ONLINE CHAT WITH JON, FEB 1st 2000

Have you ever met Tim couch of the Cleveland browns?
Jon:  no

Jon: Kon Chauvie sure I'll say hi to you guys.. You guys did a very 
good version of our songs.

Will there be a new stage?
Jon:  yes

Are you hung over jon?
Jon: no I'm not ;)

Do you like the Black Crows?
Jon: yes

Is there gonna be a democratic fund raiser?
Jon:  no fund raiser but I did see the president last weekend. 

Will there be the Disney movie?
Jon: no (thank god)

Will there be a fan club screening for U571?
Jon:  don't know but not a bad idea.

Have you heard Jimmy Barnes' new album?
Jon:  no I haven't heard it.

Do you have any Tico's paintings?
Jon:  many

Will this be the last Bon Jovi album?
Jon:  not sure... (laughing) hey call me on that.

Do you know Hanoi Rocks?
Jon:  yea I remember them.

Are you an Axl Rose fan?
Jon:  yes

Do you like Savage Garden?
Jon:  no not my type of thing.

How is Snake?
Jon: just saw Snake in LA.  He's doing good...

Is there gonna be any videos?
Jon: the video is not done yet and hopefully there will be 4 videos 
for this album.

Will you come back to Portland?
Jon:  yea I would like to come back to Portland.

Where is Richie?
Jon:  Richie is in NY. He just got back from LA.

Will you work with Wayne Ishman again?
Jon:  yea I will work with Wayne. He is doing our videos.

Will you guys do a "behind the music"?
Jon:  no I hate those things, they are stupid and I'm tired of hearing 
people whining all the time.

Are there any ballads on the album?
Jon:  yea 3; Thank you for loving me, She's a mystery, and Save the world.

What kind of aftershave do you use?
Jon:  who cares what my after shave is .. Settle down.. Geeshh

Why did you decide on Pay it forward?
Jon:  I decided on that because it's a big movie, great cast.

What type of role are you gonna be doing?
Jon:   well its a kind of an abusive family part. The kid from the Sixth 
Sense will act son. 

Will you be doing any comedies?
Jon:  no comedy movies.

How many songs will be on the album?
Jon:  12 songs for USA, 13 for Asia, and 13 for Europe.

Will you be doing a Hard Rock live?
Jon:  no we already passed on that.. I don-t like them, I think they are goofy.

Is the album done yet?
Jon: no the album is not done and probably won't be until the first of March.

Have you ever experienced writer's block?
Jon:  all the time.

How come you don't like the Dutch fan club?
Jon:  we like the Dutch fan club, it's just not an official fan club.

Will you do a story tellers?
Jon: yea maybe we could do that one.. Its pretty cool

How come America doesn't get bonus tracks?
Jon:  cause America gets the actual album and you have to give the 
other countries B-sides. I dont know why that is the way it is.

Have you still been jogging?
Jon:  no I have done that in a while and probably won't - I need to have 
knee surgery.

Hugh said its not a pretty sight to see you naked.
Jon: (laughing) "fuck Huey"

Could your knee effect the tour?
Jon:  maybe I need to get on having that operation done.

Are you excited about the tour as much as we are?
Jon:  I will be when I show up for it,  but until then I don't think about it much.

Are there any support bands as of yet?
Jon:  no support bands decided yet, dont know what's going on with 
the tour dates yet.

Have you seen Interview with a vampire?
Jon:  yea

Jon:  Australia you get the same bonus track as a
Asia.

Are there any plans for a live album?
Jon:  we have been talking about that for 10 years now.

Is there gonna be a box set?
Jon:  eventually we will get around to a box set.

Are you gonna still do solo's?
Jon:  yea we are still gonna keep making records..