The Bon Jovi project
It all started innocently enough with a couple of clicks on the computer keyboard. I wonder how many people a day have that thought?


<p>But mine really was innocent. I had forgotten my CD wallet at home and needed something to listen to while I wrote yet another story about the county jail.
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<p>So, I went to the next option and pulled up Youtube. One of the first videos that came up was Bon Jovi's "Welcome to Wherever You Are."
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<p>I listened for a minute and decided I liked what I heard. As I listened, a fuzzy memory surfaced from my college days ... something about riding around in a car while "Lay Your Hands on Me" blared from the speakers. 
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<p>Just what have those New Jersey guys been up to since then, I wondered.
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<p>One search led to another and then another. Soon I had found copies of all 11 albums and more than a few DVDs of concerts.
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<p>Hey, I am Bon Jovi fan.
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<p>Next came the announcement that the group was planning to do a tour. They were even coming to Dallas. The first date, April 10, sold out and they added another for April 11.
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<p>Then, I decided I wanted to ask Messrs. (Jon) Bon Jovi and (Richie) Sambora, the song writing team that has kept the band relevant when all of the other hair bands faded away, a few questions and maybe write up that interview for our newspaper.
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<p>I really had no idea how to reach a super star rocker, but I put a lot of effort into it. So far, the effort has come to naught, but I am not done... as Bon Jovi would say ... I am going to do it "One more time with feeling." OK, I am going to do it several more times, until I get the answer I want.
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<p>Anyone with any ideas can drop me a line. I have already tried three publicists, a link to the record label and few other things.
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<p>I plan to keep plugging away to see what turns up and I will probably write about it along the way. So for now, I am still frantically seeking Bon Jovi and I hear he is getting closer.</p><p></p>