Boletín 8 (Diciembre de 2000)

* sobre Mandy Willaford: todo el mundo sabe que esta chica es la novia de Nick ¿no? ok, parece que, a pesar de todas las campañas en contra que tuvo de parte de las fans de Nick para que ninguna compañía discográfica la contratara, al fin lo logró, su CD va a salir a mediados de Marzo del 2001 y la compañía es MCA-RECORDS. Pueden encontrar toda la info sobre ella en: http://www.mandywillaford.com

* Napsteeerrr!: una amiga me avisó que en Napster ya está disponible una canción de los BSB del año 1993, se llama "Let me be your loverboy" yo todavía no la bajé, pero fíjense ustedes ¿okis?.

* The Call: Ya empezó el rodaje del nuevo video!!! Esto se está haciendo en Los Angeles y se van a quedar hasta el 18 de Diciembre....mientras, ensayan para lo que va a ser el nuevo Tour...dicen que nos van a sorprender ¿será así? seeeee! seguro que sí!

* Sobre las ventas: Ya son récord! están N°1 en Canadá y como si esto fuese poco, vendieron 690000 copias en Gran Bretaña y en total, en el mundo, batieron récords vendiendo 5 millones en seis días ¿qué tal?...después les doy más ránkings...

* Sobre Jhonny No-Name: Para quienes no pudieron ver nada de las presentaciones de nuestro chuchi, ya está disponible en MTV un video de él, se llama Down. Para que la encuentren rápido, está en la sección Backstage, dentro de Tour 2000 (eso es en mystartingpage.com).

* Una de las ex de AJ y Fátima (coreógrafa): Esta info me llegó de otra lista, pero está bueno, para las curiosas: " ¿Se acuerdan de Christina? la bailarina de BSB en el "Into The Millennium World Tour", la peliroja (que anduvo con mi cubano!!! "AJ") ya supierón cual verdad, ok bueno pues esta niña por todos lados la veo, y bueno para no hacerla tan larga, ¿saben en cual video sale?no lo van a creer, en fin, ¿han visto el nuevo video de Paulina Rubio que se llama "Y Yo Sigo Aqui" bueno pues ahi sale, realmente me sorprendio, pero en fin, cuando vean el video ponganle atención a la chica peliroja que sale al lado de Paulina, aajajjaja, lo siento es que me encanta el chisme y les tenia que contar este, ademas Christina ya es parte del ballet de "No Doubt", ademas en el video de "Battwater" sale Fátima!!!!!!!! sii!!! a si chequen, haaaaaa ¿vierón los "My VH1 Musice awards? bueno pues ahi vuelve a salir con Gwen, bien por ella".

* En cuanto a la gira 2001 las entradas para los shows en California van a estar a la venta este fin de semana a partir de las 10am PST el sábado. Las entradas para otros shows en California, supuestamente, estarán a la venta el domingo biiieeen tempranito. Para ver más info sobre precios, entradas y giras vayan a sfx, Tickets.com, TicketMaster.com, LiveDaily y BSBConcerts.com.

* Me llegó un rumor sobre una nueva novia de Nick llamada Deni ¿puede ser? mmm...voy a ver si puedo averiguar algo, si ustedes saben sobre el tema ¡please! manden! que tengo a varias chicas en estado desesperante de este lado ...jajaj =)

Sobre obras benéficas: - No sé si se acordarán, pero los BSB estuvieron colaborando para unos cuantos proyectos benéficos, ok...se estuvieron subastando sus dibujos...y unas cuantas cositas más (abajo está el artículo y en otro mail las fotos), para que tengan una idea, el dibujo de la mano de nick decorada con un tiburón y esas cosas, se subastó a $2276,11...y la ropa de NICK en Millennium por más de $10000!!!!. Este es el artículo:

Developed by AOL and Helping.org, the Helping Hands charity campaign is designed to show how easy it is to give back and make a difference online. Teaming up with InStyle and eBay, the campaign kicks off the holiday giving season with an online offering - auction-style - featuring artwork from numerous celebrities who are lending a "hand" in the form of their paintings, drawings, photographs and other creative renditions of the helping hand theme. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the sale of each hand will go directly to the celebrity's charity of choice.

- Ahora pasemos a la fundación de BRIAN, él organizó un concurso en dónde se puede ganar una remera autografiada por él, para eso, tienen que ir a la web www.healthyheartclub.com en la sección store (compras), y comprar unas remeritas de la campaña. Así, se entra automáticamente en el concurso, en caso de no tener tarjeta de crédito se puede comprar por correo postal, mandando la plata a :

Este concurso empezó el 1 de Noviembre y tiene vigencia hasta el 1° de Febrero del 2001. El sorteo se va a hacer el 20 de Febrero (casualidad, cumpleaños de BRIAN), y el ganador va a ser publicado en la web y va a recibir el premio por correo. Como si esto fuese poco, ahora que faltaba KEVIN haciendo campañas, él va a formar parte de una fundación ecológica, el artículo, es este (tiene declaraciones de él):

To start the new Millennium and secure a future with cleaner air, water and soil, Kevin has pledged his commitment to reconnect people with their earth by creating an environmental Foundation. The Foundation, whose name will be announced soon, will focus on a number of environmental issues including toxic pollutants and the effects they have on all living things.

"We've got a unique and beautiful world here, but we're slowly poisoning ourselves to death and it's up to us to take care of it for our generation and future generations," said Kevin. "There are poisons in the air that we breathe, the food that we eat and the water we drink, and some of these toxins just build up in your body and never leave. They stay inside you and get passed down to your children and their children and so on. It's time to get to work and take action to improve the health of our homes and our families."

Kevin said his plans for action include, "educating people about what's going on in their own backyards, holding polluters accountable for their actions and making sure we each think about our every day activities and how they effect the earth." But he can't do it alone. He'll need your help. So check back later to learn more about Kevin's Foundation plans and how you can get involved.

* Cambiemos de tema, ya está disponible el segundo capítulo de Zanell's Choice , de Backstreet Project (la serie en cómic que hace NICK), para verla, vayan a la web www.backstreetproject.com

* Los chicos están en la portada de la última edición de fashionTeen.com. Pueden ganarse entradas para su show, mediante un concurso a finales de Enero, las fans van a ganar un costoso viaje a Las Vegas, para ver a los chicos tocar en el MGM Grand el 8 de Marzo del 2001. Para participar agan click here.

* Contestando a una pregunta en Rollingstone.com podés ganar un viaje (no quieren decir a dónde, es un misterio), para ver a los chicos en Vivo. Es sólo para gente de USA...snif...

* Otro concurso es para ganar un viaje con Fátima, la coreógrafa de los BSB y aprender sus pasos de baile...esto es en Launch.

* Teen People Online, está organizando un concurso para ganar un viaje para dos personas y ver a los chicos en vivo. Esto es sólo para gente de Estados Unidos y los participantes tiene que inscribirse hasta el 31 de Diciembre. El 21 de Enero se va a anunciar al ganador, para chusmear la web, hagan click here .

* Y siguen los concursos! Respondiendo a una trivia en Cosmogirl.com también se pueden ganar entradas para un concierto de los BSB y es para estadounidenses de 13 a 25 años.

* ¿Creían que todo era para estadounidenses? No no no! pueden ganarse un chat PRIVADO con uno de los BSB yendo a esta web (termina el 31 de diciembre así que apúrenseee!). Click here.

Estaba revisando webs y encontré esta nueva entrevista de los BSB en TOTP (Tops of the pop magazine)...
Q: Which holidays do you look forward to the most?
Nick: Thanksgiving. My best Thanksgivings have been when our whole family
was together. We've had 40+ people together at the house!
Brian: Yeah, I love thanksgiving, It's a great time to get a day or two off
from the road and give thanks for all you have. I love to see my family
most of all.
AJ: I agree with Brian- thanksgiving is mostly about family. I just love to
be able to see everyone and hang and I try not to think the music business.
i try to think about God and my family. For me, though, xmas is the
greatest - I wish that every day could be xmas. I love the feeling when you
get up in the morning. The change of pace from the rest of the year is
lovely.
Kevin: Xmas is a day of joy - probably my favourite day of the year. I love
giving gifts and showing my appreciation for people I haven't had time to
hang out with all year.

Q:How about creature comforts, all that yummy home-cooked food?
Nick: I really love turkey - the more it's piled high with traditional
stuffing, the better I like it! I love gravy too.
Kevin: I love to eat a good old-fashioned Kentucky thanksgiving dinner
because no one makes gravy like someone from the South. I think the fact we
get our turkey straight from a farm makes a difference. It's always really
tender .

Brian: I love to get home and pig out. I usually try to go out and buy
something to contribute to the dessert table like a nice cake or a couple
of pounds of great chocolate.
Howie: Yeah, I'll never forget some of the great food my mom has made over
the years. Some years the turkey was better than others! (Looks sheepish)
She's going to kill me for saying that- but the other stuff was always
great! I love yams with marshmallows on top too.

Q: So you guys leave your mums to do all the hard work?
Kevin: (felling guilty, we thinks!) I love to buy a great big gift for my
mom because she is the most understanding woman on earth. I take advantage
of the money I've made doing this and try to do a little special something
for my family and friends.
AJ: I can always see my mom cos she travels with us, but on thanksgiving
she becomes a regular mom an not a road mom! She actually cooks with the
help of some relatives. I admire her energy. She has seen to it that I keep
my feet on the ground.

Q: Is it good to escape the pressures of the public eye?
Kevin: I'm happy every day of every year but God knows our days off have
become fewer and less available. I just like to be Kevin Richardson and not
Kevin Backstreet for a day, and see cousins, aunts, uncles an friends I
might not have seen for a year.
Nick: Yeah, and catch up with old buds from the neighbourhood.
Howie: I just love getting to be low-key and calling a few friends.

Q: Tell us about your fondest holiday memories.
Brian: I remember visiting kids in the hospital in Florida one xmas time
and taking them gifts. We do this kind of thing all the time, but on xmas
day you feel the spirit of giving all the more. Some of the kids we visit
are terminally ill and that brings a tear to my eye every time. It's
important to use your celebrity status to help out others. It's giving back
to the community.

Q: Any funny childhood tales to tell us about?
AJ: My best New Year was probably when I was 6. I got to have a bunch of
kids over for a sleepover and my mom made up these little goodie bags. I
remember they had Hershey bars in them. Some kids mixed and matched their
candies and got sick. It was actually more like Halloween.One kid even wet
their sleeping bag!

Q: Winter holidays are a great time to snuggle up with someone special too
Howie: My best new year was spent with a special someone and a quiet
candlelight dinner at a hotel. Of course my mother kept beeping me and when
I called her she asked me when I was coming by to celebrate the ball
falling (part of traditional New Year celebrations on US TV.) That's a mom
for ya!
Brian: I spent a great New Year contemplating getting engaged, which I did
soon after. Leighanne and I heavily discussed it that night and it was
really sweet. I felt like an adult for the first time.

Q: If you have to be away for the hols, do you still have fun?
Nick: YEAH! We've had a couple of wild New Years out on the road. We're
usually performing live on New Year's Eve so we just take a break in the
show and drop some balloons from above. Last year it was out of control -
we were high on energy and anticipating the new millennium.
Kevin: My best New Year was spent touring Europe. They have a different
attitude to New Year there. I remember hanging out with some Parisians and
going to see the Eiffel Tower before I had to get in the bus and go to a
show!

Q: But you still think about home?
Kevin:Of course. A lot of the time I feel like I'm far from home and wish I
could be in my own bed, in some peace and quiet. And I'd like a home-cooked
meal every now and then, although we do eat in some really nice restaurants
on the road.

Q: Any tips on surviving the holdays alone?
Brian: I love to hug! It sort of de-stresses you. Human contact is the one
thing that makes a day great. It really makes you feel close to someone
when you're out wandering the road like a vagabond.

Q: Don't you feel a bit girlie? (LMAO!)
AJ: Hugs are part of everyday life for me. I'll hug all sorts of people - I
don't worry about it looking unmanly or whatever. I love to hug my gf the
most, though, and then my mom, because she's really cool for someone her
age.

Q: When do you need hugs most?
Nick: I fell flat on my face in between songs late last year and I think
the first couple of rows on the left side of the arena saw me because a few
girls waved. I went over to our wardrobe girl and asked for a hug - and
asked if my stagewear looked too wrinkled to go back on. But there was no
time to press what I was wearing anyway!
Brian: When I've really screwed up - like when my voice sounds hellacious
in the studio or on stage - I want a hug to know I've been forgiven!
Howie: You shouldn't hug just anyone - some people show false affection. My
hugs are meant!

Q: Ok guys, according to your, holidays rule but isn't there a downside?
Nicks: (laughs) I like to spend time with all of Aaron's pets except that
damn bird makes a lot of noise. He might end up as our 'turkey' at
thanksgiving some day!
* Una noticia un poco vieja, bah...que ya se rumoreaba desde hace casi un año, pero que recién ahora se confirmó, lean este artículo de MTV:

El integrante de la maga banda Backstreet Boys Brian Littrell anunció que tiene previsto hacerse solista, pero no se preocupen, será solo una contribución de una pieza para la película independiente "Olive Juice", que saldrá en febrero.

El cantante Littrell cantará la pieza titular "Olive Juice", el cual parcialmente escribió, para la película donde también tendrá un pequeño papel como actor junto al también Boy A.J. McLean.

La película es una comedia romántica con Leighanne Wallace, la esposa de Littrell, como la figura principal. Fue filmada en Orlando, Florida el año pasado donde también debutará el 2 de febrero.

Según el productor Nick Karvounis, la película durará un corto tiempo en las pantallas del estado de Florida y luego saldrá en video.

El álbum oficial de la película, aparte de la canción de Littrell, también contará con "The Perfect Fan" del álbum "Millennium" de los Boys

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