for reference only.

jen and i were driving home from the poison/def leppard concert the other night {yes, a blog worthy event... coming soon} when the conversation turned to boy bands. are you surprised?? not really, right?

it started when we decided jam out to "now that's what i call music! vol. 4" - circa 1999/2000 - featuring none other than... the backstreet boys. and then the question arose... how many boy band members can you name? like... first name basis...

shamefully, we admit to having to google the forgotten *nsync member. AND... we didn't know a single name of our fav - boyz ii men - other than "the skinny one" or "the one with the deep voice" and i mean... all 4 one... remember them? we knew there was a white one... but nothing more. i had to do a little research...

and so... for your viewing pleasure... and for future reference, of course... i have compiled a list of all the best boy bands {sadly, LFO didn't make the cut}

enjoy.

new kids on the block.

jordan, donnie, joey, jonathan, and danny

boyz ii men

nathan, michael {due to health probs, no longer a member of the band... and the one with the deep voice}, shawn {the skinny one}, and wanya

*nsync

justin, jc, lance, joey, chris {the one we couldn't remember}

backstreet boys

brian, aj, howie, nick, and kevin

{story: when i was a sophomore in college, i made a weekend visit to my friend mark's house in centerville. his little sister was like 12 years old and LOVED the backstreet boys but HATED me. mark taught me the names of the bsb band members... hoping she'd have a change of heart. it worked. she liked me. i wouldn't have a clue of what their names were if i had to recite it in another order. that's all i know. brian, aj, howie nick and kevin.}

98 degrees

nick and drew lachey, or course. justin and jeff

all 4 one

tony, jamie, delious, alfred

{okay, really... while "researching" - i couldn't find ANYTHING. this is the only legit picture... other than, like, a korean album cover. and wiki didn't even link a page to the band members specific names. they're nobody's anymore. but "i swear"... big stuff in 1994.}

{oh... and... i don't know which one's the asian, and which one's the white one... but i think delious is the black one.}

other boys worth mentioning. boys who did it alone. without their 4 best friends:

jesse mccartney

aaron carter