Look, these things start innocently enough. Our age addled memories of our idealized youth and the bands we loved lead us down a treacherous path of wishful thoughts of reliving those days. Do we dwell on the realities of questionable hairstyles, bad fashion, awkward fumbling moments in the back seat of a car and poor complexion? No, instead some 40′ish survey group out there showed some scant interest in the rebirth of New Kids On The Block. I can just see the record executives now dutifully reviewing the data to decide which derelict band from yesteryear they pull out of the closet, slap some lipstick and a bow on it and trot it out as this year’s prize hog. (By the way, if you took this survey you should die.)
If it stops here, I think we can all sleep at night, but if I see two or more members of *NSYNC or the Backsreet boys in one place, it’s time to gather the villagers and get some torches and pitchforks. (Do you ever wonder if Donnie Wahlberg cries himself to sleep at night huddled under a blanket, lovingly petting a Jordan Knight doll? Maybe it’s just me . . .)
After months of speculation, 80s boy band [tag]New Kids on The Block[/tag] are planning a comeback, is reporting People magazine. The band’s website, nkotb.com, which had been offline for months, is now back up and running in anticipation of the official announcement, which the source insists will be made in the next few weeks. The site currently shows a television graphic with a fuzzy, flickering photos of [tag]NKOTB[/tag] in their heyday, and a link inviting fans to sign up to their newsletter. The band enjoyed enormous success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The group went on to sell over 70 million albums worldwide, generated hundreds of millions of dollars in concert revenues, and paved the way for acts like [tag]Backstreet Boys[/tag] and [tag]*NSYNC[/tag]. The oldest member, [tag]Jonathan Knight[/tag], now a real estate developer, will celebrate his 40th birthday later this year. Since the band’s demise, former members [tag]Donnie Wahlberg[/tag], 38, and [tag]Joey McIntyre[/tag], 35, have seen acting success, while [tag]Danny Wood[/tag], 38, has worked as a music producer and Knight’s brother, Jordan, 37, has continued to make music.
4 Comments Received
January 27th, 2008 @10:53 pm
This post about NKOTB really made me flash back to the past, and for the moment I felt like I was a teenager again. And it felt good. If they really back, I hope their songs will still remain like it used to and not follow the trend cause it will be all the same with the others. And because I miss their songs especially “I’ll be loving you”.. Thank’s for posting this. :)
January 27th, 2008 @11:16 pm
Well, geez if you are going to thank me I can’t even make fun of you for being a NKOTB fan. :)
Glad it brought back some memories and here’s to New Kids keeping it old school!
WOTD
January 28th, 2008 @11:08 pm
What’s wrong with being a NKOTB. They were good at that time. :P
January 28th, 2008 @11:27 pm
I just read that they may not really be getting back together. They might be doing a reality show where they recruit new members for an updated version of NKOTB. I think I just threw up in my mouth . . .
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