A review by Nina Knudsen / bj2norway@usa.net

Hey all :-)

Just wanna share my story of going to see BJ in concert in Stockholm 9th and Gothenburg 10th :-)

(If anybody took pix at any of the shows plz email me, i'd luv to buy copies. And if anybody knows if the shows were filmed, plz email me.) :-)

Bon Jovi 2000
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August 8th:
Me, Turid " Camilla arrived in Stockholm 07:00, and we went to our hotel, Columbus, put our bags there, and then we wanted to take a look at the city. We went to a hotel where two of my Jovi sisters Pia " Marika were gonna be, I wrote a note to them both, telling them that I had arrived and wanted to see them. :-)

We came back to our hotel and jumped in the shower, Camilla wanted to see some museums while Turid and I wanted to go and check out Globen where Bon Jovi would be playing the next night. And we said that we’d met up again at 19:00 outside the hotel where Pia " Marika was staying, cuz I wanted to go and see if they had arrived. Outside Globen we saw a girl that came and sat down, so I asked her if she got in line for the Bon Jovi show, she said yes, it was now ca 18:00. :-) We talked for a while until Turid and I had to go. But we said to the girl that we would come back to be in the line with her later this night. :-) Before we went, we bought her a hamburger " soda,…we felt so sorry for her, cuz she was wearing very little clothes, and it was freezing outside.

Turid and I waited for Camilla outside the hotel, she came ca 19:20 – 19:25, and I said that I wanted to go inside and hear if Pia " Marika had come. Camilla went in with me. I called Marika’s room, but she wasn’t there, but Pia was, and as I was talking to her I saw Richie, then Tico, I told Pia, and I just dropped the phone to Camilla and ran towards Tico,…I could see myself running in slow motion :-) lol lol And I picked Tico on the shoulder, and I asked if I could get a picture of him " me together, he looked a little tired and serious, but he said ok fast. And I got my camera up,…a woman said hurry. And Tico said if you’re coming back later we can do it then. And I said no, I’m not coming back later. Tico smiled and said ok fast, and I gave the camera to Tico, and he gave it to a bellboy, and then picture was taken. I said thank you so much. :-) Wow. What just happened.?! Richie was walking ahead of Tico so I could only catch one of them. :-) My God how handsome they looked, Tico just gets more and more sexy as the years go by. :-)

I ran back to the phone in the reception where Pia were still on the line, I told her what just happened, and she said that she would come down so we could talk. As I was talking to her, I saw Marika coming towards me. I dropped the phone again. :-) It was so cool to see her in real life, I went in the bar with Marika, and got to meet her friends, Flor, and Marika’s mom. Marika’s mom said that she thought it was me when she saw a blonde girl flying after Tico. :-) :-):-) I told Camilla to get Turid who was standing outside, and when Turid came back in, she said that she saw Tico " Richie go in the car, and she got Richie’s autograph, but nobody got to take pix with Tico or Rich, so I was very very very lucky. :-) Thank you God. :-)

As I was talking to Marika, I saw Pia coming towards us, I ran to her and hugged her,..wow, wow, wow, it was so cool to see her for real, she’s so sweet, and sooooooo very very very beautiful. My God. :-) Pia mi I love you.:-) We talked a little, and we took pix together, and as we stood there in the doorway to the bar, we saw Hugh waiting for the elevator. :-) Very cool. :-) Oh Pia, it was so cool to see you for real, to talk to you. You are so sweet my dear Jovi sister. :-) We said that we’d meet again at the hotel in Gothenburg since we’re staying at the same hotel. After we left the hotel, I called my bestfriend, Siw Janne, and she freaked out when I told her that I just met Tico. After that we went and got something to eate, and then we got back to out hotel.:-) Wow, so many things happened at the same time. :-) WOW. Oh my God. :-) -Front row here we come. :-) Turid and I sleept a few hours, we had to get some sleep as we were going in the line in just a few hours. :-)

August 8th – night to the 9th ,………
Turid " I woke up at 00:00 and took the 00:30 train to Globen, and we slept outside to get front row at the show. Turid fell asleep in the line, but I couldn’t sleep, it was so damn cold. At 05:00 we went back to our hotel to eate breakfast and to freshen up. And we went back in line again ca 10:00 – 11:00. And then other Bon Jovi fans started to come. And I met Anu from Finland, Kris from Australia, Birgit S. from Germany, Maryann, Marika’s mom. And I met another girl from Norway too.

They opened the doors at 19:00, and I got crushed in the door from all the people behind me that wanted to get in the door as fast as I did. But my camera got crushed more than me. The numbers where u see how many pix u have taken didn’t work, but the blitz and the other buttons worked so I just pray that all the pix I took will be perfect. :-) I ran down the stairs to the hall as fast as I could, and I got front row, between Richie " Jon. My God, I don’t think I’ve run that fast ever. :-) I was front row. The security guard infront of me asked me if I was gonna throw the rose up onstage to Jon when he came. I said no, I’m gonna give it to him personally. The guard just looked at me and smiled, and he had a face esxpression that said ‘’dream on girl’’. Well I say just you wait and see.!!!!!…….:-)

I saw Obie, and I asked him if he could plz give my letter to Jon for me, he smiled as he took the letter, and said you want Jon to get it? And I said yes plz. :-) Here is the letter that Obie gave to Jon for me,…….
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Hey Jon, Richie, Tico, David " Hugh. Norway Aug. 2000

I wanna tell you that I have started an organisation to get you to Norway that I’ve called BJ2NORWAY. You guys just have to come here and play, there are tonz " tonz of Norwegian fans that would love to see you play in Oslo again. I believe that you will come. I have faith in you. :-)

And I hope to meet you guys again one day,…I met you in 1993 after I won a contest on MTV Europe, and I got to be your tour manager in Brussels 16.9. and escort you onstage for that show. And I also flew with you guys in the plane over to England on the night to 17.9. J And I met you again backstage at the milton keynes bowl 18.9. It was so wonderful to meet you. You are all just so amazing. I love you all.

7800 hugs from your biggest fan:
Nina Knudsen (Bongiovi)
Gamle Oslovei 2 b
7020 Trondheim, Norway.

Email: bj2norway@usa.net /> Homepages:
Nina’s Secret Dreams page.
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Balcony/9747/inde.html

Nina’s BJ2NORWAY organisation page.
http://www.geocities.com/bj2norway
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Bon Jovi came onstage (20:30 – 22:15.Not sure about the time!!!!) Jon wore sexy, TIGHT, blue leather pants, and a light blue leather shirt, and a silver necklace. God he’s so sexy. Yummy. :-) When Jon came onstage, he looked over to me, smiled so fine and read my banner. ( It said: ‘’BJ2Norway Organisation. Come to Norway a.s.a.p. We luv u always. Nina, Camilla " Turid.’’. ) And I think Jon read my letter, cuz he smiled so sweet and sexy to me when he looked at me. :-) Wow, the feeling you get when Jon looks right at you is just amazing. I love him always. He is the king. :-) He looked at the banner one more time during the show this night, and I think Richie looked at it too. Maybe they all looked at it. :-) I hope so. :-)

Jon came towards me, or my side of the stage many times, he was flirting with the crowd so much, he was in
such a great mood. :-) It was just heaven. In one song, Jon lost the voice, and we cheered on him, and he was all smiles and shock his head. :-) We love you always Jon. :-) :-) :-)

When we hear the intro to ‘’Lay your hands on me’’, all the crowd sang the words, Jon was smiling, and he walked over to Hugh, and asked him aren’t I the singer or, that’s my job. :-) :-) It was so cool. :-) A little into the song, the crowd went wild as we understod that Jon was on his way down to touch the people in the front row. I couldn’t believe it, Jon was touching people not so far from me, and he was coming closer. Jon was right infront of me, and I held out my rose to him, he looked at it, smiled at me and took it. God, he made me the happiest girl in the world. The sexy " warm eyes and smile that Jon gives you when he looks at you is to die for. I melted. If he told me to kiss his feet I’d do it. :-) When I thought Jon was gonna move on,..he jumps up on my left side, I touch his leg, stomach, chest and arm with my Norwegian flag, and I wipe the sweat from his face " arm with the flag,…I couldn’t believe it. Jon was standing right tere, next to me, soooooooo close to me. Oh Lord have mercy. God is good. :-) Thank you God. :-) Wow, wow, wow. :-) Then Jon jumps down and is onstage,…holding my rose in his hand. :-) I’m going out of my mind, and he was just here right in my face. My God. :-) Then he throws the rose to the crowd. :-) When the guys said goodbye to us after they finished the show, they all looked so happy and so overwhelmed,…and you saw on their lips that they said thank you to the fans, and Jon looks my way and smiles at me and gives me the thumbs up. :-) Wow. :-) Jon is so good. :-) Thank God for Jon " Bon Jovi. :-) I can’t describe the way Jon " the guys makes me feel. Bon Jovi rules now and forever. :-) Jon is an angel. :-) :-) :-)


I guess I have to tell you about my dream too,….many months ago I dreamt that I was front row at a Bon Jovi show, and I was wearing black pants and a red shirt, and holding my rose and Jon came and took it. It came true now tonight. I had to wear the clothes I had in my dream.! It blew me away when I thought about it. All you have to do is believe and have faith in your dreams. As Bon Jovi says, keep the faith. :-) I love Bon Jovi.

August 10th:
We took the train from Stockholm at 06:00, and we arrived in Gothenburg at 09:12. When we got in to the train station I saw Kris, Julia, Donna " another girl that I don’t remember the name of. And I talked a little to Julia " Donna. :-)

Camilla, Turid " I walked to our hotel that was called Liseberg Heden, and we left our bags there, and went to the venue that the Bon Bon’s was going to play at tonight. We were only 5 minutes from the Scandinavium. :-) Very cool. :-) When we came to the venue ca 10:00 – 10:30, I met Maryann and her friend Christel. :-) And I saw some girls that I saw last night in Stockholm too. :-) Camilla and I went back to our hotel to get a shower and to eate a little, while Turid wanted to be in the line. When I got back to the venue a few hours later I saw Pia again, and I also met Majken that was the Danish winner of the crew contest. And I also met my pen pal through many years, Ulrika. :-) And there were a guy that said I got the ‘award’ for the coolest t-shirt. –I wore my yellow ‘Slippery’ shirt. :-) He offered me tonz of money for it, but no money in this world can make me sell my ‘Slippery’ shirt. :-) :-) :-)

When it was time for the doors to be opened, (there were ca 5 – 6 people infront of me) I gave the man my ticket, and ran as fast as I could, I almost fell in the hall, but thank God I didn’t. It felt like I was flying down the stairs, suddenly I was front row again,..right infront of Richie. I hang up my banner, and taped the Norwegian flag on my hand. :-) I was ready for Bon Jovi. :-) I couldn’t believe how lucky I was to be front row again. :-)
Bon Jovi hit the stage with ‘’prayer’’, and Jon looked at my banner again. :-) And he looked at me some times too during the concert, so did Richie, Dave, Tico " Hugh. :-)

The show was so wonderful, I sang my heart out. And when it was time for ‘’lay your hands on me’’,….the people that was in Stockholm the night before knew what was about to happened so we screamed and cheered. :-)I went out of my mind again,…Jon stopped right infront of me, and he looked at me, my flag, and my shirt!!!!,…then he smiles so sexy to me, and I took a picture of him when he was so close to me. :-) It’s so amazing to be so close to Jon. It can’t be described. :-) It’s totally heaven on earth. :-) Jon was so sexy today too,…all the Bon Bon’s were. :-) And Jon said that the crowd tonight was great, and I guess we all got wilder because of that. :-) When the boys said goodbye, the crowd went crazy and we yelled one more time, they got together and talked, and Jon looked at the crwod and was like ok, you’ll get what you ask for,..and they start to play my favourite song from ‘Crush’: ‘’thank you for loving me’’. I love that song. And to hear it live,..it blew me away. Jon is such a great singer. His sexy and warm voice,…God I love you Jon. Bon Jovi is #1 now and forever. :-) After the show I asked a guy in the crew if I could plz get the playlist, he looked at me and smiled and walked away,…I still waited, and when he came back, I asked him again, and he gave it to me. :-)
The songs that were on the playlist are:
‘’Prayer’’
‘’Bad name’’
‘’Captain crash’’
‘’Say it isn’t so’’
‘’One wild night’’
‘’Born to be my baby’’
‘’It’s my life’’
‘’Runaway’’
‘’Mystery train’’
‘’Saturday night’’
‘’100 years’’
‘’Wild in the streets’’
‘’Older’’
‘’Hands’’
‘’Sleep’’
‘’Medicine’’
‘’Girl’’
‘’Blood’’
‘’Wanted’’
‘’Faith’’

AUDIBLES:
‘’Danmed’’
‘’Blaze’’
‘’Die for you’’
‘’These days’’

I guess Bon Jovi wanted to say thank you to the fans when they played ‘’thank you for loving me’’ instead of any of the other audibles.

When we came back to out hotel, somebody said my name,...it's Shari, it was so cool to meet ya sis. U are so sweet. :-) I know it's easy to say, but try not to think about all the nasty things that ppl say about u. If they knew you they wouldn't say such nasty things about u. I luv u sis. U are such a sweet " nice girl. :-)

I also wanna say that both the Swedish shows felt like small, intimate concerts,..maybe cuz I was front row.?! :-)It’s GREAT to have Bon Jovi back again. :-)

7800 hugs,…Nina Knudsen, Norway.

BWJBJ # 9660

I love ya tonz forever Pia and Shari:-) U're so cool :-)Thanx for being my Jovi sisters for life :-)

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