Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!! David Bowie just passed away

[laatsch55]

I like him in "Labyrinth"

 

[grapplesaw]

Went to the 1976 show. It is was a very polished show for being the opening act on the Isolar tour.
Over the years he put out some very good material. I cannot say I liked much of his stuff but though's I did are sill humming in my head.

 

[Rat44]

RIP David
Crankin' Ziggy Stardust .
"This mellow thighed chick just put my spine out of place.
Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am".

 

[Fast Forward]

I don't know why, but his early departure Bothers me, RIP David

 

[laatsch55]

69 ain't as early as ya think.....

 

[Gepetto]

69 ain't as early as ya think.....

Count every day as a good day...David went out on a high note.

 

[stuwee]

That's prophetic, Miles. Like many others, I didn't know how dire his prognosis was. There is plenty of coverage on CBC of David Bowie's life. Canadian astronaut, Chris Hadfield, was the first to record a song from the Space Station.

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Nando.

How perfectly fitting, Be U Ti Ful!!! Thank you Nando for this!!!

 

[Elite-ist]

I thought you guys would appreciate the tribute song by Chris Hadfield.

I managed to find a CD of Bowie's "Blackstar." There was only one available. I told my son, who lives in Montreal, the bad news today. I'm sending him this CD and I had to order a CD for myself. Anyone considering the vinyl copy?

Nando.

 

[Fast Forward]

69 ain't as early as ya think.....

I may push my date with the Buff up a little

 

[Miracle Mile]

I managed to find a CD of Bowie's "Blackstar"..

So did I...



(converted it to a 16/41 FLAC file...)

 

[MarkWComer]

As a young gay man in the '70's he showed me that it's ok to be "a bit off"

When I was coming to grips with being gay in the 70s Bowie actually scared the SHIT out of me... Am I supposed to dress and cut my hair like that???

 

[Fast Forward]

Did you guys ever see that music Video he did with Mick Jagger (Dancing in the Street) if those two guys weren't hot for each other there ain't a cow in texas

 

[Lazarus Short]

David Bowie made me buy my first colour TV. I just moved into a house with a room mate and my TV was a 12" B&W. Watched a show called "In Concert" and saw Bowie for the first time. A few months later, I read it would be re-broadcast so I went on the never, never plan for $650 in 1973 dollars for a 20" RCA with stand so I could watch again in colour on a big screen.

I think I have every album he made (Bowie or Davy Jones) up to and including Lodger. Also have the Cat People soundtrack. Got one later release on CD and the Tin Machine pair. Sold all my 12" singles but kept "Heros". Just found "Heathen" used on CD but haven't listened to it yet.

I was a fan.

20" RCA = big screen???>>>>>>>>>>>>har, har! LOL

I confess, my big shock was the death of Jim Morrison - after that, no biggie.

 

[Fast Forward]

20" RCA = big screen???>>>>>>>>>>>>har, har! LOL

I confess, my big shock was the death of Jim Morrison - after that, no biggie.and remember how qu

Morrision for sure, I was driving home from Racine Wisc and remember the radio was playing Riders on the Storm,,But the first shock for me was when Terry Kath Blew his brains out by mistake, I shared a few Cocktails with terry and the rest of Chicago (before they were Chicago)

 

[orange]

Stuwee, by creepy I meant he was not mainstream at the time. He was not gay, he was bisexual though the distinction is blurred I suppose. He seemed "eccentric" and over the top to the point of absurdity. Much like Miley Cyrus...

She can't even get busted now, one way or another.

 

[orange]

There is a SURPRISE in the album gatefold apparently...

https://www.yahoo.com/music/david-bowie-last-album-blackstar-193115306.html

Expose it to sunlight, other light won't work, and stars come out of the blackness. They fade to black again later and you can repeat it I gather.

David gave us an extra present ...

 

[stuwee]

Morrision for sure, I was driving home from Racine Wisc and remember the radio was playing Riders on the Storm,,But the first shock for me was when Terry Kath Blew his brains out by mistake, I shared a few Cocktails with terry and the rest of Chicago (before they were Chicago)

Robert check this out, https://vimeo.com/52305477 , blew away Lee and Jani on the ML's, some sicko DJ in London mashed up Blondies Rapture with Riders on the Storm, pretty damn good, Lee took the Cd with him and has the DVD videos, if anyone wants, I hope he can burn copies for you!!

 

[stuwee]

When I was coming to grips with being gay in the 70s Bowie actually scared the SHIT out of me... Am I supposed to dress and cut my hair like that???

I guess I should've said it took me a few years to realize that, fem guys scared the SHIT out of me too! I survived my high school years in the Bible Belt as a gay teen by 'fitting in', I loved cars, sports and just being a regular masculine guy, I was hiding behind an image of what was expected, I'm still the same man, I just have become more excepting of those not like me...Bowie's music and persona helped me with that struggle...Bless Him!!

Steven, thanks for that tip about the gatefold of his last LP, one of many presents he left us with

 

[orange]

Glad I found that for you, Craig.