As I sit here reading US mag, I thought it could be fun for the site to do the 25 Things you don’t know about me list for the site : ). Hope u like the idea, cuz – here it goes!
1) My fave sitcom growing up was Three’s Company! My parents let me stay up late on Tuesday nights to watch it!
2) I didn’t have my 1st cup of coffee til my late 20’s! And, my 1st glass of wine til age 38!
3) I bought myself only 3 nice pieces of jewelry in my whole life. It was with a paycheck from “Beauty and the Beast” on Broadway and it was a set – a ring, earrings, and bracelet!
4) If I wasn’t in entertainment, I’d be a food critic. Which would mean no more bikini shoots!
5) I think both Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift are doing a great job.
6) I am such a bad whistler that I had to have a “stunt whistler” in “The King and I” a year and a half ago during the song “Whistle a Happy Tune”.
7) I turned down doing Les Miz in the West End because I was exhausted after 5 yrs of non stop touring and recording and needed a break. I wish I could have done it. But, glad I opted for health!
8) I still correspond with my Grease cast mates from the UK. They are like family!
9) Lionel Richie once listened to a demo of my original songs on a flight!
10) I once had hair extensions for less than 12 hours. When I realized I couldn’t run my fingers through my hair, I had them taken out! It cost about 5 hours to put in and a thousand dollars!
11) I got all the way up to “Junior Lifeguard” level in swimming classes.
12) I submitted a card house that ran all around out family’s house to “That’s Incredible” when I was 10!
13) I sang at The Metropolitan Opera in La Boheme with Placido Domingo when I was 11. I snuck into his dressing room and he took a picture with me!
14) My Uncle through marriage is Vic Damone.
15) I am scared of the dark.
16) I have hotels remove the sweets from the Mini Bar before I arrive!
17) I used to bring home stray animals to our family house and then figure out what to do with them. My fave was a mutt named Gingersnap.
18) I wrote a letter on behalf of Lulu the lamb from the production I did of Gypsy to protect her from being kicked off a residential farm in Stony brook, NY after the run of the show!
19) My Grandfather Albert was a mechanic for the U.S. Post Office.
20) My biggest regret is having never played Annie. Tho my vocal chords beg to differ!
21) My favorite Annie was Sarah Jessica Parker and she and I both were in the children’s chorus at The Met at the same time.
22) I was up for Tracey Gold’s part on Growing Pains.
23) I feel like my Mom in the 70’s every time I put on my cream colored cashmere robe and I have no idea why. She didn’t have a cashmere robe!
24) I hate sitting still for manicures and have no patience for letting my nails dry and always mess them up the day I get them done.
25) I discovered email when I hemorrhaged a vocal chord and was forced not to talk for 10 days!
And, for good luck….
When I 1st heard Conway Twitty’s “The Rose” I thought it was the Karaoke version because he back phrases and doesn’t come in with the lyric right away! My man still laughs over that : )
Thank you for sharing your “25” so generously. You were my idol growing up. I lived to get my “D.G.I.F.” Fanzines in the mail. I think I would have flipped if I knew your favorite show was “Three’s Company.”. It was mine, as well.
Thank you for helping a shy teenager believe she could do anything. I went on to rock the radio airwaves for 15 years!!
Thanks, Deborah! 🙂
maybelline express finish nail polish = awesome. i have two little boys and never have painted nails because i’m always picking someone up/washing hands/changing clothes, but it’s seriously the best nail polish ever!!
also, i’ve been a fan of yours since…forever. well, maybe since i was 11. and saw you in concert. and would often sing along to your tapes (!) into a hairbrush… ha!
WOW Deborah!
Thanks For The share!
You Rule 🙂
I giggled at the food critic fact.
Hi Deb, as you fan for 20 over years I think I recall reading some of it. Thanks for some updates through. 😉
That is quite a list Deb and I enjoyed reading it very much. You sound like an incredible person to know.
Also not fond of the dark…
Knew about the Vic Damone and auditioning for “Growing Pains” part, which were mentioned on some fansite. And the Metropolitian Opera House fact from “Live Around The World” tape.
Very original and fun!.
Thank you for sharing it.
Thanks for sharing and thanks for being more active on Twitter and this site, makes looking at it often more entertaining. (Also good to bump those guest hits up for a future in reality tv!, hint hint).
I agree that some of these aren’t so secretive to long time fans… can we get a couple of replacements? Great tip on the mini bar “sweet-ectomy”.
THANKS DEB,FOR POSTING YOUR 25 THINGS!!!!!!!!
TOO BAD YOU WERE’NT IN THE PRODUCTION OF ANNIE AND ON GROWING PAINS,YOU WOULD OF ROCKED OUR SOCKS OFF!!!!!
THAT WAS SO WONDERFUL OF YOU TO PROTECT THAT LAMB. I HATE CONVENTIONAL FARMING.THEY TREAT ANIMALS UNNATURALLY.YOU HAVE A BIG HEART FOR ANIMALS AND ESPECIALLY CHILDREN.
THREE’S COMPANY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST SHOWS THAT I HAVE EVER SAW AS A KID.MY COUSIN HAS ALL OF THE SEASON’S ON DVD.
DEB,DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK, CARRY A FLASHLIGHT WITH YOU.
I HAVE A CONFESSION SPEAKING OF FEARS,I AM AFRIAD OF MOTHS.I HATE THOSE UGLY LITTLE BROWN GREYISH INSECTS EVEN BUTTERFLIES CAUSE THEY REMIND ME OF THEM. ALSO,BIG DOGS,BEARS,TIGERS,LIONS CROCODILES,SNAKES RATS,MICE AND BATS .
SORRY DEB,I’M SORT OF SCARED OF THE DARK IF IT’S PITCH BLACK.
GOTTA CARRY A FLASHLIGHT. I KNOW SOMEONE THAT DOES THAT.
Some Cell phones do come with flash lights. Deb, get a handphone with flashlights. This will help.
nice. highlight of my friday night..i even lol by myelf at some of your comments. hmmm but mile is not a cute button. i live in nashville although i think she is a good singer sometimes, she looks like she is storing nuts for the winter…hehe… ans she tans at sun tan city…
gee i meant miley
“Come and knock on my door… (Come and knock on my door…)
We’ve been waiting for you… (We’ve been waiting for you… )”
Even as die-hard fans, it is clear that we have yet to learn the many layers of Deborah Gibson!
WE WANT THE NEW ALBUM! (chant)
WE WANT THE NEW ALBUM! (chant)
WE WANT THE NEW ALBUM! (chant)
Yes, Deb, we want music. I’m blasting Anything Is Possible album and you wrote THE MOST POWERFUL LYRICS in NRG^ section.
Stand Your Ground, Another Brick Falls, Anything Is Possioble, One Step Ahead, Deep Down.
Mood Swings Section I LOVE ALL OF IT!!!!
I should say that this is my therapy album when I’m facing obstacles.
Thank you
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU,RACHEL!!!!!!!!
This was an awesome post!!! I laughed out loud a couple times! Thanks Deb.
Deborah, A Houston fan came up to me the other day and reminded me of our great adventure sitting atop a giant glass of iced tea. You might remember me…I was the TV weatherman adorned with some 2-hundred tea bags from head to toe. I must tell you, I was soooo tempted to pull you into that tall glass with me, and it took everything I had not to do it! It was the most fun I’d had on the air, and I still smile thinking about it every now and again. I was a fan of yours from the 80’s and an even bigger fan after our joint appearance in the mid-90’s. I just wanted to share my story with you and say thanks for being such a great person (with such a great sense of humor!) All the best-Matt
Oh, and next time, I will pull you into the tea glass!
Great read Deb! Thanks for sharing it to us! Can’t believe about your first coffee and wine. You’re such disciplined!
Perhaps your next blog make it TOP 100!
Joseph is right on the last sentence
What a fun post! We should all do it! LOL
One of my 25 things is that I am a Deborah Gibson fan…Hers was the first concert I ever went to and I had a bad migraine (my first one ever…I was 13)and ended up throwing up in a garbage can. A time to remember!!!
I googled you after listening to one of your songs from the 80’s on music choice today. I was curious what you were up to now, sounds like you have had a great career through the years. Also, may I say you are still very “HOT”.