We woke up at about 6:00 am Thursday April 1,1999.
We has never been on a hour and a half drive to somw place which was unknown to us in LA. So on top of meeting the Backstreet Boys and being in their video that was another we were nervous about. Vanessa wasn't too familiar with freeways, she hated taking them. We were supposed to be at the site at 4:00 pm so we decided to leave at 12:00 pm just in case we got lost (talk about paranoid, huh?) Well we ended up playing their 'Backstreet Boys” CD the whole way their and singing at the top of our lungs until we saw it. The first ‘Mr. Pink’s’ sign on a neon pink poster board. We followed that arrow then we saw another one and another one until eventually we were pulling into the back of LAX ( the airport) a man greeted us at the gate and handed us a sticker the read ‘A Band Apart’ we were told to put in on our clothes where it could be seen.
We were so excited! We got there at 1:30 p.m. so we had almost three hours to wait! There was a big tent set up so we went in to see if there was a place to sign in. There were folding chairs and four long tables set up. We looked around and saw only one girl sitting on top of a table applying her make-up. She looked at us and pointed out that the wardrobe trailer was right on the other side of the tent if we wanted to know. We didn’t think we need or were even meant for that so we just smiled and nodded.
“I forgot my cell phone!” Vanessa had to shout because there was an airplane flying over making a huge sound.
“I was supposed to call my mom when we got here so she wouldn’t worry”. She said in a normal voice (the plane was gone).
“Let’s look around and see if there’s a pay phone around.” I suggested.
We walked out to the front of the tent. We saw a big empty parking lot with three cars (one of them was Vanessa’s) and two big running buses (just like the one AJ is in on the video ‘Show me the meaning’ except in the slot on the top it read ‘Special’.
“Well no phone here lets try the back” I said.
We went around the tent to where the ‘wardrobe’ trailer was. There was a few trunks and a few people walking around.
“I wonder what’s on the end of that fence? Maybe around the corner there’s a pay phone somewhere.” I said to Vanessa. We started to walk over there but the few people that were there seemed to be watching us a little too close for our comfort so we decided to go back to the car.
We sat there it started raining more and more people were starting to come. We saw movie cameras being brought in to the tent. There were girls with signs that’s when we decided it was time to go back in. After all it was 3:15 p.m. We sat down at a table. To our left was an obvious group of the paid extras. One was dressed in a ‘Bomb Squad’ outfit one was a ‘Pilot’ and there were ‘Runway’ guys and of course the ‘Stewardesses’.
Then at around 5:00 p.m. they had everyone get on the bus.
“Oh my god, I think I’m gonna be sick,” I complained. I had a major hunger headache and my stomach hurted. I was so hungry! I was starting to think that the Backstreet Boys weren’t worth hurling all over the bus while 50 people watched. I had after all only liked them for 3 months.
“We should be moving anytime now,” Vanessa said “Besides we can’t go home now it would of just been a waste of time.”
“I don’t know. I really feel awful. My head is pounding and oh my stomach…” Just then the bus started to move. I sat up and all then of a sudden I was cured by the wheels on the bus just moving.
We were let off the bus about 1 minute later. The Boys were on the other side of the fence that we were going to look for a pay phone that whole time!
We were greeted by a man with a bullhorn “Everybody up against that fence…Nobody is to cross this line if you do you will be back on the bus and taken out of here no matter what you do DO NOT CROSS THE LINE!
Vanessa and I were in the front of the whole group. Across from us about 75 feet were a group of people. We were in an airplane hanger. To our right was the small jet (with no BSB logo). Vanessa examined the group of people while peeped into the jet which I could see flowers and lace in one window. But of course I stayed behind the line. Everyone talked excitedly amongst themselves when all of a sudden Vanessa tapped me on the shoulder while she pointed to the group of people with her other hand.
“Oh my god it’s Nick…” she said in a normal voice, AT FIRST, “Oh my god, Nick!” she exclaimed a little louder it was April Fool’s so I paid her no attention until she started bouncing up and down “NICK, NICK, OH MY GOD IT’S NICK!!!” She was now getting the whole group to notice and point and scream. This short cute girl next to me was crying and screaming and well I was confused until Howie waved and everybody went nuts! Nobody crossed the line but there was screaming, crying and jumping.
“Quite down!” said the bullhorn man “Another out burst like that and everyone goes back on the bus!” Everyone settled down.
“Where’s AJ?” I asked the girl next to me.
“Oh he’s right there,” she sobbed and pointed.
“Where I don’t see him!” I said annoyed because she was sobbing to where I couldn’t understand her.
All of a sudden a beautiful head with a black hat peeked out from behind this huge man and waved. I couldn’t control my self “HI AJ!!” Then everyone begun to scream, jump and cry again.
“OK”, said bullhorn man “I’ll give you a chance to get it out of your systems but then that’s it!”
At that moment everyone went wild screaming, jumping and waving. The Boys looked up with grins on their faces, knowing perfectly well what they did to the 50+ girls that were standing there. After everyone was done screaming the Boys got up and walked on to the jet.We stood there for about 5 more minutes when bullhorn guy said “OK, we need all of you to come over here and make a half circle. The Boys will come and greet you and sing. What you do not do is approach the Boys if you do you will be sent back on the bus and taken out of here then the Boys will never like you again,” he chuckled at his own ‘joke’ then said “Just kidding. But remember what I told you.
”Then another man came and passed out flower bouquets, he handed one to Vanessa. Then they passed out some extra signs.
“OK, the Boys won’t come out of the jet unless they get some encouragement," some other guy said. Then everyone screamed and yelled then stood there and watched the jet door no Backstreet Boys.
“Come on you guys can do better than that!” said the man. We screamed and yelled some even cried. Finally Howie came and stood by the jet door then went back in. Brian was the first one to walk out with the others close behind. It was so great to see them all coming towards us! They were shaking hands and giving hugs and taking pictures. Brian was the first one I meet. He wasn’t just grabbing hands without noticing faces I know this because when he grabbed my hand he looked into my eyes with I friendly smile on his face and said “Hello, how are you?”
“Uh, umm, Hi!” I sputtered out.
Then came Kevin. He was just as nice. As Howie came around he smiled, shook my hand and did his famous wink and started to walk away but I didn’t want to let go. I felt him rubbing my hand with his thumb then just as I was holding on to his fingertips he took hold of my hand again, gave it a squeeze and smiled and winked again. Then I decided not to hog Howie so I let him go. Vanessa and I both agree that Howie is so sweet. The sweetness just bounces off him. In person you can really see the kindness in his eyes.
“Oh my goodness”, I thought to my self. “Where’s AJ, I’ve missed AJ!” I started to panic just then there was Nick and as I shook his hand and held on tight I felt these sharp nails digging into my hand. I later discovered it was Vanessa trying to pry my hand out of Nick’s. Nick was so huge. He is so tall and he has these huge football player shoulders, very sexy in opinion. Then I saw him. AJ was standing in front of me with an outstretched hand I grabbed it with my right hand and grabbed his forearm with my left hand then he looked into my eyes and as I looked back into his eyes I started to melt. His eyelashes are so long that they pushed up against his clear specs. If anyone of you could of looked into his eyes the way I did you would have been a big puddle on the floor. He is just so gorgeous. Just then I noticed I was squeezing his hand pretty tightly and thought to my self, “Let him go he’s gonna think you’re some kind of freak…” So I let him go.
The Boys all gathered in the middle and the song started. They then performed it again. Then they came around again to sign autographs.

*the beginning of this story was all true it really happened but the rest of the story is ALL fan fiction*

“AJ can I get your autograph?!?” I asked.
“Hold on,” he said. “I’ll be right back..”
He ran off to somewhere to talk to someone. The rest of the Boys signed when the director said the Boys were to get back on the jet and we were to wave good-bye to them. We waved sadly and waited for directions.
“OK,” said bullhorn guy “Everybody out that back door and onto the awaiting buses.”
“Let’s walk slowly,” Vanessa said “I can still see them peeking their heads out of the jet.”We walked slowly and were about to exit the back door when we heard someone calling to us.