I f you're an *NSYNC fan, I KNOW you go to the official page occasionally to see whats going on with our boys. And ya probablly know about Melinda's Updates. Well, I thought I'd save you the hassle of having to go there with putting her updates here. She gives us the REAL info on the guys - no gossip or rumors here. Now, because she doesn't update all that often, and because she doesnt talk about some very important stuff (ie - Justin and Britney) I have my OWN Update page. To go there click HERE. But I have to say, Melinda is a pretty cool chica. And of course I just HAVE to make comments, so they will be in green ENJOEY!
11/23/2000
HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM THE *NSYNC FAMILY!
Since I haven’t written in awhile I am going to touch on as much stuff as I can. What a crazy leg of the tour this has been. Once again it seems like we are non-stop. It has been nice seeing all of you again and seeing new faces at the cities we have visited for the first time this year.
We are in Vegas right now, then heading to LA before wrapping up the tour in San Diego. But hey lets add in the Tonight show, the VH1 Awards and two charity events- ONE ON EACH COAST! It will be a busy two weeks.
The Grinch has Whoville, we have Scooterville! In each venue *NSYNC has what we call a toyroom. This is the room where there are all kinds of things. TV, VCR, video games, weights etc but by far the most popular toy this tour is the scooter. We have the razor scooters, then someone got them bigger scooters and now they have motorized scooters. I find myself looking over my shoulder when I walk around the venue. Especially when Joey is riding one :) He prolly likes to smack her ass. LMAO!
If you thought the MTV Video Awards was off the hook wait until you see what the fellas have planned for the Billboard Awards. I have been sworn to secrecy but be sure and set your VCRs.
There will be a major press announcement on November 28th. Be sure and look out for coverage of it. No, no one is leaving the group and it is not about Grease 3. It is something that EVERY *NSYNC fan will want to be a part of. I can assure you of that. OMG! I want to know!! I'm nervous now .... what could it be? At least no one is leaving ... BREATHE!! Speaking of being a part of something, I am sure everyone has heard this by now but I will repeat in case you haven’t. *NSYNC has challenged all their fans attending the Los Angeles concerts. They are asking everyone attending the concerts to bring an unwrapped gift for the holiday season. Challenge For The Children is going to collect the toys and disburse them through out the greater LA area. This is your opportunity to partner with *NSYNC and help make someone less fortunate than you have a special Holiday Season.
The guy’s holiday special will air November 30th. My hint to all of you is that you will hear all your favorite music in a totally different way. Be sure and tune in to FOX.
I got cc’d on a news letter that BSB sent out to their fans saying they were upset that I was asking *NSYNC fans to unite and out vote BSB video with our video. Just goes to show how powerful our fans are. You guys are the best, keep up the good work. LMAO! BSB are big babies! They cant accept the fact that we are sooo much better. When will they learn?
Remember, everyday should be Thanksgiving in your heart! Stay *NSYNC.
Melinda
10/25/2000
So sorry for the lack of information. I have no excuse except that I have been running around like a chicken with her head cut off...no pun intended. I dont get it ... whats the pun?
Well what has been going on... The tour is going great. We are in Indianapolis tonight. It is 1:30AM and I am just now finding some quiet time to write your guys. The guys and their entourage are at the movies right now. I was there! Me and JC were making out the whole time! I dont even remember what the movie was ...
Last night the guys sang the National Anthem at Game three of The World Series. It was so awesome, I must say that *NSYNC has the best rendition of our great country's anthem. It was funny, the NY fans are so cruel, they boo everyone, and when the guys took the field they booed at first, but as soon as *NSYNC started singing their attitudes change. Yankees and Mets fans are not their "target audience" .. LMAO ... Justy actually said that - at least they realize!
So let's see we went from Birmingham to NYC and back to Indy in two days. We are all a little jet lagged but had a blast at the game...who wants who to win? Lance wants the Yankees, Joey wants the Mets, Justin JC and Chris just want a good series. What is coming up? We are taping a holiday special at this time. Oh the new video, TIPU, should be ready now vote vote vote on MTV. Gotta boot BSB! <~~~ YES!! Thats what I'm saying! BYE BYE BYE BSB!!
We do not have any pets with us on the road this leg...for now. Just have to distract Lance everytime we go near a pet shop in the malls. Aww .. can you imagine ... "Cmon Lance! We gotta go!" "Wait guys! I just wanna take a quick look! I swear I wont buy anything!
Last night in NY it was so cool I met Ben Stiller and his wife Christine. Ben is up there shooting a movie. They are very down to earth just like the guys, needless to say I was star struck!
A lot of the guys spare time is spent working on the new album. They have not started recording yet but are busy writing. Let me tell you if you thought NSA is off the hook, you are gonna flip for the next one. YES!! NEW ALBUM!! I will write more often, This I promise you! (sorry I couldn't resist) Cute My brain is fried please excuse any mistakes that I may have made.
As always...Stay *NSYNC
Melinda
09/24/2000 MY BIRTHDAY!!
Hi everyone:
There is a serious issue that I must address on behalf of you and the guys! We are very aware with what is going on with our tickets. WE MUST STOP THE SCALPERS!!!
It upsets us tremendously and we do everything we can to make the best possible show for our fans. Let me explain things we do as the management team, booking agent, and members of *NSYNC. We stagger the amount of tickets as we release them, meaning instead of releasing 15,000 tickets at once we release a bit at a time. So if the scalpers are buying the first hour they will not get as many as they originally intended to. Next we have put a limit on how many tickets one person can buy. We want a family to be able to go together, but they should not be able to buy for their whole block.
The only way to stop this business of scalping, ticket brokers, and auctions on line is to not support them. Unless of course you know it is a legit auction (like Justin and CFTC auction of their tickets to help raise money for their foundations.) Those are the only legit auctions. Let those people on line sit there with their tickets. DO NOT SUPPORT THEM.
*NSYNC charges a certain ticket price. They do not make any more on that ticket if it is scalped. Therefore, *NSYNC is also getting ripped off just like you, the fans. AGAIN...DO NOT PAY THESE PEOPLE YOUR MONEY. It is the only way to shut them down. If *NSYNC is charging $32 for a ticket they expect Ticket Master to add a service charge but that is all. When they see someone selling their tickets for hundreds, even thousands of dollars it makes them cringe.
Justin, Joey, JC, Chris and Lance take a firm stand against scalping and are asking you to support them by not buying your tickets from anyone but the authorized seller. It is called supply and demand. As long as you keep demanding the tickets they are going to stay in business and raise their prices. We know you guys are powerful in numbers, let's once again unite and stop this crime from continuing!!
On another note: On their couple of days off the guys are doing all different things, here are a few of them: JC has been recording with Wild Orchid, doing promo in Canada. Joey has been shooting in a movie in Canada, and working on his new house, and doing promo in Canada. Lance attended the US Open, threw a special birthday party for his best friend and went to the beach. Justin has been writing new songs, and relaxing. Chris has been writing, working on his house, and relaxing.
One final note: congradulations to our Tour Accountant Rob. He got married yesterday.
It was a long one...but as always,
Stay *NSYNC
Melinda
09/10/2000
Just got home from New York City and the MTV VMA! We brought home three "moon men" Best POP, Viewer's Choice, and Best Choreography. We got a moon man! We got a moon man!It was so nice when the guys thanked their management company. That is why it is such a pleasure to work with them. The fun began after the awards! *NSYNC had their Celebration Party at TWIRL. The club was decorated with the Vaudville theme. We strung 3000 real red roses at all different heights from the ceiling, the bars and vip sections were decorated with candles hung in gold globes with flowers. Red roses were put in all around the club (I think we had about 5000 in all! The video screens were framed in red velvet curtains, like the album cover. Candles everywhere. Kevin Mazur our official party photographer is getting me photos, which I will get up as soon as possible. Twirl also provided a vip Italian Buffet in a downstairs VIP area for the guys and their families. We had these great wrist bands that were battery powered and flashed all different designs. I had the only *NSYNC band and guess who decided he was taking it home...Jermaine Dupri. I am going to try to get some to auction off on the site. Crystal provided our party guests with champagne. The Party was off the hook! Needless to say we had the best party. (from the reports we got other parties got shut down becuase of fights and lack of attendees) Funkmaster Flex, America's #1 DJ, was spinning until 4:30am! Party guests included: Destiny's Child, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Mark Walberg, Blink 182, Britney, Busta, Jermaine Dupri, Usher, Alliyah, All the MTV VJs, Darren Henson, Pink, Wade Robson, Johnny Wright, Nelly, Puffy, Jennifer Lopez, and many many more. Damn ... I wanna go to that party!
The guys are off to LA to do the Latin Grammy's. Then before the tour starts a little R&R. Except for Joey who will be filming a movie. They also have to attend the Much Music Awards, tape two tv shows, have studio sessions and a photo session. So I am really not sure how much R&R there will be! Then it is back on tour October 17th!
As always, stay *NSYNC
Melinda
08/29/2000 Hello, I hope everyone is having a great vacation. The guys are arriving home from Japan tonight. They were over there doing some promo. (lots of TV)
Before Japan, we were in LA shooting the next video, "This I Promise You". The shoot took place in Griffth Park, The story is kind of like mid-summers night dream. AHHH!! I read that book last year! I do not want to give to much away. We had a videographer there and the web site is going to give you behind the scenes clips up until the day it premieres! Justin cut his hair shorter, everyone else has pretty much the same look. No drastic changes. They shot all night long. Had to be careful of coyotes and rattle snakes! OK, YUK!(on the snake part)
Have a *NSYNC day!
Melinda
08/07/2000
After their short but needed days off the guys will reconvene this month for two convention shows and Music Mania. Then they will have a couple more days off, film their next video, then head to Japan for two weeks at the end of August. It will be straight to NYC after Japan to rehearse for the MTV Video Awards. Look for their performance live on September 7th.
Until then, stay *NSYNC
Melinda
08/06/2000
A big “Thank You” to our 6th Man Team for their support with Challenge For The Children II
AC Green Foundation / Amuzenet / Anheuser Busch / Bacardi / Ben and Izzys / Braun / Clairol / CODE Sunglasses / Cover Girl / Enyce / Farouk Systems Fisher Price / Frederick Wildman / Godiva Chocolatier / HALO / Harris Levy Productions / Kipling / Logitech / MAC / Mark Potter / Mars Advertising / MCI / Michael C. Fina / Midway Games / Motorola / NBA / NFL / Nike Phat Farm / Polaroid / Redken / RP55 / Seagrams / Sean John / SEGA / The Gail Group (Avirex) / Think / Skateboards / TNT Sports / Tokyo Bay / Vidal Sassoon / Willy Wonka
Thank you for your gracious donation to our cause and event!
08/06/2000
You are probably asking yourself…why isn’t there a more recent journal entry. To be honest, there was absolutely no time while we where in NYC. So instead I will give you a wrap up. Be sure to check out the *NVOLVED section of the site, we will be adding stories, pictures and video from the charity event all throughout the next month. OK here we go…
NEW YORK…one word…MADNESS. How we all did it I will never know. Let’s see the week started out with our sold out shows at MSG. Normally that wouldn’t be so bad, four shows, four nights we have done that before. Now add in the other things the guys had to do during that week.
Tuesday AM we went to MTV to announce the VMA Nominees. ( *NSYNC got 6 nominations) Then before the Tuesday show we had to tape the Pre show for HBO and have a meet and greet for over 250 lucky fans. Do a show, then after the show some of the guys went to Jennifer Lopez’s surprise birthday party thrown by Puffy. What does that equal? NO SLEEP night #1.
Next is Wednesday. That morning Chris had a press conference to announce his alignment with the charity Child Watch. He is the national spokesman. After that it was off to FAO Schwartz to hold a press conference with Living Toyz to unveil the guy’s marionettes. Then off to MSG, another meet and greet for 250 people and a show with full camera rehearsals for HBO Event. Oops, I forgot to mention the sound check party for 100 underprivileged children that the guys hosted. Tired yet? Stay with me because the schedule is about to get crazy.
Thursday: HBO day! Meet and greet for only 200 people today…then LIVE from MSG, the HBO Special. Followed by a party thrown by HBO at the Garden. Please note that I did not see a show at MSG because once meet and greets were done each day I would head back to the hotel to work on CFTCII. We had 40 celebrities arriving beginning Thursday evening. Am I stressed by this time…YES. Now comes Friday. 4am wake up for the guys to go to the TODAY Show. Following that they have to get ready for CFTCII kick off party at Planet Hollywood. It was Press Conference with their other celebrity teammates then off the Garden for the final sold out show. I had to get meet and greet done that day, then prepare for the celebrity guests to arrive. We sat them in a special section (I am sure a lot of you saw them) and they all loved the show.
Saturday the guys got up early and went to NJ to help Jayson Williams with his charity event. They sang the National Anthem for his softball game. Then back to the hotel for a quick nap, before heading to St. John’s University for CFTCII. The basketball game was incredible. More about that later. After the game it was off to a club in Soho for the Champions Celebration. We partied until the weeeeee hours of the morning, got up loaded the buses and headed to Hershey, Pa for a show. Have I lost you yet??? Wake up, drink some caffeine, we aren’t done. After Hershey three of the fellas headed BACK to NYC while the other two headed to Chicago. The three that went to NYC attended the Coyote Ugly movie premiere on Monday then flew to Chicago on Tuesday for our final show. Chris took me to the Willie Wonka candy factory for a tour Monday. Tuesday Morning we woke up did a photo shoot for MTV Video Awards, did a show, cleaned off the buses, packed our stuff, woke up and headed home!!!! NOW YOU CAN BE TIRED. When celebrities say it is not all glamour THEY MEAN IT!!! OMFG ... its times like these I wonder why I want to be famous .. can you imagine? DAMN. This is why I admire these guys so much.
After all that the guys had a few days off. Justin, JC, and Chris are at the TEEN Choice Awards right now presenting and accepting awards. Finally, after today they will all be on Vacation until August 13th.
We had a lot of celebrity visitors during our MSG shows and CFTCII event. They include: Janet Jackson, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Jennifer Lopez, Joe Pesci, Montel Williams, Britney, Carson Daly, Tara Reid, Jose Feliciano, Boris Kujoe, Joe, Darrin Henson, Dennis Scott, Erick Strickland, Stephan Maurberry, Elton Brand, Ananda Lewis, Beverly Mitchell, Queen Latifah, Isiah Thomas, Tashina Arnold, Josh Keaton, Tigger, Funkmaster Flex, DJ Finesse, Peter Gunz, Youngbloodz, Pink (of course), 95 South, Donnell Jones, Usher(except he had to cancel once he got there due to illness), Rockmond Dunbar, Brian McKnight, Eric Christian-Olsen, Jermaine DuPri, Fat Joe, Jordan Knight, Erik Bradley, Kid Cruz, Jay-Z, Eve, Stevie J, Pras, Charles Oakley, R Angels and Dean Winters. I am sure I missed someone, so be sure check out the *NVOLVED section for the full charity report.
As always, stay *NSYNC
Melinda
07/25/2000
WHEW! I know it has been a long time an I am sorry.
Here is a run down of what has been going on. This week the guys are doing three press conferences, one to announce MTV Video Awards Nominees, one to unveil their new Marionettes, then at Planet Hollywood, for the charity event.
VERY IMPORTANT!!!! Please understand that I do not have an assistant. I have a person BACK IN FLORIDA that helps me every day. Why am I telling you this? Because I am getting e-mails from people claiming that I have a cousin named Jacob (NOT TRUE) and an assistant named TRICIA (screen name BOUNCE31BABYBLUE)NOT TRUE. Do not believe any story these people write. They do not work with us they are not related to us, they do not travel with us. I just do not want anyone misled. Don't feed into their sickness.
OK now on to the good stuff. We will be crazy this week with all the stuff for NYC. HBO is so awesome to work with, everyone check out their local newspapers there will big ads in some of them for the special, also big building and billboards all over, look for them. I have never seen the guys so LARGE haha.
The guys just did an MTV photo shoot for TV guide. Look for it prior to the MTV Video awards. They will be performing on the show this year look out, Wade and the guys are already thinking of ideas!!!
I gotta run more organizing for CFTC.
Have a great day!
Melinda
07/13/2000
Hi everyone!
Well todays entry is going to be used for announcements.
Yes we are going back out on tour. 31 dates beginning October 29th. The dates have not been released yet and are still being finalized. Please don't believe the ones floating around the net. And they arent coming back here dammit! GUYS! I swear I wont try to rape you this time!!
Challenge For The Children is coming along great. Here is the big announcement...by next Tuesday we will be putting a few more tickets on sale. It is going to be off the hook, Ananda Lewis, Queen Latifah, Youngbloodz, and Donell Jones have been added to the roster. Although *NSYNC will not be performing, lots of other peeps will be. If you are still looking for a ticket call ticketmaster next week so the scalpers do not get the money!!
We are going to have some exclusive merchandise for CFTCII so be sure and check for that at the game and on NSYNCDIRECT.COM. All of the stuff will be limited edition, never seen photos. Collector's pin, teddy bear and post office stamp/envelope.
Here is a hint for all of you...treat people how you would want to be treated. Being polite will get you a long way. Being pushy, loud, demanding, and out of control will not get you anything. The guys love their fans, but are human and sometimes need a little space. WORD! Only I am allowed to take their space! But seriously ... I think that Melinda was being a bit nice about it .. but I wont ... THE GUYS ARE NORMAL!! Yes, I know it's exciting to see them, meet them, maybe even touch them - but would you act the same if they werent famous? If they were just regular people you knew? Thats what I thought.
Justin got his corn rows put back in before the RFK show. It took Rhonda (his hair person)about 2 hours to braid those locks. Grrr - Justy! Take them out! You are WHITE!!
That is all for now the guys are headed out for some fun since it is a night off. Cinergy Field tomorrow... Yea .. me and JC are gonna have us some fun ... *NOTE* As I am writing this there is a commercial for some thing to give you more sexual energy .. I swear! Is it a coincedience? I think not .. besides .. JC doesnt need anymore energy ... LOL
Stay *NSYNC -Melinda
07/06/2000
So here is a good story for everyone. We had a concert on the 4th of July so we missed all the fireworks. Well we came prepared. We bought our own. So the night of the 4th, after we got back to the hotel, we decided to have our own fireworks show. On the roof of the parking garage. Now mind you some of us ( names to be left out to protect them) did a test show the night before. No problem, cops were right down on the street below us...didn't do a thang! I bet it was Joey and Chris
So here we are trying to have some fun, orderly, no one is loud or anything. All five guys, security, band members, management members, and crew members all on the roof having some fun when 5-0 shows up. At first we think they are not going to do anything. Then Joey and Lance shoot off some loud rockets and the policeman tells us we can only shoot one more rocket, then we are restricted to things that stay on the ground and don't go BOOM..well dang what does that leave you...sparklers? and we had none of those. So being curious Steve lights a big barrel thing thinking it is just going to shoot sparks up in the air, like a fountain. WRONG dang thing starts shooting rockets and spinning so rockets are flying on the ground all different directions. It was hysterical all of us dodging this unknown thing. Not knowing where it was going to shoot next. LMAO ... I would pay to see that .. I can just see them running around trying to get away from it .... *sigh*Needless to say by the time it put itself out two more cop cars showed up and the fun was shut down. There was no reason for those policeman to act like that we were not disturbing anyone. In fact I think the rockets were really pretty. So needless to say someday, somewhere, before this tour ends there will be another 4th of July celebration...right Big Dogg? HAHA! They got in trouble by the law!! But wait ... Big Dogg was there? Dang - he could have beat the police up!
07/04/2000
Happy 4th of July!!! Well Lance added to Noah's Ark ( that is the nickname for his bus) yesterday. Wait - Lance gets his own bus? why does he get his own bus? Did he trade in all his solos for his own bus? He bought a ferrit(I do not know how to spell it). He still has not named it. Its Dirk I told him to name it Fred. YES!! "F-R-E-D-J-C"! He should have named it that! It is really cute, I have never held one before. So now we have two chinchillas, one ferrit and one dog traveling with us. Damn .. and I thought my house was a zoo ..After the show tonight we have one more in Raleigh then we all have 4 days off...YIPPPPEEEEEE yes we all are off including the guys. what are they doing? All are going to different places to see family and relax.
CFTCII has confirmed some more participants, Usher, Jermaine Dupri, Darrin Henson, Jon Seda, Duane Martin, Fat Joe, Jordan Knight and Ananda Lewis. still waiting for the final yeses this week. I owe ANTAWN JAMISON an apology..it seems I can never spell his name correctly, don't worry Antawn I have written it 150 time and should get it right from now on.
Enjoy your holiday everyone! We will be shooting off fire works after our show tonight.
Stay *NSYNC
Melinda
07/03/2000
Just arrived in Greensboro. Buffalo was fun. I was born there so it is always special for me to go back there! During the day I took Lance and Justin up to Niagra Falls. We walked across from the American to the Canadian side. Going through customs was amusing because some of us just had our license and the customs agent had no idea wwho we were and began lecturing us that we needed to have our birth certificates. oops. i never remember having my birth certificate everytime we crossed the Peace Bridge to go to Canada for the weekend...oh well. After getting a bite to eat we headed back to get ready for the show. After every show we have food on the bus to eat while heading to the next city. Each of the guys order what they want, of course in Buffalo we HAD to get Pizza and Wings. Oh my god they were awesome...thanks La Nova. Stay *NSYNC
06/27/2000
Well it looks like we will be coming back to Chicago August 1st.
In Columbus today, and then off to St. Louis. Needless to say we are all tired.
Yes Lance colored his hair blue, but he told me today he is changing it back. AHH! Who knew Lance was cool enough?
Time to catch the bus. Just wanted to let you know about Chicago.
06/25/2000
We are traveling to Lexington today. Don't worry Chicago we will be back!
Because we had 2 unexpected days off the guys all flew home to be with their families. Joey got to see his father perform at the House of Blues in Orlando. His dad is in a group called "Not So Boyband 2"(NSB2) as you know Joey's father was an inspiration to him growing up. He was in a do-wap group. The reviews are flowing in and they are all great. We wish him well on his new project.
Luggage call is happening now. We have to put our luggage out up to an hour before we leave. That is so security and the bellmen have enough time to load all the buses. It is easier for guys to wake up 30 minutes ahead of luggage call, but us girls need a little more time to get pretty! Oh it is Sunday, looks like a no make-up day, hope I don't scare anyone. Take care. As always...Stay *NSYNC
Melinda
06/24/2000
Wow I just saw footage of our stage. It looks like a mangled pile of metal. Chicago has some pretty serious weather. Thank goodness no one was hurt. It has not stopped raining since we got here. Gives us time to catch up on our sleep and for me time to catch up on work. If anyone had gotten hurt or killed I would have hated Chicago forever! Wait - I didnt even know Chicago got tornadoes ...
Challenge For The Children is coming along great. Confirmed participants include: Jermaine Dupri, 95 South, Pink, Antwane Jamison, Erick Strickland, Eric Bradley, Darin Henson, Jayson Williams, Johnny Wright, Josh Keaton, and Beverly Mitchell. We still have a lot of people to contact, and get replies from. Some of the other invited guests include Tiger Woods, Brian McKnight, Penny Marshal, Kobe, Reggie Miller, Shaq, Rosie, Joe, Usher, Next, Shannon Elizabeth, Aaliyah, and many many more. Keep checking back I will keep you updated as we get more RSVP’s.
Stay *NSYNC
Melinda
06/23/2000
On our way to Chicago…Minneapolis was cool. Everyone likes that city. Our security wasn’t to happy when we got to our hotel early this morning. The hotel workers were on strike. So normally the bellmen help us with our luggage…NOT TODAY Due to the strike security had to d it all by themselves. Oh no ... they have to be like normal people and carry their own luggage!
We are going to Chicago, but due to a terrible storm where a tornado touched down we have to post pone our show scheduled for Sunday at Joliet RaceTrack. The Tornado ripped apart our stage and picked up the center field tower and threw it all the way across to the new racetrack. Thank God no one was hurt. Sucks to be them!
Don’t worry Chicago, we will make up the date as soon as we can.
06/19/2000
Hi everyone, Wow! thanks to all the fans who helped sell out CFTCII in 15 minutes. Hard work pays off, the guys are so excited to have a sold out venue. I paged them all this morning when I heard the good news. We are in Denver right now. Mile High tomorrow, what a great place. The fellas spent all day today in the studio recording a remix, while Darlene(the associate producer for CFTCII) and I worked on the Charity Event. Sending out invitations to the celebs the guys want invited...Usher, Joe, Pink, Shannon Elizabeth, Kobe(World Champion), Shaquille (Double MVP, World Champion), Dennis Scott, Erick Strickland, Chris Webber, Reggie Miller, Aaliyah, Rosie, Jon Seda, Josh Keaton, 95 South, and many more.
The Tour is half over and time is really flying. Our quick out the other day got all messed up because Lance accidentally got on the wrong bus. LMAO ... dumbass It was comical after it was over, but what was suppose to happen was, one bus go one way, and the others go another...but because of Lancey poo (Lancey poo ... awww!) not believing his security. He is so use to following the same path, and there are a lot of jokes played on our tour. So all the buses took the long way. Oh well it just took us an extra hour to get to Denver. Thanks Lance! That is a priceless story .. I laughed for 10 minutes after hearing this!
Have a good one. Stay *NSYNC
Melinda
06/12/2000
Today we are in Seattle. Playing the Rose Bowl on Friday was incredible! 62,000 people. We set a record for attendance. Thank goodness we get a police escort out of there. I feel sorry for all the people who had to deal with the traffic.
We have a new opening act, Boyz and Girlz United. Sisqo iss no longer with us. He was awesome and we will all miss his entourage. GRRRR! That means he wont be there for my concerts!! Pink better not leave or I'll be pissed!
I have to clear up some confusion regarding Challenge for the Children. Jayson Williams of the NJ Nets is having a Charity softball game on the same day as our event. This is not part of Challenge For The Children. The fellas are friends with Jayson and have agreed to sing the national anthem at his event and in return Jayson is going to be one of the commentators for our event. So I am sorry to say the guys will not be playing softball.
Our event kicks off July 28th with a VIP reception at Planet Hollywood. Tickets for this event are currently available only to our sponsors. If more become available they will be sold for $200 a piece. We will let you know if they become available. Then after the Planet Hollywood party all the Celebes will go to Madison Square Garden to see *NSYNC’s show.
July 29th will be the big day! 7:30pm tip-off of the 2nd annual Challenge For The Children basketball game. Invited guests (not confirmed) include Joe, Usher, Penny Marshall, Rosie O’Donnel, Johnny Wright, Jermaine Dupri, Tyrese, Josh Keaton, 95 South, Pink, Jayson Williams, Duane Martin, Dennis Scott, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, Reggie Miller, Antwane Jaimeson, Shannon Elizabeth, and many, many more. After the game there will be the Champion’s Celebration (yes you must be 21) at private location to be announced.
There I hope that helps clear up some confusion.
The guys just finished shooting commercial for a national product. (Sorry I can not reveal it) It will be surprise revealed in August. They are all enjoying their day off today. Tomorrow we tackle the Tacoma Dome.
Get ready to see some really cool changes and updates on the site. We are going to incorporate some really cool state of the art concepts…I believe Chris will lead the way (hint, hint) so stay tuned.
We are finishing up taping segments for a MTV special (air date TBD) and The MCY.COM web cast special. They even interviewed me…tee hee it was funny talking about what I do everyday with the guys. Keep looking for both. They are going to contain some really cool behind the scenes footage. Finally HBO special live from NYC. Very very exciting, I have never approved so many publicity concepts. It is going to be amazing to see the guys’ pictures on the sides of buildings! So be sure and look for them.
I’m going to hit the hay!
Stay *NSYNC
Melinda
06/03/2000
Speaking of Challenge for The Children II:
You read it here first:
It is official this year’s CFTCII will be held over two days July 28th and 29th in New York City.
The basketball game will be held at St John’s University at 7:30pm on July 29,2000. Tickets will be sold through Ticket Master. As soon as we have an on sale date I will post it here. Make your plans now it is gonna be off the hook! More celebrities than last year. Although the fellas will only be playing ball and not performing, there are going to be PLENTY of surprise performers!!
06/02/2000
Today is the start of a crazy weekend. We have just finished a three-day trip through Texas. San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas. Then we jumped on a private plane and headed to Los Angeles for the MTV Awards.
Right after the awards we are flying across the United States to the East Coast. Then back on the private plane (thank you Planet Hollywood!) to Phoenix for two shows on Monday and Tuesday. Whew sleep anyone? Ok, hang on, Lance is yelling at me from across the room… he wants to know about this new gadget (they always have to have the latest and greatest toys).
The tour has been fun so far, a lot of work but fun. We met Erick Strickland of the Dallas Mavericks last night. He will be joining us for the Charity Event in NYC.
Stay *NSYNC
05/24/2000
Hello everyone! I am back and testing my new journal. I can not wait to keep all of you updated and introduce you to a bunch of people we have on the road with us this tour.
Stay with me as I get back into the swing of things. I think this year we may even have a section where you all (or ya'll where I'm from) can ask me questions! OHH! I have one!! How big is JC? LMAO
I will tell one story from today in Tampa. We had a very special guest in our meet and greet. He was a young boy who is terminally ill. I hope we made he feel as special as he made us feel today. It ripped my heart out and I am telling all of you so that you appreciate everything you have! It took this little angel every ounce of energy he had to walk up and meet the guys and have his picture taken with them. I could tell how happy he was and how special the guys made him feel. I just wish he wasn't going through what he is. It made me and quite a few of others tear up. We wish him the best and if he needs anything do not hesitate to call! I am soooo crying ... that is the sweetest story ... THIS IS WHY I LOVE THE GUYS!
I hope this entry didn't make anybody sad, but inspires everyone to live life to the fullest. WORD!
Take care for now and I promise I will write some good stuff as soon as I know I am doing this right! :)
As always stay *NSYNC!
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