First, I had to highlight an oldie but a dearie. As anyone who knew me when I was 13 can attest, I was in love with the New Kids on the Block. And why? Because I was a teenager with baby-sitting money to spend and they were a band that took my money.
NKOTB, as they were later called, were a successful boy band out of Boston who rocked to fame with such hits as "I'll be Loving You (Forever)" and "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" [what the hell was up with all the parenthesis?].
Little known fact: MTV at first didn't play the band's videos because the station thought they were a marketing phenom and not a music one? Now, all they play on MTV are marketing phenoms. Is that ironic or coincidental?
Little known fact: Maurice Starr also founded New Edition, but that's for another wikit.
Little known fact: I still know the full names of every single band member and their birthdays. My favorite was Joe [aka Joseph Mulrey McIntyre, born Dec. 31, 1972, and no I didn't have to look any of that up]. My first concert was the New Kids at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on Nov. 17, 1990.
Little known fact: I know way too many little known facts.
So with that, I give you my favorite New Kids on the Block song of all time. I dare you to download it!
NKOTB - Please Don't Go Girl
And I think I had a really big button with this picture on it. Oh, New Kids. You were so dreamy once.
3 comments:
joey was my favorite also. my first nkotb concert was at the missouri state fair in sedalia. on the racing track -- it rained and we were on the actual track. my brand new canvas shoes from walmart (just bought that day) were caked with mud.
but i didn't care.
they (the nkotb) kept saying, "we love you, kansas city!" even though we were 3 hours away from kc.
but i didn't care.
all i saw were stars and hearts in my eyes.
nice blog, pop princess!
~neryssa
Ohhhh Joey - he was sooooo dreamy! Yep, he was my favorite, too. I think partly because he was the youngest and therefore closest to my age. But it was mostly his eyes and smile.
I only went to one NKOTB concert - at Joe Robbie Stadium. I thought it was very sweet that my dad got up at like 2 a.m. to go stand in line for the tickets. :)
i was going to marry Jordan :-) nkotb was my first concert in Evansville Indiana...we all showed up with nkotb shirts (with the t-shirt ties keeping them knotted on the side, of course), nkotb hat, nkotb shoelaces, nkotb earrings, and those GIANT nkotb buttons (I had a button with that picture on it, too!)...i was 8 years old and in love, what can i say!
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