross and be shown on NBC and its cable stations including Bravo, CNBC, USA, MSNBC and E! Other networks are invited to join in.

The concert will be hosted by Matt Lauer. It will air at 8 p.m. Eastern and will be taped-delayed in the West.

Other performers include Christina Aguilera, Sting and Jimmy Fallon.

The telethon will be broadcast from NBC facilities in Rockefeller Center in New York City.

When the recording shows up on the 'net, it'll show up on the blog :)

~ Hath

JonBon at the BBC

Photos from the taping of Scandinavian prime time talk show "Skavlan" in London yesterday (Oct 31).  Before Jon headed home to help the family deal with the aftermath of Sandy.

  

  

    

  

  

  

  

  

Sandy and more Updates

Hurricane Sandy visited me in a very minor way -- just disrupted power/internet service for a couple days -- but has now left the vicinity.  Prayers go out to everyone who's been hit hard by the storm -- we got off easy where I live.

One of my favorite cartoonists/bloggers, Hugh MacLeod, had these up on his site yesterday.

If you're somewhere safe with your loved ones, power, water, etc., all as they should be, please take a moment and offer up a prayer of thanks to whatever god(s) you worship for yourself, and one of hope and help for those who have it worse than you.

OK.  Now for the update part -- I have (no surprise) lots of stuff cooking.

I have 92 -- yes ninety-two -- emails in my "deal with it" pile for the blog.  The stuff will start to trickle on as I get some free hours here and there -- probably not tonight as it's "beg for candy" night :)  The skies are looking ominous, in which case it COULD turn into "eat all the candy we bought then throw up" night, but we're hoping for the former.

Also, CatteSambora and I are going to do the crazy thing and spin up a blog to follow the "Because We Can" tour.  We won't be doing the mediafire horror show like last time, but we will document all the shows through YouTube, photos, interviews, etc.   Stay tuned for more on that.

So, there will be lots going on here -- don't write me off as a flake yet!!

~ Hath

JBJ Out and About

In New York last Wednesday and Thursday.

More on my Photobucket.

~ Hath

Stand Up Guys

(October 11, 2012)

Jon was on-hand in Chicago for the 48th Annual Chicago International Film Festival. The Festival boasts one of the starriest opening nights in its history, with Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin, and Jon Bon Jovi all walking the red carpet for the October 11th world premiere of Fisher Stevens’ crime comedy, "Stand Up Guys".

From the Chicago Tribune:

Stand Up Guys” hits theaters Jan. 11 and revolves around a recently released convict (Pacino) reliving the glory days with two former criminal associates, one of whom (Walken) has been ordered by a former mob boss to kill him. The role required Pacino, 72, to once again hold a gun on film, but he hardly considers himself an expert at this point in his career.

"I was talking to a few police officers yesterday and saw their guns and said, 'I’ve done so many roles with guns, (but) when I finish the part I forget what a gun does,'" said Pacino, known for his gun-toting roles in 1983’s "Scarface" and 1995’s "Heat," among others. "Every time I get another part with a gun, I say, 'How do you load this thing again?' I never thought of myself as being a gun person."

Rocker Jon Bon Jovi, who contributed two songs to the “Stand Up Guys” soundtrack, also was on hand. Bon Jovi famously wrote “Blaze of Glory” for 1990’s “Young Guns II” but has for the most part stayed away from writing songs specifically for soundtracks since then.

"I sort of forgot that I knew how to do it," Bon Jovi said. "I was writing a lot and getting ready for the record and said to my manager, 'If there are any great scripts out there...' I wrote the end title song (and) one that’s a big part of the movie."

Asked why he and other artists don’t write classic soundtrack songs anymore, Bon Jovi boasted, "I’m here to relight that fire."

  

In this video clip, Jon Bon Jovi Discusses Writing Songs For 'Stand Up Guys' (thanks YouTuber christophe lecerf for this)



And Battlegs for this one:



And this from YouAndMeThisMorning, who talks to JBJ as well as the stars of the picture:




Stand Up Guys Dates:
Soundtrack Album Digital - Tue Dec 4th
Soundtrack Album Physical - Tue Jan 8th, 2013
Score Album Digital/Physical- Tue Jan 29th
Film Opens In Theaters World-Wide - Friday Feb 1st