Time May Change Bowie
January 13, 2015 5:37 AM Subscribe
For David Bowie's 68th birthday (Jan. 8), artist Helen Green drew all of his hairstyles over time. The colorized, animated version is even better.
And yet, not a single smile in 50-some years.
posted by Curious Artificer at 6:10 AM on January 13, 2015
posted by Curious Artificer at 6:10 AM on January 13, 2015
And yet, not a single smile in 50-some years.
Ooo, an excuse to post one of my favorite pictures ever.
posted by Dr-Baa at 6:32 AM on January 13, 2015 [5 favorites]
Ooo, an excuse to post one of my favorite pictures ever.
posted by Dr-Baa at 6:32 AM on January 13, 2015 [5 favorites]
He's kind of smiling here - though the picture (at his 50th birthday party) is so much more.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 6:54 AM on January 13, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by MCMikeNamara at 6:54 AM on January 13, 2015 [1 favorite]
Obviously I love it, but I swear I saw William Riker in there somewhere.
posted by Halloween Jack at 8:04 AM on January 13, 2015
posted by Halloween Jack at 8:04 AM on January 13, 2015
Needs "DEAL WITH IT" sunglasses at the end.
But seriously this is perfect.
posted by resurrexit at 9:15 AM on January 13, 2015 [1 favorite]
But seriously this is perfect.
posted by resurrexit at 9:15 AM on January 13, 2015 [1 favorite]
Bowie & Lennon (I have no idea how famous this pic is but I love it)
posted by the painkiller at 10:21 AM on January 13, 2015 [4 favorites]
posted by the painkiller at 10:21 AM on January 13, 2015 [4 favorites]
If you're gonna use the hair from Labyrinth, you need to use the Warhol wig from Basquiat, too.
posted by Sys Rq at 10:23 AM on January 13, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by Sys Rq at 10:23 AM on January 13, 2015 [3 favorites]
If you're gonna use Labyrinth Bowie, you best recognize this Bowie, too.
posted by dgaicun at 11:20 AM on January 13, 2015
posted by dgaicun at 11:20 AM on January 13, 2015
Bowie & Lennon
Bowie is wearing the hell out of that hat.
posted by We had a deal, Kyle at 12:18 PM on January 13, 2015
Bowie is wearing the hell out of that hat.
posted by We had a deal, Kyle at 12:18 PM on January 13, 2015
I guess she could've just called it Bowie Through the Years or something, but the hairstyle thing does give it a funny hook. I'd say Labyrinth Bowie definitely merits inclusion, but I don't fault her for leaving out Basquiat's Warhol Bowie. That one didn't really become iconic, like the others.
Years ago I stumbled upon some bizarre TV documentary about David Bowie's teeth. It charted how his teeth got better and worse over the years, making a fairly persuasive case that he did his best work during periods when he kind of let his teeth get jacked up, and when his teeth were looking great he was kind of coasting or actively selling out. As I describe it, it sounds like something made by a crazy person, but Bowie is such a fascinating character that somebody actually made a watchable documentary that was just about his teeth.
(Oh! Here's a bit of it on Youtube. IIRC, there was roughly another 55 minutes of this stuff.)
posted by Ursula Hitler at 6:26 PM on January 13, 2015 [1 favorite]
Years ago I stumbled upon some bizarre TV documentary about David Bowie's teeth. It charted how his teeth got better and worse over the years, making a fairly persuasive case that he did his best work during periods when he kind of let his teeth get jacked up, and when his teeth were looking great he was kind of coasting or actively selling out. As I describe it, it sounds like something made by a crazy person, but Bowie is such a fascinating character that somebody actually made a watchable documentary that was just about his teeth.
(Oh! Here's a bit of it on Youtube. IIRC, there was roughly another 55 minutes of this stuff.)
posted by Ursula Hitler at 6:26 PM on January 13, 2015 [1 favorite]
Bowie & Lennon
Does ... does it say "Elvis" on Lennon's robe?
posted by mon-ma-tron at 8:48 PM on January 13, 2015
Does ... does it say "Elvis" on Lennon's robe?
posted by mon-ma-tron at 8:48 PM on January 13, 2015
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