L.O.V.E

** This blog is being published 3 days after I wrote it because I wanted Ddub to be the 1st one to be able to read it, so I printed it and gave it to him (well, gave is not the exact term that describes stucking it into his jacket at a m&g while security were not looking). I hope he had or will have a chance to read it.

**I'd also like to dedicate this blog to all those who shared these amazing two weeks with me. Here it hoes to my BH sistahs!!

Now to the actual blog

For months I have been trying to really understand what it is that makes us BH so special and what is it that makes our bond with the guys so significant. A few nights ago, at a boat in the middle of the ocean I got the answer from Mr Donnie Freakin Wahlberg. The answer is L.O.V.E. The answer is Family.

Before getting on the cruise lots of questions went through my mind: Will I see enough of the guys? Is it smart to spend all this money just like that? Will I get enough face-time? Will I be able to actually talk to the guys? To take pictures?.... Funny, but the more I think about it - the more I realize that those where not the real questions that I had in mind.

This journey has never been about facetime ( don’t get me wrong, I still want my Knight sandwich with marshmallow on top)  or about taking pictures with the guys. This journey has always been about making dreams come true, about love and about friendship. I don’t know how many people get to experience the amazing feeling of being a part of such a big and special family as Blockheads. Sure, every group has it’s groupies but I don’t think every group has a family and I don’t think every group of fans has people as amazing as the New Kids to bring them all together.

For me , being on the cruise, going to the concerts and spending this 2 weeks in the USA has always been about the friendship. I finally met so many faces and so many people that I was sharing my life and  passions with via a computer. I got to meet friends from all over the world that felt the same way as I did and could understand me without even trying hard.  Just imagine, an after party where an Israeli, an Indonesian and two Danish girls dance together to the sound of “full service” Yes, for me the most exciting part (well, maybe shirtless Ddub was a bit more exciting) about all this was the very moment when we were all dancing on the Lido deck and you could just feel the love.  You could really feel that the 2000 people that were rocking that boat had enough Love to make a 20 years old and long distance relationship work.

Since the very first moment I realized the kids where back together all I felt from Bh’s was pure love and real friendship. Is like the comeback didn’t just bring the guys back to us but also gave us back that feeling that only a 13 year old girl can feel towards her friends. I’ve heard so many stories about Bh’s helping each other to make their dreams come true. Bh’s willing to give a spot on the boat to others that have never met the guys before. Girls buying concert tickets for others,  girls supporting each other while trying to lose weight. Bh’s taking a step back so other Bh’s could step in for a photo. Pure sisterhood. And that is what makes this journey so special, the little and big moments we share with our fellow blockheads and the little and big moments we share with the New Kids.

I’m not talking about the screaming and the facetime and the pictures. Those are not the significant moments, sure, they are fun moments and I wouldn’t change them for anything in this world but those are not the moments that define us as family. The significant moments are an encounter with Jon by the pool when he comes to talk to his Jongirls, a smile from Donnie when he passes by you and he knows you are waiting for it, a speech on the Lido deck, a spontaneous hug on a m&g. The little things that remind us that the New kids are not more but not less than Human & the Bh moments are the ones that make all this journey worthy.

So, tomorrow is my last concert (well, until I get rich enough to travel again from Israel) and it feels bitter-sweet. It’s bitter because it feels  like being separated from people I love , because I have been having a great time and because  this journey is not supposed to end. But it’s also sweet because I got to meet so many people I call friends, because I got to experience so many different feelings and so much love around me that I feel like it doesn’t matter if I am here or back in Israel- this is never going to end.

So tomorrow night, when the lights turn off, and the last note of Hanging tough is being played, I will probably have tears in my eyes, tears of joy – the joy of knowing that I am a part of something that is bigger than me- I’m not just Yael. I’m Yael the Blockhead and that will never change. It’s part of me just like my name, just like the things I do and the things I love. Being a blockhead is more than just loving 5 great (and freakin’ hot) guys. Being a blockhead is knowing that I always have five brothers and a million sisters spread all over the world .

Was this trip worthy? Was it smart to spend all that money? The answer is YES. Because  money can’t buy memories, money can’t buy family and money can’t buy that great feeling that I have in my heart right now. So to all of those asking  me if I went crazy the answer is NO! The answer is that I know I did the right thing because in 90 years, when I  take my last breath, the things that I will take with me to god-knows-where  are all those faces I’ve met this week, the smile I had during Donnies speech on the deck, the fun we had tonight at the after party. What I will be taking with me is not the money I’ve earned but the friends I”ve made and the experiences we shared.

So Donnie, Jon,Jordan,Joe , Danny and my Bh sistahs: Thank you for being a part of my life. Thank you for making this journey one I will nevah forget. See you soon!!!

Am I really THAT crazy?

OK OK FINE!! Now you can stop screaming "YES"to your screen!!!
Do you know those moments in life when you sit down and think if things you are doing are really what you need to be doing, if things you want are really what you NEED?
Well, I have been having some of those moments lately, and you got it right.. it's NKOTB related.
A few months ago I was happily jumping up and down because I manged to get myself on the cruise (and only god knows how). I had it all figured out, some savings I had, some money I will save during the year and I won't get into any kind of debt. I thought I HAVE to be on the cruise, the thought of sitting home while another cruise sails off terrified me, so despite of the things people around me told me, despite the fact that my friends think i have finally lost it and instead of brain now I have a picture of Ddub in my head- I DID IT.. I got a spot on the boat. I know that was the right decision to make, and I don't regret it at all. I wanted to do it- I had the money to do it- I'm gonna do it.
But then the mini tour thingy arrived....
Hmmm..... will I actually fly all the way to the USA for only one week knowing that a few days later there are going to be concerts!? Do I really NEED to go see more concerts? Can I afford that?
My number #1 rule was (still is) "if you have to get yourself in debt for it- don't do it!". That's when I started looking for old lost accounts, money some old jobs owed me, another saving I had and I found the money ( at least I hope I did coz now I'm all booked)
So it all looks great but then I started asking myself if thats the right way to spend THAT money.. Sure I'm dyeing to see an NKOTB concert (again) and I don't know what the future holds for me... I know today I can go, I have no responsibilities, no kids to take care of, my boss is fine with me taking those days off, I know I'm going to have the time of my life, not just because of the NK'S but also because I'm going to finally meet so many people I call friends and still... something bothers me.
Call it early midlife (hey hey!! I'm only 31) crisis, call it a reality call, call it what you want baby- I still call it love, but today I found myself thinking about all the things I could do with that money. I could finally study and take my driving license exam (in Israel it's mandatory to take around 30 lessons.. all together is 1000 usd) and buy an used car ( probably less than 3000 usd) I could buy a mac (not THE mac) I could study design, could save the money, hell!! I could travel for over 4 months in South America or India with that kind of money.. I could do so many things, things that will be useful for me and for people I know..
So yes, i find myself wondering and thinking this whole thing, have I lost my mind? Am I that childish? Don't I have any sense of responsibility? maybe I should wake up from this NKOTB world and start doing other things with my money..
What really makes me worry is the fact that I always come to the same answer: SHUT THE FUCK UP AND SPEND THE MONEY ON WHAT YOU WANT!. I find myself feeling that the cruise+concerts are the right thing to do, maybe not the most responsible, maybe not the most mature- but the most ME. I keep on remembering that none of us has any guarantees on what tomorrow will bring, I keep telling myself that I have food on my plate (and fridge), that I pay my rent on time, that I work and pay my bills and I never get into debt so why not?
But still.. why is it that i feel that guilt thing for doing something fun for myself? Why is it that I find myself thinking what I could do with that money if... why is it that I can't just tell myself to SHUT UP AND ENJOY?
I always lived by the simple rule that says: I rather live than die rich. So why is it that I find myself thinking so much about this money?
Am I going completely nuts!? Is spending around 5000 usd on a two week trip normal? Should I be locked and put away? And if I should.... could I please be interrogated by Detective Joel Stevens?

This one is for the non believers

I'm sick and tired of people laughing or giving me "that"face when i say NKOTB!!
That is it! I had it, I'm done with that kind of people.. if they are unable of seeing what i'm lucky enough to see then they can go to hell or even better .. they can stay in they're little so called "good music"universe they live at..

If you are a blockhead then I guess you know exaclty what I'm talking about.
If you are not a blockhead and you got this link from a blockhead trying to explain to you why she is happy, read it, give it a try..
If you are NKOTB- HI!!!!! *waves*

So, it's true, NKOTB are no Leonard Cohen, no Bob Dylan and sure no Beatles.They're music is not like that at all. I don't think they even try, they don't need to.And why should they?
So sure, people tell themselves, NKOTB are just a boyband talking about those weird things called.. hmm.. "feelings" those not sophisticated and shameless things called "feelings".Or even worse, ppl tell themselves and do that face again, when you listen to them you feel that thing.... the one that is only allowed for kids... what was it's name again? hmm.. "fun". After all we know, grownups like us are not supposed to listen to music that stimulates things like "feelings"or "fun"or that part in your body called "heart" Grownups should be listening to music only stimulating the brains, the kind of music that you need to listen to like 1000000 times to try to understand the deepest levels of it (I will save you the time.. at the end of the day Cohen, Dylan,Lennon they all talk about Love too). I mean people are mature- they listen to mature music and not to that boyband crap, right? Mature people base they're assumptions ( including the musical ones) on known facts.. and they know better than we, Blockheads, do- right? They know NKOTB is bad music because they have read musical handbooks, they have all composed at least 5 songs with such deep meaning sand with such level of complex that they are allowed to bring other ppl's music down- right? They know NKOTB have bad music because they took the time to go to a few concerts, to listen to the guys voices, and so they can tell that NKOTB are not good singers, after all they have seen them several times on stage dancing, singing, smiling, and making people happy so they know- thats is trash music. Mature people all took the time to meet each one of "the kids", they have listened to them talk, they have seen the videos, the twitts, the facetime talk- so they knwo for a fact that all NKOTB want is our money and that they are just using us to get money...
Because seriously , you wouldn't expect from mature people ( the kind that tells you what to do, who to like and what is "quality"and what is "trash") to base what they think about NKOTB only on a remote memory they have from the time they were 15.
Well, i have a few things to say to mature people:
Music is not about quality,a washing machine is about quality!! Music is about feelings and about soul and about all those "uncool" things. Music is about opening your heart and feeling that it is being touched. Music is about someone making magic out of your thoughts. Music is about LOVE, the love for a person, for life, for god, for your dog or even for chocolate (specially if Jon falls asleep on it). And sure, you can take a simple thing like love and make a "sophisticated"song that makes you wonder whats the song about, or you can keep it real, simple and sing a simple phrase as "It's not the way you look that brings me to my knees, is the way you look at me"(and yes, i know my friends are laughing and rolling eyes now). Sure, that line is simple, it doesn't have too many analogies, but it is not a literature quizz for crying outloud!! it is MUSIC.. and if you let it touch your soul.. you don't need too many big words!!.
People: it is OK for a band to get on stage and have fun with it's fans!! It doesn't mean they have nothing to offer so they cover it with sexy moves or smiles.. actually its the opposite, it means they are having fun and it means they know they're audience so well that they want to give them what they came for.. of course they could stand still on the stage, no lights,and say maybe "hi"when they get on stage and then "thank you"when they get off... you know.. like "serious musicians"do- but instead they choose to make each concert count. to make they're audience feel wanted ,feel happy, to let the audience's heart touch they're heart.. and thats something that only someone that is really willing to "be in the moment"can feel.

I'm sorry, but if you took the time to see Jordan singing "|'ll be loving you forever"and didn't feel your heart touched then you are not human my friend. You might be mature, you might be sophisticated but you forgot about being human...and then, it's not you the one that needs to feel sorry for me for "living in your NKOTB bubble"is me that needs to feel sorry for you for not letting your humanity come out, for you becoming a robot, a smart one, but still- a robot.

So the truth is that im tired of people telling me that my "obsession" is childish or uncool,or not normal. I;m tired of people rolling they're eyes when i talk about thing sthat make me happy, and yes, NKOTB, and all that comes with it (friends, songs, videos,twitter) make me happy, they touch my heart in ways sophisticated and mature people will never be able to do. they remind me I'm human, they remind me there is love in this world and they remind me that it is ok to dreama nd to follwo your dreams (even if your dreams are not world peace or saving humanity).
So ppl, if you are not capable of watching this video till the end, or if you are not capable of feeling anything while watching it. If you have a friend ( or that friend is me) that you think is loosing it for loving NKOTB...
Then im sorry for you, I;m sorry for the good times you are missing, I;m sorry for that beautiful part in life you are not dealing with and if you think me or my Blockhead sistahs are weird or sad or pathetic then I;m gonna ask you to politely FUCK OFF!!
Thanx for reading

(video belongs to Dori)

A request from my fellow Blockheads

So it is this time of the year again, when our boys have they're well deserved time off and we get to deal with our NKOTB withdrawals.
I remember last time they where on a break, a few months ago, Jordan posted on myspace something about people picking into his windows at home and also disturbing his mother. Personally I think that people that do that kind of things are sick , not to mention breaking the most important right a human being (and as amazingly gorgeous as our boys are-they are still human) has: the right for privacy.
Anyways, I'm writing this to request from all of us to please behave during those few weeks the guys have to spend with they're families.Please, let's give them the space they need. Let's let them live some kind of normal life.
I don't know about you but I want them here for a long ride and not to get sick and tired of crazy fans after the summer tour. I want them to stay around for a while but in order to do so , the guys need ( i think) they're time off.
Can you imagine how hard it must be for a father of 2 young kids to be spending most of this year away from home, not seeing his kids grow, not dealing with homework, missing soccer games, etc?. I can only imagine the sacrifice they are doing to spend so much time making US happy.
Sure, I'm not naive, I know this is they're job, i know this is the deal they all signed for, but as they said several times, they don't NEED this, they could all live happily and quietly at home but instead they choose to come back, and they choose to add more dates when we never dreamed about it, they choose to spend time with us, to let us take pictures, talk to us, for crying out loud- they are freaking twittering us!!
Now don't get me wrong, I think that while they are on tour the terms change, when they are on tour it is OK to be a crazy bus stalker ( in Jon words) it is OK to ask for a picture and a autograph (ASK- not take if you don't ASK), I'm not gonna lie to you,if you read my blog you know that I did take pics with them in Amsterdam and I did meet them at the hotel, but never in a disrespectful way and NEVER when they where on they're time off. But I think that when they are not on tour it is they're own private time. A time to dedicate to they're families, they're other jobs... etc.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that if we want them around for a long time we need to respect they're rights as human beings and just let them be while they are not on tour...
I just don't want them to get tired of "too much"attention and make us wait for another 15 years to go see them on stage,
And you know what? even more.. i just don't want 5 people i love so much to feel uncomfortable or intimidated.. i want them to enjoy this journey as much as I am enjoying it (and i have only been to 1 concert) and I want them to be able to have grown-up lives.
And another thing: I'm so proud to call myself a Blockhead, srsly, only a few times in life you get to be a part of such an amazing group of ppl and i would hate it if the great prestige we have will be ruined by some crazy ppl behaving like stupid 12 year old fans ( and I'm not saying all 12 year olds are stupid).
So plz, let's keep it real and let's have fun!!!!
Long live the Block!!

More from Joe mac- new blog

Man!! this man is getting to me... before I can say "Step by step ohh baby gonna get to you girl"he will be my number 3!!
Anyways, here it is Joe's new blog

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
MORE FROM MAC

Often when we are performing the slow jam medley, I think of all the
legends that came before us- Temptations, 4 Tops, Jackson 5, New
Edition.

At that moment in the show, the lights are dim, mostly spot lights so
it’s very moody and I think of all the tours and road shows that have
come before us. There is something so special about the sound and
moves of those groups- the whole thing really takes me back to the
soulful 60’s and 70’s- a classic time of showmanship that is a lost art.
It’s a privilege to, in our own way, carry that torch.
I wonder, in this day and age of instant everything, will the flame go
out or will we be lucky enough to see it passed along.
-jm

Danny's new blog

He ain't twittering.. YET
Monday, April 13th, 2009
THANK YOU FROM DANNY

Hi everyone,
Sorry I haven’t posted a blog in awhile, but this tour has been moving at such a fast pace. My daughters and Dad got to come out and see 5 shows in a row. They had the time of their lives. They are road warriors and love every part of being on the road. I can’t put into words how much it has meant to me to be able to share this experience with all my kids. This would not be possible without you guys. So from the bottom of my heart thank you.

Love always
Danny

Joe's Blog- another twitter addict

Monday, April 13th, 2009
JOEY MAC SAYS…

How ’bout a good ol’ fashioned blog.

This feels like using a rotary phone compared to twitter. Wow! I can
actually finish my thought here and not be sweating to death trying to
get it all in in a hundred and forty characters. Aaahhhh, this is nice.
Hmmm… Let me take a moment and collect my thoughts- what a novelty.
Well, let me see… We had another amazing show in Saskatoonia
( that’s what I like to call it- I add an (ia) to it).
I was hit by a recurring thought as I looked into the eyes of a girl
in the front row. How will I ever explain to each of you what it means
to be able to do what I do for such an audience? It’s such a blessing.
It pushes me to do more. To want more. To be all the things I think I
can be. And I thought of how I ‘get off’ on meeting people that to me
really ‘get it.’ There is a diverse group of people that we attract
and it mirrors the diversity of this group. And when you find those
moments with people when you are on the same page- whether its a look
or a comment or a joke or a story- and you really connect… Well, it’s
like sex to me. It’s that good. And it turns me on and it makes me want
more.
Now put that in your twit and smoke it.
-jm

If you are the only person on earth that is not following Joe- start doing it here

Jon's new blog

Once again, I'm saving you the time of going and looking for it. so this came straight from nkotb.com
Monday, April 6th, 2009
JON CHECKS IN!

Sorry to all for my lack of posting a blog in such a long time. Spring is here and I’m loving being able to get outside in the fresh air. It has been a cold long fall and winter being cooped up indoors under artificial lights and surrounded by cement walls! Looking forward to the summer tour and the outdoor venues. Literally it will be a breath of fresh air!! Catch me on my twitter account…if you’re missing hearing from me. I will do my best to come up with some more interesting blogs soon. Nothing really new to report out here. Sleep, ILAA, Show, Bus, Repeat!!!!

Jon

New blog by Donnie +video.

So the Summer tour is on!! And if you live in the USA or Canada you better go get a piece of that!! i don;t care if you have to sell your grandma for that, but if they are coming anywhere around you (and that is anywhere in your state) you go see them !! and while you enjoy the full service they will provide you think about us international fans, the ones that need to sell more than a grandma to go see them so are not able to do so, and you enjoy TWICE AS MUCH, once for you and once for us, OK?

Find more videos like this on New Kids on the Block


And Donnie's blog:
Hey All-

What can I say?!?!?!

This tour is crazy.

The fans are crazy.

The crowds are crazy.

What can we do to make the summer tour bigger and better???????

GET CRAZIER!!!!!!

You want more?

You get more!

You want Full Service?

You get Full Service!!

We are going to take it higher!!!!

Ladies let your hair down….

Fella’s get yo sh*t straight….

Baby momma’s get a sitter….

(Oh yeah- hit ya man on the Twitter!!!!!)

2009 is our time!!!!

Summer of 2009 is our time to give back to you.

The GREATEST FANS IN THE WORLD!!!!!

We will not be stopped!

I’ll sleep next lifetime!

Get at me!!! Face Time is real.

As Always Your Man-

~Donnie W

PS-

Top to Bottom- the Full Service Festival is gonna be all new and you best prepare to get your mind blown!!!!!
Now srsly, D- man needs to learn to write long sentences... LOVE YOU DONNIE... what about the handcuffs????

Apologizes and updates

Yes, I know, i promised I will update on a daily basis, but c'mon we all know that promises wre meant to be broken....
Now srsly. besides running this blog i kind of have a life in which i go to University and work (I have to pay the Amsterdam adventure somehow you know...) So I have been a bit busy lately and didn't have the time to update.. sorry.... I promise it won't happen again (did you just read what i said about promises a few lines before?
Anyways, to celebrate the fact that I am back I give you the video that Jordan was looking for.. the one that made him change his mood on Myspace.. the one that made us crazy fans send him like 100000 links...
"Joe wants to dance with somebody"

Joe's blog- aka: ??????

Once again, this was posted by Joe on nkotb.com
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
JOE SAYS…

These crowds are sick.
These shows are sick.
This tour is sick.
Viva The Block!

New blog by Donnie!!!!!

Srsly, he needs to learn to put long sentences together :-)

Hey All-

Okay, I gotta be real right now……

Tulsa….

Orlando….

Biloxi….

And all you upcoming cities on this tour….

Last night-

NASHVILLE BROUGHT SOME FIRE!!!!!!!!!!

WOW!!!!!!

I don’t know how the rest of these cities are gonna compete with crowds like Tulsa and Nashville……

For real.

All I can say is- if anybody can match them…

That will be one ELECTRIC-ASS BUILDING!!!!!!

Oh yeah- did I mention that we got the most incredible fans anywhere?

Nothing can stop them.

They are an army!!!!!!

Shit man….. We are going on a cruise with 2,000 of them!!! Can you imagine the insanity?!?!?!

Let some of them pirates try to take over our cruise ship- we won’t even have to put up a fight!!! Why? Because our fans will beat the s@#t out of them for us!!!!!

We got an army behind us. This is crazy!

What a crazy ride this last year has been.

And you know what….

It aint over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The party continues!

We will not let you all down!!!

Too much to be down about now….

Screw that. We going all the way til we can’t go another inch.

Get ya mind….. Nevermind…. Y’all got your minds right!

Hell- I gotta keep mine right! Yeszir!

As Always Your Man-

Donnie W

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

Donnie explains "2 in the morning"

Just Donnie explaining what's with the video and he says soon we will see another version of it...
Donnie.. are you gonna handcuff me in that version?????

"We got the GREATEST F@#*ING FANS EVER!!!!!!"

That was Donnie for you.. and yep it is true and you know why is that true? Coz we are still voting and still watching the video and still buying the song- RIGHT???
We are the greatest f@#*ng fans ever and they are the greatest f##*ing guys ever so
LET'S F@#*ING GET THIS!!!
( if you are too lazy to go read the blog at nkotb.com here it is)
Hey All-

Just finished The Jimmy Kimmel Show…..

What can I say????

We got the GREATEST F@#*ING FANS EVER!!!!!!

I love you all.

Nuff said.

As Always Your Man-

~donnie w