On April 12 1998, the television special Madonna Rising premiered.
Produced as part of the promotional activities for the Ray Of Light album, the special featured Madonna reminiscing about her formative years in New York with pal Rupert Everett as they visited some of her pre-fame dwellings and hang-outs. Interview segments with Nile Rodgers, Debi Mazar, Seymour Stein, Maripol and others were also included for good measure.
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Loved Madonna Rising! So fun to see her revisit some of the places she started from. Of course there was some Ahem…Product placement during this romp. Wish I had a great quality copy of this. The Vimeo link never works for me. 😦