Thursday, October 20, 2005

Debbie Gibson was such a hottie

So... As I was rummaging through a collection of old cassettes that has been relegated to a box in my garage, I came across a copy of Debbie Gibson's 'Out of the Blue'. (actually I was looking for a copy of an old angry samoans album)...Yea right

This was released 19 FUCKING YEARS AGO! Now I'll admit it, I loved this woman from 1987-89. I bought the tapes (remember those), I went to concerts, I gave girlfriends little bottles of 'Electric Youth' perfume (which they summarily threw away when they thought I wasn't looking, but I knew! I saw!). Then when I saw the Playboy issue she was in a few months back, I realized why I had such a crush on her. How do I put this? She's not the coldest beer in the fridge.

Unlike your Hillary Duffs, your Britney Spears (minus the past year), your Lindsay Lohans - who are way, WAY too pretty for their own good. Ms. Gibson in the late 80s, with the tall gawkiness, the bad fashion sense, basically the antithesis of Lita Ford, evoked this 'girl next door' approachability - and I also kinda respected her for writing her own stuff.

She hasn't aged too badly, but not great either. The 80s were a simpler time I realize - but should I abandon the nostalgia factor and deep-six her stuff along with my Tesla and Mike + Mechanics tapes? Or hang on to them and hope for an 80s retro wave in 2010?
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