Being A Backstreet Boy

First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 24 of 50 Submitted by GENNY from FAYETTEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA USA Date: Thu Jan 6 17:43:52 2000 THE ARTICLE WRITTEN BY LORI THOMPSON ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD RESPECT THE 'BOYS IS A LONG OVERDUE ATTEMPT AT GETTING THE "FANS" TO GIVE THE GUYS THE RESPECT THEY DESERVE. I, PERSONALLY, WOULD NEVER MOB THE GUYS OR GO OUT OF MY WAY TO MEET THEM, OR POSSESS SOMETHING THEY ONCE OWNED. IF I SAW ONE OF THE GUYS ON THE STREET, IN JUST PASSING, I WOULD NOT ASK FOR AN AUTOGRAPH, UNLESS THEY OFFERED IT. I THINK THERE ARE MANY FANS WHO TAKE THEIR "LOVE" OVERBOARD. I'M FIFTEEN YEARS OLD, AND LIKE MANY OTHER HORMONAL TEENAGE GIRLS, I "LOVE" EVERY BACKSTREET BOY, BUT UNLIKE MANY OTHER TEENAGE GIRLS, I WOULDN'T TRY TO ERADICATE THEIR PERSONAL TIME. I MAY HAVE NEVER GOTTEN A CHANCE TO MEET THEM, BUT THAT'S OKAY. IF GOD WANTED ME TO MEET THE BACKSTREET BOYS, I WOULD. IF GOD WANTED ONE OF THE BACKSTREET BOYS TO GIVE ME ONE OF THEIR PERSONAL POSSESSIONS, THEY WOULD. I WOULDN'T STEAL FROM THEM. AND I DON'T THINK MANY OF THE FANS ARE DESERVING OF THE MONIKER "LARGER THAN LIFE". I'M PROBABLY NOT, BUT I TRY TO BE. I MAY VISIT EVERY BACKSTREET SITE ON THE WEB, BUT I DON'T TRY TO E-MAIL THEM, SEND THEM LETTERS HARRASSING THEM, I DON'T CLAIM TO BE MARRIED TO ANY OF THEM, I DON'T CLAIM TO BE GOING OUT WITH ANY OF THEM, I DON'T CLAIM TO KNOW A COUSIN'S FRIEND'S LITTLE SISTER'S BEST FRIEND'S AUNT'S FRIEND'S COUSIN'S BROTHER WHO KNOWS ONE OR ALL OF THEM. I DON'T PUT THEIR GIRLFRIENDS DOWN, I DON'T BELIEVE STUPID RUMORS, I DON'T LABEL ANY PERSON WHO COMES IN CONTACT WITH THEM A B-WORD. I LOVE THE GUYS FOR THE SIMPLE FACT THAT THEY MAKE THE MUSIC THAT I LOVE, AND I LOVE LISTENING TO SONGS THAT MAKE ME FEEL GOOD, OR SONGS THAT HAVE A DEEPER MEANING THAN "LET'S JUMP IN THE BED AND DO IT." YA' KNOW WHAT I MEAN? WELL, LORI THOMPSON HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD: ALL FANS SHOULD RESPECT THE GUYS MORE, AND GIVE THEM SPACE. THANX LORI FOR WRITING THAT ARTICLE. AND IF ANY OF THE GUYS EVER SEE WHAT I'M WRITING, THANK YOU FOR BEING SO PATIENT WITH THE FANS THAT GET OUT OF CONTROL, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR MAKING THE MUSIC THAT I LOVE. I LOVE YOU GUYS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT THE LITTLE COMMENTS THAT SOME FANS MIGHT MAKE ONLINE IN CHAT ROOMS CAN BE REALLY OFFENSIVE TO THE GUYS. IF YOU SAY THINGS THAT COULD BE HURTING ONE OF THE 'BOYS' FEELINGS, THINK OF ONE THING: WHAT IF ONE OF THEM IS ONLINE READING THIS? WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU FOUND OUT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ONE OF THEM, AND THEY READ IT? I BET YOU WOULD FEEL REALLY ASHAMED OF YOURSELF. I'VE BEEN IN MANY CHAT ROOMS WHERE I'VE LEFT BECAUSE OF "FANS" WHO WON'T STOP PUTTING ONE, OR ALL OF THE GUYS DOWN. PLEASE STOP IT. SOME "FANS" MIGHT TAKE OFFENSE TO MY OPINIONS, BUT THEY'RE JUST THAT, MY OPINIONS. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THEM, YOU CAN STOP READING THEM AT ANY TIME. I DON'T MIND IF YOU GET MAD AT ME FOR WRITING THEM, THAT'S YOUR PREROGATIVE. I HAVE A CHALLENGE FOR ALL THE FANS: GIVE THE GUYS RESPECT FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO. STOP THE OVERBEARING THINGS YOU DO, IF YOU DO THEM. STOP MAKING FUN OF THEM, PLEASE. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE FANS WHO ACKNOWLEDGE MY CHALLENGE, AND KTBSPA!!!!!!!!!!!! Submitted by Jessica from Hortonville Wisconsin USA Date: Thu Jan 6 17:38:55 2000 I TOTALLY agree with this article. Thank you SOOOOOOO much for saying what you said. I have been trying to explain these things for such a LONG time, but could never find the right words to describe exactly what the BSB do and how they deal with it all. I really hope all you fans take into consideration all that was said in this brilliant article. And everybody should sit back and realize what they (BSB) put up with. Thank You SOOOOO much for putting up this article for all to see. It is wonderful. Submitted by christina from minneapolis mn us Date: Thu Jan 6 17:25:49 2000 hi i agree with the article but i don't think that i should be actually written out its kinda like she's telling us what to do and how to act i'm sorry but i can do want i want when i want to do it thank you very much and all you crazy fans out there....they are just people just like you and me and have some common sense thanx christina Submitted by Gwen from Los Angeles CA USA Date: Thu Jan 6 16:58:00 2000 OK, I agree with her on most parts. Heck, she's practically reading my mind! I mean, the BSB give me soooooo much happiness and I haven't thanked them except for buying their CDs and other merchandise. I would really like to actually go up to them and say thank you but I don't agree on one thing. She said to walk up to them, introduce myself, say thank you, and walk away without an autograph. Well, sure, of course I'll do that but in no way am I going to walk away without an autograph. I love these guys. I'm not gonna pass up an opportunity to get their signature. Submitted by BSBfan from .. .. .. Date: Thu Jan 6 16:52:07 2000 I think the new album should be named "Ha Ha we rule!" that would be simple, true, and it would get the message to all the others in the music industry that they rule! Submitted by Carolyn from MPLS MN USA Date: Thu Jan 6 16:35:49 2000 Ok, I am in complete agreeance when it comes to fans who go to extremes like physically hurting others to get to them or invading their privacy. People like that need to wake up and see what they're doing. HOWEVER, I also believe that we are FANS of THEM and they know that. How many of you, yes even you "Mature" fans, would walk up to the Boys and NOT ask for an autograph or picture? I mean, yes you should say "hi" and "thank you" but I'm sure they owe it to us and would be HONORED to do it. I think the Boys might feel REJECTED if no one is asking for pics or autographs... Another point to make is yes people do stupid things occassionally but a lot of it is pure adrenaline rush...you know! The feeling you get when you go to your first BSB concert, now if you know what that feels like I can't even imagine what it would be like to meet them. Submitted by Isabelle from Laval Quebec Canada Date: Thu Jan 6 16:21:19 2000 I can't say if I agree or disagree on what she wrote... Sure, some fans ARE going to far. It's not even legal to steal things from people or hurt them even if it's not the backstreet boys. I would never hurt someone on purpose ( even if it wasn't a pop star! ), and I'm pretty sure a normal person could never, plus if it's someone they love. Sometimes circumstances made people act weird. I'm not that kind of fan, and when I go to a concert, I wear completely normal stuff, don't have a poster with some obsene thing written on it or anything, and I'm never going to wait for them at their hotel or stalk them as they shop in the city. I agree that the boys are doing alot of things to please us, but have one of you ever though that maybe they're also doing that to please themselves? Like that time that AJ said he couldn't live without the stage and the rush of adrenaline that it's giving him? I'm sure Nick, AJ, and Brian missed not going to their prom, or to college or having a normal teen life... But maybe it's because they've wanted it like that (not doing any words game here!!!). They knew that it was going to happen and they wanted it to happen. If not, they would have stopped that at the begginning. Sure they sometimes need rest ( I know what I look like at 5 in the morning, not to imagine what I would look like if I had ride on a bus all night long...) but they aren't the only one and at least, they"re getting recognize for their art. One or two years ago, I wrote an article about the only same thing that you wrote, but now I'm not sure of that. Some people will always go too far for stars... It's not a good thing to hurt them and steal them their personnal things, it won't bring anything to you, but if it makes you feel better to scream your love for them at concert and think that one day you'll personnally marry them, if you don't hurt anyone with that? I totally disagree with people that hate LeighAnn or Mandy by the time she was with Nick, because I feel that at their age it's just normal for them to have relationship with girl... And when I heard about LeighAnn I was happy for Brian and I truly hope that one day they will get married because they are so cute together. And last thing, I agree with the not screaming thing if you see them in the street or at the mall because it could be pretty embarrasing for them if you bring the attention of them, but be honest with yourself, I'm 17 I consider myself as a mature fan (because mature doesn't only mean oldest!), I'm going to study in communication next year in University which mean I'm probably going to meet many stars in the future, but if I meet the boys one day I would probably just be mute. I mean, I have love their music for 5 years now, I've seen them grow, I had dreamt to meet them and I've seen what they passed through. I've been worried for Brian when he was at the hospital, I had been sad for Howie when I heard for his sister, I am always worried if I see one of them injured or sick ( like Kevin's arm or Nick flu when they came in Montreal), I just feel like I know them. And I'm a pretty shy person so... But after all I would probably try to be normal with them the way I had been normal when I met 98 degrees. AND I would probably ask for an autograph, I'm not ashamed to say it. But THEY ARE NOT NORMAL PERSON... Normal means to be like the majority! How many 19 to 27 years old guy do you know who are recognize by the industry for what they are doing? How many young men like that do you know that are idolize by billions of person in the world? How many do you know that have realized their dream when their dream mean fame and being a music star? How many people do you know that will be millionaire and have won trophee from all over the world and gold record and even diamond video before the age of 30? ( 20 for Nick?) I don't know many of them... So none of you can't say that they are normal guys, because they are not. They are gifted people with a huge talent, down-to-earth boys, they are human being requiring respect, love, and all that have been mentioned, but they aren't normal men. And for all they have done we should be proud of them, we should continue to admire them and to thanks them for that... Submitted by DANA from OAKLYN NJ USA Date: Thu Jan 6 16:16:26 2000 WOW...THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY ABOUT THE ARTICLE THAT LORI THOMPSON WROTE ON BEING A BSB. I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH EVERY WORD IN IT AND IF YOU ARE A BSB FAN ALSO, YOU SHOULD AGREE. I ADMIRE BSB SOOOOO MUCH FOR WHAT THEY DO, NO ONE CAN COMPARE. IF YOU SIT AND THINK ABOUT ALL THESE THINGS THAT THEY DO AND GO THROUGH FOR US IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE. HOW COULD ONE POSSIBLY DONATE THAT MUCH TIME TO ONE THING? IT'S LIKE THEY HAVE A JOB THAT NEVER ENDS! HOWEVER, IF YOU DISAGREED WITH THIS LETTER, I HONESTLY HAVE NOTHING BUT PITY FOR YOU. YOU'RE NOT A TRUE FAN WHETHER YOU SAY YOU ARE OR NOT. THE TRUTH IS IF YOU WERE A TRUE FAN AND YOU LOVED THEM THAT DEEPLY YOU WOULD CARE ENOUGH TO RESPECT THEM AND LET THEM HAVE SOMEWHAT OF A NORMAL LIFE. OK, SO WE DON'T LIKE SEEING THEM WITH GIRLFRIENDS...BUT THEY'RE LIKE ANY OTHER HUMAN BEING AND THEY NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE TOO! IT'S SO IMMATURE OF PEOPLE TO HARASS THEIR GIRLFRIENDS OR DO OTHER THINGS SUCH AS STEAL THEIR BELONGINGS, STALK THEM, ETC. SO NEXT TIME YOU GET LIKE THAT, JUST THINK FIRST. THEY'VE MADE US SO HAPPY WITH THEIR MUSIC AND EVERYTHING THEY CONTINUE TO DO, DON'T YOU WANT TO MAKE THEM HAPPY IN RETURN? ONE MORE THING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS THAT I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT ALL OF THEM HAVE CHARITIES. I KNOW FANS TRY TO SEND THEM THINGS FOR THEIR B-DAY'S AND I THINK THAT INSTEAD OF DOING THAT (CONSIDERING THAT THE BSB WOULD RATHER YOU DO THIS, DONATE MONEY TO THEIR CHARITIES! EVEN IF IT'S ONLY A LITTLE, YOU'RE HELPING PEOPLE OUT JUST LIKE THEM AND THAT'S GREAT. THANKS FOR READING! KTBSPA!!! Submitted by Hanna or na from louisville kentukcy usa Date: Thu Jan 6 15:59:50 2000 also a true fan dosent go off dissin their g/fs cause if you were a bsb's g/f or a celeb's gf or something would u like their fans dissin u ? would you like that if u loved some one soo much and your fans dont like u no more cause ur married or have a g/f or b/f or what ever . i know for a fact that brian and kevin are enaged to their g/fs brian is my fave and all but i resapect leighanne as much as i respect brian cause all that matters is he finally found the one he loves and we should respect them Submitted by na from louisville kentucky United states Date: Thu Jan 6 15:51:25 2000 my opninion is you should also respect the boys by not asking them personal questions and respecting their privacy cause they do all the hard work for u all the fans so u should love them but not dedicate your life so that you would marry them someday a true fan can like them cause they love them but mostly a true fan is the one who supports First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 24 of 50