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I’m nervous, excited, scared, hopeful and nauseated at the same time and it’s not just because I consumed a ton of peanut butter-filled Oreo cookies last night before bed. But on that same note, I did just hear on the telly that a girl sold a record 17,328 boxes of Girl Scout cookies. Normally, that would make me smile but right now it just makes me cringe.

Anyway, I’m feeling all of the above mentioned emotions because my favorite boy band of all time, the one I bought all the dolls of, attended a concert to see once and wrote literally dozens of letters to has reunited and will be performing on The Today Show. They keep showing clips of their former glory days and people out in the crowd who look to be about my age are singing pieces of their old songs as soon as the camera pans in front of them for even a second.

Yessirree. It’s THE boy band of the ’80s and ’90s. The one I still believe (for reasons of pride) newer groups cannot hold a candle to. In only a few minutes, the New Kids on the Block will take the stage and, if you just so happen to be in my neck of the woods and hear a rousing, screaming rendition of “Step by Step,” “Hangin’ Tough,” or “The Right Stuff,” rest assured it’s probably me.