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Showing this weekend, around the world, are highlights from a recent interview David gave to CNN’s ‘Music Room’. Timings for Europe are 8.30PM GMT and 10.30PM CET. If you live elsewhere in the world, you can check out your home region for showings, here.
(Thanks to Bianca for the pointer)
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“You got rings on your fingers and your hair’s hot red” – Jane and
Jonathan Ross with David at the GQ awards on Tuesday night.
And me I’m on a radio show… Part 236
We can now reveal details of the “very special David Bowie performance” I teased you about a few days ago. David will perform a live and very exclusive concert for Radio 2 on the afternoon of Wednesday 18th September at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios in London.
The recording will be broadcast on Radio 2 on Saturday 5th October at 8pm. This is a similar idea to the session that he performed for Radio 1’s Mark and Lard show back in 1999 at the same venue.
We will be holding a competition next week for 25 BowieNet members to attend, but in the meantime, (as mentioned by Jonathan Ross on his show this morning) you have until Monday (I’d read that as midnight Sunday) to enter a competition on the Radio 2 site to win one of fifteen pairs.
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Good luck friends… Exciting times, eh?
“Bow-wow, woof woof, bow-wow, wow” Nipper, the world-famous HMV pooch.
Looking for someone…
We now have the winners from the last part of our HMV Heathen signing competition. If you see your BowieNet e-mail address in the list below, you should respond to me at TotalBlamBlam@DavidBowie.com immediately, with your real name, and confirm that you will definitely attend. Please use a subject line of: “Signing Competition Last Part Winner”.
Here are the last lot of 20 very lucky winners, who all get to meet David Bowie at HMV, 150 Oxford Street on Monday:
5 = Paulzim@davidbowie.com
23 = karlwesley@davidbowie.com
28 = nick1@davidbowie.com
42 = alex@davidbowie.com
46 = Noel4@davidbowie.com
56 = spooks@davidbowie.com
62 = Natasha@davidbowie.com
65 = paul@davidbowie.com
71 = jungtheforeman@davidbowie.com
79 = pabsjl@davidbowie.com
95 = mhammond@davidbowie.com
100 = nomadsoul55@davidbowie.com
107 = heelheadover@davidbowie.com
116 = ziggielaming@davidbowie.com
136 = andybea@davidbowie.co.uk
141 = msimmo@davidbowie.com
148 = sindymmm@davidbowie.com
159 = kooky@davidbowie.com
168 = adriant@davidbowie.com
171 = chaspearson@davidbowie.com
I will send out a confirmation e-mail to all sixty winners tomorrow morning, but rest assured, if you’ve been listed here as a winner, you will get in on Monday. If for some reason you don’t get your confirmation, do make sure to turn up. Just have a form of ID, preferably some kind of photo ID, such as passport or travel pass etc.
You can collect your wristband between 9:00am and 10:00am at Adam & Eve Court, off Oxford Street, next to HMV. Look for a chap called Julian who favours a smooth dome when it comes to hairstyling. Yes, he is fiercely bald! Please don’t even bother to approach him if you don’t have ID with you. No ID, no entry.
Important note: You should only approach the signing table with a single copy of ‘Heathen’. Due to the very tight schedule, we must ensure that the operation runs quickly and smoothly so that everyone with a wristband gets a moment with David. Unfortunately, no fan photography will be allowed, and I’ve been asked to pass on the message that fans attempting to take pictures may be ejected.
If you are travelling a long distance to HMV, don’t forget to have a wee wee before you leave, and if you’re driving, don’t forget your car keys. See ya there! };-)
…for maybe the last time…
OK, we now have the randomly selected winners from part two of the competition. If you see your BowieNet e-mail address in the list below, you should respond to me at TotalBlamBlam@DavidBowie.com immediately, with your real name, and confirm that you will definitely attend. Please use a subject line of: “Signing Competition Part Two Winner”. So, here are the second lot of 20 very lucky winners, who all get to meet David Bowie at HMV, 150 Oxford Street on Monday:
3 = clarkgwent@davidbowie.com
4 = welwnrose@davidbowie.com
10 = nuttyelaine2002@davidbowie.com
26 = newton@davidbowie.com
27 = wsmedley@davidbowie.com
32 = me@davidbowie.com
36 = celine@davidbowie.com
49 = milhouse@davidbowie.com
54 = richn@davidbowie.com
56 = kashaw@davidbowie.com
58 = pymander@davidbowie.com
68 = screamie1@davidbowie.com
83 = tonysprung@davidbowie.com
102 = somebraveapollo@davidbowie.com
103 = winny@davidbowie.com
104 = stevenbarfield@davidbowie.com
122 = keithbubb@davidbowie.com
135 = ladyart@davidbowie.com
142 = soniah@davidbowie.com
154 = ging81@davidbowie.com
I will send out a confirmation e-mail to all sixty winners on Sunday, but rest assured, if you’ve been listed here as a winner, you will get in on Monday. Please remember that you may not enter again if you have already won a place. As pretty well everybody noticed yesterday’s missing word was I, which was missing from ‘I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship’.
OK the rest of you, here’s your last chance to win a place. Please re-read the rules below, as some of you are being disqualified, probably quite unnecessarily, for not following these very simple rules. Don’t panic, there is still time to read them, you have until midnight!
HMV signing competition, third and final part – Please read carefully…
You all know how this is working by now, but to recap, look at the image above. It contains all of the song titles from ‘Heathen’, except that one of the titles has a word missing. What is that word?
The RulesYou must enter the competition using a BowieNet e-mail address. If you do not mail from a BowieNet address for whatever reason, (You’re at work or the BowieNet mail is down, for example) you must at least supply your BowieNet address in your e-mail so we can check that you are actually a paid-up member.
Do not send more than one entry, unless you are just worried the first didn’t go through. Duplicate e-mails are deleted, so that every one who enters has an equal chance of winning.
You must use a subject line of: The last missing word is… when you send your entry to me at TotalBlamBlam@DavidBowie.com. If you don’t, your e-mail won’t find its way to the correct competition inbox and will most likely be ignored. This should happen automatically when you just click on my name above.
Each of the three parts of the competition close at midnight London time. Entries that arrive after this time will not be entered for the competition.
The winners of today’s competition will be notified in the news tomorrow. Hope that all makes sense… Good luck. };-)
Look at this – some second chances…
OK, this seems to be working quite well, so if it ain’t broke, etc. Firstly, we have the randomly selected winners from part one of the competition, who appear below and should respond to me at TotalBlamBlam@DavidBowie.com immediately, with their real names, and to confirm that they will definitely attend. The 20 winners should please use a subject line of: “Signing Competition Part One Winner”
Please note: It is important to use the subject line when replying to me, as I have an inbox allocated to each subject line that I give you…if you don’t use it, I may never get your e-mail. You can always cut and paste if it doesn’t work automatically. Anyway, here are the first 20 winners, who’ll all get to meet David Bowie at 150 Oxford Street on Monday:
85 = rebel@davidbowie.com
57 = ciggy5tardust@davidbowie.com
75 = mjr@davidbowie.com
101 = johnnywilko@davidbowie.com
3 = allansoj@davidbowie.com
19 = braveapollo@davidbowie.com
52 = geraldcraig@davidbowie.com
46 = joehickey@davidbowie.com
103 = lowe@davidbowie.com
62 = nelson@davidbowie.com
43 = cdcarter@davidbowie.com
41 = ledge@davidbowie.com
4 = rusphillips@davidbowie.com
55 = petedavis@davidbowie.com
175 = thunderball@davidbowie.com
1 = essexboy@davidbowie.com
39 = vanners@davidbowie.com
139 = bowielova23@davidbowie.com
172 = teresawalsh@davidbowie.com
48 = denny@davidbowie.com
Well done folx, see you there. Please remember that you may not enter again if you have already won a place. Btw, the missing word was “Be” from ‘I Would Be Your Slave’.
OK the rest of you, here’s your second chance to win a place…
HMV signing competition part two – Please read carefully, even if you think you know it already!!!
As I said before, this seems to be working OK, so it’s exactly the same as yesterday, except it’s obviously a different word. To recap, Look at the image above. It contains all of the song titles from ‘Heathen’, except that one of the titles has a word missing. What is that word?
See yesterday’s news if you aren’t quite sure what you’re meant to be looking for. Here are the rules of entry again though, as some of you didn’t follow them yesterday. You face immediate disqualification if you ignore these rules… I know that sounds uncharacteristically harsh of me, but it’s so easy to do it right kidz!
The Rules
You must enter the competition using a BowieNet e-mail address. If you do not mail from a BowieNet address for whatever reason, you must at least supply your BowieNet address in your e-mail so we can check that you are actually a paid-up member.
You must use a subject line of: “The second missing word is…” when you send your entry to me at TotalBlamBlam@DavidBowie.com. If you don’t, your e-mail won’t find its way to the correct competition inbox and will most likely be ignored.
Each of the three parts of the competition close at midnight London time. Entries that arrive after this time will not be entered for the competition.
The winners of this competition will be notified tomorrow and their BowieNet names will be posted in the news. Hope that all makes sense… Good luck, and remember if you don’t win this time, you still have one last chance tomorrow. };-)
Image © Richard Beland
Photograph King
Photo of the Week : Chart Attack : 08/18/02
This great photo from the Area 2 Toronto show was Chart Attack’s photo of the week for August 12th to 18th. 🙂
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Gerry Leonard backstage before the Seattle show
Image: Mark Plati
The ghost of Manhattoes
Spooky Ghost : The Living Room : 09/06/02
Back in New York, Gerry Leonard and his band, Spooky Ghost, play The Living Room in NYC, tonight! Show time is 8.00PM, and special guests include Mark Plati. The Living Room is on the corner of Stanton and Allen. Enjoy!
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Mark Plati is shocked to discover his website is down and is comforted by Earl Slick, backstage at Seattle
Image: Greta
If he says he can do it, he can do it
Mark Plati : Website : Live again, now
If you have been wondering what’s happened to Mark Plati’s website, then breathe again, as it is up and running, at www.markplati.net. You can read Mark’s account of how he and David made plans for the current tour, and see lots of Mark’s photographs. For those of you who have wondered how Mark managed to take so many photos of himself, here’s his answer to the mystery. “Moby’s most capable bassist, Greta, has been helping me out with pictures from time to time. If you see me in a shot, you can bet she’s responsible.”
Here’s a quote from Mark’s latest journal. I’ve spent the better part of this year being David Bowie’s musical director and one of his guitarists – my third time in this role. This particular hitch has been the lengthiest as well as the most challenging. A lot of people have been wondering what I do in the capacity as bandleader. Some want to know how we went about performing two albums in a single show. Others want to know what I’m doing onstage at all – after all, three guitarists seem a bit much in this era of downsizing. Hopefully … this will shed a little light.
You can go to his website to read the whole thing.
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‘Low’ ( and ASH) : NME : 09/07/02
Me, I’m fresh on your pages
Ash get the hot spot on the new albums review page in this week’s NME for ‘Intergalactic Sonic 7″s’. They are asked to choose three albums which the band “are currently listening to”, and here is what they have to say about one of their choices, ‘Low’. “We missed him playing (and curating) Meltdown this summer but have been lucky enough to play with him in America. Mid-period Bowie and older than most of us, this album still sounds fresh today.” (Ash’s new album gets 9/10)
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Sweet Head : ‘Moonlight Mile’ Soundtrack : out 09/24/02
With my guitar and me soprano we can give you sweet head
‘Sweet Head’ features on the soundtrack of a the movie ‘Moonlight Mile’ which opens in the USA on September 27th. The film is a drama about a young man mourning the death of his fiancee while continuing his relationship with her parents. The director, Brad Silberling, said he carefully chose songs for the soundtrack that are not necessarily well-known but are “the unsung heroes from some of the finest albums ever made… they’re the ones you grew to love most, even though their better known siblings always stole the limelight. They’re the ones you called your own.” (from Yahoo)
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Bowie is ‘beauty icon du jour’ : The Telegraph : 09/02/02
You can’t say no to the beauty..
In the fashion section of Monday’s Telegraph, Laura Bailey dicusses this year’s key colour, which apparently is purple.. This colour, she says “doesn’t have to be too Barbie-girlie. Think Milla Jovovich or Angelina Jolie – action heroines, rather than shrinking violets. Chrissie Hynde and David Bowie are the beauty icons du jour; tough cookies unafraid of a little liquid eyeliner.”
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And.. Don’t forget to check out the Bowie Calendar, as this week is especially packed with exciting events for BowieNetters. For the USA, September 11th sees a repeat showing of The Concert For New York City, and for Europe (as if you didn’t know..) David is signing for you in London, Paris and Gothenburg and ARTE is showing footage from this year’s Paris Olympia gig.
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Word On A Wing…
OK, judging by the message boards, this is the one many of you have been waiting for… and now I have final details about the BowieNet allocation and all that malarkey, the games may commence. Sorry for the delay on this, but it’s not a BowieNet organised event, and this really is the earliest we could post.
We’ll be running this competition over the next three days when we’ll be giving away 20 places per day. As most of you know, the London-based
So, on to our competition. As I say, we’ll be running this on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and we’ll be posting 20 winners the day after each competition. The 60 winners will collect their wristband from the venue on Monday morning, more details to follow on this.
The Rules
You must enter the competition using a BowieNet e-mail address. If you win, you can not enter the competition again for a second place. If you do not win on the first day, you can try again on Thursday, and so on. Winners must take a confirmation e-mail and a form of ID with them to HMV on Monday morning.
How To Enter
Look at the image above. It contains all of the song titles from ‘Heathen’, except that one of the titles has a word missing. What is that word? Bloody easy, eh? Send your answers to me at TotalBlamBlam@DavidBowie.com with a subject heading of: “The missing word is…”
Each of the three competitions will close at midnight London time, so if you’re reading this after this first competition has ended, don’t forget you have another chance on Thursday and Friday. I will post twenty randomly selected winners the morning after each competition. So the winners of this competition will be notified tomorrow and their BowieNet names will be posted in the news.
Hope that all makes sense… Good luck, and I’ll see you on the MBs no doubt.
“So, I hope the pair of you will be able to join me on the 18th…by the
way Jane, is that a touch of the old Schwarzkopf red you have there?”
Jane and Jonathan Ross with David at the GQ awards last night.
So long as you’re with the London boys…
The first of our three BowieNet/HMV ‘Heathen’ signing give-aways is now over. (See story below if this statement is puzzling to you!) Tomorrow I’ll be posting the twenty winners of part one, and I’ll also be posting part two of the competition.
It transpires that the Xfm give-away mentioned in the piece below may have run its course already. Although the competition was scheduled to run for the whole week, it seems the station has already given away its allotment of 40 tickets in two days! This is because Xfm has been giving away pairs of tickets instead of single places for the signing. After the cancellation of tonight’s Xfm competition, there appeared to be some confusion as to whether the original two tickets per win would be honoured, though this would surely be the decent thing to do.
Another competition on the horizon is for 25 BowieNet members to attend a very special David Bowie performance in London on Wednesday the 18th of September. Sorry to tease you like this, I honestly can’t say anymore than that…just wanted to make you aware of the date!