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We bought a lot of things to keep you warm and dry…
For those of you that don’t subscribe to our
With thirty eight different items up for grabs you could probably save hundreds of thousands of dollars possibly…and that’s not taking into account the slow recovery of currencies such as the GBP against the dollar right now.
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Singing old songs we loved…
Following on from the Labyrinth sing-along in New York in January, (01.06.2009 NEWS: SINGALONGA LABYRINTH IN NEW YORK ON FRIDAY) it looks like this kind of gathering could become a serious rival to similar sing-alongs for The Sound Of Music and their ilk.
A quick Google search shows that this type of event is sweeping North America with the latest taking place in Atlanta, GA, on Saturday evening.
However, if you’re not a member of the
Here’s the guff…
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Join Jim Henson’s daughter, Heather, on a singing tour of this puppet classic!
Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah (Jennifer Connelly), a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to take her baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into a fantastical world to rescue him from the Goblin King (David Bowie). Guarding his castle is the labyrinth itself, a twisted maze of deception, populated with outrageous characters and unknown dangers. To get through it in time to save Toby, Sarah befriends the Goblins, in hopes that their loyalty isn’t just another illusion in a place where nothing is as it seems!
Labyrinth ? Sing-Along with Heather Henson
Location: Mainstage Theater
Cost: FREE – This is a MEMBERS ONLY event
Saturday, June 6, 2009, 7pm
Directed by Jim Henson
UK/USA / 1986 / 101 min / Color / English / PG
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Well, let’s hope there’s somebody out there with enough vision to bring one of these sing-alongs over to this side of the pond.
Well, she ain’t much more than forty three…
I think we’ve already said enough about this little lady on these pages since her last big celebration.
Nevertheless, Happy Birthday Liza Jane. Even though you’re cracking on a bit, you’re still sounding good.
See this lot for those aforementioned news stories: 06.05.04 NEWS: HAPPY 40TH ANNIVERSARY TO DAVID AND LIZA JANE & 06.06.04 NEWS: HOLMDEL PICTURES, SETLIST AND REVIEWS & 05.02.2008 NEWS: GEORGE UNDERWOOD TALKS LIZA JANE IN MOJO & 05.03.2008 NEWS: WATCH OUT FOR LIZA JANE COUNTERFEITS & 05.09.2008 NEWS: THE BOWIE COLLECTORS – VISITOR & 05.28.2008 NEWS: LIZA JANE DEMO 45 FETCHES $3,000 – PLUS MORE FAKE STUFF & 12.19.2008 NEWS: LES CONN R.I.P.
Looking For Water…
The headline says it all, but I should point out that World Enterprises isn’t TJ Newton‘s visionary technology company made real, it’s a sub-division of
Here’s a bit from the site…
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In the 1976 classic ?The Man Who Fell To Earth?, David Bowie plays a being from another planet who comes to Earth in search of water, the lack of which imperils his own civilization. On Earth, Bowie?s character founds the massively successful World Enterprises corporation to raise money and develop the technology to save his home planet from impending doom.
In every issue of Lemon, we donate a full page ad to the promotion of a worthy and under-served cause. Inspired by ?The Man Who Fell To Earth? and by the very real fresh-water crisis that afflicts many around our world, we chose to highlight
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The item goes on to explain the contest for which you will need a copy of
And we look divine…
Keanan Duffty‘s book, REBEL REBEL, which we told you about in April (04.14.2009 NEWS: KEANAN DUFFTY REBEL REBEL BOOK DUE IN AUTUMN) is officially launched in the UK at an invite only party in London this week.
Above are some grabs from the Bowie related section of the book, but you’ll probably want to purchase it if you want to read them.
Obviously the whole thing is packed with original and eye-catching so called ‘anti-style’ from across the ages, but to my mind much of this clobber was the most stylish ever created.
The book will be published elsewhere too, but we’ll give you more details on that nearer the date. Meanwhile, you can read more about the UK edition on the publisher’s website:
Anyway, while we’re on the subject of Mr Duffty, below is a section from the book you should be able to read…
And while we’re talking Slinky Vagabond, for those of you that haven’t stumbled upon it yet, you can download their spirited version of Boys Keep Swinging, (complete with a blistering Earl Slick solo)
We crashed a thousand yards below…(well, it was closer to sixty, actually)
News reports have surfaced today regarding Duncan Jones‘s next directorial appointment, a film of Alex Kershaw‘s harrowing true story:
You can find out everything you need to know about this story, which highlights the fragility of human life trapped in an alien environment, in the vast darkness of the unknown…Yes, I am talking Escape From The Deep, not
However, speaking of Moon, check out the official site for fresh content, including this page of
Crazy clothes and acid full of soul and crazy hip…
Among the items on display are the pair of clogs below worn by David for the above Sukita photo shoot, though I don’t recall him wearing them any other time.
Here’s a bit from the museum’s site…
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Kansai Yamamoto (born 1944), one of the founding fathers of Japanese contemporary fashion, is best known for his work of the 1970s and 1980s. Inspired by the colorful art of Japan?s Momoyama period (1568?1615) and traditional Kabuki theater, his exuberant designs contrast with the Zen-like simplicity and deconstructed silhouettes favored today by designers such as Yohji Yamamoto, Rei Kawakubo, and Issey Miyake.
Kansai opened his first boutique in Tokyo in 1968 and eventually expanded worldwide. His collections debuted in the United States in 1971 at Hess?s in Allentown, Pennsylvania, a department store known for its controversial fashion shows of American and European styles selected for their potential to influence ready-to-wear clothing designs. (Rudy Gernreich?s topless bathing suit was first modeled at Hess?s in 1964.) That same year Kansai became the first Japanese designer to show in London, where his clothing was seen by musician David Bowie; Bowie later commissioned Kansai to create the wardrobe for his Ziggy Stardust stage persona. The designer was again featured in Hess?s showing of Asian trendsetting fashions for fall/winter 1973 at One World Trade Center in New York. All of the Kansai ensembles on view in this gallery were modeled at the New York event; several were shown earlier in London.
Since his last collection for fall/winter 1992, Kansai has lent his name to licensed products ranging from eyeglasses to tableware. His fashion show spectaculars have become the framework for the grand Kansai Super Shows, the first of which was held in Moscow?s Red Square in 1993. Others held since in Japan, Vietnam, India, and Berlin have drawn audiences in the hundreds of thousands.
Kansai recently returned to fashion as a designer of traditional Japanese garments in a contemporary idiom including kimono (2004) and Hanten festival?inspired coats (2007). He continues to produce Super Shows as part of a larger initiative to invigorate the arts in Japan and serves as a government advisor on tourism and cultural affairs.
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See the
Check out the brilliant red wigs, the woodland creature outfit and the platform boots the latter of which DB had copies made, albeit with reversed colours.
There’s also some great footage of Kabuki/Noh theatre and I’ll leave you with the description of another device which may sound familiar to you…
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Yamamoto utilizes the device of kuroko, stagehands wearing all black to conduct the models to walk forward, or begin spinning to show off a particular piece. They also assist with hayagawari, or quick costume change. Hikinuki or bukkaeri occurs when costumes are layered over another and the stage hand pulls one off to reveal another.
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