The concert: This Providence, Hit The Lights, Cute is What We Aim For, and Paramore... great... even though I smell of cigarette smoke and the singers mikes were drowned out by the amps, still great...

The company: my niece (sorta) and her best friend (who spent the night at the foot of the stage) and random strangers (with whom I exchanged smiles, bumps, and conversation between sets)... distant... and I miss the intimacy of sharing secrets, passions, music, and love...