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Re: (TV) Oh fuck! David Bowie R.I.P.



Of course I meant to write "I *was *relieved it wasn't about my parents",
of course!!!

Phil



On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 9:56 AM, Phil Obbard <pobbard@gmail.com> wrote:

> When my alarm went off this AM, my wife clutched my arm to say "there's
> something I need to tell you before you check your phone". I wasn't
> relieved it wasn't about my parents, though I suppose she would have awaken
> me in the night if that were the case. Still, I'm very bummed out this
> morning. Like Lennon's DOUBLE FANTASY, I won't even be able to hear
> BLACKSTAR (which I live very much) the same way again.
>
> I thought DB looked dangerously thin (even for Bowie) in photos taken at
> the Lazarus premiere last month. I'm guessing the new videos were shot many
> months ago, because he looks much healthier by comparison. But of course
> all of the imagery in those videos will take on new meaning, now.
>
> I've always respected Bowie's ability to be super-famous but also private
> at the same time -- and he managed this in death, too. He went out
> following his own script to the last.
>
> Also, to keep this OT, he was one of Television's earliest boosters, and
> his cover of "Kingdom Come" (extra-relevant today) has been a nice gift to
> Tom Verlaine over the years...
>
> Phil
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Joe Hartley <jh@brainiac.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 11 Jan 2016 07:12:02 -0500
>> Phil Obbard <pobbard@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Oh fuck is right.
>>
>> Yup, not a good way to start the week.  I'd just seen the new video for
>> Lazurus on Thursday and thought he wasn't looking well, but maybe that was
>> just for the characterization.
>>
>> A giant has been here and we have been lucky enough to have experienced
>> his life and music.
>>
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