Duran Duran

Obsession #1--since 1983 (I think...), and I was about 11 and 12 when it all began...I can't tell you the first song or video that did it. Maybe it was those Tiger Beat, Bog, and 16 mags with all the photos that helped. Pics above: that is just a sampling of a wall, and that hat--lost it on a roller coaster at Astroworld...sad day. Anyhow, the obsession also grows when you have friends to be obsessed with--Marlene and Darlene, my forever Duranie friends, then there was Michelle that I met at camp and then Michele from school. It is also great to meet new also-obsessed Duranies--Sara, met through Bunco, and others like Dawn met on-line and at shows. John Taylor was always my favorite, along with Simon and Nick. It also helps push the obsession to go to the shows, and oh if you meet them at the hotel (2003--got the touch John and Andy and then talk with Simon) and hang out, get pics, and autographs...more on that time in Austin this December in another post. Well, there you have it--my friends who aren't Duranies can call me a stalker and my husband can call it a shrine (hello--it's just a shelf!) but I don't care...I will always be a Duranie and I'm looking forward to more shows and more meetings with my favorite band of all time--Duran Duran!!!