Tomorrow's Oprah - Jon Von Jovi - Quiltermom, just for YOU!!

**Michelle** · 09-22-2005, 08:15 AM

Originally posted by bamamomto4
poo..I missed it. I always miss Oprah though

Has anyone seen him on,I believe CMT with Sugarland? I think they were flirting!! lol Is he still married?

Yes, he's still married to his high school sweetheart. I think the show said that they've been married for 16? or 19? years?

**Michelle** · 09-22-2005, 08:16 AM

Originally posted by homesteadmamma
I'm not into his type of music, however I love his motto "give to live". It's so neat to see someone like him giving to others. Thats awesome!!

ITA

He and the band gave Oprah $1 million for her Angels Network.

And how cool is it that everyone in Oprah's audience got tickets to Bon Jovi's show?

I love feel good shows like this

**Michelle** · 09-22-2005, 08:18 AM

Quiltermom, did you ever see them in concert? I saw them back in 1989 at Great Woods in Mass. They put on such a great show!

**QuilterMom** · 09-22-2005, 08:21 AM

Originally posted by Michelle
Quiltermom, did you ever see them in concert? I saw them back in 1989 at Great Woods in Mass. They put on such a great show!

I've seen them so many times in multiple cities that I've lost count.

**QuilterMom** · 09-22-2005, 08:23 AM

Originally posted by Early Bird
I just gotta crack up reading this. I visualize someone with a name like 'Quilter Mom'. Sorry if it doesn't fit, but I think of someone MATRONLY. With a rocking chair. And needlework on her lap.

And then I visualize Bon Jovi's 'Hot for Teacher' video.

The two don't quite mix.

I didn't start out with that username on here. I did have something more 'hip'. Without explaining why, I felt a need to change and for lack of being able to come up with a 'catchier' username I chose something that is a hobby of mine and something that I am very proud of being. I'm 36 so I'm far from matronly or being in a rocking chair. LOL

Hot For Teacher was definitely Van Halen like Michelle already said.

**homesteadmamma** · 09-22-2005, 09:22 AM

Not only did he give one million dollars to Oprah's angel network and tickets to everyone in the audience, he is also building 4 Habitat for Humanity homes. It shows what the man is made of. We might say, well he's rich, he can do that. We can all learn from him, what one person can do. It doesn't matter the amount, its what is in the heart. I think it's awesome that he has decided to give to live.

Yes he has been married for 16 years and has 4 kids.

**Michelle** · 09-22-2005, 10:44 AM

Originally posted by homesteadmamma
Not only did he give one million dollars to Oprah's angel network and tickets to everyone in the audience, he is also building 4 Habitat for Humanity homes. It shows what the man is made of. We might say, well he's rich, he can do that. We can all learn from him, what one person can do. It doesn't matter the amount, its what is in the heart. I think it's awesome that he has decided to give to live.

Yes he has been married for 16 years and has 4 kids.

And also to his credit--just because he's wealthy doesn't mean he *has* to spend his money on helping people, kwim? It's his money to do with what he wishes. It's just a wonderful thing that he chose to give it back to the community.

Did you see how excited those kids were when they all got backpacks full of supplies? It looked like Christmas there they were so excited. Got me all weepy.

**homesteadmamma** · 09-22-2005, 12:36 PM

Michelle I agree. It was wonderful to see those kids. It looks like he sponsors that school with funding and things for those kids. It was just so neat to see those little ones excited over backpacks. Most kids just take them for granted, kwim.

**QuilterMom** · 09-22-2005, 12:40 PM

Oh yeah. I cried through all of that. I've known he was very into giving from various reports I've seen over the years, but it was so nice to really see it in some detail and not just be told a little snippet by some reporter.

**UPSyours2** · 09-22-2005, 01:51 PM

Who could resist those bright blue twinkly eyes

I'm a Bon Jovi fan forever. I grew up listening to his music. Never got to go to a concert yet! DH likes his music too so maybe I'll get that chance to see him in concert.

All those lucky people on OPRAH going to the concert. I watched him on QVC in concert awhile back. (not the same as being there)

While watching MSNBC last night watching the jetBLUE airbus trying to burn up fuel so they could land since the landing gear front wheel was jammed since take-off. Then they were talking about another plane who had problems losing an engine awhile ago (not sure if this was his plane they were talking about)...but I remember Bon Jovi was on an airplane who lost there engine too! It's strange how I remember things & thinking about it the same day he was on O!

This pic of him I found online it was in Crush Magazine

http://come.to/crushmagazine

~ ANDREA ~

http://www.usaweekend.com/05_issues/...tml#difference

I read this article awhile ago but decided to post the link here since Jon Bon Jovi was on OPRAH yesterday!

Bon Jovi...John Francis Bongiovi married his High School Sweetheart Dorothea Hurley on April 28, 1989 in the Graceland Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA & has 4 kids ranging in age from 1 -12 years old.

~ Stephanie Rose Bongiovi (May 31, 1993)~12
~ Jesse James Louis Bongiovi (February 19, 1995)~10
~ Jacob Hurley Bongiovi (May 7, 2002)~3
~ Romeo Jon Bongiovi (March 29, 2004) ~ 1

**UPSyours2** · 09-22-2005, 02:46 PM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032633/?ta=y

COMING UP ON TODAY

FRIDAY, SEPT. 23
7:00 a.m. ET Bon Jovi performs live on the plaza on "Toyota Concert Series on Today." Hal Rubenstein talks about the accessory report on "In Style Today."

Bon Jovi will be on tv tomorrow morning "it's a good thing I wake-up @ 4:45 AM) so by 7 AM I'm totally awake & cooking Ma's breakfast by 8 AM.

I'm watching "PASSIONS" now & just saw the commercial for Bon Jovi & heard him singing "HAVE A NICE DAY" I gotta get the cd soon

maybe my next TARGET trip if they have it.

Here's another link & there's a pic of his wife Dorothea too w/him.

http://www.arts.telegraph.co.uk/arts...ixartleft.html

Instead of producing a video for his forthcoming single, Who Says You Can't Go Home, Bon Jovi is donating the cash that he would have spent to housing charity, Habitat for Humanity.

"That money is going to house four families," he says. "I'll be writing a cheque for a good portion of it personally and that's fine. It makes you feel good and you're doing it for the right reasons.

"I think volunteerism should be fashionable. That's my goal. To make volunteering the new black," he says. "Angelina Jolie is seemingly doing an incredible job at philanthropy. I think she's found her niche, just like I feel I've found mine. She's a great ambassador."

~ANDREA~

**Early Bird** · 09-22-2005, 06:23 PM

Originally posted by Michelle
LOL actually "Hot for Teacher" was done by Van Halen

No wonder the two images didn't mix! What's Bon Jovi famous for?

**QuilterMom** · 09-22-2005, 07:15 PM

Livin' On A Prayer
You Give Love A Bad Name
Wanted Dead or Alive
Blaze of Glory (from the Young Guns soundtrack)
I'll Be There For You
Always
Never Say Goodbye
Runaway
It's My Life
Thank You For Loving Me

to name just a few.