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LOS ANGELS TIMES (Calendar section only), August 11, 1985
* Madonna lookalike fools fans on Sunset Strip
* Singer - songwriter - actress & more
* "Queen of Pop" solo career in it's infancy
Often revered as the undisputed "bible" of Hollywood, the Sunday Calendar section occupied a rare space in journalism where a single publication could simultaneously dictate global entertainment trends and govern the inner workings of show business. Today, physical copies are an absolute rarity, largely because they were printed on standard, ephemeral newsprint designed to be devoured and promptly discarded at the end of the week.
Pages 78 & 79 has a interesting piece by Patrick Goldstein on a recent prank re. fake Madonna birthday party at a local club on the Sunset strip with photo. People were charged a admission fee thinking they were going to see Madonna at a explosive time in her music career. See below for further details. Probably only found in this L.A. entertainment section of the LAT.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete Calendar section only with all 96 pages, tabloid size, great condition.
Background: An exceptionally rare piece of pop-culture ephemera, this original August 11, 1985 Los Angeles Times Calendar section holds immense historical significance as the definitive primary-source document capturing one of Hollywood's most audacious pre-digital celebrity hoaxes. Authored by acclaimed pop-culture columnist Patrick Goldstein, the article provides an immediate, unvarnished play-by-play of how promoter Jody Medford weaponized the manic height of "Madonnamania"—and the intense media fervor surrounding her impending Malibu wedding to Sean Penn—to completely fool seasoned entertainment journalists, television crews, and hordes of fans with a Madonna lookalike outside the exclusive El Privado room at Carlos & Charlie’s. Because ephemeral daily newsprint from the 1980s was rarely saved and degrades rapidly over time, surviving intact copies of this specific issue are remarkably scarce. It serves not only as a tangible artifact from the golden age of the Sunset Strip, but as a crucial archival record documenting the precise moment Hollywood’s legendary paparazzi machine and venue-driven celebrity mythos were turned on themselves in brilliant, chaotic fashion.
* Madonna lookalike fools fans on Sunset Strip
* Singer - songwriter - actress & more
* "Queen of Pop" solo career in it's infancy
Often revered as the undisputed "bible" of Hollywood, the Sunday Calendar section occupied a rare space in journalism where a single publication could simultaneously dictate global entertainment trends and govern the inner workings of show business. Today, physical copies are an absolute rarity, largely because they were printed on standard, ephemeral newsprint designed to be devoured and promptly discarded at the end of the week.
Pages 78 & 79 has a interesting piece by Patrick Goldstein on a recent prank re. fake Madonna birthday party at a local club on the Sunset strip with photo. People were charged a admission fee thinking they were going to see Madonna at a explosive time in her music career. See below for further details. Probably only found in this L.A. entertainment section of the LAT.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete Calendar section only with all 96 pages, tabloid size, great condition.
Background: An exceptionally rare piece of pop-culture ephemera, this original August 11, 1985 Los Angeles Times Calendar section holds immense historical significance as the definitive primary-source document capturing one of Hollywood's most audacious pre-digital celebrity hoaxes. Authored by acclaimed pop-culture columnist Patrick Goldstein, the article provides an immediate, unvarnished play-by-play of how promoter Jody Medford weaponized the manic height of "Madonnamania"—and the intense media fervor surrounding her impending Malibu wedding to Sean Penn—to completely fool seasoned entertainment journalists, television crews, and hordes of fans with a Madonna lookalike outside the exclusive El Privado room at Carlos & Charlie’s. Because ephemeral daily newsprint from the 1980s was rarely saved and degrades rapidly over time, surviving intact copies of this specific issue are remarkably scarce. It serves not only as a tangible artifact from the golden age of the Sunset Strip, but as a crucial archival record documenting the precise moment Hollywood’s legendary paparazzi machine and venue-driven celebrity mythos were turned on themselves in brilliant, chaotic fashion.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$78
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.