I saw David Bowie in Toronto in 1983 (Serious Moonlight tour). Joe Jackson opened for him. He had great taste in threads. His music never moved me as much as the Stones but he was the nazz for sure...and a genius.

Favorite songs off the top of my head:
1. Kooks
2. Sound and Vision
3. Modern Love
4. Rebel Rebel
5. Young Americans

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Farewell Ziggy.

Rebel Yell plus Tina Turner and the dear departed David Bowie. This is Tina is it not? Got rid of Ike so she could hang out with these two superior guys.



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If you want to go back in a world where Bowie is still alive, go on his website [www.davidbowie.com]

They/ he did'nt bother to mention his death. .A peculiar detail.This is cool

- swiss____

That's Lou Reed in the first photo? thanks!

Eloquent tribute from Pete Townshend with a nice photo of him with Mick and David backstage at the Concert For New York in 2001.

[thewho.com]



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Great interview with Cameron Crowe from Playboy in 1976. Bowie mentions Mick Jagger several times and gives very candid answers about his sexuality and drug use and talks about how he would like to make his death a sort of performance art.

[www.theuncool.com]



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R.I.P sad,sad,sad, thanks david bowie for the music you gave the world and made so many people happy,u gone to space,rest in peace.

ARTE TV pays tribute:

[www.presseportal.de]


Strasbourg (ots) - Als Hommage an David Bowie, der am vergangenen Sonntag im Alter von 69 Jahren verstorben ist, ändert ARTE am Mittwoch, den 13. Januar kurzfristig sein Programm. Über sechs Stunden lang widmet sich ARTE ganz dem "Picasso des Pop". Auch die Webangebote ARTE Concert und ARTE Creative werden die Sonderprogrammierung des Senders ergänzen.

Mittwoch, 13. Januar 2016

20.15 Uhr: FURYO
Spielfilm von Nagisa Oshima
GB/Japan 1983, 108 Min.

David Bowie war ein Gesamtkunstwerk und auch als Schauspieler aktiv: Im Kriegsdrama "Furyo - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" besticht er als eigensinniger Offizier. Daneben sind auch Takeshi Kitano, Ryuichi Sakamoto und Tom Conti zu sehen.

22.05 Uhr: DAVID BOWIE, DER WEG ZUR LEGENDE
Dokumentation von Francis Whately
GB 2013, 60 Min.

Keine Pose war ihm je zu exzentrisch, kein Kostüm verrückt genug, um sein Publikum zu begeistern: David Bowie. ARTE zeigt die zahlreichen Persönlichkeiten des Pop-Chamäleons. Das Porträt lässt seine Karriere Revue passieren und blickt zurück bis ins Jahr 1971, als mit "Ziggy Stardust" alles begann.

23.00 Uhr: Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from mars (unter Vorbehalt)
Film von D.A. Pennebaker
USA 1973, 86 Min

Zum 30-jährigen Jubiläum dieses legendären Musikfilms präsentierte Regisseur D.A. Pennebaker 2003 eine komplett restaurierte Schnittfassung seines Kultfilms. ARTE zeigt zu Ehren des Thin White Duke noch einmal diesen Konzertjuwel.

00:30 Uhr: DAVID BOWIE - REALITY TOUR DUBLIN
Konzert, Regie: Paul Hauptmann
ARTE F, GB 2003, 60 Min.
Ein Best-of seiner Karriere, aufgezeichnet 2003 in Dublin.

01:30 Uhr: Abgedreht! David Bowie
ARTE France, Frankreich 2015, 43 Min.

Eine Sondernummer von "Abgedreht!", die der Herkunft von Bowies Künstlernamen und seiner besonderen Beziehung zur Mode auf den Leim geht.

Samstag, 16. Januar 2016

22.45 Uhr: Hommage David Bowie in Tracks
ZDF/ARTE, Deutschland 2016, 50 Min. Erstausstrahlung

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That's Lou Reed in the first photo? thanks!

Yep - Lou!

Actually, in one of the photos Lou Reed looks more like the infamous Gary Glitter did in his 1970s prime.

"The Rolling Stones paid tribute to "an extraordinary artist" and a "true original".

Brian May, guitarist with Queen - with whom Bowie collaborated on Under Pressure - described him as "a fearsome talent".

Friend and collaborator Iggy Pop wrote on Twitter: "David's friendship was the light of my life. I never met such a brilliant person. He was the best there is."

Madonna said she was "devastated", writing on Facebook that Bowie "changed the course" of her life after she saw him perform - her first ever concert.
"I found him so inspiring and innovative," she wrote. "Unique and provocative. A real genius."" - BBC



Kanye West, Iggy Pop, Rolling Stones Remember David Bowie

"David was always an inspiration to me and a true original. He was wonderfully shameless in his work we had so many good times together. He was my friend. I will never forget him." Rolling Stones

"The Rolling Stones are shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the death of our dear friend David Bowie."


The Rolling StonesVerified account
?@RollingStones

As well as being a wonderful and kind man, he was an extraordinary artist, and a true original."



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Brilliant pictures.

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Brilliant pictures.

I particularly like the one of Ronnie with Keith Moon and David.

Also, the one above this post is infectious as it made me laugh!

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Brilliant pictures.

I particularly like the one of Ronnie with Keith Moon and David.

Also, the one above this post is infectious as it made me laugh!

Not Keith Moon but Iggy Pop!

Would it be a good idea to cover one of Bowie's songs next tour and if so, which one?
I think The Jean Genie would fit in a Stones setlist.

Just as long as the guitar plays, let it steal your heart away

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Would it be a good idea to cover one of Bowie's songs next tour and if so, which one?
I think The Jean Genie would fit in a Stones setlist.

Let's Spend the Night Together....oh wait...

Rod



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DIAMOND DOGS !!!! REBEL REBEL!!!!!!!!!!!

Not likely to happen but I'd plump for 'Rebel,Rebel'.

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Not likely to happen but I'd plump for 'Rebel,Rebel'.

After reading Pete Townshend's tribute to Bowie, I could see the Who doing something like this. It may have been another alcohol fueled spout off but I'm pretty sure I've read Keith saying some not so complimentary things about Bowie awhile back.

Rundfunk RBB report:

[mediathek.rbb-online.de]

and: Berlin nimmt Abschied:

[www.rbb-online.de]

all in German, of course.

Who's gonna throw darts in lover's eyes now?

I watched Sound & Vision and Starman this morning, these were updated versions, S&V mentioned Blackstar, were these quickly thrown together by the BBC? I found them on a torrent site, if any of you use Dropbox I could send them to you.

Thanks Swiss and greatly appreciated! What a night that must have been.....to be a fly on the wall listening in to the very happy conversations. All three men were at the top of their game. Lou Reed, David Bowie, Mick Jagger.
Thanks for all the additional photos of the three!

Willie Nile & Band - "Sweet Jane" for Lou Reed ---Very good version and tribute to Lou Reed.
[www.youtube.com]



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Now that the sudden shock has slightly subsided (still difficult to believe), might be time for a bit of a laugh with Bowie (apologies if already posted).
From Extra's with Ricky Gervais:

Extras - David Bowie




And Ricky Gervais talks about Bowie:

Ricky Gervais talking about David Bowie




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Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......

David Bowie kicked of his Ziggy Stardust Tour on February 10th 1972. The start of something very big was to happen at a local pub to me in Tolworth , just down the road from Kingston and Richmond. It was one of those places that a lot of bands like Led Zep , The Yardbirds , John Mayall, Fleetwood Mac and many more played in the 60's and 70's.
Heres a few memories from someone who was actually there that night.

David Bowie at The Toby Jug pub.