Jason Derulo

Mardi Gras Concerts

Our Annual Passes to Universal Studios got us access to the free Mardi Gras concerts they put on in February-March. There were a few artists I cared about, but the main one I wanted to see was Jason Derulo. He happened to be the last concert and his concert was just a few days before we headed back home to Wisconsin.

Jason Derulo

Being people that don’t like crowds, we didn’t feel the need to go see any of the other concerts, even if we liked the music. But, I’ve been a fan of Jason Derulo since he came out with “In My Head”. According to a quick google, that released in 2009. And now I feel old. I thought it was way newer than that.

Mardi Gras Parade

Anyway, we went to Universal Studios and gave ourselves time to ride a few rides and have some of our favorite park foods for the last time (this trip). We lined up on the sidewalks with everyone else for the Mardi Gras parade. We stationed ourselves across the “street” from the stage. We would barely be able to see him in the flesh, but there were plenty of big screens for us to see.

Mardi Gras Parade Float

There was a bench in front of us, and a family with 2 kids in front of that bench. Next to us was a family of 3 with a kid that was, shall we say, not skinny. His parents had him stand on the bench for the parade in order to get beads that each float threw into the crowd.

The parents took his beads after each float so that the people on the floats would think he didn’t get any yet and would throw some to him. This kid would cry anytime a float would go by and he didn’t get beads.

Bitchy Mom

When the lights went down and the concert was about to start, the mom in front of the bench started setting up her kids to stand on the bench right in front of us. My view would now be the backs of 2 kids (who by the way, maybe don’t need to be at a concert that heavily features songs about blow jobs).

If you know me, you know I rarely confront people. Unless I’ve had a few drinks, but even then…

So, I could hardly believe it when I heard the words “Could you not do that? I won’t be able to see” to the mom. I said it politely and calmly.

They Are Children

The mom stared at me for a few seconds. It felt like a long few seconds. Then it turned into a glare and she said “They are children!”

But, she went ahead and brought her kids down off the bench (rather roughly). She held her younger daughter in her arms and they ended up setting the son on the bench in front of Jeff. He’s taller and could still see over the kid. Plus, Jeff didn’t care nearly as much about the concert as I did.

I heard the woman complain to a guy (I assume it was her husband) about me and exclaim “They are children!” again.

Concert

So, I felt like shit for the rest of the concert. Which was great, just how I wanted to feel at my first concert since COVID.

Jason Derulo Concert at Universal Studios

They ended up leaving just a few songs in. So, clearly, Jason Derulo was very important to her kids *sarcasm.

Anyways, the concert was good despite the bitchy mom. We stayed through most of the show. Once I heard my favorite songs, we headed out so we could beat the crowd.

The Parents of Children

I complained about the bitchy mom for the rest of the night. Jeff eventually asked me how long I was going to talk about it. I said “until I feel better”.

Of course, I came up with things I should have said to the mom during the interaction, like “Well, I can’t see through children”.

It upset because it seems like every time we go somewhere, children, or the parents of children, ruin it. Your life may revolve around your kids, but mine doesn’t. I hate feeling like I am a second-class citizen because I don’t have kids.

Titletown

As I stated in my previous post, Jason Derulo ended up doing another free concert near us. This time in Green Bay at Titletown. We ended up not going because I was tired after my brother-in-law’s party and we had pretty much just seen him.

Titletown

I saw some pictures of the concert and didn’t feel like I missed out on anything. Just a huge ass group of people and alcohol. That is a recipe for nothing good. Plus, with so many mass shootings happening these days (seems like forever), I wasn’t feeling super keen on being in a crowd.

Writing this post is making me feel old.