Month: August 2000

And now she is a puppet dancer…

You guessed it…The girl with the static lips is none other than our very own Piccadilly, AKA Carla Rhodes. Here is what The Telegraph had to say about our girl:

“Accompanying Vox is his frizzy-haired protégéé, 18-year-old Carla Rhodes, whose dummy Victoria has “breasts that don’t quit” and a navel ring. Some of the stiffer elements among the ventriloquists find this a bit much, but others see Carla as proof that the profession can attract new blood.”

The puppet Carla is pictured with is famous for its onstage appearance with the real David Bowie at the Kit-Kat-Klub in New York last year, and while this sort of thing may be perfectly acceptable in The United States, us Brits don’t take kindly to the tranquillity of our Sunday mornings being shattered by the likes of Carla Rhodes screaming from our broad-sheets!…Bloody Americans…come over here, take our puppets, take our drugs, take away our clothes and things…

If you really feel the need to investigate further, you can always visit http://carlarhodes.tripod.com but don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Total Blam Blam – (European Correspondent)

Fairtunes – Tip, Remunerate, or voluntarily send money to your favoriteartists and bands for their MP3s. As a matter-of-fact, they just sent David Bowie $4.95 cents! Now THAT’S commerce!!!

www.fairtunes.com

Don’t miss Gail Ann tonight (if you happen to be in the New York area) at The Bottom Line! The Bottom Line is on W. 4th and Mercer Streets in the Village:

The show is billed as “Nightbirds: A Celebration of Women Performers.”Other performers on this eclectic bill include Laura Cantrell and several local songwriters such as Jenny Muldaur and Jennifer Jackson. The show starts at 7:30pm, but Gail doesn’t go on until 8:45pm. There is also a second show starting at 10:30pm.

As you know, we had a great chat last night with Gail! She talked about everything from her favorite bands to Philly cheesesteaks to cyber-imposters! If you missed it, or if you just want to read through it again, check out the transcript (click below)!

At: National Portrait Gallery
Date: 26 Oct 2000 – 04 Feb 2001

Held in the Ground Floor Galleries. One hundred major portraits loaned from collections around the world constitute what is probably the most ambitious exhibition being mounted in London to celebrate the new millennium. For every year of the twentieth century, from 1900-2000, there will be one portrait painted and dateable to that year, by artists of the stature of Munch, Picasso, Beckmann, Grosz, Bacon, Warhol and Freud. Sitters as diverse as Lenin, Elvis Presley, Thatcher and David Bowie are seen in the context of a comprehensive, multifaceted chronology of the history and culture of our times. Tickets: Adults £5.00 Concessions £4.00

You feeling lucky punk?

Yes, yes, yes…I know we said we’d post this competition on Monday…But this is a Sex Pistols competition and it don’t care! Anyway, on with it…

Uncommonly generous BowieNetter Rus Philips (along with his Bowie-mad son Ryan and Film Four), has kindly donated ten copies of the most excellent Sex Pistols rockumentary, ‘The Filth And The Fury’ – You may remember my review of the film some months back and how the soundtrack included the David Bowie song….Ah, that’s the bit you have to tell me to win a copy you see. What David Bowie song is not only featured on the soundtrack but also enjoys a quick burst in the film itself via the brilliant Mick Rock video, thereby narrowing the field even further. The video is released on September 11th here in the UK and these copies are rare pre-release UK PAL format versions. So if you can’t play PAL, please don’t enter. As soon as you think you know the answer, send it to MrTotalBlamBlam@aol.com with a subject heading of ‘SEX PISTOLS FILM’.

As I said in my preview of this competition, If you were a winner of the Sex Pistols soundtrack CD there is no need to take part now, as you will be receiving a copy of the video as well as the soundtrack CD by way of compensation for the long wait you have endured for your prize. These are extra copies and do not affect the ten offered as prizes here now. The competition is open until this time next week, when the ten winners will be picked by our expensive random generator.

GET PISSED…DESTROY!!!

Total Blam Blam – (European Correspondent)

Don’t miss the chat with Dame Dorsey TONIGHT! The fun begins at 7PM EST! Click the image above to get started!

Don’t forget – ‘From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads’ opens today! As Blammo reported yesterday, Adrian Berry’s play will begin tonight at The Camden People’s Theatre in London:

You can read thepress release, a brief synopsis and see pictures of the cast (see yesterday’s clip).

Thanks to Blammo, you can even watch a short video crummie!

Look for Blammo’s review sometime after Wednesday!

Thanks, Blammo!

In honor of baby Alexandria Zahra Jones entering the world, some BowieNet fans areworking to make a mass donation to Save the Children as asort of “baby gift” from the fans.

If you woud like to contribute, they are suggesting a $5 contribution, but $1 or $ 2 is fine – or if you can do more, that’s great too!Whatever you can contribute is wonderful. US checks made out to Save theChildren (or if need be you can send cash)can be sent to:

David Emerson
791 Granite St.
Braintree MA 02184 USA
email: demerson@davidbowie.com

And Celine in the UK is accepting pounds and french francs. It is best forpeople to email her for her address atceline@davidbowie.com

For those that are unable to send in either US dollars or pounds or francs, theycan of course contribute directly at www.savethechildren.org

Donations are being accepted until September 12, so that the collectivedonations can be sent in for the baby’s 1 month birthday on Sept. 15. At thatpoint, a card with the names of all the contributors will also be put togetherand the organizers will try and get it off to David and Iman. (Incidentally,”Sailor” when hearing about this on the BowieNet message board replied “This isso very cool. Thank you very much indeed. Sailor and Mummy and Alex”).

So here’s a chance to share in the joy of this wonderul occasion, and help somechildren who are truly in need.Check David Emerson’s site for more details and updates at www.geocities.com/coyote_sunrise

Thanks, DEmerson!!!

I recall how we lived on the corner of a bed…

Tomorrow evening (Tuesday) at 8:00pm (GMT) Adrian Berry’s play ‘From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads’ opens at the Camden People’s Theatre in London. The play is the first production by London-based Tiny Dynamite (who presumably take their name from The Cocteau Twins release of the same name?). Featuring a cast of eight and the pretty convincing voice of comedian Rob Newman as David Bowie, ‘From Ibiza…’ also employs several original Bowie songs throughout the play. Among others Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide, Starman, Life On Mars?, Lady Grinning Soul and Little Wonder are used to great effect.

Go here for a brief synopsis and to see the press release. Click on the image above to see my pictures of the cast taken at rehearsals last week, but please note these were not full dress rehearsals. I intend to post a review of the play sometime after I have seen it on Wednesday.

Total Blam Blam – (European Correspondent)

‘David Bowie. Who wouldn’t want to look like him?’ That’s the measured opinion from the latest bumper-size American Vogue. A whole page on how Bowie continually influences the fashions of our times – click here (or on the image above) to view!