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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 7h

∞ Days of Bowie - 654: Alan Hankshaw 110/16 is the anniversary of the passing of Alan Hankshaw. In 1968 he played with Bowie on BBC’s John Peel in Top Gear. But he is better known for working on theme songs for films, television, & commercials. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #AlanHankshaw

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 653: TopPop 10/15/77 was the broadcast date of an episode of this show for Dutch TV. During the show Bowie mined the song Heroes and picked up golden records for the albums Low & Heroes. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #TopPop

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 652: Bowie ’73 With The Spiders From Mars 10/14/74: Bowie & band were recording at Star Studio in Milwaukee for the documentary Bowie ’73 With The Spiders From Mars which would be released as Ziggy Stardust: the Motion Picture in 1983. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #ZiggyStardust

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 651: 10/13/62: David Bowie went to see Little Richard perform live in London. Bowie idolized Little Richard & originally dreamed of playing saxophone in his band. Iman bought Bowie one of Richard’s stage jackets which was far too big for Bowie. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 650: Graham Rivens 10/12 is the birthday of bassist Graham Rivens who played with Bowie as part of the band the Lower Third. The band split from Bowie over a pay dispute, then continued for a few more months as a trio before disbanding. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #GrahamRivens

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 649: Belgian Radio Service 10/11 Bowie was interviewed by Ward Bogaert for VRT Radio about Bowie’s career and the Arts Lab at Three Tuns. A tape of this interview was purchased at auction by VRT and has been made public. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 648: Wanda Nichols part 2 Wanda had recently lost her fiance, wrestler Mike Von Erich under tragic circumstances. Wanda did win a lawsuit against News of the World for falsely claiming someone in a picture with Bowie was her. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 648: Wanda Nichols 10/10/87 Bowie performed in Dallas for the Glass Spider tour during which he was accused of sexual assault & spreading AIDs by Wanda Nichols. Bowie was never charged & a civil suit was dismissed. Both tested negative for AIDs. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 647: NetAid 10/9/99 - Bowie performed at the Wembley Stadium concert in support of NetAid, an anti-poverty initiative. NetAid lasted til 2007 and became part of Mercy Corps. The event was one of less than a dozen stops on Bowie’s Hours Tour. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #NetAid

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 646: Fisher Theatre 10/8/72: Bowie & the Spiders from Mars played what many say was the first rock show at this venue, but technically the opening band Julia was the first to rock this theatre! #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #FisherTheatre

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 645: Mick Wayne 10/7 is the birthday of guitarist Mick Wayne of Junior’s Eyes. This band backed Bowie on the Space Oddity but broke up the next year with Wayne retiring from music. He planned a comeback but died in a house fire in 1994. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #MickWayne

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 644: Recording @ Decca 10/6/64: Bowie & the Mannish Boys recorded Hello Stranger, Duke of Earl, & Love Is Strange for a possible release by Decca Records. All recordings have been lost; Decca wouldn’t release anything by Bowie until 66’s Rubber Band. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 643: RCA Studios 10/5/72: Bowie and the Spiders from Mars were at RCA Studios in NYC on this date doing some recording. The studio would continue until 1993 and currently now houses the US headquarters of piano maker Steinway & Sons. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #RCAStudios

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 642: Gay Liberation Front 10/4/71: Bowie & Mick Ronson performed at their benefit at Seymour Hall. Bowie & The Hype had faced a massive wave of homophobic slurs in 1970 so backing a LGBTQ+ group pushing for change made sense. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #GayLiberationFront

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Days of Bowie - 641: Stevie Ray Vaughan Part 2 He was originally scheduled to join the Serious Moonlight tour but pulled out at the last minute to return to his solo career. He would tragically pass in a helicopter accident on 8/27/90. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #StevieRayVaughan

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 641: Stevie Ray Vaughan Part 1 10/3 is the birthday of guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. Vaughan provided the guitar work on 6/8 tracks on Bowie’s 1983 album Let’s Dance. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #StevieRayVaughan

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 640: Top of the Pops 10/2/69: Bowie’s first appearance on Top of the Pops where he performed Space Oddity. And like so many other amazing moments of the past involving the BBC, it was later wiped. Only the audio was preserved. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #TopofthePops

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 640: Earl Slick 10/1 is the birthday of guitarist Earl Slick. Earl has been a part of Bowie’s band in 3 different decades. He’s been on both sides of management team’s antics yet was an important part of Bowie’s 2013 The Next Day album. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #EarlSlick

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yes the lust for Life album, the kill City album, and surrounding tours for Iggy Pop.

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 638: Gus Dudgeon 9/30 is the birthday of producer Gus Dudgeon. He was brought in on some Bowie songs, such as Space Oddity. He was a voice in the Laughing Gnome & handled the sound effects on Bowie’s Please Mr. Grave Digger. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #GusDudgeon

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 637: Watch That Man 9-29-72: The day after a wild after-party following his sold-out show in Carnegie Hall Bowie would pen this song. Bowie’s influence likely was a mixture of Velvet Underground & the New York Dolls. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #WatchThatMan

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 636: Zollander 9-28- the movie Zoolander drops… “Now, this'll be a straight walk-off, old school rules. First model walks; second model duplicates, then elaborates” #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #Zoolander

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 635: Linda Lewis 9/27 is the birthday of Linda Lewis, one of the 1st black British female singers to make an impact on the UK Charts; she reached #6 with her cover of It’s in His Kiss. Her voice can be heard on Bowie’s Aladdin Sane album. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #LindaLewis

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 634: Tony Fox Sales 9-26 is the birthday of Tony Fox Sales, Son of comedian Soupy Sales. Tony & his brother Hunt were part of Tin Machine along with Bowie & Reeves Gabrels. Tony is also famous for his work with Todd Rundgren & Iggy Pop. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #TonySales

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 633: Stage 9-25-78: Bowie’s 2nd live album that was recorded during the Isolar II tour. Tony Visconti had a hand in nearly every part of it, from microphone placement to track order. He strove to replicate what it was like being in the crowd. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #Stage

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 632: Tonight 9-24-84: Bowie drops the follow-up to Let’s Dance. The album sold well but was not critically well received. This album’s issues likely stem from its rush into existence without Bowie having written enough songs for an album. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #Tonight

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 631: Heroes 9-23-77: The single version of Heroes was released. With a runtime almost half the length of the album version. Despite being one of Bowie’s most well-known songs it was not actually a hit record, 24 UK / 176 US! #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #Heroes

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 630: Live in Berlin 9-22-02: While playing in Berlin during the third encore Bowie and the Band decided to play almost the entire album Low. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #Low #Berlin

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 629: 1st US Rehearsal 9-21-71: The Spiders had a 7 hour rehearsal at the Music Hall in Cleveland. Their 1st US rehearsal & 1st to feature Mark Garson on piano. Garson was shocked to find he had a baby grand piano to play & had a monitor system. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 628: John Lennon 9-20-74: A birthday party for Dean Martin’s son Ricci’s is where Bowie & Lennon first meet. Introduced to each other by Elizabeth Taylor. Bowie says he started with: “I’ve got everything you’ve made – except the Beatles.” #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #JohnLennon

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 628: Niles Rodgers 9-19 is the Birthday of producer/guitarist Niles Rodgers. Rodgers produced two albums for Bowie, Let’s Dance & Black Tie White Noise. Both albums going #1 in the UK. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #NilesRodgers

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 627: Macklemore Macklemore performed the song “And We Danced” under his alter-ego Raven Bowie. So, on top of all the other reasons to like and praise Macklemore right now, knowing he is a Bowie fan is just icing on the cake. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #Macklemore

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 625: Marine Theatre 9-17-66: David Bowie buzzed this Lyme Regis theatre with his band The Buzz. Despite the venue still being in operation today, Bowie only played there once. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #MarineTheatre

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 624: Marc Bolan 9-16-77: Marc Bolan dies in an auto crash, Bowie had been on his TV show just days prior and would end up being his final guest. The pair were sometimes rivals but had become quite friendly prior to the accident. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #MarcBolan

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 623: Reality 9-15-03: Bowie’s 25th solo studio album is dropped. It’s business as usual, a tour to support it is in the works and Bowie is already looking ahead to his next album. No one realizes his health will soon cause a ten-year hiatus. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #Reality

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 622: The Image 9-14-67: Bowie’s last day of filming for the silent short film The Image. The film’s summary: “A study of the illusionary reality world within the schizophrenic mind of the artist at his point of creativity" #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #TheImage

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 621: liveandwell.com 9-13-2000: This limited-edition live album was released exclusively to Bowie.Net Subscribers. Upon receiving the album mixed by Bowie, Reeves Gabrels, & Mark Plati Virgin records decided against release. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #liveandwell

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 620: Marriage 9-12-47: John Jones & Peggy Burns were married, 8 months after David Jones was burn. John had divorced his wife in August due to the adultery that had led to David’s conception. They were married at the Brixton Register Office. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 619: Pye Studios 9-11-69: Bowie is in London recording the song God Knows I’m Good at Pye Studios. The studio’s equipment was having issues and the entire recording session was scrapped. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #PyeRecords

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 618: Andy Warhol 9-10-71: Bowie would meet with Andy Warhol at The Factory to have Warhol listen to Bowie’s tribute song to him. Warhol hated the song but thought that Bowei’s yellow Mary-Jane style shoes were worth talking about. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #AndyWarhol

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 617: RAF Wethersfield 9-9-64: Bowie & the Mannish Boys perform at the leisure center at this RAF airfield that was actually under US Air Force control. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #RAFWethersfield

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 616: Flying to New York 9-8-71: Bowie, Angie & Mick Ronson flew to New York as Bowie was going to sign with RCA records. They stayed at the Warwick Hotel where Bowie penned a list of some of the songs for Honky Dory for release by RCA. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 615: The Rolling Stones 9/7/73: Bowie caught the Rolling Stones show at London’s Empire Pool. He hung out backstage & went to their 9/13 show in Newcastle too. Bowie saw the Stones for the 1st time in ’63, opening for Little Richard. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #RollingStones

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 614: Tin Machine, In Concert Tin Machine’s show filmed a concert at the Rock-It Cargo Faculty near LAX form ABC’s In Concert series. It aired on 9/6/91 #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #LAX #TinMachine

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 613: Herbie Flowers Famed based Herbie Flowers passed on 9-5-24. Known for his bass work on the song Rock On, he also performed with Bowie a few times and awas a member of glam rock band T. Rex. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #HerbieFlowers

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 612: Live with the Buzz 9-4-66: Bowie & the Buzz played 2 thirty-minute sets at Britannia Pier. Also performing was Freddie & the Dreamers, a band that lives rent free in my head due to the ‘bizarre moments on the Ed Sullivan show’ clips on Tik-Tok. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 611: Universal Amphitheatre On 9-3-74 Bowie played this venue as part of the Diamond Dogs tour. This venue was closed and demolished in 2013 to make way for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 610: Tin Machine II Pt2 For this album I feel many critics had already accepted hard rock music was dead before they even listened to it. If this album had released post grunge I bet it would have been perceived very differently. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #TinMachine

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 610: Tin Machine II 9-2-91: The band Tin Machine releases their 2nd album. Critics called the album dull and mediocre. Later the same month Nirvana releases Nevermind, which was ignored by critics completely upon its release. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #TinMachine

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Streak from Manly Battleships @manlystreak.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

∞ Days of Bowie - 609: Blue Jean 9-1-84: The 1st single released from the Tonight album, this song went top 10 all over the world but didn’t hit #1 in any country. It was 1 of only 2 songs on the album written fully by Bowie, the other was Loving the Alien. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #BlueJean

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