You are so right Christine. It's so boring if you can't share your memories and feelings with anyone. In the 80s I didn't have anyone who would have shared my interest in BJ (at least no one so eager that I was) but that didn't really matter because I was so young and even if I was a fan, they weren't such a big part of my life as they have been the past few years.

In KTF era I knew people who liked them but no one was actually a fan. I wanted to go to concert but couldn't get company. In 1995 after my first concert someone who knew both Laura and me and knew we were both big BJ fans, introduced us to each other and that's how it really started The next 1,5 years (from summer 95 to end of 96) were really great to be a Bon Jovi fan when you really had someone to share all experiences with and BJ were so big, they were everywhere. Crush/OWN era was also a great period for us fans and of course now when we are going to the tour... So I guess everytime they release an album makes the next year one big highlight :P

Taija