Othello senior had some help getting to the 1,000-point club

OTHELLO — Back in 1995, Jon Bon Jovi told the crowd before his set at the concerts for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, “ … My mother once told me if you were going to call somebody one your influences, then you need to know who their influences are … ” before he and Richie Sambora paid tribute to John Lennon by playing “Imagine.”