tigerbeatpoet

So, I was at the New Kids on the Block concert at the Xcel last week. I went with my best friend from high school that I haven’t seen in approximately four years… and her husband. He was a good sport, because even I felt overwhelmed by the amount of estrogen in that room. At first I was excited about going, in some jokey way, but instantly became awkward in a giant conglomeration of hardcore, un-ironic New Kids fans. Very drunk New Kids fans. However, once those five Bostonians started playing, that awkwardness dissipated and turned into the occasional shriek of pop music/boy band joy.

And no – they did not play “I Wanna Be Loved By You”

Yes, out of the 13,000 or so in attendance, I could probably say that there were 50 guys there. This letter on Ross Raihala’s “The Ross Who Knew Too Much” blog is priceless.