It's a very sad day for me...the sadness and shedding of tears come from the news of the passing on of one of my Favorite and loved Artists: the thin white Duke, better known as David Bowie. Also known as Aladdin, the Man from Mars, Major Tom, Star Man, plus others, and, at this point, I would dub him as...LAZARUS.
These are two most recent pictures (photo credits: Jimmy King, official Photographer of David Bowie) of David Bowie, the king of Music and artistry (my names), just three days prior to his passing on, also for the release of his newest and last album (maybe not the last...one can never know what David, the star Man will surprise us with!), that came out the day of his birthday (January 8, 2016/Friday)
Looking at these pictures, it's as if David is laughing at the angel of death and defying it...saying...and now, what ya gonna do with me? I'm ready for you! Lol!
What a Person...I've always loved him, a true Genius in so many ways.
I had the honor and am proud and lucky to have met him in person, interviewed him and seen some of his live performances. I met David several times: and I always saw a smiling Guy, and very nice Person. ~♥~
This *Heroes* video, live performance in N.Y. is 2006 circa...What a voice! such charisma!
Today (at the time of writing, January 11) is a grieving day for me, as it is for so many others. Other Artists have passed on, whom I have met (Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Steve Strange, Lemmy), but I have not cried so much as I have done for Ziggy Stardust. I don't know, it's as if we have so many things in common, and I feel very close to him. I have always posted his things on the social boards, etc..and have followed his career quite closely. Today I pulled out a tee shirt from my collection: David Bowie and his Glass Spider Tour, which I will wear for a couple of days in tribute...
~♥☮♫LPM(km*) ~♥☮♫
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kszLwBaC4Sw
The minute I saw, the video *Black Star*, with David wrapped up in cloths and so *dead* looking, I got a strange pain in my stomach...He looked so sick. I didn't know at the time that he was suffering from cancer! It was almost as if he was viewing his own afterlife...And this was more than a month ago--around the end of November 2015, more or less--even though the official release was on January 8, 2016, the white Duke's birthday... ~♥~ He continued working till the very end.
This is the white Duke's final gift to the world...a sort of parting gift to all of us: *Lazarus*... He knew it: he could see it coming...Shivers up my spine! Who knows? maybe David even had the plug pulled... ***You know I'll be free, just like that bluebird...Oh I'll be free, just like that bluebird, oh I'll be free...ain't that just like me?*** (a passage from the track in starred quotes)
January 10, 2016/Sun eve: Farewell to you, lovely Hero, great Music Genius, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin! ~♥~Your legacy will live on! as we turn into...ashes to ashes.
~♥☮♫LPM(km*) ~♥☮♫
You will be missed, but your Music will live on until the end of time and beyond, up to the stars and back...
Love... always! (You better not mess with Major Tom...Ground control to Major Tom)
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