Some of Joe’s friends (plus celebs)… all of whom are also Cyndi fans!
SUCH a nice guy: Arthur "Rockin' A” Neilson: played guitar for Blue Angel (Cyndi did lead vocals)
THE John Turi… Blue Angel founding member + keyboard and sax, but more importantly: one of the first people Cyndi co-wrote songs with
Cyndi’s right-hand-man: the one and only Bill Wittman!
OMGosh! So honored to meet Wendi Richter of WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2010 + videos like She Bop and Goonies!
Owner of Screaming Mimi’s Vintage shop in NYC: and the person who did Cyndi’s wardrobe through the 80’s and beyond. Cyndi’s thrift store style… thank Laura Wills!
Cyndi’s brother Butch and sister Elen
Cyndi and David’s son Declyn (or Dec or Dex)
Wow, this is the handsome David Thornton who just happens to be married to Cyndi!
Cyndi’s Tour Manager: John D
Yeah, just Boy George! Super nice:)
Ed and Missy Wenzel visiting The Museum. They’ve known Cyndi since she was young. Ed recruited Cyndi for his band FLYER to do lead vocals when they were in their late-teens/early-twenties!
Eddy saved/stored Cyndi’s 1977 mic+boom all these years. She had not yet learned to sing properly, so she blew her vocal cords out doing cover songs and was told she’d never sing again! The mic is safely preserved here now
Gregory Lewis, Former President of Cyndi’s charity True Colors United
Lisa Linhardt, custom jeweler to the stars, has done some of Cyndi’s jewelry AND is one of the nicest people ever :) The Museum has acquired some of Lisa’s rings that were worn by Cyndi
My friend Patrick Lucas. He helped define Cyndi’s look in the 80’s, creating hair and make-up on a daily basis! RIP PatPat
Jimmy Webb, RIP. He owned the 'I Need More' store in Manhattan, NYC and Cyndi got some of her designs through here
Jerry Mitchell received the Tony Award in recognition of his choreography for the 2013 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Kinky Boots, for which his direction was also recognized with a Tony nomination
Harvey Fierstein wrote the book for the Tony Award-winning Kinky Boots
Hal Luftig, producer of Kinky Boots and winner of four Tony Awards and London’s Olivier Award
Billy Porter, the original Lola in Kinky Boots … just one of about a million cool projects of his! The category is… POSE
Me with Billy Porter: the original Lola
Me with AnnaLeigh and Stark Sands: the original Charlie
Me and Annaleigh Ashford: the original Lauren
Lena Hall, the original Nicola in Kinky Boots
Cyndi’s most recent guitarist: Alex Nolan
Sammy Merendino, one of Cyndi’s most loyal band members… and drummer for the musical Kinky Boots
Narciso and Arielle giving Cyndi’s wig a makeover for it’s final resting place
Dominick DeFranco from Chicago knows how to have FUN! He holds the record for the number of visits to The Museum: 7!
WOW!! This is a first! Pam and Jeremy from the Orange County Regional History Center came to visit The Museum today 💪🏻 No pressure 😬 They found us on Cyndi’s website 💫
Maria Savino and her daughter from Staten Island
Besties Katrina and Jeff from the Atlanta area
April Fresh welcoming guests to The Expansion Party 12/10/21!
Eric Barcus checking out some of the vinyl! A VIP sleepover from West Virginia!
Joe Ondrey is an Orlando local
Like a brother: Dan and peeps from Jacksonville, FL
Giving tours during The Expansion Party
80’s chicks: Susie, Jill and Danielle
Mark and David Alexy: the nicest guys AND local!
Luis and Valerie Torres from Palmetto, Florida: surprised by what they saw!
Having a throw down at our ‘Bring Ya To The Drink’ bar
AmayaJadeAndCo owners Jennifer and Amaya from Florida and sister Carrie from Illinois
Celebrity jewelry designer Lisa Linhardt from NYC!
Eve Borden and Walter from St. Petersburg FL plus Dylan Robnett and Stacy Strang from Dallas TX & puppies!
Viktor Rivero and Mitch Domer from Ft. Lauderdale plus their bestie Jessica Ann from Scottsdale, AZ
Miguel and Oldren Romero from Massachusettes
Local Chad Siwick and besties!
Dylan and his Mom Deb are fans and Dad is a good sport! They came in from Wisconsin!!!
Hanh visiting The Museum
Julio Aguilera from Arizona
With Jody Bryant Bullock, Ben and Reid Barnett from North Carolina & Tennessee during the pandemic
Furthest visitors yet!! FROM NEPAL (as in Mt. Everest!)
So honored to have visitors Rajesh Prasad Shrestha and his wife Anjana
My buddy Rodney P: another Cyndi superfan who lives close by!
Bruce from North Florida!
Cameron from St. Petersburg, FL!
Tara trying on Cyndi’s Dolce & Gabbana shoes
Just another party with some good friends <3
Beauty admiring beauty!
Raul from Chicago who works with museums AND is educated in textiles/art, it was fun to hear him talk about the different designers Cyndi has worn. He’s the first fan to like the Diesel denim outfit as much as me and could tell me why it has credibility from a fashion history perspective 🧠 AND went out of his way to bring two magazines The Museum didn’t have yet
Abby & Paul from Orlando + Sharon from Philly (home of The Hooters!) visiting: I loved getting reactions from a real musician🎸(and Beatles fan) AND also from a legit film professor 🎥 💕💕
Thank you Doris (and Mom) for visiting The Museum from New Jersey. Only super fans can geek out together like this 💕
Colin visiting The Museum from Canada. Of all the fans, I think Colin has visited the most… going back to when there was carpet! Loyal and true friend :)
Eric Hanlon from Rhode Island visiting The Museum
Suzan and Robert Flanagan of AJAX Films… filming a video portrait of myself and The Museum. Check them out at ajaxfilms.com
Throwback to Cyndi fans in Florida: Rob Sita from Australia, Me, Steve Haska, Steven Bell, Hanh Manning, Greg McGuigan, John Sullivan and Thorunn Gudjonsdottir from Iceland
Brian Richard, Colin McLeod, Loc Robertson, Eddy Moreno, Me, David and Joe Ondrey
Wolf Trap, VA: Eric Hanlon, Me, Colin McLeod and Steve Haska
Stephen Czech, Steve Haska and Me
Me, April Fresh (aka Loc Robertson) and David
Cyndi fans in Los Angeles: Rockstar Aaron, Hanh, Steve H, Me, Colin, Steven B, AJ Brody, Keri Marrone, John Russett, Kevin Gaffield, Nathan Johnson and Irania Araceli
Hanh Manning and Me