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Day 30 of 365: In which I protect my hearing (and sanity)
Today was the Hannah Montana concert. Rowan was up and ready to go about 4 hours before it was time to leave and spent all sorts of time nearly bouncing off the walls (thank goodness a new magazine came in the mail today to keep her somewhat entertained). I, meanwhile, was more concerned with getting through the afternoon with hearing intact.
All in all, the concert really wasn't as bad as I'd feared. I wouldn't put Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana or the Jonas Brothers among my own mix of music, but as far as teen acts go, they really weren't bad. And our seats were *awesome* - we were on the floor, in row S, but they must skip lots of letters because we couldn't have been more than 13 back from the front row, and only 3 back from where the end of the "runway" part of the stage jutting out ended, and just a little to the right. So whenever any of the performers came to the edge of the stage, they were *right there*.
The only thing that really annoyed me is they make a big deal about the no recording devices or cameras rules on the tickets, envelopes, in person, etc. Yet everyone there had a camera. I would've brought mine in if I realized they weren't going to care - I even saw security officers pause to let someone finish snapping a picture before walking in front of them. Grr. So I've no pictures of during the concert (that probably would've been my 365 Days photo, "in which I am surrounded by screaming preteens and parents" I'm sure).
Anyhow, memorable day, and I'm happy to report I walked out able to hear, yay silicon globs in the ears!
Day 30 of 365: In which I protect my hearing (and sanity)
Today was the Hannah Montana concert. Rowan was up and ready to go about 4 hours before it was time to leave and spent all sorts of time nearly bouncing off the walls (thank goodness a new magazine came in the mail today to keep her somewhat entertained). I, meanwhile, was more concerned with getting through the afternoon with hearing intact.
All in all, the concert really wasn't as bad as I'd feared. I wouldn't put Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana or the Jonas Brothers among my own mix of music, but as far as teen acts go, they really weren't bad. And our seats were *awesome* - we were on the floor, in row S, but they must skip lots of letters because we couldn't have been more than 13 back from the front row, and only 3 back from where the end of the "runway" part of the stage jutting out ended, and just a little to the right. So whenever any of the performers came to the edge of the stage, they were *right there*.
The only thing that really annoyed me is they make a big deal about the no recording devices or cameras rules on the tickets, envelopes, in person, etc. Yet everyone there had a camera. I would've brought mine in if I realized they weren't going to care - I even saw security officers pause to let someone finish snapping a picture before walking in front of them. Grr. So I've no pictures of during the concert (that probably would've been my 365 Days photo, "in which I am surrounded by screaming preteens and parents" I'm sure).
Anyhow, memorable day, and I'm happy to report I walked out able to hear, yay silicon globs in the ears!