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Fic Talk => General Discussion => Topic started by: Mistral on February 22, 2012, 02:39:27 PM
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I wonder why nobody writes fanfic about Brian?
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There are some good Brian stories on the site, have you read Something Beautiful by Pengi? Or Rose's Walked Out of my Dreams?
There are probably more, but those are the ones which come to mind which I've read.
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There used to be a lot more than there is now! I remember (back in the day) when there was a time when Brian was slightly more popular than Nick when it came to starring in fanfic.
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Carter-Orange: yes, I read few chapters, but I have not hooked to this stories
julilly: I like the fanfics where Brian is sick and the slash fanfics
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There are some good Brian stories on the site, have you read Something Beautiful by Pengi? Or Rose's Walked Out of my Dreams?
There are probably more, but those are the ones which come to mind which I've read.
Awww thanks for the mention :)
I definitely agree about Something Beautiful.
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It's a bummer there aren't more good Brian fics being written. Brian's my favorite, and I used to read and write a lot more Brian stories than I do now.
Speaking from the writer side of things, I personally don't write about Brian as much anymore for a couple of reasons: 1) I wrote so many Brian stories in my first two years of writing fanfic that I tapped out most of my Brian ideas, and 2) Brian became less malleable as a character after he got married and started a family.
I like to stick to reality as much as I can with fanfic, so unless I'm writing an AU or a story that takes place in the past, I can't just deny Leighanne's and Baylee's existence, so I either have to include them in the story (which doesn't leave many options for romance, for instance) or get rid of them somehow, which can be tough. Most of my Brian ideas these days are AU for just that reason, so I don't have to deal with the added baggage of his family. I love Leighanne and Baylee; I just don't want them as main characters in all my stories.
Kevin and Howie writers may have the same problem, but I never wrote much about them to begin with, so I can't speak to that personally. AJ and Nick still seem to provide more options because they're not so "settled." Sure, AJ's married now, but it's totally plausible to see him split from Rochelle in a fanfic, and ditto with Nick and Lauren. They can just realistically be taken in more different directions without going AU, and that may be partly why there are more new fanfics about them than Brian and the others.
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There's a lot of good Brian stories out there. Walked Out Of My Dreams is a good one....I haven't read Something Beautiful but I have heard really good things about it. I tend to write Brian as a secondary character but he's in all of my stories I've written.
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Something Beautiful is amazing, and Walked Out of My Dreams is great so far too! Rose should update it... hint hint ZDR. :)
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Hey, I'm working on Undead! LOL...though I do have a chapter for WOOMD started :P
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I read all your messages and therefore, from what you said I should not put my fic on Brian on the web site
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What? Why would you say that?
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I read all your messages and therefore, from what you said I should not put my fic on Brian on the web site
If you feel there aren't enough Brian stories and you have a Brian story to post, then why not post it? I'm sure some people would be happy to see a new Brian story.
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julilly, Carter-Orange: because in my fic, there is no Leighanne, no Baylee and Brian is sick in my story
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Don't worry about it, I don't write the wives/girlfriends into my stories very often. There are a lot of AU stories on the site. Some people like to include their real family, some don't. Personally I don't mind either way as long as I enjoy the story.
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julilly, Carter-Orange: because in my fic, there is no Leighanne, no Baylee and Brian is sick in my story
So? It's your story! You can write about whatever you want. It's just other people that prefer it that way. There's a lot of stories about all of the guys that don't stick to what's happening in real life. It's your right to be creative however you'd like. :)
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julilly, Carter-Orange: because in my fic, there is no Leighanne, no Baylee and Brian is sick in my story
You should post it! I love medical drama and angst - bring it on!
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Carter-Orange: the same thing for me, I must love the fic for read it
julilly: thank you for your message, I'll post it on the site as soon as I would have been corrected and completed the chapter five
RokofAges75: I love the medical dramas too! I will post it very soon
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That's the great part of being a fiction writer. You can make whatever you want happen in the story. I think you should definitely post it because variety is a good thing in the fanfic world :)
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DelphinaCarter: Thank you for your message and yes, I'll post my story. Correct, write fanfiction give us the right to write whatever we wants.
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I have 2 Brian fics right now ... okay so I am slow writing them but I do have them.
I ignore real life wives/girlfriends sometimes and other times I use them, that's what is great about writing fiction, it's make believe.
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Please, please, please can you post the Brian Fan Fiction, I need to read a good Brian Story!
A good story I read was Time Will Tell back in the day!
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There's definitely good Brian stories on the site. You just gotta dig for em lol.
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There's definitely good Brian stories on the site. You just gotta dig for em lol.
I agree. There are some good ones out there and I have a couple of my own. I just recently got a computer back in my home so I'm out there searching for the Brian stuff myself. I tend to take Brian outside the box of his character. My two faves to write were Long Winter's Night and my most recent, I'm No Angel. I know he's a married man and I'm not denying that. I'm just having fun with my imagination :)
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Are these two up on the site? Would love to read them.....
I am not very confident in my writing so I tend to try and write short fics to get used to it and when I read back I know what is missing and add bits in for it all to connect.
This will sound really strange if I do have Brian as married its not to Leighanne for the simple reason I try to take it all away from reality so anything can happen.
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I usually don't have Brian married to Leighanne unless he is a minor character... though in my new one he is married to her....
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I usually do have Brian married to Leighanne but it doesn't matter because she's just mentioned or waaaay in the background where she hates to be lol
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For me it just depends on the storyline. I don't tend to write a lot about any of the guys' wives/girlfriends. I want to write about the boys, not their women, lol. They are usually mentioned when the Backstreet Boy is a secondary character.
As for reading, I'm not picky about their wives/girlfriends being in it or not. As long as the story flows and they make sense in the plot, it's all good.
I'm currently writing a Brian/Nick story and all the guys have made up wives, girlfriends, and kids.
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Are these two up on the site? Would love to read them.....
I am not very confident in my writing so I tend to try and write short fics to get used to it and when I read back I know what is missing and add bits in for it all to connect.
This will sound really strange if I do have Brian as married its not to Leighanne for the simple reason I try to take it all away from reality so anything can happen.
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All my stories are on AC under this pen name Simple Sue and yeah, I like to reach and let my imagination run wild. Hope you enjoy them! :)
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This is the thread that pushed me to step out from my lurking mode. lol
Mostly because I've a question to ask. Why there aren't a lot of fanfiction set during the heart surgery time? And I don't mean only the operation itself but all the time before (the pushing back of the operation, how the guys didn't seem to support him) and after. lol It screams drama and angst just only thinking about it! lol
I think I've read all of those back in the day but most of them where from the "random girlfriend" pov so the main focus wasn't on Brian and what he was going through but how this girl managed to save his true love. *insert sarcasm here* That's why I stand very far from the het. Not that I have something against them if they are well written, I'm the first one to love them but... I don't know, what I love most of reading (and writing) in a fanfiction are the guys, so I'm kinda annoyed when I read a story where the focus is on the female character and the guys seemed to be only the background when it should be the complete opposite.
As a Brian writer, I find him as a challenge to write, especially in the dynamics of his relationship with Nick. Just the fact that he's the type of guy that doesn't go around and tell everyone his troubles or problems, the fact that behind a smile there is always hidden somewhere sadness and tears... I think and believe there is a lot behind Brian that it's really sad that no one nowdays seems to try to dig in. :shrug: Or maybe it's sad for me because I can't write all the stories I want to read. lol
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usako: that's exactly what I think, there are so many questions I want to ask to Brian about his operation before and after. There are so many things he did not say, because he says he does not like talking about it, so it's hard to write fics on this. For the relationship with Nick is also hard, because at some point they are like brothers and at other times the relationship seems further.
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Well, I write only slash, therefore their "distant times" are explained by having break up lol But, even as friends, I do think that their relationship is really fascinating and inspiring as a writer. Because I do believe that Brian kinda raised up Nick and Nick looked up so much at him. But then, you know, life happens: Brian met Leighanne while Nick grew up and started going up with others people. Maybe Brian didn't like them or maybe Nick thought that now Brian was too boring. The truth is that, no matter what happened in the past between the two of them, they are still the closest friends possible. :)
I know that Brian doesn't talk about it that much but... isn't fiction useful in these kind of situation? Maybe because I've never been the kind of author that wrote about "getting together with my crush" lol . And yes, it isn't simple. But I would love, one day, to read (or maybe write) a story that explores that time, how it changed the guys's friendship and how they managed to bring it back the way it was before.
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One of you should write that story then lol that's what I would do when I didn't see a story that fit the mold I was looking for. It sucks to some degree because you want to read it and not have to write it, but maybe once it's out there more people will follow.
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usako: I was talking about his operation to the questions I would ask him, what happened before and after his operation.
For Nick, there was actually something in between the two of them. There are two videos on youtube, once brian kiss nick and nick kiss brian.
I do not want to be mean, but I think Brian looks unhappy since he was with Leighanne
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One of you should write that story then lol that's what I would do when I didn't see a story that fit the mold I was looking for. It sucks to some degree because you want to read it and not have to write it, but maybe once it's out there more people will follow.
Believe me, it's something that I want to write. :D But I have to get better with my writing in English. lol
usako: I was talking about his operation to the questions I would ask him, what happened before and after his operation.
For Nick, there was actually something in between the two of them. There are two videos on youtube, once brian kiss nick and nick kiss brian.
I do not want to be mean, but I think Brian looks unhappy since he was with Leighanne
lol I think I'm one of those fans who doesn't really care about their girlfriends or wives. If they're happy, that is only what counts to me. And secondly, I believe that Brian and Nick are together... lol and yes, I've seen that videos (and many more lol).
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Believe me, it's something that I want to write. :D But I have to get better with my writing in English. lol
lol I think I'm one of those fans who doesn't really care about their girlfriends or wives. If they're happy, that is only what counts to me. And secondly, I believe that Brian and Nick are together... lol and yes, I've seen that videos (and many more lol).
If it makes you feel any better, just judging from your posts you do an excellent job with your English! :)
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usako: we think the same thing, I also believe that Brian and Nick are together
mare: English is not my first language either and I try coped as best I can in English
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If it makes you feel any better, just judging from your posts you do an excellent job with your English! :)
Oh thank you! :) But wait until I post something. lol Truth is that I'm really really insicure about my writing. I'm like that even in my own language, in English is ten times worse.
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Brian's almost always the character I write the POV from in my collabs with Evergreenwrite r, too. I love writing Brian's POV.
As for the question about the surgery time... I actually have notes and a storyline in my "to be written" folder on my pc here for a story set dealing with exactly that. Maybe now that I know there's demand for it, I'll work on it some and develop it after Bodyguard and June Challenge is done.
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Brian's almost always the character I write the POV from in my collabs with Evergreenwrite r, too. I love writing Brian's POV.
As for the question about the surgery time... I actually have notes and a storyline in my "to be written" folder on my pc here for a story set dealing with exactly that. Maybe now that I know there's demand for it, I'll work on it some and develop it after Bodyguard and June Challenge is done.
You already are my favorite writer but if you ever write a surgery story, you will be my hero too!
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I can only imagine how hard it is to write in a language that isn't your first one. I give you both so much credit. Don't let that be the reason you don't post your stuff though. I know Ritz felt the same way about her english. Maybe if you get someone to beta it for you, it might help your confidence.
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You already are my favorite writer but if you ever write a surgery story, you will be my hero too!
Aw, thank you. :) I'll work on it. Like I said, I've already got notes going on it and have for quite some time. My father went through an invasive open heart surgery back in 1993, so the topic is close to home for me.
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I can only imagine how hard it is to write in a language that isn't your first one. I give you both so much credit. Don't let that be the reason you don't post your stuff though. I know Ritz felt the same way about her english. Maybe if you get someone to beta it for you, it might help your confidence.
In a way it isn't because I use English everyday. In my case, it's just having the courage. But, I'm like that even in my own language. I'm really shy, even if I'm behind a computer. That is why it took me so long to start talking here until today. :)
Aw, thank you. :) I'll work on it. Like I said, I've already got notes going on it and have for quite some time. My father went through an invasive open heart surgery back in 1993, so the topic is close to home for me.
It's a topic close to me too. My dad had an heart attack in 2000 and had to undergo a surgery, even if it wasn't invasive or an open heart surgery.
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Pengi: I wanna read that too! I hope your father is fine and healthy now
mare: I have beta but I don't have any new of her. I did read my fiction by a writer and I received two pages of criticism, which hurts me a lot, so I do not know if I want to post my story now
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Minstral: My father recovered perfectly from the heart surgery. He's sort of one of those people that if they don't have a major medical emergency then it's just not the norm... He's undergone practically everything you can dream up. Currently, he's facing a hip replacement surgery in early August. :-[
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If any of you write that kind of story, I would read it!
Brian's heart condition was a popular storyline back in the old days of BSB fanfic, 1998-2000ish. I read quite a few stories about that, but they weren't usually about his heart surgery specifically or the way it impacted BSB. There is one I really liked called "Heart of the Matter," but I have to warn you, this is the only place I can still find it online, and it's not complete there: http://www.angelfire.com/ga/bsbbabes/heartindex.html I think that's MOST of the story, but not the whole thing. :(
This is another old one that is still online in its completed form and explores the relationship between Nick and Brian after his surgery: http://www.angelfire.com/ny2/dreamcastle/secret.htm
If you just want a good Brian heart problem story, this is an old favorite of mine: http://www.dreamers-sanctuary.com/hosted/cardio.html It's not about his real heart surgery specifically; it takes it further than that. Tearjerker!!
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I was gonna do it after I wrapped up a few others... lol It's been on my back burner for awhile. Honestly, now that we've talked about it, I'll probably do it after I finish Bodyguard (which I should be wrapping up this weekend). You guys got me excited to work on this storyline. This side of Brian has always been intriguing to me... lol My prewriting was to the point that I've completed a prologue and a general story outline and even have the banner made... (http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee317/hanbonline/Openheartcover.jpg). Soooo I'm reading old articles/watching old clips to get into a 1998 mindset and I'll probably be working on it starting next week.
I love it when there's a literal excited feeling to start working on a new story project like this...
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Yay Hannah! I am super excited to read this! :)
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Haha and as previously promised Steph, you'll get a note in the story notes for being a research hero! ;D
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I was gonna do it after I wrapped up a few others... lol It's been on my back burner for awhile. Honestly, now that we've talked about it, I'll probably do it after I finish Bodyguard (which I should be wrapping up this weekend). You guys got me excited to work on this storyline. This side of Brian has always been intriguing to me... lol My prewriting was to the point that I've completed a prologue and a general story outline and even have the banner made... (http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee317/hanbonline/Openheartcover.jpg). Soooo I'm reading old articles/watching old clips to get into a 1998 mindset and I'll probably be working on it starting next week.
I love it when there's a literal excited feeling to start working on a new story project like this...
Oh gosh, now I can't really wait! *__*
If any of you write that kind of story, I would read it!
Brian's heart condition was a popular storyline back in the old days of BSB fanfic, 1998-2000ish. I read quite a few stories about that, but they weren't usually about his heart surgery specifically or the way it impacted BSB. There is one I really liked called "Heart of the Matter," but I have to warn you, this is the only place I can still find it online, and it's not complete there: http://www.angelfire.com/ga/bsbbabes/heartindex.html I think that's MOST of the story, but not the whole thing. :(
This is another old one that is still online in its completed form and explores the relationship between Nick and Brian after his surgery: http://www.angelfire.com/ny2/dreamcastle/secret.htm
If you just want a good Brian heart problem story, this is an old favorite of mine: http://www.dreamers-sanctuary.com/hosted/cardio.html It's not about his real heart surgery specifically; it takes it further than that. Tearjerker!!
As I said, I read all those stories. Actually, "Cardio" has been I think the first I've read. :D And I'm sad that "Heart of matter" isn't updated no more, though it isn't from Brian's pov.
I think that those stories aren't focused on the angst part because at that time the authors were young. "Secrets" isn't really what I'm thinking when I think of "how their relationship changed after the operation".M it's a good story but I think that Nick was portrayed too much younger and childish. And, really, it turned to be a Nick drama instead than a Brian\Nick story. lol But that is IMHO. :D
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RokofAges75: thank you for the links, I really like these 3 fanfics, but my favourite is undoubtedly nothing is a chance.
Pengi: I really look forward to reading your new fanfic, thank you to write a fanfic about it!
Usako: I do not like cardio, because I find it too sad
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Even if it's sad, I love cardio. *and still I cry over it.*
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LOL I have a memory of reading the end of Cardio the same day I got contacts and wondering if it was a bad thing to cry so much with them in; I was worried I was going to wash them right out!
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Heart of an angel: http://jig_balla.tripod.com/angel_index.html
Nothing is chance: http://www.angelfire.com/boybands/bsbchance/chance.in.html
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^ Nothing is Chance was a good story too; I just wish it was finished!
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RokofAges75: yes this fanfic is very good and I wish too the writer finish the story
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For anyone who hasn't noticed it already, I posted the prologue and first chapter to the story I was talking about writing here: http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10947 :)
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Pengi: I have an interview on mp3 brian where he talks about his open heart surgery and I have a word document too
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For anyone who hasn't noticed it already, I posted the prologue and first chapter to the story I was talking about writing here: http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10947 :)
As I already said in the review, you're my hero! ;D
Maybe you have already read it, but here is Brian's part on Larry King's heart about Heart Diseases. And I have saved on my pc his interview with Larry King if you want it. :)
http://books.google.it/books?id=j-Pc9RfM2DoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=brian+littrell&hl=it&sa=X&ei=3WjfT76EOefE4gSsrbG8Cg&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=brian%20littrell&f=false
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For anyone who hasn't noticed it already, I posted the prologue and first chapter to the story I was talking about writing here: http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10947 :)
Woot!
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Pengi: I have an interview on mp3 brian where he talks about his open heart surgery and I have a word document too
Would it be possible to have you either DM me or email me a copy? I'll add you to the thank you list on the story notes that I've got going :) Or at least a link I could find these materials?
I feel like I've watched and read soooo many old school interviews in the last week working on this story, it's nuts. LOL :)
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Pengi: yes I can email it to you without any problems and it will be very pleased
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Pengi: yes I can email it to you without any problems and it will be very pleased
I'll DM you my email address! Thanks :)
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Pengi:Have you looked on youtube?
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Pengi:Have you looked on youtube?
Yes I've found a lot of things on Youtube. I found literally hundreds of videos from 1998. It's crazy. Unfortnately, a lot of it lack month/day dates and has just the date 1998 so I have to try to find when the show aired or what not to be accurate with the story, but it's really fun watching the Boys way back when too. :)
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Pengi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FZrOyARifM&feature=relmfu
Interview with brian about his open heart surgery
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^ That Ultrasound special was so good!! I still have that on a VHS tape somewhere, along with pretty much every other appearance they made between 1999 and 2002 LOL.
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That's funny you mentioned that interview, I dug that up and linked it on twitter this morning! Great minds lol. That Ultra Sound special was REALLY good. Thank goodness for YouTube, I never would have been able to see any of these MTV things, lol.
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Thanks so much for that link!! Everyone's coming up with so many awesome help-outs for this story, it's really a group effort. :)
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Pengi: you're welcome!
The insider online part1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E74TOWtG_c
The insider online part2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuhr4IT1Mdw
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhrWZ9HsSg0&feature=share "Brian's on The Heart of the matter"
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usako: I do not like see brian crying, it breaks my heart to see him sad
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I think this is the first time that I saw him crying over the heart surgery. It broke my heart and it strenghtened my admiration in him. And really, thank God that he's still here.
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That was a really good interview. I love him so much; I can't imagine life without Brian.
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Interviews like that one remind me how much I love him. He's such an ispiration.
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He give me courage to keep fighting against my own illness
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I am so glad to see this Heart of the Matter documentry while I am working on this story. It really shows his emotion about it and it broke my heart seeing that and I think it's easy to forget, especially while writing it, that this really happened to some extent, that these events and these circumstances happened to real people, that real tears were shed about it.
Brian's courage and strength are incredibly inspiring. His faith in God and thankfulness and joy in life are awesome - in the way to say that he inspires awe. Brian is truly an amazing person.
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Pengi: The insider online part1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E74TOWtG_c
The insider online part2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuhr4IT1Mdw
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Pengi: The insider online part1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E74TOWtG_c
The insider online part2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuhr4IT1Mdw
Thank you!! :)