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mare:
AJ and Brian have always been my bottom two although, I think AJ is a great guy, I just couldn't ever really relate to him. It is hard to really judge how they are in real life. I know I've said this a billion times, but when most of us meet them it's because we have paid to do so. It's kind of their job to be super nice to us. Even if you don't meet them at a meet and greet and instead at a charity event or something BSB related, it's their job to make us feel special. Some of them are better at it then others. It's when you catch them during off times. How they act at that time is probably closest to the real them you'll see. I do think our fandom is luckier than most because some people are downright horrible to their fans, I think most of the boys appreciate and realize that without us they wouldn't be who they are today.
RokofAges75:
I didn't fully appreciate Kevin until he left and came back. Now he would probably be my #3 after Brian and Nick, as far as who I watch in concerts and who I want to stand by at VIP and that sort of thing. I agree with what you said about him, Tracy - he seems a lot more laidback now than he did before he left, and he's got a great sense of humor. I think it was harder for his real personality to show in the early days because he was always in the background, and the others stole the spotlight, not just on stage but also in interviews and stuff. Kevin likes to talk, but he was never the one goofing around like Brian, Nick, and AJ.
Howie has grown on me a lot in the last few years as well. And I agree about AJ being super nice. I know they're all supposed to be nice at meet and greets, and I've never experienced any of them being "not nice," but I will say, having met them quite a few times, AJ, Howie, and Kevin have always seemed the most personable to me. I don't know if that's just my perception because Nick and Brian make me more nervous because they're the ones I'm attracted to, or if it's true, but those three always seem genuinely happy to meet you. Not that the other two aren't, but I feel like it varies with them.
RokofAges75:
Do any of you have any other favorite celebrities that you've gone that extra step to find out more about and follow their personal life, not just their career?
BSB are my number ones, obviously, since I don't write fanfic about anyone else. The only other celebrity I've really invested a lot of time in over the years is Leo DiCaprio. I used to buy the books and memorize facts about him, and I've seen pretty much all of his movies. I'm not as obsessed with him as I used to be in the Titanic era, but he's still my favorite actor.
It's funny because I became a fan of both in the same year, early 1998, right after Titanic came out and the Boys were becoming popular in the U.S. I was 12 at the time, and I don't know if 12 is just an important year for developing tastes and interests that will last until adulthood or what, but several of my favorite things came out in 1997: BSB's U.S. debut album, Titanic (favorite movie/favorite actor), and South Park (still one of my favorite shows). I read a BuzzFeed article not long ago about what an epic year 1997 was: https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/reminder-this-was-life-in-1997?utm_term=.pjB8bnM7J#.aclqGAJ2X Crazy that it's been 20 years since all that stuff!
mare:
The only other people I have obsessed about was Duran Duran and Adrian Paul (pauses for a who?) lol he played Highlander on the TV series. I LOVED him! At the height of my Highlander obsession,I was even considering a trip to Paris and the set in hopes of meeting him. Never happened, obviously.
I was a Durannie to an embarrassing degree. I have yet to meet them even though I've actually known and went to college with two of their replacement players when sone of the originals went on hiatus. I always tell my students about the time I was waiting online to meet them in Boston and ended up being trampled on and in the end was the cut off person. The one right before me was the last one to meet them. After I was trampled on, they gave me tickets to their concert the next night where I once again was trampled on and lost my shoe. Still didn't get to meet them. I call November 2nd my bad luck day because of that. It's pretty hilarious now but not at the time. Lmao
RokofAges75:
Wow, that's terrible! You have some luck LOL.
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