Why I Mourn David Bowie/Invitation to a Point Loma Concert

When I was getting ready to invite you to a winter concert I heard on the radio that David Bowie died. I stopped my steps as the news made me so very much sad.

And it made me think. Why exactly I became so much sad today, rushing down to put on my favorite song by Bowie Life on Mars. I have not been always following closely Bowie and did not buy every of his album, have not even looked yet at his last album that came out three days ago. What is it that I feel my life lost another dot that makes up the full portrait of my lovely surroundings? Even though his music is here, I feel as if I lost an inseparable part of an atmosphere I have created around my life. It is populated by many close friends and family and by writers, poets, composers, artists, philosophers, actors, musicians, public figures and various aquantances of upbeat nature, down to earth, sincere people I seek out, each adding to the tone I want to have in my life. And when an artist you like is suddenly gone, you feel it tangibly as a loss, a loss of comletion of a picture you have been creating of you on this planet. As anyone, also I choose people carefully into my circles and Bowie was there, very much contributing to the tone of my life and its melody. His Ziggy Stardust and Honky Dory brought a feel to my growing up in the late seventies and eighties with its sound and especially with the search, his urge to find out, and of course his glamour, his intrepid nature to be what he wanted to be, and then, his nature so far away from being arrogant or vulgar. And his talents were tremendous. Something about him was noble and elegant. When I put on Ziggy or Hunky Dory, It trigggers all kinds of memories,

but also the tone, the atmosphere around me and within me changes and changes for better. It makes me feel good. His voice, his intonation, his earnest to convey, his elegant music, his passion, his humanity. It all sums up for a chunk of inspiration I have been draw ing from him. He lifts my spirit and makes me search and try and experiment. Love his music, love his poetry, sad he is gone. Below is his text of my favorite song, favorite poem.

And here comes my invitation to the concert and forgive my distraction above, but I felt like sharing my thoughts ....

Please come to celebrate! You are invited! Instrumental and vocal music, wonderful food, wine, beer, raffle, good company! What will you enjoy: directly from the Czech Republic a unique guitarist Stanislav Barek​, locally well known accomplished guitarist and a college music teacher George Svoboda​, excellent vocalist, a Point Loma music teacher, Nikki Oder​ and Poe Street Band that will usher us into the mood prior the show with some blue grass. Join us on Saturday January 23, 2016 for a celebration of life and New Year with music that will invigorate your soul! All info on the poster!

Life on Mars by David Bowie

It's a God-awful small affair To the girl with the mousy hair But her mummy is yelling no And her daddy has told her to go

But her friend is nowhere to be seen Now she walks through her sunken dream To the seat with the clearest view And she's hooked to the silver screen

But the film is a saddening bore For she's lived it ten times or more She could spit in the eyes of fools As they ask her to focus on

Sailors fighting in the dance hall Oh man look at those cavemen go It's the freakiest show Take a look at the lawman Beating up the wrong guy Oh man wonder if he'll ever know He's in the best selling show Is there life on Mars?

It's on America's tortured brow That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow Now the workers have struck for fame 'Cause Lennon's on sale again See the mice in their million hordes From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads Rule Britannia is out of bounds To my mother, my dog, and clowns But the film is a saddening bore 'Cause I wrote it ten times or more It's about to be writ again As I ask you to focus on

Sailors fighting in the dance hall Oh man look at those cavemen go It's the freakiest show Take a look at the lawman Beating up the wrong guy Oh man wonder if he'll ever know He's in the best selling show Is there life on Mars?