If Michael J. Fox had hopped into that DeLorean and gone "Back to the Future" from the origins of Musik (with a k) Fest to the 2011 version, he would be shocked. The ritual of wandering under the Fahy Bridge, beer in hand, mocking elderly folk as they polka and chicken dance the night away to Jolly Joe Timmer and his Bavarians and not much else has become a veritable smorgasbord of music for all tastes and age groups.
Last night, the Disney Channel's Miranda Cosgrove performed for her Christmas City fans. Pre-teen girls passed up another night of "iCarly" re-runs to see the real thing. The adolescent girl demographic had been woefully underserved by Musik (with a k) fest until this year when it also headlines the cutest of the Jonas Brothers. OMG, tickets are expensive but if I whine long and hard enough, Mom and Dad are sure to let me go.
In a glowing review, the newspaper noted that the 18 year old Cosgrove "was full of energy as she performed, fluttering on the stage like a butterfly incessantly thanking her loyal followers for staying up past their bedtimes." Now that is hard to believe - an 18 year old who is energetic. Come on, Jolly Joe! You are more than 50 years older than Miranda, but would it hurt you to "flutter on the stage like a butterfly" (or even a chicken during the famous eponoymous dance)?
And let's face it, Jolly Joe, your septuagenarian fans have an even earlier bedtime than Ms Cosgrove's. An occasional word of thanks to them for staying up past 8 PM would not hurt.
Before Michael J. Fox revs up the flux capacitor and returns to Musik (with a k) fest's origins, he might remind its 2011 fans that back in the day, Jolly Joe had every bit as much energy as Miranda Cosgrove. His lederhosen wasn't as sexy as Miranda's miniskirt, but those were different times.
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