We all have our stories, good or bad, of how we came to love the band we know and love as Hanson. Each of us have in someway come to read this article, through triumphs and falls. When you see Hanson on a billboard or sign, three musical people pop into your head, while other people just pass it by. Some of us are more obsessed than others, but we all have our stories. Our first stories of how they came into our lives and what at that moment, made us fans forever.

This is my story. Outcast, shy, nameless are all words that could have described me up until September 1997. I was in fifth grade, I believe, in a small class of twenty-two people. I was alright with friends, I guess, a few here and there. One of the things I was always afraid of was that someone would ask me my favorite radio station. I hated all the music at that time, it was all very depressing. It wasn't those kind of situations where I could have walked away, or else I would have. I was stuck. If I even mentioned an old band as my favorite, chances were my head would have been cut off. I just wasn't cool.

So there I was on a Friday night in September... watching TGIF. Before commercial breaks they would cut to three guys talking or doing something. I figured they were probably the 'new thing' because they were kind of cute. I continued watching and at the end the three cute guys played a few songs. I was more than impressed, they were my age and I actually liked their music. I thought they were probably lip singing, but even that didn't bother me.

I went to school the next day with Hanson in my head and sure enough so did everyone else. I guess that is my happy ending. I could go on to say how I finally was accepted by people and how my whole life changed, which it did, but that would sound like I was bragging. It wouldn't be nice to rub in your face how incredibly good my life is because of Hanson.

Do you have a wonderful story about how you came to love Hanson? If so, please fill out the form below! :)