Amy Middleton Loves New York

Dear Mr. Jovi,

I am writing to say thank you for your wicked awesome concert on Saturday night in the modest venue of Central Park. It was so nice of you to come play a free concert for the kids in this two-bit town, and none of us* have been able to stop talking, thinking, and dreaming about it. Nor will we. Ever.

Thank you Mr. Jovi for your stage presence, for every microphone trick you did, for still doing moves I swooned over when I was in high school. Thank you for playing the songs we grew up with. We admire and respect that you continue to release new albums, we really do, and we certainly appreciate that you spent those two hours indulging our nostalgia. We loved it.*

Thank you for the anthems we rocked out to, the ballads we sighed to, for keeping a show filled with 20 year old material from feeling campy or expired. It was entirely entertaining, but it was more than that. It was one of the epic, defining moments of NYC. Thank you for that.

Finally, thank you for not only correcting our mayor on his pronunciation of “Garfunkel,” but for referencing it in your encore.

You have brought so much happiness to our town, Mr. Jovi, and we won’t soon forget it.* If there’s anything we can ever do to make your stay in these parts more enjoyable, please let us know sir.

Our songs are our prayers… and I still believe
a

*except for Seth, but I’m pretty sure he was listening to his ipod the whole time.