BSB Thoughts: strange Geeze warnings apply

[BSBGeezerFan]

Typing about the Millennium concert experience got me to thinking. This is going a little stranger than normal. It's mind boggling how they expect to be treated like normal people. Jeez, they're the freaking BSB! You cannot possibly get less normal than that. It's like I'm the homeless man on the corner and they're the Queen of England. It's not quite the same thing. I really don't know how the people who manage to be cool can reign in that emotional jolt that you are bound to feel when you are acutally physically near them. I mean non-fans play it off and go on about how it's a teenybopper thing and all but it's got to be sooo overwhelming. They mean sooooo much to soooooo many fans. Strong emotion sometimes just comes out as hysteria. I can totally understand the crying fans, the shaking fans, the screaming fans.
I swear if I hadn't been able to just shut off all emotion (which GREATLY hampered my enjoyment of the first concert I can tell you....bummer), I think I might have just turned tail and booked out of there. It was just too much, they were just too much, you know?

Yeah, yeah, I know. One pant leg at a time, but aside from what lovely pant legs they are I realize that though they are these bright shining beings that their feet sweat, they burp and all the other hideous manifestations that are part of being human.

As my kids would say, but still.........

[TRUEBSBFAN]

When I had third row in Atlanta, I was so emotionally over-whelmed that I just started crying! I tried to stop, but the tears just kept coming! There was no "off" switch to my emotions! I KNOW they are regular human beings just like me, but they are certainly not ordinary! There's something really special about each one of those guys!

NO group, singer, or person has had that kind of effect on me! Hell, even my boy-friend can't figure it out. I can't either. I just know that I am enjoying this wild ride I am on right now!!

------------------
There'll be times when my crimes may seem almost unforgivable. I give into sin because you have to make this life livable. But when you think I've had enough of your sea of love, I'll take more than another riverfull, oh and I'll make it all worthwhile. I'll make your heart smile. Pain-will you return it?

[Tania]

I fear the day I come face to face with one of them. I freaked out when I met Pollyanna just because she's someone they know so I'd hate to see me if I ever met a BSB.
Part of me REALLY wants to meet them but the other part doesn't because I KNOW I would make a complete fool of myself. I've never felt this way about any other celebrity either so I don't know what it is.

[kevluvr]

I was literally frozen in time when I met Kevin. I managed to get in the front of a group (about 50) fans that were standing around Kevin as he signed autographs. I literally just stood there and watched him for a couple minutes before I woke up and realized that I had better get some pictures and an autograph.

It wasn't until I walked away and saw a friend of mine that I freaked out. I'm with BSBGeezer. They may be human beings like each and every one of us, but try to remind yourself of that when they are standing in front of you.

[BSBGeezerFan]

And because they are partially human (but mostly Emotari) just like the rest of us the reaction they cause in people has got to freak them out just like the rest of us. We've been over this before. They know that they are just themselves but they also know that when they........I don't know....click, vibe, jell, whatever....that whatever place they are just goes nuts.
Now I've noticed in some reviews that parents and some older fans and a few younger fans really don't like the screaming but (and I may be wrong since I don't react to anyone else this way) it may be that there's just something unique about BSB that does this over and above normal overreacting.
Those of you who like other groups too, is it the same with other singers or groups or celebrities or floral arrangements?

[Renita]

Geeze,
Another great topic. I was thinking about this myself. Here I am, a 27 year old professional and grad student and those guys have an effect on me that no one has ever had. I grew up in the middle of the Michael Jackson/Thriller era and that experience cannot compare to how I feel when I hear SOMH. I think it's because they seem to have the qualities we want in a guy: sweet, but can be sexy without trying; love of life, family and career; mature, but can be silly when necessary. I wonder how they would react if it was one of us older folks who screamed/cried/fainted?

[Bsb4me2001]

I am NEW here...so glad I stumbled in..I am an OLDER FAN...but last year I had the chance to see the boys in concert...WOW...it WAS sooo emotional & overwhelming..At the end of the show, basically everyone went down to the stage. Nick touched our hands and I was completely in shock...I couldn't move...I couldn't speak...NOTHING...I have never been so emotional & caught up in anything like this before in my life...AM I LOSING IT???

[kevluvr]

BSB4me - nope, you're not loosing it. If you are, then I am, and I'm sure that would go for most of us on this board.

BSBGeezer, has touched on a very true point. There is just something about them, that I'm not even sure can be fully explained, that makes you loose your senses. I've watched many of my fellow adult fans cry, scream, freak out, etc when they have come in contact with the boys. So if that is considered loosing it, then you are not alone!

And BSBGeezer, I thought I was obsessed with New Kids back in the day, but I don't think I knew the meaning of the word obsessed when I was 14 years old. NO ONE has ever affected me the way the boys do. If someone told me 3 years ago that I would have stayed in the same hotels as them, gone to 7 concerts, travelled for almost two weeks, and spent insane amounts of money on concert tickets, I would have told them they were nuts. But here I am living it, and VERY worried about just how far I will go this time.

[BSBGeezerFan]

Bsb4, oh hon, you have nooooo idea! Welcome aboard by the way. This is not the first time we have chewed this thing (ooh, naughty thoughts, SDL, behave) over at great length (quit it, will you?) about the depth of emotion that those manlets induce. It's like they emit high pitched emotional waves that only those of us who are caught up in this thing can hear (kind of like dog whistles)

[This message has been edited by BSBGeezerFan (edited October 16, 2000).]

[unobsbr4me2]

When we went to our first concert in Lexington and they flew out of the box, it was as if "My God! They really DO exist!!!!" almost as if they are mythical figures or something. The concert was awesome!!! That night we met AJ and it was just one thing after the other...! The thing that impressed me was how sweet AJ was and kind to all of us. He thanked us for "coming to see us in the concert" and said he would "catch up with us later". If he says that everywhere, I don't care.....I have been around other celebrities who blow fans off and it is not a good feeling...but AJ just cemented the feeling of happiness and joy which surrounds those guys wherever they go!! Then came the St. Louis concert (3rd row floor, taped for the BK tape which we are on, seeing Brian drive 1 foot in front of us and leaning out of his window to do the Bri wave, being so close to all of the guys that we thought we were on stage), then Indy at Cocnseco.....getting Kevy's hat, high-fiving all of the guys and band members when they ran by my seat on the floor....! After that, my daughter and I were saying, we didn't just experience a concert, we experienced the guys....we are HOOKED! I just can't wait to see what happens this time around...and it WILL get even better! http://talk.livedaily.com/docs/wink.gif

[SCUBANICK]

I can only vaguely remember details of my first BSB concert, I was in shock the entire time...I too worry about coming face to face with them, often wondering if I will be able to even get words out of my mouth, and hoping that I will NOT scream at the sight of them!

[comebacker]

Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into flame by an encounter with another human being. Each of us owes the deepest of thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light.
--Albert Schweitzer

[Thank-U-God]

I haven't been to any of their concerts yet and I'm afraid of how I'll react. I'm a 30 year old professional woman with a normal life, but when I come into this board I get all excited to be able to chat with someone about the boys. Growing up I've had the biggest obsession with this Hispanic singer by the name of Luis Miguel since he started singing in 1982 I've followed his career and have been to every concert he's had in L.A., San Diego and Las Vegas. Everytime I've gone to his concerts I've lost my voice from screaming so much. Nobody else but Luis Miguel has made react this way until now. Yes I loved "menudo" back in the 80's and I went to their concerts and all but this is different.

I know how bad I can get when I really get into something so I'm afraid of what I'll do to get great seats for their next tour.


Now I have two obsessions Luis Miguel and the beautiful BSB. Lord help me.

[justjill]

I was in the audience for TRL and Backstreet TV in October '98 and during down time the boys would walk over and say hello. Brian is my fave and most of the time was on the other side of the room. At one point he walked over to my side and there were about 4 girls in line and my friends were telling their sister to go over and say hello. Well she got up and the next thing you know I'm cutting in front of her standing there waiting to say God knows what to Brian. Luckily the MTV people called him back to sing. I have no idea what I was thinking. Something took over and I had no control. They make you do strange things! http://talk.livedaily.com/docs/smile.gif

Part of me was glad I didn't have the chance and the other part of me wishes I could've. http://talk.livedaily.com/docs/frown.gif

[SusieMC]

Easiest way to calm yourself down is by breaking the ice. Making fun of yourself or making one of them laugh.

Of course...it's always good when your standing next to your friend who just told Nick he wasn't that cute.

It's hard to be cool...with Kevin and Howie I was fine....for some reason Brian scares the holy hell outta me. I keep thinking if I say something to offend him and he gets upset...that somehow means I don't have a right to breathe anymore. Dunno what that's all about...that's just how I view Brian I guess.
As for AJ...it's kinda hard to be a mute with him around...he usually has a lot to say to you even if you don't to him.

As for Nick...he's my favorite...and will ALWAYS render me speechless.

------------------
Susie
http://fly.to/whodaman
"The young killers of Columbine do not represent the spirit of America. We can rise up and we can say..no more." - Al Gore (Columbine Memorial)
**WE WILL NEVER FORGET** 4-20-99

[AJsChik]

I have never really gotten that emotional at a conert i mean i scream and yell and sing along to every song even when i dont know half the words LOL
Im sure if i had front row tickets or something and they were RIGHT THERE id be staring like a spaz beyond belief.
I know they ar ejust reg guys but if they were right in front of me course i freak.

[B-Roks gal]

I KNOW in some way or another I'd make a fool out of myself when I meet them...by either 1)totally freaking out and make myself look like a teeny...2)I would barely say anything...and just stand there...wouldn't talk...just shake my head...eyes wide open...I don't want any of those to happen...maybe I'll surprise myself and be totally normal...but it's not something I count on...

[PopCultureLuvr]

Hmmm...Don't remember now what this topic started out as. LOL

Yo, G -- what do you think the guys would say if you were to one day approach them with the Emotari theory? I mean, you could have SDL do it -- not your "real" self. Then again, SDL might be too busy ravaging Howie. http://talk.livedaily.com/docs/biggrin.gif

Don't mind me. I'm doing plastics now. Watching underarm flab removed can do that to you. **sigh**

[BrokLuv4eva]

I know that over-emotional, mind boggeling feeling that you are talking about. I too have the same reaction to them, more specifically brian.

When I was at the concert, Oct 7, 1999, I couldnt even focus. I was in tears the whole time, and I couldnt stop smiling. Because I was so emotionally overwhelmed, after the show, I couldnt remember anything, except for 2 parts of the show. When they flew out, and when I saw brian 10 ft away from me, for the first time. I flipped out, and my heart skipped a beat.

I can not imagine what it would feel like to actually meet the guys. IM still awaiting my day, and as much as I can prepare myself for it, I know that as soon as I am near Brian, I will break down crying and totally lose all control. No, Im not gonna stand their screaming like other fans have done, but I will be bawling my eyes out, because of being so overjoyed..

Its a shame that some people dont understand what its like to be so overjoyed by someone, and that they have to criticize people who experience that feeling.

I can say, that since that day I was at their concert, I haven't had a single day pass w/o being so thankful that I got the chance to be there, let alone have 7th row-because the show sold out right before my friend was about to get tix, and then they added another show..

I cant imagine a future w/o that feeling of "craziness" when I see them. I dont think I will ever outgrow my "fanaticism"

------------------
http://smilecwm.tripod.com/ruinkai/biggrinking.gif Princess (princess) n. See Me http://smilecwm.tripod.com/ruinkai/biggrinking.gif

[OctoberSky]

You know, once you are there, around them, and you actually realize that, thing's get really hectic in the head, but you start to calm down. Most people do.

I wasn't really "scared" to be around them, I was more nervous of making a complete @ss out of myself. You only get one (most do) chance to make an "impression" on these guys. You don't want them walking away thinking "what an idiot".. that's the thing that got me the most. I'd run over in my head thing's I could say, jokes I could make, or ways of laughing. lol.. The first person I got to meet was Nick. He was totally nice. He was quiet, which made thing's a little harder for me. I'm quiet myself, so I was thinking of thing's to say to him. My best friend Taylor said something really mean to him (she didn't mean it though)I could tell he was kinda hurt by it. She left the two of us alone to "harass" Brian, and I apologized for her, he was just like "It's cool" and laughed. I knew he was hurt, and I guess that's what made me think a little different towards them. They're human, yet not "human human". They don't live the normal "human" life, but they have feeling's just like myself. I went on to meet them one more time, and everything was pretty chill. I guess once you realize the "bark" is bigger than the "bite"...everything plays it's self out. They seem to react more towards the people who approach them with a laid back attitude. If you rush them acting all antsy, they tend to be there, but not there, you know? Like their mind or attention is on something else. I noticed that about Brian a lot.

If you have a chance to meet them, don't back out. It's really the most amazing feeling you will ever have.

[BSBGeezerFan]

PCL http://talk.livedaily.com/docs/biggrin.gif, dude! I am soooo happy to see you come up for air. You know air. The stuff outside that you used to breathe. Still keeping strengthening thoughts comin' your way.
Plastics, ewwwww!
I wouldn't mind if one of the more genetically blessed among us posed as me and confronted them with being Emotari right to their snouts(?), muzzles(?), face containers. Maybe the truth coming out like that would startle them into immobility such that SDL could pop Howie into that all purpose bag of hers and substitute the life size Howie she is working on as a replacement made out of pipe cleaners before anyone noticed that the real one was gone.
What did this start out being about anyway?

[BSBGeezerFan]

reading old posts. bumping this up.

[RoksfallenangeL 775]

Thanks for bumping, Geeze. Interesting stuff.

There's no explaination for the way they make me feel. I can't express it well enough and can't make sense of it at times. It's just a feeling like pride, freedom, love, faith. It's Backstreet and this feeling keeps me waking up every morning with a smile on my face. Keeps me from losing what little sanity I've got. God bless them cause they've blessed us all.

And as far as meeting them, if it happens, it happens. I don't have this incredible urge to meet them, although it would would make me feel closer to them and I'd lose all ability to function, I can go on with this obsession without ever speaking to them. Maybe part of it is being frightened that I'd make an ass of myself and it not being everything I'd though it would be.

I didn't used to think of them as "human". When I first became a die hard fan they seemed above of everything and everyone. They live this unimaginable life where everyday life was like 10,000 times better and more exciting than mine. Reading all these accounts of fans meeting them makes me see them in more of a "human" light and makes me feel sorry for them at the same time. They're becoming more "human" to me all the time and it's only strengthening whatever in the hell this is I feel for them. :D
KTBSPA!!!!!!!! :p