i remember when this was controversy...
literally BEYOND insanity controversy and chaos
and then i saw this
and not a word was spoken...
oh how times have changed!
i didn't personally live tweet the VMAs and i didn't for Secrets either.
i'm still not going to say anything much other than this:
it ain't like it used to be!
for starters
i raced the hell home everyday after school to watch TRL with carson daly
i raced the hell home everyday after school to watch TRL with carson daly
and now, i start my day with carson daly on the TODAY SHOW
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i grew up watching MTV.
because MUSIC was everything.
i lived for britney spears (still do) and the boy bands (duh)
i had posters all over my walls, i made sure i bought all the magazines.
i had posters all over my walls, i made sure i bought all the magazines.
i watched music videos and performances religiously to learn the choreography.
i taped every single special. i bought every CD, even the imports
(thank you virgin megastore/dad)
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the VMAs were how i ended every summer and started every school year
it was so iconic and almost always in new york
it was so iconic and almost always in new york
the performances were so major, the collaborations and duets!
the fashion was always daring with leather and feathers
(no one ever wore this stuff on TRL)
stayed up waaaay past midnight in the hopes that MTV NEWs
stayed up waaaay past midnight in the hopes that MTV NEWs
(yes that was a thing - kurt loder, google him)
would show stuff from BTS or any glimpses from after party coverage
because it was my favorite thing in the world!
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and my dad, god he is the man for this STILL!
he would take off of work to "watch and make sure we were safe"
as myself and a few friends and cousins stood outside radio city
(in the pouring rain, in the blistering heat and in uncomfortable shoes)
watching the red carpet, screaming every time a blacked out black town car rolled up, hearing the rehearsals from the side entrance, watching the vjs get mic'd
and taking pictures with them like they were the goddamn president
meeting access hollywood anchors & other major press
USING a disposable camera, like 10 of them!
it was a big deal for my teenage self
and i miss it, a ton!
any great memories from your VMA past?!
share it with me! :-P
