Blessed beyond measure....

Lately I've been thinking about how lucky and blessed I am when it comes to The Backstreet Boys. And it made me feel a little reflective as of late. So that's what this blog is about. To share how I became a fan, when I met the boys for the first time and everything else in between. So sit back and I hope you enjoy the read.

I became a fan in the Spring/Summer of 1997. I heard "Quit playin' games" on the radio. Their voices definitely caught my attention....one voice in particular really caught my ear. Eventually I would learn that voice belonged to none other than Brian Thomas Littrell. But after the song was over I didn't really think much of it. So fast forward to a few weeks and I hear a commercial for a concert but again didn't really think about it too much until I recognized the background music which was none other than "Quit playin' games." I decided I had to go. So I did. That was on September 25, 1997 and that was the first time I saw what any of the boys looked like. I don't rememnber too much from that concert but I do remember when the boys went to introduce themselves the one said "Hello everyone my name is B-rok." And I turned to my friend and said "I'm in love." And the rest as they say is history....

So I became obsessed with them I guess is the right word over the next couple years. I had all the CDs, posters, magazines, ect. If their faces were on it and I saw it I needed it. I taped everything they were on when they were on TV. I would dream about meeting them just like every other teenage girl around the world. Did I ever think it would happen? Honestly? No. But that didn't stop me from dreaming about it. Every tour they'd come to Buffalo(I was lucky) and every tour I would go.

I remember the moment Brian waved to me on February 7, 2001. I remember thinking for that brief moment he was acknowledging me. And that made my life. And I thought if that's as good as it gets that's okay. At the time I didn't think I'd ever meet any of them and you know what? I was okay with that. So many fans don't even get to see them in concert let alone meet them and I not only at that point saw them in concert 5 times but they(well all but Howie) waved to me and I was grateful for that.

When they took their break I was still a fan but was there a part of me that didn't think they'd ever "come back?" Absolutely. But a bigger part hoped they'd eventually "come back." And they did. And I still dreamed about meeting them but still didn't think I ever would.

The first boy I met was Brian on April 2, 2006 when he was doing solo stuff. It was amazing. Not only to finally meet him but to see him as Brian Littrell the Christian artist and not Brian Littrell the Backstreet Boy. To see him share his story, his heart and his gift of song was just an amazing and inspiring experience. And even thought Brian had always been my favorite before his solo stuff I feel I connected with him on a deeper level because of his solo stuff and even though he probably won't ever know it he helped me in more ways than he will ever know.

After that day I wasn't sure if I'd ever meet him again or if I'd get the chance to meet the other guys, especially Kevin because that's when he decided to leave the group. But over the years I have been lucky to meet all the boys multiple times and each and every time they have been nothing short of nice.

But I always find myself talking with Brian the most when I'm meeting the guys. I think its because we are so much alike. I can't help but laugh when people tell me things like "Why do you like him? He's married with a child?" I don't like him because I think he's gonna leave his wife one day for me. I'm over that fantasy of thinking I was gonna marry any of them. Its more than that as cheesy as it sounds. Just the person he is. How he's not afraid to stand up for what he believes in even if it means standing alone, how he isn't ashamed or afraid to talk about his Faith and his love for his family just name a few. It's quite evident that God had bigger and better plans for him and I couldn't be more happier for that. It's also quite obvious he knows how lucky and blessed he is to be alive and I think the world needs more people like him. He definitely makes the world a better place.

Over the years I have gotten extremely lucky and blessed when it comes to Brian and him giving me attention. Whether its just getting a tweet from him, or the time he called me on the phone or giving me custom kicks. There was a time when I would question it and ask things like "Why me?" but lately I decided to just roll with it and not ask questions and just enjoy it because it isn't a common thing especially in the world of celebrities. I know some think I don't deserve it or think that I brag or suck up or that I don't appreciate it and whatever else crazy things they come up with but those things couldn't be further from the truth. I am grateful and thankful for every moment, every memory that Brian and even the other boys have given me. Each moment has a special place in my heart and I will cherish them forever and always.

A wise man once told me "Thank you is enough when its said to the right people." So I don't know if you will ever actually read this Brian but THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! for all that you do. It's appreciated more than you will probably ever know.

The wonderful world of twitter.....

I have a love/hate relationship when it comes to twitter. Lately its more on the side of hate. Some people are just sucking the fun out of it. And it's unfortunate. That is my reason for this blog. Mostly just to get some things off my chest that have been bugging me for a little while now. Everything in this blog is MY opinion and doesn't speak for anyone else other than myself. Just an FYI....

So when I signed up for twitter back in 2009 or so it was because the Backstreet Boys got one and they told fans to sign up. Eventually all the boys got individual ones. It was a fun place to chat about the boys with other fans and I never thought it was meant to be taken seriously. Were other things discussed besides the boys? Most definitely? But for me personally it was like a whole other world besides real life in a sense. I tried not to post personal things or real life relationship stuff. Why? Because I didn't think twitter was the place for it. There was Facebook for that, or even better real life. If it was about my real life chances are I wanted someone in real life to chat about it with. Plus it wasn't something that could be said in 140 characters or less....did I do occasionally? Yes. Does this mean what I was tweeting wasn't me? Or was fake? Hardly. It just meant I wasn't comfortable sharing everything with what would appear to be complete strangers until you take the time to get to know them. Is there anything wrong with that? Not at all.

My twitter is mostly filled with tweets to/about Brian from the Backstreet Boys and the rest of the boys mixed in with some football stuff added with a bit of positive quotes/thoughts and a dash of sarcasm and obnoxiousness. Nothing I ever thought was too harmful. Does that mean my whole world revolves around only those things? Not at all. Does it mean my life revolves around Brian and the Backstreet Boys? Hardly. Do some think that though? Most definitely. Why? Because they choose to assume and judge instead of just asking. Just asking a simple question or getting to know someone a little bit can do a world of difference and you would be surprised at what you may learn. Maybe you would find out that the person you think is horrible isn't really that horrible at all.

Anyways, this has been going on for a while but it has seem to be getting way worse lately. SOME fans get mad that Brian doesn't tweet them and only tweets the same fans. Is that true? Maybe so. But is that the fans fault? Hardly. Brian is a grown man he can tweet whoever he wants how many times he wants and what he wants. It is next to impossible for ANY of the boys to tweet EVERY SINGLE FAN that wants a tweet. I hear fans say how much Kevin is better than Brian because he tweets  bunch of fans even ones he doesn't follow. Does that make him better than Brian? No. Maybe it makes him a little more fair. But the fact that ANY of the boys take time out of their busy lives especially when they are at home and aren't "working" to tweet any fan or tweet anything in general I think is awesome because guess what? They don't have too!!!!! Saying you aren't a fan of them anymore because of their actions on twitter is just not right. I mean yeah you have a right to your own opinion but I think its silly to be mad at them for that. Its just twitter, its not that serious. Brian has even said a bunch of times tweeting negative things will NOT get his attention, not that I blame him but he's said it so what do you think is gonna happen if you constantly tweet mean things to him? Chances are he's not gonna reply.

Now I know for some fans twitter is the only way to get any of the boys to notice them even if its just for that moment because they can't afford concerts or they don't come their country/city/state/ect. But getting mad at fans who do get tweets whether its 1 or 101 is just silly. Being a fan isn't a competition. Whatever happened to the good old days of being happy for one another when something good happens? Guess those days are long gone and that really saddens me. The same when fans get mad that some fans see the boys a lot. Now I know US fans tend to be a bit more spoiled when it comes to them. But just because other countries don't get to see the boys as much doesn't mean the fans in the US shouldn't go see them. If they can afford it and they wanna go, I say go for it. Hating on fans for the amount of times they see the boys is just uncalled for in my opinion. I just don't understand it at all.

Another thing I see a lot is SOME fans complaining that other fans are bragging or showing off. Does this happen? Absolutely. Are all fans who are sharing their experiences/moments bragging or showing off? Absolutely not. There is a RIGHT way of sharing experiences and a wrong way. Now I can only speak for myself when it comes to my reasoning. But I do NOT share them just to brag. I share them firstly because they are my moments and they make me happy. Who wouldn't be happy when good things happen to them? So its only natural that you'd wanna share them. Nothing wrong with that. The other reason I share them is to show fans that it IS possible to meet the boys and it IS possible for them to remember you and it IS possible for your dreams involving the boys to come true. I'm just a regular fan like everyone else and because of the boys(especially Brian) they have made SO many of my dreams come true, things I NEVER knew were possible. So if they can happen to me they can happen to ANYONE you just gotta BELIEVE and NEVER give up on your dreams....EVER!

I've gotten countless amount of hate tweets sent to me just because of Brian. It's crazy. I tend to just ignore them for the most part but even the nicest person can only bite their tongue for so long until it starts to bleed. Today was the breaking point if you will. Fans(well one fan started it) getting mad Brian unfollowed her because she "spoke the truth" in her words and then she went off on a rant about me and some of my friends saying all this horrible stuff about how we are stalkers and how we buy Wylee and that's the reason Brian and Leighanne pay attention to us. And how comparing us to the killer of John Lennon. And THAT'S where I got frustrated. Comparing this twitter nonsense to someone actually losing their life? That is by far uncalled for. It's sad that it has really come to this. And honestly I'm sick of it. Not only that but I'm sick of all the drama and the hating. Fans thinking fans only like Wylee or Leighanne to make Brian happy? Please. Do I know of Leighanne and Wylee because of Brian? Yes. But if I didn't like Leighanne I wouldn't fake it, sorry but that's dumb. I like her because I think she's one of the nicest, funniest, kindest people I ever have met. Same with Brian actually. Do I like Wylee? Yes. Are there some things I don't like? You bet. Do I like it just so Brian will notice me or like me better? Not even a little bit.

It's sad that some think that. Just like its sad that people worry about what anyone else tweets, or why they tweet or who they tweet or how much they tweet. So if someone sits on twitter ALL DAY and tweets is that really hurting anyone? Chances are no. So why does it matter to you? If more people just worried about themselves and didn't worry about what others were doing on twitter or life in general this world would be a better place. Just saying.

This also goes for the fans who seems to watch what others tweet. It seems the minute I tweet something even slightly negative about anyone especially one of the boys there is ALWAYS someone who is right there to jump on me and flip out about it. But it seems like those ones never wanna point out the good things. I've helped a bunch of fans get tweets/follows/meet the boys/ect. but it seems like those things go unnoticed. Do I do them to get recognition? No. I do it because I know what its like to meet them for the first time or to get a tweet or whatever else. But it just bugs me that SOME fans are so quick to point out the negative but hesitant to give praise for the positive. That happens in real life as well. A wise man once said "Happiness doesn't sell." And that couldn't be more truer. So sad.

So the reason for this blog was to just vent a bit about twitter. I wish it would be fun again. And until it is I don't think I will be on there at all or at least not as much. I know by me doing this its like the ones hating or talking crap are the ones winning but after a while it's just not worth it anymore. So I guess we will see how things go from here.....

2010 Heatlhy Heart Club carnival, hoe-down and Wylee Party.

This edition of Throwback Thursday blog edition is from Brian's 2010 HHC event. It was 2 days. The first day was a carnival and a hoe-down and then the next day was a Wylee party.

*The Carnival*

The carnival was fun. Brian came out at about 12 to say hey to everyone. He mingled for a bit and then went to the photo booth.

                   

After he took pictures with fans in the photo booth he was supposed to go play basketball with fans but he got sidetracked and painted instead. They kept telling him he needed to go but he was REALLY focused on his painting.

 

                                                          He was so into his painting.

 

 

                                        He is too cool for chairs while painting obviously. lol

 

                    But if he needs to sit, he'll just kneel on the ground....because he's cool like that. ;)

 

 

                                               He ran out of paint on his little paint tray......

 

 

                                  So he did what any good painter would do.....used his hands.......

 

His final product: (well after he showed it off he wrote "Love & Hope" on the top of it.

Going back to the photo booth for a second, when I got in there he told me how it's been a long time since he's seen me and asked me why and told me he didn't like it. LOL He told me how the photo booth worked and how we could do pretty much whatever we wanted and how we could laugh at ourselves at the end. LOL Then we took the pictures. 

                                                         First we took a huggy picture:

                     Then he said to get closer to the camera. LOL

 

Then he said to make a funny face only I failed and thought we were done making a funny face but I was wrong. LOL

 

So I told him we had to do the funny picture over and he said "Or we could be gangsters."

 

We even got a cool little keepsake photo strip. So cute.

 

He told me how he was having lots of fun with the photo booth and I told him he should get one for his house and he was like "oooh good idea" and  I said "Then you can lots of pictures" and he said "and tweet them!" LOL

 

Then he went to get the paint off his hands before getting ready to play basketball with fans. He played 2 minutes with each fan. It was so much fun.

 

I was the first one to play(which I was a little nervous about LOL) And for a little while he was beating me but then I came back and won. He asked me how I did it but I told him it was a secret. LOL I won a horse(and I think everyone else who played after that got the same horse) and he signed it. He signed mine on his butt and was like "I never signed a horses butt before. First time for everything." LOL

 



 

He has such an intense look.....

 

He was trying to show off by shooting from far away. I told him to stop showing off. LOL

 

 

 

Sometimes Brian is a cheater and pushes me. LOL

 

High five for the winner....that would be me. ;)

 

He played with a little kid who was like 5 probably and he got on his knees so he was on his level and had 1 hand behind his back, it was cute. He kept helping people and throwing the balls in the fans hoop and stuff.(Although he started that AFTER I played again him. haha) It was a lot of fun. I don't know how he played for as long as he played though, I was tired after 2 minutes. He said he wanted the basketball game too. I said "By the end of the day you are gonna wanna keep all the games." He was like "I think so." LOL

 

Then he went to get changed to go into the dunk tank but got sidetracked into the photo booth for the 2nd time. And after that he finally made it to the dunk tank.

 

Baylee was the first one to do it and he dunked him.

 

 

He was a lot of fun in there singing and dancing and talking smack and just being his usual dorky self.  

 

Leighanne called it "Dunk a Hunk." LOL

 

 

So after that he thanked everyone and said he'd see us later for the Hoe-down.

 

*Hoe-down*

 

When we got there we waited outside for a little while because they had to finish sound checking. They finally let us in. They said a prayer, then served food. A group called "Simple Alliance" performed. The guitar player Alex's dad is Baylee's pediatrician. And they were about to sing BSB songs when Brian jumped on stage and sang with them. They sang IWITW and LTL. The group was really good. The lead singer Taylor was only 12 years old. It was one of the best performances of Larger Than Life I thought.

 

 

Then  Brian and Leighanne were thanking everyone for coming and Madison(their niece and director of the HHC) came on stage to tell us how they changed the name of the HHC to "Just Ask." And the reason they did that is because its not just about Brian's Healthy Heart Club anymore since now they have Baylee's blessings(which is for Kawasaki's research) and the Angels and Heroes fun. So now if you need any help with anything all you have to do is "just ask" and if they can't help you they'll help you find out someone who can.

 

Brian gave flowers to Leighane and said how he's blessed to have her in his life and how she makes his life so great and she wouldn't be in his life if he didn't "just ask" her out and then to be his wife. Cheesy, but cute. :)

 

He saw my friend taking a picture and.....well......you get the point....lol

 

 

Then a little while later Brian came out and performed "Angels and Heroes" and "Welcome Home" I think he might have planned on singing BSB songs but the group before him did and since he sang with them he said "Well I already got the BSB songs outta the way earlier..."

 

And then he was gonna sing another song when Baylee ran on stage and asked Brian if he could perform. So Baylee sang "I want you back" and Brian was like "I'm just gonna grab my drink and go off to the side...."

But of course Brian couldn't stay off stage. He came back and sang with Baylee. It was cute. Every time Brian would sing Baylee would sing louder. It was funny. Brian was such a proud daddy watching him perform.

 

After that Brian and Leighanne came out and sang "Run to you" and "Need you now" by Lady Antebellum. They were cute together. Leighanne was really nervous and Brian was cute with her telling her it was okay and he would help her out any time she didn't remember the lyrics or something.

 

It was Leighanne's first time performing live in front of people and I think she did fabulous.

 

After they performed they came back out and a lot of people did more square dancing. Brian and Leighanne were funny square dancing. Brian also joined in for a little bit doing the Macarena. LOL And they even did the Hokey Pokey....sometimes they were getting a little frisky while doing the hokey pokey but according to Brian "that's what its all about!!!!!!!!!!!" ;) haha

 

Brian and Leighanne danced with the fans to Backstreet's Back and Larger Than Life, during Larger Than Life Baylee got on stage and took the mic and started singing, it was cute. Brian was doing the dance moves and stuff. It was funny.

 

At the end fans were trying to get pics with Brian and the one lady kept telling him he had to go and he kept saying "one more, one more..." LOL

 

Earlier in the hoe-down Brian was on stage and he started doing the "As long as you love me" chair dance and I told him he reminded me of the video with his hat on and he thought I told him I wanted his hat so he said "you want my hat? can I give it to you later?" and I said "That's not what I said but if you wanna give me your hat I won't be mad." LOL So then he was like "Can I give it to you later?" And I said sure. So at the end I went to say good bye to Brian and he was like "Oh wait...you wanted my hat....can we just take a pic while I'm wearing the hat and I'll give it to you tomorrow?" And I said "Yeah, I didn't really want the hat anyways." Then he told me the reason he was waiting was because it was Baylee's favorite hat and he wanted to ask him if it was okay to give it away and I said "Its okay I don't need it." LOL He's funny.

 

 

*Wylee Party*

 

The next day was the Wylee party. There were wayyyyyyy too many people in that room I felt. LOL But for the most part it was pretty chill and Brian just walked around talking with fans and stuff. He also kept leaving to go back home to get more Wylee stuff when they needed it. LOL

 

They auctioned off the painting Brian did along with the white shirt he wore while painting. I forgot how much money it went for.

 

At the Wylee party is where I gave Brian the gift I made him and Leighanne. I attempted to give it to them both at the same time but they weren't together often that day. So I gave it to Brian. He loved it. He told me he was gonna hang it up in his studio. (Still waiting for that pic you promised Brian if you are reading this. ;) LOL) And then asked me how I made it and was pointing to all the little pictures and telling me where they were from. He was like "oh this is from the Inconsolable video and this is form Halloween last year." Then I told him how I made it and he thought it was really cool.

 

I don't have the picture anymore to show but its called a Mosiac picture. Its one giant picture made up of a bunch of tiny pictures and I used pictures of their family. It was really cute. :)

 

At the Wylee party I got a few minutes to talk to him and asked him about the guy boycotting him on twitter. And he said he knew about it(which I figured he did) and he said that's why he tweeted the thing about having a pocket full of rocks but not throwing any. And how he doesn't think its gonna effect his next CD because God is in control of it. And he has a lot of gay friends and he doesn't necessarily condone what they do but what they do doesn't make them any less of a person than him or anyone else. And he has no right to judge them and he knows he has a place in heaven and God will be waiting for him. And how it says in the bible if you are gay you will go to hell but he was like "I didn't write that scripture did I?" and I told him how I think its great that he is how he is and he does his own thing and stands up for what he believes in.

 

Then I told him how he should write a book some day. He said "Oh yeah I'd love to." And I told him I think it would be cool if he just told it like it was in the book. He laughed and said "I'd love to sit down and write a book later, when I get more time." And he said "I'd call the book 4 to 6 feet because that's how tall the stage is." (That's the same title he mentioned way back in like 2000 too.)

 

He was talking about how the guys have talked about revisiting some older songs to possible record again. (Which they've said that in the past and nothing ever happened.) I mentioned how I love "All in my head" and he said "I BEGGED them to put that on the record, that song is dope."

 

This part will only really be funny and make sense for those who know my love for football and Coy Wire.....

 

When I was saying good bye to Brian he saw my Falcons shirt and was like "Ooh look at you in your Falcons gear, I wonder how they did today?" And I said "They won." And he was like "oooh nice" and I said "Unlike my favorite team who still hasn't won a game yet." And he said "Who?" And I said "The Buffalo Bills." He sounded so concerned He was like "Oh wow they haven't won yet?" And I said "nope but that's okay because I root for the Atlanta Falcons too because my favorite player plays there now." And he said "Who?" and I said "Coy Wire, you don't know who he is but I bet he knows who you are." And he said "What position does he play?' And I said "Linebacker" and I showed him a picture on my phone and he was like "Oooh 52? I know who that is, well I don't know him personally but I know them by #'s." And then I told him how I told Coy to listen to his CD because I think he would like it and Brian thought that was awesome.

 

After the event I tweeted how I was amused I talked to Brian about Coy and Coy RTed my tweet and said "so are we laying down a track together?" It was funny. LOL

 

And that was the end of the event. It was an amazing 2 days with the Littrells. Their events never disappoint. :)

 

 

 

 

 



Unbreakable tour 2008: 12 shows, 8 states, 2 countries, countless memories....

In this installment of my throwback Thursday blog I will be sharing my experience from the Backstreet Boys Unbreakable tour back in 2008  was lucky to go to 12 shows in 8 different states and 2 shows even in Canada. So much fun, so many memories.

The first show was August 7th in Toronto. I saw the boys before the show. It was kind of crazy. The bodyguards told the fans around Nick and AJ if they didn't get in a line and stop acting a fool they would make them go on the bus. They didn't listen so they got sent on the bus quick. LOL Fans around Howie and Brian were behaved better so they hung around a little longer. I was excited to finally get a picture with Howie. :)

 

Brian was his ever adorable self even though there were a few fans who you could tell were annoying him by asking him to pose like 8 different ways and stuff. LOL

There was even paparazzi people there filming the fans near the boys and they caught my time with Brian. :)

 

 

I loved this tour. I sometimes feel bad saying that since Kevin wasn't a part of it. But I thought it was the perfect combination of the boys dancing and interacting with the fans. And I loved all the song choices. They even brought back each boy doing a solo song which I loved.

 

My favorite thing was the boxing theme. I loved the boxing ring and everything. So cool.

 

The next show was August 14th in Uncasville, CT. (sidenote: The way Howie pronounces city amuses me SO much.)

 

Next up was Gilford, NH on August 16th.  (They played in some random places. This venue happened to be next to a strip club. LOL)

 

My friend Chy got Brian a hat and we tried to give it to him before the show but that didn't work out so well. We did however see him "swimming" and doing other random dances in the backstage area so that was funny. She would eventually give it to him later during the show. :)

 

After CT the next stop was Vienna, VA. on August 18th. Before the show we saw the boys at their hotel. This was the first time I met all the boys together and got pictures with them. So much fun.

 

Me and Howie: We talked about the penguin on his shirt because I love penguins.

 

Me and Nick: I feel like I never speak to Nick because there's always a bunch of fans around him.

 

Me and Brian: Before we took the picture he went to hug me but stopped(which at first made me nervous lol) and read my shirt. (My shirt said "If you choke a smurf what color does it turn?" and he laughed and said "probably green or brown?" LOL

 

 

 

Me and AJ: His beard was SO gross. LOL He had bright sneakers on and I told him I loved them and he told me how he just bought them the other day. LOL

 

 

I won Sound check from the FC for this show was well. I was excited because it was my first sound check. I even got picked to ask Brian a question.

 

My question was: If there was ever a time you doubted your faith? And if so, when was it and why?

 They also sang "Trouble is" a capella which I loved because that's one of my favorite songs from the Unbreakable CD.

 

 

The next stop was Atlanta, GA. on August 20th. It was fun seeing Brian perform in his "hometown." His little speech was cute. He talked about how he married a sweet southern peach. :)

 

 

The next show was in Bloomington, IL. on Howie's birthday. August 22nd. I was excited because I won sound check passes from the FC again. :)

We even sang Happy Birthday to Howie both at SC and during the show. :)

 

We decided to be silly for our SC pictures. Love those boys.

 

I started out having not so good seats but that changed right before the show and I ended up 4th row. ;)

 

Happy Birthday Howard!

 

 

 Next stop was the Minnesota state fair in Minneapolis, MN on August 23rd. I was most excited for this show because I got front row tickets. :)

 

There's nothing like being front row for a concert especially if its your favorite group. I HIGHLY recommend it.

 

The next show was the last show for me on this leg of the tour. (Luckily they would eventually do another one in a few months.) This show was in Highland Park, IL. Scored front row seats again for this show as well.  

 

 

After the show we left early to go see the boys so we could say goodbye to them. I saw Brian go by with Baylee. They both looked so tired. He smiled, waved and said "see you soon." That was a good ending to an amazing 2 weeks of seeing the boys.

 

They announced the 2nd leg of the tour and I was excited I was able to do a few shows.

 

First show on this leg was on October 30th in Reading, PA.

 My friend Chy really wanted to meet Brian so we had a friend who knew where to find the boys before the show. My pictures from this day were horrible because every time I took a picture I was in mid-sentence. We just blame that on someone being nervous. ;) LOL

 

Me and Nick: We talked about how he promised to bring the boys back to Buffalo to perform the National Anthem if the Buffalo Bills make it back to the playoffs. LOL

 

 

Me and AJ: we talked about his bright sneakers from back in the summer. He's weird.

 

 

Me and Brian: This was by far one of the funniest conversations I ever had with Brian. Early in the year Brian was in the FC and someone asked him what size shoes he wore and he said size 17. Of course no one believed him but the hightops he wore did sometimes appear to be too big so who knows with that man right? LOL

 

So I asked him if he really wears size 17 sneakers. He picked his foot up and said "Do these look size 17?" and laughed. I said "No but they look like they are too big for your feet!" And he was like "Well you know what they say about guys with big feet?" And I said "DUH! They wear big socks!" And he laughed and said "No....you know....I was trying to be funny." And we all acted like we didn't think it was funny. And he was like "I guess that wasn't funny?" Then we all cracked up laughing. But that was something I never thought I'd hear from him. Hahaha

 

 

I was hoping they would change up the tour a little bit but they really didn't except for a few of the outfits.

 

 

 

 

The next show up was in Montclair, NJ on October 31st. It was fun seeing the boys perform on Halloween because when they performed "Everybody" they came dressed up.

 

 

The Burger King man creeped me out to begin with. Now when I see him I think of Brian. LOL

 

 

 

Nick singing to me during "Unmistakable."

 

The last stop for me on the tour was November 1st in Wilkes Barre, PA.

 

Before the show Brian climbed up a hill to come say to the fans waiting. It was me, my friend and about 10 other fans.

 

Me and Brian decided to be silly and take a picture through the fence. He squished his face against the fence and after the picture said "Ouch!" And I said "What happened?" And he said that when he squished his face on the fence it hurt but he did it again to show me and was like "ouch again" so I said "Well don't do that then?" LOL

 

 

Brian looked so good in the outfit he wore for Show me the meaning, More than that, Trouble is and Incomplete.

 

 

And then this was the final stop for me on the tour and I was sad to see it end. But as they say all good things must come to an end.

 

 

 

One other thing. During the tour in Virginia it was crazy. The fans were so crazy they needed a police escort to leave. It brought me back to the Millennium days. It was kind of crazy but cool to see. LOL