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My sister lives in Houston. She loves my kids so when they called her a couple of months ago and asked if she could get tickets to the All American Rejects concert, she agreed. She came down for Thanksgiving and took them back with her Friday just in time to make the concert Friday night.
They went to the concert and apparently had a blast. They got back today with cups, programs, jackets ... and a left shoe. That's right ... I said a (single) left-hand, cocoa brown, white and cream colored shoe that they didn't leave with and didn't belong to them until Friday night.

Hey! It's somebody's brand new Nike tennis shoe!

The concert was at the Reliant Center and was general admission so Ryan and them made their way to the front of the stage. According to all accounts, a good time was had by all.
You know how some drummers throw their drumsticks to the audience during the concert? Guitar players do the same thing with their picks. It's nice ... gives the fans sitting close a little lagniappe. Lagniappe is Cajun for "a little something extra."
It seems the lead singer for the All American Rejects is a guy named Tyson Ritter and Tyson has his own way of giving a little lagniappe ... at the end of the concert, he throws his shoes into the audience.
Yep, you guessed it. My son, who's life I entrusted to my sister, got down in the mud, the blood and the beer and came home with the shoe. It cost him a cut finger and a fat lip but by God, he got it!

*sniff* I'm so proud!

Maybe I should get him an agent for the book and "movie of the week" deals that are bound to be just around the corner. Can anybody say "Ebay here I come?" I wonder if it's too late to get it signed?
edit: We have decided upon further reflection to engage the services of a lawyer and sue the band, the Reliant Center and my sister for endangering the life of a minor with willful disregard, emotional trauma, psychological distress, medical fees for the horrific injuries received during said melee and punitive damages to teach them all a lesson. Pffft. Who needs Ebay!