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D.C. Council's resident Madonna fan gives away his tickets

September 24, 2012 | 4:55 pm | Modified: September 24, 2012 at 5:00 pm
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D.C. Council member -- and self-described major Madonna fan -- Michael Brown gave up his tickets to a Madonna concert for a good cause. T.H.E.'s Wanda Alston House, the only dedicated space in D.C. for GLBTQ homeless and at-risk teens, received two tickets allotted for Brown to Madonna's Monday concert at the Verizon Center.

According to Brown's communications director, David Meadows, the council member wanted to "highlight a worthwhile charity," even if it meant missing a chance to see his second-favorite pop star of the 1980s. (Michael Jackson is first.) Brown's favorite Madge song? "Like a Virgin." "He remembered watching the video when it first premiered and how everyone was so excited about Madonna," Meadows said. "Big Madonna fan."

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