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brandywine28BSB on GMA: some stray observations
--Make no mistake, Kevin knows EXACTLY how much he's been missed. Cocky bastard. :)
--Lots and lots of preteens/teens in attendance, many of them with very bored-looking parents in tow. Not gonna lie, that surprised me a bit. I ended up befriending a high school-aged girl who was awed/fascinated/enthralled to find out I was both alive and sentient during the TRL years. Ugh. I know, I know--I'm a dinosaur. Don't remind me.
--I scoured the footage, a couple of times, and I'm almost positive I don't show up on camera at any point. I'm thinking this is for the best. My OMG face is none too pretty a sight and does not need to be preserved for posterity.
--Howie kept flashing Kevin these tiny, secretive smiles while the band was tuning up. I melted. :)
--AJ and Brian were color-coordinated! Yay! In, um, yellow-ish brown and black. Yay?
--Kevin was in fine, fine spirits during the soundcheck, goofing around and making fun of Nick's jacket ("Who the hell wears a leather jacket in the summer?", et cetera). At one point he pretended his sciatica was acting up and started fake-limping; it was kind of adorable. (Terrible Fanfic Idea #367: Kevin fakes a back injury so he can get some time off. Meanwhile, everyone else feels guilty for letting him push himself too hard. Cue angsting! And Nick dressing up like a slutty nurse! And also more angsting!)
--The levels of screaming after the line "Am I sexual?"? DEAFENING, YO.
--The award for my favorite fellow fan goes to the guy with the deep, sonorous baritone who kept moaning "HOWIE...HOWIE..." in between rapid fire bouts of Spanish that I could not decipher. At one point he actually started SOBBING, poor thing.
--As for me, I don't know, man. I just. I kept on bursting into laughter. Not AT them, god no; it was more like a spontaneous outpouring of euphoria, totally outside my control. Because Kevin! (...I hope no one thought I was having a nervous breakdown or anything.)
--My vantage point wasn't the greatest, but when Nick and AJ jumped off the stage during "Larger Than Life" I could've sworn Nick momentarily started humping the audience divider thingy, which, if I'm right, is just. Yes.
So...of course I was super late to work after all this. And, of course, I had to endure my coworkers smiling creepily at me all afternoon, since I guess they somehow managed to figure out where I had been. OF COURSE.
--Make no mistake, Kevin knows EXACTLY how much he's been missed. Cocky bastard. :)
--Lots and lots of preteens/teens in attendance, many of them with very bored-looking parents in tow. Not gonna lie, that surprised me a bit. I ended up befriending a high school-aged girl who was awed/fascinated/enthralled to find out I was both alive and sentient during the TRL years. Ugh. I know, I know--I'm a dinosaur. Don't remind me.
--I scoured the footage, a couple of times, and I'm almost positive I don't show up on camera at any point. I'm thinking this is for the best. My OMG face is none too pretty a sight and does not need to be preserved for posterity.
--Howie kept flashing Kevin these tiny, secretive smiles while the band was tuning up. I melted. :)
--AJ and Brian were color-coordinated! Yay! In, um, yellow-ish brown and black. Yay?
--Kevin was in fine, fine spirits during the soundcheck, goofing around and making fun of Nick's jacket ("Who the hell wears a leather jacket in the summer?", et cetera). At one point he pretended his sciatica was acting up and started fake-limping; it was kind of adorable. (Terrible Fanfic Idea #367: Kevin fakes a back injury so he can get some time off. Meanwhile, everyone else feels guilty for letting him push himself too hard. Cue angsting! And Nick dressing up like a slutty nurse! And also more angsting!)
--The levels of screaming after the line "Am I sexual?"? DEAFENING, YO.
--The award for my favorite fellow fan goes to the guy with the deep, sonorous baritone who kept moaning "HOWIE...HOWIE..." in between rapid fire bouts of Spanish that I could not decipher. At one point he actually started SOBBING, poor thing.
--As for me, I don't know, man. I just. I kept on bursting into laughter. Not AT them, god no; it was more like a spontaneous outpouring of euphoria, totally outside my control. Because Kevin! (...I hope no one thought I was having a nervous breakdown or anything.)
--My vantage point wasn't the greatest, but when Nick and AJ jumped off the stage during "Larger Than Life" I could've sworn Nick momentarily started humping the audience divider thingy, which, if I'm right, is just. Yes.
So...of course I was super late to work after all this. And, of course, I had to endure my coworkers smiling creepily at me all afternoon, since I guess they somehow managed to figure out where I had been. OF COURSE.
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Date: 2012-09-01 05:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-01 07:02 am (UTC)-Lots and lots of preteens/teens in attendance, many of them with very bored-looking parents in tow. Not gonna lie, that surprised me a bit.
Me, too, but it's good news. Harness the fannish power of teenage girls, and nothing is out of reach.
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Date: 2012-09-01 09:50 am (UTC)At least these days it is *troo* and not somewhat disturbing. Why they didn't give the line to AJ in the first place I will never understand!
Otherwise, this sounds like footage we're going to need for Camp next year.
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Date: 2012-09-01 11:50 am (UTC)I'm so jealous. I'm so glad Kevin seemed like he wanted to be there. He was always so reticent and laid back...good to know he seemed interested!
Did I mention I'm jealous?
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Date: 2012-09-01 01:45 pm (UTC)http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/backstreet-boys-sing-17125367
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/backstreet-boys-sing-larger-life-live-gma-17125315
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/backstreet-boys-reunion-boy-band-back-year-hiatus-17125214
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/backstreet-boys-interview-backstage-pass-17126368
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Date: 2012-09-01 01:48 pm (UTC)Oh he sounds AMAZING. I would've loved to have given him a hug at some point.
I was livestreaming it in the comfort of my own home, and I am extremely glad that no one else was in the room when I started whimpering. I CAN'T BELIEVE ALL FIVE OF THEM ARE BACK.
When AJ started harmonising with Kevin on IWITW, I may have started crying BUT NO ONE CAN PROVE THAT OKAY.
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Date: 2012-09-01 01:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-01 04:12 pm (UTC)Maybe.
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Date: 2012-09-02 01:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-02 03:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-02 03:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-02 05:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-02 05:36 am (UTC)HOWIE. I CAN'T. I CAN'T EVEN.
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Date: 2012-09-02 05:42 am (UTC)Seriously, I wouldn't worry about footage scarcity. I have every reason to believe this thing was VERY well documented. :)
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Date: 2012-09-02 05:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-02 06:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-02 06:21 am (UTC)Ugh, I'm hoping against hope someone caught the Howie/Kevin eyefuckery on tape! It was kind of a quiet, understated thing, though, so the odds probably aren't all that great. *pouts*
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Date: 2012-09-02 06:41 am (UTC)Crying, whimpering to one's self, talking to computer monitors--these are all totally normal, non-shameful fannish pastimes. Don't worry about it. We're all in the same boat, sister. :)
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Date: 2012-09-02 06:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-02 06:55 am (UTC)...Does that make any sense, or am I just WAY too forgiving?
(You're so sweet to defend me, btw! So chivalrous! Reminds me of why I married you... :) )
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Date: 2012-09-02 01:37 pm (UTC)Also, Nick dressing as a slutty nurse. Thanks for that image. No, thank you.
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Date: 2012-09-02 09:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-03 03:06 pm (UTC)That's right. You're my wife, dammit.
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Date: 2012-09-03 09:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-03 09:51 pm (UTC)Oh, you're totally welcome. Glad I could be of service. :) (In my defense, I *did* say it was a terrible idea! And one I doubt I'll ever get around to actually writing...Uh, probably not, anyway.)