Tour Break the second

Well, the second leg of the Tour is finished. The guys are probably relaxing with their families back in the States and I'm still counting and try to figure out if we are really getting as much old/rare songs as promised.

So here's the newest list. So far it's 53 shows, not counting the Matinee in Philly and the roof top show in London. 

Born to be my Baby	53
Living on a prayer	53
Wanted dead or alive	53
We weren’t born to follow	53
Who says you can’t go home	53
You give love a bad name	53
It’s my life	52
We got it going on	51
When we were beautiful	49
Work for the working man	49
Someday I’ll be Saturday Night	46
Superman Tonight	44
Lost Highway	42
Keep the faith	41
Something for the pain	40
Love’s the only rule	36
Blood on Blood	34
Runaway	30
I’ll be there for you	29
Lay your hands on me	28
Whole lot of leaving	27
Hallelujah	25
Cap. Crash & the beauty Queen from Mars	24
Homebound Train	23
I’ll sleep when I’m dead	21
Make a memory	18
Bad Medicine / Roadhouse Blues	17
Bed of Roses	16
In these arms	16
Bad Medicine / Bad case of loving you	14
Have a nice day	14
Diamond Ring	12
Happy now	12
Thorn in my side	12
I love this town	7
Bad Medicine	6
Last Man Standing	6
Love for sale	6
Raise your hands	6
Always	4
Bad Medicine / Hot Legs	4
Bad Medicine / Pretty Woman	4
Just older	4
Never say goodbye	4
Only Lonely	4
Open all night	4
Squeezebox	4
Bullet	3
Dry County	3
Get ready	3
Living in sin / Chapel of Love	3
These days	3
Bad Medicine / Old Time Rock and Roll	2
Bad Medicine / Roadhouse Blues / Shout	2
Blood Money	2
Hey God	2
I’d die for you	2
Let it rock	2
Miss Fourth of July	2
Roulette	2
Shot through the heart	2
Summertime	2
The Radio saved my life tonight	2
Bad Medicine / Bad case of loving you / Shout	1
Bad Medicine / Born to be wild	1
Bad Medicine / Hot Legs / Shout	1
Bad Medicine / Paint it Black / Pretty Woman	1
Blaze of Glory	1
Brokenpromiseland	1
Can’t help falling in love	1
Damned	1
Garageland	1
I don’t like Mondays	1
I got the Girl	1
I’ll sleep when I’m dead / Jumping Jack Flash	1
I’ll sleep when I’m dead / Twist & Shout	1
It’s hard letting you go	1
Keep the faith / Sympathy for the devil	1
Rocking all over the world	1
Roll Baby Roll	1
Santa Fe	1
Something to believe in	1
Story of my life	1
The Last Night	1
Tokyo Road	1
Treat her right	1
Twist & Shout	1
Wild in the streets	1
Wild is the wind	1

Before you start counting they played 87 different songs (counting Medley songs with Bad Medicine and I'll sleep when I'm dead singely.) That's more then they probably thought themselves. Richie said in an interview before the Tour started Jon sent them a list 70 songs to prepare. 

So, how about we think for a tiny moment the amount of songs has something to do with the fans wanting them...............ok, the moment is over. Jon will never admit that and we will never know....so let's just be happy about it! ;)

The Song Count per Album looks like this:

New Jersey	9
The Circle	9
Slippery when Wet	8
These Days	7
Lost Highway	7
Keep the faith	5
Bon Jovi	4
Crush	4
Box Set	3
Have a nice day	3
Blaze of Glory	3
Fahrenheit	2
Greatest Hits	2
Bounce	1
One wild night	1
Cover songs	18

Monday Morning Eye Candy

Here it's already noon, but I thought better late than never. Have a great week!

Funny Interview

Behind every great man, they say, there’s a great woman. But if that man is an enormodome-rocking titan of cowboy-ish rawk-pop, there’ll also be roadies. And sound engineers. So, to get a unique insight into the mind of Jon Bon Jovi – currently tearing up the 02 Arena at 48 years of age – we decided to solicit questions from the people who know him best: the people he goes on the road with…

Mike Savas, management: ‘Is the jet really better than the tour bus?’‘Yes. I would work another job before I gave up the airplane. It seats 20, but all that matters is that it seats one… me. I’ve had the same stewardess for 23 years. She’s everything you need her to be: mom or bartender. Airplanes are the way for me. I wouldn’t know what a tour bus is like. That’s like dying and going to hell.’

David Bryan, keyboard player: ‘Who in the band makes you laugh most?’‘David Bryan. The guy just thinks funny. I mean, what can I tell you? Just look at him’

Dean Grillo, chiropractor: ‘What would make you stop touring?’‘People not wanting to come see it, though I don’t see you and I having this conversation when I’m 60 or 70. I don’t know how Jagger does it, God bless him. Jagger’s gotta do the shit I gotta do. So I’m holding the bar up to see how high and how long he can go, but goddamn, that’s tough’

Obie O’Brien, recording engineer: ‘What’s this button for?'‘I don’t know and don’t want to know. That for you, sir, is called job security. If you work on a recording console, it’s got a hundred-and-some-odd knobs and dials on it. The truth is they’re laid out in strips. But if you didn’t know, you’d think that guy’s a genius for knowing how to work it. So if you asked him, “What’s that button for?” he could tell you and make it really simple, or he could continue that job security and not tell you.’ 

Mike, rigger: ‘Why is your mic stand white?’ ‘It was painted white in 1983. That’s not the original but it’s almost that old. I don’t remember why I painted it white, probably emulating somebody else, but I don’t recall who.’

Anthony Piedmonte, tour assistant: ‘Will you ever run for office' ‘I’ll run from office is more like it. Who in their right mind would want to be a politician? It’s a thankless job. I was flying with my wife and President Clinton and a guy asked the two of us whose job was better. I said, “Mine, because I get to keep the house and the airplane.” ’

Ike, front-of-house engineer: ‘As a songwriter, what song do you want to be remembered for?’ ‘I’ll probably be most remembered for songs like “Wanted Dead or Alive” and “Living on a Prayer” but you also want [it to be] every song you write. With every latest one, you think: That’s it, I’ve outdone it. What are they going to write in my obituary? “Wanted Dead or Alive” and “Living on a Prayer”. Hey, it’s better to have had one. Shit, I’ve been lucky enough to have had six.’

Cheryl, management: ‘What is your motivation to keep going?’ ‘This is the best job ever, next to Santa Claus. He’s probably the only guy who’s universally liked more than a guy in a rock band. People’s uninformed viewpoint of what his job entails sounds like just Christmas morning, but Santa puts in a lot of work. The pleasures wouldn’t come without all of the dedication and commitment. There’s a lot of adulation for doing something that seems so simple.’

Knute, security: ‘If you weren’t Bon Jovi’s lead singer, what would you be doing?’ ‘Working for Bon Jovi. Anyone, from being on the road crew to management, hasn’t got a bad gig. Being the stewardess is also pretty good. A lot of people have been with us most of their adult lives. Good work if you can get it.’

Sooner, lighting director: ‘What was the first concert you went to?’ ‘First concert was Rush, Heart and the Doobie Brothers in 1975 at a high school in Erie, Pennsylvania. It’s a crazy line-up and, because it was meant to rain, they flip-flopped the bill, so the Doobie Brothers went on first and Rush closed the show. Not that I knew what that meant when I was a 12- or 13-year-old kid. And I think we smoked far too much. We kept count and, in retrospect, it was likely to have been nothing more than glorified oregano, but we thought we smoked a lot.’

Bugsy, production chief: ‘Which song do you wish you’d written?’ ‘Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”. I have such feeling for the lyric and understanding of the lyric. Too many kids sing that song like a Christmas carol and haven’t got a fucking clue about the sexuality and the innuendo in that lyric. It’s just it’s a big part of who I am, the storytelling connection with that audience member who I’m singing it to.’

Glen the Finger, monitor engineer: ‘Besides you, who’s your favourite rock star?’ ‘Elton John… greatest guy in the biz. Elton loves music. Elton is a fan of music. He buys records every week, he encourages young artists, he has taken more than one and made them into stars. Can you imagine getting a note or a call when you’re some nobody kid named James Blunt five years ago, going “Hi, it’s Elton John, I want to help you.” You’d probably just shit yourself.’

Abby, stylist: ‘Do you have a lucky pair of shoes?’ ‘Not really, I usually wear boots until they have holes in the soles. And I wear basketball sneakers on stage. They’re easier to start, stop, jump in. Boots are too tough on the knees.’

Tony Bongiovi, video director (and Jon’s brother): ‘What am I getting for a tour bonus?’ ‘Tony, stop asking questions. Ask Mom.’

I really liked the last answer! lol

source

New Tour Dates

Bon Jovi announced Tour Dates for New Zealand and Australia in December 2010.


http://www.bonjovi.com/tour

HOCKADOO!!!!

Well, it sure was worth for David to miss his first Bon Jovi show ever. Memphis won FOUR Tony Awards! Congratulations! I'm sure they had one hell of a night in New York!

Winners List:

Best Play
	Red	Author: John Logan

Best Musical
	Memphis

Best Book of a Musical
	Memphis	Joe DiPietro

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
	Memphis	Music: David Bryan Lyrics: Joe DiPietro, David Bryan

Best Revival of a Play
	Fences

Best Revival of a Musical
	La Cage aux Folles

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
	Denzel Washington	Fences

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
	Viola Davis	Fences

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
	Douglas Hodge	La Cage aux Folles

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
	Catherine Zeta-Jones	A Little Night Music

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
	Eddie Redmayne	Red

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
	Scarlett Johansson	A View from the Bridge

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
	Levi Kreis	Million Dollar Quartet

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
	Katie Finneran	Promises, Promises

Best Direction of a Play
	Michael Grandage	Red

Best Direction of a Musical
	Terry Johnson	La Cage aux Folles

Best Choreography
	Bill T. Jones	Fela!

Best Orchestrations
	Daryl Waters & David Bryan	Memphis

Best Scenic Design of a Play
	Christopher Oram	Red

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
	Christine Jones	American Idiot

Best Costume Design of a Play
	Catherine Zuber	The Royal Family

Best Costume Design of a Musical
	Marina Draghici	Fela!

Best Lighting Design of a Play
	Neil Austin	Red

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
	Kevin Adams	American Idiot

Best Sound Design of a Play
	Adam Cork	Red

Best Sound Design of a Musical
	Robert Kaplowitz	Fela!

Special Tony Award® for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
	Alan Ayckbourn
	Marian Seldes

Regional Theatre Tony Award®
	The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Waterford, Connecticut

Isabelle Stevenson Award
	David Hyde Pierce

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
	Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York
	B.H. Barry
	Midtown North & South New York City Police Precincts
	Tom Viola