When Bec first heard that Bon Jovi had announced their Lost Highway tour of the UK, she could hardly contain her excitement! Johnny, it has to be said, was somewhat less excited. But, due to a combination of unavoidable factors - namely that Bec could not find a single other person willing to go with her, and also that Johnny is, let's face it, a genuinely lovely person - he reluctantly enthusiastically agreed to come along.
For some insane reason, which seemed perfectly plausible at the time, we booked tickets not for the London show but for the one in Southampton, about 80 miles away. This necessitated a hire car, an early departure from work and a 2 1/2 hour drive. Matters were then complicated significantly by Royal Mail, who managed to record our secure ticket delivery as "Delivered and signed for" when in fact it had been neither. After several phone calls and much frustration and anxiety, the tickets were finally in Bec's hot little hand... but not until the morning of the concert! All dramas resolved, we were finally on our way.
Even Johnny had to admit it, Bon Jovi know how to put on a rock concert. For almost 2 hours they had the crowd enthralled, belting out some of their new tunes as well as the obligatory classics that, let's face it, we were all there to hear. Highlights were In These Arms, Always, Raise Your Hands, I'll Be There For You (sung beautifully by Richie Sambora to give JBJ a break - despite still sending every woman over 30 into swoons (and yes that does include Bec), he's not as young as he once was), and of course Bec's all-time fave, Livin' on a Prayer. The crowd went wild, and Bec was in Bon Jovi Heaven.
And just to prove Bec's not the only Bon Jovi fan left in the UK:
2 comments:
You lucky devils! I'd love to see Bon Jovi in concert. I'm very jealous.
I'd love to see Bon Jove in "den Haag" (the Hague) being tried for crimes against humanity. Yes, I am talking about "that hair" and "those tight pants" from the 80s or 90s.
Tschüß,
Brushy.
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