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Paul McCartney Article

Andrea Politte and son to work with McCartney Tour

An Anamosa woman and her son will play a part in Paul McCartney's latest tour when the rocker performs in Chicago today and Thursday.
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Iowa City Press Citizen

Anamosa, IA Beautician, Andrea Politte, to add her Shine to Grammy Stars

Feb 23, 2000 The national audience might not know it, but there will be a touch of Iowa on some of those celebrities tonight at the Grammy Awards. This is a dream come true for Anamosa resi-dent Andrea Politte, 36, who with her husband, Jeff, owns State Beauty Supply, which has stores in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Advice from a Professional

Design Specialist from Anamosa Shares Tips

March 15, 2000 The Grammys are a long way from Herculaneum, Mo., but this small town, 25 miles south of the Arch, is where Andrea Politte got her start. Politte, 36, is the master design specialist who for the second year in a row helped stars look their best at the Grammy Awards. Now living in Anamosa, she says her brush with stardom is due to faith, passion and a lot of hard work.
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People Magazine - Best, Worst (and least) Dressed

Joe Walsh, 36

The onetime resident of hang-loose Hawaii wishes the sleeves of the cotton shirt ($42) were longer and the flares on the corduroy pants ($49.50) narrower. "They're a little flamboyant," says Walsh. "I wore bell-bottoms back in the '70s, but if I wore them now it would look like I had an identity problem."
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Paul McCartney Article

Hair work with Sir Paul McCartney

Andrea Politte and son to work with McCartney Tour

An Anamosa woman and her son will play a part in Paul McCartney's latest tour when the rocker performs in Chicago today and Thursday.

Andrea Politte and her 16-year-old son, Elliot, left for Chicago this morning after receiving a call from a managing agent who needed Politte's professional hair and makeup skills when McCartney's "Driving USA Tour" comes to Chicago.

When the agent asked for a young man about 16 years to perform on the stage, Politte volunteered her son. Elliot knows he'll be in some sort of costume and on stage the first 20 minutes of the show and again at the end.