David Bowie

Details coming soon. The Reeves Gabrels years finally! Woo hoo!

I'm thinking about getting one of these. Shocked that they are only $40. Bowie used 1 of these on Space Oddity. Also, he played 1 sitting on the edge of stage at the concert for NYC to start the show with Paul Simon's "America". It was 1 of the all time great concert moments & he went direct into "Heroes" with the band. There were a lot of great performances on that show but I don't think anyone topped that. The bar was set high! I'll have to balance the budget & see if its a good idea. 

dubreq.com/product/bowie-stylophone/

I ordered one. It was actually $10 less on the shipping etc to order it from the manufacturer in England than the Bowie store in the US. & the Bowie store was backordered. I keep hearing bad things about getting some of their items. I did order some socks for a friend & that went ok though. Will be fun as I have a lot of time on my hands. Still locked away in the fortress of solitude trying not to get COVID 19. Delta is raging here & hospitals are in crisis mode. Doesn't bode well for getting treatment/tests for some current issues. Below is link for Stylophone direct if anyone is interested.


dubreq.com/product/bowie-stylophone/

Iman is releasing a perfume so there's been a spate of press on her, including an article in the NYT today. It led me to re-read an appreciation from the Times dated Jan. 11, 2016. Almost six years out, thinking about the fact he is gone still makes me cry. (I can't say that about many public figures). For that, I thank him, because there are times I actually think about how I can't cry when I wish I could. "Thanks for making me cry, David!"

Sitting here on the balcony an unseasonably warm and sunny NY day listening to the yellow tree on my left drop its leaves in the wind, I feel like he would love this day. 

Hopefully this includes a nice windfall for Reeves.

consequence.net/2022/01/david-bowie-publishing-catalog-sold/

Reeves had a fair amount of song writing credits with Bowie which is why I brought it up. I just listened to the new remasters (in the box set) of "Outside" & "Earthling". Those records are (&sound) amazing. Throw in "Hours" & that's a hell of a 3 album stretch. Lot of people don't care for "Hours" but I love that record, too. I also want a Tin Machine box set! When the first Tin Machine came out, Reeves immediately went on my favorite guitar player list & has continued to rise ever since. I think this a side effect of the drugs but I would really love to hear the alleged new Cure record with Reeves playing soon. Side effect for obvious reasons.