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Date: Oct 02, 2098
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By SHELLY DECKER -- Express Writer (Edmonton Sun)
Diehard fans know these boys aren't playin' games with their hearts.
The Backstreet Boys aren't just any band, as any adoring girl will tell you. They are the ultimate and deserve the adulation heaped on them - amplified by the deafening shrieks of undying love that will undoubtedly be unleashed during Tuesday's concert in our city.
Dedicated teen followers are ravenous in their appetite for the boys' paraphernalia.
"I need a bigger room to put up all my posters. I've run out of space,'' laments Heather Tasko, 13, of her bedroom walls crammed with 1,000 posters and pictures. "If you ask any of my friends they'd say I'm very obsessed with them.''
The Spruce Grove teen has spent at least $1,000 - raised from savings, babysitting money and gifts from parents - to fill her life with precious treasures related to the boys, especially beloved Kevin, 26. She's adamant in her conviction of such worthy devotion.
"Their music is all from the heart. They think a lot about what they're going to do,'' gushes Tasko. "I can recite their life stories for you and how they came together.''
And the five-member band doesn't just take the money and run. Not only are they amazing performers, they give girls what they want - respect, explains Trina Falkner, 18, who got to meet the revered Nick last year during a local mall promotion.
"It was awesome. I cried so hard,'' recalls the besotted fan who waited more than eight hours for the fleeting encounter where she presented Nick with a red rose and necklace.
"He sort of gave me a strange look. On the tag I wrote, 'From your No. 1 fan. I love you.' He looked up and said, `I love you, too.' The security guard had to hold me because I was shaking. I was so overwhelmed,'' says Falkner, who also sports a massive collection of Backstreet Boys posters and goods.
Local guys can't compare to the pop singers who serenade the lovestruck girls with their syrupy ballads.
"They're way different,'' says fan Atasha Kelm, 15.
"They're a lot nicer. They're sweet. The guys around here, they're not as easy to get along with,'' says Kelm, who adds she listens to their music "almost 24, 7.''
Of course there's another mitigating factor.
"They're absolutely drop-dead gorgeous,'' giggles Kelm, who unlike the other two teens wasn't able to get tickets to Tuesday's sold-out show.
Tasko's entire family - including Trevor, 10, who hates the band - has tickets.
"We're all going for her. It's unreal. She's very devoted,'' understates mom Verna Tasko, who quietly adds, "I'm tired of them.''
Worshipping this clean-image group gets approval from Falkner's mother, Linda Lemoire.
"Their focus is on good morals and this is what Trina has always clung to,'' she says.
These girls don't minimize their frantic desire to have a lengthy visit with their dreamboats.
"If I was dying tomorrow, the last thing I would want is to meet them again. That would be my last wish,'' says a serious Falkner.
Nor is the admiration to be dismissed as some passing stage that includes thousands of teens reciting the boys' favorite colors, hobbies and interests.
"As long as they're together I'm devoted to them,'' sighs Tasko.
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