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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 4:50 pm
I saw them in concert too! LOL My very first concert, I was 15, my best friend's brother drove...Jethro Tull....... my kids will never get to do anything! LOL
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Karuuna
Member
08-31-2000
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 5:20 pm
OH my heck, Texannie - that was my first concert too! And I was just 14. I won tickets in some radio contest, took a friend, her mom dropped us off and picked us up long before cell phones. We had seats right down on the floor, about the tenth row. I still remember someone passing her a joint and her looking at me like "what do I do with this?", and I"m trying to decide if I should show her or not! 
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 5:29 pm
Well Karuuna that should help jkm in her decision making
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Karuuna
Member
08-31-2000
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 5:51 pm
LOL, Maris, Jethro Tull is a whole lot different from Good Charlotte! My son is only ten and I let him buy Good Charlotte CDs. 
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 6:50 pm
Hey! My first concert was Queen, too! 1976, New Haven CT. I was young and innocent then. <cough>
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, May 06, 2005 - 5:09 am
Too funny, Karuna! Yep, Jethro Tull is way different!! But the music was probably cleaner than alot of today's stuff! Ian Anderson was just amazing!
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Jkm
Member
07-10-2002
| Friday, May 06, 2005 - 7:35 am
My first concert I was 18 - Bruce Springsteen - fall 1985 -- wow is all I can say when his butt was on the jumbo screen with the red hankie hanging out of his pocket!! Honestly -- my parents didn't know I went -- they moved me to college that weekend -- I drove back home and went with my high school buddies - concert was a good 1 1/2 to 2 hrs from home. Now we live elsewhere and it's about 1/2 hr to 45 minutes away depending on traffic. Now other mom is starting to waver to after we talked. Her daughter is trying to win another set of tickets, but the mom is offering to sit in the lobby of the venue - but I put a time limit - show starts at 7:00 -- but leave at 10:00 regardless of over or not -- my daughter has school the next day - her's is homeschooled - but they have horses to take care of so they have to be up too. That'll still be 11:00, 11:30 before they get home -- and my kid will be wiped out on the next day -- I know her.... So we'll see - I've given my ok if other mom stays nearby (too far to drive back home and come back anyway and what are you going to do after the mall closes -- not much around here except hang out at the 24hr walmart) AND - they leave even if the bands aren't done.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Saturday, May 07, 2005 - 11:09 am
Sounds like a reasonable compromise. Daughter gets to go - with certain limits. BRAVO! (and I personally appreciate your consideration of her school day activities the next day. )
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Jkm
Member
07-10-2002
| Friday, May 13, 2005 - 8:43 am
Well is sounds like she had a good time. I'm a little upset the friends mom didn't end up taking them -- the older sister did (she's about 20) -- but she did wait for them all evening (and it was unusually cold here) Radio station called friend day before concert and said having dinner with Simple Plan at Hooters before the show -- I came unglued -- call the station to find out details (because I was getting them third hand) - wasn't so bad -- they were in a separate room and promo guy already knew about the girls - said it was an all ages event- ended up a small group autograph session with appetizers and pop - they got pictures taken, VIP neck passes, CD and autograph -- they were in heaven. Actual event -ended up in the convention/expo hall instead of the main areana area - don't know why - not really any seats - they ended up on sitting on the floor near the front speakers (great -more reason not to "hear" mom) Only scary a little during the first band - crowd pushing back and forth (I'm guessing a little mosh pit action) - said it settled down after that - home by a little after 11:30 - did leave during Good Charlotte. -- spend all her money she had saved up - Sweatshirt, badge thingy and pretzel for dinner.
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Jkm
Member
07-10-2002
| Friday, May 13, 2005 - 8:45 am
She did try to get me to write her a note to get her out of swim class-- but I wouldn't :>) She's pooped but wasn't about to complain about it. Just a little crabby at her little sister instead.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, May 13, 2005 - 9:21 am
well, it turned out well after all! congrats, jkm, you're over that mommy hurdle!
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Karuuna
Member
08-31-2000
| Friday, May 13, 2005 - 10:35 am
Great job, JKM! Sounds like you've raised a reasonably sensible daughter. And ya know, we all have to have the freedom to test our wings a bit, and see what our own decision making brings us. You both done good!
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Friday, May 13, 2005 - 11:48 am
Sounds like a great concert experience!
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