OK , now for real: the next person calling them "former boyband" or being surprised that the guys can move will get his/her ass kicked!!!!
I highlighted some parts that either i agree with or made me feel like kicking some ass
Concert review: New Kids on the Block still have the right stuff
By Brandy McDonnell - Entertainment Writer
Published: March 10, 2009
Buzz up!
TULSA - When Donnie Wahlberg pulled a grinning preteen girl dressed in an “I Love New Kids on the Block” T-shirt onto the BOK Center stage to serenade her with the peppy love song “Cover Girl,” it was like 1989 all over again.
Former boy band New Kids on the Block (kicking some ass) brought countless musical memories along with their successful reunion tour Monday night to the Tulsa arena.
Wahlberg, Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre and Danny Wood showed they still have the synchronized dance moves, smoothly harmonized vocals and seemingly boundless energy (once again I am going to kick some ass)they did back in their heyday of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. And their still-fervent fans illustrated they could actually scream even louder than they did back when they were frenzied adolescents cheering on their teen idols.
The din inside the BOK Center often swelled to almost painful levels as the more than 6,000 fans (near capacity for the 6,500-person seating configuration) shrieked for their favorite pop hits from back in the day. The audience included adolescents, children and a surprising number of men. But as expected, the crowd consisted mostly of NKOTB’s core fans – the now-25- to 35-year-old women who as teens and tweens snapped up more than 70 million albums along with myriad T-shirts, posters and pillowcases.
Numerous fans again donned New Kids shirts and oversize buttons, and more than a few of those wardrobe choices looked to be ‘90s vintage or homemade. Several even dug out their old 1990 Magic Summer Tour concert Ts from NKOTB’s previous Tulsa show at Skelly Stadium. (That was the first concert I ever attended, so those shirts brought back fond memories for me.)
The former boy band didn’t disappoint fans looking for a powerful nostalgia fix. By the third song, the confident quintet was chanting the catchy chorus and doing the signature dance to one of their biggest hits, “(You Got It) The Right Stuff,” prompting deafening squeals of joy and the echoing refrain of “oh, oh, oh, oh” from the crowd.
They pulled out most of their infectious old dance-pop favorites and sweet bubblegummy ballads - “My Favorite Girl,” “Step by Step,” “If You Go Away,” “I’ll Be Loving You Forever” – and the fans gleefully danced, waved their arms or swayed to each song. If the choreography and vocals weren’t always quite as honed as they used to be, the vast majority of the audience didn’t seem to notice or care.
Jordan Knight proved he could still hit the falsetto notes on “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) and showed off his still toned physique as he crooned “Baby I Believe in You” in the same fashion he did back in ’90, with his white button-down shirt open and blowing in the breeze from a wind machine. (Still? Still? the guy is as hot as ever)
Still baby-faced McIntyre, now 36 and often called Joe instead of Joey, also established that he still has a strong, clear voice and plenty of charisma, whipping the audience into a furor when he dropped to his knees to plead “Please Don’t Go Girl.” With the help of a sexy female dancer, he illustrated some sharp moves from his time on Broadway and the reality show “Dancing with the Stars” on the provocative “Twisted.”
Wahlberg again provided the Boston bravado, leading the way on the hip-hop throwback “Games.” Fit and athletic, Wood, who turns 40 in May, performed an impressive break-dancing routine. Jonathan Knight was still the quiet one, staying firmly out of the spotlight, hitting his dance steps just so and doing the camera work when the group enticed the audience into a little dance-off.
But the show wasn’t just like the old days. The New Kids performed several songs from their 2008 album “The Block,” including “Click Click Click,” “Dirty Dancing” “Grown Man” and “Summertime.”
The former boy band’s new hip-hop-infused pop songs feature more suggestive music and lyrics than their old hits, giving the show a more adult tone that was a bit inappropriate for the youngsters in the crowd (that is just too funny!!) .. The singers gyrated with their quartet of skimpily clad backup dancers, while fans tossed bras onstage and waved innuendo-laden signs. McIntyre at one point asked the wildly enthusiastic crowd “Is it me or do people drink more beer in Tulsa?”
One of the highlights of the show came when the quintet appeared out in the floor-level crowd, perched on a moving platform that also held a piano. The quintet crooned a pair of their new ballads, the heartfelt “2 in the Morning” and “Single,” dancing around the piano while McIntyre plunked the keys. They then burst into the relentlessly bouncy throwback “Tonight,” which Wahlberg guaranteed would weed out any remaining non-NKOTB fans.
“We’re having a great time out here,” McIntyre told the crowd. “We can’t say enough about what you’ve done for us in the past year.”
Though many have dubbed the reunited group the not-so-New Kids, NKOTB provided two hours of nearly nonstop entertainment, complete with several wardrobe changes as well as old and new coordinated dance routines. By the time they ended the energetic show with a rousing rendition of “Hangin’ Tough,” with a bit of Queen’s “We Will Rock You” thrown in, the singers were grinning like schoolboys, and their fans were beaming right back at them.
The show started out with an electric performance by opening act JabbaWockeeZ. The masked dance troupe, which has appeared on the TV shows “America’s Got Talent” and “America’s Best Dance Crew,” wowed the crowd with athletic, synchronized and often funny hip-hop routines.
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Mar 16, 2009
New Interview with Danny
Ok, Srsly, someone should tell people to STOP ASKING THE POOR GUYS THE SAME OLD QUESTION FOR GOD'S SAKE!!!
Really, don't you feel like hmmmm you can't ask them again about what made them break up back then and what made them come back? If you are a good reporter you will know that by now and ask some juicy questions instead like:
-WHEN ARE YOU GUYS COMING BACK TO EUROPE?
-WHY DO YOU ALL WEAR SO MUCH CLOTHES ON STAGE?
-IS THERE A NEW RECORD?
Ok, now to the interview
Brush up on your ‘New Kids’ dance
By Nancy Bosarge
The New Kids on the Block are back from almost a 15 year hiatus and stepping on the stage at 9 p.m. Saturday in Studio A at the IP Casino in Biloxi.
The band of five hunky males, Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Danny Wood and Donnie Wahlberg are back on top with their new album The Block, which was released in September and debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. top pop Album Chart and at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
New Kids promise fans a few surprises at their show, but Wood wasn’t letting any secrets escape his sealed lips.
“We spent like a week and a half tweeking the show, changing some things, and we let fans know as we go into the next part of the tour, it’s going to be completely different shows, and we want them to come back. So, I can’t give anything away. You just have to see it,” Wood said.
The New Kids toured the country in late 1980s and early 1990s as young mostly teenage kids and sold more than 80 million albums world wide with international No. 1 songs like “Hangin’ Tough” in 1988 and “Step by Step” in 1990. In the mid90s the band broke up and members went their separate ways.
“It was more of people wanted to do their own things,” Wood said. “It was like we had been on that roller coaster ride, and it had been going so fast for so long. I think everyone needed a break and needed to explore things on their own that they wanted to do.”
Getting back together was about the music at first, Wood said, “We didn’t plan to tour. We just said let’s make a good record and let’s go on from there.”
And Wood described their relationship as bonds that could never be broken. At this stage of the tour, things are really getting back on track.
“It feels great now. We are about 80 something shows into the tour,” Wood said.”The hardest part was at the beginning, dance rehearsal and everyone getting back into the swing of things.”
Wahlberg is credited with getting the group back together after being impressed with a demo tape of some songs written by singer/songwriter Nasri Atweh.
Wahlberg played “Click, Click, Click” from the demo tape for Jordan and McIntyre and it seized their interest. “Click, Click, Click” is the first song on the new album.
“The songs (by Nasri) were mature, but they still kind of had the New Kids kind of flavor,” Wood said. “His songs were very easy for us to hear us doing them. And we just clicked.”
The biggest difference in touring these days Wood explained is that most of the members have families and have separate buses, but Wahlberg and Wood are single again.
Fans have been very receptive, Wood said, “From day one it has been incredible, every turn has surprised me. Last night we were in Tulsa and the crowd was insane, they were crazy. It is awesome every night”
And fans don’t have to worry about them going anywhere any time soon. The band will be touring this summer and their single “2 in The Morning” just hit the radio and the video is on VH1, Wood said.
Really, don't you feel like hmmmm you can't ask them again about what made them break up back then and what made them come back? If you are a good reporter you will know that by now and ask some juicy questions instead like:
-WHEN ARE YOU GUYS COMING BACK TO EUROPE?
-WHY DO YOU ALL WEAR SO MUCH CLOTHES ON STAGE?
-IS THERE A NEW RECORD?
Ok, now to the interview
Brush up on your ‘New Kids’ dance
By Nancy Bosarge
The New Kids on the Block are back from almost a 15 year hiatus and stepping on the stage at 9 p.m. Saturday in Studio A at the IP Casino in Biloxi.
The band of five hunky males, Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Danny Wood and Donnie Wahlberg are back on top with their new album The Block, which was released in September and debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. top pop Album Chart and at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
New Kids promise fans a few surprises at their show, but Wood wasn’t letting any secrets escape his sealed lips.
“We spent like a week and a half tweeking the show, changing some things, and we let fans know as we go into the next part of the tour, it’s going to be completely different shows, and we want them to come back. So, I can’t give anything away. You just have to see it,” Wood said.
The New Kids toured the country in late 1980s and early 1990s as young mostly teenage kids and sold more than 80 million albums world wide with international No. 1 songs like “Hangin’ Tough” in 1988 and “Step by Step” in 1990. In the mid90s the band broke up and members went their separate ways.
“It was more of people wanted to do their own things,” Wood said. “It was like we had been on that roller coaster ride, and it had been going so fast for so long. I think everyone needed a break and needed to explore things on their own that they wanted to do.”
Getting back together was about the music at first, Wood said, “We didn’t plan to tour. We just said let’s make a good record and let’s go on from there.”
And Wood described their relationship as bonds that could never be broken. At this stage of the tour, things are really getting back on track.
“It feels great now. We are about 80 something shows into the tour,” Wood said.”The hardest part was at the beginning, dance rehearsal and everyone getting back into the swing of things.”
Wahlberg is credited with getting the group back together after being impressed with a demo tape of some songs written by singer/songwriter Nasri Atweh.
Wahlberg played “Click, Click, Click” from the demo tape for Jordan and McIntyre and it seized their interest. “Click, Click, Click” is the first song on the new album.
“The songs (by Nasri) were mature, but they still kind of had the New Kids kind of flavor,” Wood said. “His songs were very easy for us to hear us doing them. And we just clicked.”
The biggest difference in touring these days Wood explained is that most of the members have families and have separate buses, but Wahlberg and Wood are single again.
Fans have been very receptive, Wood said, “From day one it has been incredible, every turn has surprised me. Last night we were in Tulsa and the crowd was insane, they were crazy. It is awesome every night”
And fans don’t have to worry about them going anywhere any time soon. The band will be touring this summer and their single “2 in The Morning” just hit the radio and the video is on VH1, Wood said.
Mar 11, 2009
The Jon corner (aka: i think I am inlove with my inlaw!!)
Hmmmm.....
Today I woke up in a Jon mood, it is an inexplicable mood but if you ever laid your eyes on that exquisite piece of art called Jon Knight you know what I mean.. and if you haven't - what are you waiting for??
Jon is .. well. the special sauce.. I don't know what he has been doing during the break but whatever it was it was good coz my inlaw is on fire!!.
I think it is time to dedicate a special corner of this blog to the man that brought plaid back to fashion, to the man that makes us all think of tractors (TRACTAH!!), to the man that brought sexy back to coffee, to the man that must have stocks in Starbucks, to the man.. well... to THE man:
Updated: I JUST DECIDED SINCE I'M THE QUEEN OF THIS BLOG AND I GET TO DO WHAT I WANT: FROM NOW ON WEDNESDAYS SHALL BE JON DAYS..SO EVERY WEDNESDAY.. A NEW JON PAGE
(Since today is JON-DAY over here I will be updating every few hours so come back for more goodies)
Also: thank you to all of you out there making your contribution (even if you don't know you are!) to make this Jon day a happy Jon day!! (If you find your contribution here and want the credit plz let me know)
I'm- a give you some GROWN MEN!
Games
Jon TALKS!!!!
Thank you Silvertulip27 for the videos!!!
(He he.. and THAT MAN hugged me 3 times!!!)
Updated: THE FAMOUS EMU'S INTERVIEW.He's with Danny but that Jon is just... what we all need every once in a while..
Watch the real story behind the EMUS
Update: Jon's birthday on stage and Donnie's kiss... man!! why don't all 40 year old men look like that!??!?!
Updated: And of course we must see Jon's reaction to "Two girls one cup"
Updated: "Step 5"by the one and only THE MASTAH (with some help from baby-I'm to hot to be true- brother)
Updated: Jon won pose-off and Joe talks about.. hmm... well.. naughty naughty
Updated: Jon dropping his pants
Updated: I am the king! i get to sit here and look gorgeous and you all get to scream!
Updated: Jon gives some real-estate tips to a girl. ARE YOU SERIOUS?? YOU HAVE JON KNIGHT SO CLOSE AND WHAT YOU TALK ABOUT IS.. BUYING HOUSES??
Today I woke up in a Jon mood, it is an inexplicable mood but if you ever laid your eyes on that exquisite piece of art called Jon Knight you know what I mean.. and if you haven't - what are you waiting for??
Jon is .. well. the special sauce.. I don't know what he has been doing during the break but whatever it was it was good coz my inlaw is on fire!!.
I think it is time to dedicate a special corner of this blog to the man that brought plaid back to fashion, to the man that makes us all think of tractors (TRACTAH!!), to the man that brought sexy back to coffee, to the man that must have stocks in Starbucks, to the man.. well... to THE man:
Updated: I JUST DECIDED SINCE I'M THE QUEEN OF THIS BLOG AND I GET TO DO WHAT I WANT: FROM NOW ON WEDNESDAYS SHALL BE JON DAYS..SO EVERY WEDNESDAY.. A NEW JON PAGE
(Since today is JON-DAY over here I will be updating every few hours so come back for more goodies)
Also: thank you to all of you out there making your contribution (even if you don't know you are!) to make this Jon day a happy Jon day!! (If you find your contribution here and want the credit plz let me know)
I'm- a give you some GROWN MEN!
Games
Jon TALKS!!!!
Thank you Silvertulip27 for the videos!!!
(He he.. and THAT MAN hugged me 3 times!!!)
Updated: THE FAMOUS EMU'S INTERVIEW.He's with Danny but that Jon is just... what we all need every once in a while..
Watch the real story behind the EMUS
Update: Jon's birthday on stage and Donnie's kiss... man!! why don't all 40 year old men look like that!??!?!
Updated: And of course we must see Jon's reaction to "Two girls one cup"
Updated: "Step 5"by the one and only THE MASTAH (with some help from baby-I'm to hot to be true- brother)
Updated: Jon won pose-off and Joe talks about.. hmm... well.. naughty naughty
Updated: Jon dropping his pants
Updated: I am the king! i get to sit here and look gorgeous and you all get to scream!
Updated: Jon gives some real-estate tips to a girl. ARE YOU SERIOUS?? YOU HAVE JON KNIGHT SO CLOSE AND WHAT YOU TALK ABOUT IS.. BUYING HOUSES??
Videos from Tulsa aka: Oh my god! oh my god! I must see them again!!
Sooooo
My fellow blockheads, I'm sure that by now you have already seen and read spoilers but if for some strange reason you haven't (like not having a computer, being blind, or being taken by ET to another planet) and you still don't want to.. Please gently avoid this post
And YES!! "JUST PICKING FOR TWO SECONDS"- IS CONSIDERED WATCHING SPOILERS.
Thank god- Jordan is back with his red - if I raise my hand you get to see my tummy- shirt on b stage.
Guys.. hmmmm. do you mind bringing all that back to Europe FREAKING SOON!??!
The intro and "call it what you want" (still gives me chills)
B-stage (watch in HQ and drool)
The right stuff (aka: oh oh oh oh oh)
I"ll be (freaking) loving you (Jordan) forever: (a bit blurry but who cares!?!? it is Jordan!)
Rekcuts & Rader2011 thank you for the videos!!! I don't know you but I LOVE YOU
My fellow blockheads, I'm sure that by now you have already seen and read spoilers but if for some strange reason you haven't (like not having a computer, being blind, or being taken by ET to another planet) and you still don't want to.. Please gently avoid this post
And YES!! "JUST PICKING FOR TWO SECONDS"- IS CONSIDERED WATCHING SPOILERS.
Thank god- Jordan is back with his red - if I raise my hand you get to see my tummy- shirt on b stage.
Guys.. hmmmm. do you mind bringing all that back to Europe FREAKING SOON!??!
The intro and "call it what you want" (still gives me chills)
B-stage (watch in HQ and drool)
The right stuff (aka: oh oh oh oh oh)
I"ll be (freaking) loving you (Jordan) forever: (a bit blurry but who cares!?!? it is Jordan!)
Rekcuts & Rader2011 thank you for the videos!!! I don't know you but I LOVE YOU
New blog by Donnie- ( he still haven't said a word about handcuffing me)
Hey All-
I’m telling you right now…….
TULSA was on FIRE tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Damn!!!! Who knew it could be sooooo hot!!!!!
And on a Monday night??????????
Tulsa was not only one of the best crowds of this tour- they were one of the best crowds EVER!!!!
I didn’t want to leave the stage.
(Well…. I never do….. But for tonight was crazy).
It was that incredible…..
They had me like the Energizer Bunny and sh*t!!!!
To ALL OTHER CITIES and ALL OTHER FANS……
TULSA layed down the gauntlet tonight.
BRING IT LIKE TULSA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For real…. Let’s keep this party going!!!!!!!!!
This crowd made me realize more than ever….
As bad as sh*t is in the world right now….
We were not all brought here again, all these years later, by accident.
This is OUR TIME!!!!!!
We gotta take advantage of it….
WE HAVE TO!!!!!!!
TULSA set the tone….
Now…..
The party continues.
As Always….. Your Man,
~Donnie W
I’m telling you right now…….
TULSA was on FIRE tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Damn!!!! Who knew it could be sooooo hot!!!!!
And on a Monday night??????????
Tulsa was not only one of the best crowds of this tour- they were one of the best crowds EVER!!!!
I didn’t want to leave the stage.
(Well…. I never do….. But for tonight was crazy).
It was that incredible…..
They had me like the Energizer Bunny and sh*t!!!!
To ALL OTHER CITIES and ALL OTHER FANS……
TULSA layed down the gauntlet tonight.
BRING IT LIKE TULSA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For real…. Let’s keep this party going!!!!!!!!!
This crowd made me realize more than ever….
As bad as sh*t is in the world right now….
We were not all brought here again, all these years later, by accident.
This is OUR TIME!!!!!!
We gotta take advantage of it….
WE HAVE TO!!!!!!!
TULSA set the tone….
Now…..
The party continues.
As Always….. Your Man,
~Donnie W
Mar 10, 2009
Spoilers from Tulsa aka: pathetic me living the concert trough Twitter
So instead of posting 1000 times i will just update this post with the info so if you want to know whats happening stay tuned and refresh this post.
At the Meet and Greets a guy proposed to his Girlfriend in front of the guys. (Dumb Dumb guy... who would say yes to YOU having Jordan close???- just kidding- congrats to them!!!!)
Update: Jordan almost ruined the surprise for the couple coz he was screaming 'who's getting married"before it all happened....
Update: There was a piano on stage B (unlike in border fest)
Update: Jon won the pose off YAYYY!!!!! And he SPOKE!! Jon actually said something..
Update: The videos!!! this is the opening for Tulsa
"The Right Stuff" ( a bit blurry at first but then it is ok)
At the Meet and Greets a guy proposed to his Girlfriend in front of the guys. (Dumb Dumb guy... who would say yes to YOU having Jordan close???- just kidding- congrats to them!!!!)
Update: Jordan almost ruined the surprise for the couple coz he was screaming 'who's getting married"before it all happened....
Update: There was a piano on stage B (unlike in border fest)
Update: Jon won the pose off YAYYY!!!!! And he SPOKE!! Jon actually said something..
Update: The videos!!! this is the opening for Tulsa
"The Right Stuff" ( a bit blurry at first but then it is ok)
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