New Kids on the Block!

Where to begin..... I guess the best place is back at the beginning, about 20 years ago! There was this band, maybe you've heard of them....The New Kids on the Block. To say that I was in love would be an understatement. Their posters covered the walls in my room, I knew every song by heart, I wanted to marry Joey Mac! Right about that time I met Eileen. She also shared my obsession and thus began a life long friendship! 19 years ago we camped out all night at MetroCenter in Phoenix just to get a lottery number to see them in concert. Our seats were horrible, we couldn't even see the stage from where we were, but we didn't care!

This brings me to 20 years later! Last night, I received a phone call from Eileen. The New Kids were in town for a concert and she said Come on, let's go! We drove downtown, bought a ticket at the window (no camping out this time!) and had the best time!!!! Honestly, that was the most fun I have had at a concert in such a long time. All that time has gone by and I could still sing every word to every song. The guys were amazing, they've still got "the right stuff!!!" The show was a little different, they were selling beer this time around! The commentary from the guys between songs was a little less G rated, but they still remembered why their fans liked them and performed all of their hits! Okay, so right about now some of you are laughing and wanting to make fun. I'll tell you what I told Mark this morning! "Go ahead, make fun of me all you want....I had the best time!" I have to thank my amazing husband who bought me the ticket as an early birthday present and insisted that Eileen and I go! And yes, I screamed until my throat hurt!

Here they are, as Caity calls them....The Old Kids on the Block!

Here's Joe, he came out wearing his hat with the hole on top and sang "You're my Popsicle!"