Being A Backstreet Boy

First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 23 of 50 Submitted by R from JC Here Date: Thu Jan 6 19:55:08 2000 Hello!! Do we forget that they also get paid for this stuff. Although they do have a love for music, they do not do all of this "just for the fans'' They're doing what they've always wanted to do and making millions. They're life can't be that much tougher than the rest of ours. Submitted by Marie-Eve Landry from Métabetchouan québec canada Date: Thu Jan 6 19:38:08 2000 I agree with this...completely! I'm sure it is not easy for the bsb...stealing their things is not a way to show we love them.You are right about everything!!! Submitted by Sarah from Coldwater MI USA Date: Thu Jan 6 19:33:56 2000 Thank you Lori! I've also been thinking about this alot lately, and I completely agree with everything you said. They do so much, they deserve privacy, time, and respect. When I heard the boys were having their stuff stolen from fans, it really disappointed me. I KNOW Backstreet fans are better than this -- they have to be. So let's start treating them like real PEOPLE... not possesions. Show what it Really means to Keep The Backstreet PRIDE Alive.. Sarah Submitted by Lindsey from Plymouth USA Date: Thu Jan 6 19:07:30 2000 I would like to thank Lori for writing this article because like many other people out in the world, most of us just look at the guys as a band that loves doing what they do for a living. I personally have thought about what it must be like for the guys, reallly not having a personal but, that always happens when your in the lime light. I totally agree with Lori on her article. Just think about what the guys have to go through each tour show,TV show, and also when their at home. They need the respect from us fans whether we are yonger or older. Thanx Lori for writing this article. KTBSPA Submitted by Brianna Bliss from Victor NY U.S Date: Thu Jan 6 19:03:13 2000 Dear Lori Thompson, I would like to thank you for taking the time and pointing out all of the truth of "Being A Backstreet Boy". I have thought about it many times myself. Everytime I see them on a television show; Rosie, Regis and Kathy Lee,Good Morning America, the View etc. Or everytime I see a new video come out of theirs and I am always left in awe. Eachone become better and better. I am going to give this web site to like every newsletter that I am in so that all fans can get this perspective of what the five very talented guys do for us. As on leaving anything out, no you put everything in there. I wish that more "fans" were like you. I mean the guys love us, and we love them, but most people don't give them the respect they need. God Bless you too!! ~Brianna~ Submitted by Stephanie from Avon US Date: Thu Jan 6 18:58:50 2000 I totally agree with you Lori. It's much more important to respect them (you can still get close to them) than to trample them and make them not want to be a Backstreet Boy! Submitted by Jillian from Houston Texas USA Date: Thu Jan 6 18:03:37 2000 I think that Lori Thompson is an absolute genius for writing this article! It was so great! I must admit that I have never thought about what REALLY goes on and how much time it takes to be a Backstreet Boy. I have also NEVER stolen anything, mobbed anybody, or camped out where they're going to be. Even though I have never done those things, the article made me feel a little guilty. I'm so glad that I read the article, now I appreciate them more than I ever have! Thanks Lori! Submitted by Nicole from Newburgh USA Date: Thu Jan 6 17:55:21 2000 Hi, I think that was a beautiful article. I am 15 and I agree with everything that she said. I do appreciate everything that the guys do. I understand that they have no free time because of the music business, but everyone knows that we will never get everyone in this world, who feels the need to practically attack the guys, to stop. I wish we could. Honestly...if I were one of the Backstreet Boys I would have given up on this by now. There would be no way that I would stand for fans stealing from me, attacking me, or anything else. We are lucky that they are strong willed to put up with some of us. But, I don't think that the guys would mind if someone stopped them on the street to say hi and ask for an autograph. When they got into the music business they knew what would come with the territory. I just wish that people would respect them and make their life a whole lot easier. Wouldn't you want to make their lives better in return for what they've done to make your's better? Please write to me if you agree, I want to hear what everyone thinks too. Submitted by Shelby from Decatur IL U.S. Date: Thu Jan 6 17:47:55 2000 This is very good!! To all the fans that do this im sorry to hear that you do! I also think that it is rude to ask them to marry you because we all know they have girlfriends! And most of you only want to marry them because they are bsb and are famous and have money. This will not bring true love! If they are happy where they are than you should be happy for them,and not hate the girls! They make the guys happy and there is noting i love more that to just see them happy! I am going to a concert and I would love to meet them but if i dont oh well let them come to you!Dont you think they have a hard enough time in life already(not having any personal time) Also I would love to meet them because they have done so much for my life for instance my best friend was murdered about a month ago and bsb helped me through! I dont only like them because they are hot, they have had an impact on my life and I want to say thank you to them! Also when you follow them around they dont think more of you for doing this they th Submitted by GENNY from FAYETTEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA USA Date: Thu Jan 6 17:43:52 2000 THE ARTICLE WRITTEN BY LORI THOMPSON ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD RESPECT THE 'BOYS IS A LONG OVERDUE ATTEMPT AT GETTING THE "FANS" TO GIVE THE GUYS THE RESPECT THEY DESERVE. I, PERSONALLY, WOULD NEVER MOB THE GUYS OR GO OUT OF MY WAY TO MEET THEM, OR POSSESS SOMETHING THEY ONCE OWNED. IF I SAW ONE OF THE GUYS ON THE STREET, IN JUST PASSING, I WOULD NOT ASK FOR AN AUTOGRAPH, UNLESS THEY OFFERED IT. I THINK THERE ARE MANY FANS WHO TAKE THEIR "LOVE" OVERBOARD. I'M FIFTEEN YEARS OLD, AND LIKE MANY OTHER HORMONAL TEENAGE GIRLS, I "LOVE" EVERY BACKSTREET BOY, BUT UNLIKE MANY OTHER TEENAGE GIRLS, I WOULDN'T TRY TO ERADICATE THEIR PERSONAL TIME. I MAY HAVE NEVER GOTTEN A CHANCE TO MEET THEM, BUT THAT'S OKAY. IF GOD WANTED ME TO MEET THE BACKSTREET BOYS, I WOULD. IF GOD WANTED ONE OF THE BACKSTREET BOYS TO GIVE ME ONE OF THEIR PERSONAL POSSESSIONS, THEY WOULD. I WOULDN'T STEAL FROM THEM. AND I DON'T THINK MANY OF THE FANS ARE DESERVING OF THE MONIKER "LARGER THAN LIFE". I'M PROBABLY NOT, BUT I TRY TO BE. I MAY VISIT EVERY BACKSTREET SITE ON THE WEB, BUT I DON'T TRY TO E-MAIL THEM, SEND THEM LETTERS HARRASSING THEM, I DON'T CLAIM TO BE MARRIED TO ANY OF THEM, I DON'T CLAIM TO BE GOING OUT WITH ANY OF THEM, I DON'T CLAIM TO KNOW A COUSIN'S FRIEND'S LITTLE SISTER'S BEST FRIEND'S AUNT'S FRIEND'S COUSIN'S BROTHER WHO KNOWS ONE OR ALL OF THEM. I DON'T PUT THEIR GIRLFRIENDS DOWN, I DON'T BELIEVE STUPID RUMORS, I DON'T LABEL ANY PERSON WHO COMES IN CONTACT WITH THEM A B-WORD. I LOVE THE GUYS FOR THE SIMPLE FACT THAT THEY MAKE THE MUSIC THAT I LOVE, AND I LOVE LISTENING TO SONGS THAT MAKE ME FEEL GOOD, OR SONGS THAT HAVE A DEEPER MEANING THAN "LET'S JUMP IN THE BED AND DO IT." YA' KNOW WHAT I MEAN? WELL, LORI THOMPSON HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD: ALL FANS SHOULD RESPECT THE GUYS MORE, AND GIVE THEM SPACE. THANX LORI FOR WRITING THAT ARTICLE. AND IF ANY OF THE GUYS EVER SEE WHAT I'M WRITING, THANK YOU FOR BEING SO PATIENT WITH THE FANS THAT GET OUT OF CONTROL, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR MAKING THE MUSIC THAT I LOVE. I LOVE YOU GUYS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT THE LITTLE COMMENTS THAT SOME FANS MIGHT MAKE ONLINE IN CHAT ROOMS CAN BE REALLY OFFENSIVE TO THE GUYS. IF YOU SAY THINGS THAT COULD BE HURTING ONE OF THE 'BOYS' FEELINGS, THINK OF ONE THING: WHAT IF ONE OF THEM IS ONLINE READING THIS? WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU FOUND OUT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ONE OF THEM, AND THEY READ IT? I BET YOU WOULD FEEL REALLY ASHAMED OF YOURSELF. I'VE BEEN IN MANY CHAT ROOMS WHERE I'VE LEFT BECAUSE OF "FANS" WHO WON'T STOP PUTTING ONE, OR ALL OF THE GUYS DOWN. PLEASE STOP IT. SOME "FANS" MIGHT TAKE OFFENSE TO MY OPINIONS, BUT THEY'RE JUST THAT, MY OPINIONS. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THEM, YOU CAN STOP READING THEM AT ANY TIME. I DON'T MIND IF YOU GET MAD AT ME FOR WRITING THEM, THAT'S YOUR PREROGATIVE. I HAVE A CHALLENGE FOR ALL THE FANS: GIVE THE GUYS RESPECT FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO. STOP THE OVERBEARING THINGS YOU DO, IF YOU DO THEM. STOP MAKING FUN OF THEM, PLEASE. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE FANS WHO ACKNOWLEDGE MY CHALLENGE, AND KTBSPA!!!!!!!!!!!! First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 23 of 50