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July 31, 2006
I Confess: I Had A Crush On Martha Quinn.
Damn, do I ever remember the very early days. The astronaut with the flag, and David Bowie's "Ashes to Ashes" playing about twice an hour (or so it seemed).
The original VJs were quite a group -- Mark Goodman playing the role of David Schwimmer (though we didn't know it at the time); Alan Hunter playing the role of the button-down WASP; J.J. Jackson bridging the gap between J.J. Walker and M.C. Hammer; Nina Blackwood playing the role of the rock 'n roll bad girl with the whiskey voice and come-hither dye job; and Martha Quinn playing the role of ... my honey.
Happy birthday, MTV.
UPDATE: I wish to clarify something. Martha Quinn was cute as a VJ.
But she was no Amanda Pays in "Max Headroom." Now she was my Eighties Crush For The Ages. (Well, OK, Amanda Pays and my wife. Hi, sweetie!)
So Amanda, if you're out there, rest assured that you had it all over Martha Quinn in my book.
Posted by Eric at July 31, 2006 11:38 PM
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Predictable! I must admit that I really dug Martha as well.
Posted by: tfw at August 1, 2006 1:37 PM
Oh goodie... I would hope someone would blog about this.
Yes, ahh, yes... I remember being in a Toronto bar at college and pining for MTV. First video I saw? I don't know, only remember MTV News.
Later when I was in LA (circa 1993 - 1997) I was in an acting class with Martha Quinn (she was actually pretty good, but I felt a little sorry for her).
Posted by: johna at August 1, 2006 6:44 PM