Donnie Wahlberg's video to me! OMG!!!!!!!!!

Met the New Kids tonight!!!

I am exhausted and have to get to work so I'll try to get through the story. My wonderful dear friend Kevin hooked up the most amazing experience - my mother and I went backstage at Madison Square Garden to meet the New Kids On The Block!

I have been very fortunate this year to have many crazy and fun New Kids adventures but this one just might be the best! Their assistant Zach led us upstairs. We all waited in line in this corridor. I think my Mom was more nervous than I was! Their bodyguard Robo came out and said "Ladies no pictures, no flashes." Everyone was kind of stunned and bummed out. And then Robo says "I'm just kidding! Have fun ladies!" and started cracking up. After what seemed like ages, the guys came out! And they took us in small groups to meet them. We got to hug each one, chat a little, then take a photo with them (and other fans to save time.) 

I went straight to Donnie (sorry Jordan!) and hugged him and kissed him on the cheek, He hugged me for a LONG time! I started thanking him, telling him I loved him , the expected babbling. :) Then he pulled on the bottom of my shirt and said he wanted to look at it! I had made a homemade t-shirt with a picture of Donnie and it said "It's gettin hotter like The Block up in the Summertime" (from their song "Dirty Dancing") and some other stuff. Donnie said "Nice shirt. I like the lyrics, I like lyrics. Very nice." 

Then I went over to Jordan (who I had walked by completely - oops) and I went to hug him but he was holding on to my shirt. And he said "Oh sorry, I wanted to read your shirt. Only Donnie?" and he smiled and read the shirt and hugged me. Then I gave him a card that I had written to all five (yes - a fan letter - wow haha) and said this is for all of you. He patted my shoulder, put it in his pocket and said thank you. I thanked him and told him I loved him, too.

While this was going on my Mom was all hugging Donnie and Danny and saying she was representing all the Moms lol! They totally loved her, it was so cute. She had five small silver antique hearts in a bag. She had written something like "a mother's love for you" (Mom - what did it say?) on it and she gave it to Danny. He seemed very moved by it. (For those of you who don't know he lost his mom to breast cancer.) And she hugged him. My mom also had her homemade shirt on that the guys were reading. It had a picture of me in 1988 and one of me last month meeting Donnie that said 20 Year Supporter of My Daughter's New Kids Habit. Hee Hee!

I hadn't gotten to Danny, Jon or Joe yet when it was time to take the picture. I grabbed one side of Donnie, Mom grabbed the other, Jordan was on the other side of me. I sorta leaned my head on Donnie's and Jordan had his hand on my shoulder. AWESOME! 

Then I ran over to Danny really quick and gave him a huge hug and thanked him. Now this was the BEST PART! Donnie says to Mom, "Mom where the daughter?" I was ready to freak out. Donnie goes goes "Get in here! Mom and daughter group hug! Group hug!" AAAACK! Donnie grabs me and Mom, then Danny jumped in and they squeezed us into a tight circle and hugged us. I thought I was gonna drop dead from happiness. My face was smooshed into Donnie's chest. Then we had to go so as Donnie let go, like a complete dork, I said "Thank you for making my dreams come true!" And Donnie said "You're welcome, thank YOU." Then I waved at Jordan and Danny.

Grabbed a quick hug from Jonathan and thanked him. I was wearing the New Kids track jacket that they sell on the tour. I've seen Jon wear it a lot and he said "Hey nice jacket!" I said thank you, told him I loved him (it's like an automatic response from me to tell them I love them) and ran over to Joe. Didn't get a chance to say much to him, just hugged him, thanked him and yes, said "I love you." 

Mom was still hugging Jonathan when we had to go (lol). It was the greatest experience! I mean ALL FIVE right there! And they truly could not have been sweeter. Very warm and attentive and nice. They really tried to make the short time you had with them special. And then a picture on top of it? AAACK! They hadn't even gotten to the people who had paid for the VIP ticket packages. I don't know how they do it - meet and greet literally hundreds of people and then do a 2+ hour show.

What an experience to hold me over - until NEXT SUMMER'S TOUR! HAHA!

New Kids On The Block REUNION!!!!!

Ohhhhh myyyy GAAWWD!!!!!!!!

I can barely contain myself!!! New Kids On The Block are getting back together! This is NOT sarcasm. This is genuine regressing-back-to-my-childhood excitement! I could die of happiness! I really could!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!

Watch out Donnie Wahlberg!!!!!

This is true! April Fool's has NOT come early!!

Read about it here:

http://www.accesshollywood.com/article/8165/Report:-New-Kids-On-The-Block-Reuniting/

And here:

http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,EntPeopleTax:NewKidsontheBlock,00.html

and here!

http://www.showbizspy.com/2008/01/26/new-kids-on-the-block-planning-a-comeback/