Blonde Jovi or Jon Bon Jovi
Although I was wondering if this was a late April Fool’s joke when I first read it, apparently this story isn’t one that someone made up to honor that tradition.
As reported by Australian music site Undercover, an all-female tribute band has found themselves in the crosshairs of Bon Jovi’s
One thing is for sure, however, if they were not aware of it before, they are now.
Who would want to pick on these ladies?
One would presume that it is well within the group’s power to put a stop to foolishness like this. You know, ring up the suits at “Blakely Sokoloff Taylor And Zafman” and tell them to back off.
As others around the net have pointed out, the tribute band calling itself “Blonde Jovi” (nice play on words, by the way) are obviously fans of the original group. Heck, they probably all had crushes on pretty boy Jon Bon Jovi 
Speaking of their MySpace page, it appears that the ladies may have caved to the demands made of them by Bon Jovi’s lawyers. Although I reached their page at this URL: http://www.myspace.com/blondejovi, there are now signs that the group is calling itself “Blonde Jersey.” Reading further, I was able to confirm that they have indeed changed their name as a result of the legal action that was being threatened.
How pathetic is that?
I’m seated firmly on the bandwagon with Undercover on this one, and will echo their sentiment that this is indeed a new low for Bon Jovi
This whole thing would be understandable if these ladies were out there performing for big crowds at major venues and making records, but it’s a local tribute band who are probably working their butts off playing clubs and other small venues just trying to make a living, and honoring Bon Jovi at the same time!
You don’t see the guys from Led Zeppelin sending their legal attack dogs after Lez Zeppelin, do you? And that name even more closely matches the original. Heck, I’ve even seen Lez Zeppelin ringtones for sale on some of the major ringtone websites. Apparently, Plant, Page and Jones are sensible enough to appreciate the sentiment.
Gee, I hope the ladies don’t have to worry about the state of New Jersey coming after them now that they are calling themselves “Blonde Jersey” until they come up with something they like better. Perhaps they could borrow a page from Prince’s handbook and call themselves “The Artists Formerly Known As Blonde Jovi,” but I suppose that wouldn’t keep the lawyers off their backs since it still contains the sacred word “Jovi.”
At the risk of being redundant, which in this case I feel is warranted: How pathetic.
guitarist Jimmy Page, who will inducted 
and was returning from a visit to the museum, and with Metallica’s James Hetfield and his family as they came down for an early dinner. Sound checks and rehearsals took place at the Cleveland Public Auditorium, where the ceremony will be held; Womack worked through a medley that will include “Across 110th Street” and “It’s All Over Now,” while Metallica had to wait into the evening until crew members could arrive from France on a delayed flight. There was no sound check for what’s likely to be one of the night’s highlights — a jam on Tiny Bradshaw’s “Train Kept A-Rollin’ ” with Metallica, the Rolling Stones’ Ron Wood (who’s inducting Womack) and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry — but Perry told Billboard.com “that’s probably better. It’ll be a little looser and…raw.”
” album, which was fairly road-tested when that album came out 34 years ago. The Boss recently started exploring the idea of getting a clone to take on tour so the original doesn’t suffer further abuse, asking the folks at 
Strat copied from those players’ own guitars. They’ve also mirrored guitars played by 
, Clapton and other guitar heroes.
have revealed the tour dates for their eagerly anticipated reunion, and at the moment it’s not particularly good news for fans in Europe.
