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Last week was inspiring to see so many fans from around the world gather for the HDay events. We are always proud of the events, concerts and activities we get to host, but your time and participation is what makes them special. Thank you for joining us for HDay 2025.
When they took the world by storm with their 1997 debut album, Middle of Nowhere — which spawned the mega-successful single “MMMBop” — the Hanson brothers were just 16, 14, and 11 years old. But Isaac, Taylor and ZacHanson are all grown up now, and fans have nothing but love for the musical siblings.
In a recent clip shared on TikTok, the brothers performed “MMMBop” live onstage as audience members screamed and waved their arms. While they sounded just as youthful as ever, stunned fans in the comments couldn’t help but point out how different the brothers looked (only Taylor, 41, still has long blonde hair, which was pulled back into a ponytail in the video, and Isaac, 43, and Taylor both have facial hair, which they obviously didn’t have in 1997).
“Omg how are they so good looking I grew up with them listening obviously not literally,” one person joked.
“Taylor is hot as hell,” another commenter gushed, with someone else adding, “All of them.”
“How dare he be married for years and have like 18 kids,” another fan quipped (Taylor actually shares seven children with his wife Natalie; the brothers are dads to 15 children between them.)
“Sure is hot,” yet another TikTok user declared.
In an interview with People last fall, the brothers opened up about what it’s like to be forever associated with a song they sang as teenagers.
“I mean, we’re proud of where we’ve come from,” they said. “You never want to live in the past, but your origin is what it is. It’s where you came [from] and there was a lot of great music.”
“Rock bands, pop bands, Hip-Hop, R&B, all happening at once,” the brothers added. “And the way the Top 40 was, it was definitely like a hop. We took No. 1 from Notorious B.I.G. That’s what [the music scene] looked like.”
Hanson fans can’t get over just how much the teen looks — and sounds — exactly like his dad.
For years, “MMMBop” rockers Hanson — brothers Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson — have been asked if the 15 kids they share between them would follow in their fathers’ footsteps and become musicians themselves. Now, Isaac’s 18-year-old son Everett is the first of the band’s kids to officially hit the stage — leaving longtime Hanson fans floored with his surprise performance.
On Thursday, May 22 — as Hanson fans from around the world flocked to the band’s hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the group’s annual Hanson Day weekend — Isaac kicked off the festivities with his other band, Mother Road Sons. It was there that the proud dad welcomed his lookalike son onstage to surprise the crowd with a solo.
Everett hit the stage like a seasoned pro, jamming out on a teal guitar while belting out a bluesy, soulful track called “I Need You,” according to a fan-photographed setlist.
After Everett concluded the performance with an impressive shred on guitar, Isaac — grinning from ear to ear — walked back onstage to envelop his son in a hug.
TULSA, Okla. — Food on the Move Founder Taylor Hanson, from the band Hanson, hosted a Lunch and Learn event during the annual Hanson Weekend to talk about how Food on the Move is fighting food insecurity in Oklahoma.
“Today we are inviting many of the people that have followed my band around the world to see the progress of Food on the Move’s Food Home project,” said Hanson. “They’ve seen every year the band celebrates their anniversary and people come from around the world and we’ve given them little looks into the project. Many have volunteered when they’ve come through in May to help support Food on the Move, but I think it’s really special that many of them who were early supporters of what we’re doing from afar, they’re going to get to see how this project has come to life.”
Food Home is a program created by Food on the Move to bring healthy, high quality food to those in need in the Tulsa area.
The first step to the program is the completion of FOTM’s urban farm, which is still currently under construction.
“What you’re standing inside of is a project that particularly I’m proud of the fact that it’s as much of a classroom as it is a farm that’s producing food and putting food into the community because those two things together are going to be happening every day. You’re going to be teaching new farmers that are going to learn how to run their own businesses, become urban farms, help Tulsans and Oklahomans get better food in the future.”
The project will eventually create food markets to support communities residing in food deserts.
“Food deserts are areas without grocery stores and if you think about a grocery store, it’s sort of the canary in the mine. It’s an indication that a community has declined. Grocery stores have tiny margins…What we’re doing here, getting at the heart of ending food food deserts, is really creating a new model for grocery stores.”
Hanson explained how the model will provide higher quality food at cheaper prices.
“We’re not mad at the big box stores. They’ve did what they’ve done. They’ve got their own model and their model is about getting a lot of stuff for as cheap as possible and selling volume, but that doesn’t really serve a lot of communities that frankly have highs and lows. So the model here is, any food deserts we believe come down to making better food more accessible and more affordable and what that means is we’ve got to get it closer. So you grow it closer, that means transportation costs are lower. You create partnerships with distribution companies regionally that allow for you to pass on value to a smaller grocer with the food hub, which we’ve built where we’re hubbing and helping to create buying power and passing that on to smaller future businesses and small grocery stores.”
Hanson said the project also aims to help everyone in the community access higher quality food, even people who aren’t in food deserts.
“Ultimately, we’re having a conversation about better food. Most people don’t even realize how far their food is traveling and how non-fresh the ‘fresh food’ is and when it comes down to it, it’s everybody regardless of whether you’re in a food desert. We’re all affected by the low quality of food that comes into our community. We should all be eating food like my grandparents got that was only going 20 miles, not 1,000 miles.”
To learn more about Food on the Move’s Food Home program, click here.
To learn more about FOTM in general or how to volunteer, you can visit their website at foodonthemoveok.com.
For those who used the hansonstage number for dance party photos – here they are!
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This week we kick off the festivities of HDay in Tulsa Oklahoma with activities like Karaoke Night. We’re excited to host members from all over the world – and some watching online. Here we go!
