My first Jovi memory is seeing the Born To Be My Baby video on MTV every night when I was 5 years old. My parents and my younger sister and I would watch the countdown every night and dance around the house. I heard the song and just loved it. It was really catchy with the "nanana's" and I had a grade school crush at the time that I would sing the song to on the bus every day along with I'll Be There For You and others. We just recently got back in contact with each other and she still remembers everything suprisingly. A hopless romantic at a very young age, I know. lol

I borrowed my parents NJ cassette after that and wore it out. I used to put on "concerts" in my room and when Jon would come up from under the stage to start LYHOM I would jump out of the closet and act out all the moves. The rest, as they say, is history. I got my own copy of SWW next and heard Prayer and now 18 years later, I've become a bigger fan than both my parents.

According to my mom, the Prayer video was on when I took my first steps at age three so I was destined to be a huge fan. I have Cerebral Palsy, luckily a very mild case, and didn't walk till I was three and a half. I don't mean for this to get all personal but the doctors said I would never be able to walk so it's only fitting that a song about triumphing over insermountable odds was on when I finally did. It has been my favorite song ever since I got that copy of SWW and it's still my personal theme song for every challenge I face.

Sorry that this was so long, the question just got me thinking. Great thread!!!!