04 May 2009

Debbie Harry


I am an unabashed fan of Debbie Harry and Blondie, so you can imagine my delight on my recent trip to San Francisco in finding this Andy Warhol portrait of her plastered all over town.

The poster was advertising a Warhol exhibition at the very cool De Young Museum in SF, which is all about his work inspired and influenced by musicians and music from Elvis Presley to Liza Minnelli and, of course, the Velvet Underground and that banana. I bought a tote bag at the museum shop with this huge picture of Debbie Harry on it.

I was lucky enough to see Blondie in concert in Sydney in 1998. They were truly fantastic live (of course). I have all of Blondie's albums as well as Debbie Harry's solo albums. I'm listening to 'Die Young, Stay Pretty' as I type this :)