by Lee | Oct 20, 2023 | Random David Bowie
It’s been half a century since Ziggy Stardust and Frank N Furter, two of glam rock’s most iconic characters, first graced the London stage. Their rise to fame might seem straightforward, even predestined, but delve a little deeper into their pasts and you’ll find that...
by Lee | Jul 3, 2023 | Bowie Associates, Suspect Updates
If you’ve followed my quest to put a name to Bowie’s Mystery Guest, I thought i’d explain a little more about how I’ve been digging for information, along with details of all the lovely associates of David Bowie who have been kind enough to...
by Lee | Jan 14, 2023 | Suspects, Suspect Updates
I’ve been trying to identify Bowie’s Mystery Guest for some time now. Not as long as some, of course, but I wondered how often the other guest hunters have spotted a photo and believed they’ve cracked the case. Pierre Clémenti gave me one of those moments. Who is...
by Lee | Dec 21, 2022 | Suspect Updates
Bowie’s Mystery Guest is often misnamed as Ossie Clark, the famous London designer. Although Clark and Bowie’s Mystery Guest don’t look alike, I wanted to find an indisputable reference to place Clark either at the party, or not. Embed from Getty Images Sadly, Clark...
by Lee | Dec 17, 2022 | Bowie Associates, Contributors
Tony DeFries was David Bowie’s manager throughout the 70s and was a hugely influential figure in orchestration of Ziggy Stardust. Surely if anyone knows the identity of Bowie’s Mystery Guest, it’s Tony DeFries. Tony DeFries and BowieTony DeFries and Ziggy’s Last...
by Lee | Nov 25, 2022 | Contributors
Dana Gillespie is many things. She’s an actress, singer and songwriter. She was also British water skiing champion, model, pioneer of a Caribbean Blues festival and a follower of the late Indian spiritual guru, Sai Baba. During the era of Ziggy Stardust, she...
by Lee | Oct 21, 2022 | Bowie Associates
During my search for Bowie’s mystery guest, I’ve come across many inconsistencies and inaccuracies about the party. This shouldn’t be a surprise as the myth-building machine surrounding Bowie and MainMan in the summer of 1973 had been turned up to...
by Lee | May 23, 2022 | Bowie Associates
Embed from Getty Images Ken Scott is a British-born record producer and engineer with a breath-taking CV packed with a list of artists which is nothing short of mind-blowing. In 1964, he worked on A Hard Days Night by The Beatles (not bad for a first job) and followed...
by Lee | Dec 1, 2021 | Suspects
Ivan Král was a Grammy Award-winning songwriter, producer and prolific filmmaker, but he’s also one of those people that may have passed you by. wEmbed from Getty Images Once you analyse his body of work though, you really can’t work out how. Král in 1973...
by Lee | Oct 17, 2021 | Bowie Associates, Suspects
Guitar legend Jeff Beck is one of our elusive eleven. He’s bottom centre on the photo, squeezing between his, then, girlfriend, Celia Hammond and Lulu. Embed from Getty Images There is absolutely no doubt that he was at the party, but Jeff Beck’s...
