Kristen's early birthday gift

A couple days ago, I took Kristen to her first concert for her birthday. It was Avril Lavigne and the Jonas Brothers. We got there really early, which was a good thing, because it was packed and we were surrounded by screaming,rabid teens and preteens, all swooning over the Jonas Brothers. (they are 3 teenaged brothers, for those who don't know who they are, and if you don't ever watch Disney channel, you might not). I saw countless handmade shirts professing their love for one brother or another. I figured they will have to live in Utah or Montana or whereever it is that allows multiple wives, because from the shirts I saw, and various text messages that were displayed on the big screens before the show, these boys probably have almost 100 'wives' each. :-)

The opening act was by another girl who Disney is pimping out for exposure since she starred in a Disney movie recently on tv, Demi Lovato. She sang 6 songs, only one of which I could actually understand what she was singing. Not so impressive but I feel compelled to cut her some slack since she's starting out and therefore doesn't have much material. Either way, that was about 20 minutes, followed by another 15 to 20 minutes of changing up the set.

Avril came on next and she was a drastic improvement. I knew most of her songs that she sang since Kristen has all her CD's, so I've heard them before. She did a good job and the crowd was much more into her. That was a little over an hour, I believe.

There was a longer wait while they broke down her set. As I mentioned before, there were big screens and they kept flashing various text messages that people sent in to whatever number. Many were shoutouts to friends, but there were also many that suggested "scream if you love (insert jonas brother name here)". And people did scream. I was rather amused by it, thinking lab rats responding to commands. There were about 3 that stuck in my mind. One was "scream if you love cheese." huh? Then there was "oink like a pig if Nick's the one you dig". I didn't hear many takers for that particular display of affection. My personal favorite was "scream if you think your mom is hot". Um, yeah. I highly doubt that there were going to be any kids out there who thought "yeah, my mom is really hot!" not so much...

I have to say, the Jonas brothers put on a really good show. Their special effects were really good, with the lights and pyrotechnics and moving platforms. They had a good interaction with the audience. I'm not likely to run out and buy their music, but I did like a few of their songs and whether you're a fan of their music or not, they put on a good performance. They also let the fans sign the outside of their tour bus. Kristen did not sign it since I didn't have a sharpie in my purse, but I got a picture of her standing in front of the bus. (taken on the cell phone so I don't know how to post it here). At any rate, I enjoyed the concert more than I figured I would and Kristen had a great time, so it was a win win situation.