Cronin, who wrote "Summer Girls" and "Girl on TV" (inspired by then-girlfriend Jennifer Love Hewitt) never pursued legal action. Much like those other groups, though, LFO was also initially under the thumb of notorious manager Lou Pearlman, who sold Cronin's publishing rights out from under him because-as Cronin admitted in later interviews-he didn't realize he was signing them away when the group inked their contract with the Florida-based impresario. Now, Fischetti officially has that distinction.īefore sadness overtook the LFO story, their trajectory may not have been up there with the meteoric rise of Backstreet Boys and NSYNC-but at least theirs was a fairly common tale of a short-lived group having a few big songs and engendering enough popularity to keep chugging along in hearts and minds. "Summer Girls' wasn't the group's first-ever single (1997's non-charting "Sex U Up" may have hit too close to Color Me Badd's "I Wanna Sex You Up"-and what a time it was, kids), but it was the lead offering from their self-titled 1999 debut album.īy the time LFO (for Lyte Funky Ones) became a radio staple, Lima had replaced founding member Brian "Brizz" Gillis-which is why so many headlines heralded Fischetti as the group's sole surviving member years before Gillis died March 29 at the age of 47. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and announced the arrival of another "boy band" to watch.Ībercrombie & Fitch-wearing girls everywhere took a shine to Rich Cronin, who was 24 when the song hit, Devin Lima, then 22, and Brad Fischetti, 23. Limpet, ruby slippers, Macaulay Culkin and Paul Revere?-went to No. "Summer Girls," with its ode to brand-name treats past and present and generation-spanning pop culture references-Has any tune since successfully comingled New Kids on the Block with Mr.
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“But he wanted everyone to know that he’s sober, he’s trying to get his life back together right now.
What the what? But ….what happened to all those sweet nothings he was singing into our ears? Guess that wasn’t true at all! What a total waste of teenage crushing!Īccording to Abrams attorney Matt Swain spoke on his behalf saying, his client has not fulfilled the terms of his probation because Abrams has been plagued by health problems over the past few years and that his client has been trying to lose weight and recently had hip surgery, which requires him to use a walker.
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