I'm Mark & I've been a Fame fan since the beginning of the TV Series in 1982. This blog is dedicated to the incredibly talented cast of the show who have brought so much comfort and pleasure to my life over the last 40 odd years.
Every week day we post and our Archive can be found on the Kids from Fame Media TV Series Archive Website.
Including Interviews, Episode Information and Videos, Scripts, Merchandise, MP3 Downloads, Reunions, Fan Fiction, Cast and Crew Information.
In October Kids From Fame Media posts will be Celebrating:
Episode of the Month: "The Heart of Rock N Roll Part 1" from Season 4
Song of the Month: "The Show Must Go On"
Dancer of the Month: Bronwyn Thomas
Fame Timeline from October 1983
More Scenes of the Week,
Newspaper Article of the Month, and
Publicity Material of the Month.
Our Interview clips are:
- Valerie Landsburg Discussing The Heart of Rock n Roll Concert
- Nia Peeples Discussing Janet Jackson
- Jesse Borrego Discussing Making Fame &
- William Blinn Discussing The Fame Set.
The original The
Kids from Fame album has been officially certified Triple Platinum in the UK.
When the album was
released in 1982, the UK did not yet issue multi-platinum certifications—a
system that was only formally introduced in 1987. Though music magazines
frequently used the term informally. For instance, the March 12th, 1983 issue of
Record Mirror noted that the album had reached 1.2 million UK sales, qualifying
it for Quadruple Platinum status.
When official
multi-platinum classifications took effect in 1987, many record labels applied
to have older titles re-certified. However, Fame was no longer airing on UK
television, and album releases for the franchise had ended four years earlier.
As a result, BBC/RCA Records likely saw little commercial benefit in updating
the classification, leaving the album officially designated as single Platinum
for decades.
Songwriter Ethan
Hurt, who co-wrote "Be My Music" with Lee Curreri, set out to correct
this oversight. Thanks to his efforts, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
officially reclassified the album on June 26th. Because full historical sales
data was no longer complete, the BPI chose to err on the side of caution and
awarded a Triple Platinum certification—even though 1982–1983 sales numbers
suggested Quadruple Platinum status.
A huge thanks to
Ethan for doing the heavy lifting to make this historical correction happen,
and for sharing a look at his new presentation disc!
Debbie Allen recently posted on being a HIV Ambassador.
"For
me, HIV is personal. I became an advocate to honor the people I love, my family
and friends who have lived and are living with HIV.
Standing beside them
for so many years is exactly why I’m working with Merck on Your Hive of Whole Health. I'm in awe of
where the HIV community is today. Living with HIV now is about truly living and
caring for your whole self: your body, your mind, your spirit, and the people
who hold you up. Everybody deserves that kind of support.
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