Chapter 50

If they were nervous about the size of the audience, it never showed. Gwen went right into their opening number with gusto as the band fed off the energy of the huge crowd. They had a lot of material to draw on from their hit records and movie soundtracks. Halfway through the evening, Jordan sang her ‘Stand By Me’ song that had become a huge hit the previous fall.

A short time later the crowd roared its approval when Steve and Charlie led with guitars as Gwen pranced around the stage singing her latest hit. It was a remake of the Joan Jett song ‘I Hate Myself for Loving You’ that was such a success at the July 4th bike ride for American pride.

The kids sang all of their hits, as well as the songs they had relied on before doing so well with their own material. The crowd remained until the last number was finished and Steve, Jordan, and Gwen all thanked the fans repeatedly. The people of Kyiv would long remember the night that the famous Americans helped them celebrate t