Category: Powerful Woman of the 80s

Empire of Soaring Flights To Faraway Lands: Tawnlandia

Can a young girl’s dream of flying to faraway lands forge a career? Can that career change? Will the Woman still go to faraway lands and take us with her? When we speak of Tawn and the Empire of Tawnlandia the answer is of course. She can do anything she wants. What is Tawlandia? If…
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March 24, 2024
Poly Styrene & the X-Ray Spex That See Through Bondage

Could a young woman change punk and inspire Riot Grrls? Would misdiagnosis of mental health derail her? Would she inspire someone to say up yours to bondage? If we are talking about Poly Styrene, the answer is definitively yes! I Am a Cliché Not a lot of you will know who Poly Styrene is, keep…
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March 22, 2024
Dolores O’Riordan and the Need to Survive

Raise a glass to former lead singer of The Cranberries, Dolores O’Riordan this St Patrick’s Day! In the article is an award winning photograph I did with a model shortly after Dolores’ passing and remains one of my best selling pieces at art shows I present at. It was a labor of love and honor…
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March 16, 2024
Debbie Harry and the Value of Blondie’s Deal

Is Debbie Harry a fierce inspiration to women, fashion, and music? Was her road hard? Do even the strongest and smartest women fall prey to predators to make dreams comes true because there is no other path? Would a young man with a camera make the right choice? In the matter of Debbie Harry, a…
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March 15, 2024
Siouxsie Sioux and the Unrelenting Banshee Challenge a Creature

Can one artist inspire more artists than most? Is trailblazer an understatement? And can her challenging of convention inspire a Banshee at a record store to confront a young man before he becomes a monstrous creature? If we are talking about Siouxsie Sioux and one of her fans, the answer is yes. Siouxsie Sioux Breaks…
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March 8, 2024
Women’s History Month Made in the 80’s

Could women’s history exist in the decade of decadence? In the midst of the decade of Reagan could women’s issues advance? Does this matter today? Yes. The 1970’s In our Cyndi Lauper article, I said the following about being a woman in the 1970’s. “According to an article in Ms Magazine in 2013 there were many things…
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March 4, 2024
Sixteen Candles Burning With Truth

Did Molly Ringwald matter then? Does she matter now? And could the Dawn of a woman’s truth change me? Yep! Molly Ringwald Then Molly Ringwald was the 80’s. You could not walk by a magazine rack without seeing her on the cover of something. John Hughes may have created the Brat Pack and the movies…
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March 1, 2024
When Material Girls Make a Rule

Is Madonna a gay icon? Did she express sexuality on her terms? Do these things matter? And did a young man find himself on the Borderline of allyship as he made a new friend? Yes. The Queen of Pop Pushing The Lines Madonna does not need an introduction. She came into the 80s with a…
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February 23, 2024
Joan Jett’s Bad Reputation for a New Generation

Can a Sears Christmas Catalog guitar make history? Is a 16 year old Runaway an icon? Is a bad reputation a female anthem? Did a fan of godmother of pop-punk change my life? If we are talking about Joan Fucking Jett, the answer is hell yes! The Sears Wish List That Changed History On a…
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February 16, 2024
Tina Turner: A Survivor’s Inspiration

Was she simply the best? Can someone survive abuse and rise against racism in a music industry that would not exist without black artists? Do we need another hero? In regard to Tina Turner, the answer to all these questions is yes. Miami Vice And Tina Turner In the 80’s Miami Vice was my favorite…
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February 9, 2024