"If you work hard and have a lot of luck, dreams can and do come true. I know that's a corny phrase...until it happens to you".
David Bryan

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The text below was updated on 09/2011

Hello,
Nice to meet you ;o). My name is Roberta, I'm 31 years old, I'm from São Paulo - Brazil and I'll tell you a little bit about my life. Since I was a little girl, I always have been a fan, my first idol (Menudo) was when I was 3 years old. I went through a lot of different phases, Dominó, Xuxa, Paquitas, Angélica, New Kids On The Block, N'Sync, Red Hot Chilli Pepers, SPC, but none of these passions lasted long, except for one that began on July 1993.

It all started when my sister (God bless her lol) showed me some Bon Jovi videos, I remember that I even made fun of Jon's hair, and after that she bought the Keep The Faith cd, ever since then, I became an eternal bon jovi fan. I started buying all the magazines that had an article about them, I've bought all the cds (including bootlegs oops), to make a long history short: I began collecting all that I could. When I first travelled to USA, in 1994, I looked like a lunatic, everwhere I went, I had to buy something bon jovi related, so, I bought t-shirts (in the picutre, me and my aunt and ancle), books, cds, tapes etc. That is one thing that haven't changed in me, everytime I travel to the USA, I always buy some Bon Jovi stuff.

Gee, as soon as I found out the band existence, they became an essential part of my life, I've dreamed several times and I still do, about them, how many promises have I mad for one day to be close to them!

Regarding meeting the band, I haven't yet lol, but I was lucky enough to attend 3 concerts, in 93 em São Paulo, and in 95, in São Paulo and Curitiba, I can tell you, 100% sure, these are some of the best days of my life, these are moments that I'll always remember. The closest to the band that I've been was at the forth row, in the 1995 São Paulo concert, I was so emotional, I don't know what I'd do if I went a little closer lol. When I visited the Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum, New York, I was so emotional and excited that I even cryed!! I took so many pictures with "wax Jon" lol, I held it so much that it almost fell, I was also very moved when I took pictures holding a guitar signed by all the band and a Bon Jovi gold album).

When the band came in 90 I didn't know them, so I didn't suffer 'cause I didn't go to the show, but when Jon came in 1997, gee, how I suffered! First because I only knew he was in my country when he was already here (at that time the internet was not that used and news travelled not so fast lol) and second because, for lack of information, I didn't go to any tv show he went, I remember as if it was today, I watched "Programa Livre" and "Faustão", crying my eyes out. And at "Programa Livre", when that fan started to say all those things to Jon, and then kissing and hugging him, I mean, she lived my dream! She told him what I wanted to tell, she did what I wish I could do, I still get emotional when I watch the tape. In 2002 there was pain again lol, this time I knew the band was coming, I even knew too much! Besides the pocket show for the brazilian tv show "Fantástico" (for gests only), they would make an secret performance at another tv show, "Caldeirão do Huck", and I was one of the selected people to be at that tv show. Gee, when I knew I was going, I was so happy, emotional, excited, I thought that that would be my chance to make my dream come true, you know when you are in heaven for being so happy? So, I was feeling like that, but at the same way I was high, I went down, I fell actually, because Jon's mother in law passed away and they canceled the secret performance. Jesus, I think that that was one of the days I cried the most! I thought about going to Rio to try watching the pocket show, but I thought I was so worn out mentally because of what had happened, and I'm not one of those people who are really lucky and always get their way, you know? So I ended up not going, to spare my feelings, one more deception. At the time, everyone that tried to get in to watch the show, ended up getting in (that's good, the fans deserved it), but after that I couldn't read other people's histories, because I got thinking that I could have tried harder, and it could have turned out ok. In May' 03 something really emotional happen, only fans can understand it lol, there was a chat with Jon and he answered two of my questions. Obviously, I cried lol, I felt so close to him lol. Below there are the questions and answers:

rolovesbonjovi asks Jon: What would you like to ask the fans?
Answered by JON: Go buy albuns! Go buy Bounce!

rolovesbonjovi asks Jon: Jon, what do you miss the most of your "non famous" life?
Answered by JON: TIME. It's hard to be sitting at a hotel room in Germany watching DVDs...when there's nothing left to do today. I'm thousand of miles away from home and too tired to go sightseeing.

I know that weren't the most cute answers, but then again, my questions weren't cute either lol, I don't care, I felt closer to him INDEED lol. What else could I tell you? Well, I've learned english at school, but thanks to the band I got better at it, 'cause I didn't have internet yet, so I tried to get the lyrics just listening to the songs, and then I'd translate then, so like that I was getting more vocabulary. I also chose my graduation thinking about the band, I've graduated in tourism, so I could work at hotels and maybe, eventually, work at a hotel where bon jovi would stay ;)

The first time I went online was in 1997, and in 1999 I started creating this web site (that was named after my favorite song), I tried to make it the most complete possible. At first it was hosted at a free web hosting site, that was not good, it gave me a lot of trouble cause I always exceeded my limit and had to change everything, so in 2002 I decided to host it at a paid web hosting site, that was the end of my problems lol, cause now I can upload whatever I want, without have to mind with limit.

Now, regarding myself lol, I'm a ordinary girl, I like to have fun, to be with friends, my family (I live with my parents, sister and my wonderful dog named Feijão, that in english is Bean);

to go out, travel, tattoos (I've 9), jewelry, perfums, to listen to music, shopping, surf the web, and I really love to do my little site. I'm Leo and I had my share of pain so I try to live my life without worring so much, I don't let things hurt me, I always try to see the positive side of everything, I think we are on earth to be happy, so, that's how I try to live. Majored in tourism (althoug I didn't like it so much, the best thing that university helped me was to work at Disney for 3 months), but at the moment I work with translation, power point and flash animations.

So, this is me, I hope that one day my biggest dream will come true, that is to take autographs and pictures with each of one of the Bon Jovi band, mainly Jon, he is my favorite, and I have to tell him how much he means to me, how he is important to my life. I have faith in God that one that it will all happen, and when it does, I will tell you guys that visit my site, every detail of this that surely will be the happiest day of my life. Well, actually my biggest dream haven't came true yet, but, thanks God, at least I had the chance to be near them and Jon took my hand and gave me a kiss, I'm telling all the details, here.

I could just delete the paragraph above, but I thought it would be better to leave it here and to just tell you that my dreams have finally came true, I have their autographs and I also took a picture with Jon. Read it here.

ALELUIA my turn has finally arrived! I took a picture with Jon, entitled to hug and smile, and now I can say I'm a 100% accomplished fan. You can see the picture below and CLICK HERE to read the story.

Thank you very much for visiting me, make yourselves at home and come back always!

XOXO,
Ro