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Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
LZ Granderson

LZ Granderson: The late Irene Cara and 'Fame' were so much more than a fad

I'm far from a vinyl expert, but I do have a collection that's mostly for nostalgia.

One album that's far more is the soundtrack to the movie "Fame," a high school graduation gift from my best friend, Kyle.

We were theater kids in school, performing in plays all around Detroit, and I was a classically trained dancer as well. If it weren't for the Detroit Windsor Dance Academy, I probably would be in jail or dead. Sometimes performing was the only thing that stopped me from looking for trouble. The scars on my face and body — the ones only I know are there — remind me of the times I found the trouble I was looking for.

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