The *NSYNC Show
Yes, it was awesome, it was fun and silly and just a great great adventure. When I picked Laura up at the airport Friday night, the *NSYNC vibe was already in the air. She walked into the baggage claim area and I met her with the classic call and response, "When I say N, you say SYNC!" It just got better from there.
Marty was out with friends from work Friday night, so Laura and I went to dinner by ourselves and then stopped by Best Buy on the way home. I picked up the Madison Square Garden show on DVD and the new On the Line DVD. Driving home, we played No Strings Attached and part of Dirty Pop, then we got here and watched the MSG concert. It took us twice as long as normal to watch the show because we were laughing the entire time and had to keep backing up to see things again and catch what we'd missed.
I should explain about Laura and me. We've been friends since high school (17 years) and we've shared many obsessions over the years. Our first one, way back when, was the Monkees (and they were already retro even then). Still, *NSYNC has hit us harder than most.
Here's how it happened. Laura came to visit in early December, just a few weeks after my fall into complete, abject *NSYNC obsession. And so began the *Ndoctrination. I started her off with a viewing of the Atlantis Concert, the 24/7 On the Line special, and followed it up with repeated exposure to Dirty Pop. I think she was lost in the first few minutes of Atlantis, as soon as she saw the dance for "I Want You Back." "Tearin' Up My Heart" just sealed the deal. By the time we got to "Bye Bye Bye" (and the infamous Lance grab), she was a goner. The *Nfection took. By the end of her visit she had bought the Christmas album and was a die-hard Lance Bass lover.
So that was four months ago. When we met back up this weekend, we both knew all the words to all the songs and were primed for the concert. We were ready for fun! Saturday, we got up and decorated the car (see picture below). Yes, that's Chris, JC, Lance, and Joey on the back window of the Forrester. I have Nikki to thank for those stickers -- thank you, Nikki! We didn't need (or want) la Timberlake, and there wasn't room for him anyway...
Driving down to New Jersey, we seemed to attract a lot of attention on the road. I made sure to drive the speed limit; I absolutely did not want to get stopped with those pictures in my back window!
When we reached the Garden State, we stopped at the Asian Mall in Edgewater for a couple of hours, and found some great deals on china and stationery. I love that place. Then we headed for the Meadowlands! After an early dinner, we parked at the venue and waited in a long line for the security check. Finally, we were in!
We were both very happy with the seats. Well, okay, we weren't in the pit, or even on the floor, but we could see great and we were facing the stage head-on. And we got them for face value so they were not outrageously expensive. We were very pleased, on the whole.
There were three opening acts. Three! The best of them was Smashmouth -- and they were great. They played a full set, and at the end, Joey Fatone came onstage to sing "All Star" with them. Our first glimpse of an *NSYNC boy! Whee! The entire arena went crazy!
But not as crazy as thirty minutes later, when *NSYNC took the stage.
To be continued...
Yes, it was awesome, it was fun and silly and just a great great adventure. When I picked Laura up at the airport Friday night, the *NSYNC vibe was already in the air. She walked into the baggage claim area and I met her with the classic call and response, "When I say N, you say SYNC!" It just got better from there.
Marty was out with friends from work Friday night, so Laura and I went to dinner by ourselves and then stopped by Best Buy on the way home. I picked up the Madison Square Garden show on DVD and the new On the Line DVD. Driving home, we played No Strings Attached and part of Dirty Pop, then we got here and watched the MSG concert. It took us twice as long as normal to watch the show because we were laughing the entire time and had to keep backing up to see things again and catch what we'd missed.
I should explain about Laura and me. We've been friends since high school (17 years) and we've shared many obsessions over the years. Our first one, way back when, was the Monkees (and they were already retro even then). Still, *NSYNC has hit us harder than most.
Here's how it happened. Laura came to visit in early December, just a few weeks after my fall into complete, abject *NSYNC obsession. And so began the *Ndoctrination. I started her off with a viewing of the Atlantis Concert, the 24/7 On the Line special, and followed it up with repeated exposure to Dirty Pop. I think she was lost in the first few minutes of Atlantis, as soon as she saw the dance for "I Want You Back." "Tearin' Up My Heart" just sealed the deal. By the time we got to "Bye Bye Bye" (and the infamous Lance grab), she was a goner. The *Nfection took. By the end of her visit she had bought the Christmas album and was a die-hard Lance Bass lover.
So that was four months ago. When we met back up this weekend, we both knew all the words to all the songs and were primed for the concert. We were ready for fun! Saturday, we got up and decorated the car (see picture below). Yes, that's Chris, JC, Lance, and Joey on the back window of the Forrester. I have Nikki to thank for those stickers -- thank you, Nikki! We didn't need (or want) la Timberlake, and there wasn't room for him anyway...
Driving down to New Jersey, we seemed to attract a lot of attention on the road. I made sure to drive the speed limit; I absolutely did not want to get stopped with those pictures in my back window!
When we reached the Garden State, we stopped at the Asian Mall in Edgewater for a couple of hours, and found some great deals on china and stationery. I love that place. Then we headed for the Meadowlands! After an early dinner, we parked at the venue and waited in a long line for the security check. Finally, we were in!
We were both very happy with the seats. Well, okay, we weren't in the pit, or even on the floor, but we could see great and we were facing the stage head-on. And we got them for face value so they were not outrageously expensive. We were very pleased, on the whole.
There were three opening acts. Three! The best of them was Smashmouth -- and they were great. They played a full set, and at the end, Joey Fatone came onstage to sing "All Star" with them. Our first glimpse of an *NSYNC boy! Whee! The entire arena went crazy!
But not as crazy as thirty minutes later, when *NSYNC took the stage.
To be continued...
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