Ick! That Ashley Simpson business sounds hellish! Blech!!! This is still for The View, right? How many 16 year olds do they really expect to have in the audience?! This sounds like it's going to be a mess...it could actually be pretty interesting. I'd say you guys would probably be the youngest people in the audience. Doesn't The View tend to skew up, like 30s-40s. Can you imagine a bunch of 40 year olds with blank, unamused faces watching Ashley Simpson?! Fun, fun!
I just got back from Alanis at Roseland Ballroom. Boy do I have good karma when it comes to that place! We got our tix for $15/ea, and I was a little worried about not being able to see a damn thing, because we weren't supposed to meet the guy until 9. We met him, had the ticket transaction, and went on our way. Roseland Ballroom is on 52nd, about half way between 8th and Broadway, so the line went up to Broadway and was snaking along 52nd. Since the doors opened at 8 and it was already 9, I figured the lag in the sidewalk was the end of the line...WRONG! It was just a gap, since every once in a while they stopped people to control the line. We followed it along, all the way up to 53rd, around the corner and 3/4 of the way up towards 8th!!!
So, we're thinking "good thing we only spent $15, because we're not going to be able to see a damn thing!" Well, we get in around quarter past and the floor is full. We mill around for a couple minutes, and then decide to walk down the side and see if we can scoot in anywhere. Well, we end up right by past the corner of the stage about 6 rows from the stage!!! Closer than I was for U2 in Brooklyn, but a significantly better spot, because we're in the front row right before there's a dip in the floor, so we're 3-4 inches higher than everyone else! Perfect, perfect view!!
The only drawback was the occasional pushy guy who tried to shove his way in, but after a couple of them, I'd had enough and stood firm against letting them think they could forcibly shove their way up front. Take that! Oh, one more drawback. The drunk chick next to/in front of me who had long blonde hair (well past her butt) who kept flipping it into my face. At one point, she bent over for something and whipped back up leaving me w/ a mouthfull of her lovely golden tresses. Blech!
It was a great concert. Plugged in. I don't really remember what she played, but I'll post a setlist after I find it.
Speaking of setlists, U2's was kind of odd tonight. Not really anything crazy out of the ordinary, but some strange shifting in order. And can I just say how odd it is that U2tours.com lists "Happy Birthday" as a song in the setlist! "Oooh, I had such a great set last night. They played One, and Streets, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!" Though it does seem to be quite the regular lately.They'll scrape up anyone to sing Happy Birthday to!...Hope that's not spoiling anything for ya, Elphie!
But when did New Hampshire become--Such a backward wasteland of seatbelt hating crazies?...I mean, only 40 people actually live there. The others are just visitors who come for the tax-free liquor and three inches of novelty coastline. John Hodgeman on The Daily Show (1-30-07)
Here's to hoping the subway is better for both of you! 
It's like he's raking his head of songs where the words are universally known, so he can rest his vocals and let the audience sing it all. So of course he can't choose a U2 song or people will wonder why they paid $160 to hear themselves sing instead of the guy who has to read "Happy Birthday" lyrics off the teleprompter. 
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Bono.
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