Month: February 2003

Strangers when we meet…

This morning’s Independent On Sunday’s Sunday Review magazine has a piece about Radio 1 DJs Mark and Lard, in a regular feature called How We Met. The two-page item does what it says on the tin, and it’s quite a touching look back over the careers of the nation’s very favourite radio duo, since they first met as part of the same river-widening work party 38 years ago!

Here’s a paragraph from Lard’s recollections:

Soon, rather than doing a spot, I’d be on from start to finish. We were perceived as a bit of a double-act, which was weird for us as we’re not stand-up comedians. We just sit in the studio and it’s like eavesdropping on a couple of guys in the pub.* We can’t question the fact that it works, we genuinely sit there and make each other laugh. When we went to interview David Bowie, we felt like two lads seeing the headmaster.

Of course, the pair have introduced a Bowie live show on a few occasions now, including both Manchester and Hammersmith last year, and indeed, the latter was singled out as their very favourite moment of 2002 in a Radio 1 end-of-year round-up.

They have also interviewed DB for their radio show several times over the years, most recently on Lard’s birthday last year when David popped into the BBC Manchester studios for a pre-gig interview. The Independent have used a picture that I took at that meeting for the aforementioned piece. It’s a picture that I posted here the very same evening (07/10/02 NEWS: BOWIE MOVES MANCHESTER TONIGHT), and that I’ve used again above for those of you that can’t be arsed to scroll back!

* In a recent outing to a pub with Lard and our good friend Nigel, Nigel and I managed to destroy the “soft southerner” stereotype by drinking “Nancy Northerner” Lard under the table. Lard was too scared to join us in a particularly strong wheat beer, and instead kept carping on about how hungry he was and how we should go for a meal. Needless to say, Nigel and I would hear nothing of it and were the very last to leave the fine establishment, with a sobbing and sickly-looking Lard in tow.

Come to the show (tomorrow) night…

Tomorrow night at Arlene Grocery is another classic Bowie album night with The Major Toms. Those of you that attended the New Year’s Eve bash last year (12/17/02 NEWS: BOWIE NIGHT ON NEW YEAR’S EVE AT ARLENE GROCERY) will know just how good a time is to be had at one of these classic album nights. For tomorrow’s performance, The Major Toms will perform the whole of the Ziggy Stardust album from start to finish.

Archive Performance
You can view a performance by the band from June 2000 courtesy of DCN (digital club network) by clicking here.

Live Webcast
If you can’t make it on Sunday, you can view a live webcast of the show here. Please note: This link will only work on or after 9:00pm (EST) tomorrow night. (Sunday February 2nd)

Free Drink
If however you do make it to the show proper, and you’re a BowieNetter, you will be rewarded with a free drink. To get on the free drink list send an email to owen@arlene-grocery.com with your full name and BowieNet username. include some text in the email stating that you would like to be put on the guest list for the Ziggy Album Night on Feb 2 and that you are a BowieNet Member.

Other Stuff
Here’s some other stuff you may want to know if you’re thinking of attending:

Cover charge is between $5-6.

Arlene Grocery is located at 95 Stanton Street, NY 10002 – PH (212) 358-1633 – (between Ludlow and Orchard, just one block South of Houston)

The Major Toms personnel:

Charlie Roth – Musical director and Keyboards. Recently playing with the Blessed Union of Soul. Has played keys for Ozzy Osbourne.

Richard Steel – Guitar, lead guitarist of Spacehog. Say no more.

Adam Roth – Guitar, renowned New York guitarist, had his own band The Del fuegos in the 80’s was musical director for Dennis Leary’s No cure for cancer. Now has his own show The Adam Roth Challenge.

Alec Morton – Bass, Raging Slab.

Joe Vincent – Drums, The Prissteens, Devil Dogs.

Owen Comaskey – will perform Ziggy Stardust.

You want more and you want ’em fast…

BowieNet has been given a second and final allocation of tickets for the Tibet House Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall on Friday, February 28th. This is in addition to the tickets that went on sale a couple of weeks back. (01/08/03 NEWS: BOWIENET ALLOCATION OF TIBET TICKETS ON SALE NOW) These tickets are better than any still available via Carnegie Hall directly, and they are on sale now.

Click on the image above to take you to the David Bowie Online Ticketing page. You will find all the instructions you need to order when you get there, but please be sure to read them carefully

Please remember if you are ordering internationally (outside of the USA) your tickets can not be shipped to you. Please use “USA” as the country field as this show is BOX OFFICE PICK-UP for all international orders. Also use NY in the State/Province/Region field even though you are obviously not in New York… Don’t worry, this method does work.

The final set of VIP tickets for the Tibet show sold for $1,575.00. Well done to the lucky winners of all five pairs of tickets, you’re in for a very special treat.

While we’re on the subject of BowieNet auctions on ebaY, stay tuned for some incredible pieces that will be going up over the coming weeks, including some completely bizarre and quite unique onstage props from the Outside tour.