Have you heard?

The New Kids are back together.....oh man, if you guys knew me back in the day, I was a total New Kids freak, probably not "the biggest fan".  But I stalked them.

OK, so here's an embarrassing NKOTB story (one of many) anyway, New Kids used to have a 900# that you could call and listen to a recording for like $3.99 the first minute then .99 each additional minute, I must have called that thing 5-6 times a day, and it was THE SAME recording every day. It Didn't matter to me because I was in love and I had a little job and was going to pay for my calls. Well, mom got the phone bill and saw all these weird 1-900 numbers on there, she called the operator and asked what was going on with all these charges, and the woman told her, "oh that's just one of those numbers that kids call when they have problems."   My mom was like, "what do you mean 'have problems'?  The operator went on to tell her that sometimes when kids have issues they don't want to talk about with their parents or teachers they sometimes call these help lines and work out their problems or get advice, usually stuff like: drugs, alcohol, pregnancy, y'know teenage stuff.  Ok, so my mom is practically in tears at this point, thinking the worst: that her only and oldest daughter is knocked up, on drugs and feels more comfortable talking to strangers about these issues 5-6 x per day for the past month than her.  It's a mother's worst nightmare right, seriously, it's the worst.  So what does she do, probably what anyone else would do, dial the number of course and what does she get, but a warm,welcoming greeting from The New Kids on the Block:.  Well, you'd better believe that when I got home from school that day, I got my ass handed to me a few times over. Never again did I dial, never again. Sorry ma!

Comments

[Jess]

That story was awesome! Thanks for sharing...not a huge NKOTB fan but I had friends that were ;) OH OH OH OH OH....OH OH OH OH....OH OH OH OH OH...the Right Stuff :)

[Star@MyBigMouth]

I happened upon your blog thru a link from a link from a link...etc and I'm so glad I did.
What a funny story!
I also loved the NKOTB,altho I was in my late teens.Infact,I still have the.....cassette:O !
Thanks for the laugh!

[beki]

OMG, I was a NKOTB nut. I can't even tell you how many concerts I went to. It's embarrasing to think about now :)