NEW YORK � Mothers, hide your daughters: Jonas Brothers mania has taken over New York City.
The trio of teen heartthrobs � Nick, Joe and Kevin � rocked a packed Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan for their "Good Morning America" appearance Friday (August 8), courtship both daughters and mothers alike. One mom held a sign that record, "Make me a Jonas mother-in-law"!
The guys played a quick correct containing several fan favorites � including "S.O.S." and their VMA-nominated hit "Burnin' Up" � and snippets of a couple other songs from their young LP, out Tuesday, A Little Bit Longer. (Hear the solid album on "The Leak"!) But truthfully, what they were playing was difficult to hear over the screams � and may well have been irrelevant to the near-hysterical (and very loud) crowd.
It was a scene straight out of Beatlemania: There were reports of several people fainting, although it was unclear whether that was due to the size of the crowd or the effect of the boys on that crowd.
One group of friends from Connecticut had worked on T-shirts for two days to march their devotion to the band; the shirts were filled with messages, lyrics and pictures of the guys. "We found pictures that we really loved on the computer and then we put them on the shirts and then we started designing them," Crystal, 12, told MTV News. "It was all worth it because we got to see the Jonas Brothers!"
Some teenage girls braved a rainy night on the street just to catch a glimpse of the boys, braving arguments between fans � and even vermin � patch waiting to get into the park. New York-area native Naisa, 14, and Maryland native Paula, 13, told MTV News, "It was horrifying! When we went to the aim station at that place was rats. [Outside the park,] citizenry were shoving each former. There were a lot of fights." Still, they thought the Jonas' appearance was zippo less than "awesome."
Katie, 17, from New Jersey, and her sisters traveled to the metropolis a sidereal day in advance to get a place in Bryant Park. "We wanted to get the best seating and we wanted to have merriment camping out," she aforementioned. "Well, we go to hear their new songs too, which was awful. The Jonas Brothers ar worth camping out for any day!"
Still, we couldn't help only ask: Rats, rain, fights, a night on the streets of New York City? What is it about these guys that has girls traveling hundreds of miles and lining up two or three days in advance for this gig?
For some it's their tunes, for others it's their image. "They really put everything they can into their music and they really love their fans, so they deserve it," said Amber, 14, who'd traveled from Rhode Island on a bus by herself to catch the show. "They're great inspirations to kids. They're a very wholesome band and they redact everything they can into it."
Cristina, 10, from Queens, New York, said she loves the boys because "they're hot. They're precious. They're very cool."
But for one girlfriend, the answer is selfsame simple � if slenderly unexpected.
"Nick is the charles Herbert Best. He has great eyebrows," one frantic 16-year-old proclaimed. "Every guy rope should suffer great eyebrows."
Don't have Jonas fever yet? Well, and then be sure to catch the guys when they're on "TRL" next week for "Jonas Brothers TRL Fan Week"!
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