Category Archives: Vision
Let’s Dance at 30
Stumbled on an excellent article from the perspective of this young girl at the time: Let’s Dance was a rather flippant song that basically made no sense, had no political connotation, and was only meant to be danced to, and … Continue reading
Where are we now?
Wow! Didn’t see this one coming! Happy 66th David!
Dear David Bowie
Due to the sudden famine of decent movies to watch with my kid, I started getting desperate. Then I heard a movie was playing that featured Bowie. I of course, had to go. Problem was it was on it’s next … Continue reading
Five Years
The opening song that starts the campy romp that is Ziggy Stardust is a song called Five Years. It tells the tale of people learning they have five years left to die in. Over a period of time, I really … Continue reading
Dunstable
While I’m working with video, here’s another fun one from way back when. June 21, 1972 to be precise. Just ignore the sound. This was shot with an 8-mm video camera that had no sound. It does however, relay the … Continue reading
First tv appearance
This is being mentioned as Bowie’s first tv appearance. He’s doing a relatively simple version of Space Oddity. Things sure changed real quick for him after this appearance.
Silly Boy Blue at the Tibet House
David Bowie has worked for all kinds of charities. Most of them not your run-of-the-mill stuff. One of them is something called Tibet House. They strive to preserve the culture of Tibet. Oddly enough, Bowie recreated one of my all-time … Continue reading
MTV Music
MTV has launched a new web presence, mtvmusic.com. It looks pretty cool so far. They have come up with a remarkable marketing plan. They’re going to show videos! Cool huh? I figured I could never resist a temptation like that. … Continue reading
Heroes and the Glass Spider
One of my favorite performances of ‘Heroes’ was during Glass Spider. Now, a lot of critics panned the tour. I am however, biased. I was there. It was what I expected of Bowie. A little glam, some bizarre choreography, and … Continue reading