To be cool in the 90's you had to know all the words to this song....

Obviously I meant "forget the words from this song".... damn the lack of "edit" button...

And damn the Spice girls for making many hours stuck in UK traffic jams with a girl in the car absolute hell....

I wish I knew, but I didn't become cool until the late 2000s or early 2010s, which was much too late have have a shot at Jennifer Connelly (or wait - was that 80s?). 

I have no idea what it took to be cool in the 1990s, but no way did it include the Backstreet Boys or New Kids on the Block, except maybe attached to my dart board. 

(I have no interest in the tickets, but I'll do my bit to inspire others). 

Grunge became big in the 90's, led by the grunge king:

LOL, ohhh Nir, let's see. 

To be cool in the 90's, your had to insert "NKOTB" casually into sentences, as if it were not one of the most awkward-sounding acronyms ever.  And daily. 

To be cool in the 90's, you had to coordinate rolled up denim shorts with flannel, PERHAPS along with sandals and socks.  Perhaps...depending on the side of the cafeteria you were allowed to sit in.

Two for one, darling.

Des: you really knew what NKOTB meant before you saw this competition? If yes, you really were running with the popular kids back in the 90's!

I might or might not have had a poster.  And a t-shirt.  The glittery hairband? Mine, too.

You had the poster? What a coincidence - so did Charlie! 

I won't even think about the coolest answer because I can't make it to the concert. Anyway, I was a great fan of BSB, I knew all their songs by heart when I was 13... too bad... 

Ottavia:

OK, let's see if you can complete this BSB song name then: "Quit Playin' Games  with ______________"

Yes, well Charlie may have also fallen asleep under the watchful eyes of those studs as well, but can he vouch for the t-shirt clip ring? Did he have a hair crimper? Were his rolled socks in alternating shades of pink and white to correspond perfectly with his rolled sleeves?

My heart. You gotta be kiddin me! That was easy!

Hey wait, the soudcheck party is on thursday too? Or maybe wednesday? I would be free on the 2nd May...

Des: I think Charlie had all of those things, and in fact I believe I saw him just last week in town with the hair crimper with the NKOTB branding. Honestly! OK, seriously - your post made me smile big time...

Ottavia: Sound-Check party is also on Thu, just before the concert. And true, the initial question was simple. Let's up it a notch: which US city has an official BSB day? Googling now allowed. 

Orlando, Florida? I think because they raised money for the victims of some kind of natural disaster i don't remember. Or maybe it was somewhere in Kentucky... Now i don't remember and as I won't be able to meet them I don't care that much to google it! ahahahah have fun if you go!

Orlando indeed, well done!

Being born in the 'city' where the king of grunge and his band started in a garage (there's a little trivia question for you, Nir) - there were several ways to be cool. Where I spent my formative years, this was definitely the cool look of the 90's - and, unfortunately, still continues...:

Come on Matt, you got to make the questions a bit harder!

By the way, the pics you posted look hilarious, except the middle one with that handsome guy with the cool hair.

Was that an answer? It's still a more difficult question that your first BSB question - and has yet to be answered.

Is it me, or could the hansome guy in the middle be brothers with the guy on the bottom? Bring the mullet back, Nir - and the matching poodle!

When is the last chance to reply?

Matt: OK, you had me there.I was sure it's Seatle, but you made me doubt myself and Google it up, and I found out I was wrong and it's Aberdeen. Didn't know that.

Katrina: this Tuesday

Voila! It takes a big man to admit defeat  

Google has shared its knowledge once again to the benefit of mankind and glorified a city not only famous for my birth 30 some years ago -  but for a man who formed a band and became the poster child of a movement.

For all the Seattlelites of the era, here's what was chic (frequently combined with the above Mullets):

"To be cool in the 90's, your had to look like me.". See photo attached :) 

*Note: If I am picked as a winner, I will be sporting this "Larger than Life" look to the concert.  No problem. 

I cannot think of a funny answer, but i'm free on the 3rd if anybody needs a buddy for the concert (Here,Kira, here!!)

And thanks a lot, now I cannot get out of my head a Backstreet Boy song that I won't reveal nor reveal I do have the whole CD collection... ops, did I say that?

To be cool in the 90's, you had to:

OMG its BSB! I heart them still!

To be cool in the 90's You had to be totally down with The Fresh Prince and know the lyrics to theme.-.

"now this is a story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down, and I'd like to take a minute so just sit right there, I'l tell you how l became the prince of a town called Bel-Air .. In West Phiiladelphia"

With a bit of swag, rapping to this in our Dr Martens and favourite tie-dye t-shirt.. oh my, how .tragic (I do have photgraphic evidence of me and my fellow teenie boppers, but posting it here - um, no.)

And of course this was not cool...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKlxjbhB9HE

but still gotta love it!

Of course I meant the first link is not cool,

but flip reverse and bring to 2010 and of course its cool (2nd link )

NKOTB & BSB! Those folks were legends in the proto-broadband days!

Back home though, being cool in the 90s meant...

To be cool in the 90's, you had to have a power rangers suit and know off by heart the macarena and Saturday Night by Whigfield! Do people still get excited when it comes on in a club?

Not forgetting spending hours on tetris on your Gameboy and lets's face it.

To be cool in the 90s you had to be born in the 80s!!! Yeah!

The most successful movie of the 90s was ... TITANIC. 

This spoof by French & Saunders is actually better. 

... but the best movie was ...

(and no, this is not a matter of opinion.

To be cool in the 90s, you had to believe that the world was going to end in Y2K!

To be cool in the 90's, you had to have a 28.8kb modem to serve the web as one of the first!

To be cool in the 90's you had to listen to the tape-recorded songs on your walkman by wearing colourful elastic leggins with loose-fitting pullover and of course to be a real fan member of The Kelly Family which meant to have a looooooooooooooooooooooong hair.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=gyKtGxDqAK4

surf* even.

To be cool in the 90's, you had to:

- own a Game Boy (and at least 20 games)

- find it actually worth getting up early on a Saturday morning to watch cartoons

- to dare calling the radio station to request your favourite NKOTB song to hear it on your Walkman

- know the Macarena by heart

.... and your father had one of those FIRST mobile phones which looked more like a mini-Samsonite!

To be cool in the 90s, you had to say a Spanish phrase in a Germanic accent from an American film by a Canadian director....only then, a big boom would save the world.

To be cool in the 90s you had to be able to sing the opening song of the "Fresh prince of Bel Air" as you were walking to your school.

To be cool in the 90's, you had to... d'oh!!

Sorry, but that's "all I have to give"

I really really would loooovvvve to win...

To be cool in the 90's, your had to own the entire Backstreet Boys back catalogue.

Spend Saturday mornings watching Live and Kicking and then CD UK- and like me, you rang up the hotline - got tickets to the Saturday live show, stood next to host Cat Deeley and went into school on Monday and was the sh!t signing 'autographs' cos u crashed the stage when Terrorvision were performing...ahhh. *sigh* oh to be 15!!Cringe.

You planned to meet up with all your mates in the Year 2000 - cos won't it be strange when we're all fully grown? - Pulp rocked, Damon Albarn was the hip and Oasis were definitely maybe awesome!

And then along came BSB and everyone knew the dance to Everybody (Backstreet's Back) well, if you were cool. I can still pop out those moves.

Am I original...? yeahhhh

Am I the only one...? yeaaahh!

Am I sexual?  Yeaaahh!

Am I everything you need,

Nir let me win those tickets pleaase!

Everybody!! Yeaah!

BSB-  I heart you!

OK all, we'll have the winners in 1 hour. BRB...

And if the VIP winner does not have anybody to go with, I kindly offer myself to keep her/him company :))

OK, I have the winners' names:

(winners: could you pls email me your full name via glocals. I'll reply with show details).

1. Grand winner: Duda, for bringing up the 1st mobile phones. They were a status symbol then, they remain a status symbol today in their new iPhone form, and they'll probably remain a status simple for a long time...

2. Kira Burk for not being afraid to post a pic of what she really looked like back then, and for confirming she'll dress up the same way tomorrow.

3. Thomas NL for bringing up the sounds most of us dreaded in the 90s...

4. Rachel G for getting all the 90s buzz-words into a poem.

I asked Opus1 to see if there's a way we could have a few more free tickets, cos some of the other posts are terrific and I'd love to reward them (the Mullet stuff, the Macarena reference, etc). Will post an update if this works, can't promise.

Enjoy the show!

Nir

CONGRATS to all the winners, I surely laughed a lot with the posts!!!

If duda needs a bsb fan I'd love to join u!!

Don't worry everyone, I will be dressed IN STYLE! 

Nir, 

My full name is Kira Burke (the same as my glocals name). 

Thanks!

Kira

We need pictures!! Else the rest of us here'll believe you guys wasted free tickets...

Here's another 90s anthem...for all us folks that didn't win. Beats NKOTB & BSB any day. 

Don't worry...you WON'T be dissapointed! 

I don`t have any pictures, it was all too emotional for me… I do think the bar staff will remember me though, in case you need witnesses ;)

The photo sessions and the concert were both absolutely great and indeed emotional! Who thought the little girl in me would come back feeling all this excitement.

I have great photos & videos which I'll post later today!

Thanks Glocals/ Nir for this amazing exprience!

Pics or it never happened 

Fully agree with Cecilia. Come on winners, post some pics!

hold your horses! They are coming!

Well, Nir, I haven't seen a single pic... this never happened (next time, I offer myself to chaperone the winners and make sure to post pics... what'ya think?)

There was no concert, no free tickets...

It was all a huge glocals conspiracy by big bro Nir to pollute cyberspace by ONE thread with 90s junk, crying girls & an 'emotional' ThomasNL... 

Guys! Here there are! Sorry for the delay - ENJOY!

It was an amazing moment, back to memory lane :)
The teenage in me resurfaced and it was all about screaming, singing and dancing the long time memorized choreographies! Who knew I still remembered those and who thought being 5 months pregnant I would have been able to last that long! Simply great and FUN!

PS: To Arun K V: I think the image where I stand in between them will be enough of a proof that it was not a scam at all :) Thank you "big bro Nir"!!

Hi - I was actually the Grand Prize Winner :)

I think the image below where I stand in between them will be enough of a proof that it was not a scam at all :) Thank you "big bro Nir"!!

Cecilia - Sorry for the delay - Pictures are below!

Cecilia - Sorry for the delay - Pictures are below!

Finally, Duda saved the little bit of honor I had left...(-;

Love your wedges, Duda!!!

Thanks for the pics :) hope you enjoy the trip to the past and remember all the lyrics!!!

Parabéns Duda!!!  

Ah...you even managed to smuggle another human into the concert!  The pictures look real...as the concert happened on a Thursday acc. to the site, so I'm convinced. 

okay! Finally!  Here is my PROOF!

You can't see my ENTIRE outfit in these, but I assure you, it was 90's worthy. 

Thanks again Nir for making all our dreams come true by making it possible for us to attend this concert =).   

I touched Nick Carter's hand...something I have wanted since I was 13.  It was lifechanging.  

Hope everyone has a great week!