 Yesterday the Herald’s Lauren Carter spent the day with tween band sensation the Jonas Brothers. First they gave a press conference, then they toured Boston on a duck boat before heading off to headline last night’s show at the Comcast Center in Mansfield. Here’s what happened.
Today I’ll be living the dream - the dream of a Jonas Brothers fan, that is. Starting at noon, I’ll be spending the day with Nick, 15, Joe, 18, and Kevin, 20, as they make the rounds in Boston before their concert. I’m not sure what’s involved beyond a press conference at a swank hotel, a ride on a duck boat, backstage access at the venue and hordes of screaming girls. I’m wondering: Will there be bodyguards present as we chill with the trio?
The press conference
The boys greeted the media just after noon, looking casually hip in skinny jeans and T-shirts. They talked about their long drive from Baltimore on Wednesday, wanting to be “a positive light in the world” and the “crazy ideas” - pyrotechnics, lifts and the like - they’re incorporating into this tour in support of their new CD, “A Little Bit Longer,” which drops Tuesday.
Oh, yeah: They love to play golf, but don’t love waking up at 7:30 a.m. to do it. They’d like to get into more writing and producing, which they’ve started to do for Disney singer Demi Lovato, the opener on their tour. And they’re still, as eldest brother Kevin says, “kind of shocked every day” by the level of fame they’ve achieved.
The frenzy
No mobs of teenage girls followed as we toured Boston on the Duck Boats, but a minifrenzy did erupt outside the Ritz-Carlton hotel. Girls are screaming “Oh! My! God!,” snapping pictures and clamoring for autographs, which the brothers promptly provide.
The Duck Tour
I learned more about Boston than I did about the brothers: The boys were seated in a rear VIP section with their band. Their 7–year-old brother, Frankie (a budding star in his own right; he already has his own band, Hollywood Shakeup), got to drive. Yes, there was a bodyguard. He was exactly as I pictured him: bald, massive and intimidating. Understandable. But even being allowed this far inside the Jonas world still leaves me feeling like an outsider. It would be cool to have a conversation with one of the brothers that didn’t involve a spotlight and a microphone.
Duck boat tour over, we’re now headed to the venue - no, not on the tour bus with the boys, but in a press van following closely behind. The plan: some words from the boy’s dad, Kevin Jonas Sr., and perhaps more face time with the bros before the show.
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