May 26, 2026 | Memoir, Music
Before my Duran Duran obsession, there was my fascination with Michael Jackson. Although there were only 68 posters hanging on my bedroom walls, my admiration ran deep. I bought every paperback unauthorized biography I could get my hands on. Of particular interest to...
Apr 21, 2026 | Memoir, Music, Writing Life
You know me as a Duranie. The internet knows me as a Duranie —seriously, do a Google search for Chrissie and Duran Duran and AI brings up information about me, not the lyrics to a song they wrote that appears on their first album with my name in it. Freaky! But ever...
Apr 15, 2026 | Memoir, Music
Aside from the 80s Cruise, there have been lots of other music and performances in the past few months. Let’s start with something that wasn’t a concert, but that I’ve waited to do for a very long time. Craig Ferguson performed his comedy act at The Paramount in...
Apr 18, 2025 | Memoir, Music
Another 80s Cruise has come and gone. And it went way too fast, of course. In most ways. Tragedy struck early. Our first show in Studio B on Sunday night was Faster Pussycat, a band I knew only one song by, which is not uncommon for some of the harder rock/metal...
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