Bowie trivia and a strange connection

[sister_luck]

So, it's David Bowie's 60th birthday and the BBC provides us with sixty more or less curious facts about him - some were new and interesting to me, some decidedly odd, others slightly pointless.

The weird thing about it? On Saturday we watched a documentary about The History of the Curly Perm and that included a clip of factoid 11:

At the age of 17, he was interviewed on a BBC programme as the founder of The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-haired Men. He complained: "It's not nice when people call you darling and that".

We laughed, but didn't recognize him. I might have to re-watch that bit just to make sure it's really him. I also didn't recognize him in The Prestige even though I had read, but instantly forgotten that he was part of the film. I was actually quite distracted as I knew I knew the actor, but just couldn't work out who he was. I hate it when that happens.

Comments

[frenchani.livejournal.com]

Not sure I recognized him in "The Last Temptation of Christ" because I don't remember him being in it!

[sister-luck.livejournal.com]

Oh, I had hoped you'd respond to this!

Another strange fact: I own a copy of the German book version of "The Man Who Fell to Earth" because I saw it in a bargain bin and knew that Bowie had played the lead in the film. I must have been about 15. I still haven't seen the film.

[frenchani.livejournal.com]

I'm still in Coughing/Marking Hell but I couldn't let David's birthday pass!

[sister-luck.livejournal.com]

Awwww - *hugs*, hope you're feeling better soon!

[frances-lievens.livejournal.com]

Let's add curious fact number 61, totally random, but from my point of view intriguing nonetheless: he's exactly three days older than my Mama.

[sister-luck.livejournal.com]

Awwww - that's somehow really cute.