NKOTBSB OMG!!! LOLZ

us with Sean Cunningham.

This was seriously one of the best weekends I've had in a long time. On Friday, Mark, Chase, and I went out shopping, then spent the rest of the day at Longwood Gardens. (www.longwoodgardens.org) check it out if you're unfamiliar. We walked around, took in the sites, then grabbed some food at the cafe. It was a really nice family outing, and the weather was perfect.
Saturday was an even better day. My cousin Jeff, aka (TP, short for Total Package) came over at 10am, and the 4 of us hit the road and spent the entire day in Baltimore. We got there a little before noon and went to the Mariott for Monster Mania. (www.monstermania.net). Monster Mania is a horror movie convention where you can meet the stars of horror flicks, watch movies, and buy lots of cool merchandise. We met Kane Hodder and Sean Cunningham (Kane Hodder was Jason Vorhees in Friday the 13th VII, VIII, IX, and X) and Sean Cunningham created the series. Chase loved Sean Cunningham. She kept grabbing his beard and trying to go to him. He was very nice and he kept talking to Chase and telling her how pretty she is. It was pretty awesome.
After talking with Sean, we were going to go wander around the vendors room to buy some cool stuff, when this actress called us over. She was like, "I have to say hi to this beautiful baby! Bring her over!" The actress was in Friday the 13th VIII (which isn't the best movie, but that's ok, she was really sweet). She asked if she could take a picture with Chase! Chase's t-shirt said "Camp Crystal Lake, Final Girl in Training" and all the Friday the 13th stars loved it. The actress from VIII said Chase has everything it takes to be the "final girl." It was a adorable. Here's the pic:

After that we bought some cool plushies. We got Chase a rainbow Cthulhu and we got a stuffed Jason Vorhees and Trick or Treater from the movie Trick 'R Treat. When we finished up at the convention, we headed over to the Baltimore Inner Harbor where we watched some awesome breakdancing street performers. They were very talented, and with the added comedy from the host, the show was more entertaining than we could have expected. We wandered around for a while, then had dinner at the Hardrock Cafe. We finished up the day with a little browsing in some stores, and had dessert at the Marble Slab (which is a really good ice cream place). Chase was SO good all day. She didn't fuss or cry once, and we were gone all day. We got home around 9pm. She slept great when we got home, too. I always laugh when people insist that "we don't know what kind of baby Chase will be in another few months." They've been saying this since she was born. She's been a great sleeper and an all around happy baby literally since day 1. She's now 7 months old, is TEETHING, and she doesn't fuss about it. She just chews the crap out of everything. 2 teeth are currently breaking through, and normally at this phase, (most) babies are cranky and don't sleep well. Chase is the complete opposite. If I can spend 2 days entirely out of the house with a teething baby, I think that proves that she's never going to change her ways. She's actually napping right now after sleeping from 9pm-6:30am without waking up once.
So Friday and Saturday were really fun, but Sunday...that was just, dare I say, "epic?" (I hate the word "epic" and I hate when people throw it around as an adjective for EVERYTHING. "That show was epic." "That movie was so epic." "I fell yesterday. Epic fail.") Really? Shut the fuck up. Anyway, Sunday night was frickin' awesome. My friend Ed, my aunt, cousin, and I went to the New Kids on the Block/Backstreet Boys concert. Ed and I had a great view, but were a little high up. Not nose-bleed, but enough to make us feel a little uneasy because we don't like heights. After getting settled in our seats, we were fine, it was just that initial climb that has us on edge. As the ticket promised, the show began at 7:30pm. I wasn't sure if there was going to be an opening act, or if New Kids were the headliner and BSB were the opener...we had no idea what to expect. So out comes this DJ and he's all "What's up Philly?! How you guys doin' ta-night?" and all that nonsense, then he told us to "make some noise for Ashlyne!" and Ed and I were like, "Um...who?" So out comes this total butterface (you know, everything looks good but her face) and she's wearing this sequin bathingsuit-like ensemble and she sings like Minnie Mouse on crack. It was God-awful. The choreographer was good, but overall, that performance was wiggity whack, and the DJ was completely unnecessary. Ashlyne is this upcoming "artist" with an album coming out this month, but I don't think she'll be around long. I thought Kesha was a trainwreck, this Ashlyne...ugh. All of her songs sounded exactly the same. Thank God she only performed for 15 minutes before the REAL opening act came on. I was pleasantly surprised that Jordan Sparx was the opener. I actually really enjoy her music, and when she was on American Idol, I rooted for her the whole time. She sang beautifully and looked fantastic last night. She put on a good opening act. About 20 minutes or so after Jordan left the stage, NKOTBSB made their grand entrance. All 9 guys were on the stage at the same time, it was every former teeny bopper's wet dream. After their opening song, they basically took turns being on stage to perform, which was awesome because we got to experience both boy bands simultaneously. But you know, as much as I loved every minute of their performances, and don't get me wrong, I was singing along at the top of my lungs, I couldn't help but think how sad this was at the same time. Think about it, the guys of New Kids were teens in the 80s. Donnie was what, 15 when he was discovered and recruited for the group in 1984. He still looks good, but come on, do you really want to be in a boy band when you're in your 40s?! Danny Wood was looking old as shit, too. BSB are also getting up there in age, before you know it, we'll have former teeny boppers throwing their denchers on stage instead of panties. Instead of doing fancy dance moves, the boy bands will be hobbling around with walkers and doing some sweet spins in their hover-rounds. How old do you have to be before they stop calling you a "boy band?" Kudos for still making music, and I probably will hit up the next tour for nostalgic purposes, but when you're in your 40s and still considered a boy band and DRESSING like you're a boy band still in your teens, it is pretty sad. But MOST of the guys still looked and sounded great, and it was a good time...so...I'll leave it at that. I have realized that I am still a teeny bopper at heart, and I will probably always be this way. I still hold Hanson, New Kids, BSB, Spice Girls, etc. close to me, as their music played a hefty role in my childhood/early teens. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go on a hunt for my BSB cds. I know they're in this house somewhere...