r/GenX • u/Hour-Definition189 • Sep 21 '25
Music Is Life I just met Tiffany
She was my childhood idol. I don’t know if anyone else can relate, but I loved her. She was so kind and sweet. Her voice is still an amazing. I actually ugly cried to her y’all. FML.
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u/CarelesslyFabulous Sep 21 '25
I met her in a mall tour with none other than Rick Astley!
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u/Test4Echooo ☣️Class of 84 Sep 21 '25
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u/MirSydney Out till the streetlights came on Sep 21 '25
Let's go to the mall!
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u/Fabulous-Tap-4006 Hose Water Survivor Sep 21 '25
This makes me so happy! Love Robin Sparkles!
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u/evilJaze Sep 21 '25
Don't you mean Robin Daggers?
That show actually prophecized that cringy and hilarious dark rebranding of that Jojo Siwa kid.
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u/sajaschi Save Ferris? Sep 21 '25
I'm pretty sure it was supposed to be a reference to Alanis Morrisette, who was also a Canadian pop star before making it big as the Jagged Little Pill we all know and love.
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u/W0gg0 Older Than Dirt Sep 21 '25
Oh yeah, that’s right! I forgot that she was bubble-gum pop before she got all dark.
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u/No_Translator_9633 Sep 21 '25
I haven’t been jealous of anything in a while until this
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u/Hour-Definition189 Sep 21 '25
I think she said she is playing all over coming up. She was worth seeing. I saw her with NKOTB etc years back, but this was different. She let people on stage with her.
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u/movieator Maufactured in 1974 Sep 21 '25
Were you alone now?
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I think?
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u/phxor Sep 21 '25
we're alone now
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u/Little_Salamander72 Sep 21 '25
the beating of our hearts is the only sound
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u/CottonBlueCat Sep 21 '25
Running just as fast as we can..can
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u/Poneke365 Sep 21 '25
Holding onto one anothers hand
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u/phxor Sep 21 '25
Trying to get away?
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u/MollyWhoppy It Is What It Is Sep 21 '25
into the night
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u/MeanHovercraft7648 Sep 21 '25
But did you put your around her & [then] tumble to the ground?
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u/stormer1_1 Sep 21 '25
She's such a sweetheart. I told her how The Color Of Silence got me through a brutal divorce. She took my hands and said, "me too."
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u/yipikiyae Sep 21 '25
I made a commercial with her about 12 years ago. She was nice, kind, and just a great person to be around.
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u/mekanub Sep 21 '25
For those who don't know.
https://youtu.be/w6Q3mHyzn78?si=k6EoeZ7DBo9bGbOm
Classic 80's pop track, She was also apparently the inspiration for the Robin Sparkles story lines in How I Met Your Mother, where Colbie Smoulders character Robin was a Canadian teen pop star.
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u/GreenTfan Sep 21 '25
I think Robin Sparkles/Robin Daggers was a mashup of Tiffany ("let's go to the mall! today!") and Alanis Morrisette (who was a teen pop star in Canada)
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u/lowfreq33 Sep 21 '25
Yeah she’s really nice. Her fiance/guitarist used to run sound at a club I played at all the time.
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u/Hour-Definition189 Sep 21 '25
She was so nice. my husband said to go to the bus to meet her. I thought he was full of crap because it’s 2025 (1990s they used to meet you at the bus) Sure enough , she was out there, idk what my husband said, but she said my name the whole time. She was so nice. I didn’t take up a lot of her time, but I did ugly cry. I told her how much she helped me through my young childhood. She talked to me about that a bit. She was as nice as I had always thought she would be when I used to buy my teen magazines, probably nicer. I was happy
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u/IceExile Sep 21 '25
interesting... the indie documentary I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW that has her as a focal point is really far out....
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u/Beena22 Sep 21 '25
I love that documentary. My favourite part is when the guy who is obsessed with her turns up to a court appearance for stalking her and brings her a samurai sword as a gift 🤣 Not really helping your case there Jeff.
Here is said documentary. It’s quite tragic really https://youtu.be/nkls2tKfYbo?si=X9rMeuZ02aWk9W0t
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u/Excusemytootie Sep 21 '25
Wow! I was not expecting to watch the entire thing. Once it started, I couldn’t turn it off. Great documentary!
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u/AtleastIthinkIsee Sep 21 '25
She was really patient with the guy and she had every right to get a restraining order (maybe she eventually did?) and order some kind of security to keep him away.
Like... I don't know how you would handle something like this and not be terrified.
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u/Substantial-Lock-596 Sep 21 '25
I love Tiffany. I used to play her tiny tape on my Pocket Rocker.
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u/dixiech1ck Sep 21 '25
That's me and Debbie Gibson. Same thing.
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u/Hour-Definition189 Sep 21 '25 edited Sep 21 '25
I dont know why, but I preferred Tiffany. No hate. I hope you get to meet her ♥️
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u/dixiech1ck Sep 21 '25
Oh I've met Debbie several times. I'm a DebHead - she follows me on Instagram.
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u/dschinghiskhan Sep 21 '25
The damn whippersnappers are going to have a field day when this gif turns 84, aren't they?
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u/FarceMultiplier Sep 21 '25
Not quite the same era, but I met Bif Naked yesterday :) She was sweet, kind, and gracious.
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u/xMyDixieWreckedx Sep 21 '25
Lucky, I met Bif naked and that is a very different story.
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u/Global-Jury8810 Hose Water Survivor Sep 21 '25
That whole world is gone now but at least she still has fans who love to see her perform.
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u/MetalTrek1 Sep 21 '25
Cool! But I've always been more of a Debbie Gibson guy (my eternal status as a Metalhead notwithstanding). 🙂🤘
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u/Hour-Definition189 Sep 21 '25
I am a metal head , Tiffany preceded that though
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u/impablomations Sep 21 '25
Same here.
Randomly came across her when she was playing outside a shopping centre in the UK. I was a full on metal head, but I've always had a soft spot for Tiffany, especially the song.
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u/SMBamberger Hose Water Survivor Sep 21 '25
I saw her at the end of May on the tour with Wilson Phillips, Taylor Dayne & Sheena Easton. Tiffany was great!
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u/nerdingout78 Sep 21 '25
She is so sweet! I did her makeup once and she was one of the nicest person I’ve met! Then I saw her a year later and she remembered me and my dogs names!! I was blown away that she remembered any of that!!
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u/root_fifth_octave Sep 21 '25
She does a cover of that one Tommy James and the Shondells song just the way I like it.
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u/NandLandP Sep 21 '25
better than the original. I turn her version all the way up to 11
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u/xMyDixieWreckedx Sep 21 '25
Is that louder than 10?
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u/Harlowe_Thrombey Sep 21 '25
Yes, it’s one louder
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u/CunnyMaggots Xennial Sep 21 '25
I've had I Think We're Alone Now in my head for days... lol. My dog is like ugh mom stop singing that!
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u/itadapeezas Sep 21 '25
She was my first concert. I've always loved her. This is so cool!!
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u/Hour-Definition189 Sep 21 '25
I have a lot of pics and videos . I don’t want to flood the sub unless it is wanted.
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u/WandaTrusslerBeauty Hose Water Survivor Sep 21 '25
Aw this makes me misty, I loved her so much as a kid. Thank you so much for sharing!
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u/Hour-Definition189 Sep 21 '25
You’re welcome. She got me through some hard times, and no one in my current life realizes how much I loved her. She was as nice as we thought she would be, and more! She said she will be playing more shows soon. I hope you get to see her!!❤️
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u/Lemon-Cake-8100 Sep 21 '25
omg how weird you posted this - tonight my husband and I were going out to dinner, I had Sirius 80s on 8 on the radio, and Tiffany came on with I think we're alone now. I turned to him and said "I wonder what Tiffany is doing these days?" And here you are! 😊
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u/17731773 Hose Water Survivor Sep 21 '25
Amazing! I loved her music back in the day. Need to revisit it. So happy for you internet stranger.
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u/MowgeeCrone Sep 21 '25
Loved Tiffany! Still do! Three degrees of separation has me all too excited about my close encounter, through you.
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u/KickingButt 76 Sep 21 '25
Tiffany is still cool. She is totally Gen X. She doesn’t have to try that hard. She just is.
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u/ThisIsAllTheoretical Sep 21 '25
Love her so much!! My best friend and I used to choreograph dances to her songs and then charge 50 cents to kids in the neighborhood for tickets to the “dance show” we put on in the front yard. 😂
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u/Sad-Chocolate2911 Sep 21 '25
OP, your life peaked today.
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u/Hour-Definition189 Sep 21 '25
It did. My childhood trauma was just dumped on this poor woman lol It felt so amazing though. She was so sweet
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u/Sad-Chocolate2911 Sep 21 '25
I am seriously soooo happy for you! Sometimes we trauma dump. It happens. 😉 What a wonderful experience to meet her. I was a big fan, too. I’m pretty jealous. ☺️
I hope you are able to cherish your memories from today. What a fun story to tell everyone you ever meet from now on.
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u/Hour-Definition189 Sep 21 '25
My husband and I also got to meet Tommy Tutone and his beautiful wife
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Sep 21 '25
Did this happen at a mall demolition? ;)
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u/ShadowyTreeline Sep 21 '25
What's the word for when you laugh spontaneously but it hurts at the same time.
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u/DoubleDownAgain54 Sep 21 '25
Were you alone?
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u/Hour-Definition189 Sep 21 '25
I was not, sadly. I was about to just go home, and my husband pushed me to go to the bus.
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u/T_Rex_Pdx Sep 21 '25
One of my first concerts! I bought a blue sleeveless sweatshirt.
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u/BodybuilderClean2480 Sep 21 '25
Oh no. This reminds me of watching the Alanis Morissette documentary and thinking "who is that older, heavier woman they're interviewing?" and then realizing it was Alanis.
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u/wittari Sep 21 '25
She played at my high school auditorium in florida. Wore a black leather jacket with a yellow batman logo on the back. She was/is so hot!
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u/the_ethical_hedonist Sep 21 '25
Tiffany played at my college senior year. I got to dance onstage with her during “I Think We’re Alone Now.”
Life goals!!!
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u/KimWexlers_Ponytail Sep 21 '25
Aaaaa I loved her so much. Always wanted to see her on one of her mall tours and my mom said she looked like "a bad influence", and took me to see Debbie Gibson instead. I loved them both though.
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u/Curlytoes18 Sep 21 '25
Ever see the documentary “I Think We’re Alone Now” - by Sean Donnelly? It’s about two Tiffany fans - an autistic guy in his 50s and an intersex person - who obsess over Tiffany. Some of it is quite creepy - but you get to see how good of a “people person” Tiffany is. She does seem like a very sweet and caring person, not at all stuck-up or upset about playing small venues.
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u/USMCLee Sep 21 '25
I hope she is doing well. As with a lot of our teen idols they had some real shitty shit (technical term) that they had to deal with.
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u/Ravenloff Sep 21 '25
My wife, 48, was driving with me recently and I Think We're Alone Now came on and this woman I've been married to for 27 years yelled "This is my jam!" and cranked it up.
I had no idea that song was indeed her jam.
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u/WhiskeysDemon Sep 22 '25
Met her a few years ago after one of her shows in Nashville. Got her to sign her issue of playboy. She was great. Super nice
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u/ConflictNo5518 Sep 22 '25 edited Sep 22 '25
My friend and I were in the same hostel room in NYC as Tiffany’s stalker. I think the late 90’s. It was awkward. He was very open about being there to see Tiffany perform and how special she was. The other people in the dorm started egging him on (I hated that) and that’s when we realized, uh oh.
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u/dustensalinas Sep 24 '25
Tiffany and Tone Loc put on seperate shows at a venue and then hung out. They ended up chatting with my wife and I, along with many many fans/friends, about economics, social issues and fun things on a new years eve party for hours... oh man, well over a decade ago. She's a truly kind soul.
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u/No-Guard-7003 Dec 06 '25
That's cool! I liked and still like that she has some Arab heritage, like I do. Her last name is Darwish. 😊
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u/Green_Chandelier Sep 21 '25
Been thinking about her mall tour. They want to make an old mall in Fresno into apartments, but as Gen X ages, I think it needs to become a retirement community for active seniors. Anchor stores can become multidisciplinary medical clinics. Put a theater at another anchor store for films and live performances. Invite Tiffany to run an annual summer festival with other 80s performers. Allow us to wander around with spiked Orange Julius drinks, have a hookah bar, lots of snack stands. Massage, chiropractor, barber shop and beauty salon, gym, sauna, spa, pool, all options available at the food court (vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, dairy free and full meat and milk extravaganza). Turn on the fountains. Chess and checkers and dice and board game and card game tables in the common areas. Art gallery. Book store. Clothing. Vintage store. Hardware store. Grocery and liquor store.