One wild night with Jon Bon Jovi By William Kenny
Times Staff Writer Allison Nield has no idea what the world was like before MTV. Nield, a Modena Park resident, was born on Oct. 6, 1980. MTV was born 10 months later, on Aug. 1, 1981. If nothing else, that should help explain her infatuation with one Jon Bon Jovi, the aging heartthrob from New Jersey who has thrilled female audiences and big-time record executives alike since the mid-1980s with his special brand of pretty smile-driven rock 'n' roll. His band, Bon Jovi, has experienced a renaissance of sorts in recent months, buoyed by the 2000 release of the album Crush (the band's first collective effort in five years) as well as the follow-up tour LP One Wild Night Live. The kids have flocked toward Bon Jovi, at times only to flee from the band later, but Nield has remained a fan through it all. That's why MTV couldn't have chosen a bigger fan for its One Wild Night With Bon Jovi contest. Nield was picked from among 80,000 entries, according to MTV spokeswoman Eileen Shell, to win a private Bon Jovi concert in her hometown. The show was held July 30, two days after the band's tour-ending performance at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The event was held in the relatively small Electric Factory at Seventh and Willow streets in Center City. MTV sent a limousine to pick up Nield and some companions at Nield's home before the show. In all, the contest winner gave out 100 tickets to her nearest and dearest friends or those who jumped first to get in line. | |
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