Thanks, Pierce. Enjoyed your piece on Bon Jovi. I grew up New Jersey, not far from his Sayreville, and I appreciated your views as both a music-lover and native of New Brunswick.

Bon Jovi has made a wonderful contribution to the state in recent years by opening a restaurant in Red Bank where the homeless eat free off a menu from which order anything they like (with their food paid for by Jon and Dorothea and customers' donations). It's a great story that's had a lot of well-deserved media attention.