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Chicago, IL, (August 1, '98) by Jenny
Date: Sep 30, 2000
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I slept over at my friend Alicia's house Friday night because she
just got the Everbody single. We were listing to it all day and
night. I forget the time when we woke up, but I was first and I put
on my 3 Car Garage CD. Alicia doesn't like Hanson but I made her
listen to 'Day has come' anyways. About 5:30 we got in the Van and
headed to the mall. We droped off the van for her older sister who
works at Carson shoes. These other people that Alicia's mom knows
picked us up from there. We arrived at like 6:00 and no one was in a
line to get in. I don't even think we stoped once before we parked.
We weren't even that far away from the theator! We went in and spread
the blanket down and relaxed. When I went to the bathroom, Alicia
said that AJ and Howie were testing the mics. Then Alicia, this other
girl we were with, Alicia's mom, and I went to go buy something. I
don't have any money, so I didn't get anything. We heard so screamin
so me and this other girl started to run back to the lawn seats.
Except we went the wrong way and a sucarity (sp?) guard asked for a
ticket? So I was like 'uh oh!' We turned around and started to sprint
back to our lawn seats. We asked the others and they said that
someone was just screwing with the mic. I was happy I didn't miss
anything.
When the lights finally dimed, I jumped up and started screamin!
Unfortunatly, it was only a DJ from the radio station. Then the
lights went wacko and a siren went off and then there was a boice
saying intruder in the building and stuff. When Aaron ran out on
stage I started screamin even more. Aaron said, "Yo Chicago!" He then
did the song, 'Crush on You' I couldn't understand it that well.
Aaron voice is so adorably cute! When the song was over he was
all, "Whoa, there are a lot of people out there" A rush of
screamin "Well, if you didn't know my name's Aaron Carter" more
screamin "I also have a brother, His name is Nick." A lot more
screamin. "and he is a band called the Backstreet boys, they will be
on later tonight" even more screamin. Then he tried to introduce his
dancers. "This is Daren" a little screamin "Let's try that again this
is Daren" a little more screamin, "Come on you could do better then
that! This is Daren" a lot more screamin. Then he introduced the
other dancer but I forgot his name. then Daren started talkin. He
said stuff like Chicago was his hometown, and Aaron has a single
called 'Shake it'. Then Aaron came back out and he was all, "Hey,
guys I have an alum! And A single called 'Shake it!" Aaron was
hallariuos! While everone was screamin I was laughin my head
off. "Guys we are going to teach you the dance to 'Shake it!' They
showed it, then Daren said. "When ever Aaron says Shake it, say 'go
Aaron, go Aaron" That song was so cool! and in the middle of it Aaron
said, AJ come on out here. So AJ walked Around the stage which got
the crowed going even more. When Aaron was finished with the song he
said "You guys were great! Chicago rocks, thanks for coming, good
night! After that a group called soap came out and sang three songs.
Then Jimmy Ray came out sang three songs, when I got furious! You
see, I really like Aaron and he only sang two songs. At that point i
said to Alicia, "If Jimmy Ray sings another song, I don't care about
the sucurity gaurds, I am going up there and gonna break his gutair!"
And guess what he did sing another one! Alicia told her mom that i
was goin up there, but I decided not to. I was soooo mad!
It like took forever for bsb to come out except only Kevin came out.
He said his thank yous, then AJ did his thank you's but first asked
the crowd if they liked his newly died red haircut. Then Howie came
out, then Brian came out. Lastly Nick came out and he was the only
one that I actaully remember what he said, "Thank you, thank you,
thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you,
thank you, thank you so much!" I don't remember what the first song
was but, I think it is the one where Brian said, "This is from our
European album, you haven't heard it but you will." It was really
cool! Then they did an accapealla. I am not sure what it was called
though. It wasn't one of their songs. AJ, Howie, Kevin, and Brian did
a solo part in the song in that order. Then Nick was saying, "This is
unfair, this is not fair, what about me?" The crowd cheered and he
did his part. I really do forget the order of the songs but you will
hear all of I remember!
The started to play 'Quit Plain Games' and Howie stoped the band
twice. The third time, the drummer said, "If you don't like the way
we play then play it yourself!" Nick was all "We will! We can do
this!" They got in their positions, Nick on Drums, Brian on Bongos,
Kevin on Piano, and AJ and Howie on Guitars. It was really cool!
After that they introduced all the band members. I don't remember
their names though.
They each did a solo song. Which is really cool and will be on their
next album. They did a mix of a couple of songs that have been on the
nine most wanted on B96. They sang 'All I have to give.' I think if I
remember right, they dedicated both 'Anywhere for you' and 'I'll
Never Break your Heart' to the crowd.
They left for a min, then came back wearing Chicago Bulls, Dennis
Rodman Jerseys. They started the song with Get down, But it ended
with We've got it going on. The cool thing is that they changed a few
lines and said Chicago's got it going on.
They did 'As long as you love Me'. I had never seen the video. The
chair trick was so cool! After that they said their goodbyes. I knew
that it wasn't cause they didn't turn on the Lawn lights.Their last
song of course was 'Everybody'. They showed parts of the Music video
then the lights went on at the stage. A couple of people where
bringing out these five coffins. They turned them around when the
music started. 10 seconds later they walked out of the coffins and
did the Ballroom dance, just without the girls. It was really
cool! "Good night you all!" They bowed.
They are some cool things I would also like to mention. Some might
not want to read. I don't know why but you might not want to. Let's
see AJ tore off his shirt for every single costume. Howie tore his of
like three times. Kevin I think twice. Brain once. and Nick turned
his back to the crowd when he unbuttened his shirt. He only did that
once. Brian, Nick, and Kevin all had undershirts on. Aaron had a blue
striped shirt and black pants. The two sisters from soap on white
mini shirts and silver pants I think. I have no clue what Jimmy Ray
had on though. During one song I thought AJ was going to jump in the
crowd but he just leaned over. During Howie's solo, he handed roses
out to a few people. During one song bsb through a huge beach ball
into the crowd and they actaully got it back. When Aaron left the
stage when he was done i could see him on the sides of the curtain. I
think that is all! Whoa! I actaully didn't write all that much as I
thought I would.
Auburn Hills, MI, USA (July 24, '98) by Janae Woody
Date: Sep 30, 2000
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On July 24, 1998 I saw a BSB concert at the Palace of Auburn Hills near
Detroit Michigan. It was the most amazing thing i have ever seen. Aaron, SOAP,
and Jimmy Ray opened for them, but Jimmy ray sucked! He was burping and being
gross. Everyone booed him off the stage. I was in the middle, 24th row, so I
could see them really well. Kevin went out into the audience, but not close
enough to me. The boys all sang a solo, but some of them sang either old ones
I don't know or songs that aren't released yet. It took a long time to get
over the excitment of actually being in the same state, city, even in the same
room as them! Have you ever seen them in concert or even met them? If you have
you are one of the luckiest people on earth!
Keep the Backstreet Pride Alive!
Fishers, IN, USA (July 23, '98) by Star Backstreet
Date: Sep 30, 2000
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Sometime in April is when I got the ticket. I was not very happy with the seats because they were like 17 rows from the front.
We got there and we stayed outside for like 2 hours. So we went to see if they had any closer tickets and they did.
They were 6 rows from the front and I could see perfectly. It was like right up there 'cause the arena was so put together and stuff
and from the ticket I had I could still see great.
They finally let us in and we went to get something to drink.They finally let us in the arena part. It was so small!
here were tons of people on the lawn. My sister and my Mom were talking about going out and smoking before
anything started. We were about ready to leave and Brian came between the curtain and the stage and I was the
first to see him and I waved and smiled and he waved back.
I started to cry. I was so happy.They went out there and I went too but I looked backstage and I could see them
playing some b-ball. Well I've seen Kevin and Brian. We got back in and A.J came out and introduced Aaron Carter
and Aaron came out in a green shirt and white pants. They were silk. He started singing Crush on you and he came
out with 95 south. He sang that and I got in my seat standing in it and all and everyone around me was looking at
me cause I was the only one that knew the songs. He did shake it and taught the crowd how to do it. He left
when 95-south picked him up cause he was waving too much.
Soap came out and sang 2 songs.Then Jimmy Ray came out and sang gobs of songs.
We watied and waited and Mom and Sis went out to use the restroom. I had to go to but I couldn't
'cause everyone started to scream so I stayed there.
They came out with a crash and it was so awsome. They started to sing "That's the way I like it"
and I knew the dance to that. Brian was looking at me and he pointed and waved 'cause I was doing the same thing as them.
Everytime my sister would take a picture, Kevin and A.J would look into the camera. In all my pictures they were always looking!
A.J pointed to my sister and shook his head no and smiled. They all looked at me. Everytime they did I waved and they all waved
and smiled back. It was the best concert anyone could ever go to. I feel so lucky. But they ended with the coffin thing and that was it.
I threw them a rose and Kevin caught it and said thanks. I gave them my sign and I wrote a book and gave it to the security guard to
give to them. It was so cool. If only everyone could feel what I felt that day!
Darien Lake, NY, USA (July 21, '98) by Krystle
Date: Sep 30, 2000
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I had remembered hearing on the radio in March something about Backstreet
Boys tickets but I didn't pay much attention to it because I didn't really
even know who they were yet I got their CD in April before we went to Orlando.
I read the liner notes and it said they lived in Orlando. I thought it would
be pretty cool to see them. We stayed at Disney. I was watching the Disney
hotel information channel to see what was going on that day. Then it had an
advertisement for a BSB concert that was going to be @ MGM. I later found out
that it was the night of the day that we left. I was upset the whole way
home. Then, a month before the concert, I went to the Darien Lake website
(Darien Lake is an amusement park with a Performing Arts Center) because my
mom wanted me to find out the date of another concert she and my uncle wanted
to go to. I was looking down the list and then it said July 21 - Backstreet
Boys. I immediately asked my mom and she agreed I could go. I got my cousin to
take me and since it was so late we only got lawn seats.
The Day of the Concert
That Tuesday was the day of the concert. I had gone to a Renaissance
(excuse the spelling!) festival and I got my hair in the really nice, weird,
braided up-do. I was wearing my BSB shirt and jean shorts. I had golf lessons
before the concert from 2-4 so we couldn't go to the park for the whole day.
At golf, I found out that my two golf teachers, Brad and Mike, were also going
to the concert and had lawn seats. I don't know why they went. After golf we
had to go pick my cousin up from work and we grabbed dinner at Wendy's, and we
were on our way. We got to there around 5:15 and there was a line of about
500 people already waiting at the gates. Since they did not open the gates
until 6, we sat on our blanket in the boiling hot sun and it didn't help us to
have black shirts on. I went through the line to see if I saw anyone I knew
(to get in line with them) since I knew a lot of people I knew we going. We
talked to the people around us because none of us had anything better to do.
They finally let everybody in at about 6:10 (they had to be late) and we ran
and got pretty decent lawn seats, but we were still really far back because
the whole (it's outside) place hold's 20,000 people. We sat for a while and I
got up to look around to see what there was. There was a crowd of at least
200 people around the souvenir stand. I stood on a bench to see what there
was. They had all kinds of things, but I didn't have enough money. I went
back and my cousin Wendi and I played cards and I played with her hair. Then
we asked the person sitting next to us to watch our spot and our blanket to
make sure no one took our spot. We got something to eat and I got a program.
(I could kick myself for not getting one of those keychain holders). We went
back to our spot and by then, it was 7:30.
The Concert
About 7:40, some guy came out and talked for a few minutes and introduced
Aaron. He came out with his dancer people (I guess you could call them) 95
South. He sang "Crush on You" but at the time, I had no idea what he was
singing because I didn't know who he was. He was so cute!! Aaron introduced
95 South and everyone cheered for then as they would cheer for the BSB without
Aaron telling them to. He said some stuff and said some of his family was
there because Nick was born 1 hour away from there. Then they taught everyone
how to do the "Shake It" dance and he sang that. In the middle of the song,
someone came out from backstage and everyone screamed, but I was too far back
to see who it was. I figured it was a BSB. He danced for a few seconds and
left. (My friend who had front row tix told me it was AJ.) Then this 2 girl
group called SOAP came out and sang 3 songs. Then Jimmy Ray came out and sang
3 songs. Soap and Jimmy Ray were pretty bad, but everyone went crazy anyways.
Between the opening acts and the BSB, the was a good 45 minutes wait. Every
time something moved onstage or a person came out, everyone went nutz. We and
Wendi took turns standing up yo see if anything interesting was going on. At
about 8:45, all the lights went out and we knew it was time, time for our
beloved Boys.
There was a big flash of light and they appeared on these riser thingys on the
back of the stage wearing red, black and silver outfits. First, they sang
"That's the Way I Like It." They said some stuff, sang some a capella, and
danced to some non-BSB songs. Then they went backstage. Then Howie came out
carrying a bunch of red roses and said "The guys are each taking time out to
sing a solo, is that OK with you?" Umm, yeah Howie. I guess the high pitched
were a yes. He sang "My Heart Stays With You" while wearing red silk pajamas
(that's what they looked like) and throwing the roses 1 by 1 into the crowd.
Halfway through the song, a burst of light and smoke came from each side of
the stage with confetti that said Love Howie D. AJ came out next and said "I'm
gonna sing a sad, sad love song," which turned out to be "Lay Down Beside Me."
God knows what he was doing to that stage while he sang. Then my Kevi (as I
call him :o) came out and sang "Nobody But You". Then Brian came out and sang
"That's What She Said" while playing a guitar duet with the other guitar
player. Every so often, they showed a girl singing along with the lyrics. Then
Nick came out and sang "Heaven In Your Eyes" a capella. Wow. That's all I
have to say about that. I really think (after hearing the solos) that Kevi
and Howie should have more solos. Nick went backstage and they all came out 5
minutes later singing "Let's Have a Party." They then sang a bunch of songs (I
don't remember all of then or in what order they sang them) including "All I
Have to Give," and "Anywhere For You." During "Darlin' " they split the crowd
in half and one side sang Darlin', and the other side, (my side) sang tell me
what to do to make things right. Somewhere in there, they sang "Quit Playin'
Games With My Heart." The band messed up, (I knew it was on purpose though)
first they played too fast, then in the wrong key. They boys got mad and
Howie yelled at them.
Then the band was like, fine then play it your self,
and they did. Howie played guitar, AJ played bass, Kevi played the keyboards,
Brian played the bongos, and Nick played the drums. They the band came out and
the Boys introduced them and the band finished playing the song. The said some
stuff and we thought it was over but I wanted to stay a few minutes but my
cousin made me leave, and we did. Then they came out of nowhere and sang "As
Long As You Love Me" and did the chair routine. We watched from the side. The
they said some more stuff and we did leave that time. I was so upset because
my friend told me they sang "We've Got It Going On" and "Get Down" (which is
my fave BSB song) after we left. Then 10 minutes after that, they showed the
"Everybody" video on the screens. Then these Grim Reaper guys rolled out 5
coffins. The BSB popped out of them and sang "Everybody." I was soooooooo
upset I missed those songs. After the concert, my mom was asking Wendi and I
questions and we were like WHAT?? Because we couldn't hear anything. No, not
because of the music, because of the screaming. I couldn't hear right until
the next day
I would have liked to have had better seats and not have missed those songs
at the end but whatta you gonna do? It was worth it just to be there, and see
them and hear the music. Thanx for reading this and I hoped you liked it!! :o)
Oh yeah, If anybody has any wavs to their solo songs or any songs that are
not on their 2 Canadian albums or the US album, please, please
email me.
Please email me also if you have a BSB keychain holder
that you are willing to sell or know where to get one. Thanx again, and
remember, KTBSPA!!!
New Haven, CN, USA (July 18, '98) by Marie
Date: Sep 30, 2000
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On July 18, the boys were in New Haven, Connecticut and my friend
and I had 3rd row seats! All day were bouncing off the walls and could
barely sit still. Like half and hour before we left, her mom told me she
had gotten a limo for us. Now my friend didn't know, so when we were
walking down the walkway, she still didn't notice until I practically
screamed it at her. So when we finally got to New Haven and pulled up,
there was this big line of people. Now my friend is only 4'7 (but she's
18) so I had to hold onto her.
We finally got inside and found someone
to show us to our seats. When we got there, our seats were on the end.
We could not sit still! Plus, the crowd was hitting a beach ball around.
Finally the concert started and Aaron came out. He got the whole crowd
moving! Then the other opening acts were S.O.A.P and Jimmy Ray, who we
had already seen here at Bash at the Base. Now the crowd was restless!
When the guys came onto the stage, the crowd started screaming! They
danced and then they started singing. My other friend kept paging me
with breathe, which is good because I was forgetting to! My friend and I
knew most of their dances so we held their attention a lot that night.
We threw our sunglasses on the stage and Kevin had my friends and AJ had
mine on. We took so many pics that night. When it ended, my friend and I
went to buy souvenirs. Now as we were driving down the street, we were
hanging out of the skylight talking to people and we went right by their
hotel! We tried to thing of all kind of excuses why we couldn't go home,
but nothing worked! When we got back home, we still couldn't sit still!
It was the second one we had been to and it was the greatest night of my
life!
Marie LaVigne
Philadelphia, PA, USA (July 16, '98) by Emily
Date: Sep 30, 2000
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My friends and I ride horses, and we had riding horses camp, so we had to
ride them for almost 2 hours. That was pretty fun. Then we had to paint
walls, and we were listening to the radio, a lot of people at my barn don't
like BSB, but all the BSB fans were screaming, and like telling everyone that
we got to go to a BSB concert that night. We were so excited! Then we had to
leave early to get our showers and get ready to go to the concert. My sisters
took two of their friends, and I took my best friend Ashley. I rode in
Ashley's car, and my sisters and their friend Teresa and Nicole rode in our
car. Ashley and i were listening to Q102, and whenever we heard the words
Backstreet Boys, we would scream, and be like "Oh my god, we're going to a
Backstreet Boys conert!!!", and we would be dreaming about it!
We were there, at the CoreStates Center, and we heard screaming, so us 5
screamed back, and then we heard lots more screaming, so all 5 of us ran up to
the fence. We got to see the boys get off their bus!! We were about to die
right there because we got a wave from all the boys, and Aaron. Then we went
to our seats after the long wait to get in. We had amazing seats! I could
see great! Then, went up to my dad and gave hima huge hug for getting all of
us these great seats, and giving up his Saturday when it was cold to get us
Backstreet Boys tickets.
Time for the opening acts. Aaron was first. I think AC did great, but
his mike was too loud, but otherwise, he was cool. I loved how he tought us
the" Shake It" dance. Next was the stupid part of the whole night, Jimmy Ray.
I think Jimmy Ray stunkbecause he's dumb, and his music is just stupid. Next,
was two girls called S.O.A.P. We had no clue who they were until Aaron told
us before he was performing. They did a pretty good job.
Then, we had a pretty long wait before BSB came out. My dad took us up,
and Ashley & I got sodas because our throats would hurt after the conert. Then
there was a wait, and we went to the bathroom. We came back, and it was almost
time for the Boys to come out. Everyone chanted "Backstreet Boys, Backstreet
Boys, Backstreet Boys!" Then, the lights dimmed..."That's The Way I Like It!"
E veryone screamed!!! The boys popped out of theses big tubes. We were all
jumping up and down. We were all siked, and ready. They "ended" the concert
with As Long As You Love Me". We knew they weren't done.
Then they did their last song, "Everybody", and that was the best one!
After the concert, we all got our shirts and stuff, and then we went out to
the big black fence, and Kevin was running around slapping hands! We knew
then that it was the BEST night of our life! I love A.J McLean!!!!
*~*Emily*~*
Philadelphia, PA, USA (July 16, '98) by Kerry
Date: Sep 30, 2000
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The concert in Philadelphia on July 16th at the CoreStates
Center, was the best night of my life! When we first arrived at the C.S.
Center, we were walking up the sidewalk, and crowded around a large black
fence. We saw buses parked in the Philadelphia Flyer's parking lot. We just
thought it was the bus for the stage crew. Boy were we wrong! We saw Nick
step off the bus! Everybody went crazy! Then the rest of the boys and Aaron
Carter and his mom stepped off the bus. They all waved to us.
It was after the opening acts, and we were all starting to get
restless. We started chanting, "Backstreet Boys!" over and over again. Then
the lights went down, and the band started playing. Then the boys shot out of
the trap doors and sang "That's The Way I Like It". As the concert rolled on,
they finished up "As Long As You Love Me" with the chair routine. We all
thought they were done. Then they came out in 76ers jerseys and sang "Get
Down", and "We've Got It Goin On". Then they bowed and said thank you and
good-byes. But they came out with one more song, "Everybody". That was the
best soing of the night.
After the concert, we and like 3,000 other girls were crowded
around the fence to see BSB leave. All of a sudden we see this dude running
around slapping hands! It was Kevin! When he got to me, I put my hand out
and he slapped it! It was definetly the best night of my life!
Columbia, MD, USA, (July 15, '98) by Briea
Date: Sep 30, 2000
Submitted By:
Written by Briea
BSB at the Nissan Pavillion
This concert was great! Their opening acts were Aaron Carter, SOAP, & Jimmy
Ray. Aaron sang "Crush On You" & "Shake It!" He was so cute in this big baggy
blue suit! SOAP was also really cool who sang "This Is How We Party" & a new
song off their upcoming new album. Jimmy Ray sang three songs, that I have
never heard of! No offsense but Jimmy Ray sucked. Then, there was a one hour
intermission for the stage crew to set up for the guys.
Loud chanting began
after fifteen minutes of waiting guys & ear peircing screams as the guys
showed up behind the gates in their limo. Finally their manager Johnny Wrights
came on stage annoucing them. The lights were cut & the guys were elevated
onto stage from little lifters under the stage.
At first they danced to songs
like "All About The Benjamins" & "Too Close." Then they did an old doo wop
song. Then they got into their regular songs, including their colos which
proves to make them the best band in the world. Nearing the end of the show,
they said their thank you's & goodbyes. But to the crowds surprise, they came
back on with a song!
They did the same exact thing for about ten more songs.
At the very end, fireworks flashed off the stage to keep the attention of the
auidence on the stage while the guys ran off to their bus. You could see fans
with lawn seats run to see the last of the guys. Sadly, they wouldnt let the
people with front seats go until the buses departed, which was where I was. But it
was a VERY VERY good concert! Expecially for Brian which this was one of the
first concert Brian was in from his surgery!
Jacksonville, FL, USA (July 9, '98) by Katherine
Date: Sep 30, 2000
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I went to see my fave band on Thursday July 9th in Jacksonville, Fl. Our city was the second stop on the North American tour and
we were pumped. I didn't know how popular the band was here in Jax, but when we arrived at the Coliseum..it was packed!! They made
us wait outside in 100 degree weather until 7pm (and the opening act came on at 7:30)!! We found our seats immediately-which were
17th row. They were excellent seats! The opening acts came out, my favorite being little Aaron Carter , then SOAP and Jimmy Ray.
After Jimmy Ray, Johnny Wright came out and told us that in 30 minutes the BSB would come out! So..we waited more than 30 minutes
when finally the lights went out and the band began to play. I had my camera ready and *POOF* fireworks came onstage followed
by the 5 guys at the top of the stage singing "Thats The Way I Like It." They were wearing these silver and black
jumpsuits and Brian had a red hat while Nick wore his goggles.
After that song, Kevin said,"As many of you know, the BSB isn't just about singing we're about dancing, too."
So, they did a dance to a medley by Puff Daddy, Coolio, and Next. Man, they can shake their booties! Howie left
and after the dance routine, came back in white pants and a white shirt (opened to reveal his chest) and with
roses in his hands. He introduced his song, "My Heart Stays With You" and threw the roses to some fans
meanwhile red confetti fell from above (and on my head,too).
Next up was AJ, who came onstage in handcuffs with a Jax police woman! She shook her head at him and un-cuffed
him. He was wearing a white robe (why?) and sang "Lay Down Beside Me." Next up was Kevin who I believe sang
"Nobody But You" and kept shaking his booty at us. Finally, my guy, Brian came on with his white tank (and a tattoo!!)
and a guitar and sang a beautiful song called "Thats What She Said." We were all swaying our arms back and forth!!
Next up was precious Nick...who brought down the house with "Heaven In Your Eyes.!"
The girls around me were screaming their eyes out! He was standing on the platform with a '50s style microphone
and you could see him grin from the 4 big screens that hung above the stage! Once he finished, they began their
love song medley. They sang "All I Have To Give","I'll Never Break Your Heart", "Anywhere For You", and "Darlin'".
They asked to do that thing where one side sings "Darlin'" and the other side (which was me) sang "tell me what to
do to make things right." During INBYH..we messed up when Brian asked us to sing "I'll give you all of me honey thats
no lie" so Nick said, "That was really bad,you guys can do better." So we did it again and I think we did do better!
Next up...Howie introduced the next song by saying,"You guys made this song go to #2 and I think you know what it
is so sing along!" So, they turned around and the band played, but too fast. Nick said,"Whoa! Start over!" So they did,
and AJ said,"Man..are you all nervous or something?" So the drummer said,"Well, if you thik we're not doing it right,
why don't you play it?" So they did! Nick was on drums, AJ on bass, Howie on guitar, Kevin on keyboard, and Brian on
congos. They played and all 10,000 fans sang along. It was so much fun! Then after Brian's part the band came back
and the BSB finished that song!
I don't remeber the order, but I think they sang "Hey,Mr. DJ" next and pretended to leave. We knew they weren't finished.
We were right. They came out and did "Get Down" which had us dancing and jumping and immediately Brian
sang.."Everybody move to the music, everybody jam!" That made us dance even harder!! It was great. We all held our
hands together when they hit the bridge of the song and sang "We've been waiting so long.."! Then they did
"As Long As You Love Me" and Nick was cute..I must admit. He sang his part, looked at the fans
(who were screaming) and laughed and then just looked at them and spoke his line "As long as your here with me."
The chair routine rocked! Unfortunately, that was the last frame of film on my camera. So, they pretended to leave again,
but we knew THE SONG had to be sung!
The arena was still dark and on one of the screens the beginning of the "Everybody" video played. Again, more
screaming. The whole audience did the "ooh ooh ooh oooh" part! Then it cut out the singing part and went to the end
where they scream at the bus driver. Then the band played the beginning of it and out comes a tall grim reaper and 5 coffins.
The coffins turn around and Brian begins.."Everybody....rock your body!" Man,there were sooo many explosives
during that song! The guys were wearing ruffly shirts (like in the ballroom scene) and AJ's mike was messing up,too!
(We held up our banner that said -BSB,you rock our bodies!) Nick did his part.."So everybody, everywhere..don't be afraid.."
while the guys danced around him. Aftet that song..they said goodbye to us and to KTBSPA. We knew it was over!! Boo hoo!
From my personal experience, I just want to say that AJ and Brian interacted alot with the fans. Brian kept saying hello
and AJ would smile and point (to me) and include a wave in the middle of a move (like during ALAYLM). It was great.
Also, anytime Nick did anything, literally, the whole place screamed!! I also saw Howie looking at our sign and then he
pointed it out to Nick who looked at it. You couldn't miss our banner. I got a alot of glances from the girls ahead of us
because I kept screaming during Brian's solo. I wonder if he heard me???
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