Superstition:

Just before their shows, the Boys follow the same ritual time after time. They give each other high fives, hug, pray and them hug again. It's the only superstition that the group believes in.

Filmed on Tape:

If you ever wonder who the person is walking around on the stage with a video camera, it's the member of the team who's in charge of filming the concert, so the Boys can dake any changes if they have to. A photograper as the same job.

"The Hockey Tour"

Since the second day of the tour, the Boys started calling it "The Hockey Tour," not only because all the shows ere in hockey arenas, but also because they wore the jersey of the teams while they sang their last song.

Too Cold To Go Outside

The Boys promised a few hours to tour Old Buebec and to do some shopping, but the temperature was 20 deprees celsuis! They were happy enough buying post cards from the lobby in the hotel!

Nick's Guardian:

Because of His age, during tours Nick has to be accompanied by a member of hisfamily over 21. Usually it's his dad that has the job, but during this tour, it was Nick's Uncle John.

Four Body Guards:

Because of the fans who gets past security, the Backstreet Boys had to hire four bodyguards to pretect them. These guards go with them everywhere, to autograph signings, press meetings, and they even stand on guard at the Boys' shows

Nicks Tuque:

Even if you do cross Nick or A.J. on the street, you probably wouldn't have noticed them, because they are almost always wearing a tuque, (kangol brand) pulled down to their eyes. They also wear beseball caps of the same brand. Brian likes wearing Nike hats, but Kevin and Howie go without anything on their heads.

Back stage snacks:

The Boys don't ask for mush, just a vegetable platter, with dipk some cheese, crackers, a kozen apples, a dozen oranges, two doxen lemons, three cartoons of Aasis Orang juice, and six bottles of water in a cooler. They like coke, orange and grape crush.

Fave Meals:

At breakfast, Nick and Brian eat frosted flakes and some toast, the first with peanut butter, the second with strawberry jam- all with orange juice. A.J. usually has the traditional eggs and becon. Breakfast, while Kevin and Howie likes pancakes with maple syrup. At lunch, the boys eat in the cafeteria like everyone else working on tour.

A.J.'s adorable Boxers:

The fans who have been to a Backstreet Boys concert have bought homt different modles of baseball caps. T-shirts and other item, including boxers with the same name Backstreet Boys embroidered on the waist band. A secret: A.J. wears those bozers too.

Nick's wonderous Wardrobe:

Nick changes clothes two or three times a day. He always has the same look: baggy jeans, a jersey, and Nike shoes.

Winter Clothes:

Even if the Boys didn't expect a winter this cold, they were well prepared to face it. They all had warm ski jackets. Black for Nick A.J. and Kevin, red white and blue for Howie and white and blue for Brain. But the only boots that they have were the ones that they wear on stage. For the whole Quebec tour, they wore Nikes in the snow!

A.J. and jelly Beans:

In the arenas there were cantines were you could by all kinds of junk food. A.J. stopped at just about all of them. The tour's whole team was astonished to see that A.J. just couldn't resist jelly beans (his favs are yellow). He ate a lot of them during the tour.

Backstage Secrets:

When the Boys get up on stage, five bottles of water and ten towels are kept backstage. Everytime that they desppear behind the stage to change clothes, they wipe themselves off fast and drink some water.

During each show, each Boys looses about 4.5lbs. That's the reason why they watch what they eat more than most guys their age.

A job well done:

The Backstreet Boys received a special gift from their record company for a job well done. They were each offered a cellular phone. Now they can call their parents at home, and even their fans around world.

On the Subject of girls:

None of the guys has a girlfriend, but they hope that the situation would chage soon. They like going to the movies, boation water skiing, and having picnics, and they are Looking for girls who have the same interests. When they're at home, the boys likes going to the beach a lot.