By Amanda Myers
2. The need for speed: Each and every Backstreet Boys was given a moped by their record company.
3. MMMOops! Backstreet Boys' manager wouldn't let them go on tour with Hanson.
4. Hair and now: A.J. always dreamed of having dreadlocks.
5. Madonna was spotted in the crowd at a recent BSB concert.
6. Brian claims that Howie is the peacemaker of the band.
7. Nick is quite the prankster. He used to put itching powder in his bandmates' blankets on their tour bus.
8. "Can I have that in a large?" Kevin can do more than sing – he's also modeled for Gianni Versace.
9. A.J. stands for Alexander James.
10. Charmed, I'm sure: Backstreet Boys dropped in on ABC's TBIF as guest stars on Sabrina, The Teenage Witch.
11. Nick was in the movie Edward Scissorhands, with Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder. he played the kid on the Slip 'N' Slide.
12. Brian waited outside a record store in London just so he could see what Mariah Carey looked like in person.
13. When Kevin was a little boy, he was petrified of thunder and lightning.
14. If Howie hadn't become a Backstreet Boy, he would have liked to become a showbiz lawyer.
15. Brian and A.J. both got their tattoos at the same time.
16. Kevin's crazy for everything having to do with Italy. "The food is good and the women are beautiful!" he raves.
17. Go Ricki! Go Ricki! After Backstreet Boys made an appearance on Ricki Lake, she went to dinner with them.
18. Hmm. When Nick likes a girl, his technique for catching her eye si to try to ignore her.
19. Howie went to school with Chris Kirkpatrick from 'N Sync.
20. In Florida, October 8 is Backstreet Boys Day.
21. Catchy! Brian really liked Hanson's song "MMMBop".
22. Hello, early bird! Nick was just eight years old when he had his first kiss.
23. Healthy, schmealthy – A.J. absolutly hates broccoli.
24. Kevin loved Oasis bandmember Liam Gallagher's style so much, he grew his hair to look like the British singer's.
25. Howie's ealy stage name was Tony Donetti.
26. Nick recently changed his 'do because he was sick to death of the part in the middle.
27. Brian took a girl on a date and she choked on a fishbone. Sounds like someone was a little nervous.
28. Before A.J. had his ears pierced, he used clip on his mom's earrings.
29. Party at your place! Brian and A.J. share a house.
30. And finally, one from the "Huh?" files: Brian and Nick are nicknamed Frick and Frack.
Teen Celebrity, by Amanda Myers, September 1999