There’s more to the smiling face behind the desk at Laptop Central than meets the eye. Whether you’re stopping in to say hi or to confess you broke something, Mrs. Hansen’s bright smile to will welcome you. It may surprise you to hear that she has been to several HUNDRED concerts!
Mrs. Hansen has a love for Rock & Roll! He favorite song is “Just What I Needed” by The Cars and she’s been interested in music as long “as her mind can let her remember.” When discussing her love for music, I realized quickly that I would not be getting short answers. Starting with her favorite bands she said, “I could never pick just ONE favorite band. Among some of my favorites are Zebra, Bruce Springsteen, The Stray Cats, Ozzy Osborne, The Cars, Boston, Motley Crue, Rush, Bon Jovi, Bad Company, Van Halen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alice in Chains, Pantera, Led Zeppelin, and the Material Girl, Madonna.”
Her first concert was in 5th grade. She saw Shaun Cassidy. In 9th grade she attended two more concerts, REO Speedwagon & Survivor and Pat Benatar.
After these she continued to add to her list, The Stray Cats, Rush, Metallica, Megadeath, Ozzy, Kiss, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Marilyn Manson, No Doubt, Hall & Oates, Air Supply, Type 0 Negative, Collective Soul, Janet Jackson, Billy Idol, Van Halen, Iron Maiden, Celine Dion, Cher, Cyndi Lauper, The Pretenders, ZZ Top, George Thorogood, Billy Joel, Aerosmith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Prince, Cheap Trick, Motley Crue, Zebra (over 50 times), Bad Company, Poison, Warrant, Slaughter, Eddie Money, The Cult, New Kids on the Block, The Jonas Brothers, The Cheetah Girls, Kelly Clarkson, Live, Pantera, The Black Crowes, Lenny Kravitz, Godsmack, Willie Nelson, Matthew Sweet, Brittany Spears, Nikki Minaj, Alanis Morissette, Limp Bizkit, Life of Agony, Drowning Pool, Styx, The Offspring, The Ramones, The Smithereens, The Scorpions, Great White, Black Sabbath, Cinderella, Ratt, and Heart, Woodstock ’99 and Ozzfest ’96, ’97, ’98, and 2000. Follow all that?
The reason I choose Mrs. Hansen for this article was simply because she is a sweet, amazing woman well worth knowing; she has been there for me since the day I met her. She is definitely an interesting person, so next time you pop into LTC I hope you think about this article and maybe converse if you share similar interests!