BSB Takes New York (part two)

Im back with the conclusion of my new york adventure...we left off right after we took our picture...lets just revisit how cute i look next to my main squeeze howito!...haha!

Okay...now that we got that out of the way lets move on with the story...after the picture our whole group went to eat some dinner...we were all pretty hungry and had a lot of time to kill...we ended up at a diner...i had nutella french toast...it was delish!...we stayed at the diner for a while just chit chatting away...we were all pretty hyped about everything that just happened...also laura met us there...she missed the event so we had to fill her in on everything...

We eventually left the diner and went our separate ways...some girls had a hotel for the night but there were 6 of us who didnt...so our all night adventure began..i originally planned on going to the movies around midnight to kill a few hours but we were talking so much that we missed the last movie...we found a starbucks in times square to hang out in for a little bit...that closed at one...great...now what?!...two of the girls decided to get a cab to central park...the rest of us walked there...it was actually a really nice walk...we went up 5th ave...i guess it took us about a half hour to get there...

There was quite a few people in front of us...but we took our place in line and the waiting began...we were all still talking for a while but we were fading fast so it got pretty quiet...but around 3am i started getting delusional and did the electric slide to a backstreet boys song...i think it was if you want it to be good girl but im not 100% sure...yep, thats right i was electric sliding...in the middle of central park...in the middle of the night...good times!...haha!

I guess around 430 or 5 (i really have no idea because at this point all sense of time was out the window...haha!) the line started moving...it didnt start moving because we were being let in...it was moving because they were moving up where the line was starting so they could fit more people in...the problem with this was a lot of the fans acted like animals and not like people...when the line was moving a lot of people from the back started running...they cut off everyone in the front who have been camped out there all night...it was really annoying...and so obvious...it was really easy to tell the difference between the people who just got there and the campers...the new people looked nice and refreshed...the campers looked like zombies...haha!...

After all that commotion they did start letting people in...we got our wrist bands and headed for the stage...there were 2 sections...one for people who had vip the night before and one for people who won vip through the contest...laura happened to be one of those winners!...she got to bring a guest and picked me!!!...woohoo!!!...thanks again laura!..i def need to return the favor one day!...

Thanks to laura and her award winning writing skills, we ended up in the FRONT ROW!!!!...ahhhh!!!!...if we stayed in the middle we probably would have been 4 rows back or so...but once again no one was to the side...so we went there and were front row!!!...of course there was more waiting...but after a little bit our choice to go to the side proved to be a good one because we could see the backstage area and saw when the boys arrived!...

What happened next was super unexpected...brian and aj came out with giant bags of bagels!...the backstreet boys bought the fans breakfast!...how amazing is that?!...you know whats even more amazing?...i got one!!...yep, aj mclean personally gave me a chocolate chip bagel...and let me tell you it was the best bagel i have ever eaten in my life!!!...mmm...so delicious!!!...the people who worked at gma said that they were the first artist to ever do that for the fans...see, they do care!!! =)

After a little more waiting the boys took the stage...ahhh!!!...they sang the same 4 songs as they did the night before...which totally mak sense because it was the rehearsal after all...haha!!!...this time it was the soundcheck for the show...of course they sounded great!...during one of the songs aj and nick ran off the stage...aj stopped right in front of us...i didnt even realize what was going on...one second he was on stage the next he was in front of my face...i liked it!!!...haha!!!...

Guess what happened next...thats right...more waiting...haha!...but this time it wasnt too bad...soon they came back out for a quick interview...one of the questions was kevin, why did you come back?...im shocked they asked that!...haha!!

Next they sang their songs for real for real live on tv...they did such a good job...i had a blast singing an dancing along with those boys...they really were amazing...the gma people said it was the biggest crowd of the summer...i was so proud of them!!!...they never disappoint me!!!

After the show was over i got a ton of tweets and texts and stuff saying they saw me on tv!...woohoo!!...i always knew id be a tv star!!...haha!!!

While i was taking in all the praises from my adoring fans...haha...i was also trying to find my way out of the park...it wasnt easy...but we eventually made it...we found the c train and hopped on it heading downtown...all my friends got off at 34th street but i continued on into brooklyn...boo!

When i got off at my work stop i had to go to a few stores first before venturing into my office...first i went to buy a new outfit...then i went to duane reade to buy a tooth brush, tooth paste, and some baby wipes...i figured since i couldnt take a shower at least i could wipe myself down with something...and finally i went to dunkin to get coffee...i was dying...i dont think i ever felt so terrible (or disgusting!) in my life...ugh!...haha!...but i was a trooper and i made it into work by 1030...and the first thing i did was add my new laminate to my collection...haha!!

The rest of the day was pretty brutal but it ended with laura staying at my house for the night...and its always great catching up and chit chatting with her...

Overall i had such an amazing time these two days...its a little sad that it was my bsb event for a while...the next one i have scheduled is cruise 2013 and thats still over a year a way...i need more backstreet boys in my life!!!...haha!!! =)

Ps - sorry for being mean about the questions in my last post...i was writing it when i was stuck on the train for 4 hours so my mood was decreasing rapidly...i read it later and realized i was too harsh...so sorry again for that!

pps - all the pictures of the boys were taken by little sis...she was standing in a totally different spot than i was so thats why the angle is different and they are further away than if they were taken from front row...haha!!

BSB Takes New York (part 1)

Continuing on with my boyband theme...just two short weeks after the big bonanza, i attended a backstreet boys only event in nyc!!...

the boys were scheduled to appear on good morning america on friday august 31...so they decided to invite the fans to their rehearsal the night before...for a fee of course...but when it comes to bsb all sense of budget and responsibility goes out the window and i happily shell out what ever they ask me to...is that bad?!...if so, oh well!...haha!

My plan all along was to go to the event thursday night...camp out at central park...go to gma in the morning...call out sick from work...go home and sleep all day...i was so set in my plan that i only brought a tshirt and sweat pants to change into...the problem with my plan was i couldnt control the media...thursday morning about 2 minutes after i walked in my manager came up to me and said youre not gonna be sick tomorrow? Right?....ahhhh! BUSTED!!!...i couldnt even look at him...haha!...i said "ummmm"...so he said "i mean, you could have a doctors appointment in the morning and come in late"...so i said "yeeeaahh, i definitely have one of those!"...later in the day i went to him and said "about tomorrow, im planning on staying in central park tonight and i have no clothes for tomorrow"...he then said "you can just wear what you have on"...of course i replied with "absolutely not!"...haha!...after some more kicking and screaming i agreed to come in...ugh!

I ended up leaving work a little early so i could get to the event on time...id say we ended up in the middle of the line...we check in and go our cool laminates...and in true backstreet fashion it was a hurry up and wait kinda deal...the line finally started moving and we eventually got up to where josh was playing traffic director and letting fans cross the street a little bit at a time...2 comments about this...1) it reminded me of the scene in 101 dalmatians wen they are crossing the street to get into the truck...and 2) has any else noticed how good josh has been looking lately?!...haha!...

I was super duper excited to just get into the building and get the show on the road...eek!...when we got in there is was just a giant room...no stage...half the room had carpet put down and thats where we were sitting...yep, we were sitting on the floor...but thats okay because everyone was able to see this way...like i said, there was no stage...

After a little more waiting the boys finally came out to the floor!!...all 5 of them!!!...it was kinda magical...i think they said a few things...i really cant remember...then they got right to singing...im pretty sure they sang incomplete first...they sounded AMAZING!...it started quiet with just the piano and grew bigger and bigger as the song went on...i love that bsb constantly changes up their songs a little bit...it keeps things fresh!...anyway, kev didnt like the way it went so they sang the song again!!!

I cant remember the order of the rest of the songs but they also sang larger than life, backstreets back (i dont know about you but i consider this their anthem), and of course i want it that way...we all know that i want it that way isnt my fav but watching it at this event was special...kev was so emotional when his part came up that he couldnt sing it at all...it was so touching!...i think most fans were tearing up right along with him...they ended up singing iwitw 2.5 times...each time was better than the last...

After singing they sat on some stools and took some questions...i apologize if im offending anyone who asked a question but the questions were weak!...a lot of questions wasted..."brian, can i have a hug?"...good for you but what about the rest of us? How about asking an actual question..."kev, what made you decide to come back?"...great question cause no one else is going to ask that, def not tomorrow at his first performance back, im so glad you asked him!...*eye roll*..."nick, boxers or briefs?"...really?!..."aj, how many tattoos do you have?"...at this point who cares, its a lot thats all you have to know, he didnt even know the exact number...and sorry little one but this next bad question came from you..."brian, which song do you wish never made an album?"...if you didnt already know that he would say if you want it to be good girl or masquerade then you really have no business being at an event like this one..sorry it might sound harsh but thats how i feel!...

Okay moving on...picture time was next!!!...yay!!!!...we waited on line with our group of 10 and we all knew who we were standing next to...we were much more organized this time compared to the bsbbq pic...haha!...we got up to the front of the line where we were once again greeted by josh...and once again i must say lookin good josh!...haha!...anyway he gave up a run down of the rules..."sorry but due to time restraints hugs are not allowed tonight, only hand shakes, high fives, and the newly introduced fist bump!"...i still cant get over the newly introduced fist bump...that josh is a funny one!...haha!!!...from where we were standing we couldnt see the boys so we asked josh if he could tell us the order...he looked at us like we were crazy...but it was important that we stand in the correct order so we could get in and out with out anyone getting lost and everyone standing next to the right guy...once he realized what we were doing he seemed excited (and thankful) that we were taking the time to be organized....haha!

We finally got in there and got to say hello to all the boys...aj was first then nick...little sis got a nick wink...when i got to howie i almost told him that i cried a little at mixtape when i realized it was the last time he'd be singing kevs parts...but i stopped myself because kev was standing right there and i didnt want to make him feel bad...i got to stand next to howie in the picture!...its one of the perks of being a howie girl...you rarely have to fight over him...its usually more like "okay, ill take one for the team"...haha!...anyway...we snapped the picture, which came out super cute...then on the way out i said hello to kevin then brian...the whole thing went by way to fast but thats okay...ill take 30 seconds over zero seconds any day!

Alright...i think ill wrap it up here and call this part 1...its getting kinda long and there is still so much left to share!!!