I'm distracting myself today with 80s videos on VH1 Classic. So far:
- Olivia Newton-John, Physical: I'd forgotten the gay angle on this one. Love the headband, Liv!
- Madonna, Lucky Star: Oh man, I sure loved Madonna in this phase. I had a couple of net tops like the black one she wears in this video. She was so darling!
- Hall and Oates, One on One: I never was much with the H&O love (sorry, Plei!).
- Pretenders, Middle of the Road: "I've got a kid, I'm 33 baby!" Hell yeah! Also, love the glitter hat, Hynde!
I wanted to be Chrissie Hynde when I was in high school. She was my fashion role model--big shirt with skinny tie and a fedora (I could never find one that fit my big head, damnit!!).
I wanted to be Chrissie Hynde when I was in high school.
I did then and I still do!
Scandal, The Warrior - Flashback: The year is 1983 (or 84?) and young freshman (or sophomore?) Glamcookie really wants to be a cheerleader. She is practicing her routine to The Warrior in the backyard. Alas, cheerleading was not meant to be. Bang bang, motherfucker!
It was weird that Patti Smythe later went on to marry Richard Hell and have a kid with him.
Maybe Richard Hell was confused and thought he was marrying Patti Smith....
(It's one of my pet peeves when people confuse the two, as I don't like Smythe.)
Head explodes
Is that more or less weird than Patti Smith dating a guy from Blue Öyster Cult, and co-writing a song for them?
According to Wikipedia, she only dated Richard Hell, she didn't marry him.
She's currently married to John McEnroe.