Anne Mari and Sarah indulge their inner child during a summer BBQ circa 2007.
Recently, Anne Marie and I spent some time trading stories of our youth (as we sometimes do over GMail chat in the late afternoon of a workday when our minds can no longer be bothered with work-related thoughts). This particular conversation centered on our youthly affection for pop music. More specifically, boy bands.
Anne Marie admitted her desire to mmmbop Taylor Hanson and having been forced to feign love for *N Sync at the risk of being an outcast in middle school. I wanted it that way for Brian Littrell, of the Backstreet Boys notoriety, but also found myself pressured to jump on the *N Sync bandwagon. We both agreed, however, that they just don't make boy bands like they used to. As a tribute to our youth, I put together what I call the Essential 90's Boy Band Playlist.
