July 07 2021 Other items include Nu Shooz 'stepping away' from touring and Portland's Whitney Williams on 'Big Brother.' Nu Shooz The Portland band Nu Shooz, which reached fame in the 1980s with "I Can't Wait," has opted out of touring with fellow 1980s acts. Valerie Day and John Smith had been touring for years. Nu Shooz celebrated its 42nd anniversary June 21. "After seven years and over 100 shows, we're stepping away from touring the '80s circuit," the duo wrote in an email "We've made so many friends along the way: The Jets, Expose, Pretty Poison, The Romantics, Wang Chung, The Cutting Crew, Debbie Deb, Animotion, Stevie B … the list goes on and on."