NKOTB

Andy miraculously got free tickets to the New Kids concert and asked me to go tonight. I didn't know if I was going to go or not, Lucas has been kind of fussy lately and is probably getting my cold, but he seemed to be better today so good thing I went.

We were a bit late and missed some of the Jabawockees....wish we would have seen the whole thing and I will definitely go see them if they ever come back to Saskatoon.

Hearing the New Kids brought me back to when I was probably about 8 or 9....listening to New Kids tapes in my pink and purple ghetto. I remember they sang Happy Birthday on one of their albums and I cried when I listened to it because I thought they were singing just for me. What a loser.

Every fan of the New Kids, or any boy band for that matter, always has a favourite. Mine was Johnathan. I even named my doll that I got for Christmas one year after him. He has shuffled down in the rankings after his performance tonight to dead last. He kind of faded into the background and didn't do much...didn't seem like he really wanted to be there. I'm sure all of the other New Kids were super psyched to be in Saskatoon though. I know Donnie was, he said Saskatoon a bunch of times. It must have been his job to memorize how to pronounce it and then say it lots to make us feel special. Joey, Jordan and Donnie were awesome. Highlights include Jordan Knight with a billowing white shirt being blown by fans onstage, then ripping his shirt open and stroking his body. Strange.....

I also could have done without all of the sentimental ballads. I don't remember any of those. And I could have definitely done without the video montage of "the ones we have lost" aka celebrities that have died. I doubt that the New Kids were close to Kurt Cobain, Biggie, Toupac or Heath Ledger. Very strange.....

Donnie Wahlberg got me thinking about Mark Whalberg which got me thinking about my top 5. The soccer girls have always had this thing where you make your list of top 5 celebrity guys. Mark Wahlberg is in my top 5. So is Jason Statham. Crank High Voltage comes out on April 17th......