Heaven in Hard Times

Bon Jovi have a new album! They are still my first epic love.

( Thoughts. Warning: SO MUCH BABBLE AND INCOHERENCE )

Verdict: Oh Bon Jovi, never change. I am kind of curious to see where they go after 2010, 'cause their sound tends to change ever decade, but I think I'm getting some flashes here. There's so MUCH to every song, but this is so MELLOW. IDEK. I feel like Jon has hit this point where he's CONSTRUCTING songs, he's not just writing shit down and finding something for everyone to do. Like, idk, they've never been unpolished or half-ass but there's something about this that is SO MUCH MORE than they have been, like everything's so...full, idk. I AM SO NOT PUTTING THIS RIGHT. Whatever. I LOVE THIS SHIT my carpool buddy is gonna be so sick of it by the end of the week.

Vh1 Marks Decade of Saving the Music

2 things I noticed, both from this one sentence:

Scheduled to perform are Jon Bon Jovi, John Mayer and Roger Waters of Pink Floyd.

1. It bothers me that a couple times recently I've seen JBJ capitalizing on the good press associated with helping out Save the Music and its ilk, when as far as I can tell (and I could, of course, be wrong) David's done far more to actually work with such programs.

And far be it from me to say one person's philanthropy isn't as good as another's, and that's NOT what I'm saying. The big-name recognition helps a great deal, I'm sure. But it just feels...sleazy to me, I guess, that JBJ doesn't seem to be able to do it without all the pomp and circumstance.

2. Why is JBJ suddenly spending all his time with Roger Waters? New boyfriends, y/y? Perhaps it's a conspiracy aimed at getting me to write the JBJ/Rog fic I told sidewinder I was considering.

Very sneaky, Mr. Bon Jovi

I'll let the chat log speak for itself:

9:51:15 PM hector_rashbaum (Heidi): I've gotta find someone for Richie. I've done Nicko/Tico, Bruce/Jon, David/Markus...
9:51:35 PM hector_rashbaum (Heidi): oh yeah, Jon/Tobi
9:51:55 PM heavvymetal_queen (Lia): *splode*
9:52:13 PM hector_rashbaum (Heidi): haha
9:52:30 PM hector_rashbaum (Heidi): which one were you sploding at?
9:52:54 PM heavvymetal_queen (Lia): Most of em but Jon/Tobi, yum
9:53:24 PM hector_rashbaum (Heidi): :D

the drabble that ATE MY FREAKING BRAIN and taught me the folly of adding "and any combination" to a list of bands in a drabble challenge
9:53:59 PM heavvymetal_queen (Lia): But that's the way the crack comes to you!
9:54:03 PM hector_rashbaum (Heidi): yes
9:54:18 PM hector_rashbaum (Heidi): and it was deliciously cracky. And someday I wouldn't mind writing more.
9:54:31 PM heavvymetal_queen (Lia): We should totally buy gaming dices and roll for random pairings
9:54:47 PM hector_rashbaum (Heidi): don't say that, I've got a lovely die right here
9:55:11 PM hector_rashbaum (Heidi): 12-sides

so I could totally assign each side to a person and roll twice...
9:55:19 PM heavvymetal_queen (Lia): :D
9:55:35 PM hector_rashbaum (Heidi): I hate you
9:56:13 PM heavvymetal_queen (Lia): Or roll three times, assigning to each side a prompt for the third roll

And so.

( The lists we've been using )

( Tico and Andi ...wake up naked together and don't remember a thing )

( Viv and David ...at the circus )

( Joe and Markus ...bad boy fantasy )

YAY CRACK