From Brenda Ibarra '08

Dear Mr. Ben Gibbard,
Okay, so a little birdie told me that there was this tiny slight chance that Rosemead,
WE, could have <3en Gibbard, YOU, play our prom on Saturday, April 28th at Universal Studios, and I was like “shut up! No way!!!” My ears didn’t believe what they were hearing. So then I thought what were the possibilities of you, sir, to come to our prom, I mean how in the world were we going to get to you to come. But you know, nothing is impossible, and we do have a kick- butt junior cabinet, who comes up with the most creative ideas ever! Seriously, the junior class cabinet has been working so hard organizing our junior/senior prom. These are the most devoted and charismatic kids one can ever encounter, with the most enthusiastic advisor, Mr. Sandoval. I know all these guys personally, and this is why I have no doubt that this will be an awesome prom, but if you were to come, this will be the most incredible, unforgettable, and entertaining prom in prom history! Your music is just heart-filling, everyone in Rosemead loves your music. “Such Great Heights”, other than this years prom theme, is also Rosemead’s anthem, everyone has it on their ipod, as their MySpace profile song, and as a matter of fact I’m hearing it right at this very moment while I’m writing this letter to you. No kidding. Mr. Gibbard I think all these letters are a ‘sign’ for you to come and perform at our prom. We would really appreciate it, who am I kidding, we are dying for you to come. PLEASE! So, there is just one thing left to say, Mr, Gibbard you should “come down now” to Universal Studios and you’ll see us “waving from such great heights”.

with lots of hope and love,
Brenda Ibarra ‘08

P.S oh! prom day just happens to be one of my best friend’s birthday. She is a big fan of yours. So if you were to play our prom, not only would you make everyone’s 2007 prom unforgettable, you would also make my friend’s 17th birthday the BEST! And I hope you caught the “WE <3 YOU” on my second line. =D