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Hey, guys, welcome back to Kelly Calls It. I am, of course, Kelly.

Shout out, first of all, to�

I forget her name, but the gal I just went to

on Fairfax to get my nails done.

She just got�

She just went through a nasty divorce, so she, like,

really gives a shit, you know?

Anyway, I'm in Vegas, live.

Didn't do my makeup. Kinda short on cash.

The girls cost a lot of money.

But we are live in Las Vegas,

home of Wayne Newton and buffets,

and recently, my guest, the New Kids on the fucking Block.

- Hey! - What's up?

Jordan, question.

- Yes. - You're from Dorchester.

We all are, except for Joe. Joe's from Jamaica.

He's the spicy one, huh?

I don't know about that.

Okay, so you're from Dorchester. You're all from Dorchester.

- Correct. - Which is in Boston.

- Yeah. - Which is in Massachusetts.

- Uh-huh. - Which is in�

America?

- In New England. - Oh yeah, New England.

Do people do that a lot?

They don't say New England, they say Massachusetts.

What do you prefer?

They do that. They say, "I'm from Massachusetts,"

but they're not, or they say, "I'm from Boston,"

and they're from, like, Woburn.

- Anywhere in Massachusetts. - Framingham.

Danny, where is Franingham?

- Franingham? - Framingham.

Far.

New single.

Framingham is home to a prison that we performed in.

You performed in a jail?

- And multiple times, yes. - Absolutely.

Oh my God. What was� Were you scared?

- No, we-- - That sounds hot to me.

- That one was� - Not too much.

- Your brother was there, right? - Yeah, that was a�

That one wasn't maximum security.

- That was maximum? - No, Deer Island was maximum.

Deer Island was slightly�

Oh no, Deer Island--

Dear God, how many fucking prisons have you performed in?

- A few. - A few.

Is it like� First of all, I love it. You guys are so good to your fans.

So, like, whether it's prisoners or MILFs or kids,

you're just like, anyone who wants to fucking jam,

you guys fucking rock out.

- Absolutely. - I've seen you guys�

And I know this probably, like, sounds like you've heard this before.

I've probably seen you guys, no joke,

give or take,

God,

1,200 times.

Twelve hundred!

- Every concert, you've been at? - Everything we've done?

As I said that, I didn't think how many that actually was,

and that might be all of them.

I didn't go to the Super Bowl. That wasn't live.

By the way, walk me through the Super Bowl.

'Cause you guys never bring it up.

And if I played the fucking Super Bowl�

Oh my God.

So I took JSX here, but I brought my own spaghetti.

On the plane?

Like, in a can?

No, John, I UPSed it to my hotel room.

Yeah, on the plane.

You don't bring food on the plane? Raise your hand if you do.

I mean, snacks, but not spaghetti.

Snacks are food, Jordan. TMI.

Nothing stinky.

Nothing stinky, like a tuna sandwich or--

Yeah, no eggs, no tuna, no none of that.

Let's go around the room. Joe, what do you bring on the plane?

Okay, let's fucking� Send me an email. Jesus Christ. Donny?

Popeyes.

Popeyes chicken and waffles?

Just Popeyes.

- Okay. - Just chicken.

I love chicken.

I'm trying to eat less meat. Trying to eat less in general.

Get back to my birth weight. But�

Your birth weight? What?

- Yeah, my birth weight. - Like when you were born?

Yeah, it was a joke.

'Cause I was trying to be that skinny, Jordan.

Wow. Okay, good thing you're hot.

John, snack on the food.

Iced coffee and cashews.

I love cashews.

Do you know the guy who invented cashews?

- No. - I wish I did.

- Invented? - Jesus.

Yeah, invented cashews.

Yeah, Jesus did.

- Invented cashews? - Jesus invented cashews.

- Jesus did. - No, Danny, I�

No, well, he might've. He did a lot.

I think he invented wine.

Danny, permission to speak freely?

You seem like you wear deodorant. Like, you're always smelling good.

Like cologne, deodorant.

Even if you're� if you have� if like�

If a Drakkar Noir store's closed,

you'll take some Febreze and just shush, shush, shush.

No, man, I don't wear deodorant. I mean, I don't wear cologne.

- You don't wear cologne? - Just soap.

- I'm just clean. - You just wear soap?

Yeah, soap.

You know you're supposed to wash it off?

Okay, so you shower. How many times do you guys shower a day?

'Cause, like, you're up there dancing and moving,

and I'm in the crowd too, just like�

Don't point, John. It makes it worse.

We are in Vegas, by the way.

New Kids on the Block have done it all. They've been around since 1984.

Heard of it? And they've just done everything.

Like, you guys have literally� It's crazy.

Like, I turn on the TV and you're with Carson Daly.

Then another day, on Blue Bloods.

Then you're opening another Burger Joint.

From Carson Daly to Blue Bloods.

- Yeah, that's the name of my book. - That's it.

But it's really amazing

that now you're doing a residency in Vegas,

and it's like, I don't know, how do you�

And I've seen this show like 11 times, but you've only done it six, you said.

So my drugs are good.

No, we've done it more than 11.

- So you're-- - Your math adds up.

How do you keep it fresh? How do you keep it exciting?

We remix it.

Yeah, that's what we do. We remix it, so�

This new batch of shows is a little bit different,

and more than a little bit different. A little spicier.

- And it's fun, right? It's still fun? - It's still fun.

How do you make it fun all the time?

Are you French?

I wish. I have seen Ratatouille in the theaters.

No, I just saw some, you know,

I saw a lot of bush under the arms, so�

- What? - No, I just saw a lot of bush.

- I was gonna say, don't raise your hand. - The nail lady�

You went to the nail lady, but you couldn't go to the wax room?

- Yeah. - Oh, what'd you see?

- A little bush. - Yeah.

What did you look for in a bandmate before the band started?

'Cause you guys started�

Joe, you joined the group when you were, like, four?

About that, yeah.

Oh my God, what was that?

Joe, focus.

- When you were four, you joined the band. - Yeah.

That's crazy, 'cause these guys are all adult men,

and you're like,

"Hey, is it Christmas yet?" You know?

Pretty much, yeah.

- What was it like? - Thank you for seeing me, yes.

What was it like, first of all, when you guys met in Dorchester?

Take me through that. I know you told the story a billion times,

but this is Netflix, so�

Well, the first thing we looked for was anyone.

- For real? - Yeah.

- Just anyone who would do it. - Who started it?

- I was the first member. - Right.

And�

the man who discovered New Edition discovered I.

And we set out to find anyone who would want to do it.

- Was it tough? - It was, yeah, until we found Jordan.

And he was like, "I'm your anyone." And�

Did you know he was gonna be the fucking vocal superstar?

When you heard him sing, were you like, "That's the guy"?

I took him to the audition with Maurice Starr,

and me and our manager

were standing outside the door listening to him singing.

And I was like, "Wow, he's good."

So I guess I'm not singing anymore.

- But I found an anyone, so it's good news. - Yeah.

Do you remember what you were singing, Jordan, that caught their ear?

Yeah. It was--

- Can you tell us? - It was the backgrounds for "Be My Girl."

- Wow. - The high part.

I'm not gonna sing it, but--

I didn't� No, I don't�

- Look, hey! - I just�

We're just hanging out, right?

But I do wanna know, though, is

when you� Did they tell you you're in,

or did you, like� Did you know? Were you like�

I don't know if Maurice told me,

like, right after he heard me sing.

- I don't remember him saying, "You're in." - "You're in," yeah.

Yeah.

I think he was more like, "Okay, all right."

Yeah.

I wasn't sure if he was in, but I knew he was never getting out.

I was like, "He's gotta stay."

And so then Jordan's like, "I have a brother�"

- That. - "�who�"

I think I told Jon about it, and Jon was like, "What?"

He's like, "What are you doing? You're not leaving me."

Oh, 'cause you guys are super close. That's so cute.

He was like, "Donnie brought you over there?"

"You're gonna be in a group with Donnie? Oh, hell no."

"I'm joining too."

Do you guys have a thing you can't go on the road without?

- Yes. - John? Yeah.

These guys.

- Hey! - Oh my God.

- So sweet! - What a guy.

Oh, John!

- Oh! - Aw!

- Just-- - Don't cry.

I can't. I just had tear duct surgery.

So thanks for bringing it up.

Okay, so Jordan, John, Don. So we have three,

and then what do you� How did you find Joe and Daniel?

Danny was next. Danny.

He was in, he'd lived right between my house and their house,

right in the middle, and he went to school with me, and�

he found out Jordan was in the group, and I think was a little jealous

'cause they were in rival breakdancing groups.

- Of course he was a dancer. - He was a little perturbed by that.

Were you the guy that did it in the lunchroom at lunch?

Not really. No. I mean, just�

did it at, like, roller-skating rinks and my driveway.

Your drive� That sounds dangerous.

- Did you put down, like, a sheet? - On cardboard.

- On cardboard. - Linoleum.

- Linoleum. - Linoleum.

Oh my God. Is there footage of that on YouTube?

- No. We didn't have cameras. - No cameras, yeah.

Oh, that's right.

Boy, times have changed. Everything's on YouTube.

That's the thing we all have in common. We all grew up in homes

where the parents could not afford a camera.

- Wow. - So we have little childhood memories.

Video camera, yeah.

That was sort of like�

When you saw a family with the big camera--

- "Oh, they're rich." - That was� yeah. They got extra money.

If they had Polaroid� If they had an Instamatic Polaroid, they were loaded.

Oh, it's that dad, yeah.

That was a sign of wealth.

For me, it was the kids that gave away king-sized candy bars on Halloween.

True that.

Like, there was a family, the Larsons,

in Forest Park, Washington,

and they gave away the biggest fucking candy bars.

Miss McDonald, yeah.

She gave away full Hershey bars.

And whenever it snowed, I would shovel her walkway,

and she paid me 15 bucks.

- And I'd go to the arcade� - That's like $1,000 now.

�and blow it in five minutes.

On what game?

Asteroids.

Let's go, baby. Let's go.

- I am-- - Oh, boy.

- Oh. - Oh.

And the jiggle, too.

- Well� - Oof.

Some of us like hairy armpits, so don't worry.

- Thank you. I feel seen. - You're pleasing a few of us.

And disrupting, just disturbing the others.

Thank you. That was my next question.

Is this gonna bother you?

Okay, and then Joey, how did you find, like� It's kinda�

It's weird, but it's awesome that, like, you were, no joking, 12, right?

- Twelve. - Yeah.

So you're� And everyone's doing music, right?

Like, you guys, you're like, you wanna be in a group.

You're not just like�

You weren't� Like, Danny, you said you were�

Like, he was jealous of Jordan, but you were breakdancing,

but you were, like� So danced, but you sang too.

Yeah, we all sang in the elementary choir together.

- Oh my God. - Yeah.

- Is there footage of that? - We went to school together too.

So there's a closeness here from way back.

- Way back. - Yeah, Jon and I used to�

In sixth grade, we used to hang out together

and smoke cigarettes in the bathroom.

- We were bad. - Jon was naughty.

Those boys were always the�

I had a crush on all those guys that smoked cigarettes in the sixth grade.

Yeah.

It was actually�

We were with a girl doing it, a redhead like you.

- Well, I don't smoke anymore. - Her name was Thea.

- Thea. - Thea.

I vape. I shouldn't, but it's my vice.

- That's okay. - Also, motorcycle guys.

So, Joe, you're 12, and what?

They came to your fucking�

bow and arrow practice or whatever?

What were you doing at 12 in Dorchester?

I wasn't in Dorchester. I was in Jamaica Plain,

which is literally there. Right next to each other.

That's right.

- So� - What were you doing there?

I was in JP, and I was doing musical theater.

So I�

If a kid can have a name for himself in community theater

at 12 in a small town, I did.

And so Mary Alford, the manager that worked with Maurice,

literally called around public schools

looking for little white kids who can sing and dance.

Did you guys know right away?

- Yeah. - Yes.

Yeah, I mean, the funny thing is, well, in the same nature,

it was very unceremonious, you know?

The same way he was like, "We're not letting anybody go."

'Cause this wasn't a thing. Boy bands were not a thing.

Thank you for saying that.

You guys changed� started the whole movement.

But the irony of that statement is,

our heroes, New Edition, were the boy band,

and they were from our hometown and connected to Maurice Starr.

So that's what kind of pulled us all in.

That was the calling card, I think, for me anyways,

'cause I didn't want to audition, but then I was like, "Wait a minute."

"This guy wrote and produced 'Candy Girl' for New Edition?"

Like, holy cow.

So that got us to Roxbury to audition for him, and�

yeah, and that was� yeah.

Yeah, that's what I told Jordan,

'cause you call your friend to say, "You want to be in a band together?"

- When you're 15. - Yeah.

I think I was 15?

- Yeah, we were 15. - Oh my God.

You gotta, you know� It sounds like,

"We're gonna jam out in our garage."

I was like, "No, this is the guy who discovered New Edition

who's gonna be putting this together. This is legit."

So, like, expectations, little bit of presh.

I was selling the stars.

You can. I've been on those cruises.

- You fucking are Mr. Energy. - Thanks.

- So my first New Kids cruise, you guys-- - He was an oil salesman.

- "These oils are legit." - Exactly.

You're like� What's that line in Tommy Boy where David Spade goes,

"You couldn't sell a ketchup popsicle to a woman in white gloves?"

- You could. - Thank you.

You're like� Charisma, you can't teach it.

And you guys are so� Like, I've been on those cruises.

The way you guys dance and the way you are with the fans, like�

I had been passed out on that cruise almost every� The first night, always.

First night I went down, I fell on the stairs.

Two girls from Iowa picked me up, took me to their room, iced my back,

and then we got to the show just in time.

And just in time for a fucking, "Step by step."

And I went, "Fuck," and I was just going nuts.

But then it was like, you guys took selfies with everybody.

I think you set the fucking selfie record one year.

- Guinness Book. Yeah. - The Guinness Book.

Why is the fan connection so important? How about that?

I think what makes us unique is that connection.

The fact that we're doing this interview with you.

- Yes. - As opposed to with�

a famous comedian or a famous talk show host.

We're doing it with a fan.

- Thank you so much. - You know, I think it�

We are willing to� We put our fans before everyone else.

A lot of bands put all the glamor and the glitz and all the big things.

They want to win the Grammys and do this.

We want to service our fans, and we want to service you.

That's why we're here doing it.

- It goes a long way. It's not lost on us. - Thank you.

I've been a Blockhead since I can remember.

I've been a Blockhead before I've been a person.

Yeah.

I know that sounds crazy to say out loud, but it's�

- It's real. - Yeah.

What's your dream house, Jon? Like a castle?

- Well, I am a knight, so� - Hey!

- Oh my God. - It will be right there!

That's� Wow, Dr. Phil.

Yeah.

- How you at, bitch? - Thank you.

What the fuck was that?

Speaking of dickbags, I wrote a letter to my ex,

and I wanted to read it to you guys,

because I don't know if this was, like, appropriate,

but also I was trying to be, like, funny and, like, also let him know--

To your ex? When did you break up?

- A couple of weeks ago. - Okay.

Over text.

- Over text? - Yeah.

- Horrible. - It was good.

How long were you guys together?

Six days.

- But it felt like six years, Jordan. - Right.

I mean, you guys sing about that, right?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

- That's what Step by Step is about. - Is it really?

A five-day relationship that ends on the sixth day like you.

- Don't fuck with my emotions. - You may have inspired it.

- Is that what it's about? - Yeah, totally.

Okay, continue.

- Day one� - That's it.

- We had lots of fun. - We had lots of fun.

- Day two� - So much we did.

"Step two," John, but yeah.

- Step three� - It was just you and me.

It's just you and me

- Step four� - Step four�

I can give you more.

- Step five. - Don't you know the time has arrived?

No one ever asks what "the time has arrived" is.

That's the breakup, right?

- It's the breakup on the next day. - And then it goes�

- Yeah, that's it. - See?

Exactly.

And then the extra slam of the door. Huh.

- To make sure it's locked. - It's bye-bye.

- That's it. - Oh.

Yep.

Wow, I feel like I just got a curtain peel reveal.

That was like Hollywood Insider.

That is your song.

Step by step

Oh, yeah

Really want you in my world

Step by step

So I wrote a letter. I said, "Dear Todd, first off, I'm over you."

"You had a decent penis, but it wasn't the right stuff."

"If you ever wanna see this body again,

I hope you go step-by-step through rehab."

He had a� He was all over the place.

- Like, I don't even know what he was on. - Everything?

You know when you can't guess the drug your friend's on?

Like, they show up and they're like�

"Yeah, hey, you guys wanna go bowling?"

And you're like, "Is that booze or coke or both?"

So�

I said, "I hope you go step-by-step through rehab."

"You are truly not hanging tough these days."

And he wrote back, "Fuck off."

- Oh! - That's it?

- Wait a minute. - Yeah, so--

We might have to step in, actually.

I just feel like I was trying to be funny, which is always my move.

Oh!

Yeah, just like when I feel like I'm up against a wall, which I don't mind.

Like, I definitely, like, I make jokes.

How do you guys keep it light? Because you've known each other for�

How long?

- A while. - We get silly.

It's silly. 40, 50, 30 years.

- We're lifers. - Fifty years.

I don't think there's�

I have so many friends in bands or starting bands.

I have a friend who's starting a band right now

called Falcon Balcony.

- And I'm like-- - What?

Yeah, that's what I said. Thank you.

The poster's good. It's them on a falcon.

But it's like they're in a balcony and Abe Lincoln's there for some reason.

And�

So, like, I get it. It was like AI made it.

But so� which� Don't get me started on that.

But so, I'm like, I'll go see them 'cause I'm a supportive friend, you know?

And I'm in the back�

And�

And I�

I just�

My point is�

I� What is my point?

What is� What are we�

Falcon Balcony.

You were talking about how we get along with each other.

You sound like you're in the back of the album cover, by the way.

Hold on. Where are we?

- Thank you. - Falcon Balcony?

Falcon Balcony. So I go to the show, being a supportive friend.

So I'm� Their band, when they started,

everyone was, like, suspect and skeptical.

But you have to be supportive and you have to keep it light.

And they are not gonna make it. I can already tell.

You guys� They're just not.

But you guys, the closeness has always been there.

So how do you keep that connection after all this time?

Do you just love each other that much, or is it like--

We love each other.

We make humor.

- We make humor. - And we avoid.

- We avoid. - Space is important.

We avoid some conversations.

Yeah, we�

There's a famous brain expert, Dr. Daniel Amen.

Yes.

And he once said, "If� In any relationship�"

And you could use this for your next�

- Can I get a pen? - �16th boyfriend.

Okay, wow. Thank you.

And like, his reply to you, not a healthy reply.

"If, when you� Before you say something, you just ask�"

"You ask yourself, you take a minute and you say,

'Is this gonna be good or bad for this relationship?'"

And most times you'll realize, "I don't need to say that."

And then you don't say it.

$60 for over-the-pants HJ.

$20 for a hug.

$50 to listen to your stories.

You want a shot of tequila?

Okay, party pooper.

Have you ever fucked up choreography?

Yes.

And just gone into a pelvic thrust to save it?

- No. - No, but?

- No. - Hey, can I take this time�

Can I take this time that� Just this time,

because it's coming up for me, and it�

Danny and I are the only ones singing the second verse of "Games."

- "Games." - When you� Speaking about it--

Yeah.

You guys decide,

"I'm gonna take this line off and just work on the�"

- Well, I mean-- - And I look at him.

- Well, we-- - And me and Danny�

- I'm like-- - You guys are so enjoying it.

I'm like, "These dudes are locking it down."

John's doing it too, but he's not singing.

- These guys are killing it. - They don't know the words.

These two don't know the words.

I'm just trying to catch my breath from the rap.

So I will add in my singing.

No, you thought, you were like, "Oh, I'll be the one taking it off."

Yeah, 'cause everyone's behind me.

I didn't know we were supposed to sing the second verse.

- All right, I'll start. - I thought it was all choreography.

No lyrics.

Do you ever look at people that are like� Did anyone ever slow dance?

- Did you see that double whammy he did? - Yeah.

He made humor and avoided, but still found a way to say it.

- Humor softened it. - There's truth in--

'Cause we want to keep everyone.

- We're the only five we could get. - And--

I have to keep everyone together.

Somehow it was devoid of sarcasm too,

because sarcasm can be dangerous.

- Yes. - No shit.

- Yeah. - See what I did there?

- Yeah. - That was good.

Oh, is it, Joe?

Yeah.

- Keep the change, Michael. - Thank you.

- I love you. Sorry for the bow. - Thank you.

Sorry for the bow. I do it to everybody.

- It's not an Asian thing. I love you. - I love you.

Do you guys have tats?

- Yeah. - I do.

- Tony, you're the tattoo king. - No, not really.

- Not really? - Just a few.

- Danny, that's right. - Danny's the tattoo king.

Danny, do you have anything fun?

Do you have, like, I don't know, Donny's�

arm or something?

No, man, no.

Is it all skulls and rainbows?

Yeah, it's all serious stuff.

- Okay, so nothing funny? - No.

Okay, let's shift gears.

Let's see. I'm your number one fan.

Ask me questions about you one at a time.

If I get them right, I can come backstage after the show tonight.

What?

I'm your number one fan, so ask me questions about you.

Like, New Kids trivia.

All right.

What was our first single ever released?

- "Tonight." - "Tonight"?

That was like our 34th.

- Oh. - Yeah.

- Okay. - "Tonight."

Tonight

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Oh my God!

Oh my God!

Oh my God.

Oh my God.

Well I guess it's a brand new day after all

- What was our first number one? - "Forever Girl."

- That was Paula Abdul. - "Be My Girl." Wait.

- "Forever Girl" was Paula Abdul? - "Be My Girl."

- That's the one! - Wow!

You guys sing about girls� I wrote this down too.

- Lot of girls. - Oh, I know.

- Girl, girl, girl, girl, girl. - Girls and oh-oh's.

- Wait, let me-- - Girls� It's like this.

The ratio, it's either girls or oh-oh's.

- In the song. - I think the oh-oh's are winning.

I wrote this down. You have six songs strictly about girls.

I said, "Why not more?" Like, "Girl�"

Well, first of all, "Please Don't Go Girl."

"Cover Girls," "Girls," "Valentine Girl," "My Favorite Girl," "Be My Girl."

There's more than that. Like "Stop It Girl."

"Stop It Girl."

- "Favorite Girl." - "Favorite Girl."

- "Valentine Girl." - You said "Valentine--"

- I said "Valentine." - She said "Valentine's Girl."

It's okay.

I pitched "Girl Time" or "Girl Party"

or "Special Girl at Your Friend with Crutches"

or "That One Girl" or "Extra Girl" or "Leftover Girl," which you've all been.

Or "That Girl from the New Kids' Cruise You Said You'd Take a Selfie with

but Her IBS Took Over and Ruined the Moment."

- Yeah. - That's a long song, but it's real.

What is IBS? I'm sorry.

- Irritable Bowel Syndrome. - Oh.

Do you guys� Does it ever happen? You're on stage and you gotta go?

- Whether it's one or two. - Yes.

Or do you just time it out? 'Cause I've talked to athletes.

I've dated a few, but I've talked to them too,

and�

they're like, "Always the pre-game poo is a real thing."

So, like, pre-show, Danny. Danny, You've mastered the pre-game poo.

Danny coined a phrase.

- Pre-show shit. - Pre-show shit.

- Pre-show shit. PSS. - Yeah.

Sometimes I'll go in the stall next to him just to talk.

- Not just him. - But I won't poop.

- John does it too. - Yeah.

I'll be sitting in a stall, peace and quiet,

and one of them comes in and sits right next to me in the next stall.

I like--

But we don't poo. We just talk.

I like that you say "poo." I go "poo" over "shit" too.

No offense, Danny. But�

If someone comes into your house and they're like, "Hey can I take a poo?"

I'm like, "Go upstairs, use the master bathroom."

- "Let me know if you need extra TP." - That's right.

If someone's like, "I gotta take a fucking shit,"

I'm like, "Go outside in the backyard like the rest of the barnyard animals."

That's right.

- But the "oh-oh" songs too. - Words matter.

When we run out of lyrics, we go with oh's.

So we have, "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh."

Oh, oh.

Five oh's. It always works. "Hangin' Tough," "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh."

While you're singing, I'll dance.

It's always the oh-oh's.

- All right. - Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Okay.

Second oh-oh song. Hold on, wait, wait, wait. We've got more.

We got one, "Hangin' Tough."

It's heavy. All right?

"Hangin' Tough."

- Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh - Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

You gotta wave your hand. There, we got the armpits on.

- Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh - Good Lord.

- Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh - One more.

- My Favorite Girl - My Favorite Girl

- Woah - She's my favorite girl.

- Hey! - Hey!

I made that move up at my friend's bachelorette party.

La, la, la, la, la, la, tonight

Come on!

- La, la, la� - La, la, la, la, la, la, tonight

Everybody sing it. Come on.

- La, la, la, la, la, la� - Tonight

- La, la, la, la, la, la� - Tonight

Yeah!

Having fun on stage is, I think, a lost art.

I've seen so many shows where people

are just like, you can tell they're phoning it in.

And that's one special about you guys.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

I mean that wholeheartedly.

- I agree. - Thank you.

- Every one of your questions has� - Good assessment.

�basically been about that.

If you want to bring this interview full circle, we have fun on stage.

- I'm okay. - We mess up choreography on stage.

Some of us are farting on stage.

And all of it combines, and we have the Blockheads.

It all combines to make a wonderful, unique experience every night.

Do� I saw� I think you guys were in a cage last time I was here.

Cage?

Like you guys were in a box, some sort of like�

- Yeah. - Oh, yeah.

And you like elevated above the� And I was�

- So the first time I did-- - Shhh.

Oh.

Spoiler alert.

I'm telling the guys who did it.

They should give you a ride on one of those.

- You should take a ride in the box. - It was the first time you did one?

- Which one? - Jared can do it.

Jared, do you want to go up in the box later?

And that's the first time I've asked anybody that.

You can actually go on it at about 6:30, 6:00 p.m.

You can go for a ride.

Jared, you fucking heard it.

- Yeah, it's done. - Yes!

What the fuck?

- Okay. - Little Guardians of the Galaxy.

Yep, little bit of diarrhea.

- We going to the balcony? - We're going up.

Oh God, you trying to give me a seizure with those lights?

I wanna reminisce about shows with you guys.

Donnie.

- Yes. - Do you remember�

Do you remember June 24th, 2024, Kansas City, during Remix?

You went like this.

- Yes. - Awesome.

Yep.

I� I've�

That show was crazy.

It was like next level. Like, Kansas City is like--

I'll never forget that though.

I think about it every night before I go to bed.

A little sweat flickered off of my hand.

I was gonna say, sometimes that happens when you're close enough.

If you get� If you are a fan of� If you get�

Jordan.

July 19th, 2024.

- Till when? - Same tour.

July 19th, 2024. This is a big year.

Okay, you were at all these shows in 2024.

I got laid off that year from Staples.

- Okay. - I'm sorry.

It's okay. They're a shit company.

I hate that I said that. They're so wonderful.

They just� I didn't vibe with my boss. And that matters.

That matters.

Shout out to Caitlin. You're good.

2024, July 19th, Tampa.

Do you remember when someone screamed, "Jordan, I'm DFW"?

- DFW? - DFW�

- I thought it was-- - Down for whatever.

- Oh, down for whatever. - I do remember that.

Well, I said, "I'm DFW to DTF."

- Yeah, you rated it down. - That's the poop version.

- Yeah. - Very good.

I said, "I'm DFW." Do you remember that?

- I think I do, and I was like-- - Shut up.

- Yeah, you� Yeah. - "Where's that coming from�"

- He did that. - You did that.

- I remember you were� - Was that you?

�"Where is that coming from?"

And then I was like, "It's me."

- "It's me." - Oh my God, okay.

Danny.

2015, Boston.

You did six pelvic thrusts towards my friend Corinne.

- 2015. - What was that about?

Part of the show.

Hell yeah.

Corinne, you're welcome, bitch. Stop fucking texting me.

Joey.

Seattle, twenty twenty-twelve.

Or 2012.

- Twenty twenty-twelve. - 2012.

Future� Question from the future.

Question from the future.

Okay.

Joey�

Joey, Seattle, 2012.

- You looked at my friend Stacey. - Your hometown.

- My hometown, thank you. - Yeah.

Forest Park, Washington.

Joey, Seattle, 2012.

- I looked at who? - You looked at my f�

Can I fucking finish?

You looked at my friend Stacey, who was going through a really rough time.

Her horse was sick.

- She'd burned herself on some Burger-- - Not to be confused.

She was sick and hoarse.

- No, her horse was sick. - Horse was sick.

She raised horses up until like�

2020�

Twenty twenty�

- Twenty twenty-twelve. - Twenty twenty-twelve.

She had just burned herself on some Burger King coffee.

- Oof. - Oh.

- And she was just like going through it. - Yeah.

- You're her favorite. - Uh-huh.

Can you make a quick 17-minute video

telling her that you still think about her?

- I'll get right on that. - Thank you so much.

- Donnie. - Yeah, hi.

- Hi. - I have to find him.

AZ 2022.

Mixtape Tour.

Rick Astley was on it.

Do you think his song, "Together Forever and Ever"

is about us?

You and I?

I would say at least half of it is about us.

Yeah.

- The forever part. - Yeah.

- That part. - God, take me now.

Yep.

- Jonathan. - Yes?

- Denver. - Denver.

- Love Denver. - 2015.

- 2015. - Pepsi Center.

Yes.

I was drinking a Pepsi. Coincidence? I think not.

You did some new move

that I've never seen anybody do before in any of the shows.

And I started crying.

I started crying because I was like, "Wow, this guy's a fucking Picasso."

- Yeah. - Do you remember what that move was?

Well, I don't mean to burst your bubble, but it was actually� I tripped.

It was a misstep. It was not intentional.

It was nothing new.

- Bravo. - It was a total mistake,

but I appreciate that you thought it was brand new and unique.

You tripped?

- I did. - Into my heart.

I did.

That's so fucking crazy.

Like, the amount of mistakes

that probably happen that nobody knows about�

It's probably not a lot, but�

- Oh, it's a lot. - You tripped.

Is that why everybody screamed?

I think so.

I think they were afraid

I was gonna fall face-forward into all of this.

I did hear a security guy go, "Hold up, I hope he's okay."

I was like, "Who's that working for them?"

Probably your Hubble? Okay, we're almost done.

Has anyone reached out to you and been like, "I'm a fan,"

or "Come out of the woodwork," or "Come to a show,"

and you're like�

I know that happens. Like it happened, you know?

Yeah, it does.

Yeah.

- Who are you thinking of? - You guys know.

- You go-- - It's happened a lot.

- It does, yeah. - Elton John came to a show.

- Shut up. - Yeah, that was us.

I always say that one.

Yeah, that's� Now I get it.

And said Jordan Knight is the best vocalist

or his favorite vocalist?

- He's his favorite. - Either or.

- That's Elton John. - How'd that feel?

Boom, truth dart to the heart.

People told us that Prince was at our show in disguise,

or coming in disguise, and we were distracted the whole night,

like, trying to find the disguise, and Michael Jackson.

- Didn't you guys say-- - We were so distracted the whole night.

Jackson supposedly came to one of our shows.

Dressed up as a nurse.

- That's what you guys told me. - Nurse? Really?

That's what I heard.

Nurse Jackie?

But you guys met him. Did you ever ask him that?

No, we met him before that.

Oh, he was asking about our show when we met him.

Oh, well.

He was like, "When are you guys doing the show? I wanna come."

All right. There was this comedian that came to our show

that I was a little starstruck.

He was� Adam? Was his name Adam?

- Adam Ray. - Adam Ray.

- Yeah, he's good. - Shut up. He's good.

- Good dude. - Good dude.

He's too big for us now.

Yeah. He used to come to our shows all the time, and now he's�

- He came on a cruise. - I don't know.

He's weird. He does these� Yeah.

I think he just kind of like, he had a rise and then just boom.

- Plummeted. That happens. - Disappeared.

That happens to people. I know so many� Oh my God.

No, but his rise hasn't� He's still climbing, and he just,

"No more New Kids."

You've been to 1,201 shows.

He was at about 500, and it just stopped.

- He got so famous, it just stopped. - God!

Well, let me put him on blast right now. Hey, dickbag.

Get your shit together.

You know what? Here's something you'll never get to do. Hit it, Norm.

What?

Me?

- Wow. - Slow dance?

- Oh, there it is. - Oh, man.

Hey, Adam, here's something you'll never get to do.

Slow dance with a New Kid.

- Be specific. You're in. - Joe, your mic.

Your pack, Joe.

All right. Thank you.

- Look at this. - Damn.

This is also one of my singles. I made it on GarageBand, so be quiet.

- I'm gonna sing to you real quick. - Oh, wow.

It's got lyrics?

If you want it all to yourself

You can get the right stuff now

Just get into my car, girl

We'll go get some fries at the drive-thru

You always sing with your eyes closed?

I'm nervous

Oh that's good.

There's no time to spare

'Cause your dad and mom didn't ever care

- Ooh - Ooh

- It's time - It's time

- It's time - It's time

- To make it right - To make it right

Oh my God.

Guys, New Kids on the Block.

Give it up for them. Go see them in Vegas. Go see them on tour.

- Thanks, Kelly. - I love you guys.

Oh, Kelly. Thank you so much.

- Thank you, Donnie. - You're the best.

Just like I thought you would.

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