Thursday, January 20, 2011

Bon Jovi Still Sucks

I laughed when I saw the Nirvana concert t-shirt at Target. The only time I could have seen them, early 1992, reminded me of a black eye. "Kurt Cobain should ban you from the show for liking Bon Jovi too." That was the last straw for my friend who bought the tickets. Then I said something else obnoxious, and he punched me. I chuckled through the pain, ending the friendship with another stupid comment. I recalled the last thing he ever said to me, "You don't have the credentials to insult people like you think you do!" I bought the t-shirt.


*blogger's note* This is my entry for @velvetverbosity 's 100 word challenge at  http://http://www.velvetverbosity.com/ . This week's one word prompt is CREDENTIALS. This is a partially true story of how my music snobbery gets me in trouble. I never had Nirvana tickets, but I did get sucker punched for saying Bon Jovi sucks. I still feel that way. Kurt would have been proud of me. I do own that t-shirt.




Posted by Lance at Thursday, January 20, 2011

16 comments:

  1. Velvet VerbosityJanuary 20, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    Kind of hilarious that you got punched for saying Bon Jovi sucks. Because they kinda do.

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  2. LanceJanuary 20, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    kinda?

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  3. barbaraJanuary 20, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    lol! My music era is the 60's (yes, I am THAT old), but daughters listened to JBJ and I heard many a sigh and watched as they swooned over tv shows with him highlighted. :) They would probably be embarrassed now. (I know the oldest is embarrassed over her Barry Manilow phase - hahahaha)

    thanks - great piece. :)

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 2:18 PM

    I knew there was a reason I liked you so much.

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  5. June B. AndersonJanuary 20, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    Snobbery'll get you in trouble every time, won't it? Good one. Or as Inspector Clouseau says, "Gude wune."

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  6. Tara R.January 20, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    I'm not too much of a music snob, but I do find it near impossible to favor both Nirvana and Bon Jovi. I would fear a lightning strike. Kurt would have been proud.

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  7. GreggJanuary 20, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    Sometimes it's worth a black eye to voice your musical opinion! Everyone has their own standards. :)

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  8. Ms. MaggieJanuary 20, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    *giggle*

    Great story. However, the thought I come away with is how sad it is that Target sells Nirvana t-shirts.

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    Dare I admit that liked JBJ at one point . . . .

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  10. The iHubbyJanuary 21, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    I am still hold a small piece of animosity towards my mom for not letting me see Nirvana when they came to our town. My locker partner offered me a FREE TICKET! Mom said I couldn't go cause I had homework to do. Well that was 1/1/94...4 months later he was dead.

    I would have bought the shirt too. I still have my NIN/Bowie tour shirt but my wife has assimilated it and it is her shirt she wears when she is sick. It's that EFFING COMFORTABLE!!

    Liking Bon Jovi and Nirvana can't be possible. the amount of suckage that Bon Jovi has just would create a black hole in music. A baboon could shit out a better record.

    Gun to the head or finger on the play button of Bon Jovi's greatest hits...PULL THE TRIGGER!~

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  11. LanceJanuary 21, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    Tin - They actually have a lot of cool t-shirts at Target, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, a few others. It's weird and ok at the same time.

    Ihubby - You win the internet today with those comments. Glad I found someone else with the same musical tastes. You're a good duck.

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  12. BoJanuary 21, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    I love how you like who you like and dont care what others think.

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  13. ChopperPapaJanuary 21, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    Dude, they don't kinda suck, that TOTALLY suck. I am feelin ya. My ex wife was from NJ and Bon Jovi was like bad haired greed gods to her. We listened to them all of the time.

    "Wanted Dead or Alive" -- how about dead?!?!?!

    btw..would the "hill of sugar" happen to mean Sugar Hill, G.A.?

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  14. 8January 21, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    I like it- very tight and well constructed.

    However, I do have to admit to owning both Bon Jovi and Nirvana tracks. Sorry. You like what you like.

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  15. LanceJanuary 21, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    Yeah, Papa, Sugar Hill Ga , right next to the Mall of Georgia. welcome to the blog.

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  16. you gotta wonderJanuary 23, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    I too find irony in the Nirvana/Target aspect. It's funny to remember the passion with which we defended our favorites. Thanks for sharing.

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