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Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi

Date: Aug 27 2007

Themes: Music

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Okay, so Jon Bon Jovi has certainly been the butt of more than a few jokes, but let’s think about this for a minute. The guy has been making successful records since 1984. That’s pretty impressive. He’s also true to himself, playing near-country tunes while maintaining a liberal political stance (most country artists and fans are conservative). His band Bon Jovi just released a new album, Lost Highway, that’s doing very well. So well, in fact, that Mason is feeling a little insecure in comparison. Who’s laughing now?

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Mason

Mason

Amanda

Amanda

Mason:  Uh, Amanda, do you love me as much as you love Bon Jovi?

Amanda:  Bon Jovi...The group or are you talking about Jon Bon Jovi himself?

Mason:  The man. The icon.

Amanda:  I guess he is the namesake of the band, right?

Mason:  He hasn’t aged in like 15 years.

Amanda:  It’s the hair…and the Botox.

Mason:  Does he get Botox?

Amanda:  Yeah! I think they just released, what, their 10th album? That’s pretty cool. Decades and decades of music.

Mason:  It’s so funny because he’s kind of crossed over in the country genre, too, but he himself is fairly liberal.

Amanda:  Really? Is he competing with Carrie Underwood right now?

Mason:  I don’t know. I don’t really listen to the country thing. But the man who was wearing zebra stretch pants and had 10 scarves wrapped around his neck, like, is a country guy now.

 

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Discussion

Half kidding, Mason asks Amanda if she loves him as much as she loves Bon Jovi. She needs to clarify whether he’s talking about Jon Bon Jovi himself, or his band.

Mason replies that he’s asking about Jon specifically, not the band that’s named for him. He adds that Jon doesn’t appear to have aged in the last 15 years. Amanda says maybe the singer’s apparent youth has to do with his wild hair, or the Botox injections he gets to keep his face from wrinkling.

Mason asks if Jon really gets Botox injections and Amanda assures him that he does. She also reminds him that Bon Jovi has been making music for decades and Mason notes that he’s crossed over into country lately, which is particularly funny because he used to dress like an outrageous rocker in the ‘80s.

If you could get Botox injections to make yourself look younger, would you do it? Can you think of another star who (for reasons natural or artificial) just doesn’t appear to get any older?

 

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boss4eva

boss4eva

United Arab Emirates

good luck to anyone want to use botox injection
buy one and get 2 younger faces free

11:10 PM Aug 27 2007 |

boss4eva

boss4eva

United Arab Emirates

i dont know much about that what u call it botox injection but all i know that will effect the person who used it when he become older and no doubt on that.

on the other hand we cant judge on the person who wants to use it wether hes right or wronge coz everyone is responsible of his action

i know alot of people who r very close to me. used some kind of these injections to appear them younger and it did but after many years look what happened to their skin it becomes i dont know how to discribe it in english loose  so loose .

about me i dont suggest anyone to use that. you want to appear young when u become old do some excersices and eat healthe food but i dont think so by holding humburger on one hand and on the other papsi or any kind of fizzy drink

anyway anybody want to use that after all i wrote good luck and who dont good luck as will.

Enjoy ur time in Ebaby 

09:53 PM Aug 27 2007 |

knight_ness

El Salvador

they were a good band but their music now is ahhh boring i prefer the dance music or punk music bon jovi is for older people jajaaja no im just kidding

08:39 PM Aug 27 2007 |

Yomismo

Germany

i think bon jovi is like a barbie, full of shellac and his music is all the time the same, you can't make the diference between one record and another, just comercial music for teenagers. When are you gonna talk about rammstein or slipknot, in flames, dark tranquility, quique gonzalez, etc???

 

08:33 PM Aug 27 2007 |

shanie

shanie

China

whether i will do i don't know because i have not cared about my age yet ,but wether others do or not .i think it 's their 's choice ,i will respect . BON JOVI rocks !!  i like them very much !!

08:17 PM Aug 27 2007 |

shimanaz

shimanaz

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

In my opinion, getting old and even having wrinkles isn’t a horrible nightmare, But what can really be wrong about botox injection?! It’s just like a long lasting make-up, and as far as I know everybody around me, who had done it, is satisfied with it. I think experiencing everything in the proper time is good,even if that thing is getting old and wrinkled all over. In Iran we also have some actors and singers who seem like, they’ll never grow old. Even some of them have the same age of my grandparents, but they look like a middle-aged person!

07:12 PM Aug 27 2007 |

zeus2006

zeus2006Super Member!

Turkey

Hi Friends,

I left some message under member reviews but I made some grammer mistake and wanted to change it I couldn't find how to manage it.If someone knows it may they explain it to me?Thanks for concern.Zeus:)

It must be like this: ''I guess even I may have botox injected on my face,but not yet :)''

11:49 AM Aug 27 2007 |

applezheng

applezheng

China

botox is either good or not i donno know coz i am young for several years

11:24 AM Aug 27 2007 |

tear_drop

tear_drop

Poland

I  don't think that getting Botox injection is something wrong, if it can make people look better, and what the most important – feel better – why not ?

11:24 AM Aug 27 2007 |

gilmaster288

Cote D'Ivoire

EmbarassedI better listen Hip Hop,asian and word music for the time being.But who can show me to The man so called icon?

I don't know about him.May be cultural,informations access, and continental progress  in word communication gulf matters.

make me fancy

 

10:41 AM Aug 27 2007 |

zeus2006

zeus2006Super Member!

Turkey

I guess even I may have botox enject on my face,But not now :)

09:20 AM Aug 27 2007 |

zeus2006

zeus2006Super Member!

Turkey

This is very fashion topic recently,not just famous and reach people even normal people began to enject botox on their face I don't know whether it is good or not,but just I know if people are happy after botox no problem!!!!!

09:18 AM Aug 27 2007 |

seleh

seleh

Iraq

I think I wouldn't use Botox. At least now I think so. Sometimes I think wrinkles makes us seem cool…Cool

08:31 AM Aug 27 2007 |

stellatse

stellatse

China

though they change to be more like a country band,but their spirit is forever!! I love them !especially JON and RICHIE!!

whatever they sing ,I'll never forget their HEATED LIVE !! I love BON JOVI!!Wink

08:25 AM Aug 27 2007 |

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