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NKOTB Reunion?

by littlepear

Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 11:10:53 AM PDT

I thought it would be fun to post this picture. Enjoy! -Gloria

I considered posting something on this, but it would mean openly admitting to liking NKOTB. I was a part of the crowd that liked NKOTB songs, but was not obsessed over the guys. (Jordan Knight was so cute!) Thanks for confessing for me, J. -Elisa

Okay, I will openly admit it. When I was in my pre-teen and early teen years I was obsessed with NKOTB. While cleaning out my parents attic last summer I found boxes of stuff I had accumulated during that phase. Magazines, VHS tapes of TV performances, CD's, buttons, dolls, commic books, trading cards, and other useless merchandise. Crap, crap, and more crap. Parting with most of the stuff was easy, though I did contemplate how much it would fetch on Ebay. However, the 12 yo in me got a little giddy when I saw this article today on MSN today about my boy band's reunion.

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The teaser info was fun to watch. Afterward, I emailed my high school buddies that were fellow blockheads. It could be interesting to see what these boys, now men, are up to and if the new material is any good. My expectations are low, but it will be interesting to follow and relive a little of my youth.

Tags: Boy bands, NKOTB (all tags)

I was in love (0 / 0)

Joe! So hot, so sweet, baby faced but far older and more exotic than myself. I even related to Lisa on the episode of the Simpsons when she couldn't stop calling the Cory hot line. But I destroyed all my memorabilia in late middle school or early high school. What troubled me was, could I ever have really appreciated them musically? Sure, they were HOT, but no two ways about it, the music was awful. I still wonder about that.

I'm all about a reunion, though.

by Erin on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 12:11:30 PM PDT
I did not like them (0 / 0)

but I grew up near Boston, and they were difficult to avoid.

by lonespark on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 12:25:36 PM PDT
wow, blockhead... (0 / 0)

I was a fan, but not quite an obsessive consumer-type fan... I would seriously think about going to see a reunion :) I guess I might be a bit of a blockhead after all.

by lilianna28 on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 01:42:53 PM PDT
- same here (0 / 0)
  
  liked them, knew the songs, didn't buy the crap. My friend was a straight-up groupie...stalked them outside their hotels, just for a chance to say hi! Parents would take their daughters to go do this! Crazy.
  
  "Please Don't Go Girl" brings back fond memories of my 8th grade dances. :-) And I thought Jordan was the cutest.
  
  by Erika on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 01:58:43 PM PDT
  
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hiding head under a bag (0 / 0)

I was a total fan when I was in 6-8 grade. Unbelievable. I kept cycling through all five in terms of crushes! The Right Stuff? Classic.

by Rachel on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 02:33:16 PM PDT
- Donnie (0 / 0)
  
  was my fav. I thought the others were cute, but I had a total crush on him.
  
  I contemplated about posting this, but I figured that there is no way I could be the only one here on MTers that was a fan. But I too hid my fan status once I got into high school. It was totally uncool to still like them by that point.
  
  Jen in NJ
  
  by littlepear on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 06:48:39 AM PDT
  
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Um, Bobby Sherman (0 / 0)

was more of my era.....

by Lisa in Austin on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 03:06:22 PM PDT
- David Cassidy... (0 / 0)
  
  and you know, he still ain't bad...
  
  by tjb22 on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 03:42:34 PM PDT
  
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- one of those times (0 / 0)
  
  when I'm glad I'm ten years older than these gals!!!
  
  I loved Shaun Cassidy, Rick Springfield and John Denver (okay, and Barry Manilow...shhhhhhhhhhhhh).
  
  Miles and His Favorites: The World As Seen By an Eight Year Old
  
  by Hillary on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 07:17:01 PM PDT
  
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  - We don't (0 / 0)
    
    seem to have many very young moms here, but is anyone from the Backstreet Boys era?
    Just curious.
    
    by Erin on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 07:26:41 PM PDT
    
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    - I know all the words to (0 / 0)
      
      "I Want It That Way," but I'm a tad too old to be from that era. :-)
      
      I know an embarrassing number of 'N Sync songs, too...
      
      by Erika on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 07:41:29 PM PDT
      
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      - I'm very excited (0 / 0)
        
        that in this election, those born in 1990 can vote. They are going to be so great! There are absolute masses of them.
        
        by Erin on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 08:19:44 PM PDT
        
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        Old? You're talking OLD? (0 / 0)
        
        "... in this election, those born in 1990 can vote."
        
        ************
        
        As a coworker said at work (when I was about 25), "You are 25? I have socks older than that!" It is hard to believe those born in 1990 can vote!
        
        by Shell on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 09:17:18 PM PDT
        
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        Hope they get out there (0 / 0)
        
        Its always great to get younger voters out there. I really hope we see large numbers of them registering and getting out to the polls.
        
        Jen in NJ
        
        by littlepear on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 06:46:18 AM PDT
        
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        From what I hear (0 / 0)
        
        This is the largest number of really young voters in decades! (I think since the draft was in play, which is why there isn't a draft today!)
        
        by Shell on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 09:02:14 AM PDT
        
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        I'm thinking (0 / 0)
        
        that there are so many of them (I want to say their generation is 3x bigger than our tiny one?) even if a lot of them skip it, they will still have a big impact.
        
        by Erin on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 11:49:57 AM PDT
        
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        My son was born in 1990. (0 / 0)
        
        He registered in November to vote in our primary in March. He won't be 18 until June, but our state allows those who will be 18 by the general election to vote in the primary.
        
        And yup...he registered on a Monday morning after watching Obama's speech at the Iowa Jefferson-Jackson dinner.
        
        by tjb22 on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 11:53:49 AM PDT
        
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        I think (0 / 0)
        
        that their oft-criticized sense of entitlement may actually be quite the asset in this case, too.
        
        by Erin on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 12:34:46 PM PDT
        
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        Not your son, though! (0 / 0)
        
        It's so very, very cool that Obama inspired him! I like that law--I wonder if it applies in other states?
        
        by Erin on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 12:35:40 PM PDT
        
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        I applies in many states... (0 / 0)
        
        ofcourse, I can't say it applies in all.
        
        These kids think differently than we do in many ways. Personally, I sometimes find myself a little disturbed, but in most ways, its because we've realized a lot of the goals that those of us in my generation had. For instance, there is no need amongst these kids for many of the kinds of "political correctness" that we had to live by. I guess our approach worked, because these kids no longer feel the need.
        
        Bizarre as it sounds, I think this generation has almost been presented with too many options...there's just no way they can truly get a handle on all the possibilities by the time they are 17 or 18. That's been the biggest obstacle my children have faced. It's really taken them awhile to figure out what direction they want to go in. With the cost of higher ed being so ridiculous, its not like they really have the ability to sort these options out while attending college full time.
        
        by tjb22 on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 01:02:54 PM PDT
        
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    - I was wondering about that too (0 / 0)
      
      I never really got into their music, but I have to admit, some of the BSB are pretty hot. ;) I was never a big fan of N'Sync.
      
      Jen in NJ
      
      by littlepear on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 06:42:22 AM PDT
      
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  - Yes!!! (0 / 0)
    
    Rick Springfield!! I remember swooning as I watched him save lives as Dr. Noah Drake!
    
    by gloria on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 08:35:03 PM PDT
    
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  - Simon Le Bon! (0 / 0)
    
    Just sayin'.
    
    Katherine
    
    by pat of butter in a sea of grits on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 08:54:02 PM PDT
    
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I am so old. (0 / 0)

My kids were the ones who listened to New Kids On The Block.

by tjb22 on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 03:42:09 PM PDT
- hahahaha (0 / 0)
  
  Me too. I remember taking my daughter and some of her friends to a concert here. OMG! I had such a headache from all the screaming. And driving to the concert, one of her friends hyperventilated, she was so excited. Fortunately, the other 2 girls were much calmer.
  
  by Shell on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 09:20:06 PM PDT
  
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  - My parents were Saints (0 / 0)
    
    for sitting through the concerts that they too me and my friends too. And I thank them for it. (They did it for my brother too, but his obsession was Monster Trucks and NASCAR). My dad even went to a show. He and the other dad sitting next to us comiserated together. The 'rents kept saying it was a phase and I swore it wasn't. "I'll love them forever!!" 20 years later, I chuckle at how silly preteens can be.
    
    Jen in NJ
    
    by littlepear on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 06:45:28 AM PDT
    
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    - What astonished me ..... (0 / 0)
      
      ... were some parents (at the NKOTB show) that were groupies (wannabes)!!!! I have to say MOTHERS -- I saw no males acting this way -- in fact, very few male parents were there. haha
      
      Several times, I had to tell mothers in front of us to SIT DOWN because the shorter girls in our row couldn't see over them when they stood on their chairs to scream and try to get the band's attention.
      
      I was floored.
      
      by Shell on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 09:09:47 AM PDT
      
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I think I'm going to go... (0 / 0)

I was a pretty huge fan. Had a bunch of the crap, including a huge poster on my bedroom wall where I practiced kissing Jordan every night (tongue and all!).

If they come here, and I can find someone to go with me, I'm pretty sure I'll go. I already asked my husband and he said there was no way he would go, but I guess I should have know that. He's just jealous of Jordan.

Looking back, I see how boy bands are just so safe for 12-year-old girls (my age at the time). We're into boys, but not quite ready to be into REAL boys, so we can drool over these famous musicians and "practice" those real life feelings.

by Treena on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 04:28:27 PM PDT
Thanks for the Photo Gloria! (0 / 0)

Man they look good for pushy 40! ;)

Jen in NJ

by littlepear on Fri Apr 04, 2008 at 12:01:54 PM PDT

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	Yes
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	No
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	I'll only confess if you promise not to tell anyone
13%	9 votes

NKOTB Reunion?

by littlepear

Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 11:10:53 AM PDT

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wow, blockhead... (0 / 0)

same here (0 / 0)

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Um, Bobby Sherman (0 / 0)

David Cassidy... (0 / 0)

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My son was born in 1990. (0 / 0)

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Not your son, though! (0 / 0)

I applies in many states... (0 / 0)

I was wondering about that too (0 / 0)

Yes!!! (0 / 0)

Simon Le Bon! (0 / 0)

I am so old. (0 / 0)

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Thanks for the Photo Gloria! (0 / 0)

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