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30 August 2011

David Bowie's "Space Oddity" as a children's book. The illustrations are wonderful.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 06:21 | 8 comments

That is indeed beautiful, but the story itself is probably the stuff of nightmares for children.

posted by Senyar 30 August | 08:41

Nice.

posted by box 30 August | 10:01

is probably the stuff of nightmares for children.

... just for children? [shudders]

posted by Elsa 30 August | 10:30

I do like the images - especially the takeoff spread. However, I never thought that his craft was damaged like it's portrayed here. I always thought it was some power shortage and he just drifted off in the quietness and stillness that is space.

posted by youngergirl44 30 August | 11:14

Very Cool, though it may have been cooler to me if it had said , "floating in a most-a-peculiar way" lol

posted by rollick 30 August | 11:15

Because we were talking about this in IRC the other day...

Nina Hagen covering Ziggy Stardust.

posted by Eideteker 30 August | 11:19

Eidetaker, that was... intense.

posted by BoringPostcards 30 August | 12:42

Seems like a good dream to me, to be able to drift away into oblivion, everyone back home understanding and even sympathizing. A hero. We reach and the stars recede.

posted by Hugh Janus 30 August | 13:04

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