So what concert did I attend that caused this revelation? NKOTB... that's right folks, I said it, New Kids on the Block. There's a song lyric I live by, from a band called the Sounds, and that is: I gave my heart to rock n' roll. But there's no denying that my love for music began with pop: Madonna, Michael Jackson... and then NKOTB. As a young kiddy-bopper, at age 8, I was not fortunate to see them in concert (I was living in Alaska and then to the Philippines during my young, NKOTB phase... yeah they never toured in those areas). It wasn't until 2008 at age 27 that I saw them for the first time for their reunion tour. I'm now 30 years old, and I just saw them for the second time for their NKOTBSB tour in July... and it was this particular show that I felt something. Now, this isn't about five talented, good lookin' men in a boyband anymore... well, maybe it is, just a little... lol. It was the way it made me feel just seeing these guys perform. Not to get all poetic, but it reignited something within me and it brought back the innocence and nostalgia of my childhood. When life was simpler, when instead of worrying about bills, I was worried whether or not my mother would buy that Teen Beat magazine with Jordan Knight on the cover for me... and let me tell you, it broke my heart if I couldn't have it. It wasn't just the memories that came flooding in... somehow it made me feel alive, like a sexy, giddy girl again. I had forgotten what that felt like in the last few years... this is something you don't want to lose at the (young) age of 30! So to NKOTB, I thank them for bringing out that spark in me again...
Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA July 8, 2011
From Jordan Knight's new solo album, "Let's Go Higher"
I don't know about you, but making plans and having something to look forward to is what life is all about. Getting stuck in the same boring routine makes me feel dead inside. So amidst this NKOTB-revelation... you can imagine my excitement when one of my besties messaged me and invited me to go on a cruise with her in January 2012. And this ain't no normal cruise... it's the Weezer Cruise! I'm not sure if you've heard, but this whole music cruise thing has turned into quite the new trend. In fact, the first time I'd heard of it was when NKOTB started doing it a few years ago! So I took it as a sign and spontaneously made the decision to go. Hooray for spontaneity! I get to hang out with one of my best friend's for a few days on a cruise boat from Miami to Cozumel and see a band I've been a fan of since my high school days! I haven't seen them live in a few years, so it's probably a good thing that I've got a ticket to their show in Seattle in about a week. :) Gotta bust out my old school cardigan and glasses for this one!
And lastly, going along with my roll on spontaneity... or I guess you can also call this "impulse purchase". I bought tix to this after just finding out about it within an hour... Joseph Gordon-Levitt posted on Twitter that he was coming to Seattle in a few weeks for "HitRECord at the Movies". It's gonna be a creative night filled with film, art collaborations and live performances. Sounds like a good time to me! And hello, did I mention it's with Joseph Gordon-Levitt???
