Source: Washington Post
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Friday, September 17, 1999; Page N26
THE BACKSTREET BOYS will be in the Washington area this weekend, performing
a pair of sold-out
concerts at MCI Center. Sure, critics hate them, but the crooning quintet
-- Kevin Richardson, Brian
Littrell, Howie Dorough, A.J. McLean and Nick Carter -- has a dedicated
legion of fans: The group's
current North American tour, for example, sold out in an hour. Weekend
asked Cheryl Thompson, 16, a
junior at Montgomery Blair High School, to describe the condition known
as Backstreet Mania.
You know you've got it when:
10. You buy any magazine that has the slightest mention of the Backstreet
Boys. You daydream about how
it would be if you were hanging out with Brian, A.J., Nick, Kevin or
Howie, because you know they would
never break your heart.
9. You cannot stand 'N Sync! You've put big "X" marks on all their magazine
pictures and are always ready
to wage a debate on why the Backstreet Boys are superior. 'N Sync has
a much younger audience, making
you a mature Backstreet Boys listener.
8. You taped every single TV appearance the Backstreet Boys make. You
have every music video on tape
and know all the dance moves in every video. You are now qualified
to be one of their backup dancers.
7. You want to buy a Backstreet Boys T-shirt but, uh, only to sleep
in. While you're at it, you may as well
get the pen and notebook, too.
6. Your room is Backstreet Land. You have magazines, pinups, articles,
anything pertaining to the
Backstreet Boys plastered all over your wall. It's getting to the point
where you can't see what the
original wall color was.
5. You have the phone number for MTV's video request show, "Total Request
Live," on speed dial. You
vote every day for the Backstreet Boys' current video.
4. You can't remember the last time you listened to the radio. You love
Backstreet FM: all Backstreet CDs,
all the time! You, of course, have all of their CDs, including the
import you begged someone going
overseas to buy for you.
3. You know almost everything there is to know about the Backstreet
Boys, including the stuff other
people don't. You could easily write their next biography.
2. You desperately want to be on MTV's "Fanatic," the show where celebrities
get to meet their biggest
fans. You've seen every episode with the Backstreet Boys, and know
you're a much bigger fan than the
show's last winners.
1. You can stand up and say, "I LOVE THE BACKSTREET BOYS!" even though
critics and, more important,
your friends think they're a lame bubblegum band and wonder why you
camped out for tickets. However,
knowing what you like and who you are makes you an even greater person,
so don't be afraid to be
yourself. And remember, Brian from the band wrote a song about you:
"Larger Than Life," dedicated to all
BSB fans.