8/6/00
First I'm going to complain in regards to the whole deal with Brian and his three dogs, Tyk, Litty, and Leighanne. If you don't know what I'm talking about, here's an article from Backstreet.net to summarize:
A Boy & His Dogs
Source: People Magazine
Sure, the Taco Bell dog grabbed all the Chihuahua headlines in recent weeks. But he -- who's a she, actually -- may only lose a job. When it comes to Chihuahuas in peril, the most gripping story may be that of Tyk Thomas and Litty Leigh, beloved pets of Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell and his fiancée, Leighanne Wallace.
On July 19 both dogs disappeared from the couple's home outside of Atlanta after an unidentified woman buzzed at the gate. "I told her, 'No, you can't come in,' " says Wallace, 31. Soon after, the dogs were missing. Wallace called Littrell, 25, who hopped a plane back to the States from Sweden, where he was recording the band's new album. "He was extremely upset, almost more than I was,"Wallace says. The popster appealed for the dogs' safe return on local TV and radio. After four days, "we were miserable," recalls Wallace, "and completely without hope."
Then on July 23 a tipster alerted police to the dogs' whereabouts. Quicker than you can say, "Drop the chalupa!" officers followed up, and Tyk and Litty were recovered separately at the homes of two women whom police decline to identify. No charges were filed because, says Sheriff's Deputy Clark Evans, Wallace and Littrell "just wanted their dogs back. That was all."
"When we got home, we got in bed with the dogs," says Wallace. Although both pups appeared to be healthy despite some dehydration, "Tyk was really shaking and is still just so nervous," notes Wallace.
With good reason. Although both dogs have traveled the world in style, it's clear there is a dark side to being a Backstreet Boy's best friend. Tyk has been the victim of attempted dognapping by fans twice before, says Wallace. From now on, she says, she'll be extra careful: "What's my advice after this? Do not let your babies out of your sight!"
First of all what kind of person would steal a dog? In most scenarios, if you take someone's dog, you are taking a member of their family and causing them unimaginable pain. As for a FAN taking Brian's dogs...what the hell kind of fan would want to cause total agony for a person they admire?? If someone stole my dog, the anguish I would feel would be equivalent to if a human member of my family were missing. And I'm not even as obsessed with my pets as Brian Littrell is. He takes those dogs everywhere with him. He even has a picture of Tyk attached to his suitcase. My final words on this subject are: the person or persons that took Brian's dogs have absolutely no morals. Even with that said, I still blame Leighanne for the whole thing. Just because I feel like it. PS-Thanks Leighanne, I didn't need to know you and Brian climbed in bed with your dogs. A little too much information. Now I will forever have the mental image of you and Brian in bed.
The next issue I'm going to comment on is concerning something that happened to Howie at the Lupus 2000 fundraiser last month. Here's an excerpt from an article I that was sent:
It was recently discovered that the two women who bid on the dinner with Howie which was auctioned off at the Lupus 2000 fundraiser recently held at The Grove in Orlando, FL to raise money for the Caroline Dorough-Cochran Memorial Lupus Foundation backed out of the bid when approached for payment with the following words - to Howie himself no less - "I hope you won't hold us to it, it was a joke," giggling the entire time. This information comes from a reliable source, which can be provided upon request.
As a human being, to say that I was shocked and appalled is an understatement. What kind of person would do such a thing? This fundraiser was for charity. I feel secure in assuming that those two women were Backstreet Boys fans. As a Backstreet Boys fan myself, I was sickened. How could a BSB fan do this right to Howie's face!? The BSB fans that are unaware of what this charity means to Howie are few and far between. For those that don't know, this charity was named after Howie's sister who passed away in 1998 due to Lupus.
Because of this "joke", that charity lost $31,000. And because of those two women, it's a safe bet that Howie lost some faith in humanity - and his fans. I, for one, don't want the despicable actions of two fans to reflect poorly on me.
Not only did these women figuratively spit in Howie's face, they spit on the memory of his sister and they laughed in the face of every man, woman, and child currently living with Lupus and its affects.
There's not much else for me to say on this subject. I just wanted to make sure I posted an excerpt from this article because the person that wrote this said everything I was feeling when I first heard about these "fans," and their nice little "joke" on Howie. It's appalling to me that someone who considered themselves Howie's fan would dishonor the memory of his sister and every other person who has died from this terrible disease. Between the "fans" that did this to Howie, and the "fans" that took Tyk and Litty from Brian, I'm really starting to wonder about people in general and what the hell is wrong with them.
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