A lot of guys recount their first live baseball game, the affect it had on them & how they remember it forever. For me, it wasn’t sporting event, but a concert that changed everything for me. Eighteen years ago, my father dropped me off with two friends at the Meadowlands Arena for my first concert, I was 14. The anticipation before the show was excruciating. Even today, all grown up, my heart races as I wait for the curtain to go up and the show to start. That first night, when the lights went down & the music started my mind went completely clear and I was happy.
There aren’t many instances in life when we can forget about all our troubles and lose ourselves for 2 hours. For me, music can do this. Not every concert, but there are a select few that I can forget everything for. Audioslave at the Electric Factory, Soundgarden at Roseland, Madonna at MSG, Rage Against the Machine at the Meadowlands, Michael Jackson at MSG, and of course *Nsync. As Hylda & I like to say, *Nsync is my musical Prozac. When those boys hit the stage I am 14 again and as I gaze up at the sleeveless, sweaty, wonderfulness I can think of nothing else. I know that this goes back to my first experience at the Meadowlands with the first musical entity that instilled complete devotion in me, the New Kids On the Block. I can remember it so clearly. Wow, I loved me some Joey Mac! Anyhoo, the reason for this walk down musical memory lane is because this morning when I turned on the Today Show there was Joey, Donnie, Danny, Jordan & Jon. Shut the F up! Of course I had heard the rumors of a reunion, but I never thought it was a true possibility (really, does Donnie want to jeopardize his acting career? And I know that Jon has crippling anxiety!!!). But there was Joey, still with his sparkling baby blues, saying how they would perform May 16 on the Today show & then release a record & embark on a World Tour!! Shhhhhhhuuuuuuutttttt Upppppppp!!!!!!
I’m a bit torn by this news. Part of me wants to go rummaging through my hope chest to find my NKOTB buttons & put them on a denim jacket. But then there is the part of me that is 31 years old & is a little scared for the boys. What kind of music will this new record be? Can they seriously sing their old stuff? Joey can’t hit any of those notes anymore! Plus, if I’m being perfectly honest, really only Joey & Jordan can SING. I know more than half of you on this list are anti-my boy band obsession, but I have to say that my *NSYNC boys & yes even Backstreet can all SING. I mean, belt out, live, sing. I guess we’ll have to wait & see. I know I will be waiting for the tour dates. I don’t know if the boys will have the same affect on me, but judging from my reaction to seeing them together on the Today Show, I’m thinking they might still have…wait for it, wait for it….the right stuff. (Sorry I couldn’t help myself!!!)
Since I’m here, I might as well dole out some tv scoop. Yesterday NBC did their little presentation of next year’s tv schedule. I have to say, I’m a little disappointed. On the one hand, I’m grateful that Friday Night Lights will be returning (yay another year of Riggins!). The 13 episode season will air in the fall on Direct TV’s 101, then in the winter/spring on NBC. I’m kinda sad that it is only 13 eps, but I guess it is better than nothing at all. As previously announced, Knight Rider will be on the fall schedule (did you know Val Kilmer is the voice of K.I.T.T.? ) and as expected Scrubs was absent from the schedule. What makes me a little angry with NBC is that they are moving one of my favorite new shows, Life, to the death slot!!! Fridays at 10! WTF!! Charlie Crews deserves better!!! Stupid NBC.
Before I go, I just want to say thank you to my darling brother Jimmy. As you all know, I’ve been going through Tivo withdrawal since getting Direct TV. Brother Jimmy has a Direct TV Tivo. (In the beginning Direct TV & Tivo were partners). Well, Jimmy is now moving to a cable package & will no longer need his Direct TV Tivo. So he is giving it to me! Which means that I can record multiple shows at one time & search by keyword (which is going to be so useful now that NKOTB are back)! Hooray the dark times will soon be over!!!!!
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