In the world of music, the year 1989 was full of wild hair and classic rock. It was also the last time Bon Jovi performed in Regina, as part of his New Jersey tour.
For Jim and Michelle Weins, that tour forever changed their future.
“I was just going to have some fun with the girls,” Michelle said. “See a band that we idolized, back then -- listen to some music. I never once thought that my life would change that night.”
It was at the Agridome that August night when two teens came face to face for the first time.
“I just looked right at her and said, ‘Hi, I’m Jim’,” Jim said.
Heavy metal band Skid Row was halfway through their performance when Michelle lost track of Jim.
“I looked over and he wasn’t there anymore,” Michelle said. “Then I realized he was standing right beside me.
“Within minutes we were holding hands.”
Twenty-one years later, the couple is still together, including 13 years of marriage. They have three kids and a collection of Bon Jovi memorabilia. It’s a story they are not afraid to tell others about.
“We always have this argument back and forth about who grabbed whose hand first,” Jim laughs.
With Bon Jovi taking the stage once again in Regina, the Weins say the night is about much more than just music.
“It’s something to celebrate our whole lives together, how much our lives have changed from back then, when we were just two silly kids from highschool,” Jim said.
To them, the concert represents over 20 years of happiness.
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