The attached is from yesterday's Daily Telegraph (UK national newspaper -business news section)
THANKS TO DAVE BURDETT (still grinning uncontrollably after Mondays VH1 show!)
The article talks about Bowie's evolvement with the new Yankee's site, and includes a mocked-up photo of Bowie jammin with a few of the boys. Take a look at the article here.
The story has also been picked up by the following:
www.billboard.com
www.launch.com
Jazzin' for Steinbrenner
www.sonicnet.com
Bowie had this to say about the new Yankee site:
"We hope to deal with one of the most profound unanswered questions in all of sports. [Yankees teammates] Paul O'Neill can play drums, Bernie Williams can play guitar, but who's on bass?" - db
Read the official press release here on BowieNet.
VH1 Storytellers executive producer Bill Flanagan prepared the crowd who came to watch David Bowie tape an upcoming episode of the series by saying, "This is going to be the best thing that VH1 ever -- scratch that, this is probably the best thing you're going to see on TV this year."
You can read the entire write-up at ALLSTAR, CDNow's daily music news.
Appropriately, it's called www.markplati.com. We will keep you up to date on the sites launch date. Good luck Mark!
Enjoy thisexclusive first look and listen from the forthcoming David Bowie album "Hours..."
BUT WAIT, THERE IS MORE:
We have added reviews of each song, written by David Buckley, author of "The Complete Guide to the Music of David Bowie"
Just click on the track, and read the review while you listen.
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This wasBowie's first live performance in nearly two years. The band was amazinglytight and the acoustics first rate. Besides a short, sweet tease ofRebel Rebel, here was the set list:
SET LIST
Life On Mars
Thursday's Child
Can't Help Thinking About Me
Seven
China Girl
Survive
Word On A Wing
Drive In Saturday
Encore
Thursday's Child (re-taped)
I Can't Read
Always Crashing In The Same Car
If I'm Dreaming My Life
The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell
For the encore, the band re-played Thursday's Child (done a bit faster thesecond time). Bowie was in good spirits, told some great stories, includingencounters with Marc Bolan, Iggy Pop, Steve Marriot, Brian Eno, Mott theHoople, plus several personal stoies from his own experiences.
The 50 BowieNet members were CLEARLY rockin' throughout the evening!Congratulations to our lucky winners.
We will be posting our 50 winners personal journalsup on the site as soon as they all get back home and have had a chance torecover. We will look forward to hearing what they thought of the evening.
New York, NY - On-line sports and entertainment specialistsUltraStar Internet Services LLC announced today that they have entered intoa multi-year partnership with the 24-time World Champion New York Yankees tocreate the team's new official web site.
Under the arrangement, UltraStar and the Yankees will take over all webrelated responsibilities including production and content, advertising,sponsorship, merchandising, a new premium on-line fan club as well as accessto the Internet via www.yankees.com.
The Yankees will become one of the first major sports teams in the world toallow fans to use the team's name as a part of their e-mail address.Starting immediately, all fans are encouraged to reserve an e-mail address(i.e. yourname@yankees.com) which will become activated for each member uponthe launch of YankeesXtreme, the new web site's premium on-line fan club.
In addition to e-mail@yankees.com, YankeesXtreme will offer subscribersexclusive site content, regularly scheduled chats with team players andcoaches, digital photos, archived footage, audio, video, discounts onofficial team merchandise, special ticket offers and numerous on-linecontests. Each member will also be given 2 MB of personal web space, whichcan be viewed by anyone in the world with access to the World Wide Web. Fromthree-dimensional chat rooms to direct-mail access to player mailboxes,YankeesXtreme allows fans to interact with the team in a variety of uniqueways. Anyone with access to the Internet can join YankeesXtreme for only$6.95 per month.
UltraStar and the Yankees are also offering nation-wide, full-service,high-speed, dial-up Internet access. This Yankees branded service is pricedat $14.95 a month, 25%%%% below the average cost of Internet access. This priceincludes membership to YankeesXtreme (a $6.95 value) as well as unlimitedinternet access, a customized Yankees browser, news groups & bulletinboards, daily content (news, sports, weather, stocks, etc.) and customer andtechnical support.
"We are extremely excited about our new web venture, especially regardingthe innovations that YankeesXtreme will deliver," said Joseph Perello, VicePresident, Business Development for the New York Yankees. "Through ourpartnership with UltraStar, we have set out to create a web site thatreflects the history, legacy and unparalleled success of the New YorkYankees."
"Partnering with the New York Yankees is a golden milestone for UltraStar'sInternet sports franchising initiatives," said Robert Goodale, President ofUltraStar. "This major-league online offering invites Yankees fansnation-wide to get up-close and personal with their favorite baseball teamand its players, coaches and staff. For those who can't come to YankeeStadium, we intend to bring all the excitement of the Stadium experience tothe on-line fan. Some of the features of the new web site fans will includebe pre- and post- game quotes directly from the clubhouse, real-timecoverage of games, photos, features, real-time stats and more. History buffswill love the Yankees' Time Machine, a multimedia look at each year inYankees' history."
UltraStar Internet Services LLC is a management, technology partnership thatspecializes in the area of Internet services, bringing major entertainment,sports and fashion clients to the world in a community-based forum deliveredover the Web. UltraStar's philosophy is simple: allow Internet users theopportunity to get "up close and personal" with their favorite personalitiesvia the Internet. Never before has there been a gateway where the privateand public worlds of famous figures has been opened with the continuedsupport, input and materials directly from each personality. The back-endelements of YankeesXtreme are powered by Smart World Technologies LLC.
"We couldn't be more pleased to be working with the premier team in all ofsports."said rock & roll legend David Bowie, BowieNet creator and co-founderof UltraStar. "We hope to build the same sense of community as we did withBowieNet, utilizing proprietary content and cutting edge technology. But,more importantly, we hope to deal with one of the most profound unansweredquestions in all of sports - Paul O'Neill can play drums, Bernie Williamscan play guitar, but who's on bass?"The redesigned web site debuts today at www.yankees.com.
CONTACT:
FRAN CURTIS
ROGERS & COWAN
(212) 545-5856
FCURTIS@Shandwick.com
RICK CERRONE
NEW YORK YANKEES
(718)579-4460
RCERRONE@Yankees.com
Tickets for the event go on sale today with a limit of 6 per person.
For more information, check out the Wembley Stadium website.
PHONE NUMBERS:
Box Office 0870 738 2000
T/Master 0870 843 2000
F Call 0870 906 3743
The primary goal of NetAid is not to raise money, but to raise awareness of global poverty, primarily through the Web.
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It's true, David Bowie has been added to the lineup of the NetAid Benefit Concert, scheduled for October 9th, 1999. The concerts will take place simultaneously at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Wembley Stadium in London and the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Bowie will perform at Wembley Stadium.Proceeds from the concerts mainly will benefit refugees in Africa and Kosovo, but organizers said the primary goal of NetAid is not to raise money, but to raise awareness of global poverty, primarily through the Web. NetAid also will include performances by U2 frontman Bono, Fugees rapper Wyclef Jean, Who guitarist/songwriter Pete Townshend, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, George Michael, Counting Crows, Jewel, Bush, Celine Dion, the Eurythmics, Robbie Williams, the Corrs and more.There have also been rumors of reunions of the Who and Led Zeppelin for the concert, but this is strictly a rumor at this point.
The article is entitled "Health Experts say Net Nerds are Sick People" - and goes on to warn:
"Nerds Beware - European Union psychologists have decided that anyone who surfs the Internet for more than four hours a day is clinically ill and needs medical treatment"
(Ed. Note: "Get a modem")
There is an email address for letters to theeditor,(letters@sunday-times.co.uk). FYI, these comments on the week'snews make up a full page next Sunday. It would be great to see someletters from BowieNetters in defense of our "habit".
Bowie was quoted in the article:
"if you are enthusiastic about things such as the web your regarded with suspicion. But it's absolutely the new way of communicating" - db
THANKS TO SPACEFACE FOR THE STORY
Be on the look out for more exclusive images and screen grabs from Omikron: The Nomade Soul.
Here is a picture of a character based on Bowie. More to follow next week.
As always, you can check out thespecial Omikronn section here on BowieNet.
We will start the voting process at the end of next week, so if you want to be a part of this contest, send in your designs today!
Remember: BowieNet is offering 5 autographed copies of the limited edition EP from Placebo and David Bowie- "Without You, I'm Nothing" - for our BowieNet tshirt contest prizes.
Keep the designs coming!
Floria Sigismondi has released a photography book entitled
"
Redemption". It features stills fromsome of her famous videos, including photos from David's videos Dead Man Walking and Little Wonder Video.
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It's easy! Simply click here to get to the listening and voting area. Once your there, you will see 3 different versions of the song. Each one is a unique and different mix. Listen to them all as many times as you like. Once you have selected your favorite version, vote on it by using the form provided. It's that simple!
Please Remember, this is NOT a contest, so please don't vote more than once, as David would like to get a true measure of what mix the BowieNet community thinks is best.
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High Five reviews sites on the web, selected monthly on the basis of design, conception, execution, and content, with an emphasis on clear information design and visual aesthetics.
Here is a clip from the review:
"Yes, it looks good.Every page on DavidBowie.com is lucious in layout and style. We found ourselves clicking on every link we could in order to find one bad page that did not look like an art piece. The sweat, time and energy needed to cut and polish this gem is evident.Yes, it's got the goods.
Thanks High Five, we love that!
So it's as simple as this: BowieNet will have a contest from now until theend of the year to see who can provide the best BowieNet stories and news items (as it relates to David Bowie). If you win, and we get "THE" killer story of the year postedon the site because of your detective/reporter skills, or you simply send in more magazine clippings, Bowie news stories, or media mentions than any other member, you will get a simpleyet rare prize: a personal phone call from our boss (yes, David Bowie).
David will ring you up and personally thank you for contributing to BowieNet. So, what are you waiting for? Send your stories toinfo@davidbowie.com. Who knows, you might just get a special phone callfrom Bowie.
FYI: As of today, August 19th, our own SPACEFACE seems to be leading the pack in stories and snippets submitted.
Enjoy this exclusive first look and listen from the forthcoming David Bowie album "Hours..."