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White Winter Hymn by Fleet Foxes

Swoon!!!

Jonas Brothers at Nationwide aka I'm too old for this aka WHAT DID YOU SAY?

• Tickets: $59.50 each
• Parking: $10
• T-shirt: $35 (yay, they took plastic)
• 2 Pretzels and 2 Pepsis: $18.50 (yay, they took plastic)

The Veronicas:  Australian, loud, bland pop, mostly harmless (although one of their songs included the lyrics "And I wanna spend the night with you" which I didn't think was appropriate at a concert for young girls), mercifully short set and did I mention the music was LOUD? 

Demi Lovato: Disney's newest pop princess, bland, inoffensive music, decent voice.

The Jonas Brothers: I actually like SOS, Hold On, Year 3000, and Burnin' Up.  The rest of their music is okay and is inoffensive.  They put on a good show for teenyboppers and of course the girls in the audience were thrilled the entire show. 

The show: went from 7:00pm to 11:00 pm.  In between sets, they played mostly old people music (i.e. 70's stuff) and when they played Four Minutes by Madonna/JT every. single. girl. in the audience stood up, danced and sang along.  Also in between sets, they put text messages on two big screens.  Everytime I saw a text that said "Scream if you love the Jonas Brothers" I knew to plug my ears because the girls? screamed. 

The audience: never in my life have I wanted to taser so many people.  I am soooooo old because I just kept thinking, ya know, if you would all sit down and SHUT UP this would be so much more enjoyable.  I tried reminding myself that I would have been the same way if I had ever been able to see a Duran Duran concert.  Didn't help.  The screaming would have sent any rational person over the edge.  My ears are still recovering.  The people in section 105 rows A-C bear the brunt of my wrath.

I think E1 had fun, although next time (HA!) I'd probably bring one of her friends too. 

I *heart* this song!!

The News by Carbon Silicon

People started caring about what they eat
And people started smiling at everyone they meet
And people started looking for good instead of bad
Realize what they could lose in what they always had

People started growing, instead of being crushed
And people started slowing down instead of being rushed
And people started looking with very different eyes
And this information now comes as a surprise

Good morning here's the news and all of it is good
Good evening here's the news and all of it is good
And the weather's good!

People started calling those in power to account
And people started saying, "I want my voice to count"
And people started learning that they don't need to fight
And they control their future and try to make it right

And people started feeling that better's on the way
And people started feeling some peace and calm today
And people started liking the way that good life feels
And every precious moment becoming what is real

Good morning here's the news and all of it is good
Good evening here's the news and all of it is good
And the weather's good!

People started caring about what they eat
And people started smiling at everyone they meet
And people started looking for good instead of bad
Realize what they could lose in what they always had

People started growing, instead of being crushed
And people started slowing down instead of being rushed
And people started looking with very different eyes
And this information now comes as a surprise

Good morning here's the news and all of it is good
Good evening here's the news and all of it is good
And the weather's good!

Good morning here's the news and all of it is good
Good evening here's the news and all of it is good
And the weather's good!

Movin' On by E1

Baby, we've been together forever

I think it's time for me to move on

Move on

I have had enough

I don't want to see your face again

I don't want to listen to your voice again

I am through

I am done

I am moving on

Moving on

Even though she told me last week she is no longer interested in Simon ("I'm too young!!"), E1 says this song is not about him.