Madonna fans span the generations

Les fans de Madonna enjambent les générations.

Melanie Asmar/Special to the Rocky
Published November 11, 2008 at 9:04 p.m.
Updated November 12, 2008 at 10:53 a.m.

The Material Girl finally brought her material to Denver.
On Tuesday night, Madonna made her first stop in Colorado as part of her Sticky & Sweet tour to promote her new album, Hard Candy.
The show was the first of two scheduled for the Pepsi Center. Madonna will perform again Wednesday night; tickets for the show are still available.
Hundreds of people lined up an hour before doors opened at 7 p.m.
The crowd spanned generations. Some remembered donning lace tights and dancing to Papa Don't Preach.
For others, the 50-year-old Madonna could be their grandmother — if their grandmother wore a leather corset.
Bryden Lewis and Kathryn McWhirt were among the first in line. The 23-year-old best friends ditched school and work to drive three hours from La Junta. When they got to the Pepsi Center at 1 p.m., it was locked and deserted. So they walked around Larimer Square and tried to contain their excitement.
"She's been a role model for me, an icon for years," Lewis said of Madonna, as he and McWhirt sat on a bench and smoked cigarettes.
"I like how she doesn't care what people think."
David Baros clearly remembers the first time he heard Madonna. It was 1983 and he was working at Pizza Hut when Holiday came on the radio. Baros, 46, of Denver, said he fell in love instantly.
"I love her voice, I love her music, I love her sassiness, I love her controversial exploits," Baros said, peering into the Pepsi Center's windows. "I've never seen her in person. This is big for me."
Eleven-year-old Eden Herron of Denver has been a Madonna fan "since I was actually probably born." Standing in line with her parents, Eden looked the part: oversized cross necklaces, black corset (over a white T-shirt) and a strategically penciled-on mole.
Tuesday was to be Eden's second Madonna experience, and by Wednesday night, her count will be three. She has tickets to that show, too.
Her mother, 36-year-old Maya Klein, called Eden out of school Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday so she could prepare and recover.
"It's the Madonna holiday," said Klein, a Madonna fan since the early '80s. "If they give me grief, they can have Christmas back."

Source: The Rocky Mountain News.

University of Denver students Sara Djos, left, and Stephanie Sherlock look at T-shirts they bought
while waiting to enter the Pepsi Center on Tuesday night for Madonna's concert.


Pop star Madonna performs on stage at the Pepsi Center during her first-ever performance in Denver
on Tuesday night, Nov. 11, 2008 during her "Sticky & Sweet Tour."

Photos: Joe Mahoney, The Rocky Mountain News.