The local radio station is having a "Hits of the 90s" weekend, and in the car last night, I had a blast-from-the-past when they played, "Invisible Man" by 98°.



I was a huge 98° fan. I had no use for the New Kids on the Block at age 12. The Backstreet Boys formed when I was 16: however, I didn't even notice until I was 18! Even then, their music, and the albums of similar boy bands, was more about the "band" than the "boys". I was never one of those girls ... that kind of behavior was just stupid.

That is, until Nick, Jeff, Drew and Justin came along: in that order.

Sigh ...

I bought all of their albums, including their Christmas album and their crappy come back album. I dragged my friend Shallen, who was not a fan, to their concert at the Broadway Theatre. Every day for the two weeks prior to the concert, I sent her a picture of the group with a countdown of how many days until we saw them. The concert was rush seating, and I am ashamed to admit that it is the only time I ever cut in line for anything in my life, just to get closer to the men that I loved. I am not ashamed to admit that, at the age of 21, I screamed like a little girl the entire time.

However, I realized last night that the reason this song, and the other songs by 98°like "Was It Something I Didn't Say", "The Hardest Thing" and "Because of You", melt girl's hearts like butter is because these are four guys you wish you could be with, looking directly into the camera, singing about how special you are and how much it tortures them that they will never be good enough to be with you.

Every time a 98° "Wayback Track" plays, James Dean spins in his grave.

If this ...



... is "the invisible man", who the hell is your boyfriend?!?!

Realistically, these words ...

I wish you'd look at me that way
Your beautiful eyes looking deep into mine
Telling me more than any words could say
But you don't even know I'm alive

... would more likely be uttered by this guy.


How eager are you to "tell all your friends that his kisses taste sweet like wine"?

That's the video that Dustin Diamond should have been in!

Of course, the 98° video that Dustin Diamond, also known as Screech from "Saved By the Bell", was in was "I Do (Cherish You)". I recently told Mark's soon-to-be-sister-in-law Lindsay that I have always liked that song, but I would not be able to make it my wedding song, because I would be thinking of Nick Lachey the whole time!



PS: If Nick is reading this, I totally didn't mean that stuff above ... you know how it is; the fans expect it. FYI: I'm still single: e-mail me!