47 years ago
Iggy Pop, Nancy Spungen, Cyrinda Foxe and David Bowie at the Ocean Club, NYC. March 1977.
Photo by Bob Gruen
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Ricordo quasi tutti i negozi del mio quartiere durante la mia infanzia: il forno dei "milanesi", il banco di "baffo", venditore di ciabatte al mercato scoperto, la drogheria "cetorelli", l'edicola, la pizzeria dei fratelli Cirmi, il bar "Diego", la cartoleria "Guidi".... ma piu' di tutti ricordo la barberia del Kocis e quel minuscolo negozietto di dischi, "Facioni". La barberia perche' aveva dipinto al soffitto un bel ritratto di Jimi Hendrix e il Kocis era la sua copia spiccicata nella pettinatura, mentre il negozietto di Facioni perche' era l'unico ad avere dischi inglesi e americani. Forse perche' lui aveva appena 20anni. Ricordo quando entravo e vedevo Renato Facioni dietro quel minuscolo bancone. -"Vieni, vieni Rob, m'e' arrivato un po' di materiale nuovo. Vieni, vieni, ti faccio sentire qualche pezzo". Quella volta che mise sul giradischi David Bowie me lo ricordo come fosse adesso, uscii dal negozio e mi sentii attratto dallo spazio, avevo conosciuto una voce che veniva da lassu'.. @ilpianistasultetto
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When I was at Artschool in the early 80s, I was a big David Bowie fan (had been since 1975 at age of 12) and went along to some Bowie convention in Hammersmith, London. Where I watched an interview with Lindsay Kemp. He was the mentor to DB and taught him mime and opened his eyes to Kabuki and Jean Genet.... like Lindsay did to many of us. This made me picked up a leaflet to see The Lindsay Kemp Company shows at Sadlers Wells a week later and my career path changed.... a Theatrical life for me.
My artwork at artschool changed over night. It took another 6 years to get where I wanted to be... part of The Kemp Company. I saw all the shows that came to the UK in that 6 years, often going everynight on standby tickets. When I joined the Kemp Co officially, and was designing and making his solo show Onnagata.
This is where he taught me that every part of the performance, if paused and in a freeze...should look like a photograph or painting... these days it would be a screenshot.
I get exactly that feeling while watching Good Omens, the visual feast of both seasons , anytime I pause.... it is , a spectacular image to savour an old master or an incredible photo. Now I realise why I watch it time and time again. I want to Thank @neil-gaiman for bringing this visual wonder to the screen. As a visual person , I adore the staging of each shot.... the lighting, the angles... (love the aerial shots). The details of everything from set, costume to visual effects and the work of such a talented team. We never had the funds in the Kemp Co..... we were good at making do from scraps, begging, stealing and borrowing. I would of adored to work on something like Good Omens, but I was a Theatre person and didn't go near Film and TV. In fact I turned down an opportunity to work with Derek Jarman, as I would have to leave Lindsay's company to do so. No regrets. I followed my dreams.
I will look forward to Season 3 with great anticipation. But in no hurry for it to happen as once we have 3.... that's it!! In a way I don't want it to end....
We lost Lindsay Kemp in 2018 at the age of 80.... so there will never be more of his shows.
So take your time with Good Omens 3, I need to have something to look forward to.
These 2 actors are spectacular performers, and I adore the way they have created such marvellous characters. Thank you , David Tennant and Michael Sheen... you bring joy to my life.....
https://www.facebook.com/TheLindsayKempCo
If the link doesn't work, there is one in my first ever post below.
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David Bowie - 1973 - by Hulton-Deutsch Collection-Getty Images.
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David Bowie
Drive-in Saturday b/w Round and Round
1973 RCA
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* Long Live Rock Archive
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47 years ago today
Iggy Pop kicked off at the North American leg of The Idiot World Tour at Le Plateau Theatre, Montreal, Canada, with David Bowie playing keyboards and backing vocals, March 13, 1977
Photo by Richard McCaffrey
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