The Crazy 80s

Andy Warhol had a friend called Billy Boy Asterisk. He always spelled his name with an asterisk and was obsessed with Barbie. When Andy Warhol offered to paint his friend, he told him: 'If you want to do my portrait, you just do Barbie because of Barbie' In 1987, Barbie got a band together, Barbie and the Rockers,. The hottest group in the history of the world. Ruth Handler became known as the mother of Barbie. Collectors wanted her autograph at conventions. At last, she also mended fences, more importantly, with her daughter Barbara.