JackieBlue |
02-19-2016 11:56 PM |
Thanks for posting, rocknation!! :D
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Originally Posted by symbeline
(Post 1199067)
... On the other hand, I'm not sure if Richie would be happy to share the spotlight with Bobby. Not throwing shade at all, I'm learning to play guitar and man, I don't see Richie anywhere when looking for info/best of lists etc. Must be frustrating to be on a local best of list, but ignored on almost every other.
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Richie's been sharing the spotlight his entire career so I seriously doubt it bothers him that Bobby and Matt are on the list, too. From all accounts they both have fairly respectable reputations along the Jersey Shore. ;)
My guess is that Richie is perfectly okay with coming in second only to Les Paul, regardless of who else is on the list. That's pretty impressive! And he came in ahead of Bruce, too, which probably made Jon happy, since this is the second year in a row that he or someone associated with the band bested Springsteen in a Jersey poll.
I was surprised to learn about the poll from last year since I didn't recall seeing anything about it here. I couldn't find it posted in General Discussion but if I overlooked it, or if it was posted somewhere else, I apologize for the double posting.
http://m.nydailynews.com/entertainme...icle-1.2153910
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Jon Bon Jovi was crowned as the Garden State's favorite rocker over Bruce Springsteen in a poll of readers on Asbury Park Press' web site.
Bon Jovi received 11,140 votes (50.7 percent) while Springsteen racked up 49.34 percent in the poll.
Springsteen was No. 23 on Rolling Stone Magazine's 100 Greatest Artists of all time, for example, while Bon Jovi didn't crack the list.
And it's not exactly a scientific poll: the results may have been skewed by a tweet by Bon Jovi's brother, Matthew Bongiovi on the last day of voting last Friday.
Matthew Bongiovi @TheMattBongiovi
Only just over hour left to vote. GO GO GO!!! The power of the Bon Jovi Nation http://www.app.com/story/entertainme...23pd_a_8704081 …
10:45 PM - 13 Mar 2015
"Bon Jovi has some OK pop songs, but Bruce is the greatest songwriter/performer in history," griped one poster on app.com. "There's absolutely no comparison. You can't compare 'Bad Medicine' to 'The River.' ''
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I think it's a shame how the press tries to diminish Jon's accomplishments every time something good is said about him. Seems kinda snippy to me that they made the reference to Matt's tweet. One article I saw even went so far as to point out that it was retweeted 61 times! So f'n what? It was a fan poll. It's what fans do!!
The guy just can't catch a break!!:roll:
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