My 15 (give or take a few) minutes of fame!

I am a huge fan of The Junkies, a local radio show on 106.7 here in DC. I've been listening to this quartet for a little over four years now and love that they keep me entertained every morning as I get ready for and as I drive to work.

I've called into the show a few times before, one time I even won tickets to a Pat Maghee concert, but this morning, I actually got to to go in studio!! They announced yesterday that they had tickets to the sold out New Kids on the Block (or NKOTB for those who remember them in their later years) concert and that they wanted ladies to come down to the studio today to play a trivia game to win the tickets. After giving it about 2 minutes of thought, I called in and told them I'd be there today ready to play.

I arrived at the studios around 7:15 and was brought into the green room (yes, it really was green) where I waited for awhile and was finally joined by the two other contestants. They were both super nice girls, both of whom were totally in it for the tickets, whereas for me, if I won, the tickets were simply a bonus as I was mostly excited about being in studio with the Junks.

Around 8:00 they brought us into the studio and got us ready for the first segment to start. We basically spent that first segment being introduced and then played one round of the game. The concept behind the game was that they'd throw out a category (i.e. NHL hockey teams) and we'd go around the room until one of us couldn't think of a new one to say. Once we got three strikes you'd be out of the game.

Here's how the rounds went:

1st round: Ugly Celebrities (strike one for Jessica)

2nd round: NHL Hockey teams (strike two for Jessica)

3rd round: Porn Stars (ok, this one was the only R rated version, and the only name I could come up with was Paris Hilton, which they accepted) (strike three for Jessica)

4th round: NFL starting quarterbacks (strike one for Maureen, uhhh, Brady Anderson played baseball...duh!!)

5th round: Junkies Lingo (strike one for Maggie)

6th round: Dead US Presidents (strike two for Maggie)

7th round: International Soccer Teams (strike two for Maureen..all I could think of was Real Madrid)

Final round: Boy Bands past and present....strike three for Maggie....I win!!!!!

It was quite a morning to say the least. The guys were super friendly and were great to take some pictures with us. They podcast their show, so once the podcasts from today are up, I'll link them here.

Meanwhile, I better get my old New Kids on the Block tapes out (anyone have a tape deck I could borrow) so I can bone up on the lyrics..."Step by Step...oooh baby!"