Backstreet Boys—Larger Than Life

The first time around, I laughed. Openly laughed at what I was watching. No one else was home, but I laughed to myself on some of the things I saw on the CBS special. I found it so humorous—that and I had nothing better to do at 10pm—that I watched it again, taking notes. Some are funny, some are just random observations…but nonetheless, it is the truth.

--Security vs. girl How massive is that man? Wow, I’d be afraid of a guy who was like six feet tall and all of about, oh I don’t know, 160 pounds?

--Seeing all the old videos, especially ‘Everybody,’ ‘As Long As You Love Me,’ and ‘All I Have to Give’ makes me miss HOTT Kevin…where are you? When are you coming back??

--Brian’s riding a bike during the opening music. Not too steady there, tiger. Must be where Leighanne got the insane idea to ride a scooter backstage. And we all know where that got her…an up close and personal meet-and-greet with a sound board and the wall**.

--Kevin bends over at one point to give some dancers five. He swings the tail-end of his long ass jacket up in the air as he turns. Mmm, nice shot of tight rear in leather.

--Lil’ Nickay makes an early appearance. Hey, I can’t help but notice stuff like that…I’m a young female. After all, he’s wearing leather. In wearing leather you can see a lot of stuff. And you can see a lot of Nick there.

-Nick is talking in a segue of the Boys discussing how they feel music affects other people. It made me wonder two things, both about Nick. First, do you think he knows the differences between effect and affect? Because the way he says it, it doesn’t sound right. Second, that turtleneck, obvious makeup job and hair sweeping across his forehead shouts one word, loud and clear. Homosexual.

--Why is it that only one man of the five wears a shirt with sleeves? And it’s the only one worth seeing guns on? Kevin! Take off that shirt!

---Brian got himself that new tattoo. How cute that it’s the words to the song he wrote for Leighanne that he sang at their wedding? Can’t read any of the words though.

-They show old videotape of the Boys when they were young. Has Nick ever been that skinny? For real, he’s filled his clothes out of late. Compared to today and the video of him from age 13, he reminds me of those kids in Ethiopia with flies everywhere.

-Also from that part, when they were at a gig and Kevin introduced them all, I have to admit this. AJ was cute at age 15. I really thought he was cute.

--My mom was watching this with me and she had one question when Nick started singing. "What’s with him and that glove?" Does he think he’s the white Michael Jackson or something?

--Howie begins to salsa dance to this song. Why? I don’t know. I don’t know half the reasons Howie does the shit he does.

--Nick has an anxiety attack, throwing his upper body around all the time. I understand putting yourself into the music, but I think he’s taking it to the extreme.

--Howie is salsa dancing, again. Actually, I don’t know that he ever really stopped from the last song.

--Hey guys? What’s with kneepads on your pants? It’s not like you were anywhere near getting down to the ground.

---Nick’s anxiety attack is back during his verse. He’s sitting on the floor, pushing his hand over his head and face like he’s gonna break down right there. Get this boy some pills!

--Howie may not have been salsa dancing at this point. I wasn’t paying much attention to him except for the purple bears being thrown into the audience. That was a cute gesture, Howard.

--My mom asked when AJ was singing, "What’s with him and the doo-rag?" No idea…

-The Boys are now shown talking about their 100 hours around the world jaunt and they show Brian in a turtleneck. What’s with the color of it? And the stripes? Not good, man.

-Nick says "We’re going on a plane. This is the plane." Well, duh, big, huge, white thing you’re walking onto must be the plane.

-Four guys are all on the bed sleeping. Together.

-AJ says during the concert in Australia that he, Nick and Howie are all single. Nick adds that it’s the first time. I’m assuming the first time those three are single. I’m assuming that it isn’t the first time that Howie’s single. And I’m also assuming that Nick doesn’t keep to his statements very well because in their TVGuide article it is noted that he’s dating a 20-year-old student. Uh, huh.

-After talking about how the plane was, they were saying how stacked it all was with all the amenities they had. Kevin says, "It was awesome." Just the way he says it…God, I’m such a retard, but I smiled. Like big time. His voice is just beautiful when he speaks.

--They’re on that circular stage in the middle of the audience. AJ starts singing first and might I add my personal impression of how he looks to begin with. The bandana pushes his ears out, makes him look like a drugged-up mouse to begin with. So he’s kinda freaky looking—nothing new in all actualities I realize. But then the lights from below them kick up and he’s just freaking scary at that point!

--Howie winks at someone, pointing. I thought he got over that winking thing? Well, at least it seemed deliberate.

--Layers on Nick. Bad. He looks even fatter.

--Brian’s shirt is pretty cool. The funky patterned one. And I gotta admit he probably, overall, looks the best in that song, compared to the others. Too bad it’s a girly color like purple.

--In most songs, even in the backgrounds, I can hear Kevin singing. In this one…nothing. I’m convinced they just handed him an empty mike and said, ‘Here—go pretend your someone.’

--It is pretty cool how they all shoot out yelling ‘Backstreet’s Back! Alright!’ I guess it makes up for the lack of quality dancing.

--AJ has a towel hanging from his waist. What is he trying to hide? Lil AJ? Then again, do you think it’s lil?

--AJ starts with "It’s time to get nasty." Too bad half the audience is at least half your age. Who you getting’ nasty with? And for the record, I don’t remember any nastiness…wait, he did have one pelvic thrust.

--He also says at one point when they are working into the refrain, "Got it going on in the kitchen…breaking eggs." I swear that’s what he says…anyone help me out here?

--Note to Kevin and AJ: Shoulder pads are supposed to be on the inside of the clothes.

--This is my favorite ‘fast’ tempo song on the album. And I am deeply disappointed in the choreography, or lack there of. But, the part where they break down, the dance is pretty cool, especially AJ.

--Nick attacks his jacket. Or maybe he thought his jacket was attacking him. And then he grabs onto the drum set, swinging his head around like it’s no longer attached to his neck. Maybe his anxiety attack is back, or it never stopped?

--There is just something of a great revelation to realize that Kevin is talking in such a dirty voice behind everyone else singing. Just can’t explain it. I’m getting all hot and bothered over here.

--AJ’s line of "I’ll be at the hotel. I just might not be by myself" is pretty darned gay if you ask me.

--But he makes up for it with the creepy "hi." He’s just got that way to say the weirdest shit and make it the coolest thing I’ve heard all day.

--AJ does his wonderful trademark dance in the first verse. The ‘smack-it-up-flip-it-and-move-it-all-around’ thing. It made the entire concert complete.

--I originally thought the worse dance move they did was that stupid rowboat thing in ‘Everybody’—which they did a minor replication of in that song, by the way—but they never cease to amaze me. That dancing with the backup dancers while the verses were being sung is some of the stupidest crap I have ever seen. Not to mention that move where they keep turning around to give the backups five. What is that?

--AJ is sounding the best he ever could! I think his best vocals were on ‘Shape of My Heart.’ The inflections on the notes were wonderful!

--In each set of costumes, I think AJ is the best dressed. However, that’s not accounting for much. I still think they should go back to having a stylist dress them accordingly. That way, they’d be suitable for public viewing.

--I saw the mad bling-bling of Brian’s ring! Holy cow. Every time he came on screen it had mad flashes of light off of it. My only other observation is that I never saw Kevin’s. Is it just not as noticeable?

--I got into a discussion with my 28-year-old, male cousin a few weeks ago. He’s been to a BSB concert and will be going to an NSYNC, no joke. He likes the pop madness. And he said that I had to admit that NSYNC blows people away with their dancing. Now, realize that I only had the Homecoming: Orlando concert to go on, but I backed up the Boys saying that they had some good dancing, too. I take that back after seeing this. They just walk around a lot. A LOT! And other than that, they seem to be choreographed to simply turn around, or move a hand here, move a hand there. Not as flashy as it used to be.

--Kevin’s eyebrows grew. I’m convinced of it. I told people that they just looked bigger because of his hairstyle, but honestly folks, I think they grew. Ang noted that if I were to send him a pair of scissors maybe he’d get a hint. Mar Mar said if we all sent a pair, it just may help the cause even more. Also, Ang said that he has to understand that there’s enough hair above his nose, he doesn’t need more of it to grow on his scalp or from his chin.

--Kudos to Howie. I only recall one "and stuff like that," and one winking sequence. And he only salsa danced through half the songs.

**It was reported from the Minnesota concert that Leighanne was riding a scooter around the backstage area. She wasn’t doing too good of a job at keeping steady (maybe it’s because she’s top-heavy). Anyway, she nearly ran into a soundboard and knocked into a small gate/half-wall that was surrounding their area.