tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post3103406238037020270..comments2024-03-28T22:51:32.258+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: David BowieSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-3184570889930870302016-01-12T23:29:23.730+00:002016-01-12T23:29:23.730+00:00David Bowie. Major Tom and the movie Labyrinth.
...David Bowie. Major Tom and the movie Labyrinth.<br /> <br />I could have re-visited the movie again late last year when ACMI held a David Bowie exhibition and this movie was screened every third weekend while the exhibition lasted.<br /><br />However I was overtaken by other events at the end of last year and missed this opportunity.<br /><br />Ms Soupalphabet souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11744905399607433764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-87463366755090076082016-01-12T22:58:03.161+00:002016-01-12T22:58:03.161+00:00As a teen-ager in the mid-seventies, I enjoyed Bow...As a teen-ager in the mid-seventies, I enjoyed Bowie's gender-bending and his willingness to go where other artists would not...I was one of those kids who appreciated that I wasn't alone.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-24731183436302844092016-01-12T22:00:51.356+00:002016-01-12T22:00:51.356+00:00Bowie's music wasn't really to my taste al...Bowie's music wasn't really to my taste although I liked a few of his tunes. But I appreciate what he did for art and for society nonetheless.<br /><br />What struck me most (and it feels selfish even to say it) was that when I heard he died at age 69 it sounded old to my ears. Until I realized I'm only eleven years from that. It's kind of sobering.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-44672040050255626982016-01-12T21:06:37.093+00:002016-01-12T21:06:37.093+00:00age 69 is not untimely I suppose if one smokes dai...age 69 is not untimely I suppose if one smokes daily...though it was a little bit surprising, Not that we had not been warned but still, He was amazing for our times, and I count myself so lucky to have shared the same space/time with one such as he. He gave us permission, without being threatening to status quo sleepy heads, to bend, invent, and be beautiful in our weirdness. Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-31720405305997118682016-01-12T18:29:33.828+00:002016-01-12T18:29:33.828+00:00I was also not a fan but can appreciate who he was...I was also not a fan but can appreciate who he was and the influence he had on music and many other aspects in life.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-12750839626540518222016-01-12T16:14:12.099+00:002016-01-12T16:14:12.099+00:00The thing about Bowie was he was constantly evolvi...The thing about Bowie was he was constantly evolving. Unlike so many artists who would stick with the thing that made them popular, he would change his persona when the previous one became popular.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-34014607906296936652016-01-12T14:25:16.279+00:002016-01-12T14:25:16.279+00:00Here's the deal- Bowie was ethereal. He wasn&#...Here's the deal- Bowie was ethereal. He wasn't cuddly and warm. But he was amazing. And yes, he made it possible for so many young people to feel that they weren't alone. That maybe there was nothing wrong with them. That maybe...they...were awesome. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-86083804649373022302016-01-12T13:28:40.750+00:002016-01-12T13:28:40.750+00:00same here with respect to his music and an appreci...same here with respect to his music and an appreciation for his gender bending/boundary pushing. he's one of those artists I really WANT to like because of my respect for his individuality, but I have trouble getting into the sound. then again, I haven't listened to an entire album either, so it could be a matter of exposure. love the car picture today! herding tapewormshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058739169848944179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-17744004938472359822016-01-12T10:40:58.154+00:002016-01-12T10:40:58.154+00:00My listening relationship with David Bowie was pre...My listening relationship with David Bowie was pretty much the same as yours. Back then I thought of him as a bit of a curiosity but from this viewpoint I can now see that he was someone who challenged the status quo and that can't be a bad thing. His endurance was also admirable.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-84929693873561033852016-01-12T08:57:32.625+00:002016-01-12T08:57:32.625+00:00I sometimes think that some artists are not in you...I sometimes think that some artists are not in your life for their art. Like Bono - whose music I don't like, but I love that he's trying to save the world all the time. And Bowie, for being himself at all times. Or whatever he chose to be. And showing us it can be done.Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.com