As a child I thought my parents were the coolest people in the world. I wanted to be them. There was nothing wrong they could do besides tell me to go to bed. When I became a teenager I had a different outlook. I thought my parents were weird and somewhat embarassing. What I failed to realize as a teenager is parents were once kids with dreams and goals of their own. I love to find out interesting things about my parents. As I make my way into adulthood (although I'm fighting this tooth and nail) I find more and more interesting things about the lives of my parents. Information like my Mom always wanted to be a race car driver, or my Dad got busted for possession of marijuana and spent a night in jail. These are the things that kids want to know.
This is what I want my kids to know. I want them to know that their Mom really lived. I don't know them yet, and who knows maybe I never will. Maybe I won't even have kids. This is where nieces and nephews can come into the picture. I want my kids to know that on September 8, 2010 my friends Shaun, Phil and Jen went to a Lady Gaga Concert.
Now granted, I don't want my kids going to a Lady Gaga concert. Not something I would recommend for them. It would be similar to my parents experience with the Rolling Stones, Kiss, or Madonna. It will be cool for my kids to know about, but not to experience themselves. The concert was absolutely AMAZING! It was part of the Monster Ball Tour and featured songs like, "Bad Romance", "Poker Face", and "Show Me Your Teeth". It was a great night and we all got to dance and be crazy. The opening band, "Semi-Precious Weapons" was absolutely atrocious. They would just scream the "F" word and their music sucked. Like I said not something I want my kids to hear.
The four of us all dressed up pretty crazy. Jen and I landed a spot on Lady Gaga's website which is listed with the post. I got to be a featured "Monster". I raided the local Goodwill to find my costume and borrowed a bright purple wig from my roomate. Don't ask me why she has a bright purple wig. All I know is it worked. The guys...meh, didn't dress up too much. Shaun tried real hard and put makeup all over his face and Phil. Well Phil went as Phil. If you're going to see Lady Gaga you seriously need to go all out. It's the only way to go. The best part of the whole concert was when Lady Gaga sat by herself played the piano and showed her true talent. She played the song "Speechless" and that's exactly what it did. It left the audience speechless. Me being one of those audience members. It was amazing. The girl is talented. You have to give her that. All I know is one day I'll tell my kids about my crazy college days, although I'm not in college anymore I sure feel like I never left. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I still work at the University I attended. Who knows? I want to live and I want to live life to the fullest. I want my kids to know that's what I've done.
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