Its Not As Easy To Get Backstage To See "Hanson" As It Once Was

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Its Not As Easy To Get Backstage To See "Hanson" As It Once Was

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Kate Wilk, 20, was on the wrong side of a heavy steel door that would soon separate her from Hanson, a band that had been on her mind since 1997 and the days of "MMMBop." Once the three blond Hansons got off their tour bus and moved quickly past the horde of girls who began lining up at the door before dawn, Wilk, of North Adams, hoped to squeeze through the mob, bypass security, and, somehow, evade Avalon nightclub staff to get backstage at a show a few weeks ago.

Backstage was where Hanson would be living and breathing and touching things that she could potentially touch, too. Wilk wanted in. And she had a plan.

"I've been flirting my off, basically," she said, sweating with her friends near the club bouncers guarding the door. She was able to sneak backstage for just a few moments before the show, but didn't catch a glimpse of the band.

It happens all summer. Women and men, self-described "super fans," try to get backstage at concerts. For some, the goal is simply an autograph. For others, it's the chance to say something, anything, a thank you. Many cling to the hope that if they get backstage, the musician of choice will meet them and want to become a friend, a husband, a wife, or an employer. Christin Hedman, 22, a Hanson fan from Stoughton, described it as the need to see a private space that few get to see, to witness the artist existing, living, and breathing right before your eyes.

"It's like, you're right there and you're like, they're right here, in front of me," said an excited Hedman.

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/08/13/how_to_get_past_this_guy/

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mrboba1

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Fri Aug-13-04 08:59 AM
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1. Is this a story from 5 years ago?

:shrug:

Who the fuck cares about Hanson????

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mrboba1

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Fri Aug-13-04 09:00 AM
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2. And why did you add that purple thing to your sig?

:scared:

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matcom

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Fri Aug-13-04 09:01 AM
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3. he makes me hot

you too?

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mrboba1

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Fri Aug-13-04 09:04 AM
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4. ummmmmmmmm

I'm not sure. :shrug:
I can't stop watching the damned thing though...

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underpants

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Fri Aug-13-04 09:04 AM
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5. HI!

:hi:

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mrboba1

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Fri Aug-13-04 09:07 AM
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6. oh god...........................

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LynneSin

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Fri Aug-13-04 09:33 AM
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9. Here's the real torture

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underpants

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Fri Aug-13-04 09:50 AM
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11. My eyes! MY EYES!!!

:eyes::silly::bounce:

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curse10

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Fri Aug-13-04 09:21 AM
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7. LMAO

Oh. My. Fucking. God.

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Screaming Lord Byron

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Fri Aug-13-04 09:23 AM
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8. Where is the sex, nudity, violence or cottage cheese in this story?

Edited on Fri Aug-13-04 09:23 AM by Screaming Lord Byron

This is, after all, a Matcom post. ;)

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Lavender Brown

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Fri Aug-13-04 09:48 AM
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10. there go my weekend plans

:cry:

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