Came to London Town…
BowieNetter James Lark has sent me details of The Rise and Fall of Deon Vonniget, a show he will be performing at
Naturally I was intrigued sufficiently to enquire how, in that case, was the adoption of the Aladdin Sane flash relevant? This was James’ reply:
“The reason for the Aladdin Sane flash is that the show follows the career of a singer/songwriter through a variety of different stages in his career, and Bowie was the obvious model for the character because of the number of decades, eras, genres etc. his work has covered – if you like, Deon Vonniget is a failed Bowie (utterly utterly failed, in fact). He has a glam period, he ventures into prog rock, he performs from the top of a cherry picker whilst dismantling a wall made out of 300 shoeboxes…. (okay, there’s a bit of Pink Floyd in there as well!)
It’s not a parody of Bowie’s career, but there are lots of nods to it (musical and otherwise). …And let’s face it, the Aladdin Sane flash is a pretty fantastic image!”
Indeed James…It is a pretty fantastic image, as instantly recognisable as the Vegas Elvis quiff and shades, but with considerably more style…good luck with your show.
You can find out more about The Rise and Fall of Deon Vonniget by clicking on the flyer above, and tickets are available from
And now he is a puppet dancer…
Across the other side of town in the West End at the
The Bowie segment looks a lot of fun and is billed thus: “ROCK ‘N’ ROLL SUICIDE brings Ziggy Stardust back from the dead in the puppetry promo Bowie never made.”
Puppetry of the Pops runs from June 8 to June 12 at the
And he sang all night long…
“Some “in concert” performances of the songs from the David Bowie show I devised with Russell Churney are lined up for 2005, and I’m also trying to confirm some repeat performances of the full theatre piece.”
The two shows scheduled so far are at the Café Prague at the Hat Factory in Luton on April 20th and at Blue Hours at New Greenham Arts in Newbury on June 24th. Click on the image above for further details of both these events.
Obviously we’ll let you know as soon as we have more details regarding those repeat performances of the full
Meanwhile, ten lucky BowieNetters, that aren’t already familiar with
For your chance to win, simply tell me which of the following three statements was made by David Bowie regarding Des De Moor and Russell Churney‘s wonderful creation…
1 – “To hear these songs in such a personalised context is a real ear-opener. I listened as though someone else had written them.”
2 – “I have to admit that I wasn’t sure how well these songs would translate to a cabaret setting. I needn’t have worried, Des and Russell have created a terrifically successful piece.”
3 – “When I first heard about this show I thought I was gonna be done up like a kipper…But I’m relieved to say that the boys have done me right proud. God bless ’em!”
Once you’ve decided which of the above is the real Bowie quote, send it to me at TotalBlamBlam@davidbowie.com with a subject line of “Bowie Quote”.
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The contest closes at midnight UK time on Wednesday April 13th. The ten randomly-chosen winners will be announced on the following weekend.