29 Days to Go!

Twenty-nine more days until the New Kids concert! I can't wait! I might be heading down the night before to hang out with some of the ladies I met on nkotb.com. We are going to try to see if we can spot the guys. :-) I have my VIP so I am guarenteed that I will meet them the night of the concert but they have changed their meet and greet routine so we can't get individual pictures with the guys anymore and we also don't get an opportunity to mingle with the guys. :-( Since that has changed, I'd like to try to get an opportunity to get some individual pictures with one (or a few) of the guys... hence... hanging out around Broomfield Event Center (and the surrounding hotel bars) to see if we can see them and meet them on November 13th, the night before the concert. Well, we'll see. It sure would be cool if we got to meet them outside of an organized event.

New Kids on the Block Concert and Meet and Greet

I'm still waiting for my chance to see the guys live and meet them in person. :-( I still have over a month to go. I don't think that the show has changed much since the beginning but the meet and greet definitely has. Everyone who got their chance early on got to spend a bit more time mingling with the guys and they got to take individual pictures with the guys. This is changing. There is still the group picture with the guys and about 10 fans but they have decided to enforce the "no cameras" rule at the meet and greet. I think that the reason for this is so that the guys have enough time to get around to every table at the mingling before going on stage. This makes sense because taking extra pictures definitely takes extra time. It's a bummer though because a lot of us have waited 20 years to meet the guys and were really looking forward to being able to take some individual pictures with them. I know that the experience will still be incredible but I wish I could get some individual pictures too. Also, there has been some talk about eliminating the mingling as well. This would also really suck. Again, this takes extra time but it really is a special chance and it stinks that some people get to do it and some people may not. At this point, the Denver show is still not even half sold so I imagine that the meet and greet won't be very full either if more tickets for the concert aren't sold. I see this as a good thing. Maybe if the Denver meet and greet isn't very full (say 50-100 people) they will relax on those rules and give the guys more time to mingle and possibly take individual pictures with us. I guess that all I can do is wait and see. Hey, at least I get to meet them. I've read some great meet and greet stories. It sounds like some of the girls are really getting extra attention from the guys. How cool. I'd LOVE it if I got to be one of those people at the Denver meet and greet. Maybe a little harmless flirting? That would be fun (as long as it's "two-sided" flirting). Man, I sure can't wait! I'm so excited! I'm still planning on trying to get a hotel room for Friday night but I may not be able to due to finances. :-( That would stink because I don't really want to drive home after the concert and get home around 2 or 3 am. Maybe some money will become available to get a hotel room between now and then. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Well, the time is approaching! I still have about 6 weeks though. :-( Patience, Hilary... Patience. :-)