I'm picking Bell Biv DeVoe because the song "Poison" is awesome and for the fashions. Big ass cardigans, one red shoe, parkas with Timberlands, track suits, and wacky hats. I'm not going to comment on the video hos outfits.

Those of you who know me will not be surprised to learn that I didn't like any of the boy bands. They were too put-together for me – the cute one, the dangerous one, the goofy one, the shy one, the baby one. Manufactured music is not my thing. 

That being said, DANG, Justin Timberlake and J.C. Chavez were cute. Timberlake still is. Whatever happened to J.C.? He had a good voice and was good looking – doesn't that usually equal Hollywood gold?

This song is technically the year 2000, but I think Timberlake and J.C. are pretty caliente in it.

I have a few favorite one-hit-wonder songs of the 90s, but I'm listing "You Gotta Be" by Des'ree because of the SNL sketch where Ellen Cleghorne was OJ Simpson's 1st wife explaining how she got out of domestic violence from OJ (because the song came out around the same time as the OJ trial), “you gotta jump high, you gotta run fast, you gotta be a part-time ninja… all i know, all i know, mace saved my life…” 

I sang the substiute lyrics a lot in college around my friends because that's what kind of sick sense of humor I have.

Dude. How can you not love a group who said condoms were their fashion statement and went by nicknames?

I didn't so much love the TLC for their music, but because one of the members was a crazy(sexycool) person and burnt her boyfriend's house down, then continued to date him. There was also T-Boz's secret brain tumor. And now rumor is they want to bring Left-Eye's hologram on stage and a movie is in the works.

Betcha didn't know I have a TLC story. Oh, but I do. Do any of you suffer from Shy Bladder Syndrome? You know, the mysterious affliction where you can't pee in a public restroom or a doctor's office when you're given a plastic container with your name written on the side? That would be me. Cannot do it. When I was first pregnant in December 1997 (miscarriage), I was given that plastic container and sent to the restroom in my Atlanta doctor's office, which was next to the office front desk, which was extremely noisy. I was in the restroom for probably 10 minutes with the faucet running and the nurse knocking on the door saying "are you okay in there?" and then a barely audible "Waterfalls" came through the overhead speaker. It became my go-to song for OB/GYN visits and I'm sure all 5 of my OBs were very thankful. 

Dude. How can you not love a group who said condoms were their fashion statement and went by nicknames?

I didn't so much love the TLC for their music, but because one of the members was a crazy(sexycool) person and burnt her boyfriend's house down, then continued to date him. There was also T-Boz's secret brain tumor. And now rumor is they want to bring Left-Eye's hologram on stage and a movie is in the works.

Betcha didn't know I have a TLC story. Oh, but I do. Do any of you suffer from Shy Bladder Syndrome? You know, the mysterious affliction where you can't pee in a public restroom or a doctor's office when you're given a plastic container with your name written on the side? That would be me. Cannot do it. When I was first pregnant in December 1997 (miscarriage), I was given that plastic container and sent to the restroom in my Atlanta doctor's office, which was next to the office front desk, which was extremely noisy. I was in the restroom for probably 10 minutes with the faucet running and the nurse knocking on the door saying "are you okay in there?" and then a barely audible "Waterfalls" came through the overhead speaker. It became my go-to song for OB/GYN visits and I'm sure all 5 of my OBs were very thankful. 

Let me tell you a little about the Gin Blossoms. They named themselves after the rosacea on W.C. Fields' nose. Frankly, this would be enough to endear a band to me, but they also made some great tunes. New Miserable Experience is one of the nearly perfect albums of the 90s. And what would be my favorite song? "Found Out About You." The opening guitar riff is fantastic and Robin's voice is wonderful and warm and really special. It's a great song from an album that's spectacular. 

The opening lyric, "All last summer in case you don't recall…" is brilliant. It's also my favorite first line of a book I've never written.

Happy birthday to one of my favorite people/felons, Martha Stewart. Hope you got the Edible Arrangement from the Kerry Blog and try not to bite the heads off any kittens this weekend.

Mwah,

KBF

I have a very specific kind of music video style that I like. That would be videos that look like they're straight out of a movie – that would be "Sabotage."

https://dailymotion.com/video/xcddb1

by BeastieBoys-Official 

On another note, it's my mom's birthday, so I'd like to take this opportunity to dedicate "Sabotage" to her. Word to my mother.

Then there are videos that look like Steven Soderburgh movies – that would be "Devil's Haircut."

And of course there are the videos that look like old hollywood musicals – "Oh So Quiet." And I don't really like Bjork, aside from swan dresses. But this video is just so. I love it.

"The Macarena." Or "Thong Song." Take your pick.

Answering this one is like asking me to pick my favorite child. Or purse. But since you asked…

My favorite band of the 90s would be The Lemonheads because they were simply fantastic. My favorite song is "Into Your Arms" from 1993's Come On Feel the Lemonheads. I remember buying this album the week it came out in my college bookstore and playing it the tape out. I wasn't into grunge or boy bands. The Lemonheads were this alternative rock and roll band that played great music and a great sound. They're still one of my favorites.

Because I can't pick one, my other favorite song of the 90s would be "Find the River" from R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People. This song is magic.