Yo-Yo Ma Concert Analysis

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I enter the music room really nervous about asking Mia to the Yo-Yo Ma concert, What if she say “No”. I mean I have done this other time so why am I nervous so I am just going to ask her, “Have you heard of the Yo-Yo Ma dude?”. She rolls her eyes and say “Everyone’s heard of the Yo-Yo Ma.” I grin and hooked my ringed thumb out toward the quad, “I don’t think you’ll find five people out there who’ve heard of YO-YO Ma. And by the way, what kind of the name is that? Is it ghetto or something? Yo Ma?” She answered right away “It’s Chinese.” I shook my head and laughed. “I know plenty of Chinese people. They have names like Wei Chin. Or Lee something not Yo-Yo Ma.” I found it very amusing the way she expresses about Yo-Yo Ma. “You cannot blaspheming …show more content…
After-school I picked out my clothes for the symphony, I chosed a 1960’s sharkskin suit. I was outside of Mia’s door at five-thirty sharp I got off the car and knocked on Mia’s door and her dad opens it. I’ll admit it I was nervous as hell to see her father. I shook his hand and I told him that I had one of his CDs he responded “To use a coaster, I hope.” A couple minutes later I hear a woman's voice “Don’t you kids get to crazy, Bad injuries at the last Yo-Yo Ma mosh pit,” and I know it is Mia’s mom and Mia right next to her looking as beautiful as ever. As i open the passenger door for Mia I say “Your parents are so cool” and she say “I know” right away. On the way to Portland we had brief conversation and I played snippets of bands that I like. We got a little lost downtown and made it to the concert hall with only a few minutes to spare. Our seats were on the balcony. I am not really paying attention, I love seeing how into the concert she is. The music is amazing and I thought I was going to get bored, but you really get into the music. A couple minutes into the concert I reached over and grasped my hand. My eyes were closed I was caught up to the music, but I felt when she squeezed my hand. After the concert we bought coffees and doughnuts and walked along the river. She started to look as if she was cold so I took off my suit jacket and draped it

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