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36 days…

Back in the late 80s and early 90s, a decade before ‘Nsync, The Backstreet Boys, or their derivatives graced us with their pop/RnB crooning, we had the New Kids on The Block.

My favourite member was Jordan Knight. I’m not ashamed to say that I was a member of their official fan club for a while. So when a friend of mine recently sent an email around that pre-ordering their new album, The Block, would give me access to priority booking for their UK tour, I was all over it. Just after midnight this morning the album was ready for download, and I transferred it to my ipod for my journey to work.

(Pic courtesy of nkotbofficial)

Of course there were certain tracks which really appealed to me straight away, such as Grown Man; Big Girl Now; and Lights, Camera, Action; and Twisted, but there weren’t any duds. I loved that their vocal sound was similar to the old days (the harmonies, and Jordan’s unmistakable falsetto), but the production brought up to date. Dance tracks, mid-tempos, funky grinds, ballads – it’s all there.

Now I can’t wait til I can book my concert ticket. Time to dig out my vinyl Step by Step single to sneak it onto my dad’s turntable.

Here’s my favourite track of all, no doubt I’ll be playing this on the ipod constantly for the next few weeks.

NKOTB (featuring Pussycat Dolls & Teddy Riley): Grown Man

My only slight disappointment is that the iTunes download doesn’t include the accompanying album artwork, song info, etc., so I’ll probably end up buying the CD anyway.

NKOTB History on Wikipedia

This song by Roisin Murphy is guaranteed to cheer me up, and this video by a film student is very cute. The choreography reminds me of the Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) video:

Confession time: When this video was released I bought the making of edition so that I could have the full-length version and learn the routine. I was quite a big BSB fan back in the day, I even went to one of their concerts. My favourite one was Howie, who makes a lovely vampire…

Why don’t you make a move, Joe? (Not you.)

Flashbacks of a Fool: When an ageing movie star returns home for a friend’s funeral he faces his youthful dreams, and a nightmare he’ll do anything to forget. Judging from the trailer this film will be a sensuous and thoughtful exploration of young love and its consequences.

With still over 200 days left until Bond 22, Daniel Craig makes sure that I am not left bereft without him for too long. Plus he appears to be quite nude in at least one scene…

On the way home from work this evening something very strange happened. A bright pink limo drove up beside me, and two burly blokes grabbed me and tossed me into the back. I found myself sitting opposite someone who looked a lot like Mariah Carey in sunglasses.

“Do not speak directly to Mariah,” said a minion sitting beside me. “You are PJ, of the Urban Recluse Blog, are you not?”

“How do you know that?”

“We have our ways of gaining information,” said the minion, who spoke in an unusual accent, like Angelina Jolie in Beowulf or Alexander.

“You have offended Ms Carey with your blog post about a trash bag dress. She would never wear such a dress, and she felt that your sarcasm was unwarranted. She has beautiful breasts, and feels entitled to flaunt them whenever she wants. Who are you to deny her this human right?” I could smell the minion’s peppermint breath as he leaned in close to rebuke me.

“It was an April Fool’s joke,” I said. “I thought that Mariah could take it. I’m sorry that I offended her. I agree that she has lovely breasts. Please don’t hurt me, I know all your songs. October 2003, Wembley Arena; I was in the second row, and you smiled at me. We have history, Mariah.”

The minion snapped my bra strap. “Do not speak directly to Ms Carey! Girlfriend, you need to quit your hating, and start making it up to Mariah. Mariah giveth and Mariah taketh away, you dig?”

“What do you want me to do?”

“You should write a post on your blog about Mariah, which must include as many sexy pics as you can find. The sexier the better, and the more cleavage the better. Ms Carey would also love it if you could display some of her sexy videos too.”

“No problem,” said I. “Can I get an autograph?”

Mariah tutted and turned her head away from me. The burly blokes lifted me out of the limo and set me down outside of my house.

“Remember, we know where you live,” said the minion, leaning out of the limo window. “Mariah forever.” The limo sped off.

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As agreed, here are my pics and youtube playlist for the lovely Ms Carey. Enjoy!

Playlist:

1. Heartbreaker (Remix)
2. The Roof
3. My All (Remix)
4. Don’t Stop (Funkin’ for Jamaica)
5. Dreamlover
6. Boy (I need you)
7. Loverboy
8. Get your Number
9. Someday
10. I know what you want (with Busta Rhymes)
11. Hero
12. I still believe
13. Anytime you need a friend
14. Vision of Love
15. We Belong Together
16. Forever
17. Breakdown
18. I’ll be there
19. I don’t wanna cry