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“And my goal in life is to give to the world what I was lucky to receive: The ecstasy of divine union through my music and my dance.” -Michael Jackson

2010-06-08T19:01:00.000-07:00

So, this has nothing to do with NKOTB.

But it has everything to do with me.

And since this is my blog,

this is where I have chosen to share it!

So, if you've been following this blog,

or if you know me at all,

you already know that, since I was a small child,

I have absolutely ADORED Michael Jackson.

When he passed away last year,

I felt a drive from deep within to choreograph and perform in

a tribute to my dancing idol.

Since January, I have been working on this piece.

And this past weekend, it came to fruition.

I, along with 16 talented dancers,

performed in my 2010 remake of

Smooth Criminal.

So, here it is. I hope you enjoy it, and

I truly hope it adequately pays homage to

the one and only King of Pop,

Mr. Michael Jackson.

Same tune, different story

2010-01-12T02:35:00.000-08:00

Warning: Pathetic sob story ahead!

Yeah, I'm sad.

Again.

And of course...

it's because my fave five Beantown boys,

NKOTB,

are doing another awesome show

for their fans...

and I can't afford it!

Now, I have to back up for a second and say...

I don't regret the fact that I'm in graduate school.

I am pursuing my Master's in Secondary English Education.

Yes, I'm going to be a

high school English teacher.

And I couldn't be more excited about that!

I can't wait to

work with students and help them grow into

great readers, writers, and thinkers.

In fact, right now I'm student teaching!

I even taught my very first actual lesson yesterday!

It was amazing.

I can't wait to do more!

But... because I'm student teaching,

I have to really pinch pennies right now.

See, I don't get paid to student teach.

Besides that,

I have to student teach all day, every day...

So I had to quit my full-time job.

Again, I'm not trying to make you feel sorry for me.

Just venting!

And also, of course...

Trying to think of a creative way to get to NYC

on June 18, 2010

to see my boys play Radio City Music Hall!

Maybe another Jordan contest?!

Or maybe, finally, DANNY will do a contest!

(Yeah, that's me LAST JUNE in ATL with Danny!)

Or maybe Ellen will finally answer all my cries for help...

and maybe she won't only send me to see NKOTB...

Maybe she'll actually go with me!

So, this is me....

dancing in the aisles at Radio City...

with Ellen.

(Just imagine the music in the background is

Summertime or Dirty Dancing or something...

Or maybe even old school....

Hangin' Tough!)

Enjoy!

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First her hips don't lie... and now they don't know what they're doing!

2009-12-01T01:38:00.000-08:00

So, I've been seeing Shakira perform lately on

lots of awards shows, talk shows, etc.

I still stand my ground that she was

MUCH better as a

Spanish language singer

than she is an English one.

(Suddenly, she started singing in English,

and her lyrics didn't quite make sense,

while her voice sounded a bit like she was

gargling dirty bath water.)

Anyway.

I saw Shakira perform

"Hips Don't Lie"

on every awards show

for at least 3 years straight.

I promise.

It's true.

And now, I'm not quite sure what she's singing,

but every performance is exactly the same.

Doesn't she realize

the same people will be watching her?

But what I really want to talk about...

are her new dance moves.

See, Shakira's latest performances look like this:

Ummm. What was that?!

Correct me if I'm wrong,

but after her transition from Spanish to English,

and the consequent dirty bath water, nonsense lyric singing....

weren't her bellydance moves the

only thing she had going for her?!

Like I said before,

when Shakira likes something,

she sticks with it.

So, I've seen this performance

at least three or four times now.

(Seriously. VMA's. MTV Europe. Letterman. I could go on....)

But I've been trying to figure out

where she came up with this crazy new dance style

that is frankly just AWFUL.

And here's the recipe I've come up with.

Shakira has taken a little bit of this....

(Go to 0:36 to see what I'm speaking of)

Threw in a dash of this...

(again... just a dash.)

Maybe a touch of this for seasoning....(Go to 0:25)

But what was the main ingredient?

Yes, there were dashes of this,

sprinkles of that,

pinches of whatnot...

But what was I missing?

And then it hit me.

I give you... the main ingredient.

Yep! That's it.

Glad I figured it out!

So... what do you think?

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Just another day... hanging w/ Jordan Knight! (Guest blog by Kristie)

2009-11-21T04:19:00.000-08:00

This is a guest blog from my friend Kristie. (Follow her on Twitter @kristie1311.)

I met her in ATL this summer when we were there stalking.... errr.... going to see NKOTB as they kicked off their summer amphitheater tour!

(She's the one who actually got the picture of Candi hugging Joey Mac that I couldn't get!)

Well, this blog is her story of her latest stalking... I mean, adventure! :)

My favorite highlights are as follows:

1) Jordan Knight is approachable and lovely.

2) Jordan Knight loves Target... I love Target!

3) Jordan Knight loves Starbucks... I also love Starbucks!

So, without further delay.... Here is Kristie's "Jordan Idol" experience!

Cheers!

Christy

The Jordan Idol Experience.... by Kristie

I’ve been trying to write this blog for 2 weeks, but I’ve had a real hard time getting it started. How do you put such an amazing experience into words, especially when you’re literally just hanging out? Well here is my attempt. J

It all started with a tweet from Mr. Jordan Knight himself saying he was going to go to Nashville for Jordan Idol & to record.

I’ve been planning to go visit my family & friends who live there for a couple of months, but I didn’t think I’d go until mid November. Well, once I saw that tweet, I knew immediately I had to work on moving that trip up! It wasn’t until the LAST MINUTE that I got the ok from my boss, but I was on my way to Nashvegas!!!

Unfortunately my cousin @dreaangel and friend @shellygirl75 had to work Monday day & had the Lenny Kravitz concert Monday evening; however, it worked out that my girls from NC, Dannie (@Mcriddlahpants) & Erin (@sweetteach81) were only going to be in town on Monday! So, the plan was to meet them on Monday, and we would start looking around town for JK. Jordan said while in town to "wear something to get noticed & he would be looking for us."

That is why Erin made us Jordan Idol shirts.

They also had “From Charlotte to Jordan Idol” on the back of their car.

We spent all morning/afternoon searching for Jordan, Jason, & Aaron... Looking, tweeting & following Jason’s “clues.” We were sitting in a parking lot of music row about to get out of there when we saw Jason’s magic words:

“Going to Target.”

Now we had no clue which Target he meant, but we immediately put it in the GPS and headed to the nearest one. I was getting nervous because the direction we were headed wasn’t anywhere NEAR Target according to my phone... AMEN we didn’t listen to my stupid phone!!!

As we pulled up and were walking in we decided to split up for better results. Well I am a "people watcher," so I tend to look around all the time. When we were walking by the front I looked in where the Starbucks was just as Jordan was turning back to the counter.

I saw him 1st, and I said “Oh my God.” Then turned back & saw Jason. Then I knew it was them. I told the girls “Oh my God! They’re in there at Starbucks!”

We freaked, but stayed “calm.” Erin and I grabbed each other’s hand as we walked up. Jordan saw us and laughed and hid behind a pole. He asked how we found him. Jason said he tweeted they were going to Target. He gave us all hugs and told us to sit down.

This is where it gets hard to blog because for the next hour we just chatted. We didn’t just sit there and ask him things about NKOTB. We sat there & talked to him more like it was a group of friends.

There were times we did talk about the guys. He asked us all what we did. When I said I was a real estate agent, he said I should sell Jon’s houses. I was like, “OK!”

I showed him a picture of me holding the plush Jordan doll. He said, “I hate that f-ing doll. It looks nothing like me!”

He asked our opinion where he should hold Jordan Idol. At the time, we didn’t realize it was going to be like it was. We thought it was going to be more like just a common meeting place and people just sort of play around sing for him. He explained what he was looking for though.

We took a couple pictures & he tweeted he “found” us.

When we saw on Twitter that people were still saying we found him, he was disappointed!

It was cute because when we took the picture he made a comment about his eyes being squinty. I just find it adorable that someone so hot showed us an insecurity. But that is basically it…We sat around chatting & took a few pictures. We were actually there for just over an hour I think, which was FANTASTIC!

Erin & Dannie had to leave that night because they both had to work the next day. This meant they were going to miss Jordan Idol.

Jordan said he was going to be recording all night, but he would let us stop by the studio since they were just in town for the one day. We went to Starbucks to hang out until we got the word to come over. Once we got there, we were told to wait on a couch in the waiting room/living room area. Then Jordan came out. He asked if Jason showed us around.

He hadn't, so he said “Do you want to see the studio.” We were like HECK YEAH!! I’ve never been in a real recording studio!! It was so cool!!

We got to meet Kendrick (the songwriter), Aaron (the producer), Grant (I don’t remember his role) and Ted (the engineer). By this time we changed into our regular shirts, but brought the Jordan Idol shirts with us. We showed them to everyone. They loved them! We took another picture with Jordan’s phone, which he lost & Kendrick took a pick with his camera which he said didn’t come out…I scream conspiracy, but whatever lol… We had to leave & wait while JK recorded. They came out to take a break and chatted for a bit.

This is when Jordan signed our Jordan Idol shirts. They say the same thing.

Mine: “To Kristie Great to hang out Love Jordan K” *Swoon*

While they were upstairs getting coffee we realized it was late, and they still had an 8 hour drive home! Once Jordan came downstairs we told him we had to leave. He walked us out & gave us the biggest hug ever!!! When I hugged him I wouldn’t let go! I said something like “I don’t want to go!” He just squeezed me harder. He was such a gentleman and so welcoming. It was definitely the greatest experience of my life! Hopefully they’ll come to Atlanta for Jordan Idol & the hunt can begin again! Wooooo!!!

** As a postscript, I must note that Jordan is in ATL this weekend for Jordan Idol, which is tonight (11.21.09).

Yesterday, Kristie used her "skills" and located Mr. Knight... AND Donnie Wahlberg, who had his big party in the ATL last night!

Some of her highlights... documented from her Twitter account:

Jordan remembered me from target. It made my day :-)about 21 hours ago from Tweetie Wow!!!! What a fabulous morning!!! Such a great start to the weekend! I'm uploading pics now. I didn't take any at wh tho.about 21 hours ago from webMe & @DonnieWahlberg outside @Q100Atlanta http://twitpic.com/q8m5jabout 20 hours ago from TweetDeckMe & @jordanknight at @Q100Atlanta http://twitpic.com/q8meo he was asking where @McRiddlahpants & @sweetteach81 were lolabout 20 hours ago from TweetDeckOur table is right by the stage! @donniewahlberg kissed me on the cheek. Shouldve gone for the lips hahaabout 11 hours ago from Tweetie

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I can't deny it... I still wish I could CRUISE!

2009-11-13T15:07:00.000-08:00

Yes, it's true.

I'm not going on the NKOTB Cruise...

AGAIN.

Why?

Well, for one, I've got about

A MILLION AND A HALF

things going on right now.

But on an even larger scale...

I have to be a responsible adult

(boo.... hiss...)

and save money right now!

See, I'm in grad school majoring in

7-12 education.

As my final requirement to

graduate and become certified,

I have to student teach.

For free.

For 18 weeks.

5 days a week. 8 hours a day.

Now, I'm not asking for pity.

I am excited about

becoming a teacher,

and FINALLY

starting my career.

But I was just hoping...

Using "The Secret,"

or "the power of positive thinking,"

or whatever you'd like to call it...

that somehow,

I'd end up on that cruise ship this year!

And what's worse,

Several of my fellow Blockhead friends

are going!

So, not only am I missing a whole weekend

with my favorite 5 bad boys from Beantown,

but also with several girlfriends

that I never get to see!

I wish Ellen would make me do some

stupid human trick,

like wear a sumo suit and

hum my ABC's while

eating peanut butter...

or something.

I'd even work for it!

I'll be the "special fan commentator"

for Ellen!

Or, I can be the opening act...

I'll bring my middle school dance team!

I can even be the

"official SS NKOTB onboard personal trainer."

Or teach group fitness classes to

Hangin' Tough!

I'd really do just about anything...

Sigh.

Ok, that's my sob story for the day.

Thanks for listening!

Jordan is following ME!

2009-10-30T17:06:00.000-07:00

Sorry.

This will be short but sweet.

But today, I got this notice in my e-mail inbox.

Hi, Christy80.

Jordan Knight (jordanknight) is now following your tweets on Twitter.

A little information about Jordan Knight:

55323 followers
1651 tweets
following 97 people

Now, I must say...

I've been trying to figure out how to get him to follow me for days.

I made up silly songs for him.

I dressed my dog in my Jordan Knight circa 1989 t-shirt

(and honestly, she really did like it)

I did a slew of other things

that are probably too embarrassing to mention.

But what finally did it...

Was asking Ellen DeGeneres to follow Jordan

and have him on her show!

So, in a roundabout way,

Ellen actually did help me get through to NKOTB,

like I've been asking her to do for so long!

SO....

I've got a renewed sense of HOPE and CONFIDENCE...

Ellen!

Mrs. DeGeneres!

I am not giving up.

I still have faith that somehow, someway...

you are going to get my girl Leslie and I

on SS NKOTB

in 2010!

We'll be 30 this year.

A year of renewal...

rebirth.

What better way to celebrate than

with our childhood idols?!

The Block is Back in 2009.

And

You Can't STOP the Block

in 2010!

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This Is It

2009-10-28T02:58:00.000-07:00

It opens today!

Michael Jackson's

This Is It

is in theaters for two weeks

starting today.

If you've been reading this blog,

or if you know me at all,

you know how much I completely

worship and adore

everything Michael Jackson ever did.

He was a talent beyond recognition.

He was intelligent and truly gifted.

He was unique, innovative, and inspiring.

Quite simply,

he was like no other.

He was the one and only

Michael Jackson.

And it's strange....

I woke up really early this morning

and realized that I was

simultaneously excited for the movie,

yet sad for his loss,

all at the same time.

So, since I didn't know what else to do,

I decided to search the Internet

for responses to the movie

(since it opened at midnight last night in most cities).

And I found this...

Posted on Twitter by the beautiful, the incomparable

(and longtime friend of Michael Jackson),

Elizabeth Taylor.

This is just what I needed to read this morning,

and I'm sure it is for many others as well.

Thank you, Ms. Taylor.

I was honored with the great privilege of seeing "This Is It" last week. I was sworn to secrecy, but now I can let you know about it.

It is the single most brilliant piece of filmmaking I have ever seen. It cements forever Michael's genius in every aspect of creativity.

To say the man is a genius is an understatement. He cradles each note, coaxes the music to depths beyond reality.

I wept from pure joy at his God given gift. There will never, ever be the likes of him again.

And we have this piece of film to remind us forever and ever that once there was such a man. God kissed him.

God blessed him and squandered nothing, but loved it all. Michael knew how to put together every tone, every nuance to make magic.

To say he was a genius seems so little. I wish my vocabulary encompassed what I feel.

You owe it to yourselves and your loved ones to see this again and again. Memorize it and say to yourselves, "I saw genius in my lifetime"

I loved genius in my lifetime. God was so good to me. I will love Michael forever and so will you, if you don't already.

I hope I don't sound condescending. I'm sure you already know what I'm talking about, but go to see it again and again.

I meant to repeat myself. I love you. I remember Michael loved you. He was totally up to now and the message of today in all his songs.

If you listen to his lyrics they are those of a modern day prophet and it beseeches us to listen to him and what he sang.

I won't use words like preaching because that is off-putting, but listen. Listen to his messages.

From "Black And White", "Man In The Mirror". The inspiration behind "We Are The World". We must take his words of responsibility seriously.

We cannot let his life be in vain / and always done with love. Remember that. Remember him and thank God for him and his genius.

Kenny Ortega did a masterful job of directing the process that goes into making a complete show before hitting the stage.

From A to Z you get Michael's input on every level. Michael's genius at work with the dancers. Mr. Ortega catches Michael in his every mood

You see in front of your eyes Michael's genius blossoming on this piece of film thanks to Kenny Ortega and his crews.

I truly believe this film should be nominated in every category conceivable.

- Elizabeth Taylor

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Yee-Haw! Jordan Knight is coming to Nashville!

2009-10-21T04:05:00.000-07:00

Jordan Knight

is heading up a talent scouting excursion

that he's calling

Jordan Idol.

So last night, I wasn't on Twitter...

because I was at the

So You Think You Can Dance concert

in Atlanta!

(Yes, it was amazing!)

But several of my tweeps were

buzzing about it,

and when I checked my phone, my girl Desiree

(Desir80s on Twitter)

had sent Jordan the following message:

@JordanKnight if you go to nashville..we are the girls u want! @DreaAngel @NerdyBrownie @Kristie1311

@McRiddlahpants @christy80

(She's very thoughtful... she included me, even though I wasn't Tweeting!)

So of course, I'm like...

"What?! What's going on?!"

And apparently...

Jordan is bringing Jordan Idol

to The Grand Ole' Opry,

my very own state capitol of

Nashville, Tennessee!

He even confirmed it himself:

@jordanknight: Yeah, Jordan Idol is going to Nashville!!!

Who's gonna be around next week? I wanna hear you sing!!!

So this morning, when I finallygot wind of all of this...I sent the following to Mr. Knight himself:
christy80 Hey @jordanknight... I can't sing, so this Jordan Idol thing isn't for me. But I can help you judge. Or I could tryout to backup dance. Yes?

So Jordan... if you're reading this...(and I sure hope you are)this could be the shot to help my NKOTB Backup Dancing Dream come true!(Check out my facebook group for this, too.)
And in case you're curious, Jordan, JK, Mr. Knight, Knight Rider, the Dark Knight(or as I like to refer to you... Mr. Bringin' Sexy Back)...Here's a little sample of what I could bringto Jordan Idol!
HOLLA!

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O-O-O-O-O! A-ha!

2009-10-19T14:19:00.000-07:00

So, I've almost been

TOO BUSY

lately to remember that

Leslie and I are

missing another NKOTB cruise

in a few months!

(Sadness.)

And today I remembered.

Even more sadness.

And then...

I had an

A-ha moment!

You see,

we tried reaching out to

all sorts of people....

We wrote lots of e-mails & blogs,

and even sent

videos and mail to

Ellen DeGeneres.

We wrote to

Ryan Seacrest.

We e-mailed & Tweeted the ladies of The View

(Sherri Shepherd even Tweeted me back...

but didn't send us cruisin'.)

And of course we hit up

Regis and Kelly!

But we should've known all along...

That we should also hit up OPRAH!

(Not that we hadn't thought of it...

I just don't think we thought of

going for the gusto!

But alas... no mountain is too small!)

I mean, the guys

(NKOTB... Danny, Donnie, Joey, Jon, & Jordan, that is)

say "O-O-O" in half their songs...

IT'S A SIGN!!!!

Think about it....

"O-o-o-o-o, Hangin' Tough!"

and

"O-o, o-o-o... The Right Stuff!"

O-O-O... OPRAH!

So, today I sent an e-mail to Oprah Winfrey

(who, by the way, just sent two women on a

Rose Tours cruise with Rick Springfield...

yet another sign)...

and now...

I will dance with her.

And hope she sees it, loves it, and says,

"I simply MUST meet this girl!"

(And of course... since we're both Tennessee girls...

we will dance a hoedown!)

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"When you dance, things just go away, things don't seem so bad." -Patrick Swayze

2009-10-17T05:34:00.000-07:00

I'm so sorry to be so delayed in this...

It's taken me far too long to get around to doing a

blog tribute

to the wonderful, the incomparable,

Mr. Patrick Swayze.

Like most women my age, I once had a crush on Patrick.

I remember first seeing him with a whole slew of

80s heartthrobs

in The Outsiders.

(Yeah, so I was about 4-yrs-old when it came out... but I remember.

Who could forget a movie that had all those sexy men in it?!)

But also like most women my age,

particularly dancers like myself,

Patrick stole my heart as

Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing.

He was bad.

He was dangerous.

But also... he was kind, and gentle.

And to top it all off...

He could MOVE!

This was my favorite scene:

I wanted to be Baby Houseman. (Who didn't?)

In fact, my cousin and I acted out this scene on Christmas Eve

at our grandparents' house.

(Of course, we were both Baby.

And we were both acting it out with an imaginary Johnny.)

I memorized every line,

every move,

every wink,

and every smile

Mr. Patrick Swayze made in that movie.

(And still, to date, stop to watch every time I catch it on tv...

And still quote every line.)

But Patrick Swayze was more than Johnny Castle.

Yes, he was also Sam Wheat...

(Who didn't want to sign up for pottery classes after this?!)

But who could forget...

He was also Vida Boheme!

And that's part of the charm and the magic

that was uniquely Patrick Swayze.

He was sexy, charming, talented, witty...

but he also didn't take himself too seriously.

For example, in one of my favorite SNL skits of all time,

he laughed along with us

as he poked fun at his own sex symbol status.

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But beyond all this...

Patrick the actor...

the dancer...

the singer...

Was Patrick Swayze,

the husband.

Yes, we all miss him,

but I'm certain his beautiful wife,

Lisa Niemi,

misses him more.

So in tribute to their long-lasting love

and passion

and commitment to one another...

My final tribute to Mr. Swayze

is in this...

a dance with his wife,

and the love of his life.

As Patrick said in Ghost,

"It's amazing, the love inside...

You take it with you."

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Happy (Belated) Birthday, D-Dub!

2009-09-03T04:42:00.000-07:00

Oh. My. God.

I am a TERRIBLE Blockhead!

Why has it taken me this long to get a great big

Happy B-Day, DUB

up on this blog?!

Yikes.

I can only say that

August 17th

was my first day of Fall classes,

but really...

that's no excuse!

(But, you know your birthday celebration

doesn't truly end until the LAST

birthday wishes come in!)

So, as a tribute to the

one and only D-Dub

on his

birthday...

A dance.

(Yes, with Danny too. Why?

Well, first... because he can actually breakdance.

And second...

because if there's a chance to dance with Danny...

I'm taking it! Whew!)

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Happiest Birthday to you,

Mr. Wahlberg!

I hope it was your best one yet...

with many, many more to come!

I can't wait to see what

you've got up your sleeve for 2010!

Cheers to you!

Christy

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A (Pseudo) Pop Princess Math Lesson

2009-08-28T03:31:00.000-07:00

Ok, just a quick note

(and brief math lesson).

Pay attention.

I don't know if any of you saw Heidi Montag's

"live performance"

on last Sunday's Miss Universe Pageant.

But it was bad.

Really, really bad.

(As unbearable as it may be... watch for 1:37...

the poster of this video even tagged it for us.

She coughs to make sure her mic has been turned on before she speaks!

Bless her.)

Anyway, as awful as this is...

Miss Montag's outfit looks familiar, yes?

It seems that she is trying to

replicate

our reigning

Princess of Pop

from her 2000 VMA performance.

Heidi, a lesson for you....

This:

Does not equal this:

...and never will.

It is mathematically impossible.

My suggestion?

Heidi should move to Europe!

The European pop scene would LOVE her.

(And... we get rid of Spencer too.

Two birds, one stone. Bonus.)

Au revoir!

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Teen Queen Crystal Ball

2009-08-10T18:02:00.000-07:00

Alright, at the encouragement of a dear friend,

I'm going to tell you all about my

predictions

for the future of the Reigning Teen Queen.

Please note that these are meant in

good fun...

Though since it appears Little Miss Dixieland Delight

was schooled from the

Southern Pop Princess Reader...

I may be more clairvoyant than I realize.

First, we had the Vanity Fair pics.

Then, there was the live-in 20+ yr. old boyfriend.

And this evening...

The Teen Choice Awards.

Smiley decided to just leave the pants backstage and come out

in her underthings...

but made sure to put her high-heeled shiny black boots on.

She wouldn't want to feel naked.... C'mon!

She then treated us all to a pole dance atop an ice cream cart.

Need I say more?

Anyway.

So... here's my timeline.

2010:

The first of her future litter will be born.

She will probably have some sort of really sophisticated name...

Like Fancy Renee.

Or Tammy Jo.

(And if it's a boy...

Elvis Dwayne.)

2011:

Happy 18th Birthday!

Playboy... here she comes.

2012:

Head shaved.

Or at least a mohawk.

(There may be some

crayon-like

red hair color or words shaved in as well.

Can't be too predictable.)

Later in 2012:

Inks

lower back tattoo

that reads,

"Daddy's Little Girl."

(There may also be some sort of religious symbol involved...

You know, gotta give thanks for the booty that she shakes.)

End of 2012:

Random YouTube videos of drunken midnight cheeseburger noshing surface.

Career in the toilet.

Now forced to be an opening act for O-Town's comeback tour.

2013:

Reclaims her throne by going on an

"Abstinence Saves" tour

of the Bible Belt with

Bristol Palin.

Beyond that, it gets a little foggy.

Comments welcomed.

Criticism applauded.

Thank you.

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Ellen... Can you hear me?

2009-07-12T10:15:00.000-07:00

Dear Ellen... Mrs. DeGeneres, if you prefer.

I never heard from you the last time,

so this time I'm starting REALLY early.

Persistent?

Yes.

Obsessive?

Maybe.

A little bit CRAZY?

Quite possibly.

So, if you don't know to what I am referring...

Let's take a little trip back in time.

A time when this blog was just a baby.

A fledgling little compendium of my

random thoughts, feelings, opinions...

that would soon turn into something

much, much bigger

than even I could've ever imagined.

See, Ellen, back on January 14, 2009,

we first made our plea to you on this blog

to help us get aboard the cruise with NKOTB.

(Click here to read that first blog.)

In the next days, weeks, and months that followed...

we didn't let up.

From the sweet e-mails our families and friends sent to you on our behalf

(click here to read)

Our own fabricated breakdances starring YOU and us...

(click)

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And even trying to get through to Jimmy Fallon and

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to help YOU help US...

We never heard anything!

Now, since we believe in

the power of positive thinking...

We are quite certain that you

didn't deliberately snub us.

But maybe...

That we just started our campaign too late in the game!

So this time around, we are being more proactive about things.

The 2010 cruise isn't even officially announced yet!

(But, it has been confirmed that www.rosetours.com is in talks of

putting it on again this go around... Just sayin'.)

Now, I did send you a package in the mail as well...

Containing the "greatest hits" of this blog.

And I even danced for you in "my favorite pair of boxers"

(a line from NKOTB's Two in the Morning)

... a pair of Ellen boxers purchased specifically for

the making of said video.

So, as you can see...

there are no lengths we won't travel

to reach for what we want...

to cruise with NKOTB!

We are thinking it would be a great segment for your show, too.

Lots of NKOTB fans are also Ellen fans.

We would do GREAT commentary aboard the ship!

And now, we are hoping...

with the help of all of our

FELLOW BLOCKHEADS

that we've met on these crazy adventures of ours, like

EJ, who gave us tips on cruise etiquette in

this guest spot (click)...

and Desiree, who wrote about our adventures

(and, I might add, how persistence and positive thinking CAN pay off...

we got to meet a few of the boys in Atlanta!)

in this guest blog (click)...

our new friend Kristie, who also

wrote about her ATL adventures...

(click)...

our good friends over at their own blog,

the In Search of NKOTB girls (Holly & Kerry),

who have been to over 16 shows this tour!

And let's also not forget the power of

Twitter.

Which recently helped yours truly have a little

tête à tête

with the one and only Joey McIntyre himself!

(click)

All I'm sayin' is...

It's on, Ellen.

Remember George Watch '08?

That ain't got nothin' on

The Block Don't Stop in 2010!

(aka Operation Let's Get this, Part Deux)

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Joey Mac & Nynuk the Squirrel

2009-07-03T04:45:00.001-07:00

I had a Mac Attack!

(...my first ever, thank you very much.)

Now, I've never been a Joey girl,

because frankly,

he was always Candi's and Jordan was always mine.

And see, friends (and in our case, cousins)

don't go around stealin' each other's New Kids!

Which is why

I wasn't in the least bit jealous when Candi got her hug w/ Joey Mac...

and was even more excited

when I discovered that my friends had gotten a picture of it!

See, when I tried to get a picture, someone bumped my arm,

and this is what I got...

Yeah, some chick's boobs. Sorry, chick... whoever you are.

But this is the picture that Kristie managed to get,

without even knowing it was my cousin

(we hadn't met yet)!

Anyway, so recently, Joe posted this video on www.letsgetthis.org

(the website for the Let's Get This Foundation,

which donates books to underprivileged children...

"Helping the World, Step by Step," as the motto says).

Sunday Morning with Sammy the Book Squirrel from LET'S GET THIS FOUNDATION on Vimeo.

And the other day, he hops on Twitter and says,

Page the Squirrel I thought was cute. What do you think? Any other ideas? (Talking about the book drive mascot).

1:44 PM Jul 1st from web

Now, I'm no stranger to replying to members of NKOTB on Twitter.

But this time was different.

This time I wrote....

@joeymcintyre Why not name the squirrel Nynuk?! Throwback! :)

1:46 PM Jul 1st from TwitterBerry

And then, to my surprise... for the first time ever...

I check my Blackberry, and I see this...

RT: @christy80 @joeymcintyre Why not name the squirrel Nynuk?! Throwback! :)

JM: Yer playing with my heart strings now... I like it.

1:48 PM Jul 1st from web

I replied...

@joeymcintyre Just open up ur heart and let it in, then Joey Mac! U guys always said Nynuk didn't mean anything... Let's change that! :)

1:51 PM Jul 1st from TwitterBerry

And then he said...

K... enough about Sammy "Nynuk" Page- the book squirrel. That's his name.

1:51 PM Jul 1st from web

To which I responded...

@joeymcintyre I like it. Nynuk is his nickname.

1:52 PM Jul 1st from TwitterBerry

Ahhh!

Yes, that's right kids...

Joey Mac responded to me!

Not only did he respond to me, but he chose the name I picked!

(For those that don't know, "Nynuk" was the original name for NKOTB.)

Anyway, it was a very cool moment, and I just had to share with you all.

See, NKOTB are very cool guys.

They are totally worth me getting soaked to go to the ATL concert

(which is still my one and only this summer tour...

unlike some of my friends that have been to 4+ shows...

my pockets just ain't that FAT, yo)

(Yeah, that's me right after I said, "I don't need that poncho... I think I'll be fine.")

And seeing the show with my cousin

(basically, my sister my whole life),

an exciting event

at least 20 years in the making....

(note the poncho on Candi... and hence, the lack of overall wetness on her part...)

So, thank you, Joey Mac!

Nynuk the Squirrel

is the best!

(And Joey, hit me up when you're ready for me to

write the children's book based on him...

My friend Sarah & I have been

working on some of our own already...

Seriously. I'm just sayin'... )

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"Born to amuse, to inspire, to delight. Here one day, gone one night. Like a sunset dying with the rising of the moon-Gone too soon." -Michael Jackson

2009-06-26T03:43:00.000-07:00

At four, Michael Jackson was my hero.

At five, I decided I wanted to marry him.

By age six or seven, I had decided that

even if I didn't marry him,

I would dance with him one day.

(Above, from Captain E0, 1986.)

As a child, I would sneak and watch MTV

to see his videos.

(My secret was discovered when, after the Thriller video came out,

I was scared to pieces every time Vincent Price laughed on my record.)

As I got older, I kept watching his videos.

I memorized his moves.

I tried to imitate them.

When I was 12 or 13, I used the money my dad had given me

to buy clothes on a shopping trip

to buy the book Dancing the Dream.

I cried my eyes out when he made me return it.

I taped Live in Bucharest

(from the Dangerous tour)

and watched and mimicked the dances

until the tape just about broke in half.

At 15, I enlisted the help of my two closest friends and

choreographed a dance to Smooth Criminal.

At 17, I performed this same dance for my

Junior Miss talent portion.

I learned to moonwalk.

I tried to isolate my muscles and move with

the combination of grace, elegance, power, and badassness

that only Michael could perfect.

At 23, I choreographed a

contemporary ballet piece en pointe

to Beat It.

Yes, we moonwalked...

en pointe.

You see, Michael Jackson was my inspiration.

As a dancer.

As a writer.

As a peacemaker.

As a dreamer.

He was more to me than I can ever tell you.

He was my King of Pop.

I know he meant a lot to a lot of people,

and I also know that there will never,

in the history of the universe,

be another that matches the

artistry,

integrity,

grace,

talent,

and ingenuity

that was

uniquely Michael Jackson.

My idol is gone.

And now...

As I approach 29 years,

I'm more determined than ever

to dance again

in his honor.

Cheers to you, Michael.

Thank you

for all the gifts you have given this world.

You will truly be missed.

I close my eyes

Just to try and see you smile one more time

But it's been so long now all I do is cry

Can't we find some love to take this away

‘Cause the pain gets stronger every day

~Michael Jackson,

"Don't Walk Away"

**Please, share your thoughts

on what Michael meant to you

in the "comments" portion of this blog.**

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the 5 Star Experience (not mine... mind you, I'm still poor....)

2009-06-25T05:11:00.000-07:00

Ok, this has become the

LAND OF THE GUEST BLOGS!

Haha!

What I'm trying to do is give you all the FULL SERVICE EXPERIENCE by sharing lots of different experiences with you!

So, the following is from Kristie, the girl Desiree mentioned in the last blog... She and her cousin Andrea & friend Shelly did the whole 5 Star thing (which I would love to do, but frankly, as a grad student, just can't swing the price... $375/ticket)!

Even luckier for them... well I'll let you read to find out....

Here's Kristie! (Not to be confused with me, Christy!)

My name is Kristie (@Kristie1311) and I’m a Blockaholic…It’s ok, I admit it. My friends have threatened to throw me into rehab, but I’m not going. I’ve been to 2 meet and greets and I have 1 more to go. I also went to Atlanta the first time around without 5* and I’m going to Indy without 5*. It’s ok to enjoy ourselves while we can! This here is a little story about the first 5* of the Full Service Tour 2009, Atlanta GA! I went with my cousin, Andrea (@DreaAngel) and friend, Shelly (@Shellygirl75).

Once we got over to the venue, it was time to stand in line for 2 hrs!! There we met up with Mary Ann (@BellaTn) and some of her friends. When we finally got up to the front of the line and got our tickets, the first thing Shelly did was take a look at them. She said “What does Row A mean?” I said “Seriously?” Me and Mary Ann were both like “OMG!! THAT’S FRONT ROW!!!” Then she said section 102 row A. I looked it up and I was like “Y’ALL WE ARE SITTING FRONT ROW CENTER!!!!!!” We freaked out!

When we got into the Pre-show BBQ, aka standing in line to meet the guys, we were freaking out the entire time about the fact we had front row center seats. Calling and texting everyone we’ve ever met! Now if you ever do 5* I have a little tip…try to get to the front of the line in your group. You typically get to say hi to all the guys and you definitely get to talk to your guy!

So my goal on this 5* was to get up front because the last time

1- I couldn’t speak

and

2- Jordan laid on the damn ground and I didn’t get to stand next to him!

I stood next to Mary Ann while we were waiting to go in. She is a 5* professional, and I asked her for something to say. While trying to think of something…oh no it was time to go in! Well we walk into the room and there they were in all their glory! We got to stand and stare at their beautiful faces while the other group did their meet and greet. Well that just made me more nervous! I had already grabbed Mary Ann’s had and at this point I told her I didn’t think it was physically possible to let go! As we walked over I finally let go.

1^st up beautiful, sweet Jon…I was too nervous, I have no clue what I said so we’ll pretend it was something really witty and he told me I was the most beautiful girl he’s ever seen. Next was Danny…mmm….that’s really all that can be said. I met him the night before at the hotel, and he was nice enough to take a picture with us. I told him thank you for taking the picture and he said you’re welcome…so sweet! Then the moment I had been waiting for most of my life. Now I did meet him in Nashville in March, but I didn’t say anything except for hi so this was my opportunity to actually speak to the man of my dreams!

The first words out of mouth “OH MY GOD!!!” I know…I’m a dork! He asked if I was excited for the show. I told him yes we had front row center so we were super excited. Then I told him the story of how my cousin and I fought over him our whole lives and she always won because she was older. Then it was time for our picture. The moment was so surreal. It was like it was just me and Jordan. We couldn’t fit in with the group so we had to move forward. His arm was around me for both pics. For the 2^nd pic he looked at me and I gave him this look that just made him die laughing, so in the second pic he’s laughing. Afterwards he said I was getting sassy in that pic. I said “You know it!” then I had to say goodbye. Then I saw Donnie told him I had to have a Donnie hug, saw Joe told him have a great show then off to enjoy Front Row Center Full Service!

The concert was amazing! The best so far! Front row was indescribable. One of the Jabbawockeez actually said the 3 of us were beautiful! Can you believe it?!?! He pointed right at us as he was leaving and said “y’all are beautiful!”

OMG! Each one of the guys made eye contact and noticed each one of us all night. It was so special and so surreal! I know it’s a once in a lifetime experience that I still cannot believe happened to me!

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The beginning of the Full Service Tour... and the NKOTB Super Sleuths

2009-06-17T16:43:00.000-07:00

I know you've all been

anxiously awaiting

the story of the NKOTB adventure that was

Atlanta

(and, the inception of the NKOTB Super Sleuths)...

Well, wait no longer!

The guest blogger for this is the one and only...

Desiree!

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(This is us on an adventure... see the map?!)

Hi! My name is Desiree and I'm a NKOTB supporter.

I would like to take this opportunity to

blog about my awesome 3 day super sleuthing adventure in Atlanta.

It's really hard to accumulate one's awesome adventures into

one or two short paragraphs,

so i wrote more of a.... short story.

(Actually, I'm going to leave Tuesday out because that day actually ends with me looking like a loser at the bar at the Ritz Carlton with

a stomach full of wine and a weird assortment of nuts, frizzy hair and blisters on my feet.

However, i met a really cool girl that night who stuck it out with me (www.twitter.com/Kristie1311),

even after we got kicked out of the parking lot of the venue.

Trust me... that night is a story in itself!)

So Wednesday, I pull up my 2004 dented up Honda Accord to the Ritz Carlton

(I gotta tip from a very reliable source that the boys were staying there).

Okay really quick, here is a side story...

(( get my side story telling skills from my friends Holly and Kerry over at insearchofnkotb.com!)

So anyways, the rooms at the Ritz are PRICEY.

I knew right away my bank account wasn't having it, so I booked the room but knew

I needed quickly to find a few partners in crime.

And I find them all on Twitter.

Actually Holly pointed me in the direction of my first partner in crime, Christy,

who happened to have a cousin Candi who was down for the ride.

So now i just needed one more.

I'm not sure exactly how i came across Erinn (aka EJ),

but she was my 3rd partner in crime to jump aboard.

Now after reviewing their profile pics on Twitter and past tweets I assured myself they were safe.

Although I have to admit i was little worried about EJ because

her Twitter pic was a cat with spaghetti all over its head and I just wasn't sure what that meant.

These were my guesses:

A) she was a gang member with tattoos on her face

B)She was a little 16 year old teeny bopper or

C) she was a crazy psycho fan*

*(If you have ever been to a NKOTB show you realize that this is an OK question to ask,

because lets just say NKOTB fans are a very "diverse group of people").

Ok so i check into the Ritz Carlton.

After having every single door opened for me, bottled water offered to me 5 different times and the manager offering to show me around the hotel, I finally make it to room 1429.

I go ahead and unpack my 5 different outfits, 3 different pairs of shoes, my laptop, etc.

(I mean, a girl can never have too much stuff for one night at the Ritz).

Then I lay back on the super comfy beds and wait for my PIC's to arrive,

all while eating everyone's bedtime chocolates.

At about 7pm I get a call from Christy asking me directions to the hotel because they're lost.

After about 20 minutes of confusing them and getting them more lost, I decide to give them the hotel number so they could call and get directions

(and accidentally i gave them the fax number because sometimes I just can't read).

Meanwhile, I got a few texts from EJ telling me she stopped by Nordstroms

to buy makeup because she forgot hers.

I was feeling better about her because I now realized she was a shopaholic like myself.

Who goes to Norstroms to buy makeup when there is a Target down the street?

Later after meeting and talking to her I realized my first impression was correct, she began telling me about the amazing shoes at Norstroms as she was pulling out a really cute outfits she brought for the night...

A very fashionable,stylish girl that EJ is.

Rewind, so we all meet up in the hotel lobby. After hugs and introductions, I realized that Twitter really hooked me up.

We all had stuff in common other then NKOTB.

Christy is dancer and promised she would teach me some moves

(which oddly enough she tried to teach me the moon walk later that night in front of the Ritz...

Let's just say I didn't bother to try... it just wasn't happening).

She also showed me this gift she brought for the guys...

it was a box of energy drinks called

Bawls. At that moment i knew we would probably get along just fine. After getting up to the room and about another hour and half of primping, talking, Tweeting and looking at old NKOTB memorabilia

we realized it was getting late.

It was already 9 to be exact! We had some work to do!

After reading tweets we make the decision to hit up the venue first.

We knew that the band was still rehearsing and thought we could follow them back to the hotel.

(Yes I know, we are now categorized as stalkers).

I go ahead and warn my fellow PIC's about the sketchy neighborhood that we are about to descend upon.

If you would like to meet homeless people, burglars, kidnappers this is the place to go.

And since this venue has been surrounded my girls for the past 3 nights, you can bet all were out to welcome us to their neighborhood.

So we pull up to the gas station across the street from the venue and I position my car just right, so we can watch to see what cars pull out. Meanwhile, we realize we that we are all starving. So this means that some of us need to get out of the car to go into the gas station and get some snacks.

We manage to do this safely. :)

There are several other cars parked around the gas station, even some over in the gravel parking lot next to us, all of us patiently waiting for something to happen.

Then at about 11:30 a few cars pull out, then a few more, THEN a dark SUV with tented windows pulls out. People start waving at the SUV.

And the chase begins!

I am the first one to pull out directly behind it, then a few other cars pull out behind me including this white van with tinted windows that I will soon begin to feel agitation towards.

So down the highway we go, apparently I'm not following closely enough to the SUV and the white van thinks that its totally acceptable to cut me off.

Some NKOTB fans feel its ok to drive recklessly and

leave less then 6 inches between you and the person you are following.

I think Jon wrote a blog about that.

Anyways, I begin to get a little worried because this van isn't going to the Ritz that we are staying at, more importantly its going to the one that we are NOT staying at. See, here in Atlanta we feel it normal to put two Ritz Carltons within a 7 mile radius.

We pull up to the Ritz all of us holding our breath.

Christy jumped out of the car so she could see who was getting out.

And then we see them..THE JABBAWOCKEEZ!!

Yeah we made a mistake..we thought we were following one or some of the guys from NKOTB.

And instead, we were following their opening act.

So we laugh at ourselves, and begin planning our next move.

What happens to us in the next 2 hours is a result of bad karma... period.

After much discussion we decide to head back to our home base which is the Ritz in Buckhead. We are less then 2 minutes away from the hotel and I get a call from a friend who is there and she tells me

that we just missed Danny and she got her pic with him.

This is when i begin to get upset. I love Danny and the fact that i missed him by less the 2 minutes...

Just did something to me. So we get inside the hotel and some of NKOTB band is outside taking pictures with fans, Ethan and a few others I cant really remember their names.

(Christy with Ethan, the NKOTB bass player)

As we are standing there Joe and Jon come in. Jon seems to be in a bad mood (he later walked back out and this is the only picture we got of him...)
(Yes, that's his back... white shirt.)

and Joe smiled but both pretty much went straight to the elevators.

Which is cool, I was happy to know we were at the right Ritz Carlton after all.

Then we hear through the grapevine that Jordan and Donnie are still at the venue.

So, yep, we get back into the car and head back to the venue. On the way, I get a text from my awesome friend who says somebody told her that Donnie was at a Waffle House but wasn't sure which one. So by this time we are already back at the venue and parked in front of our favorite place...the gas station.

EJ finds out that the nearest Waffle House is the one off of Virginia Ave., which is also in sketchy area.

I thought there was no way D-Dub would go there.

So she calls and asks them if they are "busy", and the person on the phone says "yeah we are busy."

Then EJ comes straight out and asks "Is Donnie Wahlberg there" and at this point they put the phone down so we can hear whats going on at this Waffle House off of Virgina Ave...

Yep you can bet we are hightailing it out of the gas station parking lot and on our way... and all we knew was that it was near the airport.

So we get there, 5 mins after Donnie leaves!!!

And he bought breakfast for everyone...

Except us, of course.

We get back to the hotel at 2am. We pretty much had our game plan figured out for the morning since we knew that they had a radio interview and at some point they would need to leave the hotel.

We get back to the hotel and see some fans in the lobby who are on the smiley excited side.

So we ask them what's up?

Do u know what they tell us? Yep you guessed it!

We just missed Donnie and Jordan!

I cannot even discuss what we are feeling at this moment..

We get up to or room and we pout a little.

Christy and I decide to get up at 6am and go to the gym to see if Danny is there (yeah we were desperate). Candi is getting ready for bed, and EJ who is wired decides

not to go to bed at all but decides to go to a 24 hour Wal-mart to shop.

Christy and I decide to walk around the hotel to see what kind of trouble we can get into...

We played on the elevator, we went floor to floor until we discovered which floors we couldn't get on (which BTW was floors 17-19). This lead us to believe that those were the floors that the boys were on. So whats a girl to do when you cant get to a floor by elevator?

You take the stairs!

Actually we were only able to play around on the 17th floor.

We heard a lot of talking and laughing in the suites on the this floor we think it was the dancers,

but then again you never know.

So we realized it was almost 5am and that we were only going to get about an hour of sleep before our adventures started again..So off to bed we went..minus EJ because she was out shopping and eating at a Waffle House..without D-Dub of course..lol

One hour later at 6am, we was up! Christy and I headed to the gym to see what we could see. Which was nothing except an unbelievable pool and a beautiful morning.

We realized that Danny was not coming to the gym esp. since he had a 8:30 interview. We walked around the outside of the hotel to see what was going on, which was nothing.

So we went back to our room, changed into presentable clothing and freshened up and all 4 of us with bags under our eyes waited down in the hotel lobby.

EJ was smart and wore sunglasses.

I wish i would have worn a plastic bag on my head.

I was a little worried because we were the only fans in the lobby.

I kept wondering where everyone was at.

We saw a few body guards in the lobby and their manager came down.

Paris/Pajama Dave was also in the lobby. We knew somebody was about to come down. I

seriously was so nervous, not about seeing the guys but i was afraid of something not working out.

I knew this was our last chance of getting to meet them.

I wanted so bad to have a little facetime and could think of a million things that would/could go wrong. Seriously though, can you blame me?

They were running really late and I was getting scared. Interview was at 8:30 and it was already 8:15.

EJ, Candi and Christy managed to talk and carry on a conversation.

Christy even went over and talked to their manager.

I just stood in one place and stared at the elevators like a dork.

All I have to say is when I saw my future baby daddy come off that elevator.

OMG.

Danny looked so sexy, he had a on a sleeveless shirt and aviator sunglasses..seriously he is something else. I just smiled, i was so happy!

All 4 of us were able to get individual pics with him..He was really nice.

Christy also gave him the Bawls energy drinks,

(with her Twitter address on it of course..lol..)

He said we could go sit on the couch with him but we didn't, we left him alone...

like good little supporters.

(Secretly though i wanted to take his shirt off and kiss him.

So while he was sitting on the couch I just imagined it in my head.

And I'm pretty sure Christy was making the official conversion from Jordan to Danny at the same time...

Not sure what she was thinking, but I can imagine!)

About 5 minutes later, down came D-Dub! I love him, I really do.

He came right over to us and said "group hug, guys." We all huddled in a little circle with our heads together. He "needed us to hold him up." Those are his words, not mine.. :)

(Christy told him we could hold him up all the way to the radio station if we could ride with them!)

We didn't get individual pics with Donnie because they were really rushed at this point.

He took 2 pictures with our group and even asked us to switch so we all would have a pic standing next to him. (Although I know the real reason for this was because he wanted to put his arm around EJ.) :)

So... that's it!

(Except for the main event... the opening night of the Full Service Tour... which was that evening!)

After that i went to eat my $30 breakfast, Candi and I just people watched.

(And Christy went to shower and

stepped off the elevator just in time to have a brief one-on-one chat with Danny

and get a nickname from him... Green Girl!)

We saw Jon, Joe, and Jordon come down but they didn't want to be bothered.

So here's a recap:

$300 hotel

+ 1 tank of gas

+ $30 valet parking

+ 1 hour of sleep

-------------------------

Almost $400 and extreme exhaustion

Facetime

+ pics with the Double D's

+ meeting my new Super Sleuth friends

-----------------------------

Priceless :)

*Note: Again, if you'd like to follow any of us on Twitter, click below:

Desiree

Candi

Christy

And don't forget to e-mail me if you want updates on this blog!

theblockisback@gmail.com

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A word from the girl who has been to the Promised Land....

2009-06-13T17:34:00.000-07:00

So, if you've been following this blog at all,

you know that it really started picking up speed with our

campaign to get Ellen to

send us on the NKOTB Cruise in May

(Otherwise known as...

Operation Let's Get This!)

If you're still reading the blog, you know that didn't quite work out for us.

But one of my girls,

1/3 of the NKOTB Super Sleuths (aka D-Dub's Angels)

did get to go on that fabulous cruise!

And since there are lots of rumors goin' round that

there will be an SS NKOTB in 2010,

(please let it be so... please!)

Miss EJ herself

has put together a special

guest blog for us

to give it to us STRAIGHT UP....

So, (drumroll, please)...

Here's EJ!

(Yeah, that's us posing with Danny's Bawls!

Curious?

You'll have to wait for Desiree's blog!)

But first, a little bit about our friend EJ....

"It's ya girl EJ!

I'm sure no one really gives a damn about my background but I will say this....

I'm a straight up city girl who tells it like it is.

I don't candycoat anything for anyone and never will!

I've had the time of my life over the past year since New Kids reunited and I'm looking forward to more memories to keep with me for a lifetime in the near future!

Follow me on Twitter for updates on my summer adventures!!

It's poppin' off! Maybe I'll see some of ya'll at a few shows. ;)"

Tips for the New Kids on the Block Cruise 2010

(pending it actually happens)

1. Check your hater ass at the door!

Easy enough right? WRONG! Females, please, lets get this clear….EVERYONE is on that boat for the same damn reason.No one paid bookoo money to float around in the ocean for a weekend on THAT boat when they could have done it for a fraction of the price sans NKOTB. With that being said, check the hateration at the damn door. ENJOY yourself. Because you know what? Once you dock back in the states it is back to reality….Do you want to remember your weekend giving stank face to every female on the boat or do you want to remember the weekend of a lifetime? Think about it!

2. Dress appropriately

I’m ignorant so I can say this…….if you are shaped like an apple...do not wear a bikini. If you've got cellulite that resembles cottage cheese on every inch or your body……don’t wear lingerie to the pajama party. If you've got rolls poppin’ out of every possible part of your body…….PLEASE do not roll around in a bikini trying to look sexy in the hot tub in front of a New Kid…..if they are like any other male, I doubt they are impressed. You CAN look fly at any size…but dammit have respect for yourself ladies!! Don’t be known as that busted b*tch on the boat!

3. Leave the groupie sh*t at home

This is self explanatory. Stop f*cking and sucking to get to NKOTB. It’s not going to work. The ONLY thing you are going to secure is a nasty ass reputation and a ton of people looking at you sideways for being a triflin’ ass female and putting yourself on blast the entire weekend! Keep your ass under control and if you ARE a freak…..keep it behind closed doors. The general public appreciates it!

4. Have common sense

If you run into one of the guys and they are with their family or if they just look like they don’t want to be bothered, or even better…..if they TELL you they don’t want to be bothered…….then dammit, LEAVE THEM ALONE. It’s not rocket science ladies! What more do you need them to do? Body slam your ass into the pool? Throw your camera overboard? Let’s be serious here. Don’t initiate yourself into the psycho fan group because you can’t take no for an answer.

5. Drunk Sailing

This is the ONLY thing I will admit to being guilty of. I was getting it IN on that boat from the moment I got in my bunk. I was drinking all day, all night, & not sleeping. And you know what? By Monday morning I was a damn zombie. All zoned the hell out, didn’t know what the hell was going on. I was so tired I damn near started to cry for no reason. I was a hot mess, and on top of that………sea sick. So yes, this is a vacation, you should enjoy yourself…….but damn… the aftermath is NO JOKE. It took me a week to get myself back together!

6. ENJOY YOURSELF

YES, the caps are necessary! Because you know what? When you get 2000 females on a boat and 5 guys that everyone is trying to get near/with/whatever…….you get an overabundance of f*ckery. Drama, drama, drama. Ladies, who cares? First and foremost, EVERYONE got a meet & greet. So regardless of if you got into VIP that weekend, you got to meet them. You got a concert. You got events to watch them. (Some of you even had a chance to participate.) What more do you want? This is a vacation! Enjoy it! People do go on cruises every other year nowadays. This is something you worked hard and saved up for. Don’t flush it down the drain because you wanted to walk around mean mugging and giving people your best stank face all weekend. ENJOY YOURSELF!

So....

Have fun this summer!

Keep your mean muggin’ to a minimum,

enjoy the concerts,

and above all ENJOY life!

The last year has been absolutely bananas but like all good things, its going to come to an end at some point. Enjoy it while its here, everyone!

Cherish it! THESE are the memories that will stay with you forever!

~EJ :)

Stay tuned...

for more adventures, stories, and anecdotes from the

NKOTB Super Sleuths,

including an intro and recap of the ATL experience from our other girl,

Desiree!

Until then, please follow us all on Twitter!

www.twitter.com/christy80

www.twitter.com/Desir80s

www.twitter.com/NKCruiseGrl

(And don't forget my girl Leslie, either!)

www.twitter.com/lstcinthabldg

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I'd like to introduce to you...

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The NKOTB Super Sleuths.

aka D-Dub's Angels.

Stay tuned to learn more about the

adventures of these

fabulous, fearless females!

Holla!

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Support the Betty Wood Foundation and help in the Fight Against Breast Cancer!

2009-06-10T05:24:00.001-07:00

Straight from Danny Wood's myspace page...

If you're in the Boston area, or are planning to be around June 16th....

Come out in support of the memory of his sweet mother, Betty, and help raise money to fight breast cancer and help find a CURE!

Click the link below for more details....

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=243950610&blogId=493890922

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Stay tuned...

2009-06-08T19:32:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately...

Blogging isn't my job.

(Boo.)

Stay tuned for more info about my

Atlanta NKOTB adventures!

Until then, you should know that...

I also met Donnie.

What? What?
Hang tough, guys.

(I'm building it up...

Now it's going to be very anticlimactic...

Oh well.)

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OMG! I met Danny!

2009-06-05T16:06:00.000-07:00

Ok...

I'm still so tired that I feel

HUNGOVER

and I haven't had a drink at all!

And honestly...

I'm still in

SHOCK!

But I just have to get it out there....

I MET DANNY WOOD!

Wow.

Details to follow.

Until then... check it out....

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"All we have to see is that I don't belong to you, and you don't belong to me. FREEDOM! You've got to give for what you take." -George Michael

2009-05-30T18:12:00.000-07:00

I've said it before, and I'll say it again...

I firmly believe in equal rights for all,

and do not understand

WHY anyone would be opposed to same-sex marriage!

Ok, let me rephrase.

I understand that some people's religious beliefs hinder them from approving.

I don't agree with it, but I understand.

But what I don't understand...

Is that the same people who are SO PROUD to live in a free country

do not understand that this is the opposite of freedom.

Furthermore...

we are a nation with FREEDOM of religion.

That means you are free to have

(or not have)

any religion you choose.

And on that note,

marriage is NOT a religious sacrament.

Don't get me wrong, it CAN be.

But it doesn't HAVE TO be.

(Seriously, do you think everyone

hopping a jet to VEGAS to get married by

Hawaiian Elvis

or fat Elvis

or peanut butter and banana sandwich Elvis

or black leather comeback Elvis

is really saying prayers and

praising God during their ceremony?!

Negative.)

See, what I just can't wrap my brain around is this...

You'd be okay for two people

who like to kill puppies

shove elderly people

and possibly even worship Satan himself...

to get MARRIED...

as long as those two people are a

man and a woman?!

I just don't get it!!!!

And for those that say it's "unconstitutional."

Really??!!?

Is that all you've got?!

Slavery was decided to be unconstitutional.

Hence, the 13th Amendment.

Oh, and what about the rights of all people to vote?

Yep, that would be the 15th Amendment.

(And technically, the 19th too... Suffrage Movement... Hoo-ah!)

Look, all I'm saying is this...

Why do you care?!

Nobody told you that your husband

is Irish-Scottish and you're Irish-Italian

so you shouldn't marry him.

No one said,

"You might want to reconsider on that one,"

when you left your charming, lovely wife for that

18-yr-old babysitter down the street.

So why do you care if two men or women

love each other

and want to have a ceremony

to commit their lives to one another?

HOW DOES THIS HURT YOU?

I just don't understand.

And believe me, I've tried.

Seriously.

If you can give me

a valid, reasonable explanation

for why anyone would disagree with legalizing same-sex marriage,

I'd love to hear it.

Comments not only accepted,

but welcomed and encouraged.

Thank you!

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Quick update!

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Ok, so I'm on my Blackberry, and I'm not quite sure how to include pictures or any other sort of fanciness from here... So I'll just give you all a quick update (since I'm sure this blog is just SO popular and you guys are absolutely dying for an update... Relax, my head didn't grow too big to fit through the doorframe... I'm joking!!)
Anyway, so here's a quick update... And true to form, it will be completely random. Hey, that's just how I ROLL!
1) I've made a big decision. I hope you're all sitting down for this one. While Jordan will always hold a special place in my heart... Like your first love, favorite cartoon from the 80s, or that old t-shirt that you just can't throw away.... But I think I've officially jumped aboard the Danny train! Choo choo!
2) I'm leaving for the beach today with my hubs, dog, and one of my favorite friends, her hubs, and their dog. Our dogs are both chocolate labs who just happen to be BFFs.
3) My girl Leslie can't go with me to the ATL concert. I'm hoping my girl Leah's gonna be able to go... Even if she is super pregnant! If she does go, I really think the guys should wanna meet us. Come on... That little baby boy she's carrying deserves a serenade by NKOTB! Gotta bring that little Blockhead up RIGHT!
4) My favorite show just started a new season this week, and I'm almost as excited about it as I am about seeing NKOTB again! So You Think You Can Dance is the best show ever! And, coincidentally, as a dancer who doesn't really get to dance anymore... It makes me want to just put the rest of my life on hold to dance again. Why is this not possible? Well, taking dance classes doesn't pay the bills!
5) I'm really thinking Danny Wood & I should work together on a fitness project. Hit me up, Danny!
6) I have a problem with sitting still. I just don't like doing it! So, on that note, Gracie (the pup) and I are gonna go for a nice run now since we'll be spending the rest of the morning, and part of the afternoon, sitting in a car headed to the FL Panhandle!
Ok, hope you all enjoyed the randomness.
Danny, hit me up. I'm serious. Both about you being my favorite now, and also about doing the fitness gig.
Anyone else. PLEASE leave comments, suggestions, etc!
Have a great holiday weekend! See you guys on the flipside!