Local Bar in Bon Jovi Video for "Lost Highway"

Folks figured Jon Bon Jovi and his band might make an appearance at the Iron Bull Saloon in Lakemoor, Illinois, on Wednesday August 1st. Some went there, but came away disappointed. The band pulled a no-show. Lakemoor is about seven miles from our place in Spring Grove, and about 50 miles northwest of Chicago.

As it turned out, all they needed were exterior shots for the video for the song "Lost Highway" off their newly released album. The song is about a couple driving on a highway, who, when they hit a traffic jam, get off on a small country road and it leads them to a bar with a big party going on inside it. They go in and have a great time.

Like Michael Wallis likes to say, "Life begins at the off-ramp." They find out it is so. Is there a moral in this story somewhere? We "roadfolk" already know that.

Production manager Joe Tabbush, said the inside of the bar wasn't conducive to the party scene. They used Fitzgerald's in Berwyn for the interior shots. Fitzgerald's is a noted venue for live music in the Chicagoland area. And Berwyn, of course, is located along the famous Route 66, outside of Chicago.

They picked the Iron Bull also for the utility road next to it. Tabbush said, "We liked the roads around here. They're very desolate and open."

I look forward to seeing the video and hearing the song. I'm not sure I want to fork over the $15 for a CD if that's the only song I like on it. But, I kind of think I'll like "Lost Highway."

Give Me Those Old Two Lane Roads, Right, Bon Jovi. --RoadDog