Month: January 1999

1/22/99 UPDATE: WORLDS AWAY! Well, finally, Worlds Ultimate 3d chat is on it’s way to you! The CD’s are shipping now. Some members may have already received them. Here’s a peek at a few different rooms within “BowieWorld”.

Thanks to all of you for your patience in waiting for the arival of “BowieWorld”, the one and only 3D Bowie experience on the web. As a gesture of our gratitude, we are mailing you an enhanced CD which gives you ALL ACCESS VIP privileges within all the “Worlds Ultimate 3D Chat” spaces. See you there!Have a look at the screen-shot of 2 BowieNet members chatting in the avitar gallery. How fun! (top left corner)

Here is a wonderful letter we received the other day from one of our runners-up. We thought you’d like to see it! Thanks for your kind words.

For those of you who are watch the number one rated TV program in the US -ER – last night’s episode had a nice little “Bowie” moment.

The ER set-up asound system to play music in the waiting room to comfort friends and familyof patients. Jerry, the desk operator was playing a variety of musicthroughout the show and was constantly being reprimanded by Dr. Greene forloud and obnoxious choices. At one point, Dr. Greene mentioned to Jerry ifhe plays another song – “he’s fired”! In another storyline – Dr. Greene iscontemplating leaving the ER to work in the NASA program as a doctor.Toward the end of the show – Jerry decides to play ‘Space Oddity‘ and it stops Dr. Greene in his tracks. Just then a waiting roomvisitor pops his heads through the reception glass and says “everyone in thewaiting room wants to hear more Bowie”. Dr. Greene then gives Jerry a voteof confidence and let’s him continue playing ER DJ. Dr. Greene decides tostay in the ER.

David Bowie is now, along with Oprah, an official Barnes and Noble book reviewer. He’s on for a minimum of two reviews a month. Catch his page at: www.barnesandnoble.com

1/21/99 UPDATE: THE BIG ISSUE In an update to our “David Bowie grabs the front cover of the UK’s The Big Issue (January 11-17th issue)”, here is a peek at the cover!. The article called “Starman lost in Cyberspace” details the launch of BowieNet in the UK. On newsstands now.

1/21/99 SNEAKER: NICKY HORNE – ACCESS ALL AREAS ON TALK RADIO David Bowie will be Nicky Horne’s studio guest on his Access All Areas show on Talk Radio on 31st January from 5 – 6pm GMT. Bowie will be talking about BowieNet, the future of technology, the internet and a variety of other topics. The event will be Talk Radio’s first webcast in both RealAudio and RealVideo and will be broadcast around the world live from the Talk Radio studio in London. The interview will only be available on Talk Radio in the UK and in Sound and Vision on BowieNet. Talk-Radio can be found at 1053 and 1089 MW (Medium Wave).If you are in the UK, you can call David with your questions on 0500 1053 89 or if you are outside the UK, you can email your questions to David in the Talk Radio studio. The address to send your questions to David Bowie and Nicky Horne is:questions@davidbowie.co.uk

1/20/99 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: AND THE WINNER IS… Alex Grant, our Grand Prize Winner will have the honor of co-writing the songWhat’s Really Happening with David Bowie!
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Here are the winning lyrics:Grown inside a plastic box Micro thoughts and safety locks Hearts become outdated clocks Ticking in your mind

Now it’s time to close our eyes Now it’s time to say goodbye Now it’s time to face the lie That we’d never cry

All the clouds are made of glass And they’re slowly sinking Falling like the shattered past Were we built to last?

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Alex will also receive the following as part of the Grand Prize:

• $15,000 publishing contract compliments of Bug Music.
• A VIP weekend in New York City
• Flown into New York City, Alex and a guest will be invited into the studio with David while he records the song using Alex’s winning lyrics
• 1 year subscription to BowieNet
• David Bowie’s complete music catalog
• $500 gift certificate from CDNow
• a three year subscription to Rolling Stone Magazine

Here are our 4 runner’s up Winners:

1. Scott Nellis
2. Michael Solem
3. Bob DeVore
4. Jane Gilmartin

These four runners up will receive the following prizes:

• signed print of Bowie Art
• six month membership to BowieNet
• David Bowie’s complete music catalog
• $250 gift certificate from CDNow
• a one year subscription to Rolling Stone Magazine

Check the contest site and BowieNet News for details on the recording, webcasting, and the interactive adventures of Alex Grant and David Bowie. Congratulations to all our Cyber Song Contest winners!

A Special Creativity award goes out to the to the creator of The Bowie Remix/Recreation Project website for going “above and beyond”! An extraordinary entry in the song contest. This participant has his/her own site (members.aol.com/bowieremix/) on which you will find not only lyrics in English but also in French. PLUS, you get to hear his/her version in Real Audio G2, Real Audio 5.0 or below or MP3. You also get a little explanation as to why this entrant went to so much trouble. Good Show!

“If I was starting out in music now, I think I’d look on rock as a stodgy, traditional format and the Internet as what’s happening tomorrow.” — David Bowie in the January 15th edition of the UK newspaper THE GUARDIAN. The article is entitled “Tomorrow’s Rock ‘n’ Roll” and is from a recent interview with David.Check out the interview at: http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk

As reported on Jan. 14, a “Closing Party” for the “Bowie” exhibit will be held on January 23rd at the Rupert Goldsworthy Gallery in NYC to celebrate the run of the exhibit. The party is open to all, and will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Gallery, located at 453 W. 17th Street, second floor. January 23rd is the last day of the “Bowie” exhibit. For more details on the Goldsworthy Gallery Exibition, have a look at David’s October 16th journal.