The saga of the Backstreet Boys

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September 27, 2007

The saga of the Backstreet Boys

This article offers one version (circa 2002) of the saga of the Backstreet Boys and their rivalry with *NSync as Lou Pearlman proteges.

Posted by Helen Huntley at 5:54:10 PM on September 27, 2007
in Trans Continental news | Permalink

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What kind of dumb staement is that. If you knew the story correctly, Britany was supposed to be in Innosense and he didn'tthink she was going to be good enough. So she went solo. Lou doesn't have anything to do with what is going on with Britany right now. She is a grown adult. Making her own choices (even though they might not be good ones) they have nothing to do with Lou.

Posted by: | September 30, 2007 at 07:30 PM

Pearlman used to brag he not only started the BSB, but also discovered BS (Britney Spears). And look what a life disaster that turned out to be. This is what happens when you package and hype a person with very little natural talent. It's just another fraud on the public that was the specialty of Loucifer.

Posted by: | September 30, 2007 at 06:19 PM

El grande once told us that The Backstreet Boys bought him a very expensive car for his birthday even after they(BSB) sued him. TRUE OR FALSE?

Posted by: | September 29, 2007 at 07:42 AM

7:56
true very,very true

Posted by: in the know | September 28, 2007 at 08:15 PM

If he is the 6th BSB then I am sixth Jackson 5

Posted by: | September 28, 2007 at 06:46 PM

Thanks bettersource.

After reading the article I thought it seemed dated. Now understanding its a reprint of an article originally written in 2002 it makes sense.

Posted by: | September 28, 2007 at 01:54 PM

Lou always justified running N'SYNC alongside Backstreet by saying you don't run an airline with just one airplane.

The qwazy thing is, he probably DID have only one airplane!

In any case, the music industry makes the boxing industry look good.

Posted by: | September 28, 2007 at 12:59 PM

a more respectable source for that article is here: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B01E5DA1E3AF93BA2575BC0A9649C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all

Posted by: bettersource | September 28, 2007 at 11:03 AM

The funniest line in this story: "Mr. Pearlman had legally made himself a sixth member of the group"

I'm imagining tubby Lou jumping around on stage with a bunch of teenage boys (maybe his dream come true).

Posted by: Dilly McGilly | September 28, 2007 at 08:40 AM

El grande once told us that The Backstreet Boys bought him a very expensive car for his birthday even after they(BSB) sued him. TRUE OR FALSE?

Posted by: | September 28, 2007 at 07:56 AM

He is a mogul

Posted by: | September 27, 2007 at 08:14 PM

Old

Posted by: | September 27, 2007 at 07:47 PM

Just another Pearlman blowout!

Posted by: Kim | September 27, 2007 at 07:35 PM

blah blah blah

Posted by: | September 27, 2007 at 07:11 PM

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