jonas fever

So when I found a concert ticket on my desk the other day I got really excited but that feeling quickly left when I read that I gained admission to the upcoming Jonas Brothers show. Aw man! But, everyone around me said this was the show to see if not for the Jonas Bros themselves but for the screaming, crying crazy fans! I wasn't disappointed. After studying up on this Disney Channel franchise with a new 11-year-old friend of mine, yes, we watched the Disney Channel Games and I officially think that the Disney Channel has single handedly taken over the minds of our youth, I had an inkling of how crazed young girls are when it comes to the Jonas Brothers. And, how can they not be? There is a Jonas boy for every age group! Maybe you like a more mature brother? Go for Kevin, he's 20 and fierce in his sassy skinny-tied suit. Or maybe Kevin's straight, edgy hair sweeping across his brow isn't your style. You might want to take a peek at Joe. He's 19 and has a slightly different look, a bit less slick and bit more geeky with his curly hair and thick sideburns. He looks like a good ol' boy. But of course, they are all good boys with purity rings wrapped around their left ring fingers from the preachings of their Evangelical preacher father. But, let's say you're worried about what your mother might think when you bring a 19 or 20-year-old rocker to your 8th grade graduation...you might want to take a peek at Nick, he's 15. Sure, he's still a bit old but he's the sweetie of the group and makes every girl's heart melt. And at that age, jealousy is everything.

I still feel left behind though. When I was a kid I remember the New Kids on the Block craze. We loved them all and yes, they offered the diversity in ages and backgrounds that made us swoon. I adored Donnie. He was the dangerous one with his salty attitude and torn jeans. Oh I bet he gets in so much trouble with that bandana of his! So, maybe the Jonas Brothers are the next generation of the whole boy band thing...but still there are so many VERY young little girls out there in the audience and they're shouting things like marriage and boyfriends and relationships at the tween pop princes. Marriage!? When I was seven-years-old I think Barney was THE idol available to us and let me tell you, I certainly wasn't thinking about boys (um, cooties?) I certainly wasn't thinking about marrying these cootie-infested males and I certainly wasn't willing to cross species lines by settling down with a green and purple spotted foam dinosaur. I think I just got arthritis by writing this, I feel old.

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