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Boy George to Serenade Sanitation Workers

I guess it takes one to know one. Whether they like it or Boy George says he is planning to serenade his former New York City sanitation co-workers during a special summer concert. The British singer is planning to perform some of his greatest hits for the New York City Department of Sanitation’s Family Day on August 17th, according to city officials. The goodwill gesture comes two years after Boy George (whose real name is George O’Dowd) donned a fluorescent orange vest, dark Capri pants and shoes without socks and hit the streets of Manhattan to fulfill his community service … Continue reading →

No Love Lost with Culture Club

I remember the first time I saw Culture Club. I was at a fraternity party and they had MTV on in one of the rooms. A Culture Club video came on. Honestly, I wasn’t sure if he was male or female, but I was almost an instant fan of their music. Culture Club had a string of hits in the 80s including “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?” “Time (Clock of the Heart),” “Karma Chameleon,” “Miss Me Blind,” and “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya.” They were remarkably popular and successful for a band that was together only four years. When … Continue reading →

Boy Oh Boy George!

Boy, I’m glad I’m not Boy George—for many reasons, including the one that is the subject of this blog. The 45-year-old singer is being forced to do something that I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy… picking up trash on the streets of New York City in oppressively hot summer temperatures. (For the record, it’s not the trash collecting that bothers me, it’s having to walk around a concrete jungle in the scorching heat that would kill me.) Obviously, the former Culture Club singer isn’t doing it by choice. Rather, the “punishment” is part of a court-ordered community service project … Continue reading →