Yes, it's true. I shared a moment with Jon Bon Jovi Monday night. It was less than a second, but it was a dream come true for me. I have been a Bon Jovi fan for over twenty years now. My first concert ever was Bon Jovi. My dad took me to see them when I was thirteen. I even have Bon jovi song lyrics engraved on the inside of my wedding band! Prior to this past Monday, I had seen Bon Jovi live three times, but never like this. For Christmas this year, my husband managed to get us tickets, not just any tickets, but 3rd row center!! It was truly amazing. Picture this: there was the stage, there was an enclosed section of seats, there was a rear stage, and there was us. It was the first concert I've ever been to where I didn't have to look at the video screen to see what was going on onstage!
When Jon and the boys first took the stage, my eyes actually filled with tears. Here I was, totally not cool enough to be there, standing not even half a football field away from the man whose face once plastered my bedroom walls. And if that wasn't good enough, the whole band came out and performed an entire set on the catwalk! Jon (I feel I can call him this now :-)) was so close that I could have thrown a football at him and hit him in the chest--seriously! (My husband disputes this being that I have no athletic ability whatsoever, but the point is, we were that close!) And then it happened, the crowning moment of the night. It was during an acoustic rendition of "Gimme Something for the Pain". I was singing along, clapping, swaying to the beat (that's about all this white girl can manage--truly uncool) looking awestruck up at Jon when suddenly, he turned his head and looked down at me, me, smiled and winked. All I can say is, dreams do come true.
My final Bon Jovi dream would be to have Jon and his wife over for dinner one night, or lunch, or coffee. I would love to have a conversation with them. I want to talk about faith and spirituality, about how you keep a marriage alive and parent while being a rock star, about song-writing and community service and heck, maybe even football. I told my husband to work on that for next Christmas:-) This might require some divine intervention. If, in some alternate universe, Jon likes perusing the blogs of pastor's wives, know that you always have on open invitation for dinner at our house.
Blessings and Peace,
Sara
Seriously???? I know its a sin to want what someone else has, but I want that wink!!
ReplyDeleteThat was a great memory to cherish forever...or until he has dinner with you. Then there will be so many, many more memories. ;-) You never know...
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Very cute post. So glad that one of your dreams came true. Now if only someone in Jon's family reads Pastor's Wive's blogs. Stranger things have happened. Maybe someone on his staff googles the name Jon Bon Jovi every week just to see what people are saying about him and your name would pop up. And they've been looking for a chance to get away and are in the mood for something out of their ordinary. I better stop before more crazy ideas come. Thanks for visiting my blog. God bless.
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