Face Down In The Dirt

Kinda Prologue

This is less of a Prologue than it is another Foward, but I wanted to include because I like to share my thinking process. No one in my personal life knows that I write, so this is where I share and talk.

So one thing that helped me with writing this particular story, was my recent discovery of writer BneJovi. She mostly writes Bon Jovi stories, but she began a Terrorcest book (Into the Echo) a few months ago. It popped up one day in the Tommy Lee/Nikki Sixx feed on AO3. (The only feed that I ever check.)

So, I began reading it. I loved her style of writing, right away. And realized soon that the Tommy/Nikki story was based off of a trio of Bon Jovi stories called "Saturday Nights Gave Me Sunday Mornings," which had Nikki (and a little bit of Tommy)  intertwined within. In order to get the back story of Into the Echo, I began reading the companion books, even though Bon Jovi isn't my go-to band. And sadly, I'm a Jersey girl... but I just love my L.A. boys more.

I always liked Bon Jovi's music, but never got that band crush. I thought Richie was kind of cute. And they did give me a memorable moment when Jon and Richie played "Wanted Dead or Alive" as a duet at the 1989 VMA awards. That was a pretty orgasmic moment for me. Hell, it still sticks in my mind 31 years later, and I don't remember many other VMA moments over the years aside from Madonna humping the floor and Axl Rose singing Free Fallin' with Tom Petty.

Anyway.... I really got into her stories, and it made writing this a lot more comfortable for me.

So, I had gotten the green light from the QueennEsther who requested this one shot, to take the flirting between Jon and Tommy a little bit further or maybe a lotta bit. So the day I started writing this, I was flipping through a Kerrang magazine from late '89. The magazine had an article titled "They Said It", which was a smattering of bizarre quotes from rock stars. It was just the quotes with no story behind them. So I saw a quote from JBJ that read:

"I would have busted his fucking head. He wouldn't be alive to talk about it." Jon Bon Jovi on Tommy Lee.

So, here I am ready to write a story involving the two, and I go and read that. I'm thinking.... what the hell? I didn't know that they had beef with each other. Jon and Nikki, yes. But Jon and Tommy, with a death threat no less? What is this about?

The incident with Doc McGhee at the Moscow Peace Festival came to mind, with Tommy punching Doc, who was the manager of both bands. But I couldn't imagine Jon getting so hot-headed as to threaten death upon Tommy. I mean, seriously, the guys in the others bands were probably just thinking.... Duuude... It was a classic spoiled rock star move.

So, what'd I do? I asked BneJovi if she knew what it was about. Other than guessing that it had something to do with the Moscow festival, she didnt know.... but, she did find out for me....

Sooo, here's what happened... after the festival, rumors began to circulate about the Tommy/Doc incident, along with the newly formed rivalry between Bon Jovi and Motley Crue. One rumor that was going around was that Tommy punched Jon at the festival (not Doc). It was a false rumor, but apparently a Kerrang interviewer had the gall to ask Jon about the validity of the rumor, and the above quote was Jon's response.

Mystery solved. Jon was riled up about the rumor, not an actual incident. Phew.... thusly, I could continue on with my intended story with confidence that Tommy and Jon didn't actually hate each other IRL.

Anyway, if you like Terrorcest, check out BneJovi's story Into the Echo. It's on Wattpad too. Warning... it's not for the faint of heart... read the tags before you proceed. I would recommend starting with Saturday Nights though to get the full story. Kudos to her beta reader Esayel too. Those stories have influenced certain elements in my book, at least in the way of implied references to Richie Sambora, who is not actually in this story... only mentioned.

I also have a gem buried in here just for my most consistent and loyal reader and commenter, WestHamBabe. You'll know it when you see it. Chapter Sixx, I think.