As singing preteens gathered outside the Orlando Arena for the
Backstreet Boys concert
Wednesday evening, the five members of the superstar group were inside
charming the glitter
off about 100 fans invited to a rollicking news conference.
Chief among the information pumped out of the boys by Make-a-Wish kids,
fan clubbers
and contest winners from Nova Scotia to Brazil was that the pop stars - who
for years kept
their love lives quiet - all "have a girlfriend."
Except for Howie Dorough.
"I'm dating someone,"said Dorough, triggering as much laughter from his
group mates as
the girls in the audience.
"What's the difference?" Kevin Richardson said, goading him.
Dorough thought for a second and then responded sheepishly, "It's uh,
my classification."
That had everyone hooting.
The boys were just as relentless when Brian Littrell, who has been most
open about his
relationship with Leighanne Wallace, was asked whether he plans to marry
her next year.
"DUN, DUN, DAHHHHNN!"
sang Nick Carter in a mocking trumpet voice, as Littrell reddened on
the hot seat.
"I don't know - that's a good question," Littrell said, "I would
actually like to - all in good
time."
Richardson drew a chorus of "ahhhhhhhhs" when he said he had met his
girlfriend seven
years ago at Walt Disney World. Their on-again, off again relationship,
tested by all the time
Richardson's travels, is back on again.
The high points of the hour-long meeting were an impromptu a cappella
song and when
14-year old Clarissa Michaud of Largo asked Richardson to say "His, Jenny"
to her mom as
"payback" for all the times her mom had embarrassed her.
Richardson did better than that - he walked over and gave Jenny a big
hug, prompting
squeals that would shame a set of NASCAR tires.
Richardson also revealed that he has a tattoo on his pelvic bone -
"It's Japanese writing
that means music and pleasure."
Asked whether he had any hidden tattoos, A.J. McLean - who's famed for
his skin art -
said, "All of my tattoos are from the waist up." But he does some day want
to get a dragon -
maybe on his leg.
That prompted one of the boys to yell: "He wants to tattoo his butt."
McLean responded: "If I had one, I would."
Asked what they would be doing New Year's Eve, Richardson said a lot of
people were
expecting them to do something big because their latest album and tour are
called
Millennium.
But "I think we're just going to spend time with our families," some of
whom live in Central
Florida.
Carter surprised him by adding: "But we're working on something."
And Richardson chimed in: "There might be a surprise."
Asked whether any of them had political aspirations, Littrell noted
that they had seen a
sign once that read, "Nick for President."
Well, then, would he run?
"New man," Carter said, Electing him "would be the worst thing this
country could do."
Source Orlando Sentinel
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