BOWIENET NEWS : AUGUST 2000

Here is the BowieNet news summary for August 2000. Please click on the link to be taken to the relevant page.

VH1 look for 'Fanclub' and 'Sound Affects' show candidates Christiane F is released on Region 2 DVD in the UK Congratulations to David and Iman on the birth of their daughter, Alexandria Zahra Jones
- read David's lovely journal entry the 'Bowie At The Beeb' limited edition 3rd CD album cover is unveiled the Fanmix results are announced
- watch the entire proceedings in low or hi res (currently not working)

08/01/00 NEWS: VISCONTI TONIGHT!!! - Tony Visconti joins BowieNet chat tonight
08/01/00 UPDATE: FANMIX RESULTS! - the Fanmix results - BNetters choose 'TMWSTW' mix 'B' and the Queen is our next chat guest ;-)
08/01/00 NEWS: V.2 POINTS CONTEST - ROUND 1 - the slate is wiped clean and the next round begins
08/01/00 NEWS: EMM DATES!! - news of Emm Gryner's tour dates in August
08/01/00 UPDATE: VH1 VICTORY TO LEAD TO SPECIAL PROFILE! - David is leading the 25 Sexiest artists poll by 12% :-)
08/02/00 NEWS: ...AND THE WINNER IS!!! - Simone wins the points competition. The winners list is announced
08/02/00 NEWS: TONY VISCONTI CHAT! - read the Tony Visconti chat transcript
08/02/00 NEWS: FANMIX IN CNN! - the Fanmix makes CNN.com
08/02/00 NEWS: VERY ALLURING - the August edition of 'Allure Magazine' carries a photo of 'Hot Mama Iman'
08/03/00 NEWS: FANMIX CRUMMY! - check out the wonderful Fanmix crummie :-)
08/03/00 NEWS: LIQUID ZIGGY - the 'Ziggy Stardust' album is used to promote the 'Liquid Audio' download format
08/03/00 NEWS: HARD ROCK GALLERY - check out the HardRock.com memorabilia gallery for a collection of Bowie costumes
08/03/00 NEWS: ZIGGY STARDUST COMPANION UPDATES - the Ziggy Stardust Companion site has been updated
08/04/00 UPDATE: VH1 VICTORY TO LEAD TO SPECIAL PROFILE! - a reminder to vote for db
08/04/00 NEWS: NEW IMAN POSTCARDS AND OTHER NEWS - check out the new Iman postcards and updates at I-Iman.com
08/04/00 NEWS: WEBBIES 2001 - David is to judge at the 2001 'Webby Awards'. Read the Webby's press release snippet
08/05/00 NEWS: BEST VIDEO OF THE 80's? - 'Blue Jean' and 'Ashes To Ashes' appear on 'The List'- to vote from
08/05/00 NEWS: TOP TUNES?! - Caboe.ca ask for votes on your three favourite songs of all time
08/05/00 NEWS: EMM DATES!! - Emm Gryner performs in Toronto, Canada tomorrow
08/05/00 REMINDER: GAIL ON TOUR! - check out Gail's August/September tour dates
08/07/00 NEWS: FANMIX ARCHIVE! - The Fanmix archive is now up. Watch the low res stream (not currently working)
08/07/00 UPDATE: VH1 VICTORY TO LEAD TO SPECIAL PROFILE! - a reminder
08/07/00 NEWS: WE CAN BE HEROES - Cinema Classics are to show the Bowie 'nhk special' from 12 Dec 1978
08/08/00 NEWS: FANMIX ARCHIVE! - the Fanmix is now available to view in hi res! (currently not working)
08/08/00 UPDATE: VH1 VICTORY TO LEAD TO SPECIAL PROFILE! - the last day to vote
08/08/00 NEWS: IMAN 'UNCOVERED' IN US WEEKLY ONLINE - US Weekly has an interview and photo of Iman in her 9th month of pregnancy
08/08/00 NEWS: DEUX EX - Reeves Gabrels has music featured in a computer game called 'Deux Ex'
08/09/00 NEWS: EMM TONIGHT!!! - Emm Gryner performs in New York this evening
08/09/00 NEWS: BOWIESTYLE COMPETITION ROUND-UP - winners are to receive a personalised prize instead of the BowieStye book
08/09/00 NEWS: SEVEN CD SET COMPETITION ROUND-UP - a reminder for winners to submit their addresses
08/09/00 NEWS: THE BLAMSTER RETURNS - news of a new BowieNet section - 'Blammo's World'
08/09/00 NEWS: AHN FIRE! - Ahn Trio cover 'This Is Not America' on their new album 'Ahn-Plugged'
08/10/00 UPDATE: DB VICTORIOUS!!! - David wins 'VH1's Sexiest Artist Poll' and will be featured in a new profile
08/10/00 NEWS: MOST STYLISH - David is no17 in the German GQ's top '100 Most Stylish Men In The world' list
08/10/00 NEWS: FASHION PLANET - some quotes from db and he is on the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences committee
08/11/00 NEWS: ZIGGYSTYLE - 'NOW' mag hails db as a fashion legend as Givenchy pay tribute in their Autumn/winter show
08/11/00 NEWS: BIRTHDAY GALLERY OPEN - visit MikeGarson.com to view his birthday gallery
08/11/00 NEWS: FASCINATING CONTEST - music365 runs a competition to win 10 copies of 'Strange Fascination'
08/12/00 NEWS: CHATS AHOY - Mark Plati will join BowieNet chat on 16th. Page Hamilton will chat in the near future
08/12/00 NEWS: GAIL ON TOUR! - Gail plays tonight and there is news of her August/September gig dates
08/12/00 UPDATE: SCARY MONSTERS & SUPER CREEPS - an update on BowieNetter Troll's radio programme
08/14/00 NEWS: BE A STAR ON VH1! - be on VH1's 'Fanclub' and 'Sound Affects' shows - fill out their email form
08/14/00 NEWS: BOWIE ON 'ALMOST FAMOUS' SOUNDTRACK - 'the Almost Famous' soundtrack will contain 'I'm Waiting For The Man'
08/14/00 NEWS: ABSOLUTE IKEA??? - the Swedish IKEA chain run a promotion which includes a CD containing 'Absolute Beginners'
08/15/00 NEWS: OH, BABY!!! - it's a girl! - CONGRATULATIONS to David and Iman on the birth of Alexandria Zahra Jones. Born at 5.06am :-)
08/15/00 NEWS: ...AND THE WINNER IS... - the winner of the baby competition is announced and will receive a signed family portrait
08/16/00 NEWS: CHAT WITH MARK PLATI TONIGHT!!! - Mark Plati joins BowieNet chat tonight. Check out his website at markplati.net
08/16/00 NEWS: 'LIL ALEX IS FINE! - db gives us an update - Iman and Alexandria are 'well, happy and tired'
08/16/00 NEWS: NEW JOURNAL ENTRY - 'Thank You Everyone - David and Iman and Alexandria Z'
08/16/00 NEWS: PRESS OVERVIEW - a summary of press cuttings regarding the birth of Alexandria
08/16/00 NEWS: MOULIN ROUGE SOUNDTRACK - 'Heroes' & 'Diamond Dogs' will feature in a medley and Beck is to record 'Diamond Dogs'
08/17/00 NEWS: ROCK/PAPER/SCISSORS - a summary of online links regarding the birth of Alexandria
08/17/00 NEWS: BABY CARD! - upload your blessings - fill out the BowieNet baby card for the db family
08/17/00 NEWS: FREE CD IN MOJO MAGAZINE! - 'I Can't Help Thinking About Me' is featured in a free CD issued with Mojo magazine
08/17/00 NEWS: BOWIE BONDS AND IP - a 'Fortune Investor' article on the Bowie Bonds issue
08/18/00 NEWS: MARK PLATI CHAT TRANSCRIPT - the Mark Plati chat transcript has been posted
08/18/00 NEWS: BOWIENET ADD-ONS - check out the cool new BowieNet features:- 'Mutations', 'Tip of The Day' & an express link to 'Discourse'
08/18/00 NEWS: DAVID & IMAN IN PEOPLE MAGAZINE - David and Iman are featured in 'People' magazines celebrity 'Baby Boom' article
08/18/00 NEWS: DEE BEE COVER PROJECT - all 52 songs will be made available in streaming format to vote on
08/18/00 NEWS: KIMBERLY WINS! - the winner of the db & Iman baby competition is re-posted
08/19/00 NEWS: DAME DORSEY UPDATE! - a letter from Gail Ann Dorsey. Gail gives us a tour update and some new gig news
08/19/00 NEWS: ALIEN EYES? - 'have you ever looked into Bowie's eyes'? - db gets a mention in the 'Saving Grace' film
08/19/00 NEWS: BABY CARD! - the baby card will be forwarded to David and Iman next week
08/21/00 NEWS: GAIL TO CHAT NEXT WEEK! - Gail Ann Dorsey will join BowieNet chat on August 29
08/21/00 NEWS: MORE SOUNDTRACK NEWS - 'Fame' is being used in the trailer for the upcoming film '15 Minutes'
08/21/00 NEWS: BILLY RAPPED ALL NIGHT ABOUT HIS SUICIDE - Blammo looks at B. Mackenzie's db links as 2 Associates CDs are re-issued
08/22/00 NEWS: HOLOGRAM SITE - db - 'I don't think I've ever quite experienced Holograms like these' - visit www.holograms.uk.com
08/22/00 NEWS: GOT MY MOJO WORKING, AGAIN! - this months Mojo contains an article on the TOTP's albums. Read Blammo's piece
08/22/00 NEWS: SOUNDTRACK AGAIN?! - check out the 'Moulin Rouge' db links
08/23/00 NEWS: BEEB ALBUM COVER!!! - check out the new limited edition Bowie at the Beeb 3rd CD album cover
08/23/00 NEWS: FREECLOUD IN CENTRAL PARK! - check out the crummie of Freecloud performing 'The Supermen' at the BowieNetters picnic
08/23/00 NEWS: DEE BEE COVER PROJECT IS UP!!! - all 54 Dee Bee cover versions are now made available
08/23/00 NEWS: CHRISTIANE F. RELEASED ON DVD NEXT MONDAY - Christiane F is released on DVD (and video) - Region 2. Click here
08/23/00 NEWS: BOWIENET IN THE INDUSTRY STANDARD - 'what Bowie has done is transformed his fan-club into an online community'
08/23/00 NEWS: SOUNDTRACK CORRECTION! - Beck's version of 'Diamond Dogs' (Moulin Rouge) will be a cover and not a remix
08/24/00 NEWS: BOWIE 2001 CALENDAR - 365calendars.com have a 2001 Bowie calendar available to order
08/24/00 NEWS: BOWIENET TALENT!!! - a reminder to vote on the 'deebee cover project' and 'Haibow'
08/24/00 NEWS: BOWIE AT THE BEEB ORDERING! - 101cd.com are taking pre-orders to secure the 3CD version of Bowie At The Beeb
08/24/00 NEWS: DAVID AND IMAN HONORED BY SOMALIA - 'Gala' mag reports that the Somalian government will send congratulatory gifts
08/25/00 NEWS: THIS IS THE BBC WORLD SERVICE... - news of the Bowie at the Beeb eight track promo CD and CD-R
08/25/00 NEWS: PLAY FOOL SURVIVOR! - a new game at www.fool.com has db stranded on a remote island
08/25/00 NEWS: BOWIE AT THE BEEB IN THE U.S. - pre-order the Bowie At The Beeb 3CD. A link for those in the US
08/26/00 NEWS: THE COMPLETE DAVID BOWIE - news of a new book by Nicholas Pegg called 'The Complete David Bowie'
08/26/00 NEWS: FREECLOUD IN CENTRAL PARK! - a repeat of the BowieNetter picnic Freecloud crummie
08/26/00 NEWS: LAWSUIT DISMISSED - David Pullman has his 10 month old lawsuit dismissed
08/28/00 NEWS: IT'S THE FREAKIEST SHOW - 'From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads' opens tomorrow
08/28/00 NEWS: VOGUEVIEW ENVY - the American Vogue dedicates a whole page to how db influences the fashion of our times
08/28/00 NEWS: SAVE THE CHILDREN DONATIONS - BNetters celebrate the birth of Alexandria by donating to 'Save The Children' :-)
08/29/00 NEWS: PAINTING THE CENTURY - news of a National Portrait Gallery 20th Century art exhibition which includes db
08/29/00 NEWS: OPENS TODAY! - 'From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads' opens. Read the press details. View Blammo's crummie and photos
08/29/00 NEWS: GAIL ANN DORSEY CHAT TONIGHT! - Gail Ann Dorsey joins BowieNet chat tonight
08/29/00 NEWS: NEVER MIND THE SOUNDTRACK...WIN SEX PISTOLS VIDEOS - win a copy of the 'Filth and The Fury' video
08/30/00 NEWS: GAIL ANN DORSEY LIVE TONIGHT! - Read the Gail Ann BowieNet chat transcript. See Gail Ann perform in NY tonight
08/30/00 NEWS: THE BIG PAYOFF - news of a voluntary MP3 payment site - fairtunes.com
08/30/00 NEWS: GET RICH IN A FLASH - Harry Potter sports a lightening bolt...just like one we've seen before :-)
08/30/00 NEWS: DAVID BOWIE IS NO DUMMY! - Piccadilly makes the Telegraph
08/31/00 NEWS: WIN RARE BEEB SAMPLER NOW!! - win an ultra rare Bowie at The Beeb sampler and CD-R
08/31/00 NEWS: LINER NOTES FROM BOWIE AT THE BEEB! - the liner notes to the Bowie At The Beeb 3rd CD are revealed
08/31/00 NEWS: GAIL ANN DORSEY CRUMMIE! - watch Gail's opening song from her show at the 'Bottom Line'
08/31/00 NEWS: DAVID BOWIE IS NO DUMMY! - check out Piccadilly's Bowie puppet
08/30/00 NEWS: T J NEWTON FALLS TO BBC2 THIS SATURDAY - Watch TMWFTE in the UK on Sat. 'Teach Yourself' db in the Radio Times

the 'Filth and The Fury' video is due for release in September
- win a copy The 'Almost Famous Soundtrack is to be released on Sept 12 and contains 'I'm Waiting For The Man' the 'Bowie At The Beeb' 3rd CD liner notes are revealed
- read them here there is a new ultra rare 'Bowie At The Beeb' promo CD and CD-R
- win a copy

check out the new Iman postcards at I-Iman.com David wins the 'VH1's Sexiest Artist' poll David is no17 in the German GQ's '100 Most Stylish Men in The World Ziggy Stardust is used to promote the Liquid Audio download format 'From Ibiza To The Norfolk Broads' opens 'Gala' mag reports on some baby gifts from overseas :-) Gail Ann Dorsey joins BNet chat
- read the transcript Tony Visconti joins BNet chat
- read the transcript Mark Plati joins BowieNet chat
- read the transcript Mojo features 'I Can't Help Thinking About Me' on their cover disk David and Iman are featured in 'People' magazine's 'Baby Boom' article

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