tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post4038122648583419826..comments2023-11-29T13:13:23.022+00:00Comments on newgate news: Ashes to AshesMacheathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-39793411986031260632016-10-22T15:00:11.555+01:002016-10-22T15:00:11.555+01:00Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, unburden your soul i...<i>Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, unburden your soul if you really must.</i><br /><br />It took a long time for the pennies to drop with your heading, Macheath. Slow on the uptake here.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-39927750412397310392016-01-20T15:43:56.061+00:002016-01-20T15:43:56.061+00:00Welcome back.
I rather liked Bowie's early st...Welcome back.<br /><br />I rather liked Bowie's early stuff. The later work didn't do it for me.<br /><br />And, yes, the public outpourings of grief are vomit-inducing.Longriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139120804208136012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-88222010755688975742016-01-17T07:05:47.734+00:002016-01-17T07:05:47.734+00:00"There is a certain irony in the media descri...<i>"There is a certain irony in the media descriptions of Bowie's quiet last months with his family and the private cremation interspersed with lurid accounts of candlelit vigils by tear-stained, elaborately-dressed fans..."</i><br /><br />Spot on, as ever! And welcome back.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-53784656271371875172016-01-16T14:25:31.224+00:002016-01-16T14:25:31.224+00:00Oh my goodness - a post! Fell over, spilt the cof...Oh my goodness - a post! Fell over, spilt the coffee.<br /><br />And what a post:<br /><br />"What we have seen this week is largely the product of a solipsistic media caste heavily influenced by their own personal priorities ..."James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com