Blondie on the Streets

I spotted this originally on my comrade Glen Friedman’s blog (after he, in turn, had found it on Dangerous Minds). I love how Glen prefaces his post with this unsurprising declaration: “I was never a Blondie fan at all in any way…” That is signature Friedman.

In any case, I’m passing it along here, not only because it’s a fine bit of coolness for a Friday afternoon, but it’s also a great excuse to showcase a few awesome pictures of the band. The shot above of Debbie Harry on the Bowery in front of CBGB, I should point out, was snapped by the inimitable Bob Gruen. I’m not sure who took the below shot, although I presume it was taken during the same session the produced the shot I quizzed readers about back on this post last year (also featured on the Dangerous Minds link).

 

In any case, I’ve always liked Blondie. As if it were yesterday, I still vividly remember when my older sister brought home a copy of Parallel Lines in late 1978, enthralled by the disco pulse of “Heart of Glass.” While I much preferred the rockier tracks like “One Way or Another” and “Hanging On The Telephone,” it quickly became a slab of vinyl that we both agreed upon (a phenomenon which was becoming increasingly rarer with every passing month).

Anyway, here’s the BBC doc. Debbie, I'm sure, would approve. Enjoy.

Comments

[Gabriel]

One word: VIDEODROME. http://image.toutlecine.com/photos/v/i/d/videodrome-1983-07-g.jpg

[Chung Wong]

The phone booth shot is also 6th Ave and 30th street across the street from the other photo. The pyramid roof seem above phone booth is from New York Post Office. The stepped roof top above Welsh's Pub is the Winston ad building in the other Blondie photo (same shoot). The building with horizontal windows by it is from One Penn Plaza at MSG which you can see in your recent depiction pic. Mysteriously the modern black tower above the phone booth is no longer there but the building behind it is in street view.

[Chung Wong]

Sorry i meant 8th Ave and 30th (typo)