We were looking for an ultimate fan in our our ongoing New Kids on the Block contest, and we found the first of a few choices we’ll be making this autumn. Kimberly Medina of Florida will be seeing the guys in concert this weekend in Boston. Here’s the text (and the picture) she sent in to earn herself, and four friends, the tickets.
“My friend and I had a column in the school paper, “New Kids Korner.” We were Seniors and knew that was NOT cool. So we had pen names. I was Ashley Rashleigh. (Rashleigh is Jonathan’s middle name) She was Megan McCloud (Puff McCloud, Danny’s nickname. We were too clueless to realize he probably got the name because of all of the weed he smoked.) If anything, we should win just because of the torture we endured when word got out on the last day of Senior year. :)”
Nice, right? Lots of dedication there. Diehard fans need to know three things about the New Kids.
1. Their Behind the Music Special airs this Sunday night, September 28, at 8 pm ET.
2. During the show, the band will cut into the action from their concert stage in Boston, performing a few tunes live.
3. The Ultimate Fan contest continues. Send us your stories and photos for a chance to win a shot at seeing the guys onstage this fall.
Watch New Kids videos and interviews right here.
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See pictures and read more crazy fan stories here.
80 responses to to Can You Say Winner? Kimberly’s Checking Out the New Kids This Weekend
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RIGHT ON! You go Kim!
Congrats, Kimberly! Funny story! Have an awesome time for all of us!
YEAH for Kimberly!
Im still Hangin’ Tough for the next three!
Vegas maybe?
I think these sort of contests say “50 words or less” just to be sure people don’t send in 2 pages of a story since they don’t have time to read it all. They care more about the content than they do about going over the amount of words, as long as it’s not by THAT much. I’m bummed that they didn’t pick me but I’m happy for her, just like I’d want people to be happy for me if I won.
Seriously, ladies. Stop hating.
I just wanted to let everyone know that my original submission was in fact, 50 words or less. After speaking with VH-1, I gave them some more detail to my story. Thanks. :)
To clarify, im not “hating”.
I said congrats to winning, then spoke my words in regards to how i felt about the contest rules.
If what she said in her last post in true, and she told them extra after speaking to vh1, then all is
fair with picking this winner. Maybe they should show the picture and original entry for the winners, then attach a longer reply from the winner, etc.
Yes congratulations Kimberly. I am sure you were one of those girls that in High School sent in over 200 or so postcards to try to get New Kids to perform at their school. And would try to call into Open House Party every time they were on it to try to talk to them and never could get through. So I think the winning is definitely deserved.
If the original entry submit was 50 words or less then I am so glad you won!! It’s just that the above states …………
” Here’s the text (and the picture) she sent in to earn herself, and four friends, the tickets.”
So, to that statement, it really seems unfair to all of us who too, are Ultimate fans with great storys 50 words or less. Just doesn’t seem right to me. Why would VH1 add words to your story? It makes them look really bad because they are not following their own “offical rules”
Im sure ALOT of the entries went well over 50 words. I think that if your story is good, and condensed down to as little words as possible, you shouldn’t be penalized. It is very hard to try to tell your story within 50 words, and truely express how much of an ultimate fan you are. If VH1 thinks that Kim is the ultimate fan, then thats it. Im sure that they can change any rule they want.
Yes, I am bummed that I did not win the Boston trip, but I know I have 3 more chances.
omg, Kim! You shouldnt have won! You should have been disqualified! It not fair! Um, I think I hear alot of haters in the crowd. Look people, Kim won this contest fair and square. Enough with the conspiracy theories, haters, or should I say ladies! Just like one of the comments below, I really dont think they sat there and counted up the words on the thousands of entries they received. With the phrase “50 words or less” they probably meant, keep it to a min. Some of you have too much time on your hands to actually count her words. You Go Girl! Yayyyy Kimmm ;)
We are not haters. We are simply upset that the rules were NOT followed! Just because you know her, doesn’t mean you should defend her. If she followed the rules AND won, we wouldnt have anything to say. So, try following the rules, and no one will “hate”.
VH1! PLEASE FOLLOW RULES FOR THE FUTURE WINNERS!
i agree with i2ndthat! We should all be allowed to resubmit our entries. They arent following the rules! Why not!? right?!
but i must thank vh1 for the opportunity either way.
WOW!! I can’t believe all the hating and negativity going on here! Are we not all NEW KIDS fans? They have the best fans ever and i don ‘t think they’d appreciate what a lot of you are saying! In fact I don’t think they’d want to meet those of you who are hating and being rude anyway!!!! I was upset too that I didn’t get picked but there are still 3 other chances to win! The guys woudn’t like this and if you call yourself a NKOTB fan then keep the peace! Congrats Kim and PLEASE give Jordan a BIG hug for me!!!! Have fun!!!
excuse me… but if you could, please explain to me what is said that was wrong.
ive stated nothing but facts.
the contest was 50 words or less TRUE
she entered more than 50 words TRUE
her friends are on here trying to defend her IM SURE IS PROB TRUE
come on now!
Congratulations Kimberly!!!! 1 down, 3 to go *Ü*
~I love it Kimberly! Go girl! You were rockin’ it than, during the solo years, and will be rockin’ it in Beantown!~ Congrads girl!~ XOXO~
Congrats Kim! Don’t let the sore losers bring you down…enjoy your prize and just ignore the haters! They are just jealous. And I know that they have bent the rules for everyone…if they really like a story, they will bend the rules. Have fun!
Congrats Kimberly!!
I am super excited for you, that is just awesome. I hope you have a great time.
I was excited to have my name said by Jordan so not winning was a ok with me. Hey, there are still 3 more chances..hahaha.
ps..too all the lame people saying she should not have won. Seriously how old are you? 5, get over it. Jealous much, crawl back in your sad holes now.
Danielle
(the doll sleeper)
I heart Danielle…
Watch out Danielle, they are vicious here.
aww thanks Blair.
I just don’t get why people are so lame. How old are we?
I am not afraid of anyone here…trust me.
I have claws.
Danielle
(the doll sleeper)
ps..I have the LA concert in just a couple weeks Oct 8th. I am so excited………weeeeeee
That’s exciting Danielle…very VERY jealous. It sucks because me and Nichole (if we won) were gonna share our prize if you know what we mean… :) (With Donnie’s wife, porch kisser and doll sleeper) Don’t know if VH1 would’ve gone for that, but it would’ve been a great story to add to all of our stories! haha
sucking up won’t win you the future contests.
Blair..that is funny I was actually thinking the same thing. I was like will they let us do that. Because I know it said you had to leave from the same airport.
ifollowrules..get over it!!
Man, there are some seriously unhappy people leaving in this world. I am happy for all winners. And no, I am not sucking up…if you read the other blogs or comments, Danielle, myself, Nichole, Leigh and Mindy have been chit chatting for quite a while. We are buds.
Danielle, that’s hilarious that you were thinking the same thing…there are cool people in the world :)
….correction…there are unhappy people *living* in this world.
Get over it everyone and let the winner enjoy winning.
and…bashing and insulting others and trying to prove they didn’t win won win you future contest either…
I’m sorry, but if the rules stated 50 words or less, an entry that is 87 words long does not fit the rules qualifications! Someone stated that the 50 words or less is just a rule so that people don’t write 2 pages of stuff. I’m sorry, but remember back in school when you had to write papers and such that had to be a specific length? I know I had teachers that would deduct points if the paper wasn’t long enough or was too long.
Get with the program. Rules should be followed. Anything more than 50 words should be disqualified. Saying, “Oh, they won’t count a word or two here or there,” is plain outright cheating.
Blair this is just getting out of hand, they way people are acting about this is just so lame(for lack of a better word)
Tina, if you read Kims comment she said SHE DID write 50 words but when they called her and told her she won, they asked her more about it.
VH1 added more too the story, she did not in her entry.
Man people need to really get a life.
Danielle
honestly, im sick of danielle and blair. Get a life and stop defending kim! She has a mouth of her own. As well as her own fingers to type a comment back. You wouldnt be trying to defend her, if you didnt think she was in the WRONG! 50 words or less means what it says! Rules were broken! There are more upset, than those happy.
“You wouldnt be trying to defend her, if you didnt think she was in the WRONG!”
That makes no sense what so ever. If I thought she was in the wrong, I would say so. I do not defend people I think are wrong. Maybe you need to get a life.
And anyone that is upset well that is just pathetic.
It is not the end of the world it is contest.
Congrats Kimberly ! That sure was the craziest thing I ever heard a fan do ! Go Florida.. Enjoy
Why not post the original entry then? Why did they have to embellish? According to the blog up there, it says, and I quote, “Here’s the text (and the picture) she sent in to earn herself, and four friends, the tickets”
That means that there was no embellishment added by VH-1.
If I were the winner, and they actually did put more detail into her story, I would demand that they publish her actual entry. Or, have VH-1 actually come out and write something like, “We have contacted the winner and got further details regarding her story and published what she had to say.”
That would clear the air for everyone. To me, it just seems that someone who cheated, won. Until I see the actual entry published by VH-1, what they have posted, is longer than what the rules stated.
danielle. please do us all a favor and go back to where you came from.
she broke the rules and you can’t change any of our minds regarding that.
a cheater won.
and i hope vh1 corrects this for future winners.
I am not going anywhere omg..Sorry.
I entered this contest, I have just as much of a right to post here as anyone.
Maybe you should send Vh1 a email that you were wronged by the winner. I am sure they care.
and i hope you dont win. :)
I totally agree with OMG. Kim knew she cheated by entering an enty that had more words then the rules mentioned. I am not sure why you would be definding Kim? Everyone who is upset has every reason to be. What makes you so much better then them? You keep telling everyone that does not agree with you and your buddies that they need to get a life. Last that I checked, you have spent more then a good part of your day going on and on about something that has nothing to do with you. If you truely think that you have a life, you may want to go live it. You’ve said what you needed to say, you don’t have to say it over and over and over againl. We all know……you love KIm and you say “Yeah Kim” and oh yeah, everyone, please get a life….
its not actually kims fault she went over the limit of words… she knew by doing that she may have been disqualified, so she took a big chance and it worked out.
IT S VH1 you need to preach to not the poor girl/
She won and you didn’t….GET A LIFE. Her letter obviously blew all of yours out of the water or she wouldn’t have won. Just congratulate her like the adults that you should be. Stop acting like your 13 and grow up you losers!!!
Congrats Kim U rock and have fun with all the New Kids.
anyone that defends “kim” needs to realize they are defending someone that won by cheating. I wouldnt say her story blew everyones out of the water either. HIDING who you were in order to SHOW YOU LOVE THEM? wow. pathetic. I hope the guys hear her story and think of how stupid that was. NOT A TRUE ULTIMATE FAN. She’s prob friends with someone at vh1. THAT, or they randomly pick the winners. She’s a cheater, and she knows it.
My fellow NKOTB Sisters (and Brothers?):
I just Logged on to see when they are choosing the next winner, and was shocked that this was still going on!
Lets just close this chapter to the contest and move on.
We all still have 3 more chances! Lets just cheer eachother on and cross our fingers!
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and interpretations to the rules, but being mean and pulling
out the cat claws is not necessary.
You have to admit it, this whole contest was a very cool thing for VH1 to do!
Can’t we all just get along?
The excitement of NKOTB even being on tour, as a whole group, being in their 30’s and able to move the way they did back in the day, and having the SAME girls swoon over them is absolutly amazing!
Smile about your memories (and your entries) and enjoy the NKOTB experience like it is the first time
you heard them on the radio, bought their tapes and seen them live for the very first time!
BLOCKHEADS UNITE!
Good Night Girlies!
And again…Get your mind right! :)
AND GOODLUCK to you all!
To all of you who have congratulated Kimberly, I’m sure she thanks you. And to all of those who have talked trash….she’ll be laughing at you, sitting at home with your face in a tub of ice cream, while she’s backstage hugging Donnie.
Perhaps the rest of you ‘word counters’ didn’t get picked because VH1 rightfully anticipated you being a little CRAZY and didn’t want to subject the New Kids to your neuroses.
Just something to contemplate while you’re scooping your ice cream…
Well put, OMG: HIDING who you were in order to SHOW YOU LOVE THEM? wow. pathetic.
Yeah, that’s what the ultimate fans did… hid their true identies in order to not be picked on by their peers.
And to all those who are thinking I’m just jealous because I didn’t win, I can’t win because I chose not to enter. I’m already going to meet them at 3 different concerts with VIP tix. One of which is Vegas…. so I’m looking forward to meeting the winner of this contest there…. so long as she wins by following the rules! :)
OMG ….GET A LIFE! The judges thought her story was great and your story was TERRIBLE! you should crawl back in your hole and keep your opinions to yourself, since that’s probably the only one who cares what you have to say anyway. Kim wins….you LOSE! Accept your place!
“jeffro” FUNNY THAT YOU USE TERMS AS OTHERS DO. Why sign up with different names? I wouldnt be shocked if it was kim herself. Pathetic.
Kim doesnt win. At all. The guys dont care about her. Big deal.
Actually, OMG…you might wanna scroll up and re-read what it says. Kim DID win.Â
Wow! I can’t believe she won out of all of the entries. I was part of the journalism team in high school and everyone KNEW I loved NKOTB. It wasn’t “NOT cool” as she put it, at my Highschool. It came to be something I was known for, and very proud of. I wasn’t going to enter, because I thought people had some crazy stories that I couldn’t touch, but after seeing the winner I’m kicking myself for not entering. I am definately digging out my old pictures and telling my stories of what I went through to get tickets, try to con, beg and bribe my way my way backstage, the hotel escapades lol… all the blockheads know what I ‘m talkin’ ’bout. Well, I hoipe Kim has/had the time of her life. Nothing against her, just the judging.
NO DUH she won the contest. I mean in the LONG RUN. she doent win. The guys dont know her from the next girl. Big deal.
Whoa! What’s going on here? This is crazy! As (very few) of you have mentioned, what happened to the comraderie of what it’s like to be a fan? How lucky are we that they are back together and giving us all a chance to re-live an amazingly fun time in our lives? THAT should be the focus here! And let’s be honest – if people weren’t complaining about her “word count”, they would be complaining about her “story content” (which they are now), complainig that her hair was too big or that she didn’t have enough posters on her wall! And if it weren’t complaints about that, people would whine about something else, simply because they didn’t win themselves. It’s sad, but true. (Not to mention, if you didn’t enter, you REALLY can’t complain! That was your own insecurity!) LET IT GO, LADIES! Get your damn minds right, put on a smile that they are even on tour and lets all just cross our fingers for the next three chances to win!
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