[youngian]

The BBC found a fan who grew up in the Norfolk Broads and also lived in Ibiza.

The Timaru Herald also went for a different angle

[Bones McCoy]

BBC got the order backwards.

[Kreuzberger]

Shirts and press, Norfolk Broads and Ibiza. Different songs written five years (five years, what a surprise) apart, no?

[youngian]

Lincolnshire mourns

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'David Bowie played one of my records a lot' A singer-songwriter who lives in Lincolnshire and played at the same concert as David Bowie in 2006 has played tribute to the musician. http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/David ... story.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Otherwise known as Robert Wyatt.

Herrick Watson CD, DVD and vinyl shop in Skegness High Street, is expecting fans to rush in to buy copies of Bowies final album.

Sales assistant Daniel Wright said: "We have been playing his music in the shop all morning.

"I am a fan of his older stuff, when he was big in the 80s."

[Daley Mayle]

As the BBC gave over nearly all of its news output to his death they speed dialled music pundits for their response. One opined that during the 20th century there were just three Musical Greats: Sinatra, Presley, Bowie. Another insisted that Bowie's music stacks up with Beethoven's and will still be played and part of musical culture two hundred years hence. Makes you wonder which Bowie track big businesses will choose in 2216 for when their customers are put on hold to replace Fur Elise?

[bluebellnutter]

One opined that during the 20th century there were just three Musical Greats: Sinatra, Presley, Bowie.

Paul McCartney? John Lennon? Elton John? Dean Martin? Madonna?

[Andy McDandy]

I'm reminded of a Viz letter, talking about how moving it is whenever a film star dies as all their best films will be shown in tribute. It ends "I hope Clint Eastwood dies soon; he's brilliant".

[Abernathy]

I see Bowie left instructions for no funeral service, just get his remains disposed of.

I kind of like that.

[Andy McDandy]

The temptation for the vicar at the graveside to say "...funk to funky" would have been enormous.

[D.C. Harrison]

The temptation for the vicar at the graveside to say "...funk to funky" would have been enormous.

Right after asking "has anyone done the stiffie joke?"

[youngian]

Send his ashes up to Tim Peake to dispose of, floating in a tin can.

[KevS]

Bowie. 69 years old.
Rickman. 69 years old.

Kelvin MacKenzie and Donald Trump are both 69. And you know how they say things come in threes....

[Andy McDandy]

Celebrity deathmatch? There's only one winner and that's the audience.

[Kreuzberger]

Went to the Hansa Ton Studio this evening for the open day that they spontaneously decided to organise.

Quite lovely, really. One of the engineers on Low, now also knocking on a bit, played Warschawa on the cello.

I also did a to-camera interview for DPA and was busted by 'erself coming back from a slash. She said I can't be left alone for five minutes. They said they liked my hat.

[youngian]

Yes saw some pics on FB it looked very moving and appropriate.

Littlejohn decided to maintain radio silence on Bowie today but still managed to stick a dig in his latest transphobic rant

Given that fewer than 700 people applied for sex-change operations last year, you can’t possibly summon up 650,000 — even if you include Dame Edna Everage, Ziggy Stardust and any young man who once resorted to the dressing-up box out of curiosity.