always love

- i don't care if you have a trashy reality tv show
- i don't care if your trashy reality tv show indicates that you're hopped up on drugs and alcohol a lot
- i don't care if you sing to me (and i have publicly stated the horror of being sung to)
- i don't care if you still have baby fat
- i don't care if you might've stayed at the paris hilton before*
- i don't care if you don't know my name yet, you will

tonight, my unrequited love for nick carter has been completely, 100%, revived. the backstreet boys concert was absolutely amazing. i can't even begin to describe it. at some point i thought maybe i should write down the order of songs, because i just want to be able to hold on to all the memorable moments.

first of all, i knew i felt strongly about this concert when i passed by the swag shop on the way in and wanted to buy a t-shirt. i have never wanted to buy a concert t-shirt.

they did a mix of old and new, and my favourite favourite part of the concert was the medley of the four best hits. brought me right back to 1999. it began with quit playin' games with my heart, then transitioned into as long as you love me, then the hats came out and we KNEW it had to be all i had to give, and finally, without warning, the best thing ever, i'll never break your heart. sundeep and i almost died of happiness when it came on, and we both at that point understood how some people may feel compelled to cry at concerts. oh my.

in the beginning they did a couple of newer songs (make note: buy all cd's that i don't have yet, i.e. the newer two), and then they did show me the meaning of being lonely and i want it that way. in show me the meaning, nick carter looked freakin' gorgeous. i can't believe that after 11 years, my heart could still be tugged on in the same way that it was touched when i was 13 years old. speaking of which, loved the sign that said "we're legal now". as am i, as am i.

anyway, i digress. the energy at the concert was incredible. people were ALL singing but their sound equipment was good enough that you didn't feel like the crowd singing drowned out their singing. many times, they paused to let the crowd take over. overall, very well done concert. great mix of songs to make sure people are hooked on new stuff and will buy their albums. i can't even describe it even though i wish i could replay the whole thing all over again, minute-by-minute, so i don't ever forget it.

i took a LOT of pics. see facebook for a sample of my favourites.

i'm still swooning.

i will also be posting some pics up in my cube. sundeep and i almost bought the t-shirts so we can wear them to work proudly tomorrow. we know we'd be made fun of, but all the better for the world to see what a great time we had. i am also contemplating going to their show at the ACC on august 27th...somehow.

ahhhh i'm soooo happy.

[edit] just found the set list on wikipedia...so here it is.
Larger Than Life
Everyone
Any Other Way
You Can Let Go
Unmistakable
I Want It That Way
Howie Dorough - She's Like the Sun (Song from Solo Album)
Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
More Than That
Helpless When She Smiles
Trouble Is
Incomplete
A.J. McLean - Drive By Love (Song from Solo Album)
--not sure what happened between here...
Panic
Everything But Mine
--i don't think we saw these ones above but there was definitely something between AJ and Nick
Nick Carter - Blow Your Mind/I Got You (Song from Now or Never) medley
Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
As Long As You Love Me
All I Have To Give
I'll Never Break Your Heart
Inconsolable
Brian Littrell - Welcome Home (You)
The One
Treat Me Right
The Call
Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
Encore: Shape of My Heart

*the paris hilton thing is on condition that he doesn't have cooties from his stay.