NKOTB: The Brotherhood Of The Traveling Wife Beater

Lindsay Robertson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:24:25 +0000

The New Kids On The Block are like the Mission Impossible crew: when one of them sends out a text message saying “it’s on,” they all have to get in their fancy cars, helicopters, and yachts, and go to a beach house to sing about summer flings while anonymous women dance around them. They also have a surprisingly detailed collective memory for the outfits these flings wore all those years ago when the bottles were cool and the beach was hot (“flip flops, half shirt, short-shorts, miniskirt.”) Also, they’re old:

Be sure to watch at least until Donnie’s “favorite part”!

NKOTB On The Today Show: Didn’t They (Blow Your Mind)?

Lindsay Robertson — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:52:12 +0000

Don’t even pretend that The New Kids On The Block’s Today Show appearance wasn’t the biggest entertainment news of the morning. My generation’s most-loved Non Threatening Males took over the plaza and performed hits like “Step By Step” and “The Right Stuff” for an ecstatic raincoat-clad crowd. (What, no “Dirty Dawg”? I guess they’ll save that for their summer tour.) I tried to retain an ironic distance while watching this, but aside from some gentle chuckling at the idea of these old guys dancing, I failed. It was like when I tried to pretend I hated them for most of fifth grade until finally pledging my allegiance to Jordan Knight, who I still maintain was (WAS) the only cute one.

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NKOTB: The Brotherhood Of The Traveling Wife Beater

NKOTB On The Today Show: Didn’t They (Blow Your Mind)?