Lurking in my archive of special things, I found this old footage of Bowie performing Ziggy Stardust in 1972. The original is up on Vimeo here but you can watch it without moving (many) muscles below. The accompanying text is worth a read before you dive in:
Pieced together from a variety of sources of variable quality, some of which was originally silent, and synched with the version of the song performed live in Santa Monica 1972.
In spite of all the years in between then and now, there’s not much that’s happened to better it really. A few things here and there maybe but when it comes down to it, not very much at all.
But then again, there’s this - which might be my most favourite live clip of all time. This song is simply The Bomb:
As regulars will know, I’m not political in any way. I have zero allegiance to anybody and much prefer to observe from the balcony as grown adults throw sponges at each other in their quest for a byline in the annals of history… but:
This article caught my eye only because it has FALSE flagged across it - here’s the pic:
The article is worth a read because, as I have observed from the aforementioned balcony, I suspect this is going to be the political future of every country in the world. Fictional pictures that speak volumes because nobody has the time to read the 2000 words that explain it - take the banner off and it just looks like Trump hanging out with some normal young dudes ‘somewhere in America’, but the intention is clear in what it’s saying.
It’s only a matter of time before there is an article somewhere in the world (which means on your phone/desktop - geography be damned) saying the photo is real and that the BBC are faking the fake.
Ultimately, nobody is coming to save you. Out there in the world, all there is, is ambitious people being ambitious - be it politicians or AI manipulators or social media platforms or whatever… you can find whatever truth you want out in the world now.
I’ve been watching some classic film noir’s lately and something has come to my attention. Modern scriptwriters have zero sense of style when it comes to dialogue. Let me share a few classics with you:
From KISS ME DEADLY (1955):
Mike Hammer: "You're never around when I need you."
Velda: "You never need me when I'm around."
From DETOUR (1946):
Al Roberts: “That's life. Whichever way you turn, Fate sticks out a foot to trip you.”
From THE SET-UP (1949):
Stoker: "Top spot. And I'm just one punch away."
Julie: "I remember the first time you told me that. You were just one punch away from the title shot then. Don't you see, Bill, you'll always be just one punch away."
From TOUCH OF EVIL (1958):
Quinlan: "I'm Hank Quinlan."
Tanya: “I didn't recognise you. You should lay off those candy bars.”
Finally, if you’re in the assassination game, here’s a wonderfully cool site about fighting knives. Even as a mild curio, it’s worth whipping through the pages to see how things used to be. Here’s an example to lure you in:
I’ve never been much into history - because if the past was so good, how come it’s no longer here? - but this site is exactly what the internet was invented for.
Those old noir quotes are something else - superb! Puts me in the mood for a Hard Case Crime novel.