BOWIENET NEWS : JANUARY 2001

Here is the BowieNet news summary for January 2001. Please click on the link to be taken to the relevant page.

miss the BBC world service Bowie special?
- listen to the first part here Happy 54th Birthday David!!
- much love from all at BowieNet :-) 'Bowie retires Ziggy Stardust' 
- no 11 of '100 rock moments of all time' Have you seen these boots at the Rock Style exhibition? 'David and Iman' by Stephen Finer
- exhibiting at the National Portrait Gallery in London a 'happy new year' from little Alex :-)

01/01/01 NEWS: HAPPY NEW YEAR TO BOWIENETTERS EVERYWHERE - 'welcome to the year of the film that inspired...' it's 2001
01/01/01 NEWS: HAPPY NEW YEAR - from everyone at BowieNet
01/01/01 NEWS: THE MESSAGE BOARD QUESTION - the message board pruning poll
01/02/01 NEWS: SECOND TOTP APPEARANCE IN THREE DAYS FOR STARMAN? - a brief tease of 'Starman' and a TOTP biography
01/03/01 NEWS: DAVID NOMINATED FOR GRAMMY! - for his performance of 'Thursday's Child'
01/03/01 NEWS: RECORD COLLECTOR - BOWIE AT THE BEEB BEST ALBUM OF 2000 - it gets top spot in '100 Beauties' article
01/03/01 UPDATE: ELEPHANT MAN - the members' feature is updated with lots of new submissions
01/03/01 NEWS: NEW JOURNAL ENTRY - 'Mum and Dad took the tree down'... :-)
01/04/01 NEWS: DAVID TO PLAY TIBET HOUSE U.S. BENEFIT CONCERT - David is to perform at Carnegie Hall on 26 February
01/04/01 NEWS: NEW JOURNAL ENTRY - 'a few days off in fabby Mexico' and news of the Tibet gig
01/04/01 NEWS: A GOOD YEAR FOR THE POSES - 'A Year in The Life' - details of a 68 page fan mag on Bowie in 2000
01/04/01 NEWS: BOWIENET IS MIDEMNET 2001 NOMINEE - they describe BNet as a 'visually stunning website'
01/05/01 NEWS: ...AND THE WINNER IS!!! - congratulations to the points competition winners for the last qtr 2000
01/05/01 BOWIE DOMINATES VIRGIN ALL TIME TOP 500 - Virgin listeners vote for 18 Bowie songs in all their time top 500
01/05/01 BOWIENET MESSAGE BOARDS TO BE CLEANED - The poll results are in. You vote to delete all but the last month
01/05/01 NEWS: 2001 : RENDEZVOUS IN SPACE - Space Oddities, 'A gig on the moon?'
01/06/01 SNIPPET: SUEDE IS CRUCIAL CUT - the 'Sunday Times' highlight David's influence on Suede's album
01/06/01 NEWS: HOW BOWIE INSPIRED RADIO ONE DJ - Lard's early development and an exciting studio tale from Blammo ;-)
01/08/01 NEWS: THIS DAY IN HISTORY - Dr Herman Hollerith? aw no..it's David's birthday. Much love from all at BowieNet!!
01/08/01 NEWS: SEND YOUR BIRTHDAY MESSAGE TO DAVID - add your own personal birthday wish for David
01/08/01 NEWS: GUS DUDGEON ON SPACE ODDITY - 'I always thought he was an incredible writer with an amazing imagination'
01/09/01 NEWS: HALLO SPACEBOY? - the TOTP space special is postponed
01/09/01 NEWS: BOWIE AT THE BEEB MUSIC MIX SPECIAL ONLINE - if you missed the first part of the show you can still hear it online
01/10/01 NEWS: 'HEROES' CHANGED YOUR LIFE - 'Uncut' mag - '100 greatest singles of the post-punk era' has 'Heroes' is at no 16
01/10/01 NEWS: THE RETURN OF KELMAR! - members' column
01/11/01 NEWS: BOWIE IN BOLIVIAN MARCHING POWDER SHOCK - 'Q' mag February special features David in a 70's article
01/11/01 NEWS: BOWIE IN VH1 TOP 100 - 'Hunky Dory' and 'Ziggy Stardust' are on their list
01/11/01 NEWS: LAST CHANCE TO VIEW BOWIE CLOBBER - the 'Rock Style' exhibition at London's Barbican Centre closes soon
01/12/01 NEWS: ROLLING STONE FEATURES BOWIE - Rolling Stone Online have included David in their 'net's best fans' summary
01/12/01 NEWS: BOWIE ON MTV - in a programme called 'Hips, Lips and Gender Benders'
01/13/01 SNIPPET: LAST CHANCE FOR BOWIE AT THE BEEB 3CD SET - EMI are no longer pressing copies of the ltd 3rd CD in the Beeb set
01/13/01 NEWS: TIBET SHOW MAKES ONLINE NEWS - with snippets from sonicnet.com and rollingstone.com
01/15/01 NEWS: MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY - here is the 'I have a dream' speech in his honour
01/16/01 NEWS: CYBERNAUTS LIVE CD OUT NOW - an 18 track live album. All but 2 tracks are Bowie compositions
01/16/01 NEWS: NME.COM : TOP 100 ROCK MOMENTS OF ALL TIME - 'Bowie retires Ziggy Stardust is their no 11
01/17/01 NEWS: BOWIE GETS THE CABARET TREATMENT IN LONDON - a review of 'Darkness and Disgrace' a performance of Bowie songs
01/17/01 NEWS: NEW JOURNAL ENTRY - 'I must get all my stuff back from the chemist' Mick Rock has a new Glam book coming out
01/17/01 SNIPPET: TIBET GIG INFORMATION ONLINE - a Bowienet member's page with useful information on the Tibet gig
01/18/01 NEWS: ASK THE SUPERVIXEN!
01/18/01 NEWS: NEW JOURNAL ENTRY - David visits the galleries and 'groups move like lemmings'
01/18/01 NEWS: MICK ROCK TO CHAT - Mick will join us on 8th Feb
01/19/01 NEWS: COURT RULES AGAINST BOWIE FAN - 'turbulence among fans was to be expected' said the judge
01/19/01 NEWS: THREE IN A ROW - David gives us ANOTHER journal 'how cool is that?'
01/19/01 NEWS: WATCH 'FAME' AT THE BBC!! - launch.com have 'Fame' from the Beeb on view in streaming video
01/20/01 NEWS: INside VOLUME 1 NOW AVAILABLE! - a members' feature on BowieNet in 2000
01/22/01 NEWS: FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH*...TIME TO GUESS THE LYRIC! - the 'when I'm five' winner and a new clue
01/22/01 NEWSFLASH: BOWIENET NEWSHOUND IN HARD-DISC DISASTER - 'now what did I do with that back-up utility'
01/22/01 NEWS: BOWIENET TRIVIA CHAT THIS THURSDAY - drop in and win some prizes
01/23/01 NEWS: (IT'S JUST) KARMA MAN - the BowieNet karma poll and a recap on its use
01/23/01 NEWSFLASH: POP CHAMELEON IS LOADED - the Mail on Sunday estimate David's worth and print a full page picture
01/23/01 UPDATE: BOWIENET TRIVIA CHAT THIS THURSDAY - win a pair of tickets to the Tibet show!
01/23/01 NEWS: DARKNESS AND DISGRACE ENDS SUNDAY - more details of the show and an excellent member's review
01/24/01 NEWS: COMING SOON: BOWIE RADIO! - exciting new feature due. Listen to Bowie tracks 24/7, including rare and live performances
01/24/01 NEWS: EVIDENCE PROVES BOWIENETTERS ARE CLUELESS - another 'guess the lyric' clue
01/24/01 NEWS: (IT'S JUST) KARMA MAN! - another chance to vote in the Karma poll
01/25/01 NEWS: NEW DAVID ASKS - 'does art (this includes music) ever transcend the realm of the subjective?'
01/25/01 NEWS: THE RETURN OF SPACEFACE;-) - spooky, unfamiliar noises and alien software
01/25/01 NEWS: TRIVIA CHAT WINNERS! - congrats to all the winners
01/26/01 NEWS: CELEBRITY WEDDINGS - VOTE FOR DAVID & IMAN - concierge.com ask you to vote on your favourite celebrity wedding
01/26/01 LAST CHANCE TO SEE DAVID AND IMAN - the Stephen Finer portrait at the 'Painting the Century Exhibition'
01/26/01 NEWS: 'MINIPOP' DB ICONS HERE - 4 minipop David's are available at flipflopflyin.com
01/26/01 NEWS: BOWIENET MAKES ROLLING STONES 'MOST ZEALOUS' LIST - BowieNutters make the RS 'most Zealous online' fans list
01/27/01 NEWS: BOWIE TO WORK WITH IAN McCULLOCH MYSTERY - the rumour is false
01/27/01 SNIPPET: NME ROCK HACKS LOVE DB - their most memorable 'good' moment? an interview with db!
01/29/01 NEWS: LOST HALLO!* BABY ALEX SESSION RESCUED - a member/Blammo presentation. The Bowie family doll 'Hallo' feature :-)
01/29/01 NEWS: ROCK THE VOTE! - a reminder to cast your vote in the weddings poll
01/29/01 NEWS: NAME THAT TUNE - win prizes at the 'name that tune' chat
01/30/01 NEWS: KARMA POLL RESULTS - BowieNet karma gets...good karma!
01/30/01 NEWS: KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES PART TWO - the second part of the 'Hallo' feature
01/30/01 NEWS: HEDWIG WINS TWO AWARDS AT SUNDANCE! - the 'dramatic audience award' and John Cameron Mitchell is 'best director'
01/30/01 NEWS: BOWIE IN THE PINK - the 'Express' asks 'should real men ever wear pink?'. A photo of David (surely) settles the argument :-)
01/31/01 NEWS: LIFE WITH THE NEW YORK DOLLS PART THREE - part three of the 'Hallo' feature
01/31/01 NEWS: EMM GRYNER ON DC RADIO! - Emm in radio interview on Friday
01/31/01 NEWS: NAME THAT TUNE - RULES! - the rules are explained and there is a second pair of Tibet show tickets to be won
01/31/01 NEWS: DIALUP PROBLEMS IN CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS - apologies for inconvenience from BowieNet

download vol 1 of the INside member's feature the February 'Q' has a piece on David..
..and some white stuff the 'Hallo' feature
 - a member/Blammo special David creates a 7ft whopper! click here to watch 'Fame' from the BBC Radio Theatre!' the BowieNet karma poll

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