RIP Olivia Newton-John

[Small Town Guy]

In other Grease news, I'm going to Grease 2 tonight at Bryant Park's movie night. Thinking there might be a bunch of T-Birds and Pink Ladies coming out now.

 

[OscarMadison]

In other Grease news, I'm going to Grease 2 tonight at Bryant Park's movie night. Thinking there might be a bunch of T-Birds and Pink Ladies coming out now.

Enjoy Michelle Pheiffer before she was OHMYGAWD Michelle Pheiffer!!!!

 

[garrow]

Okay, one more bit of ONJ trivia: "Physical" was originally intended for a male artist and they offered it to.....Rod Stewart. He turned it down, and without changing the lyrics it ended up being a mega-smash for her.

 

[DanOregon]

You could do a whole list of movies that tried to replicate the success of very popular movies. I'm not talking cheap knock-offs. I'm talking about filmmakers and producers with money and clout to burn and being quite successful at both in follow-up projects.

 

[BTExpress]

I committed my worst journalistic breach of ethics to see Olivia perform at Murfreesboro in 1982.

I was an intern at the Knoxville newspaper when I saw she was coming to the state. Still stinging from being placed in Row WW (it's exactly where it sounds like it would be) at the Omni for a Pat Benatar concert a few months before, I was determined to get decent seats for ON-J. But how?

I called the arena where she was performing, identified myself, and asked what would be the best way to get some good seats to her concert. "How about you give us a little publicity for the concert?" was the reply. Well, I was a sports intern, and Knoxville typically wouldn't advance a concert 180 miles away. But I said "OK" anyway.

So I wrote an advance, typeset it, pasted it on one of those cardboard pasteup sheets, put a 6-column head on it, complete with 1-column photo, made a copy of it to make it look like something that actually appeared in the paper, and sent it to the guy at the arena.

Two weeks later, three tickets are waiting for me at Will-Call. Fifth row. :)

 

[jr/shotglass]

I committed my worst journalistic breach of ethics to see Olivia perform at Murfreesboro in 1982.

I was an intern at the Knoxville newspaper when I saw she was coming to the state. Still stinging from being placed in Row WW (it's exactly where it sounds like it would be) at the Omni for a Pat Benatar concert a few months before, I was determined to get decent seats for ON-J. But how?

I called the arena where she was performing, identified myself, and asked what would be the best way to get some good seats to her concert. "How about you give us a little publicity for the concert?" was the reply. Well, I was a sports intern, and Knoxville typically wouldn't advance a concert 180 miles away. But I said "OK" anyway.

So I wrote an advance, typeset it, pasted it on one of those cardboard pasteup sheets, put a 6-column head on it, complete with 1-column photo, made a copy of it to make it look like something that actually appeared in the paper, and sent it to the guy at the arena.

Two weeks later, three tickets are waiting for me at Will-Call. Fifth row. :)

You put in the work! You did the heavy lifting! You earned it!

 

[ChrisLong]

My sister-in-law still tells the story of her first date with my brother. Olivia Newton-John concert at the Universal Amphitheater. After the first song, when it calms down and she starts to settle in, my brother stands up on his seat, starts waving his arms and shouts: "HERE I AM, OLIVIA, HERE I AM."

And, I think Rydell High was actually Venice High (some of it, anyway).

 

[HanSenSE]

Okay, one more bit of ONJ trivia: "Physical" was originally intended for a male artist and they offered it to.....Rod Stewart. He turned it down, and without changing the lyrics it ended up being a mega-smash for her.

Trying very hard, but not hearing it in his voice.

 

[jr/shotglass]

Trying very hard, but not hearing it in his voice.

Really? I mentioned this to my wife, who is crazy about Stewart, and she said it would have been perfect for him. And she snorted appreciatively when I told her the lyrics didn't even have to be changed for Olivia.

 

[poindexter]

I committed my worst journalistic breach of ethics to see Olivia perform at Murfreesboro in 1982.

I was an intern at the Knoxville newspaper when I saw she was coming to the state. Still stinging from being placed in Row WW (it's exactly where it sounds like it would be) at the Omni for a Pat Benatar concert a few months before, I was determined to get decent seats for ON-J. But how?

I called the arena where she was performing, identified myself, and asked what would be the best way to get some good seats to her concert. "How about you give us a little publicity for the concert?" was the reply. Well, I was a sports intern, and Knoxville typically wouldn't advance a concert 180 miles away. But I said "OK" anyway.

So I wrote an advance, typeset it, pasted it on one of those cardboard pasteup sheets, put a 6-column head on it, complete with 1-column photo, made a copy of it to make it look like something that actually appeared in the paper, and sent it to the guy at the arena.

Two weeks later, three tickets are waiting for me at Will-Call. Fifth row. :)

That is great.

 

[poindexter]

Trying very hard, but not hearing it in his voice.

It's the cigarettes.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Been dreading this one. Too many similarities to Kay Yow.

Universal respect. Few, if any, enemies. The subject's appreciation of her fans and followers. An attitude of gratitude. And, unfortunately, fighting an insidious disease like breast cancer for decades.

Gone too soon. RIP, ONJ and Thank You.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Trying very hard, but not hearing it in his voice.

Yeah. Rod and his followers were fine with the memorable "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?", but passed on "Physical."

Whoops. Good. Became a staple for aerobic exercise. Played in workout rooms everywhere. I was at a base overseas where the affiliated gyms printed "Let's Get Physical" T-shirts for women that sold by the bunch.

While I don't think that was the intention of Olivia, her team and the record label, my guess is she would have been OK with it.

 

[Flip Wilson]

She was unquestionably my first celebrity crush. This album cover is one of my earliest memories, from when I was four or five:

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I loved that album, and I loved that album cover.

 

[dixiehack]

So, if it hadn’t been for the FBI raid … A1?

 

[Slacker]

So, if it hadn’t been for the FBI raid … A1?

I'd put her on A1 anyway. Find a hole out there, and get at least a mug shot if you can't get something bigger.

 

[FileNotFound]

A really nice reflection on what Olivia Newton-John meant to Australia:

Olivia Newton-John death: Hopelessly devoted to the queen of my childhood

 

[Neutral Corner]

Enjoy Michelle Pheiffer before she was OHMYGAWD Michelle Pheiffer!!!!

"The Fabulous Baker Boys" Michelle Pfeiffer, you mean?

 

[garrow]

On the way to work this morning on Sirius 80s on 8, I heard Physical. :(

The album cover that made me fall in love with her:

 

[maumann]

I think my favorite song from her is "I Honestly Love You." Just kills it with her voice and phrasing.