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Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir

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by Lauper, Cyndi

With John Turi at Lone Star, NYC. Jim Gregory is behind us, 1990.

  With Lisa Barbaris in Romania, 2000.

  Bad Vlad’s castle, Romania, 2000.

  Sammy Merendino.

  Kat Dyson, me, Allison Cornell, 2003.

  Bill Wittman.

  Me and Steve Gaboury.

  CAROLINE GREYSHOCK

  Celebrating Christmas. Left to right: Elen, my father, my mother, Butch, and me (age 4½).

  With my cousins Vinny and Susan in Queens. I’m on the right (age 8).

  Playing with my dolls in the alley next to my house (age 6).

  In my grandmother’s garden on the day of my middle school graduation.

  Me and Elen in front of our house in Queens on 104th Street. This is proof that girls don’t always have fun in dresses. I’m on the right (age 13).

  On my uncle’s boat in Jamaica Bay. Left to right: Me (age 13), Elen and my cousin Linda.

  At Bob Barrell’s studio.

  With Elen (age 13) and Butch (age 7) on the day of Butch’s First Holy Communion. I’m on the left (age 12).

  The day of my confirmation with my godmother, Tina.

  Wha’s high school graduation photo.

  In my mother’s apartment with Nana and Sparkle.

  This is what I looked like when I first left home. I’m on the left with my dog Sparkle and a counselor from a home for runaways.

  From left to right: Elen, Nana, Butch, and me.

  Hair modeling at Vidal Sassoon for Justin Ware.

  Elen, age 24.

  On Coney Island with Richie, 1976.

  Photo taken by Elen’s photographer friend in his studio. I’m in my early 20s.

  Elen graduating as an acupuncturist, 1980.

  With Gregory and Miss Piggy in his and Carl’s apartment, 1980.

  RON GALELLA

  At Limelight, NYC, 1984. Left to right: Aunt Gracie, Aunt May, me, my mother, Aunt Helen.

  In Puerto Rico with Blue Angel, pretending to be famous, 1981.

  In my living room in the Thread Building, 1990.

  Shooting “She Bop” video. Left to right: Gregory, Diana, Johnny, my mother, 1984.

  Me with Cheryl and my assistant Paul, who introduced me to David Thornton, 1989.

  RON GOLDMAKER

  Performing in the second phase of Doc West in a small club on Long Island on a small, crummy stage, 1975.

  In a Long Island club with Flyer, 1976.

  Another incarnation of Blue Angel.

  WILLIAM COUPON

  With Patrick Lucas, 1985.

  RON AKIYAMA

  Jamming with Rick Derringer, 1981.

  With Blue Angel when we thought we were really going places. I bought those clothes at Screaming Mimi’s, 1980.

  With Rick Chertoff.

  Rob Hyman (on the left) and Eric Bazilian.

  With Justin Ware.

  Laura Wills, me, and makeup artist Jody Morlock, left and below.

  BRUCE ANDO

  In Houston singing “Money Changes Everything” for video, 1985.

  BRUCE ANDO

  On tour in Montreal, checking the sound, 1985.

  BRUCE ANDO

  Old Quebec City, Canada, 1985.

  BRUCE ANDO

  Performing in Toronto.

  BRUCE ANDO

  At the Richard Avedon shoot for Rolling Stone magazine, 1984.

  DAVID KATZENSTEIN

  On tour for the greatest hits album, 1994.

  KEVIN DORNAN

  Taping the video for “You Don’t Know.” I was directing. I built a camera that went all the way around to create movement.

  ROZ LEVIN

  With Lennie Petze at Epic Christmas party. I was dressed as Santa, 1984.

  At a motel outside Houston, preparing for “Money Changes Everything” video. They gave me the best room in the house, with a heart-shaped tub, 1985.

  With Al Arashita in Japan, 1986.

  On the set of Vibes in Ecaudor, 1987, practicing finger waves on Peter Falk’s hair.

  Nashville, 1987, Katie Valk with a 3½ lb striped bass.

  My birthday on the set of Vibes. They got a cake for me.

  Russia, 1989. The blonde on the left is Laura Wills.

  With Biff Chandler and Queen Latifah at my first DIFFA Ball, 1991. I went in drag.

  At DIFFA Ball with Howard Kaplan.

  Being honored as Princess of Good Fortune in Kobe Japan, 1996.

  David Thornton and David Wolfe at the Berlin Wall, 1990.

  Also Berlin, 1990, with David Thornton. We went for a walk in the park.

  Going to a television show in Europe, 1989.

  With Russ Titelman when we did At Last at PIE Studios, 2003.

  JIM MARCHESE

  With (clockwise, from top left) Muhammad Ali, Hulk Hogan, wrestler Wendy Richter, and Liberace backstage at WrestleMania, 1985.

  RON GALELLA, LTD.

  Me and Lou Albano at Studio 54, 1984.

  TIME & LIFE PICTURES/GETTY IMAGES

  With Mr. T and Hulk Hogan during the buildup to the first WrestleMania, 1985.

  Filming and directing “Hey Now,” 1994.

  Gay Pride Parade with Elen in NYC, 2001. This was just before 9/11. I sang “Disco Inferno” and after that, I never sang that song again.

  In Washington for NOW convention, 1992.

  PFLAG NYC, WWW.PFLAGNYC.ORG.

  Poster for Stay Close campaign with Elen, 2002.

  The photo on the left was shot by Kim Stringfellow in Los Angeles, 1994. I styled the clothing, and Cheryl and I glued the feathers on that hat.

  Inspired by a Man Ray photo, I did this shoot with Caroline Greyshock in 1986 in New York City.

  Walking down the aisle with my father to “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” played by Rob Hyman, 1991.

  In the red double-decker bus we rented to take us from our wedding ceremony to the reception.

  In Hawaii on our delayed honeymoon, 1995.

  At the reception with Patti LaBelle.

  KEVIN DORNAN

  With David and Declyn, 1999.

  KEVIN DORNAN

  Outtake from photo shoot we did for the Christmas album, 1998. David is dressed as Santa and Declyn is the elf.

  KEVIN DORNAN

  Declyn, age 3, on drums. I was his roadie, 2000.

  CYNDI LAUPER has won a Grammy, two American Music Awards, an Emmy, and three MTV Video Music Awards, and has been nominated for many more. She has sold more than thirty million albums globally and continues to tour around the world. An unwavering advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality, Cyndi created the “True Colors” tour in 2007 and founded the True Colors Fund in 2008. Visit CyndiLauper.com.

  JANCEE DUNN has written three books, including the rock memoir But Enough About Me. She writes for many publications, including The New York Times, Vogue, and O, The Oprah Magazine.

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