bon jovi

marie's boss had a present for us: two free tickets for the bon jovi concert in centre bell (the local 'vorst nationaal')! it took us only 40 minutes to go from our living room to our reserved seats. i knew the bon jovi guys had a sense of humour. when the lights went out jon bon jovi (the rascal!) wasn't on stage with his buddies but at the back of the giant hall, singing the first song on a tiny stage. it confused the teenage girls who were waiting (and fainting) at the main stage. after the first song jon had to walk to his band through the audience, accompagnied by ten bodyguards. girls tried to touch him, boys did the devil sign. in short: the audience went through the roof of excitement. especially when they continued their set with a hit like "you give love a bad name". personal highlight of the evening: their one minute rendering of tom petty's "i won't back down". quote of the evening: "when bono is in town, you want peace. when i'm in town, you want pieces of me", while desperate girls tried to stroke his hair.