Never met him, but I've got one of his knives.
Posted on 01/10/2016 10:51:22 PM PST by kik5150
David Bowie has died after a battle with cancer, his rep confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
"David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief," read a statement posted on the artist's official social media accounts.
(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...
Good find. Thanks.
Utterly shocked and upset.
One of my heroes is dead. Yet it dosent seem real, maybe it never will. Ziggy dosent die, he just dosent.
I know many in America will mourn his passing, but in the UK, his death has almost stopped the country, such a British icon he was. The media is wall to wall Bowie, and rightly so. he wasn’t just a musician in Britain, but a huge cultural icon for so many groups, from teens and rock fans to fashionistas, gays.........
Nobody had seen anything like Bowie in 1972 when he speared as Ziggy. His appearances on British TV like Top of the Pops aren’t just great music clips, they are iconic pieces of British TV and culture. His influence on British music and culture is immense.
Thank you David for all the pleasure you gave to us. RIP.
Never met him, but I've got one of his knives.
That’s what I’m hearing, liver cancer.
Anyways here’s a Q&A for everyone:
Amongst NON-SMOKERS, what is the major cancer killer???
Think about that one for awhile...
Liver cancer. All that cocaine he did in the 70s ended him.
Lung cancer?
Yup.
Amazing. (I was just guessing, btw. Something about your question said, it’s counter intuitive.)
From Col. Chris Hadfield on Twitter
Ashes to ashes, dust to stardust. Your brilliance inspired us all. Goodbye Starman.
Hadfield’s famous video from the Space Station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo
Not ashamed to say I shed a tear today when I heard the news.
The spooky thing is that British TV at the weekend, just as he passed away, had two documentaries on 80’s Britain (CH4) and the music of 1981, with the new ‘New Romantics’, and how that music, fashion and culture influenced the UK. From music and fashion to gay rights and politics.
Guess who was the greatest influence on that scene was?.
Yes, he will.
Did you see his “Lazarus” video, released just a few days ago?
If you’re sad today, just remember the world is over 4 billion years old and you somehow managed to exist at the same time as David Bowie.”
-—Simon Pegg
No, I had not seen it. Thanks for the link!
That is very cool. I think hubby had Jones come into his bar in Hell’s Kitchen in NYC one time.
My understanding is that Alice Cooper is a good golfer and a right guy.
I liked “Diamond Dogs” too.
“Young Americans” and “Station to Station” were awesome too.
Damn, this makes me very sad... I know we all have an expiration date, but...
Just damn...
So the duet with Amy Schumer, “Fat Tramp, I Love You So,” is off ...
LOL
Epic reply.
;D
My favorite also. I was fortunate enough to see the Serious Moonlight tour in 84. Sad.
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