Are you gonna bitch? By the sounds of the boards and Twitter, I think some of you would!
What is with ALL the complaining about everything NK related lately?
Really? I mean seriously?? THIS is how you want to be known? The perpetually p*ssed off fan?
Some people get face time. Some don't.
Some people go to a lot of shows. Some don't.
Some people went on the cruise. Some didn't.
Some states will get to see the guys this summer. Some won't.
Some are given backstage & VIP. Some aren't.
THIS is LIFE. It's not our RIGHT to have these things. It's a privilege.
GET A GRIP!
We are owed absolutely NOTHING by these guys.
NOTHING!
Now, please don't jump all over me telling me that I'm overreacting ...that you're just bummed about a cancellation or a "so-close-but-not-quite" face time experience. I am in complete agreement that things like that happen. I've had it happen, myself. I totally understand it. We've all been disappointed from time to time. I'm talking about those fans who aren't happy no matter WHAT happens. No matter how many shows they see, how many times they've gotten to meet them, have pictures taken, get autographs, etc....they complain.
If you fall into that category, you need to evaluate why you're here and what you want out of this experience.
Every second these guys are here. Every song. Every smile. Every autograph. Every Tweet. Every blog. Every video. Every concert. Every cruise. Every picture. Every single breath they take that involves us.....is a gift.
Let's not forget that, please??
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
One in a Million
While on their European Tour, Joe traded in his "Stay the Same" solo for a medley of songs he'd done back in the day: "I Remember When," "Where Do I Go From Here" and a new, catchy little tune declaring his thanks that sounded similar to something he'd done on his solo album, but not quite. Then we heard the words "Five brothers and a million sisters" tossed in there and I remember my heart cinching up and I cried.
He considers us sisters. Seriously? I hate using the term "awesome" in this respect because it's so overused, but really...it's awesome.
He doesn't even have the understanding like us "sisters" have when it comes to this thing. And it's so much bigger now than it EVER was back in the day. We couldn't have understood it then. We couldn't have embraced it then. We couldn't have contributed anything to it then like we can (and do) now.
criSILLYus and RiceChex have been next to me through this whole thing. We laid claim to which boy was ours early in the game. RiceChex and I were the ones to drive to Kansas City in 1994 to see them as one last tribute to our youth. We didn't know at the time it would be their farewell tour. The years the followed were difficult, as the guys had been our entire lives. Their music, their faces...everything about them. Obviously, we moved on - went to college, got married, had kids and never once expected them to reunite. They all had their own lives now, too. Careers, marriage, kids. Completely separate identities from who they'd once been.
Then, out of NO where, they were back.
Life as we knew it ceased to exist. Our fantasy worlds returned (much to our husbands' chagrin) and we were again caught up in the music, the faces and thank to the internet, we were connected with women (and a few guys) from around the world who shared this interest with us. How unbelievably AWESOME this was!
The guys were caught off guard by how successful they were. I know they were. They've said as much in interviews. But the fans?? My God, we had NO idea what this reunion would bring us. Sure, we got in touch with old friends again, but we hadn't the first glimpse of what was to become this "million sisters" thing.
Thanks to the community forums on the nkotb.com website, we fans were thrust into a world filled with people who shared this same obsession...this same "to hell with our regular lives...let's ride this ride for as long as it lasts" mantra. As friendships developed around the globe, we really began to understand this sisterhood thing. A real sisterhood. I've got a sister, but she and I don't share a sisterhood. We just don't "get" each other. These girls GET me, and I them.
In the last year, I've developed close friendships with women in California, Washington, Oregon, Virginia, Florida, New Jersey, Maine, Oklahoma, Texas, Illinois and probably half a dozen other states that have escaped me at this moment. We stay up until all hours of the night talking, tweeting, chatting, posting, texting....I've come to love these women and they're such a vital part of my everyday life now. It's almost indescribable. I guess if you're not amidst it, you just can't understand it.
So, my darling husband, for as much as you're irritated with the guys for this reunion, this really isn't about them. They lit the fire, don't get me wrong...but when it boils down to it, it's these women who fan the flame. I love them so much and I will forever be grateful to NKOTB for having timed this so perfectly....for bringing us together the way they have. We really are five brothers and a million sisters.
xoxo
-M
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He considers us sisters. Seriously? I hate using the term "awesome" in this respect because it's so overused, but really...it's awesome.
He doesn't even have the understanding like us "sisters" have when it comes to this thing. And it's so much bigger now than it EVER was back in the day. We couldn't have understood it then. We couldn't have embraced it then. We couldn't have contributed anything to it then like we can (and do) now.
criSILLYus and RiceChex have been next to me through this whole thing. We laid claim to which boy was ours early in the game. RiceChex and I were the ones to drive to Kansas City in 1994 to see them as one last tribute to our youth. We didn't know at the time it would be their farewell tour. The years the followed were difficult, as the guys had been our entire lives. Their music, their faces...everything about them. Obviously, we moved on - went to college, got married, had kids and never once expected them to reunite. They all had their own lives now, too. Careers, marriage, kids. Completely separate identities from who they'd once been.
Then, out of NO where, they were back.
Life as we knew it ceased to exist. Our fantasy worlds returned (much to our husbands' chagrin) and we were again caught up in the music, the faces and thank to the internet, we were connected with women (and a few guys) from around the world who shared this interest with us. How unbelievably AWESOME this was!
The guys were caught off guard by how successful they were. I know they were. They've said as much in interviews. But the fans?? My God, we had NO idea what this reunion would bring us. Sure, we got in touch with old friends again, but we hadn't the first glimpse of what was to become this "million sisters" thing.
Thanks to the community forums on the nkotb.com website, we fans were thrust into a world filled with people who shared this same obsession...this same "to hell with our regular lives...let's ride this ride for as long as it lasts" mantra. As friendships developed around the globe, we really began to understand this sisterhood thing. A real sisterhood. I've got a sister, but she and I don't share a sisterhood. We just don't "get" each other. These girls GET me, and I them.
In the last year, I've developed close friendships with women in California, Washington, Oregon, Virginia, Florida, New Jersey, Maine, Oklahoma, Texas, Illinois and probably half a dozen other states that have escaped me at this moment. We stay up until all hours of the night talking, tweeting, chatting, posting, texting....I've come to love these women and they're such a vital part of my everyday life now. It's almost indescribable. I guess if you're not amidst it, you just can't understand it.
So, my darling husband, for as much as you're irritated with the guys for this reunion, this really isn't about them. They lit the fire, don't get me wrong...but when it boils down to it, it's these women who fan the flame. I love them so much and I will forever be grateful to NKOTB for having timed this so perfectly....for bringing us together the way they have. We really are five brothers and a million sisters.
xoxo
-M
(Please do not post without permission.)
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