It's a sad, sad day in the music world. Thanks to unchecked 1980s (and now early 1990s) nostalgia, those hacks from New Kids On The Block are doing an arena-sized reunion tour that comes to the 20,000-seat St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa on November 2.

I know every girl of my generation had a crush on one of the original white boy banders in sixth grade when NKOTB busted out with smashes like "You Got It (The Right Stuff)," "Hangin' Tough" and "Step by Step." But, shit, that was 20 YEARS AGO. What self-respecting adult would pay $77.75 to see one of the sorriest bands in music history two decades past its prime?

Here's the press release: