Monday 11 January 2016

God is dead



David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18-month battle with cancer.

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    1. It's weird. I genuinely feel bereaved by this news. Jx

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    2. I know what you mean, Jon, I feel the same way. I thought of you this morning when I read this sad news.

      I saw two of David Bowie's shows and he was spectacular, mesmerizing, unforgettable. A one-of-a-kind talent, he shared on his terms, which made him even more special. He was far beyond generous and we are enriched through his art.

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    3. We are enriched indeed. Jx

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  2. Hero.Rebel.Starman.Hot Tramp.
    I loved him so.

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  3. Somehow you never thought he could die.

    I’ve spent the day with his music ringing round my head. Thinking about growing up with him – you as the Thin White Duke; Carol’s going through her Ziggy Stardust phase. He was woven into the fabric of our lives and will be missed.

    Hils

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    1. He WAS my teenage years, every bit as much as Debbie Harry or Marc Almond... Jx

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  4. Looking at the brilliant range of work the man produced it is like losing a giant, and like Shakespeare or Dickens he has made our culture richer and will be missed keenly,

    Crog

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  5. Beyond sad, spent the weekend playing and discussing the lyrics of the new album and then that news - so, so sad x

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  6. Jon, you were the first of my online group whom I thought of after I heard the sad news.

    As History boy said, "He was woven into the fabric of our lives."

    I feel like a part of me has "left the building" so to speak.

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    1. ...stepping through the door
      And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
      And the stars look very different today."


      We are all floating a bit this week. Jx

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    2. I was speaking with someone about how I feel a personal loss even though I didn't know Bowie. However, I couldn't express myself eloquently in words about how I feel. "Floating" comes closest.

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    3. None of us knew him, but his mere existence sustained so much of our being. It hurts to lose that sustenance. Jx

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  7. He opened strange doors that we'd never close again xxx

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    1. He asked for my love and I gave him a dangerous mind. Jx

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  8. My tiny tribute xxx

    https://www.facebook.com/ArtByEstherGreen/photos/a.446092462216785.1073741850.161312594028108/568850746607622/?type=3&theater

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