{"id":769,"date":"2005-12-13T07:47:35","date_gmt":"2005-12-13T15:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainecourse.com\/mt\/?p=769"},"modified":"2006-10-20T08:18:38","modified_gmt":"2006-10-20T12:18:38","slug":"chris-and-the-very-very-very-good-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainecourse.com\/mt\/2005\/12\/13\/chris-and-the-very-very-very-good-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris And The Very, Very, Very Good Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Chris
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\nI think I first became a Bon Jovi fan back in the early 80\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in college. Not just because Jon Bon Jovi is so adorable, but mostly because of that. Mark is a fan as well and my friend Shelley, like me, has gone from fan to fanatic. I love his music, his tight pants, his New Jerseyness. He makes me smile, and has for some 20 something years. We have seen him many times over the last several years and I never cease to be 21 again at his concerts. And he and I are the same age, so we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve grown up together. At least I think I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve grown up.<\/p>\n

Tonight we weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t sure we were going to make it due to the weather, which fortunately let up by 4:00 enabling us to get to the FleetBankNorthBostonGarden Center or whatever it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s called now. We met Shelley and Paul there. Imagine my surprise when I saw a small platform set up right in front of us. \u00e2\u20ac\u009dBon Jovi will be singing two songs there\u00e2\u20ac\u009d was the rumor. I certainly never anticipated being that close to him, ever. We were in loge seats and not that close to the real stage. I must say the entire first part of the concert was spent anticipating the arrival. About two songs before his, for lack of a better word, ascension, security lined up at the aisle. \u00e2\u20ac\u009dDon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t grab his ass\u00e2\u20ac\u009d were the instructions to those of us closest to this platform. Soon a microphone was brought out and the giddiness I was feeling was something I haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t felt since the Sox won the Series. And then he was there. Guitar strapped on him and the first song he sang was Blaze of Glory from Young Guns. Because he was facing the larger audience his behind was facing us. This was not an issue, trust me. But then he turned around. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s as attractive as he looks on TV, very petite but with muscular legs and arms. That hair and those lips. I couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t take a photo I was somewhat frozen. Then he sang song number two, Bed of Roses, and then he turned around to sing to us and started shaking hands. So my right hand touched his and I swooned. I was like those girls you see in those Beatles clips in the audience at Ed Sullivan some 40+ years ago…crying and shaking. Shelley was too. Mark couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t contain his laughter. Jon Bon Jovi has very soft hands, which surprised me given he plays guitar for a living. I would think he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be callused. But no matter. I wish I had gotten some better shots, but these give you a sense of how close he was to us.<\/p>\n

A fantastic evening all around. I had a chance to go see him tomorrow night as well and I declined. Nothing can come close to this<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Chris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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