For two days, they slept on concrete, lived on junk
food and, in some cases, went without showers -- all
for a good cause.
"It's for 'N Sync," said Michelle Finn, 19, of
Phoenix, who joined more than 100 other teens in
camping outside the NBC Studios in hopes of getting in
to see Monday's "Tonight Show with Jay Leno," where 'N
Sync was scheduled to perform.
"They are just so happy. They are so beautiful and
they are hot. That's a plus," Finn gushed about the
five-member boy band, which has captured the
hearts of millions of teen-age girls around the
country with catchy songs, cool dance moves and sex
appeal.
Finn sports a henna tattoo depicting, in Chinese,
the name of her favorite band member, Justin
Timberlake. She also wore a magenta tank top
purchased from Fumanskeeto, a clothing line produced
by band member Chris Kirkpatrick.
Finn was not alone in her unabashed adulation of the
band.
"I would pretty much do anything for them," said
Jayce Mulin, who drove up from Whittier with her
boyfriend and has two tickets to see 'N Sync perform
at tonight's sold-out concert at the Pasadena Rose
Bowl.
"Just to be close to them, it's just a great feeling,"
added Mulin, who was wearing a black T-shirt with a
picture of the band on it.
Cousins Brittany and Alana Jones from San Diego say
they live for the moments when they can get close
enough to the band members to touch them. Singer JC
Chasez appears to be a particular favorite.
"I gave JC a hug," said Alana Jones, 17, when she
attended the July taping of an 'N Sync special for MTV
in San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium.
"I grabbed JC's butt," said Brittany Jones, 16, who
hoped to have pictures taken with the band to
complement her autograph collection.
Alana Jones' ultimate wish is to get close enough to
the band to hand them a letter that tells them how
much their music has meant to her.
"It's with me everywhere I go," she said. "I don't
think I would be the same without 'N Sync."
Jenny Quinn, 17, from Spencer, Iowa, who was visiting
her sister in Beverly Hills, postponed her flight home
after learning that 'N Sync was appearing on the
"Tonight Show."
"I am not leaving California without seeing them,"
said Quinn, who runs an online 'N Sync fan club and
plans her vacations around the band's concerts.
