Oh it’s such a perfect day, I’m glad I spent it with you…
David Bowie was among the guests at a dinner in honour of Lou Reed (above left) at the W New York – Union Square last night.
During the dinner Lou was presented with the George Arents Pioneer Medal, Syracuse University’s highest alumni honour. Past winners of the award include Aaron Sorkin, Ted Koppel, Albert Maysles, Steve Kroft, and Joe Biden.
The dinner also marked the establishment of the Lou Reed/Delmore Schwartz Scholarship to benefit English majors attending Syracuse University.
The event was attended by around 100 people, including: Bono (above right), who gave a speech, Oscar Hijuelos, Sam Dryden, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Mike Rathke, Harold Weiner, Ian Schrager, Andrew Wylie and Lou’s partner, Laurie Anderson, (narrowly avoiding having her ear touched by DB in the picture below) who read a Delmore Schwartz poem during the evening. Schwartz was a major influence on Lou and was also his teacher at the University.
It was hoped that Jimmy Scott would play during the pre-dinner reception, but it’s not clear yet whether this happened. You may remember a few words David (below) wrote about Jimmy back in 2005. (10.18.2005 NEWS: DB WRITES A FEW WORDS FOR BOWIENET)
Thanx as ever to
Fans of Bowie’s wardrobe should return to this story later, when there may or may not be a clobber update.