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  1. This evening’s “live” selection on deck: I haven’t heard a rendition of this tune by David Bowie I haven’t liked. And he just had fun performing it.
    #MusicOfMastodon
    #70sAlbumRock
    #DiamondDogs

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=5tRznBCG

  2. This evening’s “live” selection on deck: I haven’t heard a rendition of this tune by David Bowie I haven’t liked. And he just had fun performing it.
    #MusicOfMastodon
    #70sAlbumRock
    #DiamondDogs

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=5tRznBCG

  3. This evening’s “live” selection on deck: I haven’t heard a rendition of this tune by David Bowie I haven’t liked. And he just had fun performing it.
    #MusicOfMastodon
    #70sAlbumRock
    #DiamondDogs

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=5tRznBCG

  4. This evening’s “live” selection on deck: I haven’t heard a rendition of this tune by David Bowie I haven’t liked. And he just had fun performing it.
    #MusicOfMastodon
    #70sAlbumRock
    #DiamondDogs

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=5tRznBCG

  5. This evening’s “live” selection on deck: I haven’t heard a rendition of this tune by David Bowie I haven’t liked. And he just had fun performing it.
    #MusicOfMastodon
    #70sAlbumRock
    #DiamondDogs

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=5tRznBCG

  6. Working on gathering songs and scripting commentary for an upcoming #Bowie special on #WMPG. More details soon. I plan on talking a bit about #DavidBowie's influence on me as both a #genderfluid and #queer person. And also how Bowie wanted to make a musical version of #Orwell's #NineteenEightyFour , but #GeorgeOrwell's widow wouldn't give him permission. Some of the songs Bowie came up with appeared on 1974's #DiamondDogs. Yup. This is the type of stuff I plan on talking about on the air. #FuckAuthoritarianism!

  7. Working on gathering songs and scripting commentary for an upcoming #Bowie special on #WMPG. More details soon. I plan on talking a bit about #DavidBowie's influence on me as both a #genderfluid and #queer person. And also how Bowie wanted to make a musical version of #Orwell's #NineteenEightyFour , but #GeorgeOrwell's widow wouldn't give him permission. Some of the songs Bowie came up with appeared on 1974's #DiamondDogs. Yup. This is the type of stuff I plan on talking about on the air. #FuckAuthoritarianism!

  8. Working on gathering songs and scripting commentary for an upcoming #Bowie special on #WMPG. More details soon. I plan on talking a bit about #DavidBowie's influence on me as both a #genderfluid and #queer person. And also how Bowie wanted to make a musical version of #Orwell's #NineteenEightyFour , but #GeorgeOrwell's widow wouldn't give him permission. Some of the songs Bowie came up with appeared on 1974's #DiamondDogs. Yup. This is the type of stuff I plan on talking about on the air. #FuckAuthoritarianism!

  9. Working on gathering songs and scripting commentary for an upcoming #Bowie special on #WMPG. More details soon. I plan on talking a bit about #DavidBowie's influence on me as both a #genderfluid and #queer person. And also how Bowie wanted to make a musical version of #Orwell's #NineteenEightyFour , but #GeorgeOrwell's widow wouldn't give him permission. Some of the songs Bowie came up with appeared on 1974's #DiamondDogs. Yup. This is the type of stuff I plan on talking about on the air. #FuckAuthoritarianism!

  10. Working on gathering songs and scripting commentary for an upcoming #Bowie special on #WMPG. More details soon. I plan on talking a bit about #DavidBowie's influence on me as both a #genderfluid and #queer person. And also how Bowie wanted to make a musical version of #Orwell's #NineteenEightyFour , but #GeorgeOrwell's widow wouldn't give him permission. Some of the songs Bowie came up with appeared on 1974's #DiamondDogs. Yup. This is the type of stuff I plan on talking about on the air. #FuckAuthoritarianism!

  11. DAVID BOWIE
    Diamond Dogs
    1980 Canada reissue

    6:27 pm.
    80 degrees outside (sorry, Celsius lovers).

    Windows wide open, and Bowie blasting at full volume.

    In the words of John Steinbeck…

    “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter and David Bowie to give it sweetness?”

    That may not be a direct quote.
    Please don’t fact check that.

    #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #art #music #vinylcommunity #retro #vintage #davidbowie #diamonddogs #glam #1970s #70s #70smusic #artrock

  12. DAVID BOWIE
    Diamond Dogs
    1980 Canada reissue

    6:27 pm.
    80 degrees outside (sorry, Celsius lovers).

    Windows wide open, and Bowie blasting at full volume.

    In the words of John Steinbeck…

    “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter and David Bowie to give it sweetness?”

    That may not be a direct quote.
    Please don’t fact check that.

    #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #art #music #vinylcommunity #retro #vintage #davidbowie #diamonddogs #glam #1970s #70s #70smusic #artrock

  13. DAVID BOWIE
    Diamond Dogs
    1980 Canada reissue

    6:27 pm.
    80 degrees outside (sorry, Celsius lovers).

    Windows wide open, and Bowie blasting at full volume.

    In the words of John Steinbeck…

    “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter and David Bowie to give it sweetness?”

    That may not be a direct quote.
    Please don’t fact check that.

    #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #art #music #vinylcommunity #retro #vintage #davidbowie #diamonddogs #glam #1970s #70s #70smusic #artrock

  14. DAVID BOWIE
    Diamond Dogs
    1980 Canada reissue

    6:27 pm.
    80 degrees outside (sorry, Celsius lovers).

    Windows wide open, and Bowie blasting at full volume.

    In the words of John Steinbeck…

    “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter and David Bowie to give it sweetness?”

    That may not be a direct quote.
    Please don’t fact check that.

    #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #art #music #vinylcommunity #retro #vintage #davidbowie #diamonddogs #glam #1970s #70s #70smusic #artrock

  15. DAVID BOWIE
    Diamond Dogs
    1980 Canada reissue

    6:27 pm.
    80 degrees outside (sorry, Celsius lovers).

    Windows wide open, and Bowie blasting at full volume.

    In the words of John Steinbeck…

    “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter and David Bowie to give it sweetness?”

    That may not be a direct quote.
    Please don’t fact check that.

    #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #art #music #vinylcommunity #retro #vintage #davidbowie #diamonddogs #glam #1970s #70s #70smusic #artrock

  16. ‘Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days’ Explores the Grimness of Revelation Space

    Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days (2003) by Alastair Reynolds collects two novellas set in the Revelation Space universe. Each story is has its own identity, yet they share elements in common that bind them together well. Short, sharp, and at times brutal Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days captures the reader’s attention and never lets go.

    When Richard Swift receives an offer from an old friend to explore an alien artefact on the edge of human space he knows he should turn it down. But Richard can never rejct such a challenge. On the barren planet of Golgotha the blood spire defies all attempts at understanding its mysteries. Or the reason it exists at all. As Richard and his team work their way through the spire the mystery not only deepens but becomes more dangerous.

    On the isolated ocean world of Turquoise, Naqi works studying the Pattern Jugglers. Naqi hopes to become part of the Moat project when two things happen. A lighthugger is approaching and her sister Mina dies. For the two years it takes the lighthugger to arrive Naqi continues her work but always in her thoughts is the memory of her sister. When the lighthugger arrives Naqi is given the job of escorting around the Moat. Naqi has her suspicions about the Ultra crew but the truth is not what she expects.

    The stories of Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days are not closely related in plot or characters. However, they share the unifying theme of deception and betrayal. Reynolds uses this theme to tell personal stories set against the background of greater events. And he tells them well.

    Like all of Reynolds stories Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days is full of technical marvels and wonderful ideas. However, this isn’t what makes his stories great. It is the characters and their hold on the reader that makes Reynolds’ stories so good. This collection is no exception.

    In Diamond Dogs the protagonist, Richard Swift, is portrayed as a bored dilettante, at first. First impressions can be decieving, though. It becomes quickly apparent that Richard has hidden depths and talents. Reynolds writes his characters with a level of reality that makes their actions, whether logical or illogical, feel real. It’s Reynolds grasp that people, no matter their motivations, cannot be fully understood that puts his stories on a level beyond the ordinary.

    Alastair Reynolds

    Turquoise Days is no different. Naqi is a character full of regret over the death of her sister. Like many people that blame themselves for such things her grief colours her actions in both obvious and subtle ways. Whether Naqi realises this or not.

    Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days has Reynolds’ trademark action. Intense and violent, often in surprising ways, each story uses this to drive the plot without wallowing. Reynolds’ action is vivid and engaing but used to colour events but is not the focus.

    Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days offers an excellent introduction into Reynold’s Revelation Space universe for the uninitiated and a deeper look for existing fans. These stories are dark and unsettling but entertain as well. Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days is a treat all readers whether an SF fan or not.

    #AlastairReynolds #BookReview #DiamondDogs #SF #TurquoiseDays

  17. ‘Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days’ Explores the Grimness of Revelation Space

    Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days (2003) by Alastair Reynolds collects two novellas set in the Revelation Space universe. Each story is has its own identity, yet they share elements in common that bind them together well. Short, sharp, and at times brutal Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days captures the reader’s attention and never lets go.

    When Richard Swift receives an offer from an old friend to explore an alien artefact on the edge of human space he knows he should turn it down. But Richard can never rejct such a challenge. On the barren planet of Golgotha the blood spire defies all attempts at understanding its mysteries. Or the reason it exists at all. As Richard and his team work their way through the spire the mystery not only deepens but becomes more dangerous.

    On the isolated ocean world of Turquoise, Naqi works studying the Pattern Jugglers. Naqi hopes to become part of the Moat project when two things happen. A lighthugger is approaching and her sister Mina dies. For the two years it takes the lighthugger to arrive Naqi continues her work but always in her thoughts is the memory of her sister. When the lighthugger arrives Naqi is given the job of escorting around the Moat. Naqi has her suspicions about the Ultra crew but the truth is not what she expects.

    The stories of Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days are not closely related in plot or characters. However, they share the unifying theme of deception and betrayal. Reynolds uses this theme to tell personal stories set against the background of greater events. And he tells them well.

    Like all of Reynolds stories Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days is full of technical marvels and wonderful ideas. However, this isn’t what makes his stories great. It is the characters and their hold on the reader that makes Reynolds’ stories so good. This collection is no exception.

    In Diamond Dogs the protagonist, Richard Swift, is portrayed as a bored dilettante, at first. First impressions can be decieving, though. It becomes quickly apparent that Richard has hidden depths and talents. Reynolds writes his characters with a level of reality that makes their actions, whether logical or illogical, feel real. It’s Reynolds grasp that people, no matter their motivations, cannot be fully understood that puts his stories on a level beyond the ordinary.

    Alastair Reynolds

    Turquoise Days is no different. Naqi is a character full of regret over the death of her sister. Like many people that blame themselves for such things her grief colours her actions in both obvious and subtle ways. Whether Naqi realises this or not.

    Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days has Reynolds’ trademark action. Intense and violent, often in surprising ways, each story uses this to drive the plot without wallowing. Reynolds’ action is vivid and engaing but used to colour events but is not the focus.

    Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days offers an excellent introduction into Reynold’s Revelation Space universe for the uninitiated and a deeper look for existing fans. These stories are dark and unsettling but entertain as well. Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days is a treat all readers whether an SF fan or not.

    #AlastairReynolds #BookReview #DiamondDogs #SF #TurquoiseDays

  18. ‘Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days’ Explores the Grimness of Revelation Space

    Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days (2003) by Alastair Reynolds collects two novellas set in the Revelation Space universe. Each story is has its own identity, yet they share elements in common that bind them together well. Short, sharp, and at times brutal Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days captures the reader’s attention and never lets go.

    When Richard Swift receives an offer from an old friend to explore an alien artefact on the edge of human space he knows he should turn it down. But Richard can never rejct such a challenge. On the barren planet of Golgotha the blood spire defies all attempts at understanding its mysteries. Or the reason it exists at all. As Richard and his team work their way through the spire the mystery not only deepens but becomes more dangerous.

    On the isolated ocean world of Turquoise, Naqi works studying the Pattern Jugglers. Naqi hopes to become part of the Moat project when two things happen. A lighthugger is approaching and her sister Mina dies. For the two years it takes the lighthugger to arrive Naqi continues her work but always in her thoughts is the memory of her sister. When the lighthugger arrives Naqi is given the job of escorting around the Moat. Naqi has her suspicions about the Ultra crew but the truth is not what she expects.

    The stories of Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days are not closely related in plot or characters. However, they share the unifying theme of deception and betrayal. Reynolds uses this theme to tell personal stories set against the background of greater events. And he tells them well.

    Like all of Reynolds stories Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days is full of technical marvels and wonderful ideas. However, this isn’t what makes his stories great. It is the characters and their hold on the reader that makes Reynolds’ stories so good. This collection is no exception.

    In Diamond Dogs the protagonist, Richard Swift, is portrayed as a bored dilettante, at first. First impressions can be decieving, though. It becomes quickly apparent that Richard has hidden depths and talents. Reynolds writes his characters with a level of reality that makes their actions, whether logical or illogical, feel real. It’s Reynolds grasp that people, no matter their motivations, cannot be fully understood that puts his stories on a level beyond the ordinary.

    Alastair Reynolds

    Turquoise Days is no different. Naqi is a character full of regret over the death of her sister. Like many people that blame themselves for such things her grief colours her actions in both obvious and subtle ways. Whether Naqi realises this or not.

    Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days has Reynolds’ trademark action. Intense and violent, often in surprising ways, each story uses this to drive the plot without wallowing. Reynolds’ action is vivid and engaing but used to colour events but is not the focus.

    Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days offers an excellent introduction into Reynold’s Revelation Space universe for the uninitiated and a deeper look for existing fans. These stories are dark and unsettling but entertain as well. Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days is a treat all readers whether an SF fan or not.

    #AlastairReynolds #BookReview #DiamondDogs #SF #TurquoiseDays

  19. There are those songs that trigger the impulse to crank the fuckin car stereo as you’re driving along, minding your own business. This is one those songs for me.
    #MusicOfMastodon
    #ClassicRock
    #DiamondDogs
    m.youtube.com/watch?v=DJxCsVcZ

  20. There are those songs that trigger the impulse to crank the fuckin car stereo as you’re driving along, minding your own business. This is one those songs for me.
    #MusicOfMastodon
    #ClassicRock
    #DiamondDogs
    m.youtube.com/watch?v=DJxCsVcZ

  21. There are those songs that trigger the impulse to crank the fuckin car stereo as you’re driving along, minding your own business. This is one those songs for me.
    #MusicOfMastodon
    #ClassicRock
    #DiamondDogs
    m.youtube.com/watch?v=DJxCsVcZ

  22. There are those songs that trigger the impulse to crank the fuckin car stereo as you’re driving along, minding your own business. This is one those songs for me.
    #MusicOfMastodon
    #ClassicRock
    #DiamondDogs
    m.youtube.com/watch?v=DJxCsVcZ

  23. There are those songs that trigger the impulse to crank the fuckin car stereo as you’re driving along, minding your own business. This is one those songs for me.
    #MusicOfMastodon
    #ClassicRock
    #DiamondDogs
    m.youtube.com/watch?v=DJxCsVcZ

  24. The Bowie Bible describes #DavidBowie's #ChantOfTheEverCirclingSkeletalFamily as the "The climactic final track on David Bowie's 1974 album Diamond Dogs. 'Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family' is a two-minute piece which emerge from the final notes of 'Big Brother'." Personally, I think this is not only one of the first real #GothicRock songs, I suspect the band #SkeletalFamily (named after this song) agrees with me!

    youtube.com/watch?v=BAR-vuYXZB
    #DiamondDogs #Orwell #NineteenEightyFour #DeathRock #GothMusic #ProtoGoth #BowieMass #BowieMas #FeastOfSaintBowie #Bowienalia #FridayNightMusic #FridayNightMusicVideos

  25. The Bowie Bible describes #DavidBowie's #ChantOfTheEverCirclingSkeletalFamily as the "The climactic final track on David Bowie's 1974 album Diamond Dogs. 'Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family' is a two-minute piece which emerge from the final notes of 'Big Brother'." Personally, I think this is not only one of the first real #GothicRock songs, I suspect the band #SkeletalFamily (named after this song) agrees with me!

    youtube.com/watch?v=BAR-vuYXZB
    #DiamondDogs #Orwell #NineteenEightyFour #DeathRock #GothMusic #ProtoGoth #BowieMass #BowieMas #FeastOfSaintBowie #Bowienalia #FridayNightMusic #FridayNightMusicVideos

  26. The Bowie Bible describes #DavidBowie's #ChantOfTheEverCirclingSkeletalFamily as the "The climactic final track on David Bowie's 1974 album Diamond Dogs. 'Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family' is a two-minute piece which emerge from the final notes of 'Big Brother'." Personally, I think this is not only one of the first real #GothicRock songs, I suspect the band #SkeletalFamily (named after this song) agrees with me!

    youtube.com/watch?v=BAR-vuYXZB
    #DiamondDogs #Orwell #NineteenEightyFour #DeathRock #GothMusic #ProtoGoth #BowieMass #BowieMas #FeastOfSaintBowie #Bowienalia #FridayNightMusic #FridayNightMusicVideos

  27. The Bowie Bible describes #DavidBowie's #ChantOfTheEverCirclingSkeletalFamily as the "The climactic final track on David Bowie's 1974 album Diamond Dogs. 'Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family' is a two-minute piece which emerge from the final notes of 'Big Brother'." Personally, I think this is not only one of the first real #GothicRock songs, I suspect the band #SkeletalFamily (named after this song) agrees with me!

    youtube.com/watch?v=BAR-vuYXZB
    #DiamondDogs #Orwell #NineteenEightyFour #DeathRock #GothMusic #ProtoGoth #BowieMass #BowieMas #FeastOfSaintBowie #Bowienalia #FridayNightMusic #FridayNightMusicVideos

  28. The Bowie Bible describes #DavidBowie's #ChantOfTheEverCirclingSkeletalFamily as the "The climactic final track on David Bowie's 1974 album Diamond Dogs. 'Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family' is a two-minute piece which emerge from the final notes of 'Big Brother'." Personally, I think this is not only one of the first real #GothicRock songs, I suspect the band #SkeletalFamily (named after this song) agrees with me!

    youtube.com/watch?v=BAR-vuYXZB
    #DiamondDogs #Orwell #NineteenEightyFour #DeathRock #GothMusic #ProtoGoth #BowieMass #BowieMas #FeastOfSaintBowie #Bowienalia #FridayNightMusic #FridayNightMusicVideos

  29. Love this song. It just never will get old. Not for me, anyway. Hell, it’s one of those tunes that’ll be on the playlist for my funeral.
    #MuscOfMastodon
    #ClassicRock
    #DiamondDogs
    #HotTramp

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=8jxhpOYN

  30. Love this song. It just never will get old. Not for me, anyway. Hell, it’s one of those tunes that’ll be on the playlist for my funeral.
    #MuscOfMastodon
    #ClassicRock
    #DiamondDogs
    #HotTramp

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=8jxhpOYN

  31. Love this song. It just never will get old. Not for me, anyway. Hell, it’s one of those tunes that’ll be on the playlist for my funeral.
    #MuscOfMastodon
    #ClassicRock
    #DiamondDogs
    #HotTramp

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=8jxhpOYN

  32. Love this song. It just never will get old. Not for me, anyway. Hell, it’s one of those tunes that’ll be on the playlist for my funeral.
    #MuscOfMastodon
    #ClassicRock
    #DiamondDogs
    #HotTramp

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=8jxhpOYN

  33. Love this song. It just never will get old. Not for me, anyway. Hell, it’s one of those tunes that’ll be on the playlist for my funeral.
    #MuscOfMastodon
    #ClassicRock
    #DiamondDogs
    #HotTramp

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=8jxhpOYN

  34. So, years ago, I had toyed around with attempting to write Julia's story. My version was a bit far-fetched and involved elements of #DavidBowie's #DiamondDogs (Bowie's retelling of #NineteenEightyFour). Anyhow, I ended up working on other projects, but I'm glad to see someone wrote Julia's story. Curious to see how much it matches up with what I gleaned from fixating on #Orwell's version, as well as various retellings...

    #Bookstodon #AutumnReading #DystopianNovels #GeorgeOrwell #SandraNewman #JuliaANovel

  35. So, years ago, I had toyed around with attempting to write Julia's story. My version was a bit far-fetched and involved elements of #DavidBowie's #DiamondDogs (Bowie's retelling of #NineteenEightyFour). Anyhow, I ended up working on other projects, but I'm glad to see someone wrote Julia's story. Curious to see how much it matches up with what I gleaned from fixating on #Orwell's version, as well as various retellings...

    #Bookstodon #AutumnReading #DystopianNovels #GeorgeOrwell #SandraNewman #JuliaANovel

  36. So, years ago, I had toyed around with attempting to write Julia's story. My version was a bit far-fetched and involved elements of #DavidBowie's #DiamondDogs (Bowie's retelling of #NineteenEightyFour). Anyhow, I ended up working on other projects, but I'm glad to see someone wrote Julia's story. Curious to see how much it matches up with what I gleaned from fixating on #Orwell's version, as well as various retellings...

    #Bookstodon #AutumnReading #DystopianNovels #GeorgeOrwell #SandraNewman #JuliaANovel