Beach Boys
From Smash Hits
Fun in the sun is the order of the day as Smash Hits hangs out
with the Backies to bring you this
tan-tastic special report....
The sun beating down, the sea?s lapping at our ankles and hey,
the Backstreet Boys are playing ball
just a stone's throw away! Not a typical scene on Brighton beach
- but that's cos we're over in the
good old US of A, relaxing on Santa Monica Beach with Nick, AJ,
Brian, Kevin and Howie as
they relax and have some fun.
"We've been so busy recently," moans Howie. "So it's nice to take
time out and just chill - well, for
a few hours anyway!"
The boys are filming for the American TV show The Big Help, but
of course they make time to talk
to Smash Hits.
"We didn?t expect so many people to show up for the shoot," says
Nick, talking about the hundreds
of fans, mainly girls, packed into the small makeshift arena in
front of the stage. They've been
crammed into the tiny space for the last few house, waiting to
catch a glimpse of the boys. But
before they do, they have to wait for the band to finish their
latest ball game- or argument, as seems
to be the case between AJ and Nick!
The two are fighting over who's ball it is and Nick's not too
happy that everyone's siding with AJ!
"I can't believe it, it's definitely my ball!" he shouts, but
AJ isn't having any of it. Course, they're
only joking but we decide to scarper, just in case fists start
to fly. Well, would you like to be caught
in the crossfire between two burly Backstreet Boys? Instead, we
take Nick up on his offer to try a
bit of snorkeling and leave the others to roam the golden beach.
"The thing is," whispers Nick as he puts on his mask, "AJ is mad
at me for calling him a coward
earlier 'cos he wouldn't go on the rollercoaster!" Apparently
AJ has a secret fear of fairground rides
and Nick's been ribbing the poor lad about it all day!
Nick shows off his snorkeling skills for a while, before we realize
it?s time to get back to take our
place at the front of the stage!
After a quick change of outfits the five are ready to play to
the deafening crowd as well as the
television audience. They perform Quit Playing Games, which has
just gone to number 2 in the US
charts as well as an acappella version of Lean on Me, a classic
from years ago.
Backstage after the show, the band bump into a famous little fan
-the 6 year old star of the film
Jerry Maguire, Jonathan Lipnick! The pint sized celeb has a special
favor to ask of the band..."I
want to go to the fairground, will you take me?"
Now where has AJ suddenly disappeared to?!!
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