World Tour Week 3!
Another busy week, and goodness knows what they have in store for us! Follow along to find out!
So far we have Jonas Records, and Softball!
7.7.09 Omaha , NE
“Road Dogs 28; Flyers 11″
The Guys played a softball game today and they crushed it!
The three singer brothers are performing for their third time in Omaha.
Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas say they enjoy softball and have organized games in various cities on their summer tour. Omaha was no different.
The game was sponsored by Marquis Jet and Net Jet. Members of their companies along with several Creighton Girls’ Softball players, joined John Knicely, Brian Mastre, Mike McKnight, Jim Siedlecki, Malorie Maddox, and Ann McIntire on the Marquis Jet “Flyers” team.
The Jonas Brothers and their band and crew made up the other team, the “Road Dogs.”
Although it was a close game, the Road Dogs pulled out a 28 – 11 victory. (WOWT, Omaha)
Umm – I’m sorry, but you don’t “pull out” a nearly 3 to 1 victory. The Fyers were crushed, the Road Dogs dominated, and both Ray and Mike Meehan both got 4 home runs. Nice.The Dogs are currently 2-0 in their 12 game season against the fly boys. Um, not to boast or anything.
WOWT has some cool “raw” footage you can watch here. Alternatively click the video below to watch them in action – in eerie silence. I don’t know what this is about, it is from the Omaha World-Herald . I guess newspapers are quiet. *New video with sound now!
Oh, and then there is the little matter of their NEW FREAKIN’ RECORD LABEL!
You have heard us talk about them before and we hope that you have seen them at one of our shows. IT IS OFFICIAL! We started a record label with our friends at Hollywood Records and HONOR SOCIETY is the first to be signed! We are so excited about this new venture and all the things to come for our friends.
That, my friends, is very cool.
A tidy little SayNow that talks about both Softball & Honor Society – Nice!
And we are still hours away from their show tonight!
SHOWTIME!
Hellooooo there horns 
(I always wanted to play the trombone)
Omaha tweet by tweet:
Swimming - John Taylor
@johnlloydtaylor had his new iPhone stolen by the hotel pool. Ridiculous. – Rob Hoffman
@Rob_Hoffman are you SERIOUS?????? please tell me you’re kidding. PLEEEEASE tell me you’re kidding!!!! – Christa Black
saw this recently at a bar in canada. love the dress code. people in LA would freak out if they saw this. – Greg Garbowsky
@Rob_Hoffman Not stolen, dunked in water!!! I have bad luck with phones… - John Taylor
me part 8…and the bachelorette: www.christablack.blogspot.com – Christa Black
http://bit.ly/63IeE - John Taylor
John dropped this bomb of LULZ on us with no commentary. We filled in the blanks!
Mussels. Awesome. - John Taylor
@holly_jonas awe, memories!!! - Christa Black
radiohead is fu$*ing awesome. - Rob Hoffman (ed.)
today i bought 3 things: a new backup camera, and two photo books: “fu&* you heroes” and “fu%& you too” both my glen e friedman. good day – Rob Hoffman
(Please note that the actual book titles are not edited – ed.)
Great day. Victory in the AM. - John Taylor
yep. it’s my anniversary. & i have to say…it’s been the best two years of my life!!!! love you, lucas!!! - Christa Black
Happy Anniversary, Christa & Lucas!
Game day - John Taylor
I’m known as white Manny, step off!! - Ryan Liestman
Road Dogs getting hyped.- John Taylor
Lawman loosens up - John Taylor
Morning friends! ( that’s right, I slept until noon). Uploaded a song that went along with yesterdays blog: www.christablack.blogspot.com – Christa Black
Champs. 2-0 - John Taylor
I’m going home tomorrow! Straight to Funkytown! - Ryan Liestman
Look what my baby sent me!!! Happy anniversary!!! - Christa Black
@holly_jonas http://twitpic.com/9m863 – awe, this is so cute!!! thanks so much, beautiful friend!!! - Christa Black
there are 2 girls at tonight’s show in full out wedding gowns. – Greg Garbowsky
In Omaha, ready to hit the stage. Who’s gonna get hype wit us?!?! – The H0rns (!!!!!!!)
Omaha rocks! Here’s one reason why.. - Jonasbrothers
@honorsociety you crushed it tonight. -Joe – Jonasbrothers
funny when a photo is paired up with the wrong headline. it’s for the article on the right. oh canadians - Greg Garbowsky
Headed to Mpls.- John Taylor
7.8.09 Minneapolis , MN
“Horns & BBQ in Funkytown”
Minneapolis tweet by tweet:
Twitter, we have arrived! Let’s get them…… - The H0rns
@theh0rns They bring it big every night! Believe the hype!- John Taylor
Yay! The horns finally gotta twitter! Follow them @theh0rns – Caroline Buckman
we tall girls gosta stick together. - Christa Black
grill master @yungfunkry, I mean…@yungryfunk - Christa Black
Minnesota backyard party’s are FUN!!!- Christa Black
the horns have a Twitter!!!! @theh0rns!!!!- Christa Black
Funky town here we come! - Jonasbrothers
@theh0rns playing some BBQ games - John Taylor
I wrote a song with @therealjordin for her new album (get it July 21st!!!!!) - Christa Black
He loves the Golden Gophers but he’s tired of all the drawn out winters- Rob Hoffman
Ryan, getting his hair did. - John Taylor
About to hit Minneapolis’ stage. Who’s hype? Get with us…..- The H0rns
Getting ready to rock Minneapolis.- The H0rns
Twitter, we did it again! Thats what it is……Thank you for all the love. .- The H0rns
7.9.09 Milwaukee , WI
Milwaukee tweet by tweet:
Blasting @crashkings on tour bus en-route to milwaukee! - John Taylor
John Fields sat in on bass tonight in funkytown, he was killin’! - John Taylor
Garbo is fine, John Fields (the record producer) was in town and sat in on WW3. It was awesome. - John Taylor
Once again… Nothing happened to Garbo, he let the boys producer play a song on bass tonight. It was awesome. - John Taylor
Bed time - John Taylor
Dreaming of bulldozers - John Taylor
Insanity: doing the same thing over & over, expecting different results. I must learn, sausage pizza will NEVER be a good idea at midnight! - Christa Black
My dog, Gus, is going in for surgery to have a large tumor removed tomorrow. Please have him in your thoughts and prayers. Ryan Liestman
I’m in Paris! Oh wait…I got confused. I’m in downtown Milwaukee. - Christa Black
Today will be a good day. - John Taylor
Just bought some treasures. - Christa Black
What’s up Milwauke?!- The H0rns
me part 10…and michael jackson: www.christablack.blogspot.com - Christa Black
Great day at Miller Park - John Taylor
Bratwurst at the game- John Taylor
Miguel and the Chiquita banana. @theh0rns (@theh0rns the Brazilian Stallion) - John Taylor
walkie - Rob Hoffman
Its about that time. Who’s with us? - The H0rns
@iamcasper you are a good man, sir. another ipod swap night on the bus tonight. be prepared. - Rob Hoffman
Life=good. Chicago, here we come - John Taylor
Milkwauke, live to party! Chitown, here we come….- The H0rns
7.10 & 11.09 Chicago , IL (& Rosemont)
“Road Dogs loss, Jonas WIN!”
Chicago tweet by tweet:
The Jonas Brothers do NOT have personal Twitter accounts. - John Taylor
iPod game: “missing the war” ben folds five - John Taylor
iPod game: “thirteen” big star cover by Elliott Smith - John Taylor
“cough syrup” the jakes - John Taylor
“somebody to love” queen - John Taylor
“in the stone” Earth, Wind and Fire - John Taylor
Once again. The Jonas Brothers do NOT have personal twitters - John Taylor
“back of my hand” baby Charles - John Taylor
i love musical exploration night – Greg Garbowsky
“el scorcho” weezer - John Taylor
“mr. blue sky” ELO- John Taylor
@cyncupcake my favorite song is “god only knows” by The Beach Boys - John Taylor
“you wreck me” Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - John Taylor
Back to back! “don’t come around here no more” T.P. & the heartbreaker - John Taylor
“don’t come around again” Rooney - John Taylor
“she’s electric” Oasis - John Taylor
Here’s the deal: @greggarbo @jacklawless @rob_Hoffman @iamcasper and I are each taking turns playing a song on the bus stereo. - John Taylor
Oh and @yungryfunk too obviously. We call it musical exploration night. Keeps us in check and on our toes. Also keeps us rockin late night - John Taylor
“astral weeks (in the beginning)” Van Morrison - John Taylor
Music exploration nights are fucking awesome - Rob Hoffman
“you got it” Roy Orbison cover by Rooney
@JohnLloydTaylor just blew us away with his unreleased Rooney b-sides. Damn him. - Rob Hoffman
“one (blake’s got a new face)” Vampire Weekend - John Taylor
“yesterday” Beatles cover by Donny Hathaway- John Taylor
“happy valentines day” outkast - John Taylor
“shake your rump” Beastie Boys - John Taylor
@getbulldozed !!!!!!!!! BULLDOZIN’!!!! - John Taylor
“groove me” King Floyd - John Taylor
“this time tomorrow” the kinks And with that… We will see you soon. God speed - John Taylor
“this time tomorrow” makes me miss everything I’ve ever left behind. The Kinks own. - Rob Hoffman
@JohnLloydTaylor you’re not allowed to call it. We’re still driving. Who do you think you are? - Rob Hoffman
Ok I lied “look out Cleveland” the band Closing it out. Goodnight - John Taylor
…? One more “stand by me” Ben E. King - John Taylor
@JohnLloydTaylor such good music. You’re making my chin rash itch. - Christa Black
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The band tweets make this tour so special. How did JB management “manage” to get such unique, charismatic, funny people in one band? Love them!
It’s very typical that extreme talent in one area is often connected to extreme talent in another. Artists are creative, free-thinking people, who will often be talented in many creative spheres. It might actually be more unusual if someone talented enough to be a musician touring with the Jonas Brothers wasn’t also clever, funny and interesting in lots of other areas too!
Good point.
GO Road Dogs!!!
I’m excited about the new label.
Newspaper are quiet. lol.
Man, they look cute in their uniforms, don’t they? I’m a sucker for softball players, my hubby was an awesome 3rd baseman in his day.
Noticed that Nick is El Capitan, natch,
They all seemed pretty into it, and obviously, they emerged victorious.
This is completely OT, but I finally found a decent vid of the in-studio cuts of Fly With Me & Poison Ivy from Jonas Day on Disney Channel. They are both in this vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1lCGKaGOFQ
Love it!
Thanks so much for sharing that video! What is it about watching them in the studio that gets to me? I think it’s seeing their expressions as their words and music come to life – esp. Nick! You can see the emotion on his face as he listens to his creations take shape. That was a treat!
I agree completely! Their commitment to the creative process and the joy they take in their music is so endearing, and what will set them apart over the long haul. Jonas Brothers Making Music = ♥
The “Fly With Me” clip is amaaaazing… I’ve watched it so many times. It’s just full of Nick bliss.
I made my two best friends watch it too… That’s when one of them admitted that “John” is hot.
She said that she watched the part where he smiled over and over again. Lol! Join the club…
(For those who didn’t read this on Twitter, “John” is what my friend called Joe… Didn’t quite get the name right. But at least she faced the fact that he’s hot, so that’s a start! She has since then put WW3 in her iPod, so I see major JB fan potential in her. Lol!)
I love those!! the studio is so small and the way they work together just makes me smile. thanks!!
Completely OT, but…
JONAS school supplies at Walmart and Target!! Yipeee!! Folders, notebooks, lunch boxes, pens, pencils…I want it all!!
Oh, and YAY Road Dogs!
Oh that is awesome! I so miss Walmart & Target…
Trish I am so not ready to hear that!! we only had 7 sunny days in the entire month of June..I need a bit of summer first before I start thinking about school supplies
Jonas pencils sound adorable though, gotta get some of them!!
I’ll be needing some of those. No question.
The new video is funny. I laughed at the girl college player striking them all out. Let me tell you, those fast pitch women pitchers can BRING THE HEAT! I’ll bet the Dogs were hearing the wind whistle as those balls blew by, lol!
General question for everyone who has already attended a concert:
What time did JB take the stage? What time was it when all was said and done? I’m trying to get a feel for what time I’m going to be making the drive home.
Interesting dish on Camp Rock 2. New Director and Writers. IMO that’s got to be good.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i16f6b174a96cefa964479b24dbff1271
Interesting! But no Kenny Ortega…darn!
yeah..that would have made it perfect!
not enough new IMO. Daniel Feathers???? ugh. And these writers worked on the first one also, right?
gosh help me, I hope this one is better. Just with Nick in it more should help…
ok so I googled Chloe Bridges-Nick’s (or Nate’s I guess) love interest. pretty gorgeous.
I’m relieved it’s not a rehash of the Demi-Joe relationship with the mean girl trying to foil it yet again.
Hope all the new talent (behind the scenes and in front of the cameras) can make this really special. We know the boys are going to shine with their improved acting skills.
So now I’m actually really looking forward to it.
I’m really looking forward to it as well! Now both Demi and the boys have some more acting under their belt and I think it will really show. Sounds like a major improvement with a new director and new writer. Stinks that there won’t be any Kenny Ortega but oh well.
As you know, I really like the first one too, so I can’t wait for the sequel… The Boys are doing such a great job on JONAS, I’m sure they’re going to be awesome in CR2 too. Plus I just love them and Demi together.
As for Kenny Ortega, I know he did HSM (and HSM 2… and 3, lol) but didn’t he choreograph Dirty Dancing back in the 80s? Now THOSE were some awesome moves.
yup I think he did!
JONAS school supplies? Hmmm, makes me wish I was still in middle school. Oh well, I’ll have to get the pencils anyway at least!
Thanks coolmom for finding the better versions of the studio videos. I loooooove watching them in the studio.
The Chicago concert is only TWO days away! I’m freakin’ out a little bit (ok, a lot). We’re actually headed to the Verizon store outside of Chicago before the show bc HS is doing an appearance there. Should be fun! It sounds like the boys may be at the Honor Society show on Saturday afternoon too? Oh man, that may be too much for my heart to take.
Any tips on for the World Tour show on Friday? I’ve got my camera empty and ready to go- just need to charge it tonight. Tickets are packed. Gas tank is full. Cute outfit ready to go. AHHHHHHHHHH!
ps- hooray for progress on your bathroom Sondra! Can’t wait to see pictures- I bet your so anxious to get it finished!
GAH!!! So excited for you Molly! Can’t wait to hear all about it!!
FABULOUS!!
So excited for you Molls!!
What are you going to wear?
More about the softball game:
http://www.wowt.com/blogs/brianmastre/50188037.html
That’s like the Phillies “pulling out” the 22-2 win earlier this week over the Reds. LOL
this is the first time I understood who the heck the Road Dogs were playing against! OH well!
The ball I care about the most right now is Phillies ball. (Jonas you’re a close second)
PS Does everyone know the Dodgers record? It is unbelievable. WOW.
Sept 22 – Volume 1 release of JONAS on DVD…
http://www.amazon.com/Jonas-Vol-1-Rockin-House/dp/B002DYKPEM/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1247081480&sr=8-13
Soundtrack???
Two bonus episodes!!!!
“Disney has just announced … Disney Channel DVDs for release on September 22nd. Wielding seven episodes (including two not yet aired on TV) and the exclusive set prank feature “You’ve Just Been JoBro’d” is “Jonas”: Rockin’ the House, Volume 1 of the Jonas Brothers’ sitcom. … disc carries a $19.99 list price and a fullscreen/stereo feature presentation.”
Awesome! Can’t wait!
Oooh I can’t wait for the DVD!!
YAY!!!!!!!!
makes you wonder if we’ll get a bonus episode on each DVD – sounds like there will be 3 or 4 total
Hey everyone! Funkytown updates (to date) above!
I love the band’s twitters. It’s so fun, like being there!
Has everyone seen the lovely pictures (not to mention the article) for TONY? (Lol that doesn’t sound right… Time Out New York)
“It’s always nice to have an intelligent conversation about music.”
They’re just all so SMART. And what I love about this article is that it really shows how intelligent they are and how much they know about music. If there’s someone who hasn’t seen it yet, here it is:
http://nickjonline.com/2009/07/jonas-brothers-plan-your-week/#more-10337
Bathroom update…I will have even better pics tomorrow! Lots going on tomorrow. Tile will be in completely, woo hoo. It is beautiful. We are SO impressed with it.
The shower door is going to be measured for tomorrow, today the countertop guy measured the vanity. The contractor painted today and will finish tomorrow. The pocket door leading to the shower room on the left is in but I don’t know if you can really see it.
Bifold doors are going up on the closet area…
The marble that is on the edge of the shower wall was buffed and rounded by the tile installer…OMG it’s so pretty. I can’t believe what a nice job he is doing. I had no idea installing this marble was such a big undertaking.
I do have to return the sink tomorrow, it’s too big for the countertop, what with the 8″ spread faucet…I have to get a smaller oval sink at Lowe’s tomorrow. (fun right?)
The blue glass tiles will go in between the cigar type moldings on the shower wall, if you can kind of see the area for them up high on the wall there.
OK, I shared a “grid” view. No idea what that is…the PW is letmein.
http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j230/sondra219/Personal/Bathroom%20Remodel/?albumview=grid
I cannot believe they mentioned MATISYAHU. My BFF told me about him ages ago. He was just here but we were unable to go. Guys, they mentioned a Hasidic Jewish musician! OMG I’m so excited.
This article is the bomb. (LOL) Seriously though.
I might have to buy all four covers when they make it available for us out of staters to do that. HOW INCREDIBLE.
(screams in excitement and runs off)
The TONY story is awesome!! I have been meaning to blog it, but I’ve been too busy/tired the past couple of days to do it proper justice! :-/ It is “pending”! I wonder if it will be more extensive in print?
It is SO great! Every time I learn more about these guys I only admire them more. How many people can you say that about?!?
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/jonasbrothers.html
Interesting and very enlightening review about 3D movie!
Love the TONY piece, except for referring to them as a “boy band”. Ugh! I have such respect for the journalists out there who dare to delve deep into the Jonas psyche to see what they are really about. Kudos to them! The perception of the boys that is out there must be so frustrating for them. I’m sure that’s why Nick said what he said before leaving the studio.
OT-have any of you seen Maya’s Twitter? I came across it accidentally while lurking at JT’s Twitter. It’s kind of interesting. She gives little deets about what the boys are doing (Joe, dancing with Jordin Sparks’ dog, or Joe, giving Maya a hard time about having a boyfriend, etc.). She has a lot of love for Joe! It’s MayaKibbel1 or something like that. I assume it’s legit, but you never know, so many posers out there…..
Sonnn, your bathroom sounds awesome! We just moved into an older house and are trying to update the 80’s fixtures, etc. DIY Network is my new friend! I LOVE that channel!
Thanks! Lots done today! Painting and most of the tile. The tile will be finished on Saturday so I ‘ll have great pics then.
I had to exchange the rectangular sink for an oval one since the other did not quite fit with the backsplash and the 8″ spread faucet…
It’s coming along but next week will really be huge!
it’s looking beautiful!! Really, really nice. I can’t wait to see it with the rest of the tile.
It looks FAB!
THANK you girls! I am going to add a couple pics from today, even though it’s still not complete…
Hey Gang~
Sorry for being gone for 94 decades… life has been trying to kill me lately… So much so that I almost decided I was not going to the JB show.. Thankfully I have regained me mind. I cannot believe it is two days away!!!! GAH! I did a test drive today, and I literally squeeed when I saw the venue… Excited does not even begin to cover it!
I just want all of you to know I missed you & it is nice to be home! Of course I will be tweeting the whole day, and I will write a small novel when I get home.
&hearts you all.
Hi Kay!!
Hi!
Ready for Vegas??
you betcha! well, getting ready. 3 weeks from tomorrow nite! This is how weird I am, I am excited I will see Joe at 19 and then at 20. Really. Don’t I have a life.
UGH that is ♥ you all…
a test drive was a really good idea Kay. I know it won’t be easy but I think it will be so worth it.
I’m really looking forward to hearing everything you have to say!
I am sure I will give far too much detail and I am worried I won’t shut up…
K, I’m so excited for you! You inspire me with your determination to be yourself. I’m so thrilled that you are seeing JB live. Ride Free Citizen!!!
Aww thank you so much Coolmom.
A lot of junk has been flung my way lately especially where this concert is concerned, but there is no way I would miss it.. It is going to be such a special moment.. I wish all of you could be there with me, but since that can’t happen this is the next best thing!! 
All the stress will vanish the second you see the boys!
So excited to hear your concert report!
I think I may cry when I see them.. I cannot believe it is almost here!!! Woot Woot!
K!!! SO excited for you! You’re going to freak out when they appear, LOL! I absolutely cannot wait to hear your impressions! Spare no detail!
That was a great idea to make a test run! What time are you heading to the venue?
Niiiice Minneapolis coverage!!
http://www.twincities.com/entertainment/ci_12790370?nclick_check=1
If you don’t have time to click through…here’s the lede:
“Here’s a little secret that, so far, those old enough to vote don’t know yet. The Jonas Brothers are not bad at all. Actually, after watching the teen-pop trio’s sold-out show Wednesday night at the Target Center alongside more than 18,000 screaming fans, it’s tempting to even call these guys — gulp — great. ”
And a guy wrote this!
win!
WE KNOW!!!!!!!!!!! WE KNOW THAT SECRET!!!!!!!
Great minds, mememoi! I was just about to link this. It’s so nice when someone “gets” it.
Can’t get the link to work, but you say that was reviewed by A GUY?!
YES! Another male discerning type. I love it!
http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j230/sondra219/Personal/Bathroom%20Remodel/?albumview=grid
(password letmein)
I added the first 5 photos. You can see the contractor painted the vanity area of the room a light green…that’s how our BR is painted. Very pretty! The shower area is an almost-white shade that coordinates with the stone but the photos were taken before that was painted.
The blue glass tile will go up Sat.
Very nice!
Thanks Trish! 12 hrs til the tile guy comes and finishes…
On Monday my countertop is going to be fabricated and the contractor is finishing up. So Tuesday the countertop will go in and hopefully the plumbing will get done.
Then I just wait for the shower door which I pray will be in Friday. That would be so cool. I want to enjoy it for 2 wks before Las Vegas…
Oh Hai….
I know I am behind on the tweet by tweets peeps, and I have neglected “Music discovery night”, “Where’s Garbo”, “Pirate Theme Night”, and “no, JB really do NOT have personal twitters”. I promise I will catch up soon.
I have Jonas on Monday, and it is “Bring Your Friend To Jonas” day. I am bringing an old friend from college, and am a little nervous (though I think he will love it). He is more or less totally uninitiated in all things Jonas. I will let you know how it goes and tweet my experience on the SR twitter.
OK, y’all
Off to work…. talk to you soon!
I can’t believe you’re going on Monday!!! Lucky.
I can’t wait to hear what your friend thinks! It should be really interesting.
I have heard some negative bits but for the most part all the reviewers seem to agree it’s a great show.
Have fun
Just saw on jonashq that some girl tweeted that the Road Dogs had their first loss: 23 -3. Sad.
Bummer. Better luck next time guys!
Still NOT finished! The glass tile is not in yet, and the baseboard tile is not in yet. Tomorrow. Talk about last minute.
I think I’ll take some pics anyway, since all the walls are now done which is cool.
Article about Saturday’s Softball game:
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/1662449,2_1_AU12_JONAS_S1-090712.article
so they are planning 11 more games?
This will warm your heart:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=306364
it does..so sweet.
Aww… Thanks for the link. That’s so sweet.
I’m back! I am trying to hard to catch up with life- I’m working on organizing pictures now.
AMAZING WEEKEND! I have so much to tell you all! I promise I’ll be back with my novel.
Molly we can’t wait to hear everything!!!!!!!!
Excited to read all about it!
Can’t wait to hear every single detail!
Is it ok with everyone if HS details are included? There are A LOT of them.
Also, does anyone have any suggestions on what the best place to upload pictures to is? I figured everyone would want to see all of the weekend’s pictures. There are lots!
Can’t wait to hear all the details. I said include EVERYTHING, including HS.
Umm, typo. That should read: “I say include”, ie. as in a suggestion.
Ok!
I’m typing it up in Microsoft Word first LOL- it’s very long, as it is TWO full days of fun!
I’d be happy to hear about the HS part of your day!
Hmmm I’m not exactly sure where to begin. Hopefully this makes some sense.
. We got a picture with each of the guys too! Alex was a bit shy- I was so surprised at how much! Very sweet though. They left to head to the venue after that so we got in the car and headed there as well.
HS is at the JB shows for the JB and their fans. The focus of the world tour shows SHOULD be the JB- it’s their show! That’s what we went to that show for. We screamed our heads off, smiled, laughed, and cried when the JB were up there. However, the FMC tour is Honor Society’s. They need to do it on their own. We went to that show for them, not to try and get a glimpse of JB. Rant over 
We (me and my cousins Megan and Shelby) headed home to my parents in NW Indiana on Thursday night so we could leave for Chicago Friday morning. We got up and left the house around 11:30 am and drove up to the Verizon Store on the north side of Chicago for an Honor Society signing. We hit some major traffic in the city and google maps led us in the wrong direction once we got off the toll road so we were about an hour late- but it was ok because so was the band! There were tons of people there- it was awesome! The band came and went straight into the store- they let people in about 10 at a time. It was pretty standard- you chat with them for a second and they sign a poster for you. They were all so incredibly sweet! Very sincere. We went back out side and waited for a bit and chatted with the girls from andrewleeonline.net- I helped one of them do some promo for the Full Moon Crazy show on Sat. About half of the people left after they got their signatures- so it was awesome when the guys came outside and talked to us via a megaphone. They then threw themselves into the crowd and chatted with us and took pictures with everyone. Mike even remembered our names when we chatted with him. We did the honor roll next to andy and alex which was extremely fun
We pulled in pretty much right after HS’s bus pulled in and were able to see all of the busses and trucks parked outside. SO many! We waited outside for about an hour- the doors opened late. When we got in, we bought some merch and headed to our seats. They were SO much closer than we thought they were going to be. I got the chills when I saw the stage for the first time. It was unbelievable. The show started and HS played 5 songs, the Wonder girls (who I thought were adorable) did one song, and Jordin Sparks did 5 songs. I was impressed by every single act. The stage crew got each act’s stuff set up very quickly, so the three opening acts went pretty fast! The atmosphere was electric- we didn’t think we could wait another second for the boys. I’m pretty sure they were snuck in in some black boxes right after Bulldozer and crew. Which, by the way, the crowd went NUTS when Bulldozer came in!
The show itself was unbelievable. Once is absolutely not enough- I am so happy I am seeing it again. Just when you think those boys can’t be any more amazing, they go and outdo themselves. It was nice sitting a bit farther back because we could see everything that was going on and now I know what to look for when I am sitting a bit closer. I don’t want to put any spoilers in here for those who haven’t seen the show yet but I have several moments that were my favorites. I could easily write TONS and TONS about the JB show but I won’t. Anyway, it seems that earlier in the day Joe got ahold of some silly string and covered Jordin’s dressing room in it. Well, during battlefield we could see him shaking something in his hand. Sure enough, he turned around and nailed her backup singers. Covered them in silly string. Hilarious. He went around getting everybody on stage. Nick was on drums and turned around and was smiling SO big!!! I will also say that I was VERY happy about which end of the stage we were on.
The show went entirely too fast. I LOVED what they did with all of the older songs- it was like we were hearing them for the first time again.
We stayed after and headed to the Verizon area and passed out some more HS promo stuff and got in line for the M&G- they met all of the people with tickets to the show the next day. They were just as nice as before- they remembered us by name again! We got a picture with all of them and asked if the music playing was the new album. They said yes! It was awesome to hear their music without the screaming in the background! Youtube vids just don’t do their performances justice. We also got a picture with the Wonder Girls, who were adorable and sweet and SO very tiny!
We left and went to the car because we had an hour and a half drive ahead of us. We got in and went to bed at 2:30 am. Got up and took the 7:41 am train into the city (ouch, 2.5 hours of sleep). I know downtown Chicago very well so I knew where to go for the HOB, just not which end of Dearborn the House of Blues was on. SO- it turns out google maps had the address wrong- we went to the 900 block instead of the 300 block. It was ok- because it turns out that the same thing happened a LOT of people there as well. We got there at 11:30 am and the line was already around the building- CRAZY! The doors opened a bit late but we got in and got pretty near the stage. Standing room only- general admission. It was an awesome show. They weren’t kidding when they said it would be a party. They played the entire new album for us- including two songs written with the JB. They were great songs! They thanked us a million times and said that they could have picked any city to kick off their tour, and they picked Chicago for a reason. At one point during an acoustic song, they just stood on the stage with a look of amazement on their faces. They’ve worked very hard to get where they are and they made sure to thank us for helping them get there. It was very sincere. It was very informal. Mike at one point, during an long pause between songs, said “Sorry guys, it’s the first show, we still have to peek at the set list.” It was pretty cute. They also brought some girls up to sing “Don’t Close the Book” with them. They did another meet and greet for everyone there but it moved very quickly since they had to get to the venue. They remembered us from the day before which was pretty cool!
Some of you may have seen my tweets from yesterday about JB not being there. Of course it would have been awesome to see the boys there- any chance to be near them and see them on stage but I was actually relieved that they weren’t. I heard several parents behind me say things like “I’m going to be so mad at my daughter if the JB don’t show up- that’s the only reason I brought her”. A lot of girls there were decked out in JB gear with JB written all over themselves. I thought it was a bit unfair to come only because they were hoping to see the JB. I actually turned around to the dad who said that and said “well, they are not coming, so you should probably just leave”. Very sweetly of course.
After that we headed to get some lunch and shopped around the city for the rest of the day! All in all it was an amazing weekend. We’ll do it all again in two weeks in Pittsburgh! Can’t wait!
Hmm I feel like I forgot several details. I may come back to fill in the blanks later. And also let you know when my pictures are up- as soon as I figure out where to put them!
Thanks so much for the deets, molly! It sounds like an amazing time. And I’m so happy for you getting to meet HS and see them so much, that must have been fantastic!
What did you think of the new JB songs, hearing them live for the first time? Any faves?
Thanks! It was an incredible weekend!
The new songs were amazing live. THe boys just make them come alive. Bulldozer plus the horns and Caroline and Christa just create this new dimension- they ALL have amazing chemistry on stage. Everyone is so into it- and the boys interact with not only each other, but EVERYONE on that stage. It was SO fun to watch! Some of my favorite moments had to be when Caroline and Greg were standing together for a song with Caroline on tamborine (which was so fun to watch + Christa on guitar!)- they were giving each other a hard time and playing off each other so well. Also when Joe got down and was dancing with the horns!
Faves? Oof that’s a hard question. It even felt like I was hearing the old songs for the first time! Black Keys mixed with ALBL was unbelievable. I was in tears. It was only Nick on stage with the piano. Very simple but SO powerful. Much better was tons of fun! I also really loved Battlefield with JS. It was great! She and Joe have great chemistry on stage- so fun to watch. I don’t think I could possibly pick a favorite. Each song was different- the lighting was completely different, the stage setup (including where everyone, even the band members) changed for every song. It was so dynamic.
I got to see a bit of EVERYONE! Except JT, he didn’t really come to our end.
That was supposed to be (including where everyone, even the band members stood and played). LOL!
Sounds like an amazing time!! You’re right about the people who went to the FMC tour only to watch for the JB, especially the parents – if that’s the only reason you’re going, at least have the decency not to complain about it. Totally rude to HS. Glad you had fun!
Do you have your plans all set for Pittsburgh? Let me know if I can help at all.
Thanks- it was definitely amazing!
We’ve got a hotel for Saturday night. However, we’re waiting to hear if HS is doing any kind of random party during the day- they’ve been doing it in almost every city. So depending on that and what time it is, we’re not sure what our day plans are. We are probably going to leave here at either 6 am and try to get there by 12:30 (yikes) to try and find them! We can’t check in until 3 so we’ll be hanging around until then! If you want to join us just let me know! Thanks so much for offering help! I may need some help getting around- I’ve never been there!
Amazing recap, Molls, thanks for taking the time to share everything with us! I loved the part about the silly string – so funny! And the thought of Nick’s big smile makes me smile too.
Also, I just wanted to say that you don’t ever have to feel like you can’t talk about HS just because some of us don’t like them! It’s important to you and you’re important to us.
As for the FMC show… First of all, good for you for speaking your mind! What did the man say? I would have loved to see the look on his face, lol!
But, to be fair, the reason why some people only go to HS shows to see the JB is probably because there’s been some pretty heavy “You never know who might show up…” promotion. There’s two sides to it – HS will get a larger audience but chances are some of the people aren’t there to see them. I’m sure HS is aware of this and maybe they don’t see it as a bad thing – it’s a chance for them to make new fans! Someone who normally wouldn’t have given them a chance just might find themselves liking their music… 
I don’t know if that made any sense at all… Anyway, loved hearing everything!! Thank you!
Thanks Elisa, that means a lot!
I just didn’t want it to seem like I was focusing on HS more. It’s just that we saw them SO many times! It’s impossible not to talk about it!
The man just looked at me and his wife said “oh really?” I told them that the boys were off playing a softball game outside of the city and that they wouldn’t be there. I’m not sure if they believed me or not but they stuck around for the whole show, sipping drinks at the bar. LOL! Oh well, you can’t please everyone!
LOL! Sipping drinks, huh… Sounds very sophisticated!
It was funny, a security guy came around as we were standing in line outside and asked who was 21. The girl in front of us and I raised our hands, not realizing why he was asking. We said yes and he checked our ID’s and put these pink bracelets on us. We asked what they were for and he said “If you want to get into the bar or order drinks”. We said “Oh, ok great thanks.” Then we both immediately looked at each other and then the guy and said “Hold on, it’s 11 o’clock in the morning! Are you kidding?! Thanks but no thanks.” It was pretty funny.
Elisa..you’re so mature
It’s true that there are 2 sides to the HS concert. Thanks for pointing it out.
Aww thank you Merry.
That makes perfect sense! I agree with you- there are definitely two sides to it. I don’t think HS sees it as a bad thing at all- they just seem genuinely excited to play their music for people. It makes sense that JB and HS will share fans- JB is promoting HS after all.
Thanks for your point of view
Molly thank you!!!! Amazing recap and I loved hearing about HS too because that was the Jbs not too long ago..fun to hear about them building their fanbase and all the effort they put into it. They seem like great guys too!
As far as the show..it just sounded amazing.
so they do come out in boxes-haha. and silly string!
They really know how to put on a show
I’m so glad you’re going to do it all again in 2 weeks.
So is there anything you’re going to do differently?
It was fun. I said to my cousins after the Verizon signed that it was fun to be able to just hang out with them and that JB would love to be able to do that still- it’s just impossible. A security nightmare! I want to make sure they understand why JB doesn’t do things like that anymore and that they make themselves accessible to us in a different way now.
That they still love us as much as they always have but we just have to share them with more fans now.
Hmmm…well we’ll be sitting in floor seats this time so it will be more focusing on particular people and things. We’ll probably try and get to the venue earlier to do all the fun things you do at a venue. We just didn’t have time in between the Verizon thing and the concert this time. It will just be Megan and I this time- we both really want to go Bulldozer hunting
LOL!
it’s true about JB and HS connecting with fans in different ways and important to remember. We’re pretty lucky that way.
Bulldozer Hunting…love it!! They seem to be fairly easy to find too.
they def are in those boxes. I heard from a woman whose BIL works for their mktg team. Wow. Wonder if it’s scary.
Awesome! I am so glad you had so much fun! The HS show sounded very cool.
I am glad you stuck up for HS with “snotty dad” as I will call him.
I mean, he should learn to say no to his daughter if he thought it wasn’t worth it.
Thanks! I thought so too. Oh well, you can’t win everyone over!
haha snotty dad..yeah I think it’s good for kids to feel disappointed. but some parents don’t agree!
I apologize for any grammatical errors. And also for the straight-forwardness. I’m very sleep deprived and still in a Jonas daze.
Hi all.. I am not avoiding sharing.. I am just having at really hard time expressing..
take your tme, when you’re ready we’ll be here
There’s no rush!
Sometimes it takes time to process…we can wait until you’re satisfied with your story!
Working on uploading my pics to photobucket as we speak!
Yaaaaay!
Thanks for sharing your concert experience Molly! That’s so cool that you saw HS so many times. And how sweet that they remembered you by name! That’s impressive, I’m sure they met a lot of people that day. Can’t wait to see the pics!
catching up… (nearly) fully interactive recap of the “Music Exploration Night” tweets above!
Wow, I can’t believe you took the time to do all that… JT was Twittering a lot that day!
Thanks cpaig!
Thanks for updating, cpaig! I am loving “Music Exploration Night.” It’s so cool to know what they are listening to. I sqee’ed when JT mentioned The Jakes. I’m not really a fan of that band, but my friends’ band, Dizzy Balloon, tours a lot with them. So cool that The Jakes made it into exploration night.
Has anyone found out what @iamcasper does on the tour? I started following him but don’t know if he’s mentioned it. However, I do recognize him because he used to tour manage a band called Jack’s Mannequin (who I love!).
I don’t know about iamcasper but I love how connected you are to all the new music tlatz. I’ve never heard of some of it!
It’s only because I’ve been lucky enough to be involved with college/community radio for 5 years.
I love when you twitter about it all tlatz…and it’s great to know that college radio is still going strong and is still all about finding new and exciting music
Aww, thanks Merry! That really means a lot. It’s nice to know that people are actually reading my Twitter updates.
He’s their road manager:
http://twitter.com/iamcasper/status/2563966544
ahh, ok. Thanks mememoi!
Music Exploration Night is awesome. I want to ride on the band bus!!! What fun, I’m completely jealous of all of them.
John Taylor completely gets to me with his amazing music sensibility. He is absolutely my Bulldozer crush. Where was he when I was 25? Oh yeah, in second grade.
He is a burly, musical teddy bear. When Kevin gets married, I might have to switch my allegiance to him.
lol coolmom..2nd grade!
we share a favorite song me and JT: God Only Knows by the Beach Boys
That is a great song!
I absolutely love that song too. It makes me feel things!
Yeah, I am jealous too except…thank God at least they share a bit of the magic with us!!!
Still wonder if any of the Boys ever yearns to ride with the band just occasionally…
So is Music Exploration night predicated on putting one’s iPod on shuffle and hoping to find your favorites or neglected gems? Because that is truly one of life’s great thrills.
Thanks for putting up all the tweets, cpaig! You da’ man!!!
Thanks everyone. I had to post them – it was epic!
Not that I have that done I hope to have the rest up soon… which mostly consist of goofy pirate pictures. but I will get those done too….maybe after DC. I have a lot to do in the morning!
I snagged everything I didn’t have and made a playlist I will listen to on my drive down tomorrow. CAN’T WAIT!
In order… except for the Roony b side I don’t have. I’m a nut.
thanks for putting the tweets all together like that
who wouldn’t want to be on that bus??
and of course you can’t wait!! it will be incredible.
Safe travels cpaig!
The Rooney B side? do you mean the Roy Orbison cover? you can buy that on iTunes. They did it for a Roy Orbison tribute project. It wasn’t really a B side, I don’t think.
OH, guess what!!! The $89.50 tickets have FINALLY sold out in Las Vegas. I’m starting my auction tomorow and I think I’ll end it Saturday in the afternoon, what do you think?
I’m kind of leaning toward starting it cheap with no reserve and hoping for the best…oh god.
oh good luck!! I’m always selling for face value just cause I want to get it over with.
Good luck on the auction!
Oh sweet! got it! I didn’t even look because I couldn’t find it on YouTube (not that THAT is really an indication of anything).
Best of luck with your auction!
Good luck!
Ok here is the album for Friday. It took forever to upload. I apologize for the quality- we weren’t too close. I picked the best ones I had! The password for is jonas3. I’ve got pictures from the Full Moon Crazy show on Saturday as well, if anyone would like to see them I’ll put them into a Saturday album.
Also, we were outside in some serious heat and humidity A LOT. And it was HOT inside the venue. So please excuse the big hair and red faces.
http://s579.photobucket.com/albums/ss233/mollyanne86/
You know I want to see FMC pics!
aww, all those pictures of you guys with HS are adorable! Glad you had so much fun.
These are awesome! Is that the infamous “Ned” I have been reading about on twitter in the J Crew Suit with the cell phone?
lol..are we asking about the same guy? that would be funny. But I’m wondering about the tallish guy and he’s just wearing a white shirt.
and squeeeeeeee for you!!
are we expecting Sasha and Malia to be there? withe their mom or dad (!)Their overseas trip ended at exactly the right time I’d say
I can hear the Prez now….
World Summits? …OK, but next week is not good for me, the Jonas Brothers are in town.
Teehee!
Molly you look gorgeous!! all three of you do but you are especially pretty. When you are my age you will look back at the pictures and think “big hair and red faces, what was I talking about? I looked amazing!” lol. Just helping you to try and appreciate your youth while you can
Did you coordinate the color of your tops? You sort of all look like a sweet candy necklace, especially in the HS picture. And the Wonder Girls picture is adorable too.
Who’s the tall guy all the way on the left in the HS picture who’s sort of holdng his nose?
And the concert pictures are incredible and are actually the first pics I’ve seen that heavn’t been floor. Wow! I think my favorite is the one where you can see all three boys and the horns are right in front of them. And when they go up on their little spaceship thing-y.
thank you so, so much!!
and 3 days til Jersey…
Aww thanks Merry. You’re very sweet
LOL we didn’t coordinate our tops. The next day we all wore a different shade of blue on accident too. We’re cousins but close enough to be sisters- it must be that sister telepathy thing!
YEP! The guy holding his nose and the teeny video camera is in fact Ned. He was always holding either that or a megaphone every single time we saw him- and we saw him A LOT. He’s everywhere- working his butt off! Taking the footage for the youtube videos, getting the crowd of people outside the allstate arena and the house of blues all pumped up! It’s incredible.
I’m glad you enjoyed the pictures! Hopefully it gives everyone an idea of how everyone is set up on the stage- although as I said, EVERYONE moves around a lot. So we got to see a bit of everyone!
Oh Molly! I’m so thrilled you guys had such a great time! Loved your story – I’ll have to look at the pics tomorrow…work comes early in the AM.
K – can’t wait to hear all about it!
cpaig – have a safe trip!
Yowza, trying to catch up on both tweets and comments – this was a TRULY epic week of tour! I am loving it.
Molly your pictures are great, and your experience sounded amazing. You look fantastic! We should all weather humidity so well, GEEZ. LOL.
Is the nose-holding guy Ned-the-manager that Hannah Hylen slams so much? Ha.
Thanks! It was incredible!
Yep the nose holding guy is Ned! LOL.
Thanks for sharing the pics Molly!
Great account of your weekend Mol!! I am off to look at your pictures now!
you are all adorable!! and the pictures are great! You seemed to have very good seats for JB. That stage is sure interesting. I have never seen anything like it before.
Okay loves… Photos are FINALLY up!! I also said this on the most recent post.. so sorry if you are seeing it twice.. Enjoy and stay tuned for info on 20 videos uploading to youtube.
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HA HA a LINK would help!! http://s905.photobucket.com/albums/ac253/shutterbug32/
Okay… The first 9 youtube videos are up if you want to watch them… I am sorry for screaming and Horrible singing.. I could not contain my Joy!!!
If I had a brain….
My Youtube user name is Dreamer3252 if you can’t find the videos just let me know.. 
My Jonas Journey
First, I want to thank you all for your patience & support… I definitely went through post Jonas depression! I was not expecting this at all, but oh man did it hit me!! Also, please know you will be getting far more detail than you will ever need or want.. LOL.
I got up at 6 Saturday Morning & I had made up my mind that I was going to take the train, meet Molls, and see Honor Society at the House of Blues… all concerns be damned I was going.. So I start getting ready & before long I get a tweet from Molls saying her train is running late; at this point it occurs to me that maybe I should call to check on my train.. it is running 55 minutes late!! I text moll to get her thoughts, & she tells me that the HS show is starting later than I thought & it will be significantly longer than I thought… At this point I realize there is no way for me to make it to both shows.. traffic to get to JB would have killed me. After a good hard cry I finish getting ready & decide to be a rebel and leave in the hopes of catching the Road Dogs game. Sadly, this was not meant to be… As I was driving the boys tweeted their location. I drive with my hands, there is no way I can look at my phone while driving! I need a phone that talks to me, then these things could be avoided.
I get to the venue at 11:30… the concert starts at 7:30. since I had lots of time to kill I decided to go to Target right next door. I pull into the parking spot, turn off the van… PEE MY PANTS!
For months I have been saying I would pee my pants with excitement; well I did!! I sat there for a moment not sure whether to laugh or cry, grabbed my bag & marched in to target. I grabbed a pair of jeans prayed to God they would fit; they were not my size. Grabbed underwear & a few other escentuals rolled into the bathroom & changed my clothes. During my bonding time with the bathroom I got to be privy to 10 or 15 Jonas conversations… lots of girls primping because they just knew Joe was going to pick them out of the crowd. There was also a lot pf bashing of others once they left the room. I rolled my eyes & thought to myself that is exactly why the Boys won’t pick you because they have more class then that. 
After changing into a much cuter outfit & doing a dance that the pants fit I bid Target good bye & decided to take the van over to the venue. In hindsight I should have left it there… parking was $20. Once I was satisfied with my spot I got out of the van to explore.. it was 1… only 6.5 hours to go!! I roll up to hang with a group of people & soon discover they have all won soundcheck passes from local radio stations.. I spent the next hour listening to them become best friends ( Insert eye rollage here!) All of the sudden one of the mom’s shouts oh my God isn’t that the band?!?! Now when I hear this I instantly think Oh.My.God. is Bulldozer really walking our way… my heart skips a beat & I whip around to see… The Wonder Girls… (which another mom called the power puff girls.) Don’t get me wrong this was exciting, but it pales in comparison to Bulldozer! We all took pictures of them & then it was back to small talk and being besties. LOL. Soon the BK apple Fries tent was up & for the next 5 hours I heard **BK fresh.. Apple Fries.. Always Fresh.. Never Fried!! I may order them like that on my next visit out of sheer habit. 
Soon, a girl from B96 (a local radio station) and a photographer roll up to get my besties. Upon seeing this photog my immediate thought is well you are not my Hoffman! 
I deduced that he must be the photog for the radio station; he was TOTALLY annoying; bossing people around & acting like he was the S**T! after a few minutes they whisked my friends away to soundcheck land… I decided now was as good a time as any to explore.. I went & signed THE bus, took some pictures watched some peeps do the Honor Roll to win meet & greet passes for HS. My heart smiled when two sisters emerged from the mob and fell to the ground with joy.. their parents hugged them & even did a little dance! I couldn’t help but think of how it must have ben very similar when the JB where at this stage in their journey. It made me even more proud to be a fan of both JB & HS & overjoyed to be a part of this journey. 
I wandered on to the bus & truck area, took some pics & discovered a group of people waiting for a glimpse on anything JB. Still having times to kill I decided to join them. I talked to 2 sisters who had their sharpies & their Burnin’ Up books, they were very sweet & kept me close so I wouldn’t miss anything. After a few minutes screams irrupted; I zoomed forward to see the side of Kevin’s head, Frankie & a few moments later Big Rob. he turned, gave us a wave & a big smile only to disappear. Sadly there was no chance for photos because everyone kept jumping in front of me. about 10 minutes passed & then we got the pleasure of seeing Garbo & Ryan! I won’t lie.. I squeed like a 14 year old!! Again no photos, but no one can take my memory of that moment. I also got to meet a Mom her daughter & 2 friends.. I helped persuade the daughter to take the gift she had made (a scarf for all 4 of the Jonas boys.) to security to make sure the boys got them. I watched with joy as the bag was handed to official JB personnel. The joy on her face was amazing!
It was now time to get in line to go in.. you could feel the excitement in the air! While in line I met the sweetest 4 year old and her Momma.. I immediately thought of Mememoi & LBF! She told me this was her first concert & then informed me that Joe was her boyfriend! I told her momma she was a girl after my own heart! I FINALLY got to go in.. I had to get my ticket switched.. happily this was not a problem & within 10 minutes a supervisor was escorting me to my seat. Iwas soon joined by a young lady about 16 or so & her father.. She was very shy & I could tell she was very uncomfortable with all that comes with living your life in the seated position. Her father’s joy to be sharing this moment with her brought tears to my eyes… it is quite possible he was more excited than she was. I smiled & said hi to both of them.. I talked to her for a bit & made her promise to dance & soak up every ounce of Jonas joy. He father smiled & thanked me for helping ease her discomfort a bit. Now it was time… I settled in & prepared for Honor Society.. being a discerning type I told myself i would be cool when they took the stage. The lights went black, they took the stage & I lost my mind!! I screamed & squeed & I danced like there was no tomorrow. People in my section were staring.. I just smiled, waved, & danced it out! Jordin blew me away.. she was just so much more than I ever expected! I can’t lie.. I ran to the bathroom during the wonder girls… there was no way I was holding it for all of JB.
Had the day been normal I would have been 10 feet away from the one I love. I wanted to throw something!! Thankfully all of that soon melted away.. The lights went out.. bulldozer began to play & I thought my heart was going to beat out of my chest… Moments later there they were… right before my eyes my babies!!! I screamed & squeed… my heart was jumping even though my body could not!! Love, joy, bliss, pride, oozed out of me. I could not believe it was happening.. we were in the same room, sharing a moment. There were no words! I was speechless at how good they sounded live.. I have been to a lot of concert but i have never heard anyone sound so good live! It was clear early on Joe was in an ornery mood, Kevin was his usual happy self, & Nick was bothered… It came time for Black keys & ALBL.. it was than that my wish i had been wishing since the tour started was granted.. Nick play ALL Of black keys. It may sound crazy, but this was a life changing moment for me.. Seeing Nick so raw, so emotional left me breathless. He asked us to sing **Don’t let ‘em get inside of your head.** over and over… He sat silently playing taking the words in.. You could see him opening up to allow them to saturate his heart. Before long he was in tears, & so was everyone else in the room. He then went on to give one of the most impassioned speeches I have ever heard, sang a little of ALBL & said **Don’t even think we’re done; we’re not.** Back to black keys.. this time he got up.. stood next to the piano & directed us, we sang it over & over & over.. Hearing him say **I love to hear you sing it to me** made my heart melt.. It was during that moment I realized just how powerful that song is and how extraordinary Nick Jonas really is. It is a moment I will never forget.. it changed me, renewed me, some how pushed me forward. 
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Now it was time to set the stage for JB… I must say I was blown away by the amount of people who work so hard so that we may enjoy our loves. It was during this time that I looked down to see the same annoying photographer from earlier… Heart break washed over me as I came to realize he was in fact the substitute Hoffman!!
The rest of the show was an amazing collage of joy.. dancing, loving, & a peace like nothing else I have ever experienced.. it made the trials of life fall away.. all that was left was love.. pure, true, joyful love. I thought I was going to lose my mind when Live to Party started.. it was at that point my camera died… I knew that was my hint from God to just enjoy the moment & soak it all up!! Before i knew it it was over.. this brought me to tears. I am not sure if this makes sense, but I didn’t feel like i was watching MEGA super stars… I felt like i was watching my best friends perform!! It was unlike anything i have ever experienced & I cannot wait to do it again!!! After the show I drove to Steak N Shake for my first meal of the day… while i was their I met 3 girls who also went to the show.. We became quick friends.. oh the power of Jonas.
I guess I will shut up now.. Thank you all for you love, patience, & support.. all of you were with me on this journey; I would not have wanted it any other way. Please don’t shoot me for the length of this.. i just wanted all of you to feel like you were there. Here’s to an amazing rest of the tour!! Peace, ♥ Jonas!!
This is awesome!! So exciting! It didn’t seem long at all to me! Thanks for all the details. I loved them. I’m going to have to watch that “Black Keys” video of yours again. This is making me really eager for my concert on August 22nd. So far away!
Thank you for sharing, K! Your review made me want to cry. The moment with Black Keys sounds so moving.
I am glad it was everything you wanted it to be.
Aww thank you!! It was & so much more!! It made me realize I have to go again!!
An incredible journey, K, thank you for taking us with you then, and now in narrative.
Once again, your courage and determination to be yourself inspires me. I think it’s so cool that you were there to be a role model for that 16 year old girl.
I have watched your vid of Nick’s speech, but can’t make out what he’s saying. Do you remember any of it to share with me?
Your saying that it was like watching your best friends perform really struck home for me. THAT’S exactly why JB is so very special. Because they make all of us fans feel like their friends.
You have got me super excited for July 26!!! Are you sure you can’t rob a bank or something and come along?
Thanks for writing the concert report K! I really enjoyed reading that. I like that you made the concert an all day event and met so many other fans.
Incredible! what a day! so great.
Yes Nick Jonas is completely over the top out of this world. What is it with him.
Oh I’m so glad you had a good time! You experienced so much!
When I go to the shows I pretty much just go to the shows LOL. No one I know has any patience for lurking or any of that before hand.
However I am NOT missing softball games in either city. I will BE THERE if there are any to be at.
Sounds like you had an amazing night of Jonas, too!!
I loved hearing your story!
Enjoy your post-Jonas high!!!
aww Kay that was awesome!! what a day you had..unforgettable. Thank you so much for sharing! I love the 16 year old in a chair and the way you reached out to her.
we have to somehow find a way for all of us to get together for a concert!!
Mer~ We HAVE to do that!!! It will happen.. I have total faith!! it will be even more amazing than this.. but this was so far beyond what I could have ever hoped or dreamed!!
Wonderful post, K!
I am so proud of you. You are incredibly adventurous. I have to admit I can’t see myself doing half of these things, all on my own. I am really impressed and it’s given me lots to think about.
It was very meaningful reading everything you experienced, I savored every word, as a fan of Jonas and a fan of yours.
What an amazing story Kay!
You are an inspiration.
I am sorry to hear about your post Jonas depression. I have been there. That is why their live shows are so addicting!
Thank you so much for the post!
Mem & cpaig thank you!! If the last 10+ months have taught me anything it’s that I can do it by myself.. Sure, it would have been amazing to have someone with me, but it is not a requirement. Of course I would not have the strength if I didn’t have such amazing people in my corner!
Oh, K! I am sitting here bawling my head off! Words cannot even express how thrilled I am for you.
I need some more tissues.
Tlatz, I do not know where I get it from.. my parents HATE people! My mom has a melt down if more than 10 people are in a room… It is a blessing I am not like them. LOL.
Sondra I was WAY too excited to wait… lurking was the only choice..
T.I. It was the BEST day ever!!! I have no intention of letting that High go…
Trish, I did not mean to make you cry!!! I am sorry!! But thank you.. and I forgot to say this but EVERYONE wanted my buttons.. You should have sent me with extra business cards.
I put all of them on my bag.. which everyone could see.. except for my I ♥ Hoffman.. that one I wore on my shirt. 
but I am an idiot.. I forgot to wear my earrings!! Guess that means I get to do it again! 
Thank you again, and thank for all the joy and support!!
K thank you so much for your story. It is incredible. I am so proud of you! You were determinted to make this day the greatest possible, and it was.
Now you have so many wonderful memories to savor!
The word was determined, not determinted. LOL I just noticed.
Thank you Molls… there were lots of obstacles to over come, but I made a promise to myself that nothing was going to steal my Jonas joy.. Next year I vote we go together!
Thank you for reminding me K! TRISH! I got SO many compliments on the buttons! I wasn’t sure where to put them so taht they didn’t fall off in all of my jumping around so I put them on my bag! Then for the show I moved a couple to my shirt! K, business cards would have been a brilliant idea! Oh well, for next time!
Yay! We love our buttons, too! (Trish, hope you got my email about that.) LBF has been wearing about a half dozen of them everyday, across her middle. I let her have an “extra” Joe – since you guys were generous – to give to a Joe-adoring friend at day camp and she gave away one of her band buttons to another friend who asked (got to spread the love and give ’til it hurts, right?) Funny, though, she has co-opted both of the album cover buttons (ALBL & LVaTT) and will not let those go. Pretty cool of her, I thought.
Thanks so much for my buttons too Trish! My friend and I fought over them in the car on the way to the show, and wore ours proudly to the show! They now have a permanent home on the visor of my car.
Thanks so much!!!
Oh Kay, thank you so much for sharing your story! It was definitely worth the wait and not too long AT ALL… I loved every word.
The part about Black Keys had me in tears… Oh my goodness I can’t wait to hear it live!
I’m so happy that you had such an amazing time… I hope you get to go again as soon as possible!
Now I really can’t wait for my two shows in November… It’s so far away! I’m so glad I get to hear about everyone else’s concert experiences in the meantime… It helps a lot!
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Thank you honey! I am not kidding when I say Black Keys was a life changing moment.. I am so glad I got to experience it.. I cannot wait to hear all about your journey!! Please take lots of pictures of London for me.. It has been my dream to go there since I was 17, and to go there and see Jonas oh my lord that is too much for my mind to handle!!! Just savior every second… it is SO worth the wait!!
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Yes Trish, I love my buttons and earrings too! I can’t wait to wear them all!