Thank you from Danny

Here is a new blog from Danny:

Hi everyone,

Thank you so much for all your love and support through out the first leg of the tour. This is just the beginning of an amazing journey. I also want people to know I don’t need a rest. I am having the time of my life. I love meeting all of you in meet and greets. I love riding the bus with Donnie. I love the whole experience.

The only negative thing is missing my kids. I am looking forward to spending the Christmas break with them. My daughters have turned into the biggest New Kids fans. We have replaced Miley and the Jonas Brothers. My teenage boys have enjoyed every second of it and both have told me numerous times they are proud of me. It’s not easy balancing my kids, NKOTB, and Halcyon jets. Thank goodness for ichat.

I have so much to be thankful for. I am so thankful you guys are along for the ride. More shows in 2009 to come. Stay tuned.

Love,

Danny Wood

Daily Star Article/Chance to win tickets to a UK show

The Daily Star also reports on Donnie's near crash, and they talk about other near-injuries and partying with Natasha Bedingfield:

...New Kids have travelled the length and breadth of America, to play a marathon 49 shows in front of tens of thousands of fans each night.

The tour comes to the UK on January 16, starting in Manchester.

And apart from Donnie’s close shave, the fivesome – including Jon Knight, 40, and Danny Wood, 39 – are having a blast.

Joey, 35, said with a grin: “I expected people to come but I didn’t expect so many new fans and for them to act so enthusiastically.

“It’s over and above everything we expected.”

But Donnie isn’t the only member of the band who needs to take better care of himself.

When NKOTB play old classic Tonight, they walk through the crowd to a second smaller stage where they get up close and personal with the underwear-throwing, mainly female crowd.

Jordan, 38, confided: “I’ve almost fallen off the B-stage like eight or nine times.”

Joey added: “Knock on wood – it’s amazing that no one’s fallen because there are no railings and it’s turning and it’s high and bouncy.

“When you have other members of the band bouncing up there you might not be ready for them.”

What a thought girls…

* NEW Kids partied with Natasha Bedingfield after their LA gig where the Unwritten warbler was celebrating her 27th birthday.

Tash invited the crowd to meet her in the foyer of the venue after her set before she hit the town.

Joey said: “We’re buddies with Natasha. We fancy her in so many ways.

“It’s always nice to be on the road with people you respect, get on with and admire artistically.”

Jordan added: “She’s a lot of fun.

“We’d meet up at catering and yell insults across the room to each other.”

NKOTB are exhausted:(

Here is an article from All Headline News.

(I hope they get some good rest now. Hopefully the next tour will have more rest between dates so they can catch up on sleep!)

NKOTB Star Donnie Wahlberg Nearly Died After Falling Asleep While Driving

December 1, 2008 7:37 a.m. EST

Anne Lu - Celebrity News Service News Writer

Los Angeles, CA (BANG) - New Kids On The Block star Donnie Wahlberg nearly died after falling asleep at the wheel of his car.

The 39-year-old singer - who revealed he is "exhausted" after reuniting with the 90s band for a staggering 49 concerts - briefly closed his eyes while he was driving home following a performance last week.

He said: "I nearly crashed my car last week after the show. I was driving from San Diego to Los Angeles and I had been on the road for three hours. I was so tired that my eyes kept closing. Then I fell asleep at the wheel and it was raining."

"I was like, 'Whoa,' and I have been quiet ever since. I'm so tired."

Donnie isn't the only member of the band to be feeling the pressure of the lengthy tour.

Jordan Knight has revealed the group have employed massage therapists to help them stay relaxed during their grueling schedule.

He added to Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "We have got masseuses as you have got to take care of yourselves!"

Update, 7:48PM: nkotb.com is saying this is just a rumor.  Thanks to Darlene for the update.