unexpected fun
when my friend won tickets
to a new kids on the block concert
‘the mixtape tour”
with other ‘retro’ bands of that era
salt-n-pepa, rick astley, and en vogue
bands i haven’t seen or heard
since i took my daughter and her friend
30ish years ago
not my dream music but great to be
in the midst of a really happy crowd who still loved them
and who knew i’d spend my friday night dancing with nkotb?
—
“keep calm and hang tough.”
-new kids on the block
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
I had a suspicion you would be spending your Friday night dancing your heart out but did not think it would be at a New Kids concert. Glad you all had a good time. Certain songs become bookmarks in the story of our lives, and when we hear them, we are taken back to that page and reminded.
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I was the last to suspect that is how I would be spending a Friday )
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Very cool Beth.
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a surprisingly fun night
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👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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Now I REALLY want a picture of you at that concert. Sounds like a blast!
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and that would be something!)
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Sometimes I hear an old tune/tunes from years ago …. that I didn’t particularly like. But upon hearing them with a different ear today …. it brings back good memories. 🙂
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that’s exactly it )
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Oh, I would’ve been in heaven. What an experience!
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it was much more fun than I expected
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🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
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Oh, this would be amazing!! Hope you enjoyed it xxx
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I really surprised myself )
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Congratulations on your trip in the Wayback Machine, Beth!
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I had a ball
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Haha! Love this!!
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It was so fun
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That music tour sounds like a great time for all, regardless of age. I feel you’re as young as you hear (as well as young as you feel).
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Right on both counts
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How fun!!!
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It was!
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Never got into the boy bands, but I’m sure I’d recognize some of their stuff if I heard it. Glad you had a ball. That’s the point, I think.
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I knew them from one of my daughters and recognized all of the music)
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I’m enjoying seeing all of the peoples having a great time with this tour. Joy is needed.
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It sure is, no matter the source
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What fun that must have been!
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Unexpected!
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How much fun was THAT…the second you said en vogue I started hearing their songs. They were all good and I’m glad you got to see them and dance, even if they aren’t your “go-to” sounds. Things change and what we once liked, fades away for something that is more relevant. Glad you had a wonderful time.
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all good!
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Although I never paid much attention to these bands or performers, I have to say that any music that can make you happy and make you dance, is absolutely splendid!
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I so agree!
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👍
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It sounds like you enjoyed an unexpectedly good time dancin’ the night away.
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that’s exactly it
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OMG, you saw them all 🤩 I still have a tape of New Kids on the Block. Most of all I loved their song “Tonight”.
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Ha!
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Part of the beauty of life is the unpredictability. How many of the original band members are still there?
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4/5 – mark Wahlberg went solo early on, and joins them occasionally. who knew? )
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‘Retro’ gigs are all the rage over here. My wife sometimes goes to see groups or bands from the 1980s with her friend.
Best wishes, Pete.
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A fun endeavor
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I was a mega NKOTB fan back in the day! FUN
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no way not to have fun around them )
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What fun!!
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it was!)
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It sounds like a lot fun!!
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It was )
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