Justin Bieber. Ford Center. Wednesday, November 3. Be there.

[Matt]

No thread for this yet? Wow.

okfordcenter.com



This is gonna be huge. Sure, we're electing our first female governor the day before, but to me, this will be the real historical event in this state for 2010.

[fuzzytoad]

this will be the real historical event in this state for 2010.

seriously?

[Easy180]

She is sooo cute

[ljbab728]

Gag me. In five years no one will care about this kid so he better rake it in while he can.

[Dustin]

no.

[skyrick]

Today there are hundreds of thousands, if not more, teens listening to the Beatles, CSN&Y, the Who, etc. Does anyone believe that in 2055 your great-great grandchildren will collect holo-discs (or whatever media is dominant then) of Beiber and Gaga? How many 12 year old kids today could name any songs of New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys, or any other corporate music groups from 15 years ago?

[ljbab728]

Today there are hundreds of thousands, if not more, teens listening to the Beatles, CSN&Y, the Who, etc. Does anyone believe that in 2055 your great-great grandchildren will collect holo-discs (or whatever media is dominant then) of Beiber and Gaga? How many 12 year old kids today could name any songs of New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys, or any other corporate music groups from 15 years ago?

I agree with most of what you say except Lady Gaga. On the surface she seems to be just a gimmick act, but I think she actually has some good underlying talent and will be around for quite a few years. She may have to pull a Madonna though and reinvent herself several times. Bette Midler started out as mostly a gimmick type of act but she has had a long, varied, and successful career because she has real talent. On the other hand, the only thing Bieber really has going for him is his looks and as he gets older the appeal will lessen for the teenyboppers.

[nighttrain12]

no.

Hell no!

[AAC2005]

Hell no!

Hell to the highest no!

(But he'll probably make it into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame before Chicago does)

[Okiezmom]

He's a cute kid and I can understand why the teenyboppers like him; however, The Cowsills were cute and were popular for a couple of years. Nobody remembers them now.

[jmarkross]

He's a cute kid and I can understand why the teenyboppers like him; however, The Cowsills were cute and were popular for a couple of years. Nobody remembers them now.

I remember the Cowsills...but I am geriatric as well...

[ljbab728]

I remember the Cowsills...but I am geriatric as well...

Not trying to change the subject, but one of them perished in New Orleans when Katrina flooded the city.

[jmarkross]

Not trying to change the subject, but one of them perished in New Orleans when Katrina flooded the city.

Sorry to hear this...

[mark]

i was there when he was in tulsa.

what we do for our kids...

[jbrown84]

This obsession is even worse than Twilight/Robert Pattinson. They are making a BIO-PIC of this kid! He's like 13. Ugh.

[OKCisOK4me]

This is awesome:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMRg11hQLds

[Dustin]

This is awesome:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMRg11hQLds

HAHA! I love the CSS soundbites they put in there.. lol.

[jbrown84]

Yes it is. Good aim.

[jmarkross]

When it is all boiled down...I think it is great when a young kid can make a lifetime's worth of money before he has to shave! Good for him!

[oneforone]

The sad thing about it is... he will probably join the ranks of every other flavor of the week pop star at some point and his parents will probably blow through it by before he turns 18.

Very few parents encourage their kids to set a reasonable portion of the money aside in a trust where it pays for college, their first house or their retirement.

I give it less then a year and he will be a has been. In the past the average pop star had a shelf life of at least three to five years. The internet has shortened that life span to maybe year or two if they are lucky.

[ljbab728]

The sad thing about it is... he will probably join the ranks of every other flavor of the week pop star at some point and his parents will probably blow through it by before he turns 18.

Very few parents encourage their kids to set a reasonable portion of the money aside in a trust where it pays for college, their first house or their retirement.

I give it less then a year and he will be a has been. In the past the average pop star had a shelf life of at least three to five years. The internet has shortened that life span to maybe year or two if they are lucky.

No age group is more fickel than adolescent girls (his fan base) and they will be on to the next fad quickly.

[Dustin]

I might go just to throw another water bottle at his head.. But I'll fill it with sand first.

[ljbab728]

I might go just to throw another water bottle at his head.. But I'll fill it with sand first.

Careful, he might post your phone number on his Twitter page.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/entert...,7539358.story

LOL

[nighttrain12]

Careful, he might post your phone number on his Twitter page.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/entert...,7539358.story

LOL

What a meanie he is! LOL
Though to be nice (sort of), I hope he doesn't catch anything from his new BFF Kim K.

[Matt]

Let's do this.