...that letter tells you all you ever needed to know about David......
RIP David Bowie.
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Here's a great article that just popped up on Rolling Stone
Trent Reznor Recalls How David Bowie Helped Him Get Sober | Rolling Stone
Trent Reznor Recalls How David Bowie Helped Him Get Sober | Rolling Stone
Don't know how you are all fixed in terms of accessing BBC Radio 4 via iPlayer, but if you can (I understand that if you live somewhere where this is tricky it is possible by setting up a proxy server so it looks like you are in the UK - no idea if this is legal so I'm not reccomending it.)
Anyway looks like there is a very interesting program on at 8.00pm UK time on Saturday 30th January, Radio 4:
BBC Radio 4 FM - Schedules, Saturday 30 January 2016
Anyway looks like there is a very interesting program on at 8.00pm UK time on Saturday 30th January, Radio 4:
BBC Radio 4 FM - Schedules, Saturday 30 January 2016
I can't help but post this tribute. Not only is it a great stand alone song but he channels Bowie and expresses exactly how I feel. I know it is late but I only recently found it. I never knew about miracle of sound before and now I'm so grateful I do. It's the best tribute song I've ever heard.
Oh boy, this just came in on my phone via email alert. That was beautiful and filled my heart and eyes.
I miss him being in the world so very much. Thank you for sharing this, I'm sure I will play it again.
I have the words memorized. It covers it all. He helped so many know it's not only okay to be weird but fun too. I've always enjoyed it.
That was really great. I have leaky eyes again.
....best......tribute........EVER!.......
I just bought his Sound and Vision CD I have decided to paint a big portrait of him, maybe from this cover. I am going to do it in a loose style, when I can find the time!!! Miss him already!!!!!! Station to Station - that for me is his best song of all time. 'The return of the thin white duke...'
Bowie, Bowie, Bowie!! 
I've peeked in and out of this thread since he first passed, but never felt ready to post anything until now. We all know when the time is right. I adore Bowie and was devastated at his passing. And y'all better believe how jealous I am some of you were fortunate enough to experience his beauty in the flesh! A few weeks before he left us I actually posted a mini-rant on FB because I was so annoyed that every time I went on YouTube to listen to his music and would type in "David" all the initial results were for David Guetta (probably misspelled because I still don't know who the fook he is!)...I had the same issue with the legend that is Iggy Pop...results came back for Iggy Azalea??? Anyhoo, safe to say since Bowie left us EVERYONE became a fan and his name is literally the first that appears in YouTube search engines...maybe they were already fans and just forgot how much they adored his music, or "newbies" were suddenly introduced to a true Legend. Either way it's all good.
I'll spoiler the rest of this since I don't want to bore anyone.
I've peeked in and out of this thread since he first passed, but never felt ready to post anything until now. We all know when the time is right. I adore Bowie and was devastated at his passing. And y'all better believe how jealous I am some of you were fortunate enough to experience his beauty in the flesh! A few weeks before he left us I actually posted a mini-rant on FB because I was so annoyed that every time I went on YouTube to listen to his music and would type in "David" all the initial results were for David Guetta (probably misspelled because I still don't know who the fook he is!)...I had the same issue with the legend that is Iggy Pop...results came back for Iggy Azalea??? Anyhoo, safe to say since Bowie left us EVERYONE became a fan and his name is literally the first that appears in YouTube search engines...maybe they were already fans and just forgot how much they adored his music, or "newbies" were suddenly introduced to a true Legend. Either way it's all good. I'll spoiler the rest of this since I don't want to bore anyone.
Anyway, I don't want to be predictable and post a song everybody knows and has heard a million times, especially since this really isn't my favourite...but it holds the most special memory for me. Space Oddity! A couple of years ago I felt truly lost. My career was heading right on track, my managers praised my potential and had BIG plans for me. I was earning good money, but had a lot of stress to go alongside it. Anyway, in the hope of keeping me in my job the big bosses offered me time off work, as much as I needed, on the premise I would return. So I took twenty days and went back to my second home...Greece. While there I decided I needed more time so took an extra ten days before flying home, ready to return to work. But mainly because I had so many people/managers I had to appease. Before my flight I sat outside the airport smoking cigs literally until my last call ready to board the plane, then I resigned myself to returning to reality.
Sooo, I always listen to music when I travel, I like to block out the world and become lost in whatever...then it happened. Bowie started playing...Space Oddity. And every single word resonated with me. I literally was sitting in a tin can, far above the world. And I started crying. I'd heard the song so many times before but I never really got it...until then. I played that song over and over, and decided right there I was going home and quitting my job because the world was such a wondrous place and I wanted to continue to explore it. I wanted to live while I could. Now you're all probably thinking that crap only happens in movies, that I got home and a couple of days later returned to work where I remain to this day...yada, yada, yada. Wrong. I stayed in England for two weeks to clear everything up, my managers dragged me to meetings where they offered me all kinds of amazing opportunities to go further in nursing...and I turned them all down. At the end they shook my hand and said no matter what they would always give me good references, and would welcome my return anytime. Now I work for them when I choose to, which they appreciate, and it pays for me to travel and love my life. I have the best of both worlds and am the happiest I've ever been.
A silly, long story I know...but it really did all happen just from listening to Space Oddity one night while I was sitting in a tin can. David Bowie, Sir, I salute you...you really did change my life and every time I hear this song I am taken back to that life changing moment. RIP to the man who made me feel like I really do own the world.
Sooo, I always listen to music when I travel, I like to block out the world and become lost in whatever...then it happened. Bowie started playing...Space Oddity. And every single word resonated with me. I literally was sitting in a tin can, far above the world. And I started crying. I'd heard the song so many times before but I never really got it...until then. I played that song over and over, and decided right there I was going home and quitting my job because the world was such a wondrous place and I wanted to continue to explore it. I wanted to live while I could. Now you're all probably thinking that crap only happens in movies, that I got home and a couple of days later returned to work where I remain to this day...yada, yada, yada. Wrong. I stayed in England for two weeks to clear everything up, my managers dragged me to meetings where they offered me all kinds of amazing opportunities to go further in nursing...and I turned them all down. At the end they shook my hand and said no matter what they would always give me good references, and would welcome my return anytime. Now I work for them when I choose to, which they appreciate, and it pays for me to travel and love my life. I have the best of both worlds and am the happiest I've ever been.
A silly, long story I know...but it really did all happen just from listening to Space Oddity one night while I was sitting in a tin can. David Bowie, Sir, I salute you...you really did change my life and every time I hear this song I am taken back to that life changing moment. RIP to the man who made me feel like I really do own the world.
That was a wonderful story ~Ally~ Thank you. 
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Bowie, Bowie, Bowie!!
I'll spoiler the rest of this since I don't want to bore anyone.Anyway, I don't want to be predictable and post a song everybody knows and has heard a million times, especially since this really isn't my favourite...but it holds the most special memory for me. Space Oddity! A couple of years ago I felt truly lost. My career was heading right on track, my managers praised my potential and had BIG plans for me. I was earning good money, but had a lot of stress to go alongside it. Anyway, in the hope of keeping me in my job the big bosses offered me time off work, as much as I needed, on the premise I would return. So I took twenty days and went back to my second home...Greece. While there I decided I needed more time so took an extra ten days before flying home, ready to return to work. But mainly because I had so many people/managers I had to appease. Before my flight I sat outside the airport smoking cigs literally until my last call ready to board the plane, then I resigned myself to returning to reality.
Sooo, I always listen to music when I travel, I like to block out the world and become lost in whatever...then it happened. Bowie started playing...Space Oddity. And every single word resonated with me. I literally was sitting in a tin can, far above the world. And I started crying. I'd heard the song so many times before but I never really got it...until then. I played that song over and over, and decided right there I was going home and quitting my job because the world was such a wondrous place and I wanted to continue to explore it. I wanted to live while I could. Now you're all probably thinking that crap only happens in movies, that I got home and a couple of days later returned to work where I remain to this day...yada, yada, yada. Wrong. I stayed in England for two weeks to clear everything up, my managers dragged me to meetings where they offered me all kinds of amazing opportunities to go further in nursing...and I turned them all down. At the end they shook my hand and said no matter what they would always give me good references, and would welcome my return anytime. Now I work for them when I choose to, which they appreciate, and it pays for me to travel and love my life. I have the best of both worlds and am the happiest I've ever been.
A silly, long story I know...but it really did all happen just from listening to Space Oddity one night while I was sitting in a tin can. David Bowie, Sir, I salute you...you really did change my life and every time I hear this song I am taken back to that life changing moment. RIP to the man who made me feel like I really do own the world.
You're link said it did not work "In my Country"
So, if you don't mind, I will post this again.
That was a wonderful story ~Ally~ Thank you.
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A bit long winded and boring I know, but I guess that's just real life.
I actually just had to re-read what I wrote twice because I wasn't sure if it made sense. Either way, I'm sure the Starman gets it.
For once your post made senseA bit long winded and boring I know, but I guess that's just real life.
I actually just had to re-read what I wrote twice because I wasn't sure if it made sense. Either way, I'm sure the Starman gets it.
...not a'tall luv....what a great summation of your life's gestalt....A bit long winded and boring I know, but I guess that's just real life.
I actually just had to re-read what I wrote twice because I wasn't sure if it made sense. Either way, I'm sure the Starman gets it.
I came across this, and thought some crafters here might like it.
Free Cross Stitch Patterns – An Index of Free Printable Cross Stitch Patterns
If you scroll down there is a free Bowie cross stitch pattern.
Free Cross Stitch Patterns – An Index of Free Printable Cross Stitch Patterns
If you scroll down there is a free Bowie cross stitch pattern.