My friend Penni mentioned to me in early spring that the Backstreet Boys were going to be pretty close to her hometown in concert June 5 at Wild Adventures in Valdosta, GA. Penni is a HUGE Backstreet Boys fan. I had been wanting to visit her in Georgia at some point in the near future and decided I might as well come at that time and go to the concert with her. Our friend Karah was gracious enough to get us front row (and center) seats. (Thanks, Karah!!!)
I’ve never considered myself that much of a Backstreet Boys fan. In high school and early college when they were at the peak of popularity, I listened to and liked their music. I was more of an N Sync fan, though. The concert didn’t make me like BSB better than NSync (sorry Penni & Karah) but I did come home and add quite a bit of their music to my iPod to listen to.
The highlight of the night wasn’t necessarily even music related. Brian Littrell’s 7 year old son Baylee came out on stage after the opening act. The crowd was already going nuts in anticipation. Baylee came out and simply said…”Are you ready for the Backstreet Boys? Here are Nick, AJ, Howie, and <insert pause> my Daddy.” It was adorable and the crowd went crazy!
The worst part of the night was my camera situation. I didn’t want to lug both a point & shoot and my DSLR camera through the airport while traveling so I opted to just bring my DSLR. I wasn’t allowed to use it at the concert, though. The photos in this entry are courtesy of my iPhone. Penni & Karah are sharing their photos with me but it isn’t quite the same. Lesson learned.
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