"Danny
Played Guitar"
Summer 1973
My parents give me the OK to spend the
summer in London, so me and my friends head over to spend time in
luxury. A youth hostel. I pack all the important items, flares,
too tight, shag hairdo, muttonchops, and platforms. A little cash
for Wimpy Burgers, the rest for records and rock
shows. The upside to the hostel German girls, the downside everything
else!
While there David Bowie announces a UK tour with
the Spiders From Mars. Two nights at the Hammersmith
Odeon, we sleep over, and get front row both nights!
While traveling on the underground we find a fair amount of money,
and we make the decision to go to Oxford to see Bowie.
We live like a group of guys, with a few dollars, and go out to
a big meal, we walk into the venue and watch Bowie and the
Spiders soundcheck, get fifth row seats, and have a great
time.
The big day arrives, Hammersmith. Night one is
great, but night two, as the lights dim, I jump from my front row
seats into the photographer's pit. The only other people in the
pit are the director D.A. Pennebaker, who runs
right into me with his camera, and his crew, but nobody notices
me, they see I have a Super 8 camera, and a camera bag and figure
I belong there. Well ... I think I do! I shoot about 15 minutes
of silent film, and watch the very last gig by Bowie
and The Spiders, which I will include a
little snippet of here.
I plant myself in front of the late great Mick Ronson,
right against the stage and shoot some great rock moments. Bowie
singing "Alll The Young Dudes", watch the great
Ronson poses.
As we walk out exhausted , an audience in tears, I realize, I just
saw a very historic rock moment, and was lucky enough to capture a
bit on film. It was worth starving for 2 months, just to see
that.
If I can dig out some more footage, you might see Roxy Music,
with Eno, and much more!
The
Story Of Baby
 While
digging in a excavation well in Houston Texas, a
team of experts from NASA discovered this odd looking
creature. She has been named Baby. Where she is from,
some think Mars. There are plans to send her back.
This is the only known footage of Baby, do not adjust
your set. |
