David Bowie: Mug Shot Oddity - Unseen image from rock star's 1976 Rochester pot bust surfaces

The Smoking Gun ^ | Nov 8, 2007 | not specified

[whipitgood]

I would guess that a significant amount of cash applied to just the right liberal politician and you could get in.... Wait, this isn’t Mexico, is it?

[KosmicKitty]

Age happens!!!

[Lancey Howard]

This is from Wikipedia. It generally agrees with the stories I read at least 20 years ago:

When Bowie was age fifteen, his friend George Underwood, wearing a ring on his finger, punched him in the left eye during a fight over a girl. Bowie was forced to stay out of school for eight months so that doctors could conduct operations in attempts to repair his potentially-blinded eye.[8][9] Underwood and Bowie remained good friends; Underwood went on to do artwork for Bowie’s earlier albums.[10] Doctors could not fully repair the damage, leaving his pupil permanently dilated. As a result of the injury, Bowie has faulty depth perception. Bowie has stated that although he can see with his injured eye, his colour vision was mostly lost and a brownish tone is constantly present. The colour of the irises is still the same blue, but since the pupil of the injured eye is wide open, the colour of that eye is commonly mistaken to be different.[9]

[VOA]

What was the movie he did back in the 70’s. Man who fell to earth?

I do seem to remember that one...even though I didn't see the film.

But I did like Bowie in "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence",
in which he was the central character in a WWII Pacific Theater
POW camp (run by the Japanese).
Not the best film made, but Bowie did well in it.

[gate2wire]

“When Bowie was age fifteen, his friend George Underwood, wearing a ring on his finger, punched him in the left eye during a fight over a girl.”

They fought over a girl? What was the argument? Underwood wanted to date the girl and Bowie wanted to wear her clothes?

[Ciexyz]

I loved him in "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence." He also did a vampire flick, something about vampires sleeping in coffins in a NYC brownstone. His most famous role was in "Labyrinth" with the young Jennifer Connolly.

[toddlintown]

He looks like the little whiny homo on utube who pleads for Brit Spear’s respect. “She’s a HUMAN being!”

[Professional]

That should really be an album cover.

David Bowie, saw him in the Tacoma Dome, first concert there. Serious Moonlight tour, he was fabulous.

Age might affect his looks, but I wonder if his looks are not related to a virus.

[Albion Wilde]

Here's the other great one from that era — Annie Lennox:

[Lawgvr1955]

I saw Bowie in ‘73 during the Diamond Dogs Tour and in ‘76 during the Station to Station Tour. A couple months ago I found my ticket stub from the ‘76 show... $6.50. I had to laugh. I wonder what I paid in ‘73?? Five bux or less?? Seemed like a lot of cash at the time.

[Professional]

When you went to the 76 show, that night on TV was the “6 million dollar man” on tv.

6 million might buy a bionic finger today..., hardly an entire man anymore.

Today, you couldn’t divorce a guy that had 6 million today, and have much left after lawyer fees!

[DCPatriot]

I'll always remember that executive F. Scott Fitzgerald look. Rich Man-Poor Man was on television.

TVC15...Wild is the Wind...China Girl. Wow!

[Roccus]

Thank you...live and learn.

[JUMPIN JEHOSPOHAT]

we all lose our charm in the end (both ends).......

[whatexit]

He’s 60, and been on heart medication for the last couple years since he basically had a heart attack on stage. Note the puffiness in his face.

Thankfully his voice is not only intact, but better than it’s ever been.

[CholeraJoe]

the lens does not dilate at all in response to light.

The lens never dilates. His pupil is fixed and dilated, so it doesn't constrict in response to light.

[trisham]

It does, unfortunately.

[trisham]

I had no idea. Poor man. That must have been frightening.

[Vor Lady]

Bowie ping!

[JZelle]

The vampire flick was called “The Hunger”. Another weird one.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085701/