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Have you taken your kids to a PJ concert?
If so, what were their ages?
Did you give them earplugs?
More importantly, if they were small, did they need a ticket? Small kids dont need tickets for sporting events, airfare, train, etc....just curious about concerts.
Did you give them earplugs?
More importantly, if they were small, did they need a ticket? Small kids dont need tickets for sporting events, airfare, train, etc....just curious about concerts.
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We ALL wear earplugs -- parents, too.
Everybody needs a ticket. If your kids are so small that you can hold them on your lap on a plane (which is not really recommended, even though it is allowed), I'd really recommend finding child care and enjoying the night unencumbered. The kid might be okay at the show, or s/he might be tired, overwhelmed, miserable, and needing to go to the bathroom every ten minutes.
Gotcha. Yeah, im not too interested in exposing a small kid to all the elements of a rock concert. Not to mention having to change a diaper in the middle of an unexpected "Hard to Imagine" encore. Ha, I was more just curious if a ticket would be necessary.
I think 10 is a pretty good age (give or take) for the first concert, provided parents are there.
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I have thought about bringing our eldest (4 years) but if she decided she didn't like it...?
Well she would have to leave on her own
J/K
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My boys are now 16, 14 and 10. We have a lot of fun at shows, we've been to see Green Day, Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden, U2, Metallica, Stone Temple Pilots, Kings of Leon, Linkin Park. Sometimes its just one of them, sometimes all three go. They don't like PJ, so haven't taken them to see them, that's my thing.
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The only thing I would worry about is the people in the seats around us lighting up joints or something. I never had it happen directly around me at a show, but I could smell it in the air, so somebody somewhere was getting high. Which doesn't bother me, but if I had my kid with me I might not like it. But at the same time, I brought my kid to a rock concert, I wouldn't be trying to get people to not smoke because I decided to bring my kid.
Asked my six year old daughter if she wanted to go to the EV show June 26 and she's not sure.....we plan on selling our next set of bracelets for the Japan tsunami victims at the pre party so I thought she might like to see the show - up to her
Roberto Clemente.
Her 1st concert was Blink 182 when she was 10. She had a blast...again, however, we had people smoking those funny cigarettes right next to us. One of the hazards (or pleasures) of concert going. I enjoy, which is why I don't normally take the kids to concerts!
Reminds me of an old joke. I think I heard Keith Richards tell it (not in person obviously, on TV) it went something like "Man, Chuck Berry must not pay his band anything, I saw them all in the bathroom sharing a cigarette".
But it's more about knowing your kid(s). Mine loves music, and frequently goes to(and behaves at) sporting events, live kid events, etc. She's also been to Lollapalooza the last couple yrs with me during the day. I had a feeling she'd be ok, and enjoy it.
Oh--make sure you check with the venues. In St. Louis we had to buy a single upper level ticket to even get her in the door, and then we just sat her with us in our TC seats. Indy, since it was outdoors, I believe was 3 and under free.
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I don't even know how to put into words what happened last night.... Basically, me and my daughter Jenna waited around in the parking lot of the venue from 3:30 till 7:30 waiting to see Eddie. Finally at 7:20 I see a security guard walking away from the door he had been guarding all day heading down the street to alternative entrances, so we follow him. Two seconds later a man pulls up in a van with Eddie's bodyguard and Ed. Jenna and I start yelling to Eddie and waving,"Hi" to him, and he definitely spotted us. Before long people begin to assemble so the guard instructs them to drive around the building to the back entrance (where we had been waiting all day). So Jenna and I sprint around the entire venue chasing after Eddie's van. By the time I get to the backdoor Eddie is almost all the way in the door. I hurry to try to take a picture, when suddenly Eddie's bodyguard sternly reprimands me!! A few seconds later, Ed's bodyguard sees me looking in the opened door and he says something like, "You over here, come here"! I hesitated a few moments, as I thought he was going to take my tickets away from me. Next thing you know, Eddie pokes his head around the corner, and upon seeing me, he says, "Him, yes him, get him in here"! So again the bodyguard motions to me to come in, and after hearing Ed, I go walking in. Then Ed says to me, "Dude where is your daughter, get your daughter man"! I thought she was right behind me, so I turn around and notice someone had closed the door. I open the door and to my relief she is standing there with this woman she had been talking with all night. I yell to her, "Jenna, hurry up, come on, Eddie wants to meet you"!
Upon walking back in, Eddie is standing there waiting for us with his bodyguard. We talk for a little while, I take two pictures of him with my daughter, then Jenna takes two pictures of the two of us, Eddie autographs my PJ shirt,and then he reaches in his pocket and says to my daughter, "Sorry honey, I don't have a guitar pic with me". He then reaches to the back of his head and removes his hair tie, and gives this to her. After talking a few more minutes, he says, "It's been great meeting you Jenna and 'pops', but I have to go to work now"! Jenna and I then exit screaming and yelling to a round of cheers from the rest of the fans outside who witnessed what had just happened!
But that was just the beginning of an amazing night. After Eddie had sang nearly a dozen songs, he began telling the story of how he had met Jenna before the show and that this was the first concert she ever attended. He went on to say, "I don't know exactly where she is out there, but I now she is somewhere". Then a guy right next to us yells out, "Jenna is up here Eddie". Then Eddie commented that what he really wanted was for her to come down to the stage so he could sing a song just for her! I led Jenna to the stage, where we were greeted by Ed's bodyguard, who led us backstage. We then watched from there as Eddie performed "Drifting", after which Eddie made the announcement that Jenna had made it to the stage. Because Jenna was so nervous, Eddie set up TWO chairs on stage (one for her and one for me). Shortly after being seated the crowd began singing "Happy Birthday" to Jenna and Eddie said, "No,No,No...I have my own song for her". When the crowd continued to finish the song, Eddie played and sang the remainder of the song. Then he proceeded to sing "Forever Young" to her!! Once he finished he handed my daughter his pic saying, " I told you I would get you a pic before the night was through"! He then I believe, asked the crowd for applause for us and he gave Jenna a hug for the road!
I just want to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to Eddie for providing my daughter (and me) with a night we will NEVER, EVER forget!!! His hospitality to us was amazing!! This is all my daughter has been talking about since it happened!!! Truely an epic night!!! Oh and by the way, to the woman with 'Petunia', my daughter is already missing the both of ya'!! Hope I wasn't to wordy!!!! Peace and Keep On Rocking In The Free World !!!!
But I guess teenagers automatically have to disagree with their parents.
Side note: when Even Flow started, he asks "Dad, can I take off my shirt and really rock out?" Who was I to say no?
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It was August 10,2008 in Montreal...I wish there was a copy of the show!!!
At EV solo, he was remarking how many babies were around on the tour.
Here's LA2 review: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=113423&p=2566630&hilit=Here+10%2F3%2F09+Gibson+Amphitheater#p2566630
She knew Backspacer better than me, and liked Harper as well.
Ear plugs are definite, there are actually some very nice silicon kid-sized ones on amazon. I ALSO bought her the full over-the-ear muffs/cans ear protection, kid-sized pink -- and let her decide which she was gonna wear. She went with the muffs, because i had a LONG discussion about hearing loss and what 3 hours of concert level volumes will do to her young ears. But yeah, she took 'em off for Just Breathe and The End, and for a song or two here and there. Ushers or guest services have cheap foam plugs available at most venues.
A conversation about the sights and smells at a show is a must. Prepare them for it, prepare them for drunk people, stupid people, bozos and what not -- get the dialog going. But I tempered that with the joy folks feel at big events like this, cut 'em some slack -- everyone expresses themselves different. I will say, I think sitting in the 10C seats was a plus for us, we had some really caring fans around us that set a great vibe for the show! Read the review up there.
Sight lines are a major concern for me, dropping so much on tickets for her to stare at someone's back was stressful. I simply HAD to talk to the folks behind us and work out how she could stand on a seat to see, I'm 6 foot, so we basically stood side-by-side in one seat space, giving the couple behind us a good view over my empty seat. And I wanted to keep a hand on her and likewise for balance. Floor seats would suck for kids.
For Jack Johnson, GA, we lined up early and got front row of the seats in an Amphitheater, looking over the pit. Awesome!
And then, hehehe, I fed her a big ol' coke right before the show! Get a bit of caffine and sugar pumping through her! (No soda around the house, so its a treat.) Didn't matter, she fell asleep during the encore, during ALIVE! hehehe. It's a long slog, so be prepared for bathroom and antsyness.
And now we're doing it all again! Flying down to the Gibson in June for RUSH!!!
Oh, I didn't realize it was an EV solo show.
2 sons 2 concerts and 2 very different concert experiences. Live is such and amazing ride...Jems & Rhinestones baby!!!
seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned
for he still smiles...
and he's still strong
nothing's changed, but the surrounding bullshit that has grown
and now he's home
and we're laughing like we always did
my same old, same old friend...
Dude,
1. I remember reading this upon your original post and
2. Was this Albany or DC? I seem to recall the on-stage part as I wasn't back stage to witness the intro. Eitherway, awesome for you and your daughter and maybe I was too....................
Peace!
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How I choose to feel is how I am
He isn't a hardcore PJ fan, but he loves the songs he knows (which is quite a few because I am constantly blasting PJ in our house lol)
We've been to lots of shows together since but of course he's moved on in the real world - I'm left behind in this sic PJ wasteland. We're both way too old for this now - but he might go with me once more for PJ20. :P