I’m very proud of my “sanctuary.” I believe its energy inspires creativity to those who stay and know it creates a sense of peace and relaxation for them which gives me so much pleasure.

recaps of my international speaking engagements, The Girl in the Video: original interviews with icons of 1980s MTV, The Girl in the Video 2: MORE original interviews with icons of 1980s MTV, The Girl in the Video: “Addicted to Love” (1986), part 1 of 3, The Girl in the Video: “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” (1983) and “Oh Sherrie” (1984), The Girl in the Video: “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” (1993), The Girl in the Video: “Father Figure” (1988), The Girl in the Video: “Free Fallin’” (1989), The Girl in the Video: “Legs” (1984), part 1 of 3, The Girl in the Video: “Jack & Diane” (1982), The Girl in the Video: “Take On Me” (1985), Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year, International Literacy Association Teachers’ Choices Reading List 2019, Nerdy Book Club Best Nonfiction Picture Books of 2018, Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year (ages 9-12), Charlotte S. Huck Children's Literature Festival, Detective Notebook: Ghost Hunting Handbook, Quick Nonfiction Writing Activities That Really Work, unrevealed project on an iconic magazine cover. But you have to move on.”, ZZ, minus Hudson, moved in the short term to Memphis where they stayed at a grand old hotel, the Peabody, ideally suited to a band of such quirks. One scene I remember: after I had been given the ZZ Top keychain and transformed into a long-legged Tinker Bell of sorts, I entered the store and confronted my “bullies”; [when] snapping the nose of Eddie (who was actually the choreographer…and my manicurist [in the video] was Deborah Kurtz, the casting director), [I] really hurt him. I don’t remember all the names but the event was star-studded. … I like that video. Nevertheless, when the following year Eliminator appeared, Hudson’s contribution was once more not credited. After stepping in a mud puddle and bumping into tough-looking but polite bikers at a crosswalk, a pretty salesgirl (Wendy Frazier) enters a burger joint. Burnt out from this epic undertaking, the band broke off for a two-year hiatus, during which Gibbons roamed around Europe, Hill visited Mexico and Beard had an extended sojourn in Jamaica. On August 23rd, the film will be premiering at Cineplex Cinemas across Canada, and on September 1st, throughout Australia's Event Cinemas national circuit. Although all three members of ZZ Top are credited with playing on the track, only Gibbons was actually present; engineer Terry Manning was responsible for all the musical parts save the lead guitar. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. But I will always appreciate the kind words both men and woman expressed—mostly “I wish you would come and rescue me out of my town.” Sometimes lingerie was included and once a pair of sneakers…strange but sweet. The May 9, 2017 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon featured a parody of “Legs” as part of the show’s recurring “First Drafts of Rock” segment. I think the most memorable scene (although some would disagree, preferring the lingerie shot) was being placed by the biker up on the counter and spinning to kick off my boyfriend’s boss. I was never really cut out to be an actress or model, although I loved the attention and did do a few successful ad campaigns and commercials I was incredibly camera shy which caused an uncomfortable anxiety in me. Do you know any background info about this track? ZZ TOP had a kick-ass stage setup! Who’d have thought a rock’n’roll song would be about food?” On another occasion Gibbons dashed at 3am from an after-hours club to Ardent to cut, in a single take, two weeping guitar solos for Eliminator’s centrepiece ballad I Need You Tonight. It was really exciting to meet her. Your email address will not be published. 5 out of 5 stars (14) 14 reviews. The video was filmed in the Valley in the middle of nowhere, a two- or three-day shoot.

I never really felt “connected” to any of it anyway. It also took a lead role in the medium through which Eliminator would explode as a genuine phenomenon. The video won the 1984 MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video. During the song’s last verse, Beard begins naming objects that are not body parts, only to be corrected by the other band members. The excitement I felt each year when it was televised was more than picking the winners but also slipping into their crowns and being carried away, away from my simple and at times abusive childhood. I had never heard of them but after that night there was no forgetting.

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I loved every page, and every word. From there, the action moved to Beard’s new house on the outskirts of Houston. But you can either enjoy a thing like that or let it eat you up. I went to the awards with Tim Newman and sat in the first few rows. https://t.co/RmIg6HoK6h https://t.co/duQjC8jWNr, Celebrating 45 years of Fandango. During the final tracking sessions, Terry Manning (final Eliminator tracking engineer) called Linden Hudson and asked how he did the synth effects for “Legs”, although Terry could have easily pulled it off if he needed to. “Terry Manning’s name appeared on our records, but they were really the work of the house consortium of Terry, Joe Hardy, John Hampton and even the owner, Mr John Fry, rest his soul. Wendy unshackled herself from my Q&A format and answered in a (lovely) free-form essay. In an abundance of caution during this time, we are rescheduling the Canada leg of “A Celebration with ZZ Top.” This was an extremely difficult decision for the band, but we feel it’s the responsible thing to do. Jeana [Ellen Keough, then Tomasino] was the only one who took an interest in helping me, and basically that was limited to “Wendy, no need to keep acting once the director calls cut.” At Bill Ham’s behest, ZZ Top also exploited this fast-developing opportunity to the full. Paul Rees I spent the evening watching Nick Rhodes fall head over heels in love with Julie Anne while the boat cruised around the marina. Or, as Gibbons puts it: “[On Eliminator] Frank and Dusty assigned me to the task of threading it all together. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, She was always one of my favorite video girls. Also: Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, “Fast paced...fun...impressive and fascinating. The salesgirl takes her order, escapes the place and her tormentors, but in her haste leaves her glasses and a food container. Remember me, Copyright © 1980-1989; 2020, I Love 80's Music.com - All Rights Reserved, Be the first to comment “ZZ Top – Legs (1984)”. It’s cost effective when traveling with others, private, and fabulous, so it’s a full time job. “There was also a piano in the lobby and I walked in one night to find Jerry Lee Lewis sat at it and playing.”. He asked me what we could do.

They would come up with a set-list, and I would go through and get sounds and beats to fit the songs taken from the actual four-track master tapes. Introduction to series “The Girl in the Video” (including list of interviewees). [T]his is one biography that’s going to lure the kids like nothing else. She strides into the restaurant with the Eliminator Girls and, with the help of the friendly bikers, uses muscle to keep the more aggressive men at bay. During the song's last verse, Beard begins naming objects that are not body parts, only to be corrected by the other band members. And it was a hell of a ride.”. A true slip and never brought to my attention. The cook dashes into the shop and then to the stock room to return the girl’s items. Nina had her hand in many pots and was well connected, so hanging out with her was a bevy of wild new experiences, not always good….

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