The Year Of The Water Babies

Lightning Frightening, When The Wind Blows...

Well, if there's one thing the year of little Alex's birth will be remembered for here in Blighty, it's that predictably British topic of conversation, the weather. Britain is currently in the grip of terrifying storms and paralysing floods, with over 3,000 homes already under water and the promise of far worse to come this weekend. The Environment Agency today announced that the torrent of water witnessed so far is on the same scale as the 'Great Floods' of 1947.

Hmmm...does that mean there was another baby's birth heralded by floods that year? Spooky...is somebody trying to tell us something? Whatever, it gives a whole new meaning to the phrase 'my waters have broken'!

Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)

Reeves Gabrels Interview

Guitar.com has an interesting interview with former Bowie guitarist Reeves Gabrels. In it he talks about recording technology, guitar gear, and of course David Bowie. Asked what working with David was like, Reeves says:

"It was 12 years of my life, and it was great - a total learning experience. I couldn't have had a higher profile gig that had more freedom. It was always a joint effort, with Tin Machine having been a real four-way band and having co-written 65 or 70 song with him, and producing the last couple of records with him. I never felt like just the guitar player or the hired guy. It was always fun. We used to laugh pretty much throughout the sessions..."

Bowie Pix In Hello! Ok!?

Due to a little bit of misinformation given to me by an employee of a prominent London PR firm, I reported that a picture of David and Stella McCartney had been reproduced in the November 3rd issue of HELLO! - In fact the issue dated November 7 is the one that you want (see above) and it contains two pictures of David from the VH-1 Vogue Fashion Awards, both with Stella and Paul McCartney - The November 3rd issue of OK! also carries a picture of David and Stella! Both magazines are current. Phew...

Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)

New Journal Entry

Nothing like a quickie, especially with hints of good things to come!

Bowie At The Beeb T-shirts...did You Win?

Dress my friends up just for show...

Another very popular competition this one. And what was it that tempted you so? Yep those ultra-rare Bowie at the Beeb T-shirts with the Guy Peellaert painting reproduced on the front. These beauties don't seem to have even made their way onto eBay yet, but ten lucky BowieNetters will soon be strutting around their local mall saying: "Just look at me!"

You were warned that this competition was not easy unless you had access to Guy Peellaert's book Rock Dreams. I asked you the name of the old friend of David's that appeared next to him in a painting in the book, and it was clear from some of the answers that many of you didn't have access to it. There were two possible correct answers, and even though I concede that George Underwood, Marc Bolan, Iggy Pop, Jeff Beck and William Burroughs may have all been friends of David's, I have never seen a Guy Peellaert painting in which any of these characters appear with David. For the correct answers and a list of winners, click on the picture above which sort of gives it away a bit!

Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)

Bowie At The Beeb T-shirts...did You Win?

Dress my friends up just for show...

Another very popular competition this one. And what was it that tempted you so? Yep those ultra-rare Bowie at the Beeb T-shirts with the Guy Peellaert painting reproduced on the front. These beauties don't seem to have even made their way onto eBay yet, but ten lucky BowieNetters will soon be strutting around their local mall saying: "Just look at me!"

You were warned that this competition was not easy unless you had access to Guy Peellaert's book Rock Dreams. I asked you the name of the old friend of David's that appeared next to him in a painting in the book, and it was clear from some of the answers that many of you didn't have access to it. There were two possible correct answers, and even though I concede that George Underwood, Marc Bolan, Iggy Pop, Jeff Beck and William Burroughs may have all been friends of David's, I have never seen a Guy Peellaert painting in which any of these characters appear with David. For the correct answers and a list of winners, click on the picture above which sort of gives it away a bit!

Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)

Placebo - Your Questions Answered! (recap)

If you missed the Placebo interview this week, here is the whole thing again, so you can watch at your leisure. Don't miss it! Hats off once more to a fine job by Spaceface and Steph!

Click below corresponding to your connection:

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Bowienet:

I looked and frowned and the monster was me...

Q magazine this month (December 2000 Issue) takes a dip into the world of "...online celebrity hosts with the most." Needless to say, BowieNet gets the thumbs up:

"...davidbowie.com is one of the most famous. The Thin White Duke, naturally, was an early adopter of all things net so it's no surprise that his site is one of the best designed and content-rich. Moreover, it's a classic example of a star using a site as a very real two-way conduit between them and their audience. Bowie spells out his viewpoint on page one..."

You know the bit on page one. And then under a list of related sites Q continues: "www.davidbowie.com - Exemplary site. Buy, read, interact, you could probably even mention Tin Machine and get away with it." Other sites mentioned in this list, not all with the same enthusiasm, are: www.holemusic.com - www.manzanera.com - www.tonyhart.nildram.co.uk - and last but least: www.greglake.com This last entry is included mainly for being "unintentionally hilarious". Poor Greg, and he still believes in Father Christmas to boot!

Foot Note: The Concise Oxford has exemplary as meaning: "fit to be imitated"...No change there then.

Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)

'afraid' Crummie From Toy!

In case you missed this most excellent crummie, here it is again (just click on the image above for a high speed connection), or click here for slower connections (56k or under).

The track is called "Afraid," and it's one of the tweleve selections from the upcoming Toy. When asked about his favorite track during the chat last night, David replied,

"At this early stage, all 12. I really, really like all twelve."

Based on what he's heard, this humble narrator agrees wholeheartedly! (Look out, Billboard!)

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Ok!...it's David And Stella Again

The current issue of OK! magazine (Issue dated November 3rd) reports from the VH-1 Vogue Fashion Awards with yet another picture of David and Stella McCartney. If this story sounds a little too familiar for comfort, it's possibly because I reported the very same details last week from HELLO magazine who also have a similar picture in their November 3rd issue.

Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)

Grandaddy, We Love You

Fame...What's your name? What's your name? What's your name? What's your name? What's your name?

NME this week has a snippet about David's recent backstage meeting with Grandaddy: "Grandaddy got the shock of their lives when none other than David Bowie, sauntered into their dressing room post-gig. The bearded ones were even further taken aback to find out that Bowie knew each and every one of them by their first names..." No mean feat when I consider I've met them a couple of times now, and I still get 'em mixed up.

But, just in case there are any of you now worried that you wouldn't be capable of similar recognition skills if you bumped into Grandaddy at your local skateboard park, just look at the picture above and match 'em up with this list: From left to right: Aaron, Tim, Jason, Jim and Kevin.

You can even print out this page just in case aforementioned improbable meeting takes place. If you want to impress the band further by listing each member's contribution to Grandaddy, simply click on the image above. This has been another free service from BowieNet in our 'Social Skills' programme aimed at the likes of Rednik!

Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)

Halloween Chat Transcript

Last night's Witching Hour chat on BowieNet was a blast! After a one hour warm up on Yahoo, David changed virtual worlds and was in rare form in the BowieNet chat area! What was scheduled for an hour chat carried on for a raving two hours, with David talking about everything from the upcoming album to his glass eye collection to coal skuttles!

For one fan, three hours of chat just wasn't enough! He inquired if David would be logging into the regular chat room post-chat, to which David replied:

"But of course! I shall be taking the 1-3am shift in the chat room. I shall then grab an hour's sleep and will then rush over to Excite where I shall force them to have a chat with me! Which should take me through when Alexandria wakes up! God, I live for this!! Showbiz Rules!!!"

Click on the image above or right here to view a complete transcript of last night's looney chat!

Thank you, Sailor!

In The Spirit Of Pumpkins....

Don't miss VH1's Storytellers featuring the Smashing Pumpkins with the master Mike Garson on the keyboards! The show will premier on VH1 on this Saturday (Saturday, November 4th) at 10:00PM EST. As always, Mark's playing is unmistakable! Thanks, Lambugi!

Placebo - Your Questions Answered! (final Part)

Don't miss this last installment of the BowieNet interview with Placebo! The topics include their interest in film-making, the thoughts behind the innovative 'rap' style track Spite And Malice, and their personal goodbyes to David and all the BowieNet members.

We wish them all the very best for the future, and send our thanks for the time they took to talk exclusively to us.

Click on the image above to read more about the day (if you haven't already) , and then click below to see the final part of the film.

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Muse In The Form Of Diamond Dogs

Bel Air Entertainment has made a writer out of video store clerk Jay Friedman with its preemptive purchase of the heist script 'Diamond Dogs.'

The first spec sale for Friedman, 'Diamond Dogs' had not been on the market for 24 hours before Steven Reuther's Warner Brothers based shingle snatched up the action-adventure thriller set in the world of diamond thieves. Friedman's script was inspired by the David Bowie song of the same name.

To read the whole story, click here or on the Yahoo! logo above.

Thanks, Pozie!

Chat Tonight!

The Original Scary Monster!

Tonight's the night we chat with David Bowie! So get your Trick-or-Treatin' in early and snuggle up with some Kit Kats and Corn Candy in front of your humming computer for an intimate keyboard tickling experience with Halloween Jack!

The fun starts at 10PM EST on Yahoo!, then continues on BowieNet into the Witching Hour. Don't miss the BNet portion of this chat which will include both Tricks and Treats! In fact, check back right here in the news at around 11PM just around the full mooon...

Journal Entry

Seen David's latest journal? Check it out by clicking here or on that oh, so familiar photo above!

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Mark Plati's Site

Studio guru Mark Plati is new and improved on http:www.markplati.com! We love the new look for the site complete with some great studio gear shots for nav buttons. The site also includes some great new photos from the recent TOY sessions and summer tour. Check it out!

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Placebo - Your Questions Answered! (part 2)

Are these guys good, or what? Yes, Placebo, but also BowieNutters Steph and Spaceface! Bump up the karma for all the hard work they put in to bring you this amazing interview!

This second part of the film is great fun! Hear about Placebo's hobbies (Formula One, Ping Pong and Karaoke!) and also hear their answers to a former 'David Asks' question.

You can go You can also go here to read more about the interview day, (which includes a link to a review of a recent live gig), and then click below to watch the second section of the interview!

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Liveandwell.com Cd Still Free To All New Members

They called it the prayer, it's answer was LAW...

...Except of course there is no need for prayer. As you all know, if you sign up to BowieNet you get a free copy of LAW. But it would seem from recent activity on eBay that there are those not aware of this situation. Copies of aliveandwell.com are selling on the popular auction site for more than the annual subscription to BowieNet! Go figure, as you guys say. Of course this trade begs the question; what ungrateful swine would sell their CD in the first place?

Whatever, perhaps we should do the decent thing and e-mail anyone bidding on this item with the following shortcut http://www.davidbowie.com/signup/index.html to the sign-up area of BowieNet, with the information that the LAW CD is still available to new members. So for possibly less than they would waste on bidding on a copy of LAW on eBay, they get the CD, PLUS all of the other benefits that being a member of BowieNet brings. Spread the word.

While we are on the subject of the LAW CD, I have heard from people who had not realised that there is an interactive aspect to CD2 of the set. Apart from the four superb remixes, there is also a whole area that replicates the liveandwell.com submissions section in its entirety, Worlds software and more! Go take another look.

Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)