If you haven't caught on by now, I like the Jonas Brothers. They're fantastic. You're probably asking how I even discovered this band, since I'm 22 and a senior in college. Well let me tell you about it.
Last summer was the first one in my college career that I spent away from home. I lived here in Manhattan and worked at the zoo as a camp counselor. Wow. Nothing will test you like having 10-13 year olds running around. Now add in some animals that can kill you. Stressful. But really really fun. I liked working with the kids in general, and thought that me and the other counselors did some good influencing. When Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows came out, nearly all of us read it that weekend. A few were still reading it on Monday, and the kids noticed. Within the week they were all bringing in Harry Potter books and requesting that they be allowed reading time instead of recess. Now THAT's amazing. Anyway, I've gotten off topic. Sorry. Back to Jonas.
Since I was working with kids, and High School Musical 2 was coming out (I love HSM), I decided that I should watch the Disney channel. It was probably the best thing I ever did. I not only learned the lingo from shows like Hannah Montana and The Suite Life with Zack and Cody, but I got to watch previews for HSM2. The kids thought it was cool that I could share in their stories about HM and Suite Life, as well as Harry Potter, so all that was awesome. I'm sure I saw the Jonas Brothers on the channel every now and again, but I don't remember for some odd reason. Soon enough, summer was over and school was in full swing, but I still watched Disney. SOS was out by now, and that song (still to this day) got stuck in my head every single time I watched/heard it. I loved it! But I was too old to like boy bands...
I finally checked them out on myspace. They have a song called Mandy. That's freaking awesome. There are no good Mandy songs out there. And don't you DARE say that damned Barry Manilow song. It's about his dog. That definitely doesn't count. Dang. I just looked it up and it wasn't about a dog. Regardless, the song is annoying. But the Jonas brother's song wasn't. It freaking rocked. I loved it. So I decided that I liked them. Plus, they were kinda cute.
December came around and the radio had been playing SOS. I always turned it up and the kids at the zoo thought it was pretty cool. One day my mom called me and asked for ideas for Christmas presents. I had on Disney, and SOS was playing. I told her there was a Disney boy band called The Jonas Brothers and I thought they had a CD out. I got it for Christmas, plus a few other CD's - Carrie Underwood, Colbie Caillat, Backstreet Boys, Hanson, Taylor Swift, and Dane Cook. I put them on my iPod. The only way I can really learn songs is by putting them on repeat and shuffle so I get a fun mix of songs. I worked at the zoo for 4 days all by myself, so the iPod was my savior from boredom. I found myself skipping forward to listen to Jonas. I was hooked.
I still remember being shocked at how insightful some of the words were to their songs. While driving back to Manhattan a few days after Christmas, I remember hearing the line
Cause an empty room can be so loud
It’s too many tears to drown them out
So hold on
It’s too many tears to drown them out
So hold on
I've only felt that way once in my life, and I would have never expected it from a Disney boy band. Ever. I couldn't believe it. I also was surprised how many songs were about girls. I shouldn't have been I guess, but I was. Some of the songs made me melt, and I didn't know a thing about these boys or if they were even legal (see post below). I decided to check them out online.
Every time a girl gets a CD with boys on the cover, she automatically chooses the 'cute' one. I did. It's totally Kevin. I was really relieved to find out that he was 20, and actually 2 months older than the guy I was dating at the time.
In January, the Hannah Montana live in concert movie came out. I wanted to go see it, but $18 was pretty steep. I definitely didn't want to go see it by myself, but I couldn't convince anyone else to pay that much to go see it. I have education classes on Wed. and Thurs. until 5:30. I decided I'd go after that. I always give Laura a ride back to her car, which is parked over at the LDS institute across campus. We were driving, and she mentioned that her husband John was out of town and asked what I was doing that night. I mumbled something resembling "Hannah Montana." She had to ask me to repeat it 3 times before I told her that I was going to see Hannah Montana. Her reaction surprised me. "Really? I love Hannah Montana. I'll go with you, if you want." Of course I wanted her to go. I was afraid that moms everywhere would think I was a kid toucher or something.
Of course we went on the night that there was a tiny blizzard. As a result, we were the only ones in the theater... It was AMAZING
Since we were the only ones in there, I took time to explain to her my love of Jonas. She hadn't really heard of them, so I gave her the down low on the band, who seemed most popular, and how offended I was that every girl didn't see how freaking tasty Kevin was. She laughed at me... At first. Finally, Jonas was on. We immediately noticed (in 3-D) how tight their pants were. Joe's legs are impressive. I don't care who you are. That boy must do approximately 4,587,532,155,936 squats a day to get those legs. We also noticed what a freaking rock star Kevin is. Seriously, even though he might not get as much camera time, if you notice him in the background, he's constantly rocking out, smiling, and singing at the top of his lungs, even if it's not near a microphone. We had a great time.
One night I noticed that they were on tour... And coming to Kansas City. I called mom and asked if she would be interested in going with me and Callie (my baby sister, okay she's 17, but I call her my baby sister anyway). She didn't want to spend the money to go herself, but offered to by Callie and I tickets. Callie wasn't super excited. She wasn't really into boy bands. The closest she ever got was Good Charlotte. But she agreed and I knew she was really going so we could hang out. We got really crappy seats, but who cares?
February 9th I got the text message that changed all of our semesters: "No lie... I just got a Jonas Brothers ring tone. You're converting me." Laura was hooked too. She bought their CD about a week later. Then we discovered them on YouTube. Wow. That's probably the best thing that any band could do. Make goofy videos. Do goofy dances. We loved them. We slowly converted Adriane, another English major.
Next on my list was my freshman, Shauna. She laughed at me at first, then watched videos and thought Joe was pretty cute. Next was Cathy. We'd been friends for awhile and she liked supporting my love for 'underage' boys no matter how many times I told her that 2/3 of them were legal. Finally I talked her into watching some YouTube videos. First up was the Nick J show. Soon we had worked our way up to the Daily Dose of Jonas. Cathy fell off my bed laughing after it. Two days later she texted me: "I woke up with a strange mixture of Please Be Mine and That's Just The Way We Roll stuck in my head. And that would be your fault, lady." Cathy was in too.
Basically, I should be on a street team here... I'm converting people right and left.
<3 Jonas.
Every time a girl gets a CD with boys on the cover, she automatically chooses the 'cute' one. I did. It's totally Kevin. I was really relieved to find out that he was 20, and actually 2 months older than the guy I was dating at the time.
In January, the Hannah Montana live in concert movie came out. I wanted to go see it, but $18 was pretty steep. I definitely didn't want to go see it by myself, but I couldn't convince anyone else to pay that much to go see it. I have education classes on Wed. and Thurs. until 5:30. I decided I'd go after that. I always give Laura a ride back to her car, which is parked over at the LDS institute across campus. We were driving, and she mentioned that her husband John was out of town and asked what I was doing that night. I mumbled something resembling "Hannah Montana." She had to ask me to repeat it 3 times before I told her that I was going to see Hannah Montana. Her reaction surprised me. "Really? I love Hannah Montana. I'll go with you, if you want." Of course I wanted her to go. I was afraid that moms everywhere would think I was a kid toucher or something.
Of course we went on the night that there was a tiny blizzard. As a result, we were the only ones in the theater... It was AMAZING
Since we were the only ones in there, I took time to explain to her my love of Jonas. She hadn't really heard of them, so I gave her the down low on the band, who seemed most popular, and how offended I was that every girl didn't see how freaking tasty Kevin was. She laughed at me... At first. Finally, Jonas was on. We immediately noticed (in 3-D) how tight their pants were. Joe's legs are impressive. I don't care who you are. That boy must do approximately 4,587,532,155,936 squats a day to get those legs. We also noticed what a freaking rock star Kevin is. Seriously, even though he might not get as much camera time, if you notice him in the background, he's constantly rocking out, smiling, and singing at the top of his lungs, even if it's not near a microphone. We had a great time.One night I noticed that they were on tour... And coming to Kansas City. I called mom and asked if she would be interested in going with me and Callie (my baby sister, okay she's 17, but I call her my baby sister anyway). She didn't want to spend the money to go herself, but offered to by Callie and I tickets. Callie wasn't super excited. She wasn't really into boy bands. The closest she ever got was Good Charlotte. But she agreed and I knew she was really going so we could hang out. We got really crappy seats, but who cares?
February 9th I got the text message that changed all of our semesters: "No lie... I just got a Jonas Brothers ring tone. You're converting me." Laura was hooked too. She bought their CD about a week later. Then we discovered them on YouTube. Wow. That's probably the best thing that any band could do. Make goofy videos. Do goofy dances. We loved them. We slowly converted Adriane, another English major.
Next on my list was my freshman, Shauna. She laughed at me at first, then watched videos and thought Joe was pretty cute. Next was Cathy. We'd been friends for awhile and she liked supporting my love for 'underage' boys no matter how many times I told her that 2/3 of them were legal. Finally I talked her into watching some YouTube videos. First up was the Nick J show. Soon we had worked our way up to the Daily Dose of Jonas. Cathy fell off my bed laughing after it. Two days later she texted me: "I woke up with a strange mixture of Please Be Mine and That's Just The Way We Roll stuck in my head. And that would be your fault, lady." Cathy was in too.
Basically, I should be on a street team here... I'm converting people right and left.
<3 Jonas.
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