tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post6805770614853617746..comments2024-03-28T22:41:33.502-04:00Comments on Noblemania: The Girl in the Video Epilogue: I Want My MTN!Marc Tyler Noblemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10732005290440645718noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-63494246416392995272020-03-21T21:15:13.926-04:002020-03-21T21:15:13.926-04:00Marc, would you happen to know who the blonde mode...Marc, would you happen to know who the blonde model/actress is in Marshall Crenshaw's "Whenever You're On My Mind" video from 1983? That would be a tremendous help. Thanks. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581228230540802777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-68976028300387609732014-05-27T11:35:41.531-04:002014-05-27T11:35:41.531-04:00Lilli - LOVE this recollection. Thanks for sharing...Lilli - LOVE this recollection. Thanks for sharing! As it happens, round 2 of this series has been in the works all year. It will post in July...and indeed includes both Sister Christian and Jenny!Marc Tyler Noblemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732005290440645718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-10948218019631737002014-05-27T11:24:56.668-04:002014-05-27T11:24:56.668-04:00just found this and it is fascinating! so much of...just found this and it is fascinating! so much of the reaction seems to be from 80s boys, of course, but 80s girls remember these videos well. we hated some mtv chicks (tawny kitaen) and loved others (bunty bailey) and they often sparked trendlets (I remember my cousin and my best friend running out to get the white leather jacket from "separate ways"). <br /><br />looking back now, it's interesting and probably telling in all sorts of ways that we didn't really make a distinction between female musicians and video chicks when we responded to the visuals. I remember copying joan jett's "crimson and clover" eye makeup and martha davis' retro black suit from "only the lonely," and envying susanna hoffs for the way the guys swooned over that eye-flicking moment in "walk like an Egyptian" just as we envied wendy frazier for the way they swooned over that last shot with her gazing at the guy as they drive away. <br /><br />it was amazing to see ms. frazier, actually, because we ADORED that video and tried to get that look all summer of '84. the eliminator girls were fun but my particular group didn't go for that style, but the way they made her over was totally awesome. the hair, the makeup, the OUTFIT! the pink shoes were 9West- I had them in two colors.<br /><br />followup would be fascinating. the "sister christian" girl brings back such memories, since my friends and I graduated from catholic high school just as that song hit. I've always wondered about jenny from "867-5309"- we envied her hair so desperately! and there was the girl in the payolas' "eyes of a stranger," with the ruffled blouse. thanks for this- so evocative. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-54615505820752763092013-08-01T11:51:09.656-04:002013-08-01T11:51:09.656-04:00I think you've found the subject matter for yo...I think you've found the subject matter for your next book. Since MTV now has distanced itself from its storied musical past in favor of reality TV that really isn't, IMPO (more exploitation than anything else in some shows), maybe you could write a book that would complement the one the VJ's themselves wrote.......hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-75346166529786449162013-08-01T10:50:53.380-04:002013-08-01T10:50:53.380-04:00Thanks both! OldSchool80s, I am sure you sent peop...Thanks both! OldSchool80s, I am sure you sent people to the interviews and thank you again. I welcome any continued effort to spread the word.<br /><br />I plan to do more...Marc Tyler Noblemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732005290440645718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-17812358394227930712013-08-01T08:50:55.274-04:002013-08-01T08:50:55.274-04:00Marc, Congratulations again on this wonderful seri...Marc, Congratulations again on this wonderful series of interviews. I enjoyed them all and hopefully sent a few readers your way. Now that they are ALL posted, I intend to do some further posting about them. You should be rightly proud.OldSchool80shttp://oldschool.tblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-14300461463519166762013-07-31T10:19:57.190-04:002013-07-31T10:19:57.190-04:00Wow, that's amazing! Congrats on all the publi...Wow, that's amazing! Congrats on all the publicity!Dexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06438741309061958350noreply@blogger.com