“Reveal your teenage crush and the reasons why.” – Mare
He was the only blue-eyed guy in their group. He was also the youngest. He has curly brown hair. He was born December 31, 1972. He had a really high voice when he joined the group and when the group disbanded, he already had a low grown-up voice. He was “Step 4” in the song “Step by Step.”
Can you guess who he is?
Joe McIntyre!!!
Pic Credit: Teen Idols 4 You
I was a huge NKOTB fan in my early teens. My bedroom was covered with NKOTB pin-ups, an NKOTB banner and my bath towel was NKOTB too! I had most of their albums in cassette tape format. I memorized all their songs. On Saturday afternoons, I’d watch Video Hit Parade on Channel 9 and wait for their music videos. When they came on, I’d press “Record” on the VHS and add that recorded video to my collection. My sisters were crazy over them too! My parents must have exercised a lot of patience with our NKOTB gushing back then.
My favorite New Kid was Joe. It must have been because he was the youngest in the group. Jordan and the rest of the guys seemed so old! A lot of girls also had crushes on Jordan and I didn’t like going for the group hearthrob. It also must have been the blue eyes. So Joe it was. While watching those music videos, I’d giggle and shriek a little bit during his close-ups. Those pin-ups around my room? Mostly Joe. I was a faithful Bop, 16, and Teen Beat reader just so I could soak up more info on him. I wrote a poem about him. I also wrote him fan letters but he never responded. It broke my teenybopper heart.
My crush on him faded when I decided I liked Ethan Hawke more. I was also outgrowing NKOTB’s music by then. So down came the Joe McIntyre posters and up went the Ethan ones.
It’s been more than ten years since I last swooned over him. Nevertheless, he brings a big smile to my face when my friends and I reveal our teenage crushes. I am reminded of those teenybopper afternoons when I listened to “Please Don’t Go Girl” on the cassette recorder again and again and again and again.
Hi! I'm Toni Tiu,
and I've been blogging at
at Wifely Steps since 2003. This started as a blog to help newly weds adjust to married life. It has evolved into a home and parenting blog. I write about things close to my heart -- good eats, good reads, family, marriage, and the little things that make everyday happy.
Stacey
July 20, 2006 at 12:07 am (18 years ago)Wow! That really brought me back! Step 4…I can give you more:) I personally always liked Donnie, while my sister had the crush on Joe. Sigh…I used to tape all of their videos too, and I also had all of their merchandise, including t-shirts, posters, etc. I love reading your entries…they always make me think of my childhood/teenage years too! Sorry I haven’t written recently. I promise to write soon:)
abby
July 20, 2006 at 12:28 am (18 years ago)ooh, i looove Joe McIntyre! sobrang fan din ako ng NKOTB dati, as in cover to cover kong binabasa yung mga biographies nila, hehe!
Please don’t go giiiiiirrrrll!!!! hehehe!
barbara
July 20, 2006 at 12:59 am (18 years ago)oh my! another flash back moment brought to you by toni girl
yeah, joe was the cutest – but i had the biggest crush on Jordan Knight.. ohhh mama – something about the smile – i was famous back in school for having the best magazine and scrap book of NKOTB hehehehe..
thess
July 20, 2006 at 2:58 am (18 years ago)i must agree, he’s a cutie talaga! Hi Toni!
Meeyagirl
July 20, 2006 at 5:08 am (18 years ago)hindi ako naka-relate, hahaha! i was a guns n’ roses girl and my forever crush (at that time) was axl rose. i never liked the boy band types (with the exception of Menudo, na lubos na pinagsisihan ko! haha!). so if we knew each other back then, i would have probablly rolled my eyes at you, hahaha! *peace*. siguro, ikaw naman would have been running away from the likes of moi!!
anyway, kakatuwa ito! 😀 can’t wait for your answer to the next challenge. 😀
Via
July 20, 2006 at 3:52 pm (18 years ago)Mine was Charles in Charge!
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/charlesincharge.html Ang guapo ni Scott Baio! Hehehe!
xtianne
July 20, 2006 at 6:23 pm (18 years ago)Ako rin, nangongolekta ng Bop and Teen Beat magazines dati. Joe was cute but I was one of those Jordan groupies, probably because he was the lead singer 😉 Hmm, I think I still have their songs memorized! Uh-oh-oh, she’s my cover girl (I loved this song because during their concerts Donnie would pick a little girl from the audience and sing this to her)… Hangin’ tough, are you tough enough?… You’ve got the right stuff, baby… I’ll be loving you forever, just as long as you want me to be… Hahaha this entry brought back tons of memories. I loved loved *LOVED* NKOTB and I’m not ashamed of it! At least you moved on to a less teenybopper crush after NKOTB… IIRC my next big infatuation was Jonathan Brandis, hihi.
paz
July 20, 2006 at 11:42 pm (18 years ago)oh boy, blast from the past!
rina
July 21, 2006 at 1:23 am (18 years ago)Teka, parang nahihilo ako sa pagkaretro! Hahaha! I remember Patti having a huuuuuge crush on Joe McIntyre!!! Hehehehe.
tanya
July 21, 2006 at 4:39 am (18 years ago)ako menudo fan.. but I wasn’t a teenager when I loved them… I was like 8 years old? hahaha..
mare
July 22, 2006 at 6:19 am (18 years ago)Toni, loved this. Thank you! Since he’s the one in the media the most, I love following his career. Have you heard his messages? Still sexy as ever!
http://www.joeymcintyre.com/general/default.asp?section=81&gpage=home
iska
July 25, 2006 at 10:14 am (18 years ago)hehehehe ako siguro barkada ni meeyagirl back then
Lissa
August 3, 2006 at 7:09 am (18 years ago)Naku po.. I remember we both liked Joey McIntyre!!! Remember we used to ogle Teen Beat and BOP? hahaha…
trapp1
September 15, 2006 at 8:53 pm (18 years ago)Array