At the calculated risk of being a namedropper, a few weeks after Bowie died I went to a gig I knew Ben Monder would be at and talked to him a quite a bit. He told me about how much he loved hanging out with Bowie and Tony Visconti while working on that last record, how smart they were, how much Bowie read and how much he retained of what he read.
― Al Green Explores Your Mind Gardens (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 February 2024 17:39 (three months ago) link
When I scanned through that link, I thought - "wait, this doesn't look like 1980," then I got to the right music and I got the pun.
― birdistheword, Saturday, 10 February 2024 20:03 (three months ago) link
Which link?
― Al Green Explores Your Mind Gardens (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 February 2024 20:04 (three months ago) link
The YouTube embed of the 1980 Floor Show
― birdistheword, Saturday, 10 February 2024 20:04 (three months ago) link
I'm sure all of the people putting additions on the house that Bowie built love Bowie, but just about *every* creative person loves Bowie. I know inspiration is where you find it, but there's a lot of other stuff out there from which to draw, imo.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 10 February 2024 20:28 (three months ago) link
i remember being confused by that 1980 thing when i saw it on tv. i think i'm still confused. "floor" sounds like "4" and one of the songs in the set is 1984. and it's a floor show. ok i'm good now.
― Thus Sang Freud, Saturday, 10 February 2024 20:35 (three months ago) link
Okay finally watched a bit and saw. Guess that’s Ava Cherry. Also hadn’t realized the theme song was actually Johnny Rivers singing “The Midnight Special.” D’oh!
― Al Green Explores Your Mind Gardens (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 February 2024 21:14 (three months ago) link
And Dooshenka … is Amanda Lear!
― Al Green Explores Your Mind Gardens (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 February 2024 21:17 (three months ago) link
Thread delivers.
― Al Green Explores Your Mind Gardens (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 February 2024 21:29 (three months ago) link
Detailed writeup here, along with a link to dedicated FB group:https://madelinex.com/2018/09/01/ziggys-last-stand-bowie-the-1980-floor-show/
― The Ginger Bakersfield Sound (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 February 2024 21:54 (three months ago) link
Private group though.