I wonder what she is musing about here....what do you think? Happy Early B-Day, Marilyn.
Mommas, don't let your babies grow up to think she was the epitome of what a woman should be. Even she herself said that.....
Bette Dillinger: Fevered Distractions. This is a Narcissist Free Zone (NFZ). Basically, a blog about music, madness, goofy observations and fiber from an artist who is about the art and not the craven marketing. You know you want to visit. See you soon!
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Saturday, May 24, 2008
Marilyn
I wonder what she is musing about here....what do you think? Happy Early B-Day, Marilyn.
Mommas, don't let your babies grow up to think she was the epitome of what a woman should be. Even she herself said that.....
Friday, May 9, 2008
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Why I Love David Bowie
I was just reading, oh my webmasque friends, that Scarlett Johansson had Mr Bowie for backing vocals on her album. How I wept, crushed and disillusioned, for 15 seconds before realizing my pathetic status compared to the circles Mr Bowie and Ms Johansson frequent. But he was mine, Scarlett! David and I were supposed to do a duet: a Syd Barrett song! I had it all planned out, you strumpet! Now you have sullied the Pink Floyd legacy too! You stole him!
Anyhoo, enough with the delusions of grandeur, and back to David Bowie and my love for him. I remember first seeing him in the cheesy clip with Bing Crosby where he sang "The Little Drummer Boy". He looked so young and vibrant next to the elderly and seemingly annoyed Bing Crosby that I was hooked. His voice did not disappoint either, and his soothing speaking voice made him human...not the weird Ziggy Stardust that mothers back in the day allegedly tore their hair out over. I've seen the movie since then. It must have been freaking wild being in the midst of that!
Mr Bowie is one of the few artists that I can quote when I think of certain situations in my life...or I can remember playing particular songs and finding out about happy or sad things, and those memories return when I play the albums again. That is one reason I love music, and in particular the music of Mr Bowie. He also gave me intellectual stimulation: Weimar Germany, Japan couture, Brecht, the Hebrew Tree of Life, gay culture....and it still goes on today.
I am not going to be Comic Book Guy from the "Simpsons" and go into every album. My favorite song would have to be "Width of a Circle" or "Station to Station" but there are so many contenders, please consider that an off the cuff assessment. I love the Thin White Duke period the most, and his Berlin era albums. Of course there is "The Man Who Sold the World" and "Hunky Dory" but I think theatrics and music came together the strongest during Berlin era Bowie.
"Heroes", "Lodger" and "Outside" were so innovative and so poignantly sad and romantic (in the 19th Century definition of the term) that I would put them in a time capsule.
Ah, "Fantastic Voyage" has just come on...I can't get through it without feeling that melancholy beauty of the Berlin era envelop me.......yet it sounds like it was written yesterday.
And Mr Bowie, if you ever decide to do backup vocals for anyone else, you know where to find me ;)
Bullets, lipstick and music,
-BetteD
Anyhoo, enough with the delusions of grandeur, and back to David Bowie and my love for him. I remember first seeing him in the cheesy clip with Bing Crosby where he sang "The Little Drummer Boy". He looked so young and vibrant next to the elderly and seemingly annoyed Bing Crosby that I was hooked. His voice did not disappoint either, and his soothing speaking voice made him human...not the weird Ziggy Stardust that mothers back in the day allegedly tore their hair out over. I've seen the movie since then. It must have been freaking wild being in the midst of that!
Mr Bowie is one of the few artists that I can quote when I think of certain situations in my life...or I can remember playing particular songs and finding out about happy or sad things, and those memories return when I play the albums again. That is one reason I love music, and in particular the music of Mr Bowie. He also gave me intellectual stimulation: Weimar Germany, Japan couture, Brecht, the Hebrew Tree of Life, gay culture....and it still goes on today.
I am not going to be Comic Book Guy from the "Simpsons" and go into every album. My favorite song would have to be "Width of a Circle" or "Station to Station" but there are so many contenders, please consider that an off the cuff assessment. I love the Thin White Duke period the most, and his Berlin era albums. Of course there is "The Man Who Sold the World" and "Hunky Dory" but I think theatrics and music came together the strongest during Berlin era Bowie.
"Heroes", "Lodger" and "Outside" were so innovative and so poignantly sad and romantic (in the 19th Century definition of the term) that I would put them in a time capsule.
Ah, "Fantastic Voyage" has just come on...I can't get through it without feeling that melancholy beauty of the Berlin era envelop me.......yet it sounds like it was written yesterday.
And Mr Bowie, if you ever decide to do backup vocals for anyone else, you know where to find me ;)
Bullets, lipstick and music,
-BetteD
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