Friday, December 3, 2010
I got to Skype with the girls!
I just got to do a video chat with Maxine, her sister Leslie, Janina, and Deb!!! It made me feel as if I was "almost" there with them! Made me wish more and more that Tamara and I were able to get 'down under' for these shows, too! Well, since I'm laid up now with a broken foot -- I'll be trying to help with the updates and keep you all in the loop so we can all feel like we're there with them!!!! Happy "hunting" ladies.... hope you get some good pictures and can't wait to hear all the stories! (And I mean ALL the stories!) LOL!
Going for run around waterfront!!!!
Whoooooooooooooohooooooooooo, Wellington has put on the most beautiful stunning day for the boys to arrive!!! If they arent here already. Come on, Matt, tweet us!!!! Going into town soon and lol for a run around the gorgeous waterfront, yeah right, will sitting down for some nice scenery to run past!!!! And even the littlie ones here going to Kindergarden are in the Jovi mode: This is Debs little girl;
And this my friends is the view we are waking up to each morning. And no its not a blonde shaggy or darksider, shame........ but gorgeous anyway.......
And this my friends is the view we are waking up to each morning. And no its not a blonde shaggy or darksider, shame........ but gorgeous anyway.......Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Our Girls made the papers!!!!!
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/4407859/Bon-Jovi-fans-living-on-a-prayer
Love the video!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Disclaimer! All girls said things were taken out of text too!! Typical huh, but great to see the video and pictures girls! Deb!! Jon and his Jigggy jiggy hips??? What on earth are you talking about?????) You would use that free pass in a flash!!!!!
Chug takes to the streets and asks Wellingtonians to Belt one of Jon Bon Jovi's greatest hits - Livin' on a Prayer.
Opinion poll Are you going to Bon Jovi in Wellington on Saturday night?
Yip, I'll keep the faith.
No, they're bad medicine.
Who?
Vote Result Relevant offers
Bon Jovi have been performing for close to 30 years but they still have the power to turn grown women into giggling schoolgirls.
Debbie Allison, 44, Viv Johnson, 46, and Deb Leslie, 39, all grew up with the band in the 1980s and now they will be meeting at least 40 other hard-core fans to attend Bon Jovi's Wellington gig at Westpac Stadium on Saturday.
The trio, who met for the first time yesterday after chatting on the Bon Jovi Facebook page, have all of the band's albums, DVDs and compilations.
Ms Allison, a Bon Jovi "freak" since 1986, has a necklace made from one of the band's guitar strings – that was used on tour – worth more than $100, while Mrs Leslie was given a signed picture of lead singer Jon Bon Jovi by her husband on their wedding anniversary. The pair will be flying up to Auckland on Sunday to attend the band's second New Zealand gig.
Though the three women admit that Bon Jovi are their "life", they say there are more dedicated fans out there – including one Kiwi woman who has followed the band around America and will be shadowing them here and at seven Australian concerts.
"There is a global community of Jovi sisters who are normal people, who hold down jobs," Mrs Leslie said. "But there are people out there who are quite odd. They think they are friends with the band, that they know secrets."
Miss Johnson is a more recent convert. In June she saw an old Jon Bon Jovi song on TV, which stuck in her head. Next she came across a DVD and within a month had bought all of their albums and had one cover tattooed on her ankle. "I was just hooked. I have it on my iPhone and listen to it all day when I'm walking dogs at work. It's in the car and I listen to it when I get home. You've got to have a very understanding boyfriend."
Though the rockers are aging, the women still believe their music is just as good as it was in the band's hey-day.
If there was any disagreement, it was about who in the band was hottest. Miss Johnson fancies guitarist Richie Sambora, while Ms Allison has a thing for Jon.
Mrs Leslie agrees he's attractive but says "he's too short with little jiggy jiggy hips". She would rather have a drink with the band – though drummer "Tico" Torres was cute.
Love the video!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Disclaimer! All girls said things were taken out of text too!! Typical huh, but great to see the video and pictures girls! Deb!! Jon and his Jigggy jiggy hips??? What on earth are you talking about?????) You would use that free pass in a flash!!!!!
Chug takes to the streets and asks Wellingtonians to Belt one of Jon Bon Jovi's greatest hits - Livin' on a Prayer.
Opinion poll Are you going to Bon Jovi in Wellington on Saturday night?
Yip, I'll keep the faith.
No, they're bad medicine.
Who?
Vote Result Relevant offers
Bon Jovi have been performing for close to 30 years but they still have the power to turn grown women into giggling schoolgirls.
Debbie Allison, 44, Viv Johnson, 46, and Deb Leslie, 39, all grew up with the band in the 1980s and now they will be meeting at least 40 other hard-core fans to attend Bon Jovi's Wellington gig at Westpac Stadium on Saturday.
The trio, who met for the first time yesterday after chatting on the Bon Jovi Facebook page, have all of the band's albums, DVDs and compilations.
Ms Allison, a Bon Jovi "freak" since 1986, has a necklace made from one of the band's guitar strings – that was used on tour – worth more than $100, while Mrs Leslie was given a signed picture of lead singer Jon Bon Jovi by her husband on their wedding anniversary. The pair will be flying up to Auckland on Sunday to attend the band's second New Zealand gig.
Though the three women admit that Bon Jovi are their "life", they say there are more dedicated fans out there – including one Kiwi woman who has followed the band around America and will be shadowing them here and at seven Australian concerts.
"There is a global community of Jovi sisters who are normal people, who hold down jobs," Mrs Leslie said. "But there are people out there who are quite odd. They think they are friends with the band, that they know secrets."
Miss Johnson is a more recent convert. In June she saw an old Jon Bon Jovi song on TV, which stuck in her head. Next she came across a DVD and within a month had bought all of their albums and had one cover tattooed on her ankle. "I was just hooked. I have it on my iPhone and listen to it all day when I'm walking dogs at work. It's in the car and I listen to it when I get home. You've got to have a very understanding boyfriend."
Though the rockers are aging, the women still believe their music is just as good as it was in the band's hey-day.
If there was any disagreement, it was about who in the band was hottest. Miss Johnson fancies guitarist Richie Sambora, while Ms Allison has a thing for Jon.
Mrs Leslie agrees he's attractive but says "he's too short with little jiggy jiggy hips". She would rather have a drink with the band – though drummer "Tico" Torres was cute.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Meet Ups - Wellington and Auckland
Okay, places to go and people to meet! Woohoo! We have posted this elsewhere but thought had better put on here too.
Wellington: December 4th. All the Kiwi's and Aussies and everyone else will be meeting up at the Chicago Bar down on the Wellington Waterfront. A room up on a balcony has been booked from 4pm onwards. Heres a link..... http://www.chicago.co.nz This bar does food etc and is only a close walk to the Stadium.
Auckland: December 5th. Best bet will be the "Loaded Hog" down at the "Viaduct Basin" on Aucklands waterfront. Say.. 4pm again. Only a short walk to the Vector Arena too. And close to all hotels in central city. And you can also visit the Ice Bar on Princes Wharf too if you want and then go and visit the Hilton bar!!!!
Wellington: December 4th. All the Kiwi's and Aussies and everyone else will be meeting up at the Chicago Bar down on the Wellington Waterfront. A room up on a balcony has been booked from 4pm onwards. Heres a link..... http://www.chicago.co.nz This bar does food etc and is only a close walk to the Stadium.
Auckland: December 5th. Best bet will be the "Loaded Hog" down at the "Viaduct Basin" on Aucklands waterfront. Say.. 4pm again. Only a short walk to the Vector Arena too. And close to all hotels in central city. And you can also visit the Ice Bar on Princes Wharf too if you want and then go and visit the Hilton bar!!!!
Monday, November 29, 2010
4 more sleeps!
4 more sleeps, thats all folks!! And Bon Jovi will be rocking Wellington Stadium (The Cake Tin).
Lots of partying planned, lots of sleep to catch up on before we go! Lots of txting to do to keep our special jovi sistas up in the Northern Hemisphere going as well cos we so wish they could be here with us as well.
Weather is perfect, starting to warm up heaps, 25deg at moment and its late afternoon. Weather outlook for Saturday night in Wellington is looking great. Just keep the earthquakes away!!!!
I have a picture to upload when i get it of Jovi Buses driving all around Wellington so will upload that later.
Woohoo, not long to go now, hope the boys have a nice relaxing flight from Japan down here. Long flight but oh well, it will be worth it when they arrive!
Mx
Lots of partying planned, lots of sleep to catch up on before we go! Lots of txting to do to keep our special jovi sistas up in the Northern Hemisphere going as well cos we so wish they could be here with us as well.
Weather is perfect, starting to warm up heaps, 25deg at moment and its late afternoon. Weather outlook for Saturday night in Wellington is looking great. Just keep the earthquakes away!!!!
I have a picture to upload when i get it of Jovi Buses driving all around Wellington so will upload that later.
Woohoo, not long to go now, hope the boys have a nice relaxing flight from Japan down here. Long flight but oh well, it will be worth it when they arrive!
Mx
Saturday, November 13, 2010
21 days!!
Sorry i have not updated much on here for awhile. Been busy with homelife and also work and this past week has been absoulute bedlam. As alot of you know I am a Site Manager for a Kiwifruit Scientific Research Centre and this past week has been super dooper busy with Bio Security and Media etc due to the Kiwifruit devastating Bacterial infection they have found, so been full on with that. Anyway, enough of that! 21 days people, three weeks today, we will be heading our way into Wellington's Cake Tin, otherwise known officially as Westpac Stadium. A number of people have asked me that I update the blog with all our news and setlists etc which i really hope to do. The Rock Radio station announced the winners yesterday for the bands that will be opening the shows in Wellington and Auckland.......
Bon Jovi have made their decision, and we now know which of our great Kiwi rock acts will be supporting them at their Auckland and Wellington shows. The band have chosen:
•Black River Drive as their Wellington show opening act
•The Black Dahlias as their Auckland show opening act
According to my eldest, Black River Drive are pretty good.
Now for something totally yummy and one of my all time favourite Jovi Covers is this clip, Fade Away. JBJ used to do it heaps on the DA Solo Tour. Just love Tico's bit in the beginning too. They so need to do more Tico bits in the beggining, lol, like the old days. Long drum intro's!!! Yes!!!
Bon Jovi have made their decision, and we now know which of our great Kiwi rock acts will be supporting them at their Auckland and Wellington shows. The band have chosen:
•Black River Drive as their Wellington show opening act
•The Black Dahlias as their Auckland show opening act
According to my eldest, Black River Drive are pretty good.
Now for something totally yummy and one of my all time favourite Jovi Covers is this clip, Fade Away. JBJ used to do it heaps on the DA Solo Tour. Just love Tico's bit in the beginning too. They so need to do more Tico bits in the beggining, lol, like the old days. Long drum intro's!!! Yes!!!
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