Thursday, December 12, 2024
News, analysis and commentary by UBC Journalism students
Uncategorized

Grandma at the Bon Jovi show

“It’s my life, it’s now or never. I ain’t gonna live forever. I just wanna live while I’m alive.”  …

By Jacqueline Ronson , in , on March 31, 2011 Tags: , , , , ,

“It’s my life, it’s now or never. I ain’t gonna live forever. I just wanna live while I’m alive.”

Tami Tate and Bev Turkington at Saturday's Bon Jovi concert in Vancouver
Bev and Tami have been Bon Jovi fans since 1983. Source: Tami Tate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bev Turkington took Bon Jovi’s famous lyrics to heart when she went her first rock concert at age 74.

Related: Bon Jovi: Now or never and forever

Listen to her and her daughter, Tami Tate, talk about the show.

[audio:https://thethunderbird.ca/files/2011/03/Tami-and-Bev-Edit1.mp3|titles=Grandma at the Bon Jovi show]

 

 

Related Posts

Five must-see art shows for March

It’s true that a number of great visual arts shows sponsored by the 2010 Cultural Olympiad have been taken down,…

Immigrant musicians struggle to make themselves heard

Vancouver boasts one of the most vibrant music scenes in the country. On any given night, bass lines pump from…

Vancouver rental plan stirs controversy

A determined group of residents in Vancouver’s West End have taken to the streets in protest every Saturday since October. …

Why should a Canadian care about the U.S. Senate?

I get made fun of a lot for knowing who Jim Bunning is. This is really true. Actually, Bunning may…

Comments

Leave a Reply