Before there was Blondie, there was a girl and a bottle of bleach

Onkel Neal · 06-11-09, 12:43 AM

Before Blondie...
Dreaming Debbie

A fact few know is that Debbie Harry grew up as a teen in a mid-size town with no inkling she would someday be a famous singer.

Sunset Valley was your typical midwestern town, complete with a nuclear power plant, sports stadium, army base, and a beach. To Debbie, it was home and lauching pad, all in one.

Her mom kept their ramshackle house free of pests and boys (not an easy task on boths counts). Debbie was a lovely girl, or as Shirley Manson (lead singer of the band Garbage) would describe her 30 years later:

But, that's a story that everyone knows and knows quite well. This tale chronicles the early years of Debbie Harry--before the band, CBGBs, the Sex Pistols, Ramones, Chris Stein, Andy Warhol, and unparalled success as a pop icon. This is a Debbie that few know and even fewer remember--a Debbie with aspiration, who cannot resist swiping stuff from neighbor's houses. A bottle blonde who is three steps ahead of the boys and one ahead of the law. Before MTV Debbie, there was ... Dreaming Debbie.

06-11-09, 12:43 AM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Before there was Blondie, there was a girl and a bottle of bleach Before Blondie... Dreaming Debbie A fact few know is that Debbie Harry grew up as a teen in a mid-size town with no inkling she would someday be a famous singer. Sunset Valley was your typical midwestern town, complete with a nuclear power plant, sports stadium, army base, and a beach. To Debbie, it was home and lauching pad, all in one. Her mom kept their ramshackle house free of pests and boys (not an easy task on boths counts). Debbie was a lovely girl, or as Shirley Manson (lead singer of the band Garbage) would describe her 30 years later: But, that's a story that everyone knows and knows quite well. This tale chronicles the early years of Debbie Harry--before the band, CBGBs, the Sex Pistols, Ramones, Chris Stein, Andy Warhol, and unparalled success as a pop icon. This is a Debbie that few know and even fewer remember--a Debbie with aspiration, who cannot resist swiping stuff from neighbor's houses. A bottle blonde who is three steps ahead of the boys and one ahead of the law. Before MTV Debbie, there was ... Dreaming Debbie. Last edited by Onkel Neal; 06-13-09 at 12:10 AM.