I heart NKOTB...

Oh yes, they are coming back. I got so excited on Sunday when I read about it on the internet. Click here: NKOTB to read more. Growing up, I became a huge fan of the New Kids On The Block. I mean avid fan. Me & my friends were so obsessed. Yes, I watched the Saturday morning cartoon. I had pictures, posters, videos, magazines. I had it all.

You see, back in middle school, we would write books about them. Oh how I would give anything to have a copy of one of these. They weren’t just typical books, they were tales of us and the member of the band that we loved. My book was about me & Jordan. Ok secretly, I hated Jordan. Who wears a Batman jacket on stage? Honestly. I mean, I didn’t think he was cute at all. But, here’s the thing, one day we were in the gym, waiting for school to start. We all declared who we liked and who we would write about. One girl, Trish, told us she liked Joey and he was hers. We couldn’t have him. Sarah G. claimed Donnie so he was out. Amy claimed Jonathan and well, I couldn’t like him either. Well, I don’t think they “claimed” them so much as said “I like ______” Nonetheless, I was left with Jordan or Danny. Danny looked like a monkey and had a stupid rat tail, so Jordan it was. Internally, I was obsessed with Donnie. He was the bad boy and he was so cute!! I even had a secret book that I wrote about but told nobody!!! At school, I put on a brave face, and took Jordan. Why didn’t I confess this to my friends? I don’t know. I think I was 13 and I was so scared they would be mad at me and hate me!!

We would bring the books to school and in between classes, we would exchange them to read what everybody wrote. I remember Amy’s book the most. Surprisingly, I don’t even remember my own. In her book, Jonathan gave her his class ring and she dropped it down the toilet. That was the plot of her book but I loved it, at the time. Now, if I read any of these, I would laugh and laugh and laugh. (Side note: I used to write books all the time about boys that I liked and still have a few of those). However, everything turned sour. There was an entire summer that Sarah and I didn’t speak to each other. Why? I can’t remember exactly..LIE!! I totally remember!! It’s because she didn’t include me in her book. How DARE she!?!?! I remember sitting on the band room floor with Carla Hale and we were exchanging notes with her. I mean they were NASTY notes…for a seventh grader. Seventh grade was also the year that Mr. “Tinkle Bag” Denham had to do an intervention between me & Sarah. We got into a big argument in the lunchroom and well, that’s middle school.

I remember getting into a tearful argument with my brother one time. We were coming back from a summer mission trip. We were in the church van and he got everybody in the van making fun of the NKOTB. When I got home, I ran into my room and cried and cried. How dare he embarrass me like that. But I just loved them.

I signed up for e-mail notifications of tour dates. No matter where they go, I’m sure they probably won’t come to Birmingham. But I’ll find a venue close enough that me, Amy and Sarah can go. I’ve already warned Chris that I’m going and to get over it.

Why wouldn’t I want to go see guys, who are now like 40, perform this:
Hanging Tough