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UPDATE December 30st |
Past JoviNews - December
UPDATE December 30st
Download the Coca Cola ad with Jon from the following link:
http://www.coca-cola.de/4/tvspot/stud_big.mov
UPDATE December 13st
Jon and Richie participated on the concert for the 20 years of AIDS last night in Los Angeles organized by Elton John. Click on the thumbnail for the photos. :)
UPDATE December 6st
Last night Obie O'Brian droped by the BSWJBJ chatroom to talk to the fans! :) Click here to see the transcript of the chat. Curtesy of Ann, moderator of the BSWJBJ postboard.
UPDATE December 3rd
They won! :) Bon Jovi won the award for Hottest Live Show from the My Vh1 Awards last night! Only Jon, Richie & Heather were there, check below for details & click on the thumbnails to see some of the photos from the show.
Curtesy of Bon Jovi's official fan club:
Backstage with JBJ
BON JOVI & MY VH-1 AWARDS 2001
The morning after... and we can celebrate! BON JOVI took home the MY VH-1 MUSIC
AWARD for HOTTEST LIVE SHOW!!!! But we'll get to that. JON BON JOVI arrived at
the Shrine Auditorium and gave an interview to Isaac Hayes and VH-1's Rebecca
Rankin along the red carpet and gave away the big secret: JON & RICHIE were
now opening the show... When the show began, the entire venue was dark except
for spotlights on a small stage where Jon and Richie were sitting on stools.
Richie had his double-neck acoustic guitar (and the guys were accompanied by two
cellists.) And then the first notes of "HERE COMES THE SUN" were
plucked on Richie's guitar and the crowd in the theatre and at home realized Jon
& Richie were paying tribute to the late George Harrison. Jon & Richie
sang as black & white images of George Harrison's career played on a large
screen behind them. And as the performance ended, Jon said "we'll miss you,
George." Jon and Richie were asked personally to play and were honored to
pay tribute like this. And then the proper awards show was underway.
JON & RICHIE sat out in the crowd the whole night. Heather Locklear was
sitting next to Richie. Between Jon and Richie was Luke Ebbin, their co-producer
on CRUSH (and the same producer they're currently working with on the demos for
the next album.) The first award they were nominated for was My Favorite Group
(Dave Matthews Band took that award home.) During the show, Eric McCormack spoke
briefly with JBJ from his seat and questioned him on the dangers of leather
pants... JON & RICHIE took the stage to present the award "Damn, I Wish
I Wrote That Song" and gave the statuette to Dave Matthews. Gary Sinise and
Kim Delaney were the presenters for the award HOTTEST LIVE SHOW and BON JOVI
WON! JON & RICHIE got up to accept the award. Jon's thank yous were brief -
he thanked VH-1, he thanked THE FANS, he thanked THE FAN CLUB and said the award
was for the BON JOVI ROAD CREW who made sure the band put on the best show
possible.
A big THANK YOU and CONGRATUATIONS
to all the fans here at BACKSTAGE WITH JON BON JOVI who voted for the guys - you
won them the award! And a big congratulations to the staff of Operation Bon Jovi
- we would have liked to have seen them win but they got to attend the awards
and they were terrific representatives of the Bon Jovi fan community. If you
missed the awards on VH-1 last night, check your local listings as VH-1 repeats
the show often. For those of you outside the U.S. who did not get to watch the
VH-1 awards live, check your local listings to see when your local VH-1 and TV
networks may be airing the show in your part of the globe. One more thing... Jon
closed his thank you speech with "we'll see you next year"... where
were you a year ago? A year ago, last night (December 2nd) the band had already
performed and taken home the My Favorite Video award at the very first My VH-1
Awards and then played a kick-ass sold-out show at the L.A. Forum before hosting
a celebrity party after the show. That was one year ago! Imagine what we'll all
be doing one year from now! A new album, new music, new tour plans... 12 months
will fly by. We promise you!!! Stay with us for the ride.
Keep these holiday gifts in mind:
A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS 5
(includes Jon's live version of "Blue Christmas, Elvis style!)
A TRIBUTE TO HEROES
(includes Jon & Richie's acoustic performance of "Livin' On A
Prayer" from the telethon.)
THE CONCERT FOR NEW YORK
(includes Bon Jovi's performances of "Livin' On A Prayer,"
"Wanted Dead or Alive," and "It's My Life" from the Madison
Square Garden benefit concert.)
UPCOMING BON JOVI APPEARANCES
JON & RICHIE will perform at the December 12 ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION
Charity Concert in Los Angeles, CA
BON JOVI will perform during the February 24 CLOSING CEREMONIES of the 2002
WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES in Salt Lake City, UTAH
JON BON JOVI joins the cast of ALLY McBEAL. As of now, his DEBUT EPISODE is
scheduled to run on Monday, JANUARY 21st on FOX.
Look for the next BSWJBJ newsletter - exclusive photos from the recording studio
for Demo Session #1...
They won! :) Bon Jovi won the award for Hottest Live Show from the My Vh1 Awards last night! Only Jon, Richie & Heather were there, check below for details & click on the thumbnails to see some of the photos from the show.
Curtesy of Bon Jovi's official fan club:
Backstage with JBJ
BON JOVI & MY VH-1 AWARDS 2001
The morning after... and we can celebrate! BON JOVI took home the MY VH-1 MUSIC
AWARD for HOTTEST LIVE SHOW!!!! But we'll get to that. JON BON JOVI arrived at
the Shrine Auditorium and gave an interview to Isaac Hayes and VH-1's Rebecca
Rankin along the red carpet and gave away the big secret: JON & RICHIE were
now opening the show... When the show began, the entire venue was dark except
for spotlights on a small stage where Jon and Richie were sitting on stools.
Richie had his double-neck acoustic guitar (and the guys were accompanied by two
cellists.) And then the first notes of "HERE COMES THE SUN" were
plucked on Richie's guitar and the crowd in the theatre and at home realized Jon
& Richie were paying tribute to the late George Harrison. Jon & Richie
sang as black & white images of George Harrison's career played on a large
screen behind them. And as the performance ended, Jon said "we'll miss you,
George." Jon and Richie were asked personally to play and were honored to
pay tribute like this. And then the proper awards show was underway.
JON & RICHIE sat out in the crowd the whole night. Heather Locklear was
sitting next to Richie. Between Jon and Richie was Luke Ebbin, their co-producer
on CRUSH (and the same producer they're currently working with on the demos for
the next album.) The first award they were nominated for was My Favorite Group
(Dave Matthews Band took that award home.) During the show, Eric McCormack spoke
briefly with JBJ from his seat and questioned him on the dangers of leather
pants... JON & RICHIE took the stage to present the award "Damn, I Wish
I Wrote That Song" and gave the statuette to Dave Matthews. Gary Sinise and
Kim Delaney were the presenters for the award HOTTEST LIVE SHOW and BON JOVI
WON! JON & RICHIE got up to accept the award. Jon's thank yous were brief -
he thanked VH-1, he thanked THE FANS, he thanked THE FAN CLUB and said the award
was for the BON JOVI ROAD CREW who made sure the band put on the best show
possible.
A big THANK YOU and CONGRATUATIONS
to all the fans here at BACKSTAGE WITH JON BON JOVI who voted for the guys - you
won them the award! And a big congratulations to the staff of Operation Bon Jovi
- we would have liked to have seen them win but they got to attend the awards
and they were terrific representatives of the Bon Jovi fan community. If you
missed the awards on VH-1 last night, check your local listings as VH-1 repeats
the show often. For those of you outside the U.S. who did not get to watch the
VH-1 awards live, check your local listings to see when your local VH-1 and TV
networks may be airing the show in your part of the globe. One more thing... Jon
closed his thank you speech with "we'll see you next year"... where
were you a year ago? A year ago, last night (December 2nd) the band had already
performed and taken home the My Favorite Video award at the very first My VH-1
Awards and then played a kick-ass sold-out show at the L.A. Forum before hosting
a celebrity party after the show. That was one year ago! Imagine what we'll all
be doing one year from now! A new album, new music, new tour plans... 12 months
will fly by. We promise you!!! Stay with us for the ride.
Keep these holiday gifts in mind:
A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS 5
(includes Jon's live version of "Blue Christmas, Elvis style!)
A TRIBUTE TO HEROES
(includes Jon & Richie's acoustic performance of "Livin' On A
Prayer" from the telethon.)
THE CONCERT FOR NEW YORK
(includes Bon Jovi's performances of "Livin' On A Prayer,"
"Wanted Dead or Alive," and "It's My Life" from the Madison
Square Garden benefit concert.)
UPCOMING BON JOVI APPEARANCES
JON & RICHIE will perform at the December 12 ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION
Charity Concert in Los Angeles, CA
BON JOVI will perform during the February 24 CLOSING CEREMONIES of the 2002
WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES in Salt Lake City, UTAH
JON BON JOVI joins the cast of ALLY McBEAL. As of now, his DEBUT EPISODE is
scheduled to run on Monday, JANUARY 21st on FOX.
Look for the next BSWJBJ newsletter - exclusive photos from the recording studio
for Demo Session #1...
UPDATE December 1st
Curtesy of Bon Jovi's official fan club:
Backstage with JBJ
BON JOVI: THE WORLD'S
GREATEST FANS
BON JOVI have the most incredibly loyal fans - you guys have supported the band
unconditionally throughout the years. Now we hope to show the rest of the world
just how fiercely devoted BON JOVI fans are to the band. Go to www.vh1.com and
VOTE for BON JOVI.
BON JOVI are nominated in THREE categories:
MY FAVORITE GROUP
HOTTEST LIVE SHOW
COOLEST FAN WEBSITE (for www.operationbonjovi.com)
Make sure you VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
JON is attending the awards. RICHIE and HEATHER are attending the awards.
(Keep an eye out for producer Luke Ebbin too.) JON & RICHIE will be
PRESENTING an award during the show as well. We need to make sure JON &
RICHIE get to stand on that stage and ACCEPT an award given to them by the fans.
That's your job! The votes are tallied right up until the very last moment
(there's no envelope to rip open & read the name of the winner... Jon &
Richie will need to read the winner right off the teleprompter because the
winner is declared just before the award is presented!) And your votes count...
so head over to www.vh1.com and send BON JOVI home award winners. (AND MAKE SURE
TO FORWARD THIS INFO TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS!!!) That would be the icing on the cake
for a 2-year run of Bon Jovi-mani as we begin to see the guys working on the
next album already. Show the world what Bon Jovi fans are made of! Make sure you
tune into the awards from the very beginning - the Red Carpet arrivals begin at
8pm (est) and the awards begin at 9pm (est) - you won't want to miss any of it.
"all things must pass, all things must pass away"
GEORGE HARRISON
1943-2001
You Will Be Missed