Readers reply to the "So Shoot Me" article (Entertainment Weekly, September '98)

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Oct 05, 2098 Source: Entertainment Weekly (September 25, 1998) Submitted By: Thanks to Joanne (backstreet-girl@as-if.com) for sending this in. Entertainment Weekly - Reader Mail September 25, 1998 'Pleasures' Principles As a senior in college, it is hard to admit to liking a group that millions of 12-year-old girls love. Yet EW comes through again and nails my No. 1 guilty pleasure: the Backstreet Boys. Whether I am singing along in the car or catching them on TV, I can't seem to help myself with those boys. - -Krissi Diers, Cedar Falls, Iowa I had to laugh when I read Dave Karger's article on the Backstreet Boys. I recently came out of the Backstreet closet. My 6-year-old daughter helped me come clean with a recent concert in Dallas. I wanted to go, but I had to figure out a way to get there without outing myself. What better way than to go incognito as the mom of the fan? Since my own coming out (so to speak), I have had other adults whisper "I got the CD too, and I love it." I am no longer afraid to stand up in Backstreet Anonymous and say, "My name is Shannon, and I am a Backstreetaholic." -- Shannon Renda , San Antonio No one should feel ashamed to admit that he or she is a fan of the Backstreet Boys. After all, the rest of us need a way to discern who should be taken out and shot. --Mike Morawski , Rialto, Calif. Comment on this item. Recent Comments Submitted by: temnotak Submitted by: ssbornik Submitted by: ppionerka Submitted by: John Submitted by: Shawn Submitted by: Michael Pollitt Submitted by: Lemat Submitted by: Ann Elisabeth Submitted by: Carol Clark Comment on this item. Next Item: Hanging with... Backstreet Boys (Teen People, August '98) Prev Item: So Shoot Me! ..I can't help being a BACKSTREET BOYS fan. (Entertainment Weekly September 4, '98)