And tomorrow’s of rich surprise…
I’ve been sent details of two more Bowie birthday events that may be convenient for you to attend. First up is news of a bash in Germany, sent in by BowieNetter Bianca…
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Gudio has organised a Bowie-party in Berlin for the 8th of January in honour of David’s birthday.
First there will be the opportunity to visit the famous and legendary Hansa Studios. (See pic above) Somebody from the Studio will welcome us and guide us around. In the “Meistersaal” (The big hall by the wall), where “Heroes” was recorded, we will get coffee and cake. We will meet at the studios at 3:00 pm.
The Hansa Studios are near the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin:
Hansa Tonstudio GmbH
Köthener Str. 38
10963 Berlin
Afterwards in the evening the Bar “Neues Ufer” is the perfect location for a meetup in Berlin because of its history. In the 1970s, David and Iggy Pop lived in an apartment next to the cafe and frequented the bar. There will be a beamer to watch DVD’s, great music, and even an exhibition of some stunning Bowie paintings from a very talented German girl. We will also collect money for the Tsunami-victims in South-Asia and there will be a Bowie-auction of rare Bowie-stuff.
Cafe “Neues Ufer”
Hauptstrasse 157 (U-Station Kleistpark)
Berlin, Germany
Party time: 8:00pm – Open end
Everyone is welcome to this Bowie-birthday-meetup! Hope to see you there!
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Thanx Bianca…sounds like that will be fun. On to event number two…
I’ve been sent this one by BowieNetter Val Logan about an outfit called LUVnBLOOD, pictured above, who will be performing a 20-song salute in honour of David Bowie’s birthday in Chattanooga. Here’s the low-down:
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A LUVnBLOOD Salute to Ziggy Stardust starring the cast of the Diamond Dogs performing nearly 20 songs from 25 years of the most memorable Bowie songs ever recorded!
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY
at The Local Performance Hall
231 MLK Blvd
Chattanooga, TN
423.265.2171
Show starts at 10PM – 21 & older – admission is $7 or $10 per couple
**the Diamond Dogs are**Dave Lescher, Eric & Damien (of The Unsatisfied), Seth (of Fizgig) and Scott Henson. All in full costume, bright lights, 3 keyboards, 2 guitars, bass, two singers…all in full cabaret regalia. This show is in honor of David Bowie’s birthday and the event will be recorded (video/audio) and sent to Mr. Bowie the following week. Definitely worth the price of admission.
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In an article published today, lead singer of LUVnBLOOD, Eric J. Scealf, is at pains to point out that this is no ordinary Bowie tribute, and is in fact more a performance art piece than a straight rock concert.
“I want people to know that we’re not trying to relive the era of Ziggy Stardust or any of that stuff cover bands do,” Eric explained, “I couldn’t live with myself for doing something that complacent. Anybody can do that. This show is for Bowie lovers only. I don’t think the layperson would understand.”
Time doesn’t permit me to tell you any more about LUVnBLOOD, suffice to say, I’m sure you’ll be hearing much more about them over the coming days.
STOP PRESS: This just in from the folx over at Velvet Golmine…
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VELVET GOLDMINE THE ITALIAN FAN CLUB will be celebrating Bowie’s birthday on 8th Jan at the “Macondo Cafe” Viareggio (Lucca), with Zkippy Stardust Band Live.
There will be a lottery on the night.The prize will be the personal “Zkippy’s Guitar!!”, painted by himself, with the Zkippystardust emblem on it.
Entrance is free, the lottery tickets are ?2.00 each. The collected money will go for the Tsunami-victims in South-Asia
See ya there Luv on ya…The Velvet Goldmine Crew
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Hopefully some of you will be able to make it along to these events…let us know how it went if you do.