• Jonny Lang plays Tulsa. Who's there both times? Hm. Could be Hanson.
• Who was spotted postulating in front of the stage in 'we're not worthy' fashion? Hm. Could be Isaac and his friends.
• Who votes Lie to Me as one of their favorite albums of 1997 in the year-end issue of Rolling Stone? Hm. Could be Hanson.
• Who touts the wonders of the young blues god in nearly every Yahoo! chat they've done to date. Hm. Could be Hanson. Actually. I think it was Isaac specifically.
• Who puts a massive picture of themselves posting with Jonny Lang in their fan magazine? Hm. Could be Hanson.
• Who reportedly walked up to Jonny Lang and asked him for his autograph when they met him? Hm. Could be Isaac.
• Hanson goes into the studio to make a new album. Gee. I wonder who is slated to make a guest-appearance? Could it be Jonny Lang? I think it could be.
• Who has mentioned Jonny Lang in the last 16 Hanson hotline messages? I think you know the answer.
• Who says Jonny Lang plays "like nobody's business?" Isaac? Maybe. (I mean, from one guy to another, that's a supreme compliment. Anything stronger would probably be construed as "gay sounding" or some ridiculousness like that.)

• It proves that no matter who you are, you are still capable of being a dork.
• You love Jonny Lang. Hanson loves Jonny Lang. (Although I'd wager the dynamic of the whole thing is different. Hanson probably likes Jonny Lang in this really disgustingly testosterone laden manner that includes hooting and raised fists and slapping on the back and "I LOVE you man!" You love Jonny Lang because he used to look like a Hanson and you think he's hot.) But still, it gives you one more thing in common with the boys.
• You will have so much fun thinking about every single word that could have possibly been said in the studio between them.

• Will Isaac need continual reassurance that he's a good guitarist now?
• Did the whole hair thing ever come up in conversation?
• If it did, do you think Jonny thinks Ike is a big Jonny wannabe for cutting his hair?
• Does Jonny think Ike is a big Jonny wannabe anyway, hair or no?
• Will Jonny ever ask Hanson to play on one of his albums? Hm?

Wouldn't you have loved to have been there when Jonny came into the studio? Ike was probably all nervous and sweaty palmed. And what was the atmosphere like? I mean, not that I don't think Isaac is wonderful, but the young Mr. Lang is obviously a far superior guitar player. (I don't think that's insulting Isaac to say that. Jonny Lang is not the average musician. There are some decidedly freakish things about his level of natural ability. I don't think the word "prodigy" is inappropriate in his case.)

And here's the thing… does Jonny know that Hanson is/are big teenies? Does that make him feel weird? I mean, they obviously adore the boy's music. How does that make him feel? And how does it make him feel that his first two albums got lukewarm critical reviews when the critics really genuinely like Hanson? A lot. Most of the critics do in fact praise Jonny Lang's technical ability. (How can you not?) But they also cite a lack of good material for him to play. With Hanson, the few complaints from the critics seem to reflect the exact flip side.

Months ago, when Hanson first said they'd be doing some collaborations on the new album, I, Laura, said immediately that one of those collaborations would be with Jonny Lang. Corinne scoffed. She laughed. She said Jonny would never do it. Well when I heard the announcement, I danced around my room singing 'I Told You So'. It was truly a beautiful moment.