Yay, oh yay, oh yay!!!!

[NicksSummerGurl]

:D

Happiness much!

So very glad to see this place! Now I finally feel at peace and at home. I'm much more comfortable here than over there.

Ok...so who wants to hear my NYC story?

[AJsRideHome]

Me Me Me!!!!!!!

[NeeCee]

Me, damn it Cricket...........now!!!!

And i <3 you BB

[Berly]

Do you even have to ask? Tell it!

[NeeCee]

I think she wants us to beg, or something!!

Come on horror! :p

[NicksSummerGurl]

Ok, so we stood in line for The Today Show allllll night long, right? The guy who portrays Donnie in the NKOTB tribute band stood with me and Kwana and we just had a blast together...acting silly, being goofy...we turned telling people what band we were standing in line for, into a game, which was fun. We'd did the ole "judge a book by it's cover" thing and whomever band we thought was the person asking's fave band, we'd tell them that's who we were in line for, lol. Mostly because dudes would walk by and say,
*in deep man voice with thick NYC accent* "Who ya standin' in line for?"
...and the little girlies in front of us would say,
*in sweet little girl voice, all smiley*
"New Kids on the Block."

"NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK?! OH MY GOD...THEY SUCK...YOU SUCK...CUSS CUSS CUSS!!! *throws garbage at fans*

Garbage was thrown at some of the fans...there was a bomb threat...a lady tried to stab me---oh wait! That comes later.

So yeah, I finally learned to say, "Tupac" and then lmao at people who were like, "Word?!" And I'd shake my head and be all, "Word." and nod...and in my head I'm thinking, "No, not word...Tupac is dead you idiot!" Ugh, so annoying! "But yeah, word...you can keep thinking we're in line for Tupac if it keeps you from cussing us out and beating us up and bombing us." YES WORD. *nods*
:rolleyes:

Ok, so we stood in line all night long. At one point, some girl from the UK who was in front of us (4 girls from Spain were behind us and they were really cool) started complaining to a cop about "that girl in the wheel chair wasn't here before me and she let 5 people in front of her"
:rolleyes:
The cop told her TWICE that he wasn't going to do anything about it. But she kept on and on. Some girls standing with her were whining also...and a boy, who by the way, was very, very, very, very feminine. So they turn around and start bitching to us about it...so I open my mouth.
"It really doesn't matter you guys...honest. There's going to be a whole VIP section in front of us and 5 little people and a chick in a wheelchair are not going to matter."
The fem boy said something in defense, I'm not sure what exactly, but he was peed off about the people skipping line. So that's when I said, "Well the cop said he's not going to do anything about it, so that means you guys have to go kick their asses out of line...if you don't have the balls to do that, STFU about it because we just really don't want to hear it."
They shut up.

[NicksSummerGurl]

So it was time to go in. Finally! It had been raining and it was cold and I was tired of holding my banner that read:
DONNIE! My camera loves you...pose for me!
We run in and we're right behind the VIP section and right in front of the small stage where they interview people/entertainers for the show. Well my sweet but clueless friend Kwana was being a major Debbie Downer and decided it wasn't good enough for her and wanted to leave. Yes, that's right...I had to leave the Today Show after the sound check. She had my plane ticket, my ticket to zootopia...I have no cell phone...so I had to go with her. I was heartbroken. She had been acting very, "I'm so much better than all these fan girls" for most of the night anyway...so I had no one to be giddy and excited with...that was sort of a bummer for me. I kept watching the Spain girls take pictures of themselves together, all cheesin' and excited...and then I'd look at Kwana rolling her eyes and telling me how annoyed she is that she almost got trampled when Jon went by in a cab (hanging out of it mind you!---but only after he was safely by...he had his head down at one point...and his boyfriend was sitting right next to him...WONDER WHY HIS HEAD WAS DOWN???HMMM???!!) because she didn't give a crap and chose to remain sitting on the street with her head in her hands. *sigh* It made me kind of sad...
but anyway...
I went with her. I wanted to be agreeable and easy to get along with. But at this point, I was RIGHT THERE AT THE EDGE with her...I was very afraid I'd go off at some point. She hadn't been treating me very nicely anyway...and I really just didn't understand, but whatever.
So we leave. *sigh*
We went to Macy's. I had gotten some info that NKOTB were going to be there at noon and the first 150 in line and making an IZOD purchase would get to meet NKOTB and receive a signed pic and Summertime single. We arrived there at about 8pm. NO ONE WAS THERE.
So I can see it all over her face that she thinks I'm psycho and NKOTB aren't even going to be there. She didn't want to stay there either, but I was putting my foot down...so I suggested we walk over and see the NKOTB billboard. She goes: "*sigh* Ok Cricket, but only if you walk slow..."
Fine.
We walk slow to the billboard and we take pictures. Taking the pics put her in a better mood. She began to talk about how beautiful Joe looked in it and actually sounded like a fan for the first time. FINALLY! *whew*
We kept walking a bit, trying to find shops that were open. Then Tribute Band Donnie calls Kwana's phone and informs her that NKOTB were thisclose to him (and where we were at the today show) and he handed them an article about his tribute band, Donnie shook his hand and Joe took the article from Donnie and said, "Dude, this is friggin' awesome!"...or something like that. Danny bent down and kissed one of the Spain girls (who were directly behind me and moved up to where I was once Kwana and I left)----so now Kwana's mad and disgusted. But not nearly as much as I was. But did Cricket act like a big nut and throw a fit? No. Cricket remained calm and just figured if she was going to see NKOTB together again like she had been dreaming and wishing for the past 50million years, she was gonna have to look out for number one and stop being a push over. So that's what I did. I let Kwana know it was time to head back to Macy's and get in line. "But no one's there....blah blah"---Cricket takes off like a rocket towards Macy's.
Kwana followed, slowly but surely.

When we arrived, there was a group of about 10 people in the foyer in front of the entrance. A guard had came over and informed us that we were in the wrong line.

[NicksSummerGurl]

...BUT he was going to let us in before he let the others in because he knew we were there before all the others. (me and Kwana in particular since we were there at 8am when no one else was)
Well....he lied.
About two mins later, two girls walk into the foyer with tickets in their hands....you had to have a ticket in order to see the band. A ticket and a receipt proving you made an IZOD purchase.

The girls in front of us WERE LIVID! They were cussing and raising hell, lol.
So Kwana turns to me and says, "Go to the other entrance and see if you can get us tickets."
*sigh*
I was so fed up y'all. So very, very fed up. But what did I do? I turned my fine ass around and walked right out of there and around the building, feeling very angry...but also very anxious because again, I have no cell phone, I don't know Kwana's phone number...had we got separated, that was it...game over. I just kept in mind that all I'd need to do is get to a computer and check my email for her cell number and for hotel info...I could have found her that way...if a stranger (Blockhead?) would have been nice enough to let me use their cell.
Anyway, I went around the corner and guess who I run into...Tribute Band Donnie!!! And he's very upset for me. He felt bad that I had to leave with Debbie Downer...he knew I was sooooo excited to be there. *sigh* And I missed it. :(
So he hugs me and asks me, "Why did you leave? You should have let her go off by herself and miss out....blah blah" Well I couldn't do that. I couldn't just let me friend go off by herself in NYC...I'm just not like that. I just couldn't do it.
So I find out that yes we need a ticket and no we do not have one and yes they've already given them all out and yes, all of the fans from The Today Show were there in line. So me and Tribute Band Donnie start walking back to Kwana around the other side of the building. He tells me all about the performance and how awesome it was...and I was so happy for him!!! So why was I crying?:bluesad:
So we reach the entrance where Kwana was. The crowd had increased BIGTIME! There was a lady in the doorway and she was looking straight ahead and her face looked like this:
:mad:
only browner...and her eyes were glazed over looking.
I kid you not...she was one angry bitch. I don't know why she was mad, but bitch was livid. So I tip toe up to her with "Donnie" behind me and I'm trying to make eye contact with her so I can say to her, "Excuse me...my friend is in there and I need to get back in there to her."....but she refused to look at me. I think she thought if she didn't look at me, it meant she didn't have to let me through.

[NicksSummerGurl]

So I say, "Excuse me miss..." and I'm about to go through the door and explain to her as I go through that my friend was in there...but she cuts me off and YELLS TO THE TOP OF HER LUNGS, "IT'S EXCUSE ME!!!!!!!!":mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
I was so confused. I didn't say anything...because I was utterly confused. So she again screams at me, "IT'S EXCUSE ME!!!!!"
At this point, I bet she's wondering if I am deaf mute....because I couldn't get a word out of my mouth.
Finally I smile and say, "I'm sorry..."
But she cuts me off again and screams, "NO...IT'S EXCUSE ME!!!!" and shows me her stunning new switch blade. Nice.
Tribute band Donnie then grabs me by the wrist and says, "Cricket come on!" and runs me away from her. All the while she's still yelling, "It's excuse me!" lmao!
At this point, I've had all I can take...and the tears are about to flow. Tribute band Donnie says, "I thought she was going to kill you!"
Yeah, me too.
So he leaves after this...and I'm just sorta standing there, on my own...trying to figure out what all has just happened over the past day. What an unbelievable mess. So then I see a police officer. I feel my chest begin to get heavy at the thought of having to let all those people in ahead of me, thus causing me to be lost from Kwana and possibly never finding her again. The tears start to flow...I can't breathe...I'm having an anxiety attack.
Great. Just ****ing great.
*sigh*
So then I'm mad at myself for crying and for losing control.
I approach the police officer and try to tell him everything...he can't understand me because:
a) I have thick southern accent
b) I'm having a panic attack and can't breathe and can barely talk. Two words, gasp, two more words, gasp again...so annoying and so very embarrassing.

Know what Mr. NYC Cop had to say to me? "That's what you get for liking such a ****ty band."

Lovely.

That's when I told myself to get it together because no one was going to help me or take care of me, but me.
So I took myself inside Macy's...and hoped I wouldn't see the crackhead excuse me lady while in there. I stood near the IZOD fragrance counter and did some breathing exercises to calm myself down. And it was successful. My breathing returned to normal and I was feeling a bit better. That's when I spotted Kwana...thank goodness!
So she and I walk back to where NKOTB were going to be. I don't know how, but I lost Kwana again along the way. When I got back there, I saw the livid girl fans from the foyer earlier in line to get their receipts validated...and a manager lady telling them they could not meet the band without a ticket.
OMIGOD...they were sooooooo cussing that woman out, lol. One girl (with NYC accent) threw her bag in the woman's face and told her to "effing return it", lol. So terrible. That poor lady.
So then Kwana comes back there and tells me what I already know, "You have to have a ticket to meet them and you don't have one."
That's when I pulled out a hundred dollar bill and waited for fans with a ticket and a validated receipt.
"Your ticket for a hundred dollars?"
I asked that over and over and over...my eyes begging them all, lol.
Finally a guy in line for his sister says he'll bite. But then he calls his sister and she tells him NO WAY...and threatens to castrate him if he did it.
So back to the line of girls I go.
I swear to God, you'd think I'd asked these girls to sell me their souls!! They were looking at me like they wished death on me for asking them such a thing! One girl was like, "No, not for a hundred dollars...it'd take way more than that!!"
ORLY??
So that piqued my interest. "So how much more?"
"A LOT MORE!"
"Can ya be more specific?"
"A lot more than a hundred dollars!"

**sigh**
"Do you have a price or not...if you do, name it, otherwise, move on..."

"Not for sale!"

*sigh* So why the hell didn't she just say that to begin with?

[NicksSummerGurl]

Kwana's standing at the counter, tapping her nails and looking very annoyed. But we thought we saw Mya Angelo at one point and that perked her up for a second. We both took a pic of her, lol.

So I keep asking and finally...FINALLY I run into someone willing to give it up. There were a few who were tempted, but passed...but finally, someone who wanted the dough!
So I got my hands on a ticket for me...yay! I tried to buy Kwana one too (with my money, yes)...but no luck.
So we had to go back outside in the pouring rain and stand until it was time to go in and meet them. PLEASE GOD, NOT AGAIN!!!!!
I told Kwana she didn't have to come out...in fact, I didn't want her to. I wanted her to get some rest and not be irritated and in a worse mood. But she stood out with me anyway. The Spain girls were directly in front of me in line, so that was cool. We chatted and squeed together.
I met a cool girl from NYC name Keria. We chatted with her also...she was super nice. I decided to go find Donnie a dozen roses. Isn't that sweet??!!
So it's time to go in and meet them. The line is moving rapidly fast. (not a good sign) When we get inside, we find out the Macy's staff have all turned into Satan. They wisked Kwana away and wouldn't even let her stand nearby to wait for me. The lady informs me that no cameras are allowed on stage. I asked her if I could keep mine in my purse or pocket (because my friend had been wisked away and I had no one else to give it to)and she said as long as I kept it there, it was fine. (but another lady had something else in mind, along with everyone else who worked the line from Macy's! Ugh!)
So I was next in line to go up on the stage and meet them. I was so happy! And so nervous! And Keria had convinced me to let "Excuse me" lady and everything else just float out of my mind and focus on having a positive meeting with NKOTB instead. :)
My plan was to go up and say to Jordan (who was first in line) "Hi Jordan, I sang with you in Nashville, remember?"
And then to Joe (he was next) "And hi Joe, you made fun of me for it, remember that?"
And then say hi and thank you to Donnie for reuniting. And then hi to Danny and then to Jon and I'd be out. I was so excited!!!:D


But then it happened.

The Macy's lady starts barking at me about the flowers...and about my camera hanging out of my pocket.
I, very sweetly, said to her, "I understand...I won't take any pics, I promise...and you don't have to talk to me like that, I'm one of the easy ones...I swear I won't break a rule...but I don't have anyone to give my stuff to, you made my friend leave...can you go get her so I can give her this stuff?"
And she so sweetly says back to me, "I WOULDN'T HAVE TO TALK THIS WAY TO YOU IF YOU WEREN'T BEHAVING THE WAY YOU ARE!!!":mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

THE ****?!:crazy:
Holy hell...what in the world was she talking about? And so then Keria tells her something like, "This is a nice girl...why are you treating her this way?" lol...it was just so ridiculous. I had been awake for 2 days (couldn't rest at Kwana's the night before our flight)...I hadn't had anything to eat, my friend wasn't treating me very nicely, and I was premenstral and emotional.
So then I feel my chest go heavy again....(praying God please no...) and then a lump in my throat (please God?)...and I frantically start to do the breathing exercises. I was right there! It was almost time for me to go up there! I didn't want to be all psycho crying and unable to breathe and ****! JESUS HELP ME!!!!!!

[NicksSummerGurl]

So I'm staring up at the ceiling all wide eyed, hoping it'd air the tears out of my eyes and dry them up...Keria was petting me and telling me not to let them ruin it for me. (bless her heart...she was so awesome...beautiful, tall black girl with the most amazing cheek bones I've ever seen!)
The tears had dried up...the body guard told me to come on up...I could hear one of the girls from Spain chatting it up with Jordan and Joe...and that's when one of the Macy's bitches SNATCHED the roses from me, my camera AND MY PURSE! MY FRIGGIN' PURSE FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD!!! No asking, no warning, no nothing...just snatching!
So what do I do? I have a panic attack. BAM!
Jordan and Joe didn't even look up at me (thank God)...they were too busy chatting with the girl from Spain (but then one of the macy's people said: "You're taking too long...move along!" to her *eyeroll* But Jordan and Joe ignored them and kept talking, lol) J and Joe signed my pic and I moved along towards Donnie.

HE WAS ALREADY LOOKING AT ME. (Keria told me later that he was watching me the whole way up the steps and over to him) He took my little hand in his...and my other hand immediately went up to my mouth to cover it...because heaven knows I'm ugly when I cry, lol. I felt like an idiot, but I felt excited too...but I was also panicking...so it was difficult. I tried to keep it together...I tried my most hardest ever! I didn't want him to think I was a psycho, ya know? But I'm sure everyone there thought I was crying because it was New Kids, lol. Don't get me wrong...I was excited that NKOTB were right in front of me...
but I was crying because I was treated like crap.

Anyway, Donnie's all stroking my hand..and he looks over to the right (over my shoulder) and back up at me and into my eyes and he begins to stand up...(OH MY GOD I SHIZZED MY PANTS!) and he makes a cute pouty face (so adorable, omigod!) and he PULLS ME into him and gives me a hug...and that's when ...I dunno...just...RELEASE. I bawled. Like a big baby. Right into Donnie Wahlberg's chest.
I wasn't touching him at this time...I kept my hands to myself. My hand *was* in his, but he let go when he hugged me....both my hands were over my mouth at this time.
When he felt me crying so hard like that...he put his hand on my hand AND PLACED IT AROUND HIS WAIST and then full on embraced me for like...30 seconds...rocking back and forth and rubbing and petting my back.
OH-MY-GOD.
I know all of this sounds like a big, fat lie...and some of you think I'm telling a story...but Keria saw it and hopefully I'll get her to talk about it at nkotb.com She's the only one who witnessed it who I know...no pics were allowed...no video...I have NOTHING for proof. Nothing. And I'm so sad about that.
Anyway, back to the embrace!!

It was very fatherly. No kind of flirting...no kind of sexual anything...just very kind, compassionate and fatherly. I think he must've saw everything that happened to me with the Macy's chick. I even heard Danny saying to Jon, "She wouldn't let her bring them (the flowers I think) up....she was yelling at her." And Jon asked, "Why?" and Danny shrugged his shoulders. Jon was so worried and aggravated about it that he forgot to sign my pic. :(

Donnie motioned for the body guard dude to come over and help me down the stage. I looked back at him one last time and he said to me, "You're safe now."
lol...oh I'm so very embarrassed.
Anyway, the body guard... He was so nice about it. He put his hand on my shoulder (very gently) and said, "Are you ok ma'am?"
lol
I managed a giggle and a GASP/SNORT! (lol)..."Yeah, just get me out of here."

So he helped me down and then gave me a hug, lol. HOW SWEET IS THAT?!
And everyone around (the Macy's staff)us go, "Awww..."
:rolleye2: STFU BITCHES...you're the ones who caused this shizz!!!
I was so angry! And upset!:cry:

[NicksSummerGurl]

Guess where I found Donnie's flowers and my purse? In the ****ing floor!!!! Oh my god y'all...I was so mad I couldn't see straight! I was crying and crying and crying and crying....I couldn't freakin' stop! And of course, I couldn't find Kwana. So I start to panic even more. By the grace of God I found the girls from Spain and tried to stay close to them because they were all I knew. But all they wanted to do was talk about how they just met NKOTB...I was in full panic attack mode and they didn't care, lol. Christ on a bike...please help!
I COULD NOT breathe. Just no...forget it, I just plain couldn't. I was mad that I couldn't...and I was begging God (in my head) to please make me stop...but nada.

Finally Keria!!! Thank you Jesus! She came over and I managed a few words to her...that I couldn't find Kwana and didn't know how I was going to...she realized the girls I was with were not worried about me, so she took me by the hand (like a little kid, lol...I'm sooo embarrassed you guys, you don't even know)...and thank God because otherwise, I think I'd still be at Macy's crying my ass off, trying to find Kwana...
and she helped me find her.

Kwana was SHOCKED to see me in the state I was in.
She goes, "What's the matter??!!"
And all I could say was, "They treated me like crap."

Well she thought I meant NKOTB...so she goes into mother mode and she's hugging me and cussing them, lol...and I'm all, "Nooooo...nooooo...gasp, snort, snot, gasp"

*sigh*
ARE Y'ALL STILL READIN' THIS?


Then Keria explained. And then Kwana told us Macy's treated her like dirt too.

The End.

[NicksSummerGurl]

Oh yeah, and Kwana suspects that someone with NKOTB over-heard me telling my story about almost getting stabbed and may have told Donnie...so that could be why he was looking for me.

??

[Berly]

I just went through the whole range of emotions with you! I would've KILLED my friend if we had gone through all that & then she made me miss the Today Show performance. Actually, I wouldn't have missed it. I would've sent her ass on her merry way. Seriously, she was wrong as can be for that.

The whole ordeal you went through is making ME feel kinda panicky just reading it. I know I would've lost my **** right in front of them too. But your breakdown paid off in the end. lol *sighs at fatherly Donnie*

I joked about how I hoped you would make back alive. Now I find out you really could've died at the hands of the "IT'S EXCUSE ME!" chick. lol WTF???

[WannaBreatheYou]

Oh, damn, Cricket. I can't believe you went through all that. :(

[spiderchick]

OMG. Wow. Sorry you went through that bull ****.

[NeeCee]

omg Cricket!!!!!!! :cry:

((((HUGS))))

Now i wish i was there with you! You poor thing. My heart seriously ached as i was reading that story. You went through soo much that you shouldn't have went through. You deserved to be there, you deserved to have one hella time, and you deserved to meet them. I'm alittle annoyed that your friend made you leave the Today show performance! I knew how much you were looking forward to that. And i can't believe some random person would just pull out a box cutter because you didn't say "Excuse me"! WTF??? Wow, i just don't know what i would have done had this been me??? Your a strong women. And i am soo glad, after all the hell you went through, that you got the hug from Donnie. I seriously cried when i read that. Donnie is so amazing, i just want to thank him for helping you through that mess. And Chicago will be soo different, trust me. You will have us there, and we will all look out for eachother. I guess i wasn't far off when i said i should bring mase to the shows, huh??

I :love: you BB!!

[MiSs_Z_LuVs_BSB]

OMG!! wow That must have been a hella of a time for you. My heart was pounding with every sentence I read. I srsly feel for ya grl. Damn some people can be real a**holes!. That "Excuse me" lady scared the living daylights outta me. You are one heck of a trooper and still held your head up high through all that. and Awww Donnie is such a sweetheart, you deserved that hug and I'm glad he made it worthwhile for you. *hugs* =)

[miss vicious22]

:bluesad: Cricket, sorry you went through all that. I went down and tried to find you but there were so many people! And I would've been pissed at my friend, had she done that to me! I wish I found you. I would've had fun with you, screaming and singing! Sorry bb! :(

[miss vicious22]

And people in NYC not all but some can be *******s! I've ran into chicks like the "excuse me" chick.

[NeeCee]

((((hugs))))

[psychoredhead]

wait, so you tell a cop about someone pulling a knife on you, and he blames you for liking new kids? i woulda said "good thing she didn't stab me you PIG!"

[WannaBreatheYou]

I am amused that Jonathan's got his boyfriend on tour with him. I'm sure all the little girls who won't believe he's gay will just say, "But he said he's just a friend!" *sings all bad like that song*

My roommate said it would have been funny if when they asked who all had kids on the Today show, and four of them raised their hands, she would have pissed herself laughing if Jonathan said, "It's kind of hard to have kids with another man."

[Berly]

wait, so you tell a cop about someone pulling a knife on you, and he blames you for liking new kids? i woulda said "good thing she didn't stab me you PIG!"
That's what I was thinking. What kind of cop says that? Apparently an NYC one.

[NeeCee]

Last time i was in NYC (in 2006), i really had no problems with anyone. Everyone i talked to seemed pretty nice. We got tickets to see Jordan on Good Morning America, and their staff was pretty nice. But when we went upstate NY, i can tell you, everyone was amazing. I loved upstate NY!

[NicksSummerGurl]

I would've KILLED my friend if we had gone through all that & then she made me miss the Today Show performance. Actually, I wouldn't have missed it. I would've sent her ass on her merry way. Seriously, she was wrong as can be for that.


All that standing outside in the rain all night long...and she wants to leave.:rolleyes:
Ugh! You have no idea how frustrated I was! I was a good girl though...I didn't choke her.:angel:

[NicksSummerGurl]

Oh, damn, Cricket. I can't believe you went through all that. :(
Me either. I'm still not over it.

[NicksSummerGurl]

I wish I had a dollar for everytime I wished you, Andi and Sarah were there with me. It just...was ruined for me, in a way, because of how she was acting. Ya know, she had a moment like that with me last year on my birthday when Joe was singing "Happy Birthday" to me...I was all cheesin' and put my arm around her and was singing along...and she jerked away from me and was looking at me like I was some insane drunk she had never met in her life. And when I caught it, I asked her if she was trying to be snobby with me and then she smiled and giggled like she was just joking around. And maybe she really was...I believed she was...until all this anyway. Now I'm not sure. Kinda hurts my feelings. Especially since I almost took two nappy headed white girls out for her that night.
Anyway...whatever.


And about the "Excuse Me" Lady...I *did* say "excuse me"!!! She just didn't hear me because she was too busy looking straight ahead and being mad at the world.

NeeCee! The hugs from Donnie! OMG! *wipes tear* It was one serious magical moment, lemme tell ya! I still can't believe how wonderful he was towards me. Like a knight in shining armor!
And KITA....The Secret! I think that's why everything happened the way it did! Because I had been seeing myself having a real moment with Donnie...one that included a hug...it's almost as if the Universe said, "Your wish is my command" and did what it had to do in order to make it happen. Even if it meant me missing The Today Show and nearly getting stabbed, lol. Ya think that could be why? Me and B have been discussing that and we're trippin'.

NeeCee and Andi,
I'm going to be honest with you...the words have came out of my mouth: "I'm done with New Kids concerts---no more New Kids for me!"....because of all that's happened in NYC and how it made me feel. But almost as quickly as I said it, I also turned right around and said, "Nope...gotta do Chicago." I know it will be different. I know it will be relaxed and I know I'll have all of you ACTUALLY ON MY SIDE AND ON THE SAME TEAM. I can't pass up hanging out with you guys at a NKOTB show...I'd hate myself forever if I did that!

And guess what....Tribute Band Donnie kissed me on the mouth, lol. I have a pic. B was like, "WTH is this ****?!!!" I told him he was gay, lol. Which could very well be true, I'm not sure.

I'm still physically exhausted. NYC wore me out!
omg Cricket!!!!!!! :cry:

((((HUGS))))

Now i wish i was there with you! You poor thing. My heart seriously ached as i was reading that story. You went through soo much that you shouldn't have went through. You deserved to be there, you deserved to have one hella time, and you deserved to meet them. I'm alittle annoyed that your friend made you leave the Today show performance! I knew how much you were looking forward to that. And i can't believe some random person would just pull out a box cutter because you didn't say "Excuse me"! WTF??? Wow, i just don't know what i would have done had this been me??? Your a strong women. And i am soo glad, after all the hell you went through, that you got the hug from Donnie. I seriously cried when i read that. Donnie is so amazing, i just want to thank him for helping you through that mess. And Chicago will be soo different, trust me. You will have us there, and we will all look out for eachother. I guess i wasn't far off when i said i should bring mase to the shows, huh??

I :love: you BB!!

[Berly]

All that standing outside in the rain all night long...and she wants to leave.:rolleyes:
Ugh! You have no idea how frustrated I was! I was a good girl though...I didn't choke her.:angel:
Seriously, that made me mad FOR you...and hurt my feelings too...because I have been in that type of situation. You're better than I am, though. I'm not gonna call her a bitch, but it was a bitch-ish thing to do...especially at that moment, when you had finally made it to the stage & were thisclose to experiencing what you had slept out on the street all night for. It would've been one thing if she had decided in the middle of the night that she didn't wanna do it. I'd still be bummed, but it would've been a lot easier to digest than going through all that & having her pull that **** at the last minute. She'd either stand there and shut the hell up, OR get a nice comfy spot in a bed...a HOSPITAL bed.

[yikes]

I am amused that Jonathan's got his boyfriend on tour with him. I'm sure all the little girls who won't believe he's gay will just say, "But he said he's just a friend!" *sings all bad like that song*



Is it the guy that is his "business partner?" At least I now know who was with him when Jonathan met some fans camping out at the Plaza at 3 AM last week.
Until someone else mentioned it to me, I never realized he was gay (of course, not that there's anything wrong with it.) Which also means my gaydar was not really fine tuned 20 years ago.

Cricket: WOW. That's all I have to say about that. I can only imagine how bad it really was because retelling it to us must have been painful (and I'm assuming that you were also physically and mentally exhausted by Macy's.) So glad you got that hug :D

[NicksSummerGurl]

OMG!! wow That must have been a hella of a time for you. My heart was pounding with every sentence I read. I srsly feel for ya grl. Damn some people can be real a**holes!. That "Excuse me" lady scared the living daylights outta me. You are one heck of a trooper and still held your head up high through all that. and Awww Donnie is such a sweetheart, you deserved that hug and I'm glad he made it worthwhile for you. *hugs* =)

He truly did!
And thanks!:wink:

[NicksSummerGurl]

wait, so you tell a cop about someone pulling a knife on you, and he blames you for liking new kids? i woulda said "good thing she didn't stab me you PIG!"
Security so did not care about us. They were a joke.

[NicksSummerGurl]

I am amused that Jonathan's got his boyfriend on tour with him. I'm sure all the little girls who won't believe he's gay will just say, "But he said he's just a friend!" *sings all bad like that song*

My roommate said it would have been funny if when they asked who all had kids on the Today show, and four of them raised their hands, she would have pissed herself laughing if Jonathan said, "It's kind of hard to have kids with another man."

I mean, I can't say for 100% sure that it was Jon's boyfriend, but come on...he had his head in his lap and they were the only two in the back of that cab together. So...yeah.
and lol@your friend!

[NicksSummerGurl]

Last time i was in NYC (in 2006), i really had no problems with anyone. Everyone i talked to seemed pretty nice. We got tickets to see Jordan on Good Morning America, and their staff was pretty nice. But when we went upstate NY, i can tell you, everyone was amazing. I loved upstate NY!
I was there in 2004 with my same friend and with my husband and some other friends...it was divine. We only had one bad experience while waiting for a cab. A lady had a cow, pig, horse, and mule because we got into it and she supposedly called for it earlier. I told her to take it and motioned for my friend and husband to not get into it, but she "insisted" we take it since we were "so rudely" already piling into it.
*sigh* W/E

But no matter, I still <3 New York!
I'll just never go there again without my hubby is all.

[NicksSummerGurl]

Cricket: WOW. That's all I have to say about that. I can only imagine how bad it really was because retelling it to us must have been painful (and I'm assuming that you were also physically and mentally exhausted by Macy's.) So glad you got that hug :D

Macy's wore me down dude. They had me so wore down that all I could do was cry...and y'all know I'm a tough cookie, I don't usually just let people run all over me.

However, my friend is another story. One I don't think I want to discuss right now. I'll leave it to my thoughts for now.

[NicksSummerGurl]

We went to Macy's. I had gotten some info that NKOTB were going to be there at noon and the first 150 in line and making an IZOD purchase would get to meet NKOTB and receive a signed pic and Summertime single. We arrived there at about 8pm. NO ONE WAS THERE.



This was supposed to read 8 AM, not pm...sorry.

[WannaBreatheYou]

I mean, I can't say for 100% sure that it was Jon's boyfriend, but come on...he had his head in his lap and they were the only two in the back of that cab together. So...yeah.
and lol@your friend!
I'd be willing to bet a lot of money it IS Jonathan's boyfrfiend. But he's not an attention whore like some *coughLancecough* and won't come out publicly. It's no one's business but his own. :D

[NicksSummerGurl]

I'd be willing to bet a lot of money it IS Jonathan's boyfrfiend. But he's not an attention whore like some *coughLancecough* and won't come out publicly. It's no one's business but his own. :D
I agree with all of this 100%.

Kita, he was so beautiful. And I have some video footage of their Zootopia performance...an extreme close up of him all smiling...and his shirt is open and you can see his chest real good. :D

[NeeCee]

Cricket, i wouldn't blame you for not wanting to go to another New Kids concert after that. I would totally be bummed and sad if you didn't come to Chicago, but, i also would understand. You are one tough cookie girl. And i am sooooooooo glad you got the Donnie hug. I swear i was in tears just reading your posts. I told Dawnie what happened, and she suffers from serious anxiety/panic disorder, and she told me she start feeling these attacks as i was telling her what happened to you, she said there was no way she could have dealt with that---except for the Donnie hug, of course. I just feel so awful you had to go through that. Did you at least enjoy Zoopotia or whatever it's called???

[WannaBreatheYou]

I agree with all of this 100%.

Kita, he was so beautiful. And I have some video footage of their Zootopia performance...an extreme close up of him all smiling...and his shirt is open and you can see his chest real good. :D
Mmmmm...my Jonathan. You'll have to get those uploaded and show me. He's so purtiful. *sighs*

[NeeCee]

Videos..yes, do share!!!!!! :)

[NicksSummerGurl]

Cricket, i wouldn't blame you for not wanting to go to another New Kids concert after that. I would totally be bummed and sad if you didn't come to Chicago, but, i also would understand. You are one tough cookie girl. And i am sooooooooo glad you got the Donnie hug. I swear i was in tears just reading your posts. I told Dawnie what happened, and she suffers from serious anxiety/panic disorder, and she told me she start feeling these attacks as i was telling her what happened to you, she said there was no way she could have dealt with that---except for the Donnie hug, of course. I just feel so awful you had to go through that. Did you at least enjoy Zoopotia or whatever it's called???
Awww...you're so sweet. I'm so lucky to have met such awesome friends through nkotb...pretty cool.
Zootopia was excellent. Some random Blockhead gave us two tickets much, much, much, much closer to the stage than where we were originally...so that was cool. It was great being with all the Jonas Brother fans, believe it or not. One girl lost her **** when the little one got on the piano and sang a ballad....I felt for her so much that I just had to go up and give her a hug. I told her I was in her shoes many years ago and was about to be in her same shoes in a few moments, lol. I didn't cry though...but I was very happy!:D

[NicksSummerGurl]

Videos..yes, do share!!!!!! :)
That's a B thing. I'm computer camera video loading shizz challenged.

[NeeCee]

Awww...you're so sweet. I'm so lucky to have met such awesome friends through nkotb...pretty cool.
Zootopia was excellent. Some random Blockhead gave us two tickets much, much, much, much closer to the stage than where we were originally...so that was cool. It was great being with all the Jonas Brother fans, believe it or not. One girl lost her **** when the little one got on the piano and sang a ballad....I felt for her so much that I just had to go up and give her a hug. I told her I was in her shoes many years ago and was about to be in her same shoes in a few moments, lol. I didn't cry though...but I was very happy!:D

I am so glad Zootopia was good for you! Glad you had some enjoyment on your trip!!!

[NeeCee]

That's a B thing. I'm computer camera video loading shizz challenged.

Ok B, make it happen BB!!

[NicksSummerGurl]

Hey guys,
Guess what...I just watched The Today Show for the first time and heard myself scream, "DONNNNNNNIEEEEEE!!!!!! three times. I know it's me because I remember Meredith's placement and where I was at the time and consciously thinking to myself that I was going to scream Donnie's name and then listen for myself screaming it later on. Well, it worked, lol. Totally heard myself and so did Ethan. He laughed at me...which is cool because he has a fever of 102 and managing a giggle right now is a small miracle. Pray for my bb, bbs.

[NeeCee]

Aww, poor Ethan!!!!!!! I am praying for him!!!!!

I am confused, they were filming during soundcheck???

[NicksSummerGurl]

Aww, poor Ethan!!!!!!! I am praying for him!!!!!

I am confused, they were filming during soundcheck???


B took him to the dr today...he has stinkin' strep throat. *sigh* And tomorrow is his Laser Tag birthday party. His dr gave strict instructions to take a dose of meds at the pharmacy, wake him tonight and give more, wake him early and give some and then again at the party....
:noway:

this is a nightmare.



They were not filming during soundcheck, they filmed AFTER soundcheck. I left DURING the Today Show.

Do you know what my friend had the nerve to ask me? If NKOTB were going to do full songs during their upcoming concerts of just snippets of old songs like they did for The Today Show.:rolleyes:

First of all, I'm not their damn tour manager so I don't know what the hell they are going to do during concerts....she's supposed to be a fan just like me, so she knows as much as I do.
Second, I felt like telling her, "Yes...that's all they are going to do. Fans are paying $350 for VIP, only to go to a show that's going to last 15mins of snippets of old songs and part of a new one....SO DON'T GO!"

WTH's her problem? I just don't get it.

[NicksSummerGurl]

NeeCee, to further explain about The Today Show and hearing myself yell "Donnie" three times...
it was during the opening segment where Meredith, what's his name and Al (I think he was there too?) are on a podium type stage thingy out in front of the main stage, talking about who's going to be on the show etc....

I told myself I was going to scream "Donnie" as loudly as possible and then listen for myself later when I finally got to watch it...and it's plain as day, lol. Although one time I *did* yell that I wanted to have Donnie Wahlberg's baby, but you can't hear it.

[NicksSummerGurl]

Here are examples of my friend's attitude for most of the trip:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h42/bandcrick/IMG_0054.jpg


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h42/bandcrick/IMG_0239.jpg

[Berly]

Here are examples of my friend's attitude for most of the trip:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h42/bandcrick/IMG_0054.jpg


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h42/bandcrick/IMG_0239.jpg
It would be such a buzzkill to have to look at someone's sour face all day.

[NicksSummerGurl]

Can you believe that? And I love that girl, I'd never do her the way she did me.
Both of my sisters are in shock that I didn't cuss a buncha people out after hearing my full story about the trip. But dude, I was too tired...too emotional to fight back. I felt so defeated by the time I was told to go up those stairs to meet NKOTB. I tried hard to not cry...I felt so silly crying up there, I was so mad at myself!
But Donnie made me all better.:love:

[NeeCee]

Man Cricket, her sour face, wow.......no good!!! :(

And now i understand your Donnie yelling story! :)

[teddybearbsb]

Hi to my fellow NK fans...

[NeeCee]

Hola!!!

[yikes]

Well, that was an interesting 24 hours on that board yesterday with things getting pulled here and there.

[NeeCee]

I missed most of the excitement yikes! lol! What happened????

[yikes]

Some of the Donnie chicks decided to open up a Livejournal so they can discuss, uh, CLOSE encounters and one of them posted the link for the entire board to see. I missed most of the chaos, but it was enough where people got offended.

Personally, we all know by now that they were not monks while they were on the road and if some of those ladies want to discuss in detail who did what with whom, then whatever. But to post that on the board instead of PMing each other (then slamming said board as "vanilla" AND still making appearances as if they aren't involved) is just idiotic. Not to mention some said "Yay! Free Speech up in here!"

[NeeCee]

Interesting!!!

lmao!!! It will never end. Apparently there was a thread about Jordan and his wife--saying something like "Jordan, why are you with her, you can do better"! lol...people just want to get people worked up!!

[rexy_Bc]

Can you believe that? And I love that girl, I'd never do her the way she did me.
Both of my sisters are in shock that I didn't cuss a buncha people out after hearing my full story about the trip. But dude, I was too tired...too emotional to fight back. I felt so defeated by the time I was told to go up those stairs to meet NKOTB. I tried hard to not cry...I felt so silly crying up there, I was so mad at myself!
But Donnie made me all better.:love:

Today was the first time I got to read through your experience, and my goodness, I am so, so sorry about how you were treated by some people on what should have been an otherwise GREAT day. I am glad Donnie gave you that hug, but wow, I don't know how you survived that!

I hope you have much better future experiences! :)

[bsb247365]

Wow that's one crazy story,but the hug from Donnie was worth it all right? Damn Donnie gives the best hugs doesn't he :D

[NeeCee]

I want to meet Donnie soooo bad!!!!!!!

[spiderchick]

Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait for Sept!

[bsb247365]

I want to meet Donnie soooo bad!!!!!!!
Aww you will!

[bsb247365]

Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait for Sept!
Tell me about it. Like NKOTB totally ruined BSB for me this tour.I have front row for Ohio,amazingly good seats at my other shows,VIP for the A.C. show and all I can think of is New Kids in Sept and Oct.

[NeeCee]

Aww you will!

I hope so!!!

[bsb247365]

I hope so!!!
Dont give up hope girl!It took me like 10 years after they split to meet any of them(Jordan and Joey)but I never gave up hope.

[NicksSummerGurl]

Today was the first time I got to read through your experience, and my goodness, I am so, so sorry about how you were treated by some people on what should have been an otherwise GREAT day. I am glad Donnie gave you that hug, but wow, I don't know how you survived that!

I hope you have much better future experiences! :)
thank you:redcool:

[NeeCee]

Dont give up hope girl!It took me like 10 years after they split to meet any of them(Jordan and Joey)but I never gave up hope.

I know. I met Danny briefly in 1990 (and a few other times after) Jordan in 1998 (many times after that), Joe in 1999 and Jonathan in 2006!

[bsb247365]

I know. I met Danny briefly in 1990 (and a few other times after) Jordan in 1998 (many times after that), Joe in 1999 and Jonathan in 2006!
Yeah I met Jordan and Joey quite a few times myself,but never had any luck meeting the other guys until recently.

Where did you manage to meet Jon at in 2006?

[NeeCee]

Me and my friend drove to NYC in August of 2006. We got tickets to Jordan's performance on Good Morning America, which was cool. Well, Jonathan was there with him. He kinda stayed in the background, but as they were leaving the side door, i got his attention (instead of Jordan's, because i had already talked to him inside, and he was soo surprised to see us all the way in NYC, which was cool) and he came over, said hello, and took a pic with me. The picture of me is HORRIBLE. I hate it, but he looks sooo cute!!

So, now i just need to meet Donnie!!!!

[bsb247365]

Me and my friend drove to NYC in August of 2006. We got tickets to Jordan's performance on Good Morning America, which was cool. Well, Jonathan was there with him. He kinda stayed in the background, but as they were leaving the side door, i got his attention (instead of Jordan's, because i had already talked to him inside, and he was soo surprised to see us all the way in NYC, which was cool) and he came over, said hello, and took a pic with me. The picture of me is HORRIBLE. I hate it, but he looks sooo cute!!

So, now i just need to meet Donnie!!!!
Cool story. I was supposed to go to that performance,but couldn't cause of work :(
Don't worry it'll happen with Donnie.

[NeeCee]

GMA was alot of fun! Glad i got to meet Jonathan!!