many many kittens have asked me over the years…how…or more…shall we say…who…turned me from a sweet and innocent irish/catholic farm boy…into this kaleidoscopic alter’d mess that you’ve all come to enjoy and somewhat embarrassed by at times (trust me i’m not blind…i can hear what yer not say’n)
well i’m hear to tell you…i am a loud and proud product of the 80’s
when RUBIX was the only cubicle i knew of...
hair was as high as the himalayas…
they were the kings who wanted to be QUEEN...
that stick of a woman in the white house was tell’n us to “just say no!”…
little blue people were popular...
before the little blue pill…
the facts were all about life…
gay cops were seen as hero’s for the hetro’s…
menage trois were HUGE
they actually played music 24/7
Marilyn was a man…
Annie dressed like a man…
a small town gal turned underwear into outerwear…
she was think'n of a new sensation...
she wanted to turn back time...
and before domestic partners…she was THEE domestic goddess!
but thee numero ONE that had the BIGGEST impact on my compact was the BOY who everyone thought was a girl
who’s hairspray and make-up bill alone could eat up the profits from all the non-profit organizations in the 80’s combined
i’m talk’n about my heroin (who’s finally off heroin) BOY GEORGE
tomorrow is BOY GEORGE’s 50th year of life on this planet…and from turn’n my world and the world’s world upside with his infectious confections of melodic geniousness that has influenced millions upon hundreds for the past 30 years…there is no question BOY GEORGE is a live’n legend…(and don’t question me on that one!) so i proclamate this dedicatable blog to him (hey i can…it’s my blog)
after enjoy’n a small success as lead singer of BOW WOW WOW as Lieutenant Lush for a few months in the early 80’s…
BOY GEORGE
MIKEY CRAIG (bassist)
ROY HAY (keyboardist/guitarist)
JON MOSS (drummer/ex luva)
Helen Terry (back-up singer)
formed CULTURE CLUB...and became an over nite world wide phenomenal sensation that took the 1980's by storm with their blend of reggae and pop
and turned the music world upside down in 1982 with there first single “white boy”
sell’n millions of records with a string of such world wide hitz like
“karma chameleon”...“i tumble 4 ya”…“do you really want to hurt me”
"time (clock of the heart)"...“war song”…“church of the poison mind” and
"i just want to be loved" just to name a few
tour’n everywhere from toledo to tokyo…his catalogue of amaze’n hitz can be purchased on itunes or yer fav-o-rit on-line store:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=boy+george
has been immortalized by mattel
has penned not 1 but 2 autobiographies…
and a cookbook…why not!
may i also suggest read’n “cry salty tears” by Dinah O’Dowd…
the tale of a mother's survival and eventual triumph over almost unbelievable domestic hardship and prolonged mental torture and destructive ignorance...yet successfully raised a family of six and nurtured the unique personality of a world superstar...her son Boy George...
http://www.amazon.com/Cry-Salty-Tears-Dinah-ODowd/dp/184605236X
is one of the world’s most famous and sought after DJ’s
nominated for 4 broadway tony’s include’n original score for his beautifully penned musical TABOO…
which explored the 80’s decadence while showcase’n the rise and fall and rise again of this 80’s icon…Boy George portrayed eccentric club kid and fashion extraodinaire Leigh Bowery
and was also portrayed in a tv movie of the week about his life in
“Worried about the BOY” in Europe
(Markie Post had nothing to do with this production)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003M5H7RY/100boy-21
has dueted with the likes of Stevie Wonder on “part time lover”…Dionne Warwick classic “say a little prayer”…the sexually infused raunchy hit “fire~desire” with Avenue D…the somber “more than likely” with PM Dawn and most recently "somebody to love me" with Mark Ronson and sung the themes to many movie soundtracks like the haunting “crying game” from the same title… “live my life” from Hiding Out…“welcome to your life” from Welcome to Woop Woop…and “felidae” from Felidae
has also donated his talents to many many charitable singles over the years include'n Band-Aid "do they know it's christmas"...Ferry Aid "let it be" and Live Aid Armenia "what's going on" among many others
his clothing line…B-RUDE…is fashion with a punk passion
check out what's on sale here:
http://www.b-rude.com
wanna learn more about my save’n grace?…find all about what he’s been up to here:
http://www.boygeorgeuk.com
for you french followers…or bi-lingualists…try this one:
http://www.blogg.org/blog-38847.html
BOY GEORGE has enjoyed much success as a solo artist
with hitz like "generations of love"..."same thing in reverse"...the powerful sorrow ballad "il adore" and electro underground infused "size queen" amongst the heap of hitz
and with his current dance club sensational cd “ORDINARY ALIEN”…
it looks like the BOY is back on track.
2012 will see the original line up with BOY GEORGE…MIKEY CRAIG…ROY HAY and JON MOSS (and hopefully HELEN TERRY) back on tour for the 30th anniversary of CULTURE CLUB on a massive world tour and conquer’n the continents once again with their infectious pop music and powerful ballads
i’ve bumped into him 4 times in my life…include’n have’n the opportunity to blow chunks on his feet during a concert at first avenue in 95 (not how i wanted to meet my BOY mind you…but circumstances were happen’n that were outta my control at the time)
i will ever be in debt to the man named BOY…so let’s hear it for the BOY!!
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