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00:36 - I think I fell in love with her because of the music.
00:40 And I think because I've got two sisters
00:42 that are 10 years older.
00:44 So I was kind of, my early years were kind of
00:46 Donna Summer, Blondie, Abba.
00:49 And I think she came out in the eighties
00:51 and I think she was kind of the next,
00:54 the next big disco phenomenon really.
00:58 I've seen Madonna about 26 times live
01:01 and she's without doubt the greatest performer
01:04 I've ever seen.
01:06 I spend a lot of time in the years going to concerts
01:10 and I've seen a lot of amazing people,
01:12 but through the years she's without doubt the best.
01:17 Everything is kept in cardboard boxes.
01:19 I generally get stuff, open the parcel, look at it,
01:24 take a photo, list it, and then put it in a box.
01:26 So it's either in the garage or under the bed.
01:30 Yeah.
01:31 My favourite era is probably True Blue
01:33 going into Like a Prayer,
01:35 because I think she changed as a performer.
01:37 I think her confidence grew
01:39 and I think she went from becoming a pop star
01:42 to becoming an icon.
01:43 And I think she was also challenging herself
01:46 as well as challenging us.
01:47 This was the first item that I collected.
01:50 And I still remember sitting in the back of my dad's car,
01:53 having just bought it
01:54 and just being completely blown away by the cover.
01:58 I'd already heard Holiday and loved it,
02:00 but this was kind of,
02:01 this is the first time I'd probably
02:03 actually taken any notice of what she looked like.
02:05 And I just think it's a really great image of the '80s.
02:09 Basically, she was doing a book signing
02:18 for The Adventures of Abdi,
02:19 one of her children's storybooks.
02:21 And this was in the UK.
02:24 And it was just on a website
02:26 that she'd be signing books for 250 fans
02:30 in Selfridges in London.
02:32 So, went up to London that night.
02:35 As soon as the tubes opened,
02:36 shot across London,
02:38 got in the queue, was number 75,
02:40 and then just sat and waited to help us too.
02:43 And we were all kind of ushered in
02:46 and then just stood there kind of
02:47 trying to hold it together.
02:48 She was incredible.
02:49 She was very kind of,
02:51 very much how I wanted her to be.
02:53 She wasn't too friendly.
02:54 She was just very kind of matter of fact, I think.
02:57 I kind of garbled some kind of rubbish at her
03:00 and got the obligatory, "Would you like a book?"
03:04 and got two handshakes and then cried round London.
03:08 So, but no, she was amazing.
03:10 Her eyes had just been the same, just incredible.
03:12 - I can't hear it.
03:14 - I mean, this is an amazing opportunity to have.
03:16 And I think, especially in Canberra,
03:18 I don't think there's many cities
03:19 that do this kind of thing
03:21 where collectors can actually display things.
03:24 But to me, it's important
03:27 because it's obviously her 40th year.
03:30 The celebration tour starts the same day,
03:33 which obviously it wasn't going to be.
03:36 And yeah, it's just a thrill to be able to kind of
03:39 like show it and kind of like celebrate the tour
03:42 because obviously we won't be getting the tour over here.
03:45 So it's just nice to be able to acknowledge it.
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