Janet Jackson

At the same time that i got the Bob Dylan tickets, i also got 4 tickets to Janet Jackson, so my sisters and i went! And it was TOTALLY fun!

Well, at first it was kind of annoying. It was drizzling, and the lines to get into the building were long (everyone had to go through metal detectors and such), so we all got wet and cold while waiting in line, and then, when we finally got to the front, they were all, "Oh! Yeah, you can't be in this line for Will-Call tickets. You need to go over there." Us: "But...there's no sign or anything that says that!" Them: "Yeah. We probably should tell people." So then we had to go and get in the other giant mob and wait in the rain some more. SIGH. But even though we got into the stadium late, we still just sat around waiting for a little while before the concert started, so i'm glad that we didn't get there extra-early.

Anyhow! I realized that i know way more Janet Jackson songs than i thought i did. And she was really nice and played several songs from the 80's and 90's, so we old people who aren't up on her current stuff could still totally enjoy it. By the almost-end, i was thinking, "Are there any other songs of hers that i would want her to sing? ... Oh! Rhythm Nation!" And then the very next song was "Rhythm Nation.

Even for the songs i didn't know, though, it was so much fun to watch her dance! I'd forgotten that she is an excellent dancer (of course she is!), so when she started dancing, i was all, "OH YEAH! Awesome!!!"

Really, because we just went to the Dylan concert like...4 days ago, i was going to be comparing the two. It was inevitable. And, sadly for Bob Dylan, Janet Jackson's concert was just SO much more exciting and fun and interesting. The sets and lighting and general staging of it were better. There were giant screens so you could see her closer up. The audience stood the whole time, and most people were dancing at least a little. And Janet herself was just adorable and super-fun to watch. AND she came to the front of the stage! And said "Grand Rapids" a bunch of times.

And, at the end, she told me that she loves me. (I'm assuming that that was a singular "you" and not "you" plural.)