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Madonna, 10 Years Ago Today

July 8, 2014 by WendyB

Ten years ago today, I was going to Madonna’s Re-Invention tour at Continental Arena in New Jersey.

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Continental Arena is now called the Izod Center. But, to me, it will always be the Brendan Byrne Arena, where I went to my first concert (Journey!) in 1982.

I had already seen Madonna at Madison Square Garden during this tour.

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For a long time, I’ve gone to see two shows whenever Madonna is on the road. I might have started that habit during the Re-Invention tour; I have a vague memory of that, but I could be wrong.

I’ve blogged a lot about Madonna. My favorite posts are about the impact she had on me in the 1980s:

  • Vinyl and prom.
  • The lace-up shoes we loved.
  • Madonna-worthy earrings.
  • Madonna as AIDS activist.
  • Madonna and Keith Haring (I still want that skirt).
  • Found an amazing 1982 video of Madonna performing “Everybody” at a New York City cabaret.

Also, Madonna’s 1984 performance on the MTV Video Music Awards came up when I was writing for the Huffington Post about Miley Cyrus’s VMA performance last year. That appearance is now considered iconic, but it was thought to be a disaster at the time.

CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT MADONNA AND FADING AFFECT BIAS.

There are some more great ’80s quotes about Madonna here.

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