Green Day had a kick ass performance on Conan's second night hosting The Tonight Show. When Conan introduced the band he said our very close friends, and they proved that friendship by presenting Conan with a guitar at the end of their performance. Many of you may not know that Conan actually plays guitar and does so fairly well.
I've been a fan of Green Day since middle school, thanks mostly to my good childhood friend Becki who introduced me to them. We would watch MTV in her basement and she even ordered VHS tapes of Green Day concerts that we would watch to learn even more of their songs. We also spent summers crushing over the guys in the band and dreaming of meeting them someday. One of the most amazing things I ever saw, and I still remember how I felt, was a t-shirt on the boardwalk in Seaside Height's, NJ. The entire front was airbrushed with Billie Joe Armstrong's face. What a fun time.
I'm sure we knew little about music at the time, but we did know we dug Green Day and their amazing sound. Not much has changed about them since then and they have a new album, 21st Century Breakdown. They may be older than they were back in the mid 90s when I liked them so much, but so am I. They have grown up, their sound has grown up, and I believe their lyrics can speak to anyone in America.
I may not be a music genius, but I enjoy a good sound, a good performance, and I love to be entertained. Green Day has always done just that. They don't appear to be coming to Columbus anytime soon, but when they do, I hope to be there.
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