#NewKidsontheBlock

[thesatincherry]

[andrewkhurst]

YOU’RE THE ONE FOR ME. OR HER. OR MAYBE HER. OR POSSIBLY THAT ONE. BOY(TO MAN)BAND INTERNET SAFETY.

Martha and I were nearing the end of one of our regular early morning pre-school time YouTube boy band marathons. I guess that a 5 year-old girl being into boy bands is a normal thing. But this is Martha’s World. She currently loves both New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys. Only not the multibillion selling early stuff. That would be too predictable. Martha likes the recent output from both groups, definitely in the 'men' side of the Boyz II Men divide.

She loves watching the video of NKOTB dressed as (even) old (er) men doing a music history lesson in a high school for the track ‘Boys in the Band’. In the middle of the song, Donnie Wahlberg raps a list of boybands. Martha always joins in for this bit, opening one of her brain boxes and reciting it in unison with Donnie.

80s teen pop sensation Debbie Gibson makes an appearance as a milfy teacher in the hallway flanked by a gaggle of cheerleaders and lip syncs “we like the boys, the boys in the band” to a singer with a really broad New York accent. Martha loves the crazy lady. She’s as yet unaware of Debbie’s pre-milfy days, and I am staggered that YouTube hasn’t thrown ‘Shake Your Love’ or similar onto our screen with its all encompassing algorithm.

Her favourite Backstreet Boys videos go from the sublime to the ridiculous. The most played video is a live set from 2017 in a TV studio to mark their Las Vegas residency, and close second in the running is a 1993 news segment from a Florida news channel, where the boys made their debut with an incredible effort. The then barely teenaged Nick Carter attempted to thrust his prepubescent pecker at the audience of screaming daughters of TV weathermen and sportscasters, while Kevin (who was already the grand old age of 22) looked very awkward and acutely aware of the Savile scale of the dance routine. The song never appeared on any Backstreet Boys album. Go and take a look. You’ll see why.

Sometimes a song called ‘Get Down’ (You’re the One for Me) appears on YouTube. It is a 1996 classic, with little Nick carter in full on bleached blonde curtain hair mode. The boys are precariously balanced on a floating, rotating circular platform similar to the one that Flash Gordon had his scrap with Timothy Dalton on. The floating platform is surrounded by thousands of screens with girls dancing while they watch the boys. Martha seemed concerned watching ‘Get Down’. Stupidly, I asked her what the matter was.

“Dad, do the Backstreet Boys have sore penises?”

I hadn't given much (okay, ANY) thought to the penile health of the Backstreet Boys, but Martha may well have actually been on to something. I imagine that young virile men in Globally famous pop groups at their peak of popularity, with girls in every city in the World flinging themselves at their feet, may well have had sore penises, through overuse if nothing else. “Ummmm I don’t know Martha, I’ve never really discussed it with them, even though they are obviously my close personal friends. Why do you ask?”

“Well, they keep touching them, like when I have a sore lip and you tell me off because I keep picking it like you did when you were a boy and it made it bleed.”

“Ummm, I don’t know the answer. I’ll ask them next time I see them...”

Martha chuckled. “Silly dad!” Shit. Was my ruse blown? Had my daughter realised that I actually bought the tickets to take her to see the Backstreet Boys on their last tour in Manchester, and that Nick Carter didn’t really send them to us as a gift for his close personal friend and occasional stunt double? “Just message them and ask.” Phew. I pinky promised to message the Backstreet Boys in our Whatsapp group chat ‘the boyz’ and ask if they collectively or individually had sore penises.

Martha’s bigger concern than the health of the members of her favourite band members was who they were singing the song to. “Is it to the girls on the screens dad, or to me? Because they are looking at me.”

“I think they are singing to everyone, Martha.”

She rolled her eyes. Martha has never used the actual internet, but had recently undergone an online safety session at school. “But they have to be careful dad, because they don’t know who they are talking to on the screen.” So far, so good. “And if they are singing it to more than one girl, it could be very bad because they would need to get an extra chair if they went out on a date. And if they had kids, the kids might call the wrong person ‘mummy’, which is not good. Annnnnnd They would be tired going from one house to the other ones all the time, so they really should just choose one person to sing it to.”

“I think that the Backstreet Boys have also had their internet safety lesson at pop star school. I think that they are probably just singing it to you then Martha.”

“Silly dad. This isn’t real. This is old Backstreet Boys when they were younger. Look, there’s classic AJ. And that’s baby Nick Carter. It isn’t now.”

I sighed and wished for Peppa Pig. Coming swiftly to my senses, I came up with a far better distraction. I made a semi-realistic 'PING' noise and instantly looked at my phone. "Oh Martha, Howie D has replied in the group chat! He says that his penis is fine, thanks for asking. Let's get your coat on and get to school please."

(Martha’s version of a Backstreet Boys group WhatsApp chat has Brian saying ‘Rock’ as he signed his name ‘B Roc’ on her poster, Classic AJ is leaving a voice message, and Nick Carter is professing his love for Martha and mummy).

[discos-e-pensamentos]

New Kids On The Block-New Kids One The Block

1-Stop It Girl

2-Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)

3-Popsicle

4-Angel

5-Be My Girl

6-New Kids On The Block

7-Are You Down?

8-I Wanna Be Loved By You

9-Don't Give Up On Me

10-Treat Me Right

1986

🌃

[wildpixar]

New Kids On The Block (NKOTB) 😎

[spicecdivorcepartyplanner]

@NewKidsontheBlock #pleasedontgogirl #breakup #newkidsontheblock

[doronjosama]

Today's eBay spotlight (Seller ID: RadioIndy)! Rock'n'Roll Comics #12 from 1990! Unauthorized biography by Robert V. Conte & Greg Fox from Revolutionary Comics! #comics #rocknrollcomics #newkidsontheblock #robertvconte #gregfox #revolutionarycomics #1990 #VintageComics #ComicCollector #comicdealer #auctions #ebay #RadioIndy #DownsizingMyCollection #EverythingMustGo #BuyMyStuff

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[duranduratulsa]

Here's today's Christmas CD 💿 Playlist...

Christmas With The Chipmunks (1962)

What A Swingin' Season (2007)

Elvis' Christmas by ELVIS PRESLEY (1957)

A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi (1964)

Crooner's Christmas (2008)

Merry Merry Christmas by New Kids On The Block (1989)

#thechipmunks #christmaswiththechipmunks #alvinsimonandtheodore #DavidSeville #whataswinginseason #Elvis #elvispresley #elvischristmasalbum #ACharlieBrownChristmas #charliebrown #peanutsgang #vinceguaraldi #VinceGuaraldiTrio #CroonersChristmas #newkidsontheblock #nkotb #merrymerrychristmas #50s #60s #80s #2000s #CD #Christmas #merrychristmas #merrychristmas2024

[nkotbblockparty]

Does anyone need any mid-week motivation? I kind of do, so have a picture of Donnie Wahlberg! 🥰

Photo Credit: @parisvisone & @nkotb.

#NKOTB #NewKidsOnTheBlock #DonnieWahlberg #DDUB #TheCaptain #MidWeekMotivation #SpreadLove #BHLove

[tilynation]

Back to 1989!

The original classics from the year 1989 with Taylor’s Eras Tour 1989 set.

[openingpandorasbox1]

MUSIC

Diary - Youth 

MUSIC 

Dads a real head banger, he likes Divinyls, The Bangles and he says Kylie Minogue is a great Australian. he likes classical music when we having dinner. Mozarts a favourite. 

Donna likes the golden oldies she likes Cheap Trick and bopping songs like Elvis Presley and Billy Idol, she thinks he's a top bloke. 

Samuel likes Tracey Chapman and all that stuff he likes Jimmy Barnes I think. 

Warren is a big head, he said if its not on cd then its rubbish. he likes Abba, INS, Robert palmer, Stevie nicks and Fleetwood mac. 

Chrissy loves Patrick Swayze and his song 'She's like the wind' and listens to it every night. She old fashioned and never heard of New Kids on the Block. 

Autumn says the party across from the road at Dads house is just like being in Mount Druitt. She likes Rick Astley and takes his cassette with her everywhere. She thinks Michael Jackson is a spunk and wants to marry him. She sings his song all the time. 

I like Madonna, INXS, 1927, Kylie Minogue. 

We like AC/DC 

#thebangles #divinyls #kylieminogue #mozart #cheaptrick #elvispresley #billyidol #abba #inxs #stevienicks #fleetwoodmac #patrickswayze #newkidsontheblock #mountdruitt #rickastley #madonna #1927