Okay. When I was 20, I was working as a waitress for Valley Forge Brewing Company, a local microbrewery and restaurant. One day after my lunch shift, I was sitting at the bar, watching TV and eating a sandwich. We had some kind of satellite station on and the song playing was �Living on a Prayer� by, you guessed it, Bon Jovi.
One of the sous chefs, Joe, came up behind the bar to refill his drink cup and asked me if I liked Bon Jovi. I told him I guess I did, and asked him what made him ask me.
He told me he hated Bon Jovi.
I laughed and said, �How can you HATE Bon Jovi? It�s just� Bon Jovi.�
Joe told me his story:
When Joe was about 12 years old, Slippery When Wet came out and Bon Jovi was HUGE. He was immediately a devoted fan. It was his most favorite band and he completely idolized them.
Around the same time, Joe�s parents had him in speech therapy because he had a severe stutter. As part of the therapy, Joe�s parents were told to encourage and spend time with him to help boost his self-esteem.
They were also very happy to see that Joe took such a great interest in music � namely Bon Jovi. So for his birthday, they got him tickets and backstage passes to see them in concert.
Joe was decked out for his rockin� night. He wore his Bon Jovi t-shirt, brought his Bon Jovi poster for autographs and wore his Bon Jovi painter�s cap. You remember them? They were canvas with a cardboard brim? Totally dude.
Joe LOVED the concert and went back stage on cloud nine and shaking a little bit with excitement.
He walked over to Bon Jovi and said, �Mm-mm-mm-Mister Bb-Bon Jj-jj-jj-Jovi, will you ss-sss-sss-sssign my pp-poster?�
May the Lord strike me down if I am lying. Bon Jovi looks at Joe and says: �Will someone get this fucking retard out of here?�
Joe, a grown man, looks me in the eye and says, �That effects me to this day.�
Bon Jovi, I hope you rot for saying something like that to your fans, let alone a CHILD. You sir, are an ASS and do not deserve fans like Joe.
10:13 AM - Friday, Aug. 06, 2004
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