“How do you capture a Moon Beam… You Don’t”
DAVID BOWIE
1947 – Four Days Ago
We All Grieve In Our Own Way
I recently joined Instagram, and that’s where I found out that David Bowie had passed
I was like… Loss? What are they talking about… So I clicked it
Bowie had just Released a New Album on Friday, January 8th (Also His Birthday), so I was totally confused by the Tweet, until I checked it out…
I immediately started crying… And pretty much couldn’t stop for the next hour
Ironically he’s in a Photo with Freddy Mercury in the Tweet, who was, and is my all time Favorite Vocalist… However, David Bowie was my Second Favorite Vocalist…
And beyond that… They’re both ‘beyond human’ to me… Truly ‘timeless’… ‘Enigmatic’… More than words can say actually
My Personal Relationship (Meaning when he became important to me), was in the 80’s
In 1981 with Freddy
And 1983 with the “Lets Dance” Album
He also starred in a Movie that my Brother and I both really liked
And in 1986, “Labyrinth”
He was Amazing in “Labyrinth”… Magical… Alluring… And Hilarious… He was Bowie
This one below is one of my Favorite Bowie Songs
But in truth, the more years that went by, the more important, and meaningful David Bowie became to me… Not because of any new Music, but rather I came to realize more and more how Iconic and Amazing he is
At one point I heard he owned a Bank… Maybe he did
The thing is, I’m not a ‘traditional fan’ of anyone really… When people mean something to me, I keep it in the inside mostly… No posters on the wall… Or constant focus on them… Mostly when I catch wind of something about them, or come across a piece of their work, part of me just pauses… And appreciates… Such was the relationship with Bowie over the last 30 years
He became a Mystery to me really…
And I always hoped he’d reemerge… In fact, I was so excited about the New Album… Not for the Music… But more to Hear and See him more again in our Society
But to be honest, all of that was Dashed away when I found out the news
And for the first time in my Life, I find myself wanting Posters of him… I created a David Bowie Pandora Channel, and have been listening to it
There is a whole world that I don’t know about him from the late 80’s to now… And before the 80’s, there are songs that I love by him, but I never really owned any of them… And so sadly, as he leaves, I will begin my Journey into his last 30 years… And his life prior to the 80’s
This is one of my all time favorite songs by Bowie Below
I’m not really sure this post truly conveys how much he means to me… He’s truly one of the most important human beings in my life
Not, like I say, in the traditional ‘super fan’ way… But more as an Artist, and Human Being
I am truly saddened, and changed by his departure
Though he will always be with me… People don’t really die for me… I think of it as more of a loss at a chance to actually meat them, and tell them what they mean to me
God Speed Bowie…
Now cracks a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince,
And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!…
(Horatio To Hamlet)
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PICTURE CREDITS – ToxicStills , David Bowie
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