Your first kiss was a sweet kiss, your second kiss had a twist... - January 31, 2008

Sunday night I got an email from my sister that said, "They're ba-ack." And then this link.

Ever since then I haven't been able to stop thinking about the New Kids on the Block. I was hard core when it came to the New Kids. You name the merchandise, I had it. All the tapes (dear God), t-shirts, buttons (even the super huge ones), pillow cases (I kissed Jordan every night before bed), etc. I didn't have the watch though, but my friend Becky did and I was beyond jealous. I may have even asked her to leave it to me should "something happen."

When the New Kids on the Block were on TV it was a major event in my house. Dad would have to hook up the VCR so I could tape every minute and watch and re-watch, and re-watch, and re-watch. Seriously. Their Oprah appearance? I've probably seen it a couple hundred times. Even if I missed the first few minutes of the clips, I'd record anyway and then re-watch half clips of the New Kids appearance on some stupid talk show (except their "Funky Christmas" performance on Arsenio...that was SO not stupid). I was what you might call obsessive, or...a loser.

The video tapes are all gone now. My mother threw them out in an attic cleaning fit a few years ago. I think the tapes I am most upset about losing are the 1990 United Cerebral Palsy Telethon coverage tapes. The New Kids co-hosted and performed at the telethon that year. Becky spent the night, and we stayed up for 24 hours and watched (and recorded) the telethon. That's right...I watched (and recorded) all 24 hours of the United Cerebral Palsy telethon. That was also the year I made my first charitable donation.

See? The New Kids had a positive impact on my life.

It's not all 24 hours, but enjoy this taste of the United Cerebral Palsy telethon. (I thought Tommy Page was tres dreamy as well).

Now imagine a scrawny, pimply faced, teenage Trixie in a sleeping bag on her parents' living room floor, drinking coke, eating popcorn, and talking about how one day she is so going to marry Jordan. Yeah...it was as bad as you think it was.

I'm not sure I'm ready for a New Kids comeback.

Posted by TheTrixie at 8:14 PM

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Every once in awhile I read your blog and get a little peeved because of the lack of blogs or "trixiesque" blogs for that matter and then, just as I'm about to give up... you give me a gem like this one. This is why I come back...thanks!
BTW...I went on a couple dates with a guy in high school because I thought he looked like Joey. I figured I owed it to my 10 year old self.

Posted by: A girl at February 1, 2008 12:54 AM

Ahhh yes... the New Kids...

Can I start scrubbing my ears with bleach yet?

Posted by: Argent at February 1, 2008 02:01 AM

Tommy Page. Wow.

Posted by: CD at February 1, 2008 10:54 AM

Too funny! Believe me, you are not the only 30 something that had NKOTB fever. My friends and I were OBSESSED. We had front row tickets to their concert and Jordan touched my hand. I was in love.

Posted by: NKOTB fan at February 1, 2008 02:17 PM

You are not alone.
I've been freaking out and giving everyone that would listen NKOTB updated.
Will they? Won't they?
Oh, they will.

I had everything from the sheets to the sleeping bag, to the dolls, to the watch... I'm praying my parents still have some of it somewhere.

Posted by: Konstantine at February 1, 2008 07:50 PM

Oh I am right there with all of you!! I read about their comeback a week ago...although it wasn't officially announced...I started sending text messages to all my friends (most of which laughed at me). I LOVED them..and am really excited to see what they are going to do!

Posted by: TU at February 4, 2008 03:24 PM

Oh. My. God. That could've been a page right out of my diary. Complete with watch envy. And fighting over which person I hung out with got to marry which New Kid. And Jordan was always the hottest. Wow.

Posted by: wildthang7864 at February 6, 2008 06:56 PM