I was sixteen years old when I attended my first concert, the original Lollapalooza in 1991. I had spent month saving up my hard-earned cash for this show and even had to help pay my best friend's brother to drive us there.

Times have changed! It's 2005 and my daughter, who isn't even two-years old has attended her first concert. ;-)

On Saturday evening we took Michelle to see the Wiggles at the Universal Amphitheater. Josie had scored two excellent orchestra level tickets about a week before the show through Ticketmaster. Not a surprise as this was often our strategy for good seats way back in the old days when Josie and I still went to concerts.

Initially, Michelle was a bit confused and overwhelmed by the huge concert setting but after only ten minutes she was dancing and singing along to some of her favorite songs. It was clear that she had a great time as she was raving about the concert even after it finished. She even refused to take off her Wiggle's t-shirt when it was time for bed later that night.

According to Josie the concert was very well coordinated for sake of the kids and the parents. Kids were allowed to dance in the aisles and everything was actually quite organized considering the mass multitudes of toddlers about.

Personally, I just became fed up with the assortment of problems my "NT - Station Wagon" gave me. From breaking down on me every three months to flat tires, quirky handling, recalls and poor gas mileage. The damn thing even turned off on me a few times while I was on the freeway! I learned soon enough that it was time to switch to a dependable Redhat model truck. Though my Redhat fulfilled my budget and handled my hauling tasks quite nicely it certainly wasn't ideal for everyday use. It was then that looked into an Apple PowerBook model and I found a new level of comfort, luxury, and style.