only rock ‘n’ roll
What a way to close out a life—with some of the strongest work of your career.
David Bowie (January 8, 1947–January 10, 2016), Blackstar (January 8, 2016)
“Lazarus”
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“Blackstar”
testify!
Inez Andrews (1929-2012), James Cleveland (1931-1991), “I Appreciate,” live
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reading table
Don’t you love the Oxford dictionary? When I first read it I thought it was a really really long poem about everything.
—David Bowie (1947-2016)
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random thoughts
Note to self: Incline, always, toward the light.
passings
Friday: “what’s new.”
Saturday: the guys who back him on his new album.
Today: “passings.”
David Bowie, singer, songwriter, January 8, 1947-January 10, 2016
“Blackstar,” 2015
what’s new
David Bowie, “Lazarus,” 2016
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lagniappe
reading table
The World – feels Dusty
When We stop to Die –
We want the Dew – then –—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), #491 (Franklin), beginning
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