IJMC - Hanging Tough, The Saga Begins

Thanks to all of you who voted, and all of you who passed along the=20
voting information, New Kids on the Block debuted at #2(!) on Total=20
Request Live today. We did it! However, the veejay dropped a gauntlet and=
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I say we pick it up. The veejay doesn't seem to think we can keep NKOTB=20
on the show. Let's prove him wrong. Keep voting, keep calling, keep=20
showing up in front of the studio with signs (but don't tell me it was=20
you! I still can't belive someone did that!). Let's show just how much of=
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a prank we can pull! :)                                             -dave

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Ok guys, it WORKED!!!

     As you probably already know, MTV played "Hangin' Tough" by New
Kids on the Block on Total Request Live as a result of a fun little
prank. We got them to the #2 spot, and as a response, the veejay laid a
challenge before us all...he doesn't seem to think we can keep them in
the top 10.  Let's prove him wrong!  All we have to do is call
1-888-311-4343 (I believe) in the US, and/or go to:

http://www.mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/totalrequest2/

and tell them to play the song.  Think of how funny it would be if we
could get 'em to #1, and keep them there for awhile.  I thought I was
gonna die laughing when I saw them just at #2...besides, maybe you'll
even be able to tell your grandchildren someday about how you were a
part of the biggest prank ever on MTV's TRL!

DON'T FORGET TO SEND THIS EVERYONE YOU CAN ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  The
more people you send it to, the sooner that veejay will be eating his
words...

Happy Voting!

Angela
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[dave's note - Ike from ABC 30/40 sent this in...I'm scared!]

Hey Dave...  Here is my pitch for the video...
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NKOTB was far and away ahead of their time.  "Hangin Tough" will in the
far future be hailed as one of the landmarks of early music video.  The
sheer brilliance of not 2, but 5 singers... builds upon the genius of
Milli Vanilli, and takes it to the power of 5/2.
Without NKOTB, our society would likely have languished without the
achievements of such seminal acts as Color Me Badd, the Backstreet Boys,
or the Spice Girls.  They enjoy life in the stratosphere, only because
they built upon the backs of giants.
In honor of the New Kids - - and all of us out here who are 'Hangin
Tough' - - please play our anthem.
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh!