February 5, 2010- Bon Jovi Bus Concert
I won contest- 2 tickets to a private Bon Jovi concert. Mom
came with me because my brother was too sick to do so and I didn’t have any
friends even in this holodeck program, which is kind of pathetic. This event
was taking place in a very strange place- on a big, nice bus while it was on
the road. I wasn’t sure where we’d be driving to yet though.
It was leaving from
the Meadowlands so I had to drive there, but luckily in this reality there
wasn’t much traffic and less development in the area, as is often the case. We
saw the old Giants Stadium being torn down there too.
It was the
beginning of May and the temps were in the low 60s by late afternoon. Mom was
feeling cold and wore her winter coat and hat. I had on a sweat jacket, t-shirt
and jeans.
There were about
50 people on the bus. In a space at the front of it were the bands’
instruments. I saw a lady with her
doggie, a Border collie mix. I was thinking how odd it was that she had it with
her but also was wishing that one of my doggies were here also. 10 seconds
later, Mookie appeared on my lap.
Bon Jovi showed up
15 minutes later and now it was time for this adventure/event to begin. I’m not certain what road we were traveling
on, probably Rt. 3. I’m pretty sure that’s the one near the Meadowlands. But
here there were mountains; I saw snow on top of them .The area seemed more
rural after about a 5 minute drive.
They performed 3
songs before stopping to do a lecture/Q & A type thing. I was so upset when
my glasses disappeared during the latter. One of the mean aliens must’ve hacked
into the program and made this happen. They like picking on and spoiling things
for my friend Sam. I hoped that he’d detect this change and correct it so I’d
get my glasses back.
At one point,
Richie sat next to me. He was wearing a black leather jacket. I was feeling
kind of sleepy, and still angry about the glasses. I started dozing off,
completely unaware that my head was now on his arm. A little later, I woke up
as he was getting up. He left a flashlight on the seat next to me.
They were taking a
couple of requests, which was good. The first was one of my favorite songs, “It’s
My Life”; I was really getting into that. By then, my glasses had been
returned, thank goodness. They also did a few songs off of their new album.
Jon was walking
near me and I was feeling a bit nervous. This anxiety increased when he
actually talked to me. He told me that he liked my eyeglasses and asked me
where I got them. I said thanks and told him that they were from a place in
Elizabeth. He was wearing sunglasses which seemed sort of strange to me.
They had
performed only about 8 songs during the 2 hours that we had been on this bus so
far, which I was slightly annoyed about. I should have just been appreciating
the fact that I was part of such a special and unusual event. I felt guilty for
having that negative thought and emotion.
Jon asked us if we
wanted to go to a rest stop for something to eat, their treat, and everyone was
saying yes. When we got there I told mom
to stick close to me. We had to leave the 2 doggies on the bus. Mookie had been
sitting on Mom’s lap for most of the journey.
Only about a minute
later, I didn’t see Mom. She had wandered off already, which was upsetting. I
couldn’t see her anywhere; where could she have gone so quickly? I thought that
I had found her a couple of minutes later but this was just a woman with a
similar coat.
There seemed to be
a lot of people at this rest stop. It was much better than the ones in reality.
Another lady saw how upset I looked and offered to help me look for my mother
after I told her about my dilemma. That was very kind of her.
Luckily, we found
her a couple of minutes later. Many of the people from the bizarre traveling
concert were getting ice cream from Baskin Robbins, as did mom and I. I chose
my favorite flavor, mint chocolate chip, in the kiddie- sized cup.
We were all back on
the bus about 30 minutes later. Bon Jovi did a 6 more songs and there was
further interaction between the fans and them. During one of the power ballads,”
I’ll Be There for You”, Jon was close to and looking right at me for a bit. I
wondered why he had done this, but was also feeling happy about it.
The return trip to
the Meadowlands was much quicker, only about 70 minutes. We seemed to be going
the same speed as before. That seemed kind of weird, but in the holodeck many
such peculiar things happen.
It was already
daylight by the time that we got there even though it was only 12:30 a.m. Time
was definitely different in this reality which was cool, now I wouldn’t have to
drive home in the dark which is very hard for me because of my bad eyesight and
other reasons. Maybe in this reality I wouldn’t have such problems though.
When we were in the
parking lot, Jon said “Let’s do some more” The audience was excited that the
concert would be continuing. The bus traveled on a different road this time for
about 45 minutes as Bon Jovi did 5 more songs and chatted with the audience.
They signed some autographs too.
What a long
trip/concert this turned out to be, like 5 hours. I did have a very nice time.
Mom was tired. Mookie and Buffy didn’t have any “accidents” just like in the
real world when Mike, Mom, and I were at a party at Kathy’s house in PA for
most of the day. This was good.
I was petting
Mookie in my car for a minute and just about ready to head home when Sam sent
me back to my Earth. I had been preparing my lunch before being taken to his
world. Mom and I were going to watch “The Price is Right” then. That seemed so
dull compared to the thrilling event that I had just been a part of.
Buffy and Mookie
