A SLAB O’ LIFE WITH BON JOVI
Japan. Land of the Rising Sun, transistors and raw squid as a dietary staple. Birthplace of the Atomic Age. Elephants’ graveyard for stadium bands that have outstayed their welcome in the rest of the world. You know the place. It’s 8 p.m., and all over the country kids in Walkmans are clustered in the glow of 24-inch Trinitrons, their tricolored shadows dancing on the walls behind them.
A SLAB O’ LIFE WITH BON JOVI
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John Neilson
Japan. Land of the Rising Sun, transistors and raw squid as a dietary staple. Birthplace of the Atomic Age. Elephants’ graveyard for stadium bands that have outstayed their welcome in the rest of the world. You know the place.
It’s 8 p.m., and all over the country kids in Walkmans are clustered in the glow of 24-inch Trinitrons, their tricolored shadows dancing on the walls behind them. Tonight, as on every Monday night, they’re waiting for their favorite show: Fuji TV’s Yoruno Hit Studio! For some of them, however, tonight will be special. In a little over two hours, a telecommunications satellite miles overhead will be beaming down images from the big country across the big water, images of one of America’s latest cultural exports. In a few breathless hours, Japan will be watching Bon Jovi—live!