Miley doesn't disappoint with electrifying party

By Austin Ratner | Special to The Sun

January 9, 2008

The Jonas Brothers started the night with a jolt, but when Hannah Montana stepped on stage it was as if everyone in the whole place had downed 10 energy drinks and the sugar had just started to kick in.

As a 13-year-old guy, I really liked the concert. Even though I highly suggest going to a concert with your friends and not your father, it still had me singing and dancing. At certain breaks, I was texting my friends. A lot of them were jealous. Everyone seemed to be videotaping, taking pictures and recording her songs, making them the envy of all their friends. I sure know I was.

My friends and I have dreamed about meeting her for a while, so seeing her in real life was pretty overwhelming. And there she was last night -- less than 300 feet from me. Yeah, she has a body double and there are rumors that she lip syncs, but the music sounded real to me.

Her first song was "Rock Star," and everyone was standing up, even my old dad. She continued with high-voltage songs like "Pumpin' Up The Party" and "Life's What You Make It." Then she announced her last song as Hannah, "We Got The Party (With Us)," which got the crowd screaming even louder.

This song featured Hannah and the Jonas Brothers, which was really the best of both worlds. The flashing lights and booming fireworks took it up a notch. Everyone rose out of their seats for the brothers' last song, "Year 3000" -- one of their favorite hits.

Then Miley came out and sang songs like "Right Here," "GNO (Girls' Night Out)" and "I Miss You." I don't think they had as much intensity as the Hannah songs, but they still got the crowd excited.

Miley Cyrus and her TV show co-star, Emily Osment (sister of the boy from the movie The Sixth Sense), are two "hot" girls and they're roughly my age. On TV, that doesn't happen often. My guy friends are especially into Hannah Montana for that reason.

In a sea of girls and parents, I found myself being one of the only young guys at the Hannah Montana concert. I felt like one of the luckiest kids in the United States.

Austin Ratner is an eighth-grader at Patterson Mill Middle School in Bel Air. He is the son of Andrew Ratner, The Sun's Today editor.