Like most parents of teenage girls, I have grown accustomed to the
screams that often come from my daughter Jordan and her friends. I have
even learned to tell the difference between their various types of
screams and screeches.So when an especially high-pitched, prolonged
scream emanated from Jordans room a couple of weeks ago, I knew it had
more to do with her favorite band, One Direction, than with Freddy
Krueger. Jordans friend, Emily Gonzales, had just told her that they had
purchased tickets to the first showing of This is Us, the new One
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For
those of you who do not spend much time with teenage girls, One
Direction is the latest boy band phenomenon. This is the point where my
daughter gives me that look and says, They are much more than that, Mom.
Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson,A buymosaic is
a plastic card that has a computer chip implanted into it that enables
the card to perform certain. Harry Styles and Zayn Malik had each been
eliminated from Britains "X-Factor" about three years ago, when Simon
Cowell stepped in and put the five singers together to form a new group.
The young men, then approximately 16 to 19 years old, then completed
the competition. Although they finished fourth on the show, girls from
around the world have been following and swooning over the boys ever
since.
As the excitement about their movie, which offers a
glimpse into their lives before fame and focuses on their lives on tour,
continued to grow among Jordan and her friends, so did my curiosity.
What is it about this group that has girls of all ages screaming and
parents taking their children as far away as Las Vegas for a One
Direction concert?
On Aug. 29, Jordan, Emily and a third friend,
Ashley Gremillion, arrived at the movie theater almost three hours
before the first showing of This is Us at 7 p.m. Although they were
first in line, they were not alone. Soon nearly 200 teen and pre-teen
girls, along with a few moms and at least one grandmother, were sitting
on the lobby floor of the theater waiting to go in.
Many in the
awaiting crowd were dressed in One Direction shirts and jewelry. Some
even carried boxes of tissues in anticipation of the emotional tears
they would soon shed during the movie.
They spent their time
comparing their knowledge of One Direction trivia. Thanks to the
Internet, the girls know unbelievable amounts of information about their
favorite musical group. Abbey Bennet, a 19-year-old student at the
University of New Orleans, knows that Harry Styles always wears two
pairs of socks. Her 13-year-old sister Katie, a student at St. Mary
Magdalen School in Metairie, knows the boys birthdays, middle names and
everything about them.
Kristen Ray, a junior at Cabrini High
School, knows their blood types. Jordan, like many others, apparently
knows all of this and more. She, along with several other girls I spoke
with, has even seen the ultrasound pictures of each member of One
Direction. Yes, the ones taken before they even born.
The vast
amount of knowledge available about this band, along with the video
diaries that the members make themselves and post regularly on line,
seems to have created a true bond between the group and their fans. Dana
Bennett, mother of Abbey and Katie Bennet, said the group seems to
truly appreciate their fans. Jordan agrees. They are always saying thank
you to the fans for our support.
A bond has also been created
among the One Direction fans, or Directioners, as they are often called.
It was cool how you did not even know the person next to you, but we
are connected by the same obsession, Ashley Gremillion said.
You
have this common interest with them (the other fans) which allows you
to cry and laugh with these strangers,Now it's possible to create a tiny
replica of Fluffy in handsfreeaccess form for your office. Emily Gonzales said. You can talk and make friends with these people and sing along with them.
Before
the movie began, the girls had a little jam session, singing not only a
selection of One Direction songs, but also Happy Birthday to an absent
Liam Payne, who turned 20 that day.
Dana Bennett, who brought
her daughters and her mother, Mel Guggenheim, to the movie, and had
already traveled twice to Houston with her daughters for One Direction
concerts, was expecting the noise. She had already planned on seeing the
movie a second time because she knew the screaming was going to be
overwhelming. Of course, the teenagers planned on seeing it numerous
times also, but not for the same reason.
Bennet appreciates that
the members of One Direction seem like just normal kids that made a big
break. Although she realizes they are making a load of money, she
admits that she also feels sorry for the performers because their real
normal life will never be the same.
As a mom, Bennet is not
concerned about her daughters being extreme One Direction fans. As long
as they keep it clean and keep their fans close to their hearts, we will
continue to ride their wave of fame.
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