Here are a couple of pics that I forgot to post when I was telling my Winnipeg story. Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Are you all committed?????
Stage 1 may seem strange- but hang in there with me because that is the point!!!!!! Its all a little bit TWISTED!!!!!!
I don't care about no tweetstats!!! you know me better. I am sending a link asap. It is the first step to a very "twisted" 2 week plan.
Step 1- click on the link that follows these instructions and watch this very twisted video that I found......
Step 2- watch it again and really look at how twisted it is....
Step 3- share the link with, or send the link to, or tell AT LEAST 3 people or friends to watch it as well....
Please follow those instructions. Step 4- will come over the weekend! Remember- this is only the beginning of our twisted little game!!
Twisted Helena
Stage 1 may seem strange- but hang in there with me because that is the point!!!!!! Its all a little bit TWISTED!!!!!!
I don't care about no tweetstats!!! you know me better. I am sending a link asap. It is the first step to a very "twisted" 2 week plan.
Step 1- click on the link that follows these instructions and watch this very twisted video that I found......
Step 2- watch it again and really look at how twisted it is....
Step 3- share the link with, or send the link to, or tell AT LEAST 3 people or friends to watch it as well....
Please follow those instructions. Step 4- will come over the weekend! Remember- this is only the beginning of our twisted little game!!
Twisted Helena
Thursday, April 23, 2009
NKOTB Posts - LYRICS! YOU ASKED FOR THEM…
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
LYRICS! YOU ASKED FOR THEM…
5 brothers and a million sisters
Friday afternoon in Bostontown-
still know my way around.
Tryin’ ‘a find the rehearsal spot for
the reunion of the ‘kids on the block.
Gonna rip it like we used to do.
Good to be back chillin’ with the crew.
Don’t know how its gonna be, but
last time we made history.
So tell ya mother and ya sistah too,
the New Kids are coming back for you.
And in my heart I knew you’d never forget,
but to see you again like this
makes me feel like I’ll never be alone.
Wherever it is I’m goin’ to, whatever I am
is because of you and I thank you. And I thank you.
5 BROTHERS AND A MILLION SISTERS-
didn’t know how much I missed you.
Thank you. And I thank you.
All the way back and all the way up tonight.
Call it what you want, but I’ll call it love tonight.
Some people said we couldn’t do it again,
but the New Kids had the last word in the end.
See what happens when you follow your dreams?
See what happens when you just believe?
The whole world opens up her arms.
Everything is easy that used to be hard.
So tell ya mother that I lover her too
and don’t you know we did it all for you, cuz
in my heart I knew you’d never forget,
but to see you again like this
makes me feel like I’ll never be alone.
Wherever it is I’m goin’ to, whatever I am
is because of you and I thank you. And I thank you.
5 BROTHERS AND A MILLION SISTERS-
didn’t know how much I missed you.
Thank you. And I thank you.
Cuz you build me up. You make me high.
When I feel your love, I wanna fly.
No matter what we’re goin’ through
there ain’t nothin’ we can’t do.
And I thank you.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
The Kids are back
By Mike Devlin, Canwest News Service
The concept of boys singing and dancing to music written primarily by others was not pioneered by New Kids on the Block. But in terms of cultural impact and historical relevance, it might as well have been.
The Boston-bred group, back together after a 14-year layoff between albums, is widely cited as the pre-eminent teen act of the 1980s. At one point, their audience approval ratings threatened even those of Madonna and Michael Jackson, the era's two biggest pop stars.
The New Kids had danceable tunes, a parent-approved message and good-looking members, which resulted in album sales in the neighbourhood of 80 million copies. For a period of two years, Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, Danny Wood and Donnie Wahlberg were stars of the stage and kings of the road, netting $100,000 per gig from merchandise sales alone -- the equivalent of an additional $15 from each ticket holder.
And yet, despite of the group's trail-blazing past, Wood was casually uninterested in talking about the glory days. "It's not like we were frozen in time since 1990," Wood said curtly during an interview with Canwest News Service, in a thick Boston accent.
Wood, 39, might not be the best spokesman for the group. He isn't one of the big three -- Joey, Jordan and Donnie -- nor does he appear to play an integral role in the group. However, a YouTube video finds Wahlberg name-checking Wood as "the soul of the group." Big words indeed coming from Wahlberg, the acknowledged New Kids leader.
Wood, who was unaware of the video, had this to say about his best friend's comment: "I don't know why he said that. But I think it's because I'm the stability. I'm dependable and reliable." Soulful, even.
New Kids on the Block is currently on tour, hitting some Canadian dates. This is the dawning of the age of the New Kids Version 2.0, and Wood, who has four children of his own, said the band is feeling stronger than ever.
"I don't think stamina is an issue. Last week we did five shows in a row, and at one point on this tour we do six in a row. I don't think we even did that back in the day. We don't have no issue with the stamina -- everyone is in good shape. It's more the sacrifice of it. We all have families and kids in school. That's the part that kind of stinks."
Recording sessions in 2008 resulted in The Block, the group's sixth album and first since 1994's Face the Music. It was an immediate success upon its release, hitting No. 1 in Canada and No. 2 south of the border. Times have changed considerably since the New Kids last tasted fame, but the Internet has made things easier, not more difficult, on groups of their ilk, Wood said.
"Last night in the second row, there was this girl who had a button with my face on it and she was crying. She was 16 years old, so obviously someone had to tell her about us. The good thing about how the music industry is now, you can get to people's music really fast. The younger generation might like one of the new songs we have, but they can go back and listen to all our older stuff."
What helped the group back in the day was one of the smartest marketing campaigns in history, a blitz of memorabilia as unnecessary as anything George Lucas has put his name to.
New Kids sleeping bags, dolls, food, clothing -- you name it, Wood and his buddies were on it. Some of it was even too much for the band, Wood said. They won't make the same mistake this time around.
"I always remember this stuffed animal doll that we had," he said. "It was horrific. It was this two-foot tall doll that didn't look like us. It was kind of creepy. We actually got them pulled out of stores when we saw them, that's how bad they were."
By Mike Devlin, Canwest News Service
The concept of boys singing and dancing to music written primarily by others was not pioneered by New Kids on the Block. But in terms of cultural impact and historical relevance, it might as well have been.The Boston-bred group, back together after a 14-year layoff between albums, is widely cited as the pre-eminent teen act of the 1980s. At one point, their audience approval ratings threatened even those of Madonna and Michael Jackson, the era's two biggest pop stars.
The New Kids had danceable tunes, a parent-approved message and good-looking members, which resulted in album sales in the neighbourhood of 80 million copies. For a period of two years, Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, Danny Wood and Donnie Wahlberg were stars of the stage and kings of the road, netting $100,000 per gig from merchandise sales alone -- the equivalent of an additional $15 from each ticket holder.
And yet, despite of the group's trail-blazing past, Wood was casually uninterested in talking about the glory days. "It's not like we were frozen in time since 1990," Wood said curtly during an interview with Canwest News Service, in a thick Boston accent.
Wood, 39, might not be the best spokesman for the group. He isn't one of the big three -- Joey, Jordan and Donnie -- nor does he appear to play an integral role in the group. However, a YouTube video finds Wahlberg name-checking Wood as "the soul of the group." Big words indeed coming from Wahlberg, the acknowledged New Kids leader.
Wood, who was unaware of the video, had this to say about his best friend's comment: "I don't know why he said that. But I think it's because I'm the stability. I'm dependable and reliable." Soulful, even.
New Kids on the Block is currently on tour, hitting some Canadian dates. This is the dawning of the age of the New Kids Version 2.0, and Wood, who has four children of his own, said the band is feeling stronger than ever.
"I don't think stamina is an issue. Last week we did five shows in a row, and at one point on this tour we do six in a row. I don't think we even did that back in the day. We don't have no issue with the stamina -- everyone is in good shape. It's more the sacrifice of it. We all have families and kids in school. That's the part that kind of stinks."
Recording sessions in 2008 resulted in The Block, the group's sixth album and first since 1994's Face the Music. It was an immediate success upon its release, hitting No. 1 in Canada and No. 2 south of the border. Times have changed considerably since the New Kids last tasted fame, but the Internet has made things easier, not more difficult, on groups of their ilk, Wood said.
"Last night in the second row, there was this girl who had a button with my face on it and she was crying. She was 16 years old, so obviously someone had to tell her about us. The good thing about how the music industry is now, you can get to people's music really fast. The younger generation might like one of the new songs we have, but they can go back and listen to all our older stuff."
What helped the group back in the day was one of the smartest marketing campaigns in history, a blitz of memorabilia as unnecessary as anything George Lucas has put his name to.
New Kids sleeping bags, dolls, food, clothing -- you name it, Wood and his buddies were on it. Some of it was even too much for the band, Wood said. They won't make the same mistake this time around.
"I always remember this stuffed animal doll that we had," he said. "It was horrific. It was this two-foot tall doll that didn't look like us. It was kind of creepy. We actually got them pulled out of stores when we saw them, that's how bad they were."
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Hi all....I am finally getting around to posting about the concert...so grab a snack and in the words of Joe Mac..LET'S GET THIS!
The day started out about 9:00 a.m. Went to pick up Ellen. Jenny got to my house while we were gone. Kelsey and Becca were hanging out until it was time to go. We all got on the road about 10. The drive was fun...everyone chatting...texting (Jen) or sleeping (Becca). Part of the way we felt like we driving across a fricken lake. The flooding is intense. We stopped for gas and munchies before crossing the border. The border agent was about as friendly as a box of stinking rocks. He asked what we were doing in Canada and I told him going to a concert...he looks at me and goes "New Kids on The Block" and I smiled and said yes we are. Of course as we get a little farther up the road we are detoured because of all the over land flooding that is going on. Ellen and I are trying to figure out just how fast 100 Kilometers is per hour...or if we are even going in the right directions. Did I think to bring a map??? NOPE.
We finally get to the hotel...after passing it and then realizing that there is an insanly amount of one way streets and that you can't turn left on alot of these...so what was one to do??? Turn anyways. We got to the hotel and Krystal and Alissa were in the lobby . Let the party begin.
After a very quick refresh...we decided to start the stalking. Now see the MTS center was litterally half a block away so it was perfect. We...no Becca and Jen played the "I'm single...be flirty" very good....they got answers. Thanks girls. We went this way...and we went that way...talked to this guy and that guy..were sent here and there. Only to be shot down in the end. We came oh so close! Next time girls..Next time. Of course we over hear them tell the 5* VIP that there is absolutely NO banners or signs....shit are you kidding. I'll get into that soon.
We got back to the rooms and it was full out glam session. Thank God we had two rooms....5 grown women and two 12/13-year-old...there was more make-up...hairspray...perfume flying around that room. We all looked great.
Okay....now to the sign. I spent time on making my sign...it said WATSON CONSTRUCTION. (I do have a pic...I will have to post another time..forgot to upload that one.) I am completely bummed that they will take it away if I bring it. What am I going to do? All of a sudden my daughter Kelsey says "Mom...give me your sign" I ask why and she tells me she is going to "wear" my sign in. I struggle with this for all of about 2 seconds...what the hell am I teaching my daughter? Needless to say....My sign got into the concert.
Kelsey "smuggling" my sign in.
Under the bra and in the skirt.
What a girl!
The day started out about 9:00 a.m. Went to pick up Ellen. Jenny got to my house while we were gone. Kelsey and Becca were hanging out until it was time to go. We all got on the road about 10. The drive was fun...everyone chatting...texting (Jen) or sleeping (Becca). Part of the way we felt like we driving across a fricken lake. The flooding is intense. We stopped for gas and munchies before crossing the border. The border agent was about as friendly as a box of stinking rocks. He asked what we were doing in Canada and I told him going to a concert...he looks at me and goes "New Kids on The Block" and I smiled and said yes we are. Of course as we get a little farther up the road we are detoured because of all the over land flooding that is going on. Ellen and I are trying to figure out just how fast 100 Kilometers is per hour...or if we are even going in the right directions. Did I think to bring a map??? NOPE.
We finally get to the hotel...after passing it and then realizing that there is an insanly amount of one way streets and that you can't turn left on alot of these...so what was one to do??? Turn anyways. We got to the hotel and Krystal and Alissa were in the lobby . Let the party begin.
After a very quick refresh...we decided to start the stalking. Now see the MTS center was litterally half a block away so it was perfect. We...no Becca and Jen played the "I'm single...be flirty" very good....they got answers. Thanks girls. We went this way...and we went that way...talked to this guy and that guy..were sent here and there. Only to be shot down in the end. We came oh so close! Next time girls..Next time. Of course we over hear them tell the 5* VIP that there is absolutely NO banners or signs....shit are you kidding. I'll get into that soon.
We got back to the rooms and it was full out glam session. Thank God we had two rooms....5 grown women and two 12/13-year-old...there was more make-up...hairspray...perfume flying around that room. We all looked great.
Okay....now to the sign. I spent time on making my sign...it said WATSON CONSTRUCTION. (I do have a pic...I will have to post another time..forgot to upload that one.) I am completely bummed that they will take it away if I bring it. What am I going to do? All of a sudden my daughter Kelsey says "Mom...give me your sign" I ask why and she tells me she is going to "wear" my sign in. I struggle with this for all of about 2 seconds...what the hell am I teaching my daughter? Needless to say....My sign got into the concert.
Kelsey "smuggling" my sign in.
Under the bra and in the skirt.
What a girl!
Mom and Daughter NKOTB expierence.
I made Kelsey a MISS NKOTB '09 sash. It rocked!
Joe, Jordan and Donnie all acknowledged it. She was on cloud 9!
1st & 2nd Generation NKOTB Fans!
Stacey, Kelsey, Alissa, Krystal
Stacey, Becca, Jen, Krystal & Ellen
Okay back to the story......
We get to the venue to get our tickets. I had gotten tickets for myself, Kelsey, Ellen and Becca. Krystal had gotten her tickets and Jenny had ordered her ticket. Her ticket was suppose to be in the row directly behind us....key words...SUPPOSE TO. They never charged her credit card....she had NO ticket. Once they finally got their shit together at the venue....Jen walked away with 13th row. Becca being the kind heart that she is ...offers to sit with her so she doesn't have to be by herself. :) So they were 13th row! Lucky girls.
We got to our seats...THEY ARE FREAKING AWESOME! We were second row on the side. I kid you not...if I would have went down to the isle and reached forward I could have literally touched them! How cool is that. So we sit down and I go to grab my camera our of my bad to take a pic of the stage so that I could prove to you all just how cool our seats were....but I couldn't because I left my camera in the hotel. SHIT! I run back ...yes literally run to the hotel...run up stairs...grab my camera..and then stop and call Janelle. hee hee ..hey I have to fill my girl in on all the excitement. I had no cell service up in Canada so I couldn't keep her posted. Okay I get back to the venue....get back to my seat. The show is about to start.
The opening act starts....We are all stoked...can't wait. They are awesome. All of a sudden the security guy comes over and tells me I can't use my camera! EXCUSE ME? What did you just say? Seriously....I can't use my camera???? WTF!....WTH!...and everyother swear word I know is going through my head. My daughter is crying next to me. So once the opening act is over I take Krystal with me...and I ask the security guard why I can't use my camera. I was ready to put up a huge fight. He was like because your lense detaches. Um...no....It doesn't. So needless to say...I got to take pics! Thank God. As we were walking away one of the other security guys...one that we actually had given a bad time to earlier in the day stopped me and told me to bring my daughter back down right away after the concert...he had something for her. :)
LET THE CONCERT BEGIN
Okay for those of you have went to a concert you know what I am talking about when I say it is one of the most amazing nights! The vibe in the arena..the energy is like no other.I do have to say I like it better when they start out with Single...but that is just my opinion. The guys were wild.
Where we were sitting I did not have to hold my Watson Construction sign up in order for Jon to see it. I just had to hold it up in front of my chest...He saw...he pointed. SCORE! Kelsey took off her MISS NKOTB '09 sash and held it up so that the guys could see it. Jordan was the first to notice it...he pointed and smiled at her. Joe saw it later he smiled...started jumping up and down as he pointed at her then he put his hands out to the side and tilted his head kind of like saying "ohhhhh". It was so cool. I was so happy for her. Danny noticed it and so did Donnie. Donnie smiled at her. I thought the girl was going to pass out. She is a Donnie girl. I do believe that Jon notice it too. It was just crazy. Everytime Jon came to our side...between Ellen and I we were screaming and pointing at the WC sign and the WC shirt that I had. He would get this little shit ass grin across his face but wouldn't look at us...kind of like..."yeah..yeah..I know that you are there".
There was one time when Jordan came over and literally pointed at Ellen and smiled as she shook her hips...nodded his head. She was so happy. As you saw in one of the previous posts...Watson made an appearance during his booty dance. He flipped the entire crowd off. It was hillarious.
The pose off was awesome. Donnie brought out the fire. Jon came limping out afterwards saying that he got hurt...then clarified that he was just looking for the sympathy vote.
Joe and Danny were holding up the Canadian flag that someone wrote "Let's Get This...Eh?" Jon was asking if it was legal to write on the flag...kept saying "isn't that illegal"
There were girls who continued to write on white boards and hold them up. Donnie grabbed one and wrote "I need to have some?" (I think that is what it said..drawing a blank right now...second guessing myself)
Someone threw up a sign that said JON GET NAKED...he quickly balled it up and said..."That will never happen". Loved it.
CONFETTI...CONFETTI...and more CONFETTI
When the show was at its end...they shot off the confetti cannons....lucky us...we were right next to it. It was so much that I couldn't even see the guys. We were covered! When I went to get undressed that night I had confetti down my bra!
After the show was done I took my daughter down to where the security guard was. He handed her a guitar pick that had the NKOTB logo on it and Donnie's signature on the other side. He also gave her the sheet of paper that had a picture of all NKOTB passes on it. It is really cool. We went out to where the buses left from. We stood out there for awhile...lost track of how long because we were FREEZING. The busses left...no one stopped. Thanks guys! One of the crew busses was parked along the side...they started talking to Becca and Jen. One comment about BJs from one of the crew out the window was enough for me to get a 12 year old out of there. Jen and Becca sat in the bus and hung out for awhile...they had a great time (all clean fun girls!) ....Did the Stalkerfest gang proud. THey were true stalkerfest members that night.
The trip was wonderful! New friends were made. Old friends were reunited. It was AMAZING! I will continue to post pics. If I think of anything else I will let you know!
Stacey
Random Winnipeg pics
Monday, April 13, 2009
Cute Interview :)
Check out
Danny approving of Jordan's necklace! LOL.
*Mid thirties?* Really Donnie?!
"I feel so Naked!!" ~ Joey Mac
Joe's Clown Nose?!
"Can I finish though!?" ~Danny Wood
"I still sleep in Jordan Knight bedsheets...." Donnie D.
OPERATION!!! LMAO!!!
Cruise Update...
Ok so last week we got an E-mail from Rose Tours about our Cruise..we have three Themes to work with....I need ideas on what to wear!!!
1) Pajama Theme--pajama's---NOT nighties!!
2) Girls Night Out--we dress up
3) White--all white or nearly all white
I think for White night I'm going with a sundress of some kind (If I can find one I like) but Jammy day and Girls night out--I'm a little stumped...Cuz honestly I don't want like looney tunes on my jammies and I don't wanna look like I'm going to the prom or participating in a wedding on girls night out....I need to fine tune what I'm gonna wear/bring. I'll get there---I'm scouring the internet and stores looking for that one outfit that just says "BUY ME!" LOL (which in reality is ALOT of outfits...just nothing that falls into these categories! LOL)
1) Pajama Theme--pajama's---NOT nighties!!
2) Girls Night Out--we dress up
3) White--all white or nearly all white
I think for White night I'm going with a sundress of some kind (If I can find one I like) but Jammy day and Girls night out--I'm a little stumped...Cuz honestly I don't want like looney tunes on my jammies and I don't wanna look like I'm going to the prom or participating in a wedding on girls night out....I need to fine tune what I'm gonna wear/bring. I'll get there---I'm scouring the internet and stores looking for that one outfit that just says "BUY ME!" LOL (which in reality is ALOT of outfits...just nothing that falls into these categories! LOL)
PIC OF THE DAY
He looks sooooooooooooooooo lonely---aren't there any Jordan girls out there willing to cheer him up?! :(
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