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March 6, 2022

Two things s t r e t c h in the days before summer: Big Russian bears and big Russian Ears--Diary of M. Zielinski by author of "Failed Missionaries of the Lake: Last Resistance, Last Rites, and Apostolic Defiance of FMOLHS

Two things     s t r e t c h 

in the days before summer Big Russian bears and big Russian Ears--by @mrjyn Diary of Two M. #Zielinski Involuntary Disenrollment Ethics

by author of "Failed Missionaries of the Lake:  Last Resistance, Last Rites--Apostolic Defiance of FMOLHS

Две вещи растягиваются в дни перед летом.

Большие русские медведи.

Большие русские уши.


Two things stretch in the days before summer. Big Russian bears. The ethics of forced exclusion from health care

 

Failed Missionaries of the Lake: Last Resistance and Last Rites--Apostolic Defiance of Third Order FMOLHS

 До прошлой зимы тянутся две вещи: Большие русские медведи и большие русские уши. by mrjyn из передовой галеры, агиографии. Дневник двух М. Зелински. Этика принудительного исключения из школы

"Morally-Indefensible" Pediatric Cancer Embezzlement by Baton Rouge Health System's Own CEO, John Paul Funes:  How HHS-OIG, Medicaid, and the

U.S. Federal Government Multi-agency and

Task Force Endowment 

and

Prosecutorial Privilege 

of

Catholic 501-(c)(3)

Healthcare  Fraud 

and Post-Pandemic Austerity

 

 

«Мне все равно, нравишься ли ты мне!» 

published by Vow of Non-Charism
@FranciscanMedia

 

 

My DNR Abortionfactent Last Resistance Last Rites: 

Radicalized Apostolic Ethics,

Vow of Non-Charism,

Non-profit Laundering

in Our Lady Muerte


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Henderson's Note

The bull of pope Adrian IV., long has been, and still is, an apple of discord among scholars. Is it a genuine document or not ? The question is a weighty one, for the transaction it bears witness to was the first step towards the annexation of Ireland to England-an annexation which really took place, after a warlike expedition, sixteen years later. That a papal bull was dispatched to England about this time and concerning this matter is certain. That this was the actual bull sent is doubted by many-I myself am not among the number-from the fact that in form and wording it differs from other papal bulls of the time. The question is still being investigated, and we are promised a word from a certain Berlin professor whose authority is very great in such matters.

It is interesting to note that the claim of Adrian IV., here advanced, to jurisdiction over all islands was founded, as we learn from John of Salisbury, on the forged donation of Constantine (v. Book iii. No. iii.). Urban II. had disposed of Corsica under the same pretension. Lord Lyttleton in his still valuable History of Henry II. (vol. v. p. 67) speaks as follows concerning this whole transaction: "Upon the whole, therefore, this bull, like many before and many since, was the mere effect of a league between the papal and regal powers, to abet and assist each other's usurpations; nor is it easy to say whether more disturbance to the world, and more iniquity, have arisen from their acting conjointly, or from the opposition which the former has made to the latter! In this instance the best, or indeed the sole excuse for the proceedings of either, was the savage state of the Irish, to whom it might be beneficial to be conquered, and broken thereby to the salutary discipline of civil order and good laws."

 



 

Laudabiliter was a bull issued in 1155 by Pope Adrian IV, the only Englishman to have served in that office. Existence of the bull has been disputed by scholars over the centuries; no copy is extant but scholars cite the many references to it as early as the 13th century to support the validity of its existence.[1] The bull purports to grant the right to the Angevin King Henry II of England to invade and govern Ireland and to enforce the Gregorian Reforms on the semi-autonomous Christian Church in Ireland. Richard de Clare ("Strongbow") and the other leaders of the Norman invasion of Ireland (1169–71) claimed that Laudabiliter authorised the invasion. These Cambro-Norman knights were retained by Diarmuid MacMorrough, the deposed King of Leinster, as an ally in his fight with the High King of Ireland, Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair.


January 28, 2020

Gunilla Hutton (Hee Haw Nurse Goodbody) och Nat King Cole: Inger 'Clairol' Stevens Ike Jones: Du kan säga de vackraste sakerna ibland - You Can Say the Prettiest Things Sometimes

Source: Pinterest (Actress who played the role of Billie Jo Bradley in Petticoat Junction including Linda Henning, Gunilla Hutton & Lori Saunders)
Source:  (Actress who played the role of Billie Jo Bradley on Petticoat Junction including Linda Henning, Gunilla Hutton & Lori Saunders)
Gunilla Hutton and Nat King Cole
Gunilla Hutton and Nat King Cole

Gunilla Hutton och Nat King Cole

Du kan säga de vackraste sakerna ibland

You Can Say the Prettiest Things Sometimes


Nat King Cole and Gunilla Hutton’s  popular love affair

She was once known to be the girlfriend of American musician Nat King Cole

It was a great deal at that time, as the two were actually in an affair of spite at Nat King Cole being married. 

The relationship between the two of them was revealed in the autobiography of Nat’s daughter, Natalie Cole.


 The last years of Cole's life were complicated and painful. He had smoked obsessively for years. In Epstein's words:
'He smoked for exhilaration and he smoked to calm down; he smoked upon waking, and snuffed his last cigarette in the ashtray next to his bed as he turned off the light to go to sleep.''

In 1964, at the age of 44, he discovered he was dying of lung cancer and fell recklessly in love with a young Swedish dancer, Gunilla Hutton, who was touring with his stage show. He was soon hospitalized, and a byzantine melodrama unfolded. Maria blocked all incoming telephone calls and sat by his bed while they went from lethal words to lethal silences. Gunilla called Maria at home and asked her to give Nat the divorce he wanted. Maria went back to the hospital, dialed Gunilla's number for Nat (he was too weak to hold the phone), then listened as he told her that he was dying and must remain with his family.
Nat King Cole and Gunilla Hutton
Nat and Gunilla in a picture
Source: Times Of Oman

Everything was going smoothly until 30th August 2014 when Allan died at the age of 80 in Los Angeles. This was the huge loss for the whole industry as well as his family too. So, as of now, the Hutton is single and not engaged.

Concerning her past life, she was in a relationship with Nat King Cole, an American singer who was the first leading personnel of jazz pianist. As per the autobiography of Nat's daughter, Natalie Cole, Hutton was the mistress of Nat for such a long period of time but they never got married.

Nat King Cole and Gunilla Hutton
Nat and Gunilla in a picture
Moreover, after their breakup, she moved on and got married. Hence, the rest we all know.

Gunilla's Career as an Actress

Regarding her career, she has done multiple movies as well series too. Since 1965, she started working in American sitcoms, Hee Haw and Petticoat Junction till 1970.
Moreover, she also starred in an American legal drama, Perry Mason which broadcasted on CBS television. After that, she also worked in another American TV series, The Love Boat which was aired on the ABC Television Network.
 
Gunilla in one of the scenes of Hee Haw
Source: Pinterest
Gunilla's journey continued as she also appeared in ABC TV movie, Murder can Hurt by Ron Friedman. Apart from the acting, she also did many commercial promotions including MeTV which she did to promote her character in sitcom along with Linda Kaye Henning and Lori Saunders.

Gunilla in one of the scenes of Petticoat Junction
Source: Pinterest
Besides that, she also appeared in several game shows like Family Feud, Match Game, and Password. She proved herself as a versatile lady as she was also involved in singing as well.

Quick Facts: Gunilla Hutton

Gunilla Hutton
Gunilla posing for a click
Source: Pinterest
  • Born on 15th May 1944 in Gothenburg, Vastra Gotalands Ian, Sweden.
  • Raised in Fort Worth, Texas.
  • Is a Swedish and belongs to white ethnicity.
  • Stands at the height of 5 feet 7 inches.
  • Taurus is her birth sign.
  • Attended Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth, Texas.
  • Appeared in the series, The Love Boat with cast members Gavin MacLeod, Ted Lange, Bernie Kopell, Lauren Tewes, Jill Whelan, Fred Grandy, Ted McGinley, and others.
  • Won TV Land Entertainer Award.
  • Released many collections including You Can Say the Prettiest Things Sometimes, Chowchilla Dust, Cody, The End of Our Love Songs and many others.
  • Has an estimated net worth of $3 million.

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Inger Stevens kept her relationship real down on the low when she was on The Farmer's Daughter.
Who was Inger Stevens in a relationship with?
I'm shocked that cats are bringing up this old stuff. Who even remembers Farmer's Daughter?

On November 8, 1961, Jones and actress Inger Stevens were secretly married in Tijuana, Mexico. The couple agreed to keep their union a secret as to not harm Stevens’ acting career.


The demands of their careers meant they spent much time apart, straining their marriage and they eventually separated. In April 1970, while the couple were estranged and living apart, Stevens died of a barbiturate overdose that was eventually ruled a suicide.


As Stevens left no will at the time of her death, Jones filed to become administrator of her estate thus making news of the marriage public.


Despite being unable to produce a valid marriage license, Superior Court Commissioner A. Edward Nichols ruled in Jones' favor and appointed him administrator of her estate in August 1970. Jones announced that he would use a portion of the $1,171,000 of Stevens’ estate to open a mental health care clinic in Watts, Los Angeles. At the time, Jones managed a chain of convalescent homes.

Around that same time, Jones had made a number of bad investments, straining his finances.


Here is a song from her if you would like to hear:

Farmer's Daughter (TV 1963-66) Complete 'Clairol' Close


She was secretly married to actor/producer Ike Jones, they knew the marriage would kill her career so they kept it secret only a few people knowing about it. This is the only known photo of them together at a banquet. They got married in Mexico in 1961.

There is a high possibility if the knowledge you know about her and about her love life is a history of secrets, as well.

 Gunilla Hutton (Nurse Goodbody)

Here is a song from her if you would like to hear:

Gunilla Hutton sings "The End of the World"  

Country's Family Reunion

 


Actually, to be an exact history of love affair would be it.

But his life was unraveling. Years of chain smoking set a deadly cancer in motion. He would lose a lung before the disease killed him. He started an affair with a 19-year-old chorus girl from Sweden.

"I was exasperated and frightened when I learned the story of the affair with Gunilla Hutton," says Epstein, who found himself caught up in Cole's story. "I was frightened for him the way you'd be frightened for a friend."

Cole didn't leave his second wife, Maria. She fought off his mistress and saved her marriage. Epstein recalls a heaviness settling upon him as he wrote of Cole's dying. He had lived with the brash kid, the dapper, 20-something hip daddy, the mature crooner who seemed to lose his compass at life's end.

In the final scene, Cole, frail and weak from the cancer, is helped down a Santa Monica hospital hallway. He has just come back from a drive to the beach. He stops for one last look at the glorious sun shining over the Pacific Ocean. He died the next morning. It was Feb. 15, 1965, a month shy of his 46th birthday.

"It was a dreadful ending to a life that had been full of tension, a real roller coaster, rags to riches, happiness and sorrow and then happiness again. It was a hard life," says Epstein. "I want you to take away the drama. I want you to feel the drama of this man's whole life. It was a rich life, lived intensely from beginning to end."





Source: Pinterest (Gunilla Hutton)


It said that the two of them were deeply in love with each other.

However, the illness of Nat King Cole came in between their love.

Nat being a married man was thinking of divorcing his wife, Marian Hawkins Ellington at that time. Nat and Maria actually share five children.

It was soon discovered that Nat suffered an incurable illness at a young age. So, it was said that Nat decided not to go to his girlfriend.

Instead, he chose to stay with his wife until his last breath.

The relationship between Nat and Gunilla was also quite a topic because of the age difference.





Gunilla Hutton and Nat King Cole
Gunilla Hutton and Nat King Cole


Nat was 47 at that time while Gunilla was just 20. Quite a scandal you can say. And in this affair, I can’t say that I am on Gunilla’s side.

Moved on with some other guy?

Like that the love between Nat and Gunilla passed along with time. After a few years, she met another guy named Allan Freeman and the two tied knot in 1970. Nothing particular is known about her husband. Her husband has also left her as he died back in 2014.



The two of them have a daughter named Amber Freeman, who is married to James Vanderbilt, an American screenwriter known for the films like The Amazing SpiderMan. The love story between them is not less dramatic than Amber’s mom.


Billie Jo from Petticoat Junction


Petticoat Junction: Full Length Feature Film, 1963!



Source: Pinterest (Actress who played the role of Billie Jo Bradley in Petticoat Junction including Linda Henning, Gunilla Hutton & Lori Saunders)
Source:  (Actress who played the role of Billie Jo Bradley on Petticoat Junction including Linda Henning, Gunilla Hutton & Lori Saunders)

Gunilla Hutton’s one of the highly anticipated role was that of Billie Jo Bradley from Petticoat Junction from 1965 to 1966. She was not the only actress to act in the role.

She was the second one and soon after she left the show, there was another Billie Joe on the television. However, this role can be regarded as one that gave Gunilla recognition.


Hee Haw






Source: IMDb (Gunilla Hutton)
Source: IMDb (Gunilla Hutton)



The other shows that you can talk about of Gunilla is Hee Haw. One of the best shows of all time, as people say. She was shown as the dumb blonde of the show. The American variety show, Hee Haw is believed to have been one of the shows giving a happy feeling to the viewers. This show was not only for a few age groups but every age groups enjoyed it thoroughly. One of the co-hosts of the program once said:

“We weren’t selling anything. We were just having a good time.”

This very sentence explains how the show was meant for enjoyment rather than other purposes.

As a country singer for the show

Not only acting but Gunilla Hutton has talent in singing as well. In one of her interview back in the day, she had said that it was a mere coincidence that she found herself singing in the show and introducing herself as a singer.

Although she was confident in her singing having the country background, she had never thought about it, She only sang it because the producer of the show asked her to do it. No wonder, she did great.

Her discography includes songs like You Can Say the Prettiest Things Sometimes, Chowchilla DustYou’re Gonna Get Loved and Cody


Here is a song from her if you would like to hear:


Short Bio on Gunilla Hutton

Gunilla Hutton is a 75-year-old Swedish born American actress and singer. She is known for playing the role of Billie Jo Bradley.

Other than that, she has also been part of Perry MasonThe Love Boat, and Murder Can Hurt You

More bio…


troia troia.

La cagna scopa la tua cagna volpe lupo.

Fanculo la torta, fanculo le puttane della torta; scopare la pasta; scopare la cagna prostituta; scorie del cazzo.

La fottuta ragazza floozy è una prostituta.

In origine, la puttana cavalleresca, il difensore, la puttana amorevole e la fede, la prostituta prostituta la fede.

 Dante, San Domenico, la puttana qui che riconcilia quell'amante, amante della droga percepisce il gene prostituta.

 la cagna quando ad agosto le droghe non don.

 Mi piace il mio cuore (cagna di droga).

Fido [la filosofia della puttana] droga con loro per ragioni (la cagna) conserva solo il segno, già antico, di un amante disonesto.

o Dante: Taïde è la puttana della droga che ha risposto con riferimento, generalmente.

 scherzo esaltazioni d'amore senza droghe.

In questo senso, è anche usato per la sua droga sfrenata, oscena, licenziosa, arbitrariele.

lettera di forma di droga.

 slut arbitraria non regolamentata.

Fedeli, fedeli, dedicati ad un amore forte e fiorente.

 chiamato anche animale.

altre piante decollano, troia pantera.

Rimuovi questi bocconcini (cagna).





 brillig - noun - that time between dusk and dark, when it just starts to get dark and scary

slithy - adjective - viscous and slippery

tove - name - a short and fat reptile

gyre - verb - to turn around

gimble - verb - move in an agile but agile way

wabe - name - edge of the tree line where the forest begins

mimsy - adjective - fragile, but threatening

borogove - name - small animal that looks like an armadillo, with a pointed nose and soft skin

mome rath - name - lazy animal, which hangs in a tree and is generally completely silent, but when provoked shouts very loud

outgrabe - verb - past verb of outgribe, to shout outrageously loud

Jabberwock - noun - large animal better understood in the wider context of the poem, the main characteristics of which - with regard to other animals and humans - are "jaws that bite" and "claws that catch"

Jubjub bird - name - a huge flightless bird that looks like Big Bird, but is much more aggressive and dangerous

frumious - adjective - voluminously hairy

Bandersnatch - name - black and white striped four-legged animal that grabs unsuspecting prey

vorpal - adjective - flexible and sharp

manxome - adjective - able to hide

Tumtum tree - name (compound) - short deciduous tree with large, bright green leaves

pouf - adjective - deep, deep

whiffle - verb - to breathe strong and strong

tulgey - adjective - dense and moist, often used to designate the foliage

burble - verb - to make vocalized bubbles with the mouth

snicker-snack - interjection - onomatopoeia used to describe the sound of a sword cutting into something

galumph - verb - galloping triumphantly

beamish - adjective - radiant

frabjous - adjective - fabulous to the point of causing great happiness

callooh - interjection - expression of happiness

callay - interjection - expression of happiness

chortle - verb - to laugh happily while making joyful exclamations

We hope this list of Jabberwocky definitions will help you better understand this poem.

January 25, 2019

The Story of "Bowie: Object" Best Bowie Prank EVER by bowiemyths


https://bowiemyths.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/11-modern-love.jpg?w=700&h=
david bowie's modern love orig. by Herb Alpert

BOWIE OBJECT – Exclusive Preview!  by bowiemyths



Mindful of the controversy that surrounded the leaking of TOY online, I thought long and hard about whether or not to post this preview of BOWIE: OBJECT.

If it exerts pressure on David and/or his publisher to get the book out, then I think it can only be a good thing and I feel justified in doing so.

Does David really believe that the leaking of TOY was a bad thing? In the absence of any new music, this brief extract is a fascinating and highly revealing insight into David’s life & work which will make his fans happy.

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/bowiewonderworld/download/file.php?id=14

1) This sample material was submitted to the publisher in advance of the contract being signed, and nobody other than David and his editor can be certain whether these texts or images will be included in the final version of the completed book (but this is a similar issue to the leaked version of TOY which did not contain completed mixes or a finalized running order)

2) I am obviously not prepared to name the source who provided me with this material, but I am happy to take down this post upon request should anyone feel their copyright has been infringed. Just message me via the blog, no need for any nasty solicitors’ letters!
https://bowiesongs.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/tumblr_m37j2n1rw91ru118ho1_500.jpg?w=450
3) For the attention of Michael Stimson, also known as Mist, who still can’t or won’t accept this is a hoax, I MADE IT UP! All of it.

The pictures are from Google Images and the text was 100% invented by me, apart from the bits lifted from Wiki.

There’s no “element of truth” in this, apart from the fact that Bowie was reported to have begun work on a book with the same title many moons ago. But he has nothing to do with this, OK?

All of it was written by me, none of it was based on any fragments of manuscript or any ideas by anyone else. I know you don’t like being wrong Michael, but you gotta accept it, dude. Didn’t your ever so reliable contact in New York confirm it was a hoax?
 https://bowiesongs.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/thinwhiteduke_2039434_465_697_int.jpg?w=450
Or was he too busy watching the band rehearse for their select European dates?  Amazon states that a different book, entitled “Objects” by David Bowie, will be available in October 2014, but I must stress that I know nothing about that book and it certainly has nothing to do with what I’ve written below. Perhaps Bowie is now trying to hoax me? Maybe Mist can clear it up for us as his track record in this matter is pretty good.


22. Minimoog.

Eno gifted this keyboard to me at the end of our sessions for the album that would become Low at the Chateau d’Herouville in the fall of 1976.

The tilting control panel is truly iconic, the wood finish superb, the feel of the dials top-notch, and the 44-key (F to C) keyboard is a delight — it certainly beats any vintage Model D I’ve played for both speed and responsiveness. Though it weighs in at a hefty18kg, its ergonomics are quite superlative. At its inception, the Minimoog was surprisingly close to being the perfect solo synthesizer; indeed there’s arguably no serious rival for the role even today. Yet soloists demand to express themselves and there the Mini had obvious shortcomings: its keyboard lacks velocity and after-touch, while the pitch-bender and modulation wheels never felt like the final word in performance control. Nevertheless, without becoming lost in the enigma that is the Minimoog, let’s agree that it must have possessed special qualities to set it apart from the crowd for so long — even from others in the Moog stable.

Moog had constructed his own theremin as early as 1948. Later he illustrated the mechanics of a theremin in the hobbyist magazine ‘Electronics World’ and offered the parts in kit form by mail order which became very successful, albeit of limited value to even the most esoteric composers. The Moog synthesizer, on the other hand, was one of the very first electronic musical instruments to be widely used across many popular genres. I only met Bob Moog on one occasion and we bonded not over music, but over the common mispronunciation of our respective surnames. Bob always pronounced his surname – and that of his eponymous electronic progeny – to rhyme with ‘vogue’.

The motifs for all of the instrumental sequences on Low were mapped out on this Minimoog. My fading memories of those sessions are dominated by images of Eno hunched over the keyboard turning dials by imperceptible fractions, as amazed and delighted by the sonic textures he was producing as were Tony V and myself:

Do you know it has a logarithmic one volt-per-octave pitch control and a separate pulse-triggering signal?” said Eno, breathlessly.

I said, Brian, if you hum it, I’ll sing it…”

39. Female Mimics Magazine.

Purchased on my first ever trip to New York from an underground bookstore close to Warhol’s second Factory in the Decker Building at 33 Union Square. Five bucks was a hell of a lot of money back in 1971, but I guess that cover image must have lodged itself in my subconscious for now that I see it again, I’m immediately struck by its influence on the Boys Keep Swinging video.

You’ll see it’s volume number two; now, if any completists out there have a spare copy of number one, do please let me have your PayPal address.

50. Wiss Haberdashery Scissors.

“When you cut into the present, the future leaks out.” – WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS

Long before computer programs existed to juxtapose arbitrary segments of text, I employed the same methods as those trusted by literary innovators such as Burroughs (who had been introduced to cut-ups by the painter Brion Gysin), T.S. Eliot and Tristan Tzara: namely scissors and paste.

Being large, weighty haberdashery scissors, it’s entirely possible these may have originally belonged to Natasha Kornilof, though I really cannot say for sure. Natasha created stage-wear for Freddie Mercury and for myself over a number of years – the Ashes To Ashes pierrot being perhaps the most iconic, but she also designed and made the clothes I wore for the 1978 tour and for the Glass Spider tour. Certainly these actual scissors were in my box of tricks when I first began to experiment with cut-ups writing material for the Hunky Dory album around 1970, and I’d done a television recording of one of Lindsay Kemp’s shows shortly before that for which Natasha had overseen the costumes, so the chronology fits. I’m often accused of stealing ideas, but here and now I freely admit to past thievery in a more literal sense, though I’m happy to say I did eventually curb my natural kleptomaniac tendencies.

I’d like to be able to say that the texts I cut up were obscure occult works and philosophical treatises, but that would be fibbing. I remember cutting up speech bubbles from Marvel comics, paragraphs from Georgette Heyer and other ephemeral library fodder, fashion editorials from newspapers, and much more besides. It was all pretty unremarkable stuff, but for me, the inspiration offered by a juxtaposed image or a sudden, unexpected turn of phrase is incomparable.

The very first song I recorded where the lyrics had been formed using this process would have been either The Bewlay Brothers or Life On Mars? but I do remember it was the latter which gave me a true sense of how important a creative breakthrough the cut-up technique would be for my lyric writing. Thereafter, these scissors quickly assumed talismanic properties and I used them to greater or lesser extents on pretty much every album right through to Scary Monsters; I got them out again during the writing of Heathen in preference to using the Verbasizer program on my Mac. Cutting paper and physically rearranging words and phrases is a more satisfyingly tactile process than tapping at a keyboard.

These are not, however, the scissors seen in the BBC’s Omnibus documentary and used to demonstrate the assemblage of the Moonage Daydream lyrics; that sequence must have been recreated later in a London studio because they weren’t even my bloody hands!

64. Prototype Ziggy Stardust Boots.

Before I came under Japanese influence, the costume for Ziggy was largely based on the uniform of the Droogs in A Clockwork Orange which was another contemporaneous obsession of mine. I wanted to devise a multicolored version of the Droogs’ monochrome ensemble of white jumpsuits and black boots. Prototype footwear was made by a chap called Stan at Greenaway & Sons in Penge, South-East London. Unfortunately though, these prototypes proved unsuitable: the patent leather was far too rigid to wear on stage as it restricted the mobility in my ankles, added to which the iridescent finish (described by Mick Ronson as looking like “a melted down bowling ball”) was quite dramatically out of keeping with the rather more muted colours of the costume fabrics.

I think it must have been dear old Lindsay Kemp who recommended Anello & Davide, so legendary was this historic London firm in the firmament of dance. Not only had Anello & Davide made bespoke theatrical footwear for generations, but I believe it was they who had been responsible for adapting the traditional Chelsea boot for The Beatles by the addition of the higher Cuban heel of a flamenco boot. Anello & Davide used to be located diagonally opposite English National Opera at the lower end of St Martin’s Lane, but last time I was in London I noticed that the site is now occupied by a ubiquitous coffee shop chain.

Anello & Davide created the boots I wore on stage which were made from a softened leather in darker, matte colours with a much thinner rubber sole, plus those all-important sweat-proof, non-rust eyelets. But the unworn “bowling ball” prototypes have remained in my closet, hoarder that I am, for nigh on forty years. “My, my, the time do fly”.

66. Gillette Supermax Pro 1300 Hairdryer.

This hairdryer was one of Suzy Ronson’s which accompanied me to the Café de Paris after Ziggy was laid to rest at Hammersmith Odeon. Suzy suggested I take it to tart myself up in my suite before coming down for the party, but unfortunately the diffuser had become detached somewhere between Hammersmith and Piccadilly –  and a diffuser, as any good coiffure will tell you, is the secret to the fluffy-on-top style that Ziggy wore. I washed, dried and re-dried my hair countless times, eventually resorting to lacquer and even soap to combat a bad hair day of near catastrophic proportions. Even now, I can’t look at the photographs taken that night without shuddering.

“Not only is it the last hairdryer of the tour…”

83. Black Satin Eye Patch.

I’ve seen it said that I adopted the eye patch for a while in 1973 because of light-sensitivity symptomatic of the anisocoria in my left eye. To this I say pish, twaddle and tosh: the truth is altogether more prosaic. A nasty case of conjunctivitis on the day I was due to record a promo for a Dutch television show necessitated a hasty cover-up. We toyed with a blindfold (referencing the G.F. Watts painting ‘Hope’ – guitar replacing lyre) and a monocle with a violet lens (referencing Elizabeth Taylor), but the eye patch beat them hands down for piratical swagger and I grew rather fond of my latest sartorial affectation, wearing it again many times over subsequent months for photo shoots and television recordings – perhaps on the Russell Harty Show? Someone will correct me, I’m sure; most probably Kevin Cann.

90. Garden Gnomes.

A Haddon Hall housewarming gift from Ken Pitt. Not the original Laughing Gnome (although Ken’s delightful accompanying note did refer to the smaller of the pair as being “his brother whose name was Fred”), but nor is this one a leering, Hogarth Toby Jug-with-legs as so many modern garden gnomes tend to be.

Unlike their indolent fishermen cousins, the original gnomes modeled in Germany and Austria were always depicted as industrious artisans (harking back to their origins in Teutonic mythology), hence the apron and the hand held busily aloft. This little fellow has a hole in his left fist where presumably he once held a hammer or chisel, but which comfortably holds half a dozen incense sticks too – and that’s precisely what we used him for at Haddon Hall. Perhaps not what Ken had in mind when he sent them, but hell, this was 1969, maaannn. The gnomes perched on a teak coffee table for the duration of our tenure, ankle deep in ash by the time we departed.

I like to think that his facial hair may have partly influenced The Spiders’ bass guitarist, Trevor Bolder.




Sadly, this is one of those stories that has leaked out way ahead of our intended announcement.

It first surfaced last week on the Publishers Weekly site and it looked like it had slipped by unnoticed for a few days. But, as ever, we didn't reckon on some of you eagle-eyed spotters out there.

We still don't want to give too much away just yet, suffice to say that David Bowie has been working on a book entitled Bowie: Object.

There's no firm publishing date in place, but we can give you a little more detail.

Bowie: Object is a collection of pieces from the Bowie archive, wherein, for the first time, fans and all those interested in popular culture will have the opportunity to understand more about the Bowie creative process and his impact on modern popular music.

Bowie: Object features 100 fascinating items that give an insight into the life of one of the most unique music and fashion icons in history. The book's pictorial content is annotated with insightful, witty and personal text written by Bowie himself.

Designed by Barnbrook, Bowie: Object is simply and boldly designed and each of the objects is photographed in a clean, contemporary style.

The publication will be available in a number of colours, each one in a corresponding colour to make it a striking object in itself.

On November 3rd 1975, David took possession of a Kirlian Photograph Machine, (see image at top of this item) a gift from Dr. Thelma Moss at the Dept. of Parapsychology, UCLA.

Some of the results from the contraption were reproduced for the first time in the 1976 Isolar programme, actually those particular images can be seen in the booklet for the Station To Station Deluxe Box released tomorrow!

The programme was available to buy on Bowie's 1976 Station To Station tour. Above is a 35mm slide with some similar pictures to those that appeared in the programme

What's this all got to do with Bowie: Object you may well ask. Well, the Kirlian Photographic Device could very well be just one of the 100 objects that appear in the book, but then again...

Stay tuned for much more regarding Bowie: Object in the foreseeable future.


And there's a little more information here:

Quote:

Then there’s Bowie: Object by David Bowie (no U.S. pub, delivery Dec. 2010), which the agency says is the first in a series of books by the pop icon in which he explores his creative process by featuring 100 things from his “archive.” Each item will be “accompanied by a witty, personal text.”


This might actually be interesting to read, and at the very least it is good to see he is 'exploring his creative process' :)




January 24, 2019

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