Girlie Talk: The Life and Times of the World's Most Famous Woman

The Ottawa Sun, Oct. 12, 1993

Fever "The Girlie Show" - Fukuoka, Japan - HQ Audio/Video

This footage of Madonna singing Fever in Fukuoka, Japan in December 1993 for her Girlie Show is so clear and gorgeous that I thought everyone would enjoy it. My friend and I were watching this other night and commenting on everything from her singing, her hair (better than Australia), her flawless make-up, her translucent skin, her charisma, her command of the stage, the choreography, the discipline - just everything is fantastic from beginning to end. This is a great performance by the greatest star that has ever lived. Love Donna and the otherwise useless Niki giving us a little Burning Up in the beginning, too. This is a few weeks after her legendary Australian show that was broadcast on HBO.

Separate paragraph for THE BODY alone. Her strength and muscles are amazing to watch. Let's take note that Madonna was 35 years old here. A whopping 10 years into her career here and up until she kicked that door down, it was considered way past the expiration date of a pop star - especially a woman. I see some pop stars today that are in their mid 20's or others that are hitting 30 that are dire weaklings and/or are starting to balloon. So bow to the REAL QUEEN of not only pop but of LIFE. Because nobody ever will or has done it better.

Anyway, it's July and it's hotter than hell everywhere - it certainly is in Los Angeles - so let's all enjoy some sexy Fever.

Paris Vogue October 1993

Since we got that beautiful Ellen Von Unwerth outtake of Madonna, here are my scans of the complete Paris Vogue magazine. Enjoy. xo

This is in the back of the mag. xo

Girlie Show Ticket Sales Brisbane, Australia

For Madonna's only appearance in Brisbane, Australia in November 1993 with The Girlie Show, it looks like a few had predicted that it would be a once in a lifetime opportunity. A girl that waited 8 days in the freezing cold and received queue number one got the much coveted Front Row Seat! 100,000 tickets sold in a matter of 5 hours.

Express Yourself - The Real Deal

Why have an imitation of that putrid Lady Gaga's (Still)Born This Way when you can bask in this brilliance? Turn this shyt up and have a listen to the Queen of Life. Greatest Live Version Ever. Express Yourself from the Girlie Show. This is a life anthem. And it didn't have to be touted that way. End.

Here's what you gotta do...Don't go for second best baby.

September 25, 1993 - London.

These pictures of Madonna, running in the park, were taken by a fan on September 25, 1993 - the morning of the day she kicked off her Girlie Show in London.

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Here is MTV news coverage of the opening of The Girlie Show in London - September, 1993

I'm Going Bananas - La Isla Bonita - The Girlie Show (1993)

Of all Madonna's 8 tours, the essential La Isla Bonita, has appeared on 5 - in completely different incarnations. There hasn't been one performance of this song on any of her tours that I haven't appreciated. The 50's Americana version on Who's that Girl (1987), The Busby Berkeley Hollywood Musical version on The Girlie Show (1993), The Intimate Ranchero version on Drowned World Tour (2001), The discofied Abba-wishes version on Confessions (2006) and The Traveling Carnival Gypsy version on Sticky and Sweet (2008). All have their own vibe with one of the greatest songs she has ever recorded.

The passion and energy of The Girlie Show version has a very special place in Madonna tour history. Invoking all her muses from the dance, music, art, and Hollywood worlds, here Madonna hits a peak performance wise. From her Blond Ambiton tour 3 years earlier, where she upped the ante of rock shows and how they were presented, with The Girlie Show she fine tuned the art of performance and brings all her worlds together in a bombastic flamboyance that left (and still does) all her contemporaries eating her dust. You will find elements of The Girlie Show in every rock show after this - till date. The show woman had grown and matured even further leaving her long time detractors fumbling around desperate to find new ways to state she will be over.

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